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Unveiling Secrets: Anja's Hidden Treasure Hunt at School
Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Unveiling Secrets: Anja's Hidden Treasure Hunt at School
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Story Transcript:
Af: Die koue winterwind fluit deur die gang van Jan Van Riebeeck Hoërskool.
En: The cold winter wind whistles through the hallway of Jan Van Riebeeck Hoërskool.
Af: Die muurhorlosie tik stadig, terwyl die oggend verslap in ʼn vaas grys.
En: The wall clock ticks slowly as the morning slackens into a gray haze.
Af: Anja, met haar dik wolsjaal styf om haar nek, stap haastig na haar kas.
En: Anja, with her thick wool scarf tightly around her neck, walks hastily to her locker.
Af: Die houtvloer kraak soos sy loop.
En: The wooden floor creaks as she walks.
Af: Sy probeer haar vingers warm wryf voor sy die slot oopmaak.
En: She tries to rub her fingers warm before unlocking the lock.
Af: Binne-in haar kas lê ʼn geheim.
En: Inside her locker lies a secret.
Af: ʼn Vervalle koevert, geel en bros.
En: A shabby envelope, yellow and brittle.
Af: Wie sou ʼn brief vir haar hier laat?
En: Who would leave a letter for her here?
Af: Anja kou aan haar onderlip voor sy die koevert oopmaak.
En: Anja chews on her lower lip before she opens the envelope.
Af: Binne is daar net een ding: 'n brief met ouerige ink wat fluister oor ʼn verborge skat.
En: Inside, there is only one thing: a letter with aged ink that whispers of a hidden treasure.
Af: "'n Skat?" mompel Anja, haar oë groot van nuuskierigheid.
En: “A treasure?” mutters Anja, her eyes wide with curiosity.
Af: "Waar?"
En: “Where?”
Af: Die brief is vaag, met raaisels wat draai oor die grond van die skool.
En: The letter is vague, with riddles that twist about the school grounds.
Af: Anja weet dadelik, sy moet meer uitvind.
En: Anja knows immediately that she must find out more.
Af: Sy het altyd van die skool se geskiedenis gehou, al die ou stories en geheime wat niemand meer onthou nie.
En: She has always enjoyed the school's history, all the old stories and secrets that no one remembers anymore.
Af: Sy vertel vinnig vir haar twee beste vriende, Liam en Sebastian.
En: She quickly tells her two best friends, Liam and Sebastian.
Af: Hulle sit agter in die biblioteek en luister, half ongemaklik in die harde stoele.
En: They sit at the back of the library, listening, half-uncomfortable in the hard chairs.
Af: "Seker iemand maak 'n grap," sug Liam.
En: “Surely someone is making a joke,” sighs Liam.
Af: "Ja, wie weet mos van 'n skat op die skoolgronde," voeg Sebastian by.
En: “Yeah, who would know about a treasure on the school grounds,” adds Sebastian.
Af: Maar Anja voel iets anders in haar maag.
En: But Anja feels something different in her stomach.
Af: ʼn Opwinding.
En: An excitement.
Af: Sy besluit om die leidrade te volg, selfs al twyfel haar vriende.
En: She decides to follow the clues, even though her friends doubt.
Af: Sy weet sy neem ʼn kans, want die reëls van die skool is streng.
En: She knows she’s taking a chance because the school's rules are strict.
Af: Daardie aand, toe die laaste klanke van voetstappe stil raak en die skool in stilte gehul is, sluip Anja terug.
En: That evening, when the last sounds of footsteps fade away and the school is shrouded in silence, Anja sneaks back.
Af: Sy let op die leidraad wat na die ou biblioteek lei.
En: She notes the clue that leads to the old library.
Af: Die mure is met ou boeke gevoer,
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