Episode 35 -- A German story entitled "Die Fliege, die in die Schule Ging"  or The Fly, That Went to School

This is a special episode. I received my very first message not too long after I uploaded the previous episode. A big THANK YOU to Seth for sending me a message. My apologies for taking soooo long to acknowledge it. That was due mostly to the fact that, in my excitement, I was unable to figure out how to listen to the message! Yes, that is ineptitude or perhaps just not trying hard enough (not to mention how busy the summer had been). Regardless, I finally did and it feels great to hear from a listener!

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It's been a while since my last upload here and much longer since my last Norwegian upload. As you can see from this upload, I am still on the fence about dedicating this podcast to one language, i.e. German, Norwegian or English. Mostly, I am ruling out English but based on stats from this summer, German has gained in popularity. I may turn this podcast into a German focused one. 

This episode (34) is mostly me going through two stages in Unit 2 of Conjunctions in Level 1. I got into a sort of zone about three weeks ago and have not missed a day since. I have also found that completing an entire LEVEL before calling it a day on Duolingo has been more helpful in remembering some of the topic's vocabulary. Probably due to the very repetitive nature of both Duolingo and simply seeing the vocabulary multiple times throughout since I remain in the same topic. 

You get a raw and unedited version in this episode. I go through the level without a break and you hear me making comments along the way. 

With any luck and some hard work, I might begin understanding a Norwegian speaker at a very basic level. 

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Here is the last episode from Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, Teil 1.

At the end of the book there are nine poems. They are Kleine Gedichte. 

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The story today is a translation from the original German version, which I featured in Episode 28: Die Andernacher Bäckersjungen (transl. "The Baker Boys of Andernach") 

How do you think about the two stories? Are they really the same? Are the details similar? Does the German version include more details? I'll also leave a question that you can reply to directly in Anchor or if you listen on Spotify.

I've done it! I set out to finish all of the stories in part 1 of Märchen und Erzählungen (Fairytales and Stories) and here it is. This is Story #15, the final installment from a book for beginners.  "Die Vier Brüder" The Four Brothers is a rather relatable story in that we all separate as we go on with life, but come back together from time to time. Life is never fair and never will be. Just as in the winning brother who just so happened to win due to a serendipitous action and order in which it was taken. That's the way it was with those four brothers and that's how it is with us. If you think life should be fair, good luck sorting that one out.

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Die Waldfrau

Read stories in German. This is 15. Die Waldfrau from "Märchen und Erzählungen" Part 1. edited by: H.A. Guerber.

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Story number 13 from the book for Beginners learning German: Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, Erster Teil.

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From a book for Beginners learning German entitled Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, Erster Teil. 1897.

This is story number 11. Die Andernacher Bäckersjungen.

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Story No. 10 from "Märchen und Erzählungen" Das Reiterbild in Düsseldorf

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Take a look at the word list in your DuoLingo account. It is a list of every word you every saw while learning your target language. Pretty interesting. I have seen over 800 words! I read a selection from those words that I know well and those I need to re-learn.

The second part of this episode is in "Questions". Although Duolingo said I did it perfectly, there was one small mistake. Were they right to use the word perfectly in this context?

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