Dutch
Een leeuw slaapt.
English translation
A lion is sleeping.
Dutch · Absolute Beginner
De leeuw en de muis
Adapted from The Lion and the Mouse
A lion spares a mouse, who later frees him from a hunter’s net.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
De leeuw vangt de muis
The lion catches the mouse
Dutch
Een klein muisje rent over de leeuw heen en weer.
English translation
A little mouse runs back and forth over the lion.
Dutch
De leeuw wordt wakker.
English translation
The lion wakes up.
Dutch
Hij houdt het muisje vast onder zijn poot.
English translation
He holds the mouse under his paw.
Dutch
Hij doet zijn bek open.
English translation
He opens his mouth.
Dutch
Hij wil het muisje opeten.
English translation
He wants to eat the mouse.
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