Unveiling the Hidden Room: Secrets of the Boarding School

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Unveiling the Hidden Room: Secrets of the Boarding School Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2025-03-28-22-34-02-nl Story Transcript:Nl: Het was een zonnige lentedag op het oude kostschool in Nederland.En: It was a sunny spring day at the old boarding school in Nederland.Nl: De tulpen bloeiden overal rond het schoolgebouw, dat er imposant en geheimzinnig uitzag met zijn met klimop begroeide muren en torenhoge torenspitsen.En: The tulips bloomed everywhere around the school building, which looked imposing and mysterious with its ivy-covered walls and towering spires.Nl: De leerlingen waren druk met de voorbereidingen voor Pasen, een feest vol traditionele Nederlandse versieringen en vrolijke paaseierenjachten.En: The students were busy with preparations for Pasen, a celebration full of traditional Dutch decorations and cheerful Easter egg hunts.Nl: Bram zat in de schoolbibliotheek, zijn neus verdiept in een stoffig, oud boek.En: Bram sat in the school library, his nose buried in a dusty old book.Nl: Hij was gefascineerd door de verhalen over een verborgen kamer ergens in de school.En: He was fascinated by the stories about a hidden room somewhere in the school.Nl: De geruchten gingen al jaren rond, maar niemand had ooit echt bewijs gevonden.En: The rumors had been going around for years, but no one had ever found real evidence.Nl: Bram had echter net iets interessants ontdekt in een oude tekst, die beweerde te weten waar de kamer was.En: However, Bram had just discovered something interesting in an old text, which claimed to know where the room was.Nl: Zijn ogen glinsterden van opwinding.En: His eyes sparkled with excitement.Nl: "Je weet dat de school zegt dat die kamer niet bestaat, toch?"En: "You know the school says that room doesn't exist, right?"Nl: zei Anouk, zijn beste vriendin.En: said Anouk, his best friend.Nl: Ze stond naast hem, haar wenkbrauw opgetrokken in skeptische interesse.En: She stood next to him, her eyebrow raised in skeptical interest.Nl: "En wat als Lotte ons weer in de gaten houdt?En: "And what if Lotte is watching us again?Nl: Ze ziet altijd alles."En: She sees everything."Nl: "Laten we niet wachten," zei Bram vastberaden.En: "Let's not wait," said Bram determinedly.Nl: "Dit is onze kans.En: "This is our chance.Nl: We moeten het gewoon proberen na schooltijd."En: We just have to try after school."Nl: Onderweg naar hun les kwamen ze Lotte tegen, de geheimzinnige prefect die altijd net wat meer leek te weten dan ze vertelde.En: On their way to class, they bumped into Lotte, the mysterious prefect who always seemed to know just a bit more than she let on.Nl: Ze glimlachte subtiel, maar Bram voelde haar ogen in zijn rug priemen toen ze verder liepen.En: She smiled subtly, but Bram felt her eyes bore into his back as they walked on.Nl: Toen de schooldag was afgelopen, wachtten Bram en Anouk tot het donker werd.En: When the school day was over, Bram and Anouk waited until dark.Nl: Met kloppende harten en een oude zaklamp in de hand glipten ze langs de deuren van de docenten.En: With pounding hearts and an old flashlight in hand, they slipped past the teachers' doors.Nl: Ze wisten dat Lotte waarschijnlijk rondliep, maar hun nieuwsgierigheid dreef hen verder de verlaten gangen in.En: They knew Lotte was probably wandering around, but their curiosity drove them further into the deserted halls.

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