Van het toovervischje : Een oud sprookje op nieuw verteld en berijmd

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Van het toovervischje : Een oud sprookje op nieuw verteld en berijmd

by Lambertus Cornelis Steenhuizen

NL·~15 minutes·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total

Van het Toovervischje. - Een oud sprookje Opnieuw verteld en berijmd.

15:14

Colofon - Codering

0:44

Description

In a windswept realm of golden dunes, a tiny couple of dwarf folk named Piggelmee and his wife make their humble home inside an old, overturned clay pot. Their days are spent hunting rabbits with a minuscule gun and scrambling through the narrow hole they have carved, while they dream of a steadier, safer shelter. One bright summer morning a whispered news arrives in the dwarf‑size newspaper: a magical fish is swimming near the shore, offering any request to those who ask politely.

Excited and hopeful, the pair call out to the silver‑voiced fish, asking for a proper little house with a chimney and a door. The fish obliges instantly, and a snug cottage appears where their pot once lay. Yet the newly‑furnished home feels incomplete, and Piggelmee’s wife soon imagines chairs, a table, curtains, and even a mirror—all the little comforts a tiny family could cherish. The story follows their cheerful attempts to coax the generous fish for each new wish, weaving humor and wonder into a timeless fairy‑tale retelling.

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Language

nl

Duration

~15 minutes (15K characters)

Release date

Mar 9, 2025

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Lambertus Cornelis Steenhuizen

Lambertus Cornelis Steenhuizen

1860–1926

Best remembered for the charming Dutch Piggelmee stories, this early 20th-century writer gave old fairy-tale magic a warm, playful voice for young readers. His small body of work helped keep a beloved folk character alive in Dutch children’s literature.

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