The Thief in the Museum: Solving Van Gogh's Secret Puzzle

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: The Thief in the Museum: Solving Van Gogh's Secret Puzzle Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2024-11-22-23-34-02-nl Story Transcript:Nl: In het Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, de herfstbladeren dwarrelden buiten zachtjes naar beneden.En: At the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the autumn leaves gently swirled down outside.Nl: Binnen was er een drukte van jewelste.En: Inside, there was quite a bustle.Nl: De voorbereidingen voor Sinterklaas waren in volle gang.En: The preparations for Sinterklaas were in full swing.Nl: Terwijl kinderen liedjes zongen en verlanglijstjes schreven, heerste er in het museum een andere spanning.En: While children sang songs and wrote wish lists, a different tension hung in the museum.Nl: Een van de schilderijen was verdwenen.En: One of the paintings had disappeared.Nl: Niet zomaar een schilderij, maar een meesterwerk van Vincent van Gogh.En: Not just any painting, but a masterpiece by Vincent van Gogh.Nl: Joris, een jonge kunsthistorie student, kreeg het nieuws tijdens zijn stage.En: Joris, a young art history student, received the news during his internship.Nl: Zijn ogen begonnen te blinken.En: His eyes started to sparkle.Nl: Dit was zijn kans om zich te bewijzen.En: This was his chance to prove himself.Nl: Joris stond naast Meike, de waakzame beveiligingsbewaker van het museum.En: Joris stood next to Meike, the vigilant security guard of the museum.Nl: "Het moet een inside job zijn," fluisterde ze.En: "It must be an inside job," she whispered.Nl: "Maar wie kan het zijn?"En: "But who could it be?"Nl: Anouk, de verantwoordelijke museumcurator, liep onrustig rond.En: Anouk, the responsible museum curator, paced around restlessly.Nl: Er heerste wantrouwen.En: There was distrust in the air.Nl: Joris vroeg zich af of zij iets verborg.En: Joris wondered if she was hiding something.Nl: Anouk claimde dat ze rond die tijd bezig was met het organiseren van het feest.En: Anouk claimed that she was busy organizing the party around that time.Nl: Maar Joris wist het niet zeker.En: But Joris wasn't sure.Nl: Hij wilde haar geloven, maar Meike's theorieën waren overtuigend.En: He wanted to believe her, but Meike's theories were convincing.Nl: De beveiliging werd aangescherpt.En: Security was tightened.Nl: Joris had moeite om toegang te krijgen tot de gesloten delen van het museum.En: Joris had trouble getting access to the closed sections of the museum.Nl: Hij moest voorzichtig zijn.En: He had to be careful.Nl: Door de geheimzinnige aanwijzingen in andere Van Gogh schilderijen te bestuderen, dacht hij dat de oplossing daar lag.En: By studying the mysterious clues in other Van Gogh paintings, he thought the solution lay there.Nl: Tijdens het Sinterklaasfeest hield Joris zijn ogen open.En: During the Sinterklaas party, Joris kept his eyes open.Nl: Kleurrijke decoraties hingen overal.En: Colorful decorations hung everywhere.Nl: Maar tussen de schilderijen viel hem iets op.En: But among the paintings, something caught his attention.Nl: Een subtiele hint in de verf.En: A subtle hint in the paint.Nl: Het was alsof Van Gogh een geheim boodschap had achtergelaten.En: It was as if Van Gogh had left a secret message.Nl: Hij volgde de aanwijzingen en kwam dichter bij de waarheid.En: He followed the...

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