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Classic tales adapted for language learners, from Absolute Beginner to Intermediate.
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Absolute Beginner
Start reading in Dutch with familiar tales, short sentences and simple language. Listen to the audio and use the English translation whenever you need support.
22 editionsBeginner
Build a reading habit with beginner Dutch stories, audio and English translations. Follow familiar plots in connected storytelling, and choose an easier edition when you need more support.
47 editionsIntermediate
Explore intermediate Dutch stories with fuller detail, audio and English translations. Read for the plot, notice how ideas connect, and revisit a familiar tale in a more detailed edition.
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Little Red Riding Hood
Roodkapje
A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.
Little Red Riding Hood
Roodkapje
A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.
Little Red Riding Hood
Roodkapje
A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.
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Adam and Eve
Adam en Eva
God forms the first human and his companion, places them in Eden, and tells how they are expelled from the garden.
Adam and Eve
Adam en Eva
God forms the first human and his companion, places them in Eden, and tells how they are expelled from the garden.
Cinderella
Assepoester
A mistreated young woman receives help from a magical bird and goes to the king’s festival.
Cinderella
Assepoester
A mistreated young woman receives help from a magical bird and goes to the king’s festival.
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Daniël in de leeuwenkuil
Daniel continues to pray despite a royal decree and is protected in the lions’ den.
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Daniël in de leeuwenkuil
Daniel continues to pray despite a royal decree and is protected in the lions’ den.
David and Goliath
David en Goliat
Young David faces the Philistine champion Goliath and defeats him with a sling and a stone.
David and Goliath
David en Goliat
Young David faces the Philistine champion Goliath and defeats him with a sling and a stone.
Hansel and Gretel
Hans en Grietje
Two children are lost in the forest and must outwit a witch who lives in a house made of sweets.