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Jaco's Secret: The Extraordinary Plant Discovery

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FluentFiction.org
Published
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Episode Link
https://www.fluentfiction.com/af/episode/2025-09-03-22-34-02-af

Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Jaco's Secret: The Extraordinary Plant Discovery
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Story Transcript:

Af: Die son het stadig oor die Karoo-platorand opgekom, en 'n nuwe skooljaar het aangebreek.
En: The sun slowly rose over the Karoo-plateau, and a new school year had begun.

Af: Daar was 'n varsheid in die lug, die soort wat net die lente bring.
En: There was a freshness in the air, the kind that only spring brings.

Af: Blaartjies het aan die kameeldoringbome begin wys.
En: Little leaves started to show on the kameeldoring trees.

Af: Jaco, 'n stil seun met 'n voorliefde vir die wildernis van die Karoo, het met groot opgewondenheid wakker geword.
En: Jaco, a quiet boy with a passion for the wilderness of the Karoo, woke up with great excitement.

Af: Namate die son die aarde begin verwarm het, het Jaco se gedagtes by die spesiale plant stilgehou wat hy gedurende die somer ontdek het.
En: As the sun began to warm the earth, Jaco's thoughts lingered on the special plant he had discovered during the summer.

Af: Daar was iets besonders aan hierdie plant, gedink hy.
En: There was something special about this plant, he thought.

Af: Hy het diep in sy hart geweet dat hierdie plant iets besonders kon wees.
En: Deep down, he knew that this plant could be something extraordinary.

Af: Die skool het klokslag begin, maar Jaco kon net aan die plant dink.
En: School started promptly, but Jaco could only think about the plant.

Af: Sy vriend Pieter moes opspoor waar Jaco was.
En: His friend Pieter had to find out where Jaco was.

Af: "Jaco, kom, ons gaan laat wees vir die eerste skoolbyeenkoms!" het Pieter uitgeroep, maar Jaco het 'n moeilike besluit geneem.
En: "Jaco, come, we're going to be late for the first school assembly!" Pieter shouted, but Jaco made a difficult decision.

Af: Hy het vinnig by sy huis uitgesluip en die pad gevat na sy geheime plek in die uitgestrekte vlaktes van die Karoo.
En: He quickly slipped out of his house and headed towards his secret spot in the vast plains of the Karoo.

Af: Die veld was stil. Net die wind wat in die gras fluister het en die klap van sy stewels op die grond.
En: The field was quiet—only the wind whispered in the grass and the thud of his boots on the ground.

Af: Jaco se hart het vinniger geslaan terwyl hy nader aan die plek van sy ontdekking gekom het.
En: Jaco's heart raced as he approached the place of his discovery.

Af: Met 'n tevrede sug kniel hy neer en grawe die plant versigtig uit.
En: With a satisfied sigh, he knelt down and carefully dug out the plant.

Af: Hy het geweet hy moet terug wees by die skool voor die klok lui.
En: He knew he had to be back at school before the bell rang.

Af: Die woestyn pad na die skool voel langer as ooit, maar Jaco se doelgerigtheid het hom vorentoe gelei.
En: The desert path to the school felt longer than ever, but Jaco's determination led him forward.

Af: Net toe die klok lui, het Jaco die skoolhek bereik.
En: Just as the bell rang, Jaco reached the school gate.

Af: Sy asem was kort, maar sy oë het geblink van trots.
En: His breath was short, but his eyes shone with pride.

Af: Annelie, wat hom daar wag, het gewonder of hy dit sou regkry.
En: Annelie, waiting for him there, wondered if he would make it.

Af: "Het jy dit?" het sy gevra, bekommerd.
En: "Did you get it?" she asked, worried.

Af: Jaco het net gelag en die plant omhoog gehou.
En: Jaco just laughed and held up...

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