Blooming Friendships: A Keukenhof Adventure in Autumn

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Blooming Friendships: A Keukenhof Adventure in Autumn Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2024-11-18-23-34-02-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Saskia stond aan het begin van de dag vol verwachting voor de Keukenhof.En: Saskia stood at the start of the day full of anticipation for the Keukenhof.Nl: Haar ogen glinsterden bij de gedachte aan al het moois dat de herfst zou tonen.En: Her eyes glistened at the thought of all the beauty that autumn would reveal.Nl: De bladeren in de bomen waren geel en rood gekleurd.En: The leaves in the trees were yellow and red in color.Nl: Ze vielen zachtjes op de paden en maakten een tapijt van bladeren.En: They gently fell onto the paths and created a carpet of leaves.Nl: Bram en Lisette stonden naast haar, klaar voor het avontuur.En: Bram and Lisette stood next to her, ready for the adventure.Nl: De lucht was fris en rook naar aarde en bloemen.En: The air was fresh and smelled of earth and flowers.Nl: De school had een excursie georganiseerd.En: The school had organized an excursion.Nl: Saskia had een missie: ze wilde informatie verzamelen voor haar botanica-project.En: Saskia had a mission: she wanted to gather information for her botany project.Nl: Ze wilde haar leraar imponeren met de kennis over herfstbloemen.En: She wanted to impress her teacher with her knowledge about autumn flowers.Nl: Bram, haar goede vriend, vond het leuker om rond te dwalen en plezier te maken.En: Bram, her good friend, preferred to wander around and have fun.Nl: Lisette was nieuw op school.En: Lisette was new at school.Nl: Ze was stil, maar haar ogen twinkelden als Saskia over planten sprak.En: She was quiet, but her eyes twinkled when Saskia talked about plants.Nl: De drie vrienden liepen samen door de tuinen.En: The three friends walked together through the gardens.Nl: Saskia stopte vaak om notities te maken van de bloemen.En: Saskia often stopped to take notes on the flowers.Nl: Bram keek om zich heen en zag overal mogelijkheden voor avontuur.En: Bram looked around and saw opportunities for adventure everywhere.Nl: "Kijk daar, een eekhoorn!"En: "Look there, a squirrel!"Nl: riep hij en rende erachteraan.En: he shouted and ran after it.Nl: Saskia zuchtte, maar glimlachte.En: Saskia sighed but smiled.Nl: Lisette volgde rustig, bewonderend naar de bloemen kijkend.En: Lisette calmly followed, admiring the flowers.Nl: De Keukenhof was groot, groter dan ze hadden gedacht.En: The Keukenhof was large, larger than they had thought.Nl: Toen ze eindelijk een plattegrond vonden, zagen ze hoeveel er nog te ontdekken was.En: When they finally found a map, they saw how much there was still to discover.Nl: Saskia keek op de klok.En: Saskia checked the clock.Nl: De tijd begon te dringen.En: Time was starting to run out.Nl: Ze wilde nog zeldzame bloemen zien, maar ze hadden nog maar een uur voordat ze terug moesten.En: She wanted to see more rare flowers, but they had only an hour left before they had to head back.Nl: "Wat nu?"En: "What now?"Nl: vroeg Bram.En: asked Bram.Nl: "Willen we alle bloemen zien of gaan we gewoon ronddwalen?".En: "Do we want to see all the flowers, or should we just wander around?".Nl: Saskia dacht na.En: Saskia thought for a moment.Nl: Haar project was belangrijk, maar zij...

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