The Clockmaker's Apprentice

Name: The Clockmaker's Apprentice
Author: R. Devereux

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Read The Clockmaker's Apprentice by R. Devereux in Dutch and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels B1, B2, and C1.

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De werkplaats stond vol tikkende klokken.

The workshop was full of ticking clocks.

Elke klok liep een beetje uit de pas met de andere.

Each clock was a little out of time with the others.

Pieter liet zijn gereedschap zo vaak vallen dat de meester alleen maar zuchtte.

Pieter dropped his tools so often that the master only sighed.

De meester gaf hem het gereedschap gewoon weer terug.

The master just handed the tools back to him.

Weken lang mocht Pieter alleen maar schoonmaken.

For weeks, Pieter was only allowed to clean.

Hij mocht nooit iets bouwen.

He was never allowed to build anything.

Hij werd moe van het wachten.

He grew tired of waiting.

About the author

R. Devereux writes short, warm stories for language learners.