Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The weekly political satire show “extra 3,” which is produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Northern German Broadcasting), presents a series of retro-style animated shorts addressing pressing social issues. Here, we explore Nestlé’s profit-fueled depletion of one of the Earth’s most precious resources: water.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Leipzig, 1989: Twelve-year-old Fritzi lovingly looks after a little dog belonging to her best friend, Sophie, who has apparently gone on summer vacation with her family in Hungary. But when Sophie doesn’t return in the fall, it becomes clear that her family actually fled to West Germany. Fritzi courageously sets out to return Sputnik to Sophie… and gets caught up in a movement that’s changing the future of the country.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Heidi and her grandfather ride a sled through the valley — it’s her first time, and she loves it! Peter, meanwhile, is having a rough time in class, and the teacher isn’t going easy on any of the students today.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The weekly political satire show “extra 3" presents a series of retro-style animated shorts addressing critical issues. Social media works because people are addicted to validation and likes — especially children and teenagers. Sandy is a self-possessed and savvy pre-teen, but she's not immune to the pull of social media and the approval of her peers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Karl discovers that a fossil has been taken from his collection. He accuses Heidi and Peter—but the culprit turns out to be someone else.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Aunt Dete brings Heidi to the beautiful Alpine village of Dörfli to live with her grandfather, Alm-Öhi. But there are many rumors going around about him, and Heidi doesn’t exactly receive the warmest welcome from the local children.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
After the hare is freed from the trap by a benevolent old man, he continues on with the race despite his injured leg — but he can't escape the fear that he might have lost. Meanwhile, the hedgehog and his wife are having a beautiful day on the lake.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
For the rabbit, winning is all that matters, to the extent that he compromises his own safety! Meanwhile, the hedgehog is taking things extremely slowly, perhaps having forgotten about the race altogether.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
You may know the story of "The Tortoise and the Hare," but do you know about the race between the hare and the hedgehog?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Cettina reads Part 2 of "Das Aschenputtel," a fairy tale known in English as "Cinderella." (By the way, you'll notice that the German word for Cinderella is neuter – which means that "es/ihm" here translates to "she/her.")
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Peppa and her family go ice skating. Peppa, who is used to being good at everything, needs a bit more time to get the hang of it...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
It's finally Christmas Eve, and Peppa and Schorsch are so excited that they wake up at 3:00 in the morning to see if Santa's visited them yet. When they unwrap presents the next day, Peppa realizes that a present is missing – has Santa forgotten her?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Peppa and Schorsch visit Santa Claus and tell him what they would like for Christmas. Then they go to Grandpa and Grandma Wutz's house and help out with the Christmas pudding. Later on, the doorbell rings and there is an unexpected musical surprise.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Madame Gazelle leads a long jump competition between Schorsch and Linus. Who will win – and how will the loser deal with his defeat? Peppa offers up some wisdom.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Peppa joins her friends at ballet class and feels that she is quite a good dancer. This makes the whole family reevaluate some of Papa Wutz's lifestyle choices.
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