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Allergic to Success: How Jaco’s Garden Dreams Blossomed
Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Allergic to Success: How Jaco’s Garden Dreams Blossomed
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Story Transcript:
Af: Die lente het Kaapstad betower met sy vars geure en helder kleure.
En: Spring enchanted Kaapstad with its fresh scents and bright colors.
Af: Die blomme blom orals in die woonbuurt en selfs die lug ruik lewendig.
En: The flowers bloom everywhere in the neighborhood, and even the air smells lively.
Af: Jaco, 'n jong man met 'n passie vir tuinmaak, het besluit om sy droom waar te maak.
En: Jaco, a young man with a passion for gardening, decided to make his dream come true.
Af: Hy wil 'n tuinmaakbesigheid begin en sy eerste kliënt is Annelie.
En: He wants to start a gardening business, and his first client is Annelie.
Af: Annelie se tuin was 'n bietjie verwaarloos, en Jaco het 'n kans gesien om sy vaardighede te wys.
En: Annelie's garden was a bit neglected, and Jaco saw an opportunity to showcase his skills.
Af: Op 'n sonnige Saterdagoggend is Jaco gewapen met 'n nuwe soort kunsmis om Annelie se tuin weer in sy volle glorie te herstel.
En: On a sunny Saturday morning, Jaco was armed with a new type of fertilizer to restore Annelie's garden to its full glory.
Af: Hy was vasbeslote en vol selfvertroue, al het hy net die prys op die kunsmis gesien en gedink dit sou darem goed moet werk!
En: He was determined and confident, even though he just saw the price of the fertilizer and thought it better work well!
Af: Die tuin was pragtig.
En: The garden was beautiful.
Af: Die oranje marigolds en pers laventel staan sterk en vrolik in die tuinbeddings.
En: The orange marigolds and purple lavender stood strong and cheerful in the garden beds.
Af: Maar terwyl Jaco buig oor die tulpe om die kunsmis te strooi, voel hy 'n krapkerigheid in sy keel.
En: But while Jaco bent over the tulips to spread the fertilizer, he felt a scratchiness in his throat.
Af: Sy neus begin kriewel.
En: His nose began to tickle.
Af: Skielik begin hy nies, kort en vinnig.
En: Suddenly, he started sneezing, short and fast.
Af: "Dit moet die nuwe kunsmis wees," dink hy, maar hy skud die gedagte af.
En: "It must be the new fertilizer," he thought, but he shook off the thought.
Af: Dit was immers so belangrik om 'n goeie indruk op Annelie te maak.
En: It was so important to make a good impression on Annelie.
Af: So gaan hy voort, maar die niesery raak net erger.
En: So he continued, but the sneezing only got worse.
Af: Sy oë word rooi en begin traan.
En: His eyes turned red and began to water.
Af: Uiteindelik, wanneer hy 'n intense niesbui kry, stamp hy per ongeluk 'n vintage tuinbeeldjie om.
En: Finally, when he had an intense sneezing fit, he accidentally knocked over a vintage garden statue.
Af: 'n Oulike klein kabouter rol van sy voetstuk af en breek in stukke.
En: A cute little gnome rolled off its pedestal and shattered into pieces.
Af: "Ag nee!
En: "Oh no!"
Af: " roep Jaco uit en voel sy hart in sy skoene sak.
En: cried Jaco and felt his heart sink into his shoes.
Af: Hy besef hy het hulp nodig.
En: He realized he needed help.
Af: Hy bel dadelik sy vriend, Thabo, wat hom altyd in sulke noodsituasies kon help.
En: He immediately called his friend, Thabo, who could always help him in such emergencies.
Af: Thabo, wat aspirant-paramedikus is, verseker hom dat hy so gou as moontlik daar sal wees.
En: Thabo, an aspiring paramedic, assured hi
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