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Der Museumsraub

The Museum Robbery · B1 German story

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In einer Winternacht war es im Stadtmuseum ganz still.On a winter night, it was completely quiet in the city museum.

Plötzlich ging der Alarm los.Suddenly, the alarm went off.

Ein berühmtes Bild war verschwunden!A famous painting had disappeared!

Die Polizei fand ein offenes Fenster und Spuren im Schnee.The police found an open window and footprints in the snow.

Die Spuren führten zu einem kleinen Haus hinter dem Museum.The footprints led to a small house behind the museum.

Dort wohnte der alte Hausmeister.The old caretaker lived there.

Er gab sofort alles zu: Er wollte das Bild nur einmal in Ruhe anschauen.He admitted everything at once: he only wanted to look at the painting in peace for once.

Am nächsten Morgen hing das Bild wieder an seinem Platz.The next morning, the painting was hanging in its place again.

Words in this story

Winternacht
winter night
sein
to be (war: was)
Stadtmuseum
city museum
ganz
whole; entire
still
quiet; silent
plötzlich
suddenly
losgehen
to go off (an alarm); to start
Alarm
alarm
berühmt
famous
Bild
picture; painting
verschwinden
to disappear
Polizei
police
finden
to find
offen
open
Fenster
window
Spur
track; footprint
führen
to lead
klein
small; little
Haus
house
Museum
museum
dort
there
wohnen
to live (somewhere)
alt
old
Hausmeister
caretaker
zugeben
to admit
sofort
immediately
wollen
to want
nur
only; just
einmal
once
Ruhe
peace; calm; quiet
anschauen
to look at
nächst
next
Morgen
morning
hängen
to hang
wieder
again
Platz
place; seat

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