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Scene 1 · Intermediate
De prinses bij de put
The princess by the well
Dutch
Lang geleden, in een tijd waarin wensen nog hielpen, leefde er een koning met een aantal dochters. Ze waren allemaal mooi, maar de jongste was zo bijzonder mooi dat zelfs de zon zich telkens weer over haar verwonderde. De zon had toch al zoveel gezien, maar bleef verbaasd als ze op het gezicht van het meisje scheen.
English translation
Long ago, in a time when wishes still worked, there lived a king with several daughters. They were all beautiful, but the youngest was so exceptionally beautiful that even the sun kept marveling at her. The sun had seen so much already, yet it was still amazed whenever it shone on the girl’s face.
Dutch
Vlak bij het kasteel lag een groot, donker bos. Onder een oude lindeboom in dat bos was een put. Op erg warme dagen ging de prinses daar aan de rand zitten, waar het lekker koel was. Als ze zich verveelde, gooide ze haar gouden bal hoog in de lucht en ving hem weer op. Die bal was haar lievelingsspeelgoed.
English translation
A large, dark forest lay close to the castle. Beneath an old linden tree in the forest was a well. On very hot days, the princess would sit by its edge, where it was nice and cool. When she was bored, she tossed her golden ball high into the air and caught it again. That ball was her favorite toy.
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