Mrs. Stanzel - by Nigel A. James
Hard Times and Beauty
Monika Stanzel
A new dress to put on is something that all women love. Nowadays, it’s easy; the shops are full of
beautiful clothes. But, as Monika
Stanzel explained, things were much different just after the war. Getting a new
dress meant making it yourself, and everyone
knew how to sew. And, the material? That
was no problem. For, in
every home there was more than enough. It was hanging from ceiling to floor.
Curtains were perfect for dresses!
And, so it was that every time Monika Stanzel
needed something new to put on, she went up the ladder
and took down a curtain. And then, with the help of her mother, she turned it into a beautiful dress.
And, Monika Stanzel and her mother were two
very imaginative people.
Sometimes, they made the front of a dress from a
living room curtain, and the back from a dining room curtain. This was not only clever, but practical, too.
Monika Stanzel, instead of only having one new dress had two! And, because of their simplicity, the dresses
could be worn either way.
Sometimes, the living room curtain was the front, and sometimes the other way
round. But, when ever Monika Stanzel went out, she looked great.
But, of course, as everyone knows, great looks
can be expensive. But, all they cost Monika Stanzel were some holes in the
curtains and a needle and thread, and Monika Stanzel always looked super. Curtains were not only for drawing, but for wearing as well! And, what could be better?
Maybe, your curtains would look great on you,
too! Just try it and see.
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Vocabulary
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curtain – Vorhang
drawing - ziehen
dress – Kleid
either way- entweder oder
even – sogar
for – weil
imaginative – einfallsreich
ladder - Leiter
material - Stoff
meant – mean/meant/meant – bedeutet
(to) put on – zum anziehen
sew – sew/sewed/sewn – nähen
those days – Damals
took down – take down/took down/taken down – abmontiert
turn into – turn/turned/turned - umwandeln
which
ever way – wie auch immer
worn – wear/wore/worn - tragen
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