and "Monkeys can swing from trees by their tails, and " the sisters told the other plants. and "Affen konnen mit ihren Schwanzen an Baumen schaukeln and ", erzahlten die Schwestern den anderen Pflanzen. When Monkey curled his tail round a branch of the old oak tree, the whole tree shook. Monkey was so strong that, when he rubbed against the tree trunk, little birds flew out of the tree in fright. Als Affe seinen Schwanz um einen Ast des alten Eichenbaumes drehte, zitterte der ganze Baum. Affe war so stark, als er sich an dem Stamm der Eiche scheuerte, flogen kleine Vogel verangstigt aus dem Baum heraus. Can you imagine what it is like to live in a flowerpot and confuse one animal with another? Our chatty little plants Basil, Rosemary and the sisters know all too well the problems and fun it causes. This story is for children and others wanting to read a simple text in English and German with illustrations. Reading this fun bilingual story will help you learn German.