Dutch short stories – Learning Dutch through English short stories
Aesop’s Fables – De ijdele kauw en zijn geleende veren
Once upon a time, there was Jackdaw who was very vain. He flew over the king’s palace and saw that many peacocks there. He was filled with envy. He had never seen such beautiful birds with their glorious feathers. They seemed to e the most beautiful birds he had ever seen.
The Jackdaw decided, “I must look like the peacock”.
TranslateEr was eens kauw die erg ijdel was. Hij vloog over het paleis van de koning en zag daar zoveel pauwen. Hij was gevuld met jaloezie. Hij had nog nooit zulke mooie vogels met hun prachtige veren gezien. Ze leken de mooiste vogels te zijn die hij ooit had gezien.
De kauw besloot: “Ik moet op de pauw lijken”.
He found a few of the feathers of the peacock and stuck it to his back and head. He covered his wings as much as he could too. After this, he flew over to his own flock of birds and showed off how beautiful he was.
The Jackdaw said to them, “Look at how beautiful I am. I am a peacock.”
TranslateHij vond een paar veren van de pauw en plakte die op zijn rug en hoofd. Hij bedekte zijn vleugels ook zo veel als hij kon. Hierna vloog hij naar zijn eigen zwerm vogels en liet hij zien hoe mooi hij was.
De Kauw zei tegen hen: “Kijk eens hoe mooi ik ben. Ik ben een pauw.”
The other Jackdaws got very angry after his constant vanity. He then flew over to the palace and tried to mingle with the Peacocks.
The peacocks immediately recognized him and said, “Cheat! Cheat! Cheat” and surrounded him and tore off all the peacock feathers. They also pecked him and tore some of his own feathers as punishment.
TranslateDe andere Kauwen werden erg boos na zijn constante ijdelheid. Hij vloog toen naar het paleis en probeerde zich te mengen met de Pauwen.
De pauwen herkenden hem onmiddellijk en zeiden: “valsspeler! Bedrieger! Valsspeler” en omringde hem en scheurde alle pauwenveren eraf. Ze pikten hem ook en scheurden enkele van zijn eigen veren als straf.
The Jackdaw was very insulted and flew away to his own flock.
The remaining Jackdaws said, “Oh look, Mr. Peacock has lost all his feathers and now pretending to be a Jackdaw. Throw him out.”
They pecked him until he left.
TranslateDe Kauw was erg beledigd en vloog weg naar zijn eigen kudde.
De overgebleven Kauwen zeiden: “Oh kijk, meneer Pauw heeft al zijn veren verloren en doet nu alsof hij een Kauw is. Gooi hem eruit.”
Ze pikten hem totdat hij wegging.
Moral: “Borrowed feathers do not make fine birds.”
TranslateMoraal: “Geleende veren zijn geen mooie vogels.”
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About: Studying through Dual Language immersion is among the best techniques for learning a new language. The objective of this website is to teach yourself how to read and speak Dutch confidently using English as a base 🙂 These Dutch short stories are super cool to read for beginners and also for entertaining children. Akbar and Birbal Fables are among the best stories that can be studied on a daily basis.
