Der Hund zerrte an der Leine…

Der Wind zerrte an den Ästen der Bäume und ließ sie wie wild gewordene Arme hin und her schlagen. (The wind tugged at the branches of the trees, making them thrash like wild arms.)

Sie zerrte mit aller Kraft an der Tür, aber sie klemmte fest. (She pulled at the door with all her might, but it was stuck.)

Das Kind zerrte ungeduldig am Rock seiner Mutter. (The child tugged impatiently at his mother’s skirt.)

Die Gefangenen zerrten an den Gittern ihres Käfigs. (The prisoners pulled at the bars of their cage.)

Der alte Mann zerrte mühsam seinen Koffer die Treppe hinauf. (The old man struggled to pull his suitcase up the stairs.)

Die Katze zerrte spielerisch an dem Wollknäuel. (The cat playfully tugged at the ball of yarn.)

Die Flut zerrte an den Häusern und riss einige von ihnen mit sich. (The flood pulled at the houses and tore some of them down.)

Der Sturm zerrte an den Segeln des Schiffes und drohte es zum Kentern zu bringen. (The storm tugged at the sails of the ship, threatening to capsize it.)

Die Soldaten zerrten den Gefangenen durch die Menge. (The soldiers dragged the prisoner through the crowd.)

Die Kinder zerrten sich gegenseitig um das Spielzeug. (The children tugged at each other for the toy.)

Der Hund zerrte an der Leine und wollte weiterlaufen. (The dog pulled at the leash and wanted to keep running.)

Die Frau zerrte sich die Haare aus Verzweiflung. (The woman tore her hair out in despair.)

Der Kranke zerrte sich die Decke vom Leib, ihm war zu heiß. (The sick man pulled the blanket off himself, he was too hot.)

Die Zeit zerrt an allen Dingen und lässt sie vergehen. (Time pulls at all things and makes them fade.)

Die Sehnsucht zerrte ihn in die Ferne. (His longing pulled him towards faraway lands.)

Die Pflicht zerrte ihn in eine Richtung, sein Herz in eine andere. (Duty pulled him in one direction, his heart in another.)

Die Zweifel zerrten an seinem Glauben. (Doubts gnawed at his faith.)

Die Lüge zerrte an seinem Gewissen. (The lie gnawed at his conscience.)

Die Ungewissheit zerrte an seinen Nerven. (The uncertainty gnawed at his nerves.)

Das Leid zerrte an seiner Seele. (The suffering gnawed at his soul.)

Last Updated on February 8, 2024
by DaF Books

The Vengeful Spirit

The mountain was growling, its voice a deep rumble that shook the ground beneath my feet. I was an elf, and I had been charged with appeasing the angry spirit of the mountain. It was said that if the mountain erupted, it would be the end of our world.

I had traveled to the mountain with a group of my fellow elves. We had brought with us offerings of food and drink, and we had performed rituals to honor the mountain spirit. But the mountain was not appeased.

The ground beneath my feet began to shake more violently, and I could feel the heat from the mountain’s core rising up through the earth. I knew that we were out of time.

We had to do something drastic. We had to find a way to calm the mountain spirit.

We looked at each other, our faces pale with fear. We knew that what we were about to do was dangerous, but we had no choice.

We gathered around the mountain and began to sing ancient songs of appeasement. Our voices echoed through the valley, and the mountain spirit seemed to pause for a moment.

But then, the ground shook again, and the mountain erupted.

We were thrown back by the force of the eruption. We watched in horror as the mountain spewed fire and ash into the air.

We knew that we had failed. The mountain spirit was angry, and it was going to destroy us all.


Last Updated on December 15, 2023
by DaF Books