Read eight legends of Rübezahl, the mountain spirit of the Riesengebirge, in the original German beside a clear English translation, one sentence at a time. How he got the name he hates, the loan he makes to an honest man, the coin that never runs out, the gold-maker, the little luck-man, the three best people, the wicked bailiff, and the springwurzel that opens any lock.

Every sentence is aligned German-to-English, so you always know exactly what you are reading. Tap any word for an instant definition, listen to natural audio in both languages, and follow the highlighted word alignment as the story is read aloud.

Rosalie Koch retold these for young readers, so the German is clear and unhurried, and each legend is complete in a page or two — an easy way to read real German a little at a time. Rübezahl is generous to the honest and merciless to cheats, which gives the collection a satisfying shape.

This reader is part of a growing collection of bilingual story apps that pair timeless tales with modern language-learning tools.