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Der Schimmelreiter (B1)

The Rider on the White Horse in easy German

Theodor Storm

Read The Rider on the White Horse (Der Schimmelreiter, also known as The Dykemaster) by Theodor Storm in easy German: a free CEFR B1 graded reader to download as an EPUB. On a stormy night a traveller on the North Sea coast meets a silent rider on a pale horse and hears the story of Hauke Haien, a clever farm boy who rises to dike master, builds a new kind of dike against the sea and turns his superstitious neighbours against him. A great German novella for intermediate learners, kept in full with its frame story and a German glossary after each part. Leichte Lektüre für Deutschlernende (DaF), Niveau B1: Storms Schimmelreiter in einfachem Deutsch, kostenlos als EPUB.

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