A librarian who discovers a secret society of book characters.
A bilingual Dutch story with sentence-by-sentence English translation. Level: BEGINNER (CEFR). Tap any word in the DuoBook reader for an instant translation.
Elias werkt in een oude bibliotheek.
Elias works in an old library.
Hij vindt een boek op de grond.
He finds a book on the floor.
Een man stapt uit de pagina's.
A man steps out of the pages.
De man draagt een hele oude jas.
The man wears a very old coat.
Hij is een personage uit een verhaal.
He is a character from a story.
Veel personages wonen in deze bibliotheek.
Many characters live in this library.
Zij willen in vrede samenleven.
They want to live together in peace.
Elias besluit zijn nieuwe vrienden te helpen.
Elias decides to help his new friends.
De bibliotheek wordt nu een veilige plek.
The library becomes a safe place now.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- library
- bibliotheek
- character
- personage
- peace
- vrede
- safe
- veilig
- story
- verhaal
- together
- samen
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