Dutch · Beginner
Adapted from Rumpelstiltskin
A mysterious little man helps a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, then demands a costly promise.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Een arme molenaar had een mooie dochter. Op een dag moest hij met de koning spreken. Hij wilde belangrijk lijken en zei: ‘Mijn dochter kan stro tot goud spinnen.’
A poor miller had a beautiful daughter. One day, he had to speak with the king. He wanted to seem important, so he said, “My daughter can spin straw into gold.”
De koning wilde dat graag zien. ‘Breng je dochter morgen naar mijn paleis’, zei hij. ‘Dan kan ze laten zien wat ze kan.’
The king was eager to see that. “Bring your daughter to my palace tomorrow,” he said. “Then she can show what she can do.”
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