Dutch
Een vos ziet een kraai.
English translation
A fox sees a crow.
Dutch · Absolute Beginner
De vos en de kraai
Adapted from The Fox and the Crow
A fox flatters a crow into dropping the food she is holding.
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De vos vleit de kraai
The fox flatters the crow
Dutch
Ze vliegt met een stuk kaas in haar snavel.
English translation
She flies with a piece of cheese in her beak.
Dutch
De kraai gaat op een tak in een boom zitten.
English translation
The crow sits on a branch in a tree.
Dutch
De vos wil haar kaas.
English translation
The fox wants her cheese.
Dutch
Hij loopt naar de boom.
English translation
He walks over to the tree.
Dutch
Hij zegt dat de kraai heel mooi is.
English translation
He says the crow is very beautiful.
Dutch
Hij zegt ook dat ze vast heel mooi kan zingen.
English translation
He also says she must be able to sing very beautifully.
Dutch
Dan vraagt hij: ‘Wilt u voor mij zingen?’
English translation
Then he asks, “Would you sing for me?”
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