The book offers O. Preusler's work "The Wizard Krabat", adapted (without simplifying the original text) according to the method of Ilya Frank. The uniqueness of the method lies in the fact that memorization of words and expressions occurs due to their repetition, without memorization and the need to use a dictionary. The manual promotes effective language acquisition and can serve as a supplement to grammar textbooks or to basic classes. Intended for students, for those studying German on their own, as well as for everyone interested in German culture. A story about a boy who unwittingly ends up in a wizard’s school. In fact, not for children, but for teenagers and adults, because this is real German literature, in the tradition of German romanticism. In terms of writing skills, it is written an order of magnitude better than Harry Potter. The last chapters are given not with interspersed translations, but with lists of words before pieces of text.