Autumn Adventures: A Family's Journey to Rediscover Nature

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Autumn Adventures: A Family's Journey to Rediscover Nature Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2024-10-29-22-34-03-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Tijdens een gouden herfstdag, reed Sven met zijn dochters, Femke en Lotte, naar de Keukenhof.En: During a golden autumn day, Sven drove with his daughters, Femke and Lotte, to the Keukenhof.Nl: De lucht was fris en koel.En: The air was fresh and cool.Nl: De bladeren van de bomen waren rood, oranje en geel.En: The leaves of the trees were red, orange, and yellow.Nl: De zon scheen zacht en maakte de kleuren fel.En: The sun shone softly, making the colors bright.Nl: Sven was een vader met liefde voor de natuur.En: Sven was a father with a love for nature.Nl: Hij wilde zijn kinderen hetzelfde laten ervaren.En: He wanted his children to experience the same.Nl: Femke, zijn oudste dochter, zat achter in de auto, ogen vastgekleefd aan haar telefoon.En: Femke, his eldest daughter, sat in the back of the car, her eyes glued to her phone.Nl: "Femke, kijk eens naar buiten.En: "Femke, look outside.Nl: Zie je de mooie kleuren?"En: Do you see the beautiful colors?"Nl: vroeg Sven.En: asked Sven.Nl: Maar Femke mompelde alleen, zonder op te kijken.En: But Femke only mumbled without looking up.Nl: Lotte, zijn jongste, zat naast haar en wiebelde van opwinding.En: Lotte, his youngest, sat next to her and wiggled with excitement.Nl: "Papa, zijn er ook Halloween versieringen?"En: "Papa, are there any Halloween decorations?"Nl: vroeg ze enthousiast.En: she asked enthusiastically.Nl: Bij aankomst in de Keukenhof ademde Sven diep de frisse lucht in.En: Upon arrival at the Keukenhof, Sven took a deep breath of fresh air.Nl: "Kom op, meiden," zei hij.En: "Come on, girls," he said.Nl: Er waren paden vol bloemen van felle herfstkleuren.En: There were paths full of flowers in bright autumn colors.Nl: Hier en daar stonden grappige Halloween versieringen, met pompoenen en kleine skeletten.En: Here and there were funny Halloween decorations, with pumpkins and small skeletons.Nl: Lotte rende meteen weg, op zoek naar meer versieringen.En: Lotte immediately ran off, looking for more decorations.Nl: Sven wist dat hij iets moest verzinnen om Femke geïnteresseerd te krijgen.En: Sven knew he had to think of something to get Femke interested.Nl: Plots had hij een idee.En: Suddenly he had an idea.Nl: "Laten we een spel doen," stelde hij voor.En: "Let's play a game," he suggested.Nl: "Een speurtocht!En: "A scavenger hunt!Nl: Zoek bloemen en Halloween dingen."En: Look for flowers and Halloween things."Nl: Femke zuchtte, maar Lotte sprong opgewonden op en neer.En: Femke sighed, but Lotte jumped up and down excitedly.Nl: "Ja, ja, een spel!"En: "Yes, yes, a game!"Nl: riep ze.En: she shouted.Nl: Ze begonnen de speurtocht.En: They began the scavenger hunt.Nl: Terwijl ze over de paden liepen, wezen ze bloemen aan.En: As they walked along the paths, they pointed out flowers.Nl: Lotte vond een groot spinnenweb van plastic boven een bed witte rozen.En: Lotte found a large plastic spider web above a bed of white roses.Nl: Na verloop van tijd begon Femke ook mee te doen.En: Over time, Femke began to participate too.Nl: "Kijk, oranje tulpen," zei ze,...

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