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Dutch · 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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Op jacht met de leeuw

Hunting with the lion

Dutch

De leeuw ging samen met de vos, de jakhals en de wolf op jacht. Ze jaagden lange tijd, tot ze een hert verrasten en vingen. Kort daarna doodden ze het.

English translation

The lion went hunting with the fox, the jackal, and the wolf. They hunted for a long time, until they surprised and caught a deer. Shortly afterward, they killed it.

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