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Annotated Dutch Texts

Een grote beslissing

A Big Decision

Op een dag liep een zesjarig jongetje naar zijn vader en zei:"Papa, ik wil graag trouwen."

A six-year-old boy walked up to his father one day and announced, "Daddy, I'd like to get married."

Zijn vader antwoordde aarzelend:"Zeker, jongen, heb je iemand in gedachten?"

His father replied hesitantly, "Sure, son, do you have anyone special in mind?"

"Ja", antwoordde de jongen. "Ik wil met oma trouwen."

"Yes", answered the boy. "I want to marry Grandma."

"Nou, wacht eens even", zei zijn vader. "Je denkt toch niet dat ik je met mijn moeder laat trouwen?"

"Now, wait a minute", said his father. "You don't think I'd let you get married with my mother, do you?"

"Waarom niet?", vroeg de jongen. "Jij bent met die van mij getrouwd."

"Why not?", the boy asked. "You married mine."

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