Het grote voorleesboek: De eieren

De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak Het grote voorleesboek
Chapter 1: De eieren →
Written by	Herman van Veen
Artwork by	Hans Bacher Harald Siepermann
Publisher	Uitgeverij Kok
Language	Dutch
Release date	2010
Number of pages	413
Binding method	Hardcover
ISBN	9789043518383

"De eieren" (lit. 'The Eggs') is the chapter of De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: het grote voorleesboek and is a retelling of the story of the first episode of the Alfrd J. Kwak animated series. Several pieces of dialogue in the book are taken directly verbatim from the original episodes of the animated series.

Story

Summary

Some chapters start with a verse

Original Dutch Op het stille water drijven lelies, een kikker springt van het ene naar het andere blad, blauwe libellen zweven kriskras van het hoge riet naar het lage gras en de gemaaide akkers, een zwaan dobbert in het vroege licht. Haar hals beweegt als de arm van een ballerina.

Translation On the still water, lilies float, a frog jumps from one leaf to another, blue dragonflies hover crisscross from the tall reeds to the low grass and the mown fields, a swan drifts in the early light. Her neck moves like the arm of a ballerina.

Continuity

This book retells the story of Episode 1 of the animated series. Please check that page for more info.

• In the original episode, it was insinuated that Alfred left the clog to visit Groot Speelgoedland on the same night that Henk de Mol showed Johan the photograph of Alfred de Mol and his mine house. However, in the book adaptation, Alfred waits seven days before deciding to check out the theme park.

Errata

• While many other books establish that Johan Sebastiaan Kwak, Henk de Mol and Anna van de Polder live in Breed Rietland during this part of the story, including the original episode's outline written by Herman van Veen, this book claims that it is set in Groot Waterland.

Cast

Character gallery

The characters in order of appearance.

• 
  Henk de Mol
• 
  Johan Sebastiaan Kwak
• 
  Anna van de Polder
• 
  Jan van de Polder (mentioned)
• 
  Stip
• 
  Stap
• 
  Rap de Kiekendief
• 
  Olaf Nijlpaard
• 
  K. Rokodil
• 
  Bart 'Beton' Bever
• 
  Schor de Kraai
• 
  Miriam Merel (not named)
• 
  Snel de Snoek (mentioned)
• 
  Alfred Jodocus Kwak
• 
  Alfred de Mol (mentioned)
• 
  Alfred's brothers and sisters

Locations

• 
  Plaspoelpolder
• 
  Beton Maatschappij office
• 
  Groot Speelgoedland

Changes from the original

Changes from the episode

The following lists all the changes between the original episode from the animated series and this book.

• Some dialogue has been expanded to be slightly more descriptive, as the book version lacks the visual elements present in the animated episodes. Some scenes have also been shortened.
• Henri Dropshot and Johnny Hollyday are completely skipped in this version of the narrative.
• Instead of Alfons Rokodil it's Kaspar Rokodil being convinced to build a themepark in de Plaspoelpolder.
• While Rap de Kiekendief does steal Johan's egg, the chase and the inclusion of Snel de Snoek is instead told in a flashback format.
• Alfred Jodocus Kwak leaving the clog just after his brothers and sisters have been born has been omitted.