Speaker 1: FLUIDLRG.
Speaker 2: Welcome to Fluent Fiction German, the podcast where we bring
Speaker 2: you bi lingual stories to supercharge your listening comprehension. In
Speaker 2: each episode, we'll present a short story in both English
Speaker 2: and German with the aim of helping you to improve
Speaker 2: your listening comprehension.
Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the strength found in unity
Speaker 3: and love as Lena Friedrich and Greta navigate survival during
Speaker 3: a fierce winter storm within the confines of their underground bunker.
Speaker 4: Right after this commercial break.
Speaker 5: At fluent Fiction, we're not just telling stories, We're bringing
Speaker 5: the world together by learning to understand each other. By
Speaker 5: subscribing to Fluent Fiction Plus. At plus dot fluentfiction dot org,
Speaker 5: you do more than just remove ads. You support a
Speaker 5: platform bridging global language differences, one story at a time.
Speaker 5: Your subscription not only guarantees you an uninterrupted narrative, it
Speaker 5: also sustains our mission to bring stories in diverse languages
Speaker 5: to everyone. It's simple. Visit plus dot Fluentfiction dot org
Speaker 5: and become a Plus subscriber today. When you do, you
Speaker 5: become a champion for global language learning and enjoy an
Speaker 5: ad free experience. So please join us at Plus dot
Speaker 5: fluentfiction dot org. Let's transform the way we experience the
Speaker 5: power of stories. Your journey awaits at plus dot fluentfiction
Speaker 5: dot org. Together, we can keep the world's stories flowing.
Speaker 1: In De carten dunkelheits unta edition, bunkas prte eten Lampe,
Speaker 1: Lena fritrich On Greta lipten dot zite voren diregalamit for reetenden,
Speaker 1: emmalira on Drausen Troupta and heft gavintachdom in the eke
Speaker 1: despunka thing and Bunta reigen oz papier Hardsen von greater
Speaker 1: gabastad eswa Valentines tug Lena does amtish on studye de
Speaker 1: diebush Dan's lister the Woste does deforetta knab warden Byzonders
Speaker 1: does essen Eva, Klar does the rule, der gropper vichtechwar
Speaker 1: Iso and schiitsi de fourretta heimlechts ratsunern the vote does.
Speaker 1: Greta does fast rots them for brighton content and Klein
Speaker 1: is fast for the morale was Marstu, Lena Frakt, Friedrich
Speaker 1: dersichmed gashpanten augens er gazette a continichhtva bagen does indisituatzi
Speaker 1: a shower does Alice an outnungst and for de Lena
Speaker 1: legend dorin iram ineren vuxendiez organ the Wolter Friedrich nichto
Speaker 1: on ruegen isoskrasilizer greater comet i am tablet fo tea
Speaker 1: and then raum on unfriendly his leg and saisnity e
Speaker 1: gesicht reuter is Valentine stuck lost on sfaian as with
Speaker 1: on scootoon Lena nichte u when the inskaheim Dahte does
Speaker 1: the snichter Richtiga momentzai abba phileicht had a greater recht
Speaker 1: and klina momente freuder continicharden dort roe hilnichlanger ar Neston
Speaker 1: morgan vand Friedrich Harause does Lena di foorda ratsunia tt
Speaker 1: wuten stady as an afreunden soreda varum has too on
Speaker 1: snitch gazagt do's the so ansteest Lena shouted him in
Speaker 1: the augen ichwolter o snichpo on rwigen zakte ziber ruegen
Speaker 1: abai yah viamusenforsich design greater herded as kashpreschmied on sakte
Speaker 1: via zolten szamenhiten on rieden via schaffendas friedrich zoftste are
Speaker 1: by the varman and water dr biden frauenbur uechten in
Speaker 1: ervastant does Lena know as beestef, the gropper wouter and
Speaker 1: deeseent abensasen the ala bay ananda drunken tea on lachten,
Speaker 1: the papier herdsen wafen shutten and the vender on innertenzi
Speaker 1: daran does the lieber on the mineshaft staka warren eights irizorgen.
Speaker 1: Lena Arkante does often hide on fatrauen ibn so vichtich
Speaker 1: waren vidas horten. Therefore reder frieden on hofnong a thurtened
Speaker 1: inclinen roum de spunkas on Lena wooster dosi eskaminzemschaffenwurden.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed in.
Speaker 1: De kten dunkelheitis Unta edition bunka Sprante, de schwach lichtena
Speaker 1: eiiten Lampe.
Speaker 3: In the cold darkness of the underground, bunker, the weak
Speaker 3: light of an old lamp burned.
Speaker 1: Lena Friedrich on greater liebtendortzite Worchen.
Speaker 3: Lena Friedrich and Greta had been living there for weeks.
Speaker 1: Di regalamit forreeten woden, Emma Lera on trausen trupta and
Speaker 1: heftige vintastorm.
Speaker 3: The shelves with supplies were getting emptier, and outside a
Speaker 3: severe winter storm raged in de.
Speaker 1: Eke despunka singh and bunta reigen os papier hartzen fun
Speaker 1: greter gabastet.
Speaker 3: In the corner of the bunker hung a colorful garland
Speaker 3: of paper hearts crafted by.
Speaker 1: Greater Esfa Valentines tac. It was Valentine's Day, Lena's as
Speaker 1: am tisch on studie de di bushtain Sleste. Lena sat
Speaker 1: at the table and studied the inventory list ze vuste
Speaker 1: d'estiforie de knapp worden bizondstas essen.
Speaker 3: She knew the supplies were running low, especially the food.
Speaker 1: R va claar d'estiroue de gropper vichtech far.
Speaker 3: She realized that the group's calm was important.
Speaker 1: Iso en chit si difori rheim lichtrazunieren.
Speaker 3: So she decided to ration the supplies secretly.
Speaker 1: Ze vote d'es greta d's festrots dim fur barten conte.
Speaker 3: She wanted Greater to still be able to prepare the celebration.
Speaker 1: And kleines festfer di morraal.
Speaker 3: A small celebration for moral.
Speaker 1: Ras marstu Lena, what are you doing, Lena frakt Friedrich
Speaker 1: deezichmid gshpanten augen suer gazette.
Speaker 3: Asked Friedrichch, who joined her with tense eyes.
Speaker 1: Ere kontenicht fabergen does indiezituatzion von Ruchte.
Speaker 3: He couldn't hide that the situation worried him.
Speaker 1: Eshower does Alice in ordnungst and for the de Lena
Speaker 1: legend dorin iram inneren vuxen diez orgen.
Speaker 3: I'm checking that everything is okay, replied Lena with a smile,
Speaker 3: though inside her the concerns were growing.
Speaker 1: See vote Friedrich nichtoon rowe eigen azosch Brasilize.
Speaker 3: She didn't want to worry Friedrich, so she spoke softly.
Speaker 1: Great comet annam tablet for tea indian raum and Friendlilati gesicht.
Speaker 3: Greeta entered the room with a tray full of tea
Speaker 3: and a friendly smile lit up her face.
Speaker 1: Hate is Valentine stack?
Speaker 3: Today is Valentine's Day.
Speaker 1: Last on fayen. Let's celebrate svit onskutun.
Speaker 3: It will do us good.
Speaker 1: Lena nichte al venziinskaheim dachte des richtig momentzaei.
Speaker 3: Lena nodded, even though she secretly thought it wasn't the
Speaker 3: right moment.
Speaker 1: Abba filechta t gretera recht.
Speaker 3: But perhaps Gweta was right.
Speaker 1: I enclina momente freud contichcharden.
Speaker 3: A small moment of joy couldn't hurt dort ro. But
Speaker 3: the piece didn't last long.
Speaker 1: Am Neston Morgan and friedricherraus das Lena diforid ratsunet hat.
Speaker 3: The next morning, Fritrich discovered that Lena had rationed the supplies.
Speaker 1: Wuten stete as an affriunden serede.
Speaker 3: Angrily, he confronted his.
Speaker 1: Friend Vaumasto on snitchzacht. That is so ansteist.
Speaker 3: Why didn't you tell us it was this serious?
Speaker 1: Lena shouted, m and d augen.
Speaker 3: Lena looked him in the eyes.
Speaker 1: Is rwigen zach t ziber ruegend.
Speaker 3: I didn't want to worry you, she said soothingly.
Speaker 1: Ahba, yeah, viamus senforsicht saign.
Speaker 3: But yes, we need to be careful.
Speaker 1: Great hurt as kaspreischmidt on zachte viazoten suzamen heighten on.
Speaker 3: Trieden Greeta overheard the conversation and said we should stick
Speaker 3: together and.
Speaker 1: Talk via schaffend us.
Speaker 3: We will manage this.
Speaker 1: Friedrichsufzte abbadivamen and vote der biden frauenbucht.
Speaker 3: Fritrich sighed, but the comforting words of the two women
Speaker 3: calmed him.
Speaker 1: Eh fashtandt das Lena nor dsbestefudi gropper vote.
Speaker 3: He understood that Lena only wanted the best for the group.
Speaker 1: And dezen an a la bayernanda tranken tea on flachten.
Speaker 3: That evening they all sat together, drank tea and laughed.
Speaker 1: Di pa Pierre hatzen wafen schatten and ivender on inertzi
Speaker 1: daran d'stilibo on gamineschaf staka varen at irisoren.
Speaker 3: The paper hearts cast shadows on the walls and reminded
Speaker 3: them that love and community were stronger than their worries.
Speaker 1: Lena Akante does oftenheid on fatraun ibnzovich tichfaren vides haten deft.
Speaker 3: Lena realized that openness and trust were just as important
Speaker 3: as hoarding supplies.
Speaker 1: Freedom on tofnong a furtened in kleinenraum de sponkas on
Speaker 1: Lena voste desis gaminzam schaffenwden.
Speaker 3: Peace and hope filled the small space of the bunker,
Speaker 3: and Lena knew they would make it together.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 1: D dunkelheit d dunkelheit d dunkelheit. The darkness de abunker,
Speaker 1: deer bunker, der bunker, the bunker, d lampe, d lampe
Speaker 1: d lampe, the lamp di regale, di regale, di regale,
Speaker 1: the shelves deforata deforata, defoorator, the supplies de winter storm,
Speaker 1: de winter storm, dear winter storm, the winter storm, der reigen,
Speaker 1: der reigen der haigen, the garland bastin baston basten, the craft,
Speaker 1: dibersh dancelister diebush, dancelister de bush dance list, the inventory list, Ratsuniren, Ratzuneren, ratzuneeren,
Speaker 1: TATIONI d morral, de morrale, d morral, the morale, the eche,
Speaker 1: d ekee, d eke, the corner, stooderen, stooderen, stoodiren, to study, gizen,
Speaker 1: gizenne gizen, to join, gush Bund, gush Bund, gush bund,
Speaker 1: tense fabergen, fabergen, fabergen, to hide, VAXen, VAXen, waxen. To grow,
Speaker 1: does tablet does tablet? Does tablet? The tray does fest,
Speaker 1: does fest, does fest the celebration drousen, drausen, drawsen outside
Speaker 1: the roigan, the roigan, the roigan to come. They're shutting,
Speaker 1: they're shutting, they're shutting. The shadow for barreten, for bariten,
Speaker 1: for barreighten. To prepare heftich heftich hefti severe cunan, cunan, cunan,
Speaker 1: to be able to chaffen, schaffen schaffen, to manage zeuftzen, zeuftzen, zeuftzen,
Speaker 1: to sigh susamen heighten, susamen heighten susamen heighten, to stick together,
Speaker 1: so ridershtein so riderstein, so ridshteen to confront def freedom,
Speaker 1: Deaf Frieden, Dear Freeden.
Speaker 3: The peace.
Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction German.
Speaker 2: Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging
Speaker 2: content that will help you to reach your goals, but
Speaker 2: we can't do it alone. Your support is crucial in
Speaker 2: keeping our doors open and our content flowing. Please consider
Speaker 2: becoming a Premium subscriber today. You'll get more stories, no ads,
Speaker 2: custom episode requests and more. Visit www dot fluentfiction dot
Speaker 2: org Premium German.
Speaker 4: Thanks for listening, and now a final word from our
Speaker 4: sponsors