Dutch
Een jongen past op zijn schapen.
English translation
A boy looks after his sheep.
Dutch · Absolute Beginner
De jongen die wolf riep
Adapted from The Boy Who Cried Wolf
A shepherd boy repeatedly tricks nearby villagers with a false wolf alarm, then cannot get help when danger is real.
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De eenzame herdersjongen
The lonely shepherd boy
Dutch
Hij is onder aan een berg, dicht bij een bos.
English translation
He is at the foot of a mountain, near a forest.
Dutch
De jongen is de hele dag alleen.
English translation
The boy is alone all day.
Dutch
Hij wil niet alleen zijn.
English translation
He doesn’t want to be alone.
Dutch
Hij wil ook iets leuks doen.
English translation
He also wants to do something fun.
Dutch
Daarom bedenkt hij een plan.
English translation
So he comes up with a plan.
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