Dutch
Het is een hete zomerdag.
English translation
It is a hot summer day.
Dutch · Absolute Beginner
De vos en de druiven
Adapted from The Fox and the Grapes
A hungry fox tries to reach a bunch of grapes and dismisses them when he cannot.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
De vos springt naar de druiven
The fox jumps for the grapes
Dutch
Een vos loopt tussen de fruitbomen.
English translation
A fox walks among the fruit trees.
Dutch
Hij heeft dorst.
English translation
He is thirsty.
Dutch
Hij ziet druiven aan een plant.
English translation
He sees grapes on a plant.
Dutch
De plant groeit over een hoge tak.
English translation
The plant grows over a high branch.
Dutch
De vos wil de druiven hebben.
English translation
The fox wants the grapes.
Dutch
Hij loopt een paar stappen achteruit.
English translation
He walks a few steps backward.
Dutch
Dan rent hij naar de druiven en springt omhoog.
English translation
Then he runs toward the grapes and jumps up.
Dutch
Maar hij kan er niet bij.
English translation
But he can't reach them.
Dutch
Hij gaat terug en springt weer.
English translation
He goes back and jumps again.
Dutch
Ook nu kan hij er niet bij.
English translation
Even now, he can't reach them.
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