Dutch
Een hond heeft een stuk vlees.
English translation
A dog has a piece of meat.
Dutch · Absolute Beginner
De hond en zijn spiegelbeeld
Adapted from The Dog and Its Reflection
A dog loses its food after mistaking its reflection for another dog with food.
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Een hond met vlees in zijn bek
A dog carrying meat
Dutch
Hij houdt het vlees in zijn bek.
English translation
He holds the meat in his mouth.
Dutch
Hij gaat naar huis.
English translation
He is going home.
Dutch
Daar wil hij het rustig opeten.
English translation
There, he wants to eat it in peace.
Dutch
Op weg naar huis loopt hij over een plank.
English translation
On his way home, he walks across a plank.
Dutch
De plank ligt over een beek.
English translation
The plank lies across a stream.
Dutch
Het water stroomt.
English translation
The water is flowing.
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