Dutch
Een koning en een koningin willen graag een kind.
English translation
A king and queen very much want a child.
Dutch · Absolute Beginner
Doornroosje
Adapted from Sleeping Beauty
A princess and her kingdom fall into a long sleep after a curse, until a prince reaches the castle.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
De belofte van de kikker
The frog's promise
Dutch
Maar ze krijgen geen kind.
English translation
But they don't have a child.
Dutch
Op een dag zit de koningin in bad.
English translation
One day, the queen is taking a bath.
Dutch
Een kikker komt uit het water.
English translation
A frog comes out of the water.
Dutch
Hij zegt tegen de koningin: ‘U krijgt een dochter.
English translation
He says to the queen, “You will have a daughter.”
Dutch
Dat gebeurt binnen een jaar.’
English translation
“That will happen within a year.”
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