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Unveiling Secrets: Anja's Hidden Treasure Hunt at School

Unveiling Secrets: Anja's Hidden Treasure Hunt at School

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 Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Unveiling Secrets: Anja's Hidden Treasure Hunt at School Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/af/episode/2025-08-19-22-34-02-af 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, en die lug het ʼn stofagtige reuk.En: The walls are lined with old books, and the air has a dusty smell.Af: In 'n hoek sien sy iets vreemd – ʼn deur wat half bedek is met ʼn ou gordyn.En: In a corner, she sees something strange – a door half-covered with an old curtain.Af: Met kloppende hart trek Anja die gordyn weg.En: With a pounding heart, Anja pulls the curtain away.Af: Agter die deur is trappe wat af daal in die diepte.En: Behind the door are steps leading down into the depths.Af: Met ʼn diep asem trek sy haar flitslig nader en loop versigtig af.En: Taking a deep breath, she grabs her flashlight and carefully walks down.Af: Die klank van haar voete weerklink afgesaag deur die keldermure.En: The sound of her footsteps echoes hollowly off the cellar walls.Af: Onder, in die donker van die kelder, vind sy dit.En: Below, in the darkness of the cellar, she finds it.Af: ʼn Ou kis.En: An old chest.Af: Binne die kis is nie goud of juwele nie, maar ou foto's en dokumente van die skool se ontstaan.En: Inside the chest, there is no gold or jewels, but old photos and documents about the school's founding.Af: Anja se hande bewe ʼn bietjie terwyl sy dit deurkyk.En: Anja’s hands tremble a little as she looks through them.Af: Dit voel asof sy die verlede aanraak.En: It feels as if she is touching the past.Af: Met die opkoms van die son die volgende oggend, kom Anja uitgeput maar triomfantlik by die kafeteria aan.En: With the rising sun the next morning, Anja arrives at the cafeteria exhausted but triumphant.Af: Liam en Sebastian is al daar, en hul oë rek toe ...
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