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Chaos in the Karoo: Unplanned Springbok Shenanigans

Chaos in the Karoo: Unplanned Springbok Shenanigans
Mar 17, 2024 · 11m 30s

Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Chaos in the Karoo: Unplanned Springbok Shenanigans Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/chaos-in-the-karoo-unplanned-springbok-shenanigans/ Story Transcript: Af: Op 'n sonskyn dag in die...

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Chaos in the Karoo: Unplanned Springbok Shenanigans
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Af: Op 'n sonskyn dag in die middel van die Karoo Nasionale Park, het 'n jong man genaamd Johan met sy kamera gewapen die wildernis ingestap.
En: On a sunny day in the middle of the Karoo National Park, a young man named Johan armed with his camera ventured into the wilderness.

Af: Sy doel: om die perfekte foto van 'n springbok te neem, 'n prentjie so lewendig dat jy amper die warm Karoo-lug kon inasem.
En: His aim: to capture the perfect photo of a springbok, an image so vivid that you could almost inhale the warm Karoo air.

Af: Johan het stadig deur die dorre veld beweeg, elke stap was versigtig asof hy oor 'n pasgebore slaap sou trap.
En: Johan moved slowly through the dry fields, each step taken cautiously as if he might step on a sleeping newborn.

Af: Terwyl die son hoog in die lug geklim het, het hy uiteindelik gekry waarvoor hy so geduldig gewag het: 'n klein trop springbokke wat sorgeloos rondgespring het.
En: As the sun climbed high in the sky, he finally found what he had patiently awaited: a small herd of springboks frolicking carelessly.

Af: Hy het sy asem ingetrek en kniel met sy kamera, gereed om hulle natuurlike grasie vas te vang.
En: He held his breath and knelt with his camera, ready to capture their natural grace.

Af: Maar gou het hierdie rustige oomblik verander in chaos toe een van die springbokke agterkom dat Johan hulle dophou.
En: But soon this tranquil moment turned into chaos when one of the springboks noticed Johan observing them.

Af: Die springbok het sy kop gelig en met 'n ondeundheid in sy oë na die ander gekyk.
En: The springbok raised its head and mischievously glanced at the others.

Af: Voor Johan kon besef wat gebeur, het die hele trop besluit dit was speeltyd en Johan was dit.
En: Before Johan could realize what was happening, the entire herd decided it was playtime and Johan was "it."

Af: Hulle het na hom toe gespring en alhoewel hulle nie gevaarlik was nie, het hul onverwagte entoesiasme hom laat struikel en val.
En: They hopped towards him, and though they were not dangerous, their unexpected enthusiasm caused him to stumble and fall to the ground.

Af: So daar was hy, in die stof met 'n trop springbokke wat om hom gedans het.
En: So there he was, in the dust, with a herd of springboks dancing around him.

Af: Hy het probeer hardloop, maar hulle was te vinnig, en hulle het elke beweging met 'n snaakse hupstoot gevolg.
En: He tried to run, but they were too fast, and they followed his every move with a comical hop.

Af: Johan het besef dat hy moes ophou probeer wegkom en eerder 'n plan vinnig moes maak.
En: Johan realized that he had to stop trying to get away and instead come up with a plan quickly.

Af: Hy het 'n helder oranje appel uit sy rugsak gepluk en dit hoog in die lug gegooi.
En: He plucked a bright orange apple from his backpack and threw it high into the air.

Af: Die springbokke se aandag het onmiddellik verskuif van Johan na die appel wat nou 'n paar meter weg gerol het.
En: The springboks' attention immediately shifted from Johan to the apple, which now rolled a few meters away.

Af: Hy het van die oomblik gebruik gemaak om uit die stof op te staan en stadig terug te tree.
En: He used the moment to get up from the dust and step back slowly.

Af: Uiteindelik het die springbokke verveeld geraak en een vir een het hulle weggewaai, terug na hulle speelgrond in die veld.
En: Finally, the springboks grew bored, and one by one they scampered off, back to their play area in the field.

Af: Johan het op sy kamera afgekyk en gesien dat hy, sonder om dit te besef, 'n ongelooflike foto geneem het in die middel van die chaos.
En: Johan glanced down at his camera and saw that he had, without realizing it, taken an incredible photo in the midst of the chaos.

Af: Ondanks die skrik, het hy nie net oorleef nie, maar het hy ook sy perfekte skoot gekry, 'n ware getuienis van 'n onvergeetlike avontuur in die hart van die Karoo.
En: Despite the scare, he not only survived but also captured his perfect shot, a true testament of an unforgettable adventure in the heart of the Karoo.


Vocabulary Words:
  • capture: vasvang
  • incredible: ongelooflik
  • wilderness: wildernis
  • tranquil: rustige
  • observe: dophou
  • mischievously: ondeundheid
  • enthusiasm: entoesiasme
  • comical: snaakse
  • scampered: weggewaai
  • unforgettable: onvergeetlike
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