Blooming Bonds: How Cooperation Blossomed at the Flower Market

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Blooming Bonds: How Cooperation Blossomed at the Flower Market Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2025-03-26-22-34-02-nl Story Transcript:Nl: De zon scheen helder op de Amsterdamse Bloemenmarkt.En: The sun shone brightly on the Amsterdamse Bloemenmarkt.Nl: Het was voorjaar.En: It was springtime.Nl: Overal waren tulpen, narcissen en andere bloeiende planten.En: Tulips, daffodils, and other blooming plants were everywhere.Nl: De lucht was vol met de zoete geur van verse bloemen.En: The air was filled with the sweet scent of fresh flowers.Nl: Femke liep glimlachend van kraam naar kraam.En: Femke walked smiling from stall to stall.Nl: Ze was een jonge botanist en hield van zeldzame bloemen.En: She was a young botanist and loved rare flowers.Nl: Haar broer, Jasper, volgde haar met een zucht.En: Her brother, Jasper, followed her with a sigh.Nl: Hij vond bloemen wel mooi, maar niet zo belangrijk.En: He thought flowers were beautiful, but not that important.Nl: "Femke, waarom moeten we uren op deze markt doorbrengen?"En: "Femke, why do we have to spend hours at this market?"Nl: vroeg Jasper terwijl hij naar een pot met paarse hyacinten wees.En: Jasper asked as he pointed to a pot of purple hyacinths.Nl: "Ik zoek iets speciaals," antwoordde Femke enthousiast.En: "I'm looking for something special," answered Femke enthusiastically.Nl: "Een zeldzame plant die mijn lentetuin compleet maakt."En: "A rare plant that will complete my spring garden."Nl: Jasper haalde zijn schouders op.En: Jasper shrugged.Nl: "Oké, als het maar niet te duur is."En: "Okay, as long as it's not too expensive."Nl: Femke knikte, maar in haar hoofd droomde ze al van een prachtige bloem die niet iedereen had.En: Femke nodded, but in her mind, she was already dreaming of a beautiful flower that not everyone had.Nl: Ze naderde een kraam waar een zeldzame bloeiende plant stond.En: She approached a stall where a rare blooming plant stood.Nl: Het was precies de plant die ze zocht.En: It was exactly the plant she was looking for.Nl: "Wow, kijk eens, Jasper!En: "Wow, look, Jasper!Nl: Daar is hij," riep Femke uit met ogen vol vreugde.En: There it is," Femke cried out with eyes full of joy.Nl: Echter, naast haar stond een andere tuinliefhebber.En: However, next to her stood another gardening enthusiast.Nl: Hij keek net zo verlangend naar de plant.En: He looked just as longing at the plant.Nl: De verkoper glimlachte vriendelijk, maar vertelde dat er maar één van deze plant beschikbaar was en dat hij erg duur was.En: The vendor smiled kindly but said that there was only one of these plants available and that it was very expensive.Nl: Femke zuchtte.En: Femke sighed.Nl: Haar budget was beperkt.En: Her budget was limited.Nl: Ze wist dat ze met Jasper moest praten.En: She knew she had to talk with Jasper.Nl: Samen overlegden ze even.En: They conferred for a moment.Nl: Jasper, hoewel niet al te enthousiast in het begin, wilde zijn zus graag helpen.En: Jasper, though not too enthusiastic at first, wanted to help his sister.Nl: Femke nam een besluit.En: Femke made a decision.Nl: Ze stapte naar de andere tuinliefhebber toe en stelde voor: "Misschien kunnen we de plant delen?En: She stepped up to the other gardening enthusiast and...

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