Beginner stories
Original German stories written for this level, with comprehension questions.
Short stories
20 original stories written for this level, each with a comprehension check.
Der Nachbar mit der Trompete
Jana loves her new flat in Leipzig, but someone in the building plays the trumpet late every night.
Ein Kuchen für Oma
Tim, who can only cook pasta, wants to bake a cake for his grandmother's 80th birthday.
Der Hund im Bus
Every morning in Vienna, a small brown dog rides the bus all alone, and Lena wants to know where he goes.
Der Einkaufszettel
At the Saturday market in Bern, Luca can't read one word on his wife's shopping list.
Das Vorstellungsgespräch
Can has a job interview in Cologne at ten, but the tram is late and a stranger needs help.
Ein Zimmer in Berlin
Sofia visits a shared flat in Berlin and has to answer a lot of questions from her possible flatmates.
Wer isst meinen Joghurt?
In a shared flat in Freiburg, someone keeps eating Jonas's strawberry yogurts, and he decides to find out who.
Postkarte von Rügen
Mia writes to her grandmother from a rainy holiday on the island of Rügen, where something unexpected happens.
Der Zug um 7:12
For thirty years, Herr Brunner has never missed his train to Zurich, until one Tuesday morning.
Ella fährt Fahrrad
In Münster everyone rides a bike except Ella, so her ten-year-old daughter decides to teach her.
Der falsche Schlüssel
Late one night in Graz, Max comes home from a party, but his key doesn't fit the door.
Kaffee oder Tee?
Every morning Herr Schulz drinks a quick espresso in a Dresden café, but today he orders something different.
Ein Geschenk für Katrin
Katrin says she wants nothing for her birthday, so her husband Paul has to get creative.
Wo ist die Brille?
Frau Wagner searches her whole flat in Mannheim for her glasses, and her grandson in Canada helps by video call.
Anna lernt Skifahren
Anna, from mountain-free Hamburg, tries skiing for the first time in Innsbruck, in a class full of small children.
Koch 3000
A busy family in Nuremberg buys a cooking robot, but it only wants to cook one thing.
Im Fundbüro
A wet man comes to the lost property office at Frankfurt station to collect his black umbrella.
Ein Brief von Lisa
While clearing out her cellar in Salzburg, Lisa finds a letter she wrote to herself ten years ago.
Die Katze von Nummer 7
On a street in Munich, a fat ginger cat has a different name in every house.
Noras erster Arbeitstag
On her first day as a zookeeper in Hanover, Nora has to feed the penguins, and they won't leave her alone.