Danish · Beginner

Drengen der råbte ulv

Name: Drengen der råbte ulv
Author: Aesop

Adapted from The Boy Who Cried Wolf

By Aesop

A shepherd boy repeatedly tricks nearby villagers with a false wolf alarm, then cannot get help when danger is real.

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Den ensomme hyrdedreng

The lonely shepherd boy

En ung hyrdedreng passede sine får neden for et bjerg tæt på en mørk skov. Han var alene hele dagen og følte sig ensom. Han ville gerne have nogen at være sammen med. Han ville også gerne have, at der skete noget spændende. Så fik han en idé.

A young shepherd boy looked after his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. He was alone all day and felt lonely. He wanted someone to spend time with. He also wanted something exciting to happen. Then he had an idea.

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SpanishBeginner · El pastorcito mentiroso FrenchBeginner · Le garçon qui criait au loup GermanBeginner · Der Junge, der „Wolf!“ rief ItalianBeginner · Il pastorello e il lupo PortugueseBeginner · O menino que gritava lobo PolishBeginner · Chłopiec, który wołał „Wilk!”RomanianBeginner · Băiatul care a strigat „Lupul!”HungarianBeginner · A farkast kiáltó fiú DutchBeginner · De jongen die wolf riep SwedishBeginner · Pojken som ropade varg NorwegianBeginner · Gutten som ropte ulv EnglishBeginner · The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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