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Dutch · Absolute Beginner

Het leeuwendeel

Adapted from The Lion’s Share

By Aesop

A lion claims every part of a jointly hunted stag for himself.

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Illustration for the scene “Hunting with the lion”

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Op jacht met de leeuw

Hunting with the lion

Dutch

De leeuw, de vos, de jakhals en de wolf gaan samen op jacht.

English translation

The lion, the fox, the jackal, and the wolf go hunting together.

Dutch

Ze zoeken lang naar een dier.

English translation

They search for an animal for a long time.

Dutch

Dan vangen ze een hert.

English translation

Then they catch a deer.

Dutch

Ze doden het hert.

English translation

They kill the deer.

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