Original stories · Dutch
First Stories
First Dutch stories for children, told in the present tense. Free to read in the browser, each with a translation beside every paragraph.
About the series
Short Dutch stories for children, and for anyone taking their very first steps in Dutch, with a translation beside every paragraph. A cat who is nowhere to be found, a dog who will not have a bath, a wobbly tooth, a snowman for a grandmother in bed: small everyday problems, solved by the end, with a laugh on the way.
The Dutch is at A1, the very first level. Every story is told in the present tense, in short sentences, with the same everyday words coming back again and again. No past tenses and no long clauses: nothing a beginner has not met yet.
Read them with a child, read them aloud together, or read them on your own as a first real story in Dutch. Each one takes about ten minutes.
Stories
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These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Italian.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Greek.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Hindi.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Indonesian.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Japanese.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Korean.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with German.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Polish.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Portuguese.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Romanian.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Turkish.
These are the Dutch stories of First Stories, shown here in Dutch with Chinese.
A1 stories
- A1
Waar is Mimi?
Where Is Mimi?
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
Bruno en het bad
Bruno and the Bath
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
Opa en de bril
Grandpa and the Glasses
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
Een taart voor mama
A Cake for Mum
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
De rode fiets
The Red Bicycle
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
Een sneeuwpop voor oma
A Snowman for Grandma
First Stories · Dutch · 10 min
DuoText original - A1
Hoppel kan niet slapen
Hoppel Can’t Sleep
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
De wiebeltand
The Wobbly Tooth
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
De nieuwe jongen
The New Boy
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
De kleine eend
The Little Duck
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
Wie eet de aardbeien?
Who Is Eating the Strawberries?
First Stories · Dutch · 10 min
DuoText original - A1
Een hond voor een week
A Dog for One Week
First Stories · Dutch · 10 min
DuoText original - A1
Ben en de gele paraplu
Ben and the Yellow Umbrella
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
Vier kleine katten
Four Little Kittens
First Stories · Dutch · 10 min
DuoText original - A1
Bruno en de worstjes
Bruno and the Sausages
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
Opa en de mobiele telefoon
Grandpa and the Phone
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
Hoppel en de eerste sneeuw
Hoppel and the First Snow
First Stories · Dutch · 10 min
DuoText original - A1
Brumm rijdt met de trein
Brumm Takes the Train
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original - A1
Oma leert zwemmen
Grandma Learns to Swim
First Stories · Dutch · 5 min
DuoText original
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