Dutch · Beginner
Adapted from The Tinderbox
A soldier finds a magical tinderbox that summons three powerful dogs.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Een soldaat liep over de grote weg naar huis. Hij kwam terug uit de oorlog. Op zijn rug droeg hij een grote tas en aan zijn zij hing een zwaard.
A soldier walked home along the main road. He was returning from the war. He carried a large bag on his back and had a sword at his side.
Onderweg ontmoette hij een oude heks. Ze zag er eng uit: haar onderlip hing tot op haar borst.
On the way, he met an old witch. She looked frightening: her lower lip hung down to her chest.
‘Goedenavond, soldaat’, zei ze. ‘Wil je zoveel geld hebben als je maar wilt?’
“Good evening, soldier,” she said. “Would you like to have as much money as you want?”
‘Graag’, antwoordde hij.
“Gladly,” he replied.
De heks wees naar een grote boom naast de weg. Vanbinnen was de boom leeg. De soldaat moest naar boven klimmen en zich door een gat naar beneden laten zakken. De heks zou een touw om hem heen binden. Daarmee kon ze hem later weer omhoog trekken.
The witch pointed to a large tree beside the road. It was hollow inside. The soldier had to climb up and lower himself through a hole. The witch would tie a rope around him. Then she could pull him back up later.
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