The Lighthouse Keeper

Name: The Lighthouse Keeper
Author: A. Marlowe

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Read The Lighthouse Keeper by A. Marlowe in Dutch and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A1, B1, and C1.

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The Lamp

Elke avond liep Mara de lange trap op om de grote lamp aan te doen.

Every evening, Mara walked up the long stairs to turn on the big lamp.

Het eiland was klein en stil.

The island was small and quiet.

De zee was overal om haar heen.

The sea was all around her.

Ze hield van haar werk, zelfs als de wind heel hard was.

She liked her work, even when the wind was very loud.

Op een nacht zag Mara een kleine boot ver van de kust.

One night, Mara saw a small boat far from the shore.

Hij bewoog langzaam naar de rotsen.

It was moving slowly toward the rocks.

Ze luidde de zware bel en zwaaide met haar lantaarn.

She rang the heavy bell and waved her lantern.

A. Marlowe writes short, warm stories for language learners.