Dutch–English parallel text
Henny-Penny
Joseph Jacobs
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Op een dag was Henny-penny graan aan het pikken op het erf toen er—klets!—iets op haar kop viel. “Lieve hemel!” zei Henny-penny; “de hemel gaat vallen; ik moet het de koning gaan vertellen.”
One day Henny-penny was picking up corn in the cornyard when—whack!—something hit her upon the head. “Goodness gracious me!” said Henny-penny; “the sky’s a-going to fall; I must go and tell the king.”
Dus stapte ze maar door en ze stapte maar door en ze stapte maar door, totdat ze Cocky-locky tegenkwam. “Waar ga je heen, Henny-penny?” zegt Cocky-locky. “O! Ik ga de koning vertellen dat de hemel naar beneden valt,” zegt Henny-penny. “Mag ik met je mee?” zegt Cocky-locky.
So she went along and she went along and she went along till she met Cocky-locky. “Where are you going, Henny-penny?” says Cocky-locky. “Oh! I’m going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling,” says Henny-penny. “May I come with you?” says Cocky-locky.
“Zeker,” zegt Henny-penny. Dus gingen Henny-penny en Cocky-locky de koning vertellen dat de hemel viel.
“Certainly,” says Henny-penny. So Henny-penny and Cocky-locky went to tell the king the sky was falling.
Ze stapten maar door, en ze stapten maar door, en ze stapten maar door, totdat ze Ducky-daddles tegenkwamen. “Waar gaan jullie heen, Henny-penny en Cocky-locky?” zegt Ducky-daddles. “O!
They went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Ducky-daddles. “Where are you going to, Henny-penny and Cocky-locky?” says Ducky-daddles. “Oh!
we gaan de koning vertellen dat de hemel naar beneden valt,” zeiden Henny-penny en Cocky-locky. “Mag ik met jullie mee?” zegt Ducky-daddles. “Zeker,” zeiden Henny-penny en Cocky-locky.
we’re going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling,” said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky. “May I come with you?” says Ducky-daddles. “Certainly,” said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky.
Dus gingen Henny-penny, Cocky-locky en Ducky-daddles de koning vertellen dat de hemel naar beneden viel.
So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles went to tell the king the sky was a-falling.
Dus stapten ze maar door, en ze stapten maar door, en ze stapten maar door, totdat ze Goosey-poosey tegenkwamen. “Waar gaan jullie heen, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky en Ducky-daddles?” zei Goosey-poosey. “O!
So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Goosey-poosey, “Where are you going to, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles?” said Goosey-poosey. “Oh!
we gaan de koning vertellen dat de hemel naar beneden valt,” zeiden Henny-penny en Cocky-locky en Ducky-daddles. “Mag ik met jullie mee?” zei Goosey-poosey. “Zeker,” zeiden Henny-penny, Cocky-locky en Ducky-daddles.
we’re going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling,” said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles. “May I come with you,” said Goosey-poosey. “Certainly,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky and Ducky-daddles.
Dus gingen Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles en Goosey-poosey de koning vertellen dat de hemel naar beneden viel.
So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles and Goosey-poosey went to tell the king the sky was a-falling.
Dus stapten ze maar door, en ze stapten maar door, en ze stapten maar door, totdat ze Turkey-lurkey tegenkwamen. “Waar gaan jullie heen, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles en Goosey-poosey?” zegt Turkey-lurkey. “O!
So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Turkey-lurkey. “Where are you going, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Goosey-poosey?” says Turkey-lurkey. “Oh!
we gaan de koning vertellen dat de hemel naar beneden valt,” zeiden Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles en Goosey-poosey. “Mag ik met jullie mee, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles en Goosey-poosey?” zei Turkey-lurkey.
we’re going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles and Goosey-poosey. “May I come with you? Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles and Goosey-poosey?” said Turkey-lurkey.
“Maar natuurlijk, Turkey-lurkey,” zeiden Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles en Goosey-poosey. Dus gingen Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey en Turkey-lurkey allemaal de koning vertellen dat de hemel naar beneden viel.
“Why, certainly, Turkey-lurkey,” said Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, and Goosey-poosey. So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey all went to tell the king the sky was a-falling.
Dus stapten ze maar door, en ze stapten maar door, en ze stapten maar door, totdat ze Foxy-woxy tegenkwamen, en Foxy-woxy zei tegen Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey en Turkey-lurkey: “Waar gaan jullie heen, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey en Turkey-lurkey?”
So they went along, and they went along, and they went along, till they met Foxy-woxy, and Foxy-woxy said to Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey and Turkey-lurkey: “Where are you going, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey?”
En Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey en Turkey-lurkey zeiden tegen Foxy-woxy: “We gaan de koning vertellen dat de hemel naar beneden valt.” “O!
And Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey-poosey, and Turkey-lurkey said to Foxy-woxy: “We’re going to tell the king the sky’s a-falling.” “Oh!
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