Beauty in Stone
Once upon a time there was a palace. It was in Vienna on the banks of the River Leasing. Now, the palace is no longer there. There is, instead, an old people's home. And, this old people's home has a wonderful garden, and in this wonderful garden is a beautiful girl – a girl made of stone.
The count who owned the palace was a very rich man. And, one day he fell in love with a poor Viennese flower girl! And, because he loved her so much, he made a statue of her. And, the count and the flower girl wanted to marry.
But, the flower girl ran away. She was too poor for the count. But, no problem. Every time the count was unhappy he went into the garden and kissed his beautiful princess of stone.
And, there she still stands, the most beautiful girl in the world. The poor little girl who gave her heart to a count! A flower girl of stone.
Vocabulary
bank – Ufer
became – wurde (become/became/became)
count – Graff
flower girl – Blumenmädchen
Hungarian – Ungarisch
instead – stattdessen
marry – heiraten
old people's home – Altesheim
Once upon a time, Es war einmal
poor – arm
remember – erinnern (remember/remembered/remembered)
stand – stehen (stand/stood/stood)
statue – Denkmal
still -noch
stood – stand (stand/stood/stood)
Where is the old people's home?
Was there a castle there?
Was the girl in this story a window cleaner?
Was the man in this story a very poor man?
Was the man in this story an Hungarian king?
Why did the flower girl run away?
Why did the count kiss the statue?
Why is this a sad story?
