Dutch
Een vrouw wilde heel graag een kindje, maar ze kreeg er geen. Daarom ging ze naar een fee.
English translation
A woman longed to have a child, but she couldn't have one. So she went to a fairy.
Dutch · Beginner
Duimelijntje
Adapted from Thumbelina
A tiny girl is carried far from home and meets creatures who want to decide her future.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Een kinderwens
A wish for a child
Dutch
‘Kunt u mij helpen?’ vroeg ze. ‘Ik wil zo graag een kindje.’
English translation
“Can you help me?” she asked. “I want a child so much.”
Dutch
De fee gaf haar een bijzondere gerstekorrel, een klein zaadje. ‘Plant deze korrel in een bloempot en kijk wat er gebeurt’, zei ze.
English translation
The fairy gave her a special barley grain, a tiny seed. “Plant this grain in a flowerpot and see what happens,” she said.
Dutch
De vrouw bedankte haar en betaalde twaalf shilling voor de korrel.
English translation
The woman thanked her and paid twelve shillings for the grain.
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