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Speaker 4: In this episode, we'll unravel the mysterious Whispers of the Swamp,
Speaker 4: following young Hans as he courageously ventures into the unknown,
Speaker 4: discovering the true essence of bravery along the way.
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Speaker 2: Dear neighbor hingshwerbadim zunf at dishula, freulich, plaudant ostembus steeden
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Speaker 2: ont geptunenngefacts klassenfhat m zomf vaswa a arbentoyr dakta Hans
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Speaker 2: var di lichta inerten In and the Latan and Fonzante
Speaker 2: Martin dzi Jides jabastetten On Tti Strasendrogen, Hans heild inner
Speaker 2: on Iberleechte Zeute Adim Fatfreuden their zombfaber engstigant Abba dizelichta
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Speaker 2: schula off the varn alistat inger funten sohaben metfunke and
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Speaker 2: sine freundehrten geshbantso on varen be einracht dasvafil like edvas
Speaker 2: doom Hans lach de lucas abba or zimlichmutich Hans lejet
Speaker 2: er hata ed spannend is intact abba erhata Orgeland das
Speaker 2: vara mood bedotted so wisten one an hilferbrau and decomen
Speaker 2: sutai innich antitrepe marchtichka mainzam off dinheimvig veranti estenstener, i'm
Speaker 2: him off gingen.
Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 4: may have missed.
Speaker 2: Their neighbor hingschwerbadim zumf at de schula freulich plaudant ostembus stigen.
Speaker 4: The fog hung heavily over the swamp as the students
Speaker 4: cheerfully chatted while getting off the bus.
Speaker 2: Esfah en koula habstag anti bleta der boimer varen Enloeuschtenen
Speaker 2: wrote aunt gabe turunen geffet.
Speaker 4: It was a cool autumn day, and the leaves of
Speaker 4: the trees were colored in bright shades of red and yellow.
Speaker 2: Klassenfat im zumf vasfer and arbentoyer dachta Hans fouler four freude.
Speaker 4: A class trip to the swamp. What an adventure, thought Hans,
Speaker 4: with eager anticipation.
Speaker 2: Eva e nougirigayome dear eslipt noyerdinger su en tetten.
Speaker 4: He was a curious boy who loved discovering new things.
Speaker 2: The reuteva etvas ANDAs.
Speaker 4: But today was different.
Speaker 2: Hans hatezifebenomen zanen freunen greater aunt Luca Senetapfa kait Suberviisen.
Speaker 4: Hans had resolved to prove his bravery to his friends
Speaker 4: Gleeta and Lucas de.
Speaker 2: Leira Nrif di Schula t Suzamen.
Speaker 4: The teacher called the students together blebt.
Speaker 2: Imma and de groupe vantasi Ava Hans haut de noienzil
Speaker 2: etvas ausa gevun lichestsufinten.
Speaker 4: Always stay with the group, she warned, But Hans had
Speaker 4: only one goal, to find something extraordinary.
Speaker 2: Debel marteeshwer wite suzein bertaf.
Speaker 4: The fog made it hard to see far, but that
Speaker 4: didn't stop.
Speaker 2: Him attigropa tifa indian zumfking Schlichhinzi shutting on sa magerbe.
Speaker 4: As the group ventured deeper into the swamp, shadows and
Speaker 4: strange noises crept through the fog.
Speaker 2: Greater On Lucas ble Ava Hans va nougirich on skin.
Speaker 4: Greater and Lucas stayed close to the teacher, but Hans
Speaker 4: was curious and let himself lag behind.
Speaker 2: Batfa Schwan di groper Osen and Blickfet.
Speaker 4: Soon the group disappeared from his view.
Speaker 2: If and Veni momich Berti Alfrey gum trip in an.
Speaker 4: He felt a bit uneasy, yet the excitement propelled him onward.
Speaker 2: Fletcherte Hans and Firstan.
Speaker 4: Suddenly Hans heard a whisper.
Speaker 2: As came as Anna Richton d tiefe indian Zomferte.
Speaker 4: It came from a direction that led deeper into the
Speaker 4: swamp on.
Speaker 2: The eindrachtfond off common and angst fog de edim furstan
Speaker 2: on dem schwachen funken fond Lichtan.
Speaker 4: Unfazed by the rising fear, he followed the whisper and
Speaker 4: the faint sparkle of lights.
Speaker 2: Di gerousche varden imma lauda the hands of Annan fechtekten
Speaker 2: fatstise derfon Latin and belochett far.
Speaker 4: The noises grew louder until Hans came upon a hidden
Speaker 4: path lit by lanterns.
Speaker 2: Dilichte inner In and the Latin and fonzandt Martin di
Speaker 2: ziyidesa bastetten on strasenru.
Speaker 4: The lights reminded him of the Saint Martin lanterns they
Speaker 4: crafted every year and carried through the streets.
Speaker 2: Hans hid inner aunt uberleichte zoete dim fatfeugen.
Speaker 4: Hans paused and considered, should he follow the path.
Speaker 2: Dear zumfabe engstigant aber disilichta hatn etvas margesius.
Speaker 4: The swamp was frightening, but these lights had something magical
Speaker 4: about them.
Speaker 2: Evacht in schritt.
Speaker 4: He took the plunge.
Speaker 2: Yida meta prachte in tifa indeskaheimnis this nichtwetera vachte.
Speaker 4: Each step brought him deeper into the mystery, until he
Speaker 4: dared not go further.
Speaker 2: So decentide ponturteer ostefarna di rufusana michula.
Speaker 4: At that moment, he heard his classmates calls in the distance.
Speaker 2: Hans Briepstein and Admete.
Speaker 4: Tiftos Haunts stopped and took a deep breath.
Speaker 2: Vos dedasismotich vere Zen and funtsutai in anstat sich aline
Speaker 2: in Sunbakantasusturtsen.
Speaker 4: He knew it would be brave to share his find
Speaker 4: rather than plunge into the unknown alone.
Speaker 2: Here benich reef Hans Laud and Baytauten, Greater Lucas Antiander
Speaker 2: and Schula.
Speaker 4: Alf here i am Hans called out loudly, and soon
Speaker 4: Greater Lucas and the other students appeared.
Speaker 2: Zivaran alistat ingefunten sohaen.
Speaker 4: They were relieved to have found him.
Speaker 2: Mitfunkend de alben at serta hansfondi geheimnis found.
Speaker 4: Fat with sparkling eyes. Hans recounted the tale of the mysterious.
Speaker 2: Path zena f de hertesh bans on varna eindrocht.
Speaker 4: His friends listened intently and were impressed.
Speaker 2: Des Va phileit edvas tom Hans lacht Lucas abba zimichmutich.
Speaker 4: That was maybe a bit foolish. Hans laughed Lucas, but
Speaker 4: also pretty brave.
Speaker 2: Hans lechette.
Speaker 4: Haunts smiled.
Speaker 2: I hatta et va span and anticht abba ihata orgeland
Speaker 2: das vara mud pedoitt souvizen van manhel fe braucht on
Speaker 2: zina and dekong and sutai in.
Speaker 4: He had discovered something exciting, but he had also learned
Speaker 4: that true courage means knowing when to ask for help
Speaker 4: and sharing his discoveries.
Speaker 2: Deenebe lichtet anvenich antitrope marchtezichka manzam of tin heimvig veranti
Speaker 2: estenstana am him off Gingen.
Speaker 4: The fog lifted a little, and the group made their
Speaker 4: way home together as the first stars appeared in the sky.
Speaker 1: To Day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this
Speaker 1: commercial break. Here are to Day's vocabulary words, first in German,
Speaker 1: then in English.
Speaker 2: De niebe, de niebe, de niebe, the fog, der zumf
Speaker 2: der zumf dear zumph, the swamp, plauden, cloudon, kloudan to
Speaker 2: chat schteigen ows schteigen OUs, schteigen OUs, to get off,
Speaker 2: geffept peffept, geffect colored, de foufreude, de fourfreude, de foufreud, anticipation, Neugirich, neugirich, neugirich, curious,
Speaker 2: d tappa kite d tappa kite, d tappha kite, bravery,
Speaker 2: the weisen, the weisen per weisen, to prove al, sagevunlich au,
Speaker 2: sagevun lich au, sergevun lich extraordinary, D shatten d shatten
Speaker 2: d shatten shadows, mumich, muhmich, muhlmich uneasy, that's first, doane
Speaker 2: does firstan does firstan whisper umbah heinrocht umba Einrocht, umba Eindrocht, unfazed, funken,
Speaker 2: fung ken, fung ken, the sparkle, the La Tanna di
Speaker 2: la Tanna di la Taana lantern in a heighten in
Speaker 2: a heighten inner heighten to pause, maruggish, marggish, ruggish, magical, stultson, stultson, stultson,
Speaker 2: to plunge, mutich, moutich, mootich, brave, tie in, tie in,
Speaker 2: tie in, to share. The n decon d N decon
Speaker 2: d n dencon discovery lichten, lichten, lichten to lift. That's some,
Speaker 2: that's some, that's some, strange. Degerousche, de gerousche, deger reusche,
Speaker 2: the noises, dish bliden dish, bliben disht bliden to stay close?
Speaker 2: Does blick fate? Does blick fate? Does black fai? You
Speaker 2: Dear Pat, dear pot, dear prat path, the Eindrocht, the Eindrucht,
Speaker 2: the Eendracht.
Speaker 4: Impressed, Doom, doom, doom foolish.
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