Dutch · Intermediate
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 · Intermediate
Er was eens een arme molenaar met een mooie dochter. Op een dag moest hij bij de koning komen om met hem te spreken. Omdat hij indruk op de koning wilde maken, zei hij: ‘Mijn dochter kan stro tot goud spinnen.’
There once was a poor miller who had a beautiful daughter. One day he had to go and speak with the king. Wanting to impress him, he said, “My daughter can spin straw into gold.”
‘Dat is een kunst die me wel bevalt,’ antwoordde de koning. ‘Als je dochter werkelijk zo knap is als je zegt, breng haar dan morgen naar mijn paleis. Dan wil ik weleens zien wat ze kan.’
“That’s a skill I like,” the king replied. “If your daughter really is as clever as you say, bring her to my palace tomorrow. Then I’d like to see what she can do.”
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