Drie kleine vogeltjes woonden in een grote stad.

Three little birds lived in a big city.

Hun namen waren Tweet, Chirp en Sing. Tweet was lui.

Their names were Tweet, Chirp, and Sing. Tweet was lazy.

Hij maakte zijn nest van oude kranten.

He made his nest from old newspapers.

Dit is makkelijk!

"This is easy!"

zei hij.

he said.

"Ik kan meer slapen!"

"I can sleep more!"

Chirp was tevreden met eenvoudige dingen.

Chirp was okay with simple things.

Hij maakte zijn nest van kleine takjes.

He made his nest from small sticks.

"Dit is goed genoeg,"

"This is good enough,"

zei hij.

he said.

"Ik kan meer spelen!"

"I can play more!"

Sing was voorzichtig.

Sing was careful.

Ze maakte haar nest van sterke modder en gras.

She made her nest from strong mud and grass.

"Dit kost tijd,"

"This takes time,"

zei ze.

she said.

"Maar het zal veilig zijn!"

"But it will be safe!"

Er kwam een grote storm over de stad.

A big storm came to the city.

De wind was zeer krachtig.

The wind was very strong.

De regen was zeer hevig.

The rain was very heavy.

Tweet's krantennesje werd nat.

Tweet's newspaper nest got wet.

Het viel uit elkaar!

It fell apart!

Tweet vloog weg, koud en bang.

Tweet flew away, cold and scared.

Tjirp's takjesnest trilde in de wind.

Chirp's stick nest shook in the wind.

Het viel in stukken uiteen!

It broke into pieces!

Chirp vloog weg, nat en moe.

Chirp flew away, wet and tired.

Maar Zings modderest was sterk.

But Sing's mud nest was strong.

De storm kon het niet breken.

The storm could not break it.

Sing was warm en droog vanbinnen.

Sing was warm and dry inside.

Tweet en Chirp klopten op Sings nest.

Tweet and Chirp knocked on Sing's nest.

"Help ons, alsjeblieft!"

"Help us, please!"

zeiden ze.

they said.

Sing opende haar deur.

Sing opened her door.

"Kom binnen, mijn vrienden,"

"Come in, my friends,"

zei ze.

she said.

"Mijn nest is groot genoeg voor ons allemaal."

"My nest is big enough for all of us."

De drie vogels bleven samen tot de storm voorbij was.

The three birds stayed together until the storm ended.

Tweet en Chirp leerden die dag iets belangrijks.

Tweet and Chirp learned something important that day.

"Hard werken houdt ons veilig,"

"Hard work makes us safe,"

zei Tweet.

said Tweet.

"De tijd nemen is het waard,"

"Taking time is worth it,"

zei Tjirp. Vanaf die dag bouwden alle drie vogels sterke nesten.

said Chirp. From that day, all three birds built strong nests.

En ze hielpen elkaar altijd wanneer er stormen over de stad kwamen.

And they always helped each other when storms came to the city.