When Creativity Blooms: A Garden Showdown and Team Triumph

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: When Creativity Blooms: A Garden Showdown and Team Triumph Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/when-creativity-blooms-a-garden-showdown-and-team-triumph Story Transcript:Nl: Het was een frisse herfstmiddag in de uitgestrekte Keukenhof-tuinen.En: It was a crisp autumn afternoon in the sprawling Keukenhof gardens.Nl: De bladeren ritselden zachtjes in de wind.En: The leaves rustled softly in the wind.Nl: Maarten, een precies werkende tuinontwerper, keek over het terrein.En: Maarten, a meticulous garden designer, looked over the grounds.Nl: Hij had een prachtig ontwerp in gedachten voor de tulpen.En: He had a beautiful design in mind for the tulips.Nl: Alles moest perfect zijn.En: Everything had to be perfect.Nl: Zo stond de reputatie van de tuin op het spel.En: The garden's reputation was at stake.Nl: Elinor, de enthousiaste stagiaire, volgde elke beweging van Maarten.En: Elinor, the enthusiastic intern, followed Maarten’s every move.Nl: Ze wilde alles leren over bloemen en planten.En: She wanted to learn everything about flowers and plants.Nl: Naast haar stond Bram, een ervaren tuinman.En: Next to her stood Bram, an experienced gardener.Nl: Hij had zijn eigen ideeën over hoe tulpen geplant moesten worden.En: He had his own ideas about how tulips should be planted.Nl: Hoewel zijn methoden vreemd leken, waren ze altijd succesvol.En: Although his methods seemed odd, they were always successful.Nl: De drie werkten samen in de tuin.En: The three worked together in the garden.Nl: Maarten had stengels en bollen precies uitgelijnd volgens zijn schema.En: Maarten had stems and bulbs precisely aligned according to his plan.Nl: Zijn gezicht verraadde concentratie.En: His face betrayed concentration.Nl: Bram keek naar het patroon, mopperde een beetje en gaf advies.En: Bram looked at the pattern, grumbled a bit, and offered advice.Nl: "Je moet ze dieper planten," zei hij.En: "You need to plant them deeper," he said.Nl: Maar Maarten was niet overtuigd.En: But Maarten was not convinced.Nl: Ondertussen, met te veel enthousiasme, struikelde Elinor over de gereedschapskist.En: Meanwhile, with too much enthusiasm, Elinor stumbled over the toolbox.Nl: Bollen vlogen door de lucht en landden verspreid over Maartens verstreken ontwerp.En: Bulbs flew through the air and landed scattered over Maarten’s carefully laid-out design.Nl: Voordat Maarten iets kon zeggen, kleurde Elinor van schaamte.En: Before Maarten could say anything, Elinor blushed with embarrassment.Nl: "Oh nee!"En: "Oh no!"Nl: riep ze uit.En: she exclaimed.Nl: Maarten zuchtte diep.En: Maarten sighed deeply.Nl: Wat moest hij doen?En: What should he do?Nl: De botsing tussen zijn ontwerp en Bram's methoden was al moeilijk genoeg.En: The clash between his design and Bram's methods was already difficult enough.Nl: Nu deze chaos.En: Now this chaos.Nl: Hij kon niet toegeven aan frustratie.En: He couldn’t give in to frustration.Nl: Maarten dacht na.En: Maarten thought.Nl: Misschien moesten ze Bram's techniek proberen.En: Maybe they should try Bram’s technique.Nl: Plotseling koelde de lucht snel af.En: Suddenly, the air cooled rapidly.Nl: Er was een onverwachte koude golf op komst.En: An unexpected...

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