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Dutch · Beginner

De prinses op de erwt

Name: De prinses op de erwt
Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Adapted from The Princess and the Pea

By Hans Christian Andersen

A queen devises an unusual test to find out whether a visitor is a real princess.

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De prins wil een echte prinses

The prince wants a real princess

Er was eens een prins die wilde trouwen. Maar zijn vrouw moest een echte prinses zijn. Daarom reisde hij de hele wereld rond. Hij ontmoette veel prinsessen, maar hij wist nooit zeker of ze echt waren. Er was altijd wel iets dat niet klopte.

Once upon a time, there was a prince who wanted to get married. But his wife had to be a real princess. So he traveled all over the world. He met many princesses, but he could never be sure if they were real. There was always something that wasn’t right.

Uiteindelijk kwam hij verdrietig thuis. Hij wilde zo graag een echte prinses vinden.

In the end, he came home feeling sad. He wanted so much to find a real princess.

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