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"The ugly young duckling" Practice Dutch lesson

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A chirp was heard, and all the animals of the eggs came alive and stuck their heads out of the egg shells.,
A great hunt was held; the hunters lay around the swamp; yes, some sat up in the branches of the trees, which stretched far over the reed.,
A well-mannered duckling puts its feet outwards, just like its mother and father do.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
and before he well knew how it had happened, he found himself in a large garden, in which fragrant elders bent their long green branches down to the water,
and drink some swamp water,
And from the trees appeared suddenly three beautiful white swans,
And immediately an old duck flew to the poor beast and bit it in the neck,
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.,
and on the hedge sat a raven and made her complain,
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged,
and so the duckling was allowed to remain on trial for three weeks,
And so the duckling went away,
And so they went to the duck cage.,
And so they were as good as home.,
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other:,
and the duckling sat in a corner, feeling very low spirited,
And the mother said, “I wish you went away from here!”,
And the other children rejoiced with him
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