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THE TALE OF SQUIRREL NUTKIN

HET VERHAAL VAN EEKHOORN NUTKIN

BY BEATRIX POTTER

DOOR BEATRIX POTTER

Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"

Auteur van "Het Verhaal van Pieter Konijn"

FREDERICK WARNE

1903 by Frederick Warne & Co.

1903 door Frederick Warne & Co.

Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London

Gedrukt en gebonden in Groot-Brittannië door William Clowes Limited, Beccles en Londen

A STORY FOR NORAH

EEN VERHAAL VOOR NORAH

This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

Dit is een Verhaal over een staart--een staart die toebehoorde aan een kleine rode eekhoorn, en zijn naam was Nutkin.

He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

Hij had een broer die Twinkleberry heette, en heel veel neven en nichten: zij woonden in een bos aan de rand van een meer.

In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

In het midden van het meer bevindt zich een eiland bedekt met bomen en notenstruiken; en tussen die bomen staat een holle eikenboom, welke het huis is van een uil die Oude Bruin wordt genoemd.

One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

Op een herfstdag toen de noten rijp waren, en de bladeren aan de hazelaarstruiken goud en groen waren--kwamen Nutkin en Twinkleberry en alle andere kleine eekhoorns uit het bos, en liepen naar de rand van het meer.

They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.

Ze maakten kleine vlotten van twijgjes, en ze peddelden weg over het water naar Uileneiland om noten te verzamelen.

Each squirrel had a little sack and a large oar, and spread out his tail for a sail.

Elke eekhoorn had een klein zakje en een grote roeispaan, en spreidde zijn staart uit als een zeil.

They also took with them an offering of three fat mice as a present for Old Brown, and put them down upon his door-step.

Ze namen ook een offer van drie vette muizen mee als geschenk voor Oude Bruin, en legden ze neer op zijn drempelstap.

Vocabulary

Geproduceerd: Produced or manufactured, past participle of produceren.
door: By or through; common preposition in Dutch.
en: And; basic coordinating conjunction in Dutch.
het: The; neuter definite article in Dutch.
Online: Connected to the internet; English loanword used in Dutch.
Team: A group working together; used in Dutch as loanword.
HET: The; neuter definite article, here in capitals.
VERHAAL: Story or tale; common Dutch noun.
VAN: Of or from; very common Dutch preposition.
EEKHOORN: Squirrel; a small tree-dwelling rodent.
DOOR: By or through; preposition, here in capitals.
Auteur: Author; person who writes books or texts.
van: Of or from; very common Dutch preposition.
Het: The; neuter definite article in Dutch.
Verhaal: Story or tale; a narrative account.
Konijn: Rabbit; a small long-eared mammal.
Gedrukt: Printed; past participle of drukken, to print.
gebonden: Bound; past participle referring to bookbinding.
in: In or inside; very common Dutch preposition.
Groot: Great or large; common Dutch adjective.
Brittannië: Britain; the island nation of Great Britain.
Londen: London; the capital city of England.
EEN: A or an; indefinite article in Dutch.
VOOR: For or before; common Dutch preposition.
Dit: This; demonstrative pronoun in Dutch.
is: Is; third-person singular of zijn, to be.
een: A or an; indefinite article in Dutch.
over: About or over; Dutch preposition indicating subject.
staart: Tail; the appendage at the back of an animal.
die: That or which; relative or demonstrative pronoun.
toebehoorde: Belonged to; past tense of toebehoren.
aan: To or at; very common Dutch preposition.
kleine: Small or little; adjective form of klein.
rode: Red; adjective form of rood used before a noun.
eekhoorn: Squirrel; a small tree-climbing rodent.
zijn: His or to be; possessive pronoun or infinitive verb.
naam: Name; the word by which someone is known.
was: Was; past tense singular of zijn, to be.
Hij: He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
had: Had; past tense of hebben, to have.
broer: Brother; a male sibling.
heette: Was called or named; past tense of heten.
heel: Very or whole; common Dutch intensifier.
veel: Many or much; indicating a large quantity.
neven: Male cousins or nephews; plural of neef.
nichten: Female cousins or nieces; plural of nicht.
zij: They or she; pronoun in Dutch.
woonden: Lived or resided; past tense of wonen.
bos: Forest or wood; a large area with trees.
de: The; common gender definite article in Dutch.
rand: Edge or border; the outer limit of something.
meer: Lake; a large body of inland water.
In: In; preposition indicating location inside something.
midden: Middle or center; the central point of something.
bevindt: Is located; third-person singular of bevinden.
zich: Itself or oneself; reflexive pronoun in Dutch.
eiland: Island; a piece of land surrounded by water.
bedekt: Covered; past participle of bedekken, to cover.
met: With; very common Dutch preposition.
bomen: Trees; plural of boom, a large woody plant.
notenstruiken: Nut bushes; shrubs that produce edible nuts.
tussen: Between or among; Dutch preposition of position.
staat: Stands or is; third-person singular of staan.
holle: Hollow; adjective describing something empty inside.
eikenboom: Oak tree; a large tree that produces acorns.
welke: Which; relative pronoun used in Dutch sentences.
huis: House or home; a building where someone lives.
uil: Owl; a nocturnal bird of prey.
Oude: Old; adjective form of oud used before a noun.
Bruin: Brown; also the name of the owl character.
wordt: Is or becomes; third-person singular of worden.
genoemd: Called or named; past participle of noemen.
Op: On or up; common Dutch preposition.
herfstdag: Autumn day; a day during the fall season.
toen: When or then; conjunction or adverb in Dutch.
noten: Nuts; edible seeds with hard shells.
rijp: Ripe; fully developed and ready to eat.
waren: Were; past tense plural of zijn, to be.
bladeren: Leaves; flat green parts growing on plants.
hazelaarstruiken: Hazel bushes; shrubs that produce hazelnuts.
goud: Gold; precious yellow metal or golden color.
groen: Green; the color of leaves and grass.
kwamen: Came; past tense plural of komen, to come.
alle: All; indicating every member of a group.
andere: Other; referring to different or additional things.
eekhoorns: Squirrels; plural of eekhoorn, small rodents.
uit: Out of or from; common Dutch preposition.
liepen: Walked or ran; past tense plural of lopen.
naar: To or toward; preposition indicating direction.
Ze: They or she; pronoun used in Dutch.
maakten: Made; past tense plural of maken, to make.
vlotten: Rafts; flat floating structures for water transport.
twijgjes: Twigs; small thin branches from a tree.
ze: They, she, or them; pronoun in Dutch.
peddelden: Paddled; past tense of peddelen, to paddle.
weg: Away or road; indicating movement away from something.
water: Water; the clear liquid essential for life.
Uileneiland: Owl Island; the fictional island where the owl lives.
om: Around or in order to; Dutch preposition or conjunction.
te: To; used before infinitive verbs in Dutch.
verzamelen: To collect or gather; to bring things together.
Elke: Each or every; Dutch determiner for individuals.
klein: Small or little; basic Dutch adjective of size.
zakje: Small bag or sack; diminutive of zak.
grote: Large or big; adjective form of groot.
roeispaan: Oar or paddle; a tool used to row a boat.
spreidde: Spread out; past tense of spreiden, to spread.
als: As or like; conjunction or preposition in Dutch.
zeil: Sail; cloth used to catch wind on a boat.
namen: Took; past tense plural of nemen, to take.
ook: Also or too; common Dutch adverb of addition.
offer: Offering or sacrifice; something given as a gift.
drie: Three; the number 3 in Dutch.
vette: Fat or plump; adjective form of vet.
muizen: Mice; plural of muis, small rodents.
mee: Along or with; adverb indicating accompaniment.
geschenk: Gift or present; something given to another person.
voor: For or before; very common Dutch preposition.
legden: Laid or placed; past tense plural of leggen.
neer: Down; adverb indicating a downward direction.
op: On or up; common Dutch preposition of position.
drempelstap: Doorstep; the step at the entrance of a door.

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