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Martina
Feistritzer – A Fairytale Childhood
As a little
girl growing up in Vienna, Martina Feistritzer used to look
forward to her long summer holidays on her grandparent's farm
in
the Burgenland.
And, those were
the days that she loved. Life was magic and a
fairytale story, and, all because of a forest and a
railway that ran through its middle. And, the forest was no normal
forest, it was magic. And, Martina and ten other children were part
of its spell. They were the fairytale children and they
were there for the fairytale train which came past twice
a day.
.
And, as this
old steam train steamed through the magical forest, the
holidaymakers on the train loved what they saw.
Real-life waving and singing fairytale characters. And,
Martina and her friends loved it as well. They were making people
happy. They were not only dressed-up in funny old
costumes, they got lots of pocket money, too. This
was their summer time job.
But, of
course, fairytales have to come to an end. And now, all these years
later, Martina and her friends all have their own little children.
But sadly, these little children will never see the fairytale train.
It disappeared a long time ago. And, this is a little bit sad. For,
when Martina thinks back to her childhood, it's the smell of the
engine she misses the most. Summers were magic. They
were steam, smoke, fairytales and fun. The most magical mixture of
all!
Vocabulary
dressed-up
– verkleidet
engine – Lok
fairytale
– Märchen
holidaymakers – Urlaubern
look forward – auf
was freuen
magic – zauberhaft
pocket money – Taschengeld
province - Bundesland
spell – Zauber
steam – Dampf
twice – zweimal
waving – winken
Questions
Where did
Martina grow up?
Where was
Martina's grandparent's farm?
Was
Martina's summer job a good job?
What did
Martina wear for her summer job?
Who was on
the train?
What will
Martina's little children never see?
What does
Martina miss when she thinks of her childhood?
