- Original Dutch Stories
- ~ The Flying Priest
- ~ The Mill Knife
- ~ And the Farmer Ploughs On
- ~ A Royal Child
- ~ Adventure at Night
- ~ Dirk Bult
- ~ James de Bree
- ~ Little Brother from Scheveningen
- ~ A Thorn in the Flesh
- ~ Klaas Pot
- ~ Bertus
- ~ The Little Elephant
- ~ From Generation to Generation
- ~ Reflections of a Grocer
- ~ Have Mercy on Us
- ~ About Cats and Dogs
- ~ Can’t We Have Some Fun?
- ~ Blackberries
- ~ Cupido
- ~ The Sign Cap
- ~ The Weather Turns
- ~ Joop
- ~ Troubles
- ~ On Holiday
- ~ A Nice Sunday Afternoon
- ~ How it Turned Out
- ~ The Raisin Bun
Category: Stories
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~ A Thorn in the Flesh
Read More: ~ A Thorn in the FleshEelke Van Doorn has been walking since 1985 in a pair of Brazilian shoes he bought in a Canadian shoe shop while visiting his children
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~ Little Brother from Scheveningen
Read More: ~ Little Brother from ScheveningenMy grandson who is studying to be a pastor in Grand Rapids knocked on my door. He is a somewhat shy little man and it took him about an hour to come up with the purpose of his visit
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~ James de Bree
Read More: ~ James de BreeIn one such attic room, James De Bree is cramming for Physics 301. Nuclear physicist, that’s what he wants to be, much to his mother’s dismay. But father De Bree lets his fellow workers at the big General Motors plant know that his son will go far in the world.
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~ Dirk Bult
Read More: ~ Dirk BultDirk Bult, though a small man, is a great thinker. Even when he was a child, there was no question so difficult that Dirk didn’t know the answer to it. That created some distance between him and his peers. They were a bit dumber.
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~ Adventure at Night
Read More: ~ Adventure at NightAs you know, we had to stay with Mother this time. We had just arrived and our dear Mom had already brewed the coffee. I took a look around. You know those little flats. A room, a little bedroom next to it, and a little kitchen with a shower/WC behind it. Everything tiny.
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~ A Royal Child
Read More: ~ A Royal ChildI had promised my village colleague Jan Koning that as soon as I arrived in Canada I would visit his only daughter who was in St Margaret Hospital in Toronto
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~ And the Farmer Ploughs On
Read More: ~ And the Farmer Ploughs OnOn an early spring day, the fields spread out, glistening again. The wind is still chilly, with night temperatures around zero, but the sun is gaining strength
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~ The Mill Knife
Read More: ~ The Mill KnifeFor the first time in my life, I saw my father peeling potatoes. He did it somewhat shyly, as it was still the case then that women did all the housework
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~ The Flying Priest
Read More: ~ The Flying PriestThe Lord bless you and keep you. The little boy peeked up at their pastor — Just for a moment! It was a sin if you opened your eyes while praying
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Opa Vliegt Naar Canada
Read More: Opa Vliegt Naar CanadaOpa Dekker. Tachtig en nog goed bij de pinken. Wat stijf in de botten ‘s morgens, maar tegen tienen loopt hij nog veerkrachtig een blokje om. Een leven van hard werken heeft zijn lichaam niet verknoeid. Nou ja, een wat hoge rug. Bijna een bochel. Sommige mannen die lang turf gestoken hebben houden dat ervan…