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Dutch · Beginner

De Bremer stadsmuzikanten

Name: De Bremer stadsmuzikanten
Author: The Brothers Grimm

Adapted from The Bremen Town Musicians

By The Brothers Grimm

An aging donkey, dog, cat, and rooster set out together to become musicians in Bremen.

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De ezel vertrekt naar Bremen

The donkey leaves for Bremen

Een ezel had jarenlang zakken graan naar de molen gedragen. Maar hij werd oud en had steeds minder kracht. Zijn baas wilde geen geld meer uitgeven aan zijn eten. De ezel voelde dat hij gevaar liep en ging ervandoor. Hij liep naar Bremen, want daar wilde hij muzikant worden.

A donkey had carried sacks of grain to the mill for years. But he was getting old and had less and less strength. His owner no longer wanted to spend money on feeding him. The donkey sensed that he was in danger and ran away. He headed for Bremen because he wanted to become a musician there.

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SpanishBeginner · Los músicos de Bremen FrenchBeginner · Les Musiciens de Brême GermanBeginner · Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten ItalianBeginner · I musicanti di Brema PortugueseBeginner · Os músicos de Bremen PolishBeginner · Muzykanci z Bremy RomanianBeginner · Muzicanții din Bremen HungarianBeginner · A brémai muzsikusok SwedishBeginner · Stadsmusikanterna från Bremen NorwegianBeginner · Bymusikantene i Bremen DanishBeginner · Stadsmusikanterne fra Bremen EnglishBeginner · The Bremen Town Musicians

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