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Rumpelstilzchen — Rumpelstiltskin
The Brothers Grimm, 1857 · 1004 words in German · part of the library.
How long «Rumpelstilzchen» is, and how hard
| Length in German | 1004 running words · 38 sentences · about 4 printed pages |
|---|---|
| Time to read | about 9 minutes at a learner's pace, with the glosses to hand |
| Different words | 284 dictionary words, averaging 26.4 words a sentence |
| Words glossed | 284 of 284 — every one that appears in the tale |
| Words that appear once | 157 — 55%. A word met once is a word you will not learn from this text alone |
| Where it stands | 4 of 8 by length in the German room |
234 of this tale's own 284 words, most frequent first, carry 95% of it; 106 carry 80%.
How it begins
Es war einmal ein Müller, der war arm, aber er hatte eine schöne Tochter.
There was once a miller who was poor, but he had a beautiful daughter.
That first sentence is the free sample, and the only one: «Rumpelstilzchen» is part of the interactive library in German, Russian, Spanish, French and Italian, with word meanings and sentence translations — one subscription for all five rooms. What the library costs. «Der süße Brei» is free, entire, on its editorial reference page.
Shorter and longer in the same room
Die Sterntaler — 298 wordsKannitverstan — 848 words Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten — 1189 wordsRotkäppchen — 1264 words