Danish
En bonde har en gås.
English translation
A farmer has a goose.
Danish · Absolute Beginner
Gåsen, der lagde guldæg
Adapted from The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
A farmer kills the goose that lays golden eggs, hoping to get all its gold at once.
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Absolute Beginner sample in Danish
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Et mærkeligt gult æg
A strange yellow egg
Danish
En dag finder han et gult æg i gåsens rede.
English translation
One day he finds a yellow egg in the goose’s nest.
Danish
Ægget er tungt.
English translation
The egg is heavy.
Danish
Bonden tror først, at nogen vil narre ham.
English translation
At first, the farmer thinks someone is trying to trick him.
Danish
Derfor vil han smide ægget væk.
English translation
So he wants to throw the egg away.
Danish
Men han tager det med hjem.
English translation
But he takes it home with him.
Danish
Her ser han, at ægget er af guld.
English translation
There he sees that the egg is made of gold.
Danish
Hver morgen finder bonden et nyt æg af guld.
English translation
Every morning the farmer finds a new golden egg.
Danish
Han sælger æggene.
English translation
He sells the eggs.
Danish
Han bliver rig.
English translation
He becomes rich.
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