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In this episode, we'll uncover how one woman's courage amidst rising waters united a community and save their homes.
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perfect lake howl, the alayin her shoulders up, mar Sonna fooled its honers and kleines stem deep Benny in her foretell the heart that's Moustonnele, the spawning from mad umfra Wachte fooled themselves, obvindan saht alted allen Afonteur resort manoud Redacht dot tvaters are come son of beslowt on ntevarchte
metel posparada black kloptuso of the d'u von Haarbura. The mood in each doom bernadruchtis somar knicked along sam the ernest, drunk, tottendur, sona wild, the snell and plumberdenker seesteldefe on zan Sacha to hebrako on the house at the basherm somarch tweefelder mahar vosparadenhit inspiride, the remains hop com sam severed, the hunt in hunt zon sacha ver the in rehoblast boum verebracht on barriers Themacha, Sona's heart, bunster in harbourst obrovonde
and beersorbte leg had water bleave stege tombseftis dotsy its drust is mustun the mood de port opener jes yerun fronste dot is risconte sehey mar son wizzed dartarghen under the coase of us. The swareport ring oper had water strong in our openland, bout in the door long sam hill long Sam bahonard vatapel in the bird Dala the remains hub hild to Adam in Bonfort Ravort now Nkleur
was a trevardvekre. The racht was fuller by the house of arra Vail had songvie kied truche de l'rt fries and held a naderyech the wowners the ears twafoled bedunct de son aneu sa'hat the moodrat, the Sommerarmiste, Sona's heart macked and flourtespont Sahat knit Alaine harrope and advanta to stop. Marcet owed its in herself on deckt hal from mo
undelayed in the name and lsi cos d'urf name. The remains hub was stairker Reworde and son of vist knew that afantur kneth Alaine in Ferroland levortrefond marsons o cravonn be der Grcht.
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The zaux marzoon scrain fell up the perfect on the how the town of Vannat gated community.
The summer sun shone brightly on the perfectly maintained gardens of the gated community.
Son As stomped arter her house and cake neither mohrchacht.
Sand stood behind her house and looked at the beautiful canal.
Ufoul desire altaid and fail.
Here she always felt calm and safe here Mardi.
Raufoul fan veilerete loch de se da fair in the frillede.
But that feeling of safety was a thing of the past.
On this day hertwater pelle beauhoon de ste and in the vertus dun g revol cassam Bac.
The water level began to rise, and in the distance she saw dark clouds gathering.
Hista hats in the contreles deltr vill Revosrefala in the Burt.
Yesterday she had read in the newspaper that a lot of rain had fallen in the area.
So hat the onta bevonas in the burt rou for fortelt Marceillai in neet bersorbed.
She had told the other residents about it, but they didn't seem concerned.
Hetsolve loslope jay Yerun the jaufia le bour. Mom Meta, it will be fine, said Yurun, the jovial neighbor, with a cheerful smile. Giza the boeur frau baby alas alted perfect lake how the alain her shoulder soup.
Lisa, the neighbor who always seemed to have everything perfect, just shrugged.
My Sonna fooled its omners.
But San felt something different.
And cleanestem deep been in her for tell the heart that's moutonle.
A small voice deep inside her told her she needed to act.
The spawning from not umfra wachte fooled the selves, obvindins.
The tension of the unexpected even felt exciting.
So alted allan afundur rosort mynitra dacht de tratzo.
Com She had always sought adventure, but never thought it would come with water.
Son of beslowt omnitevarte.
Sand decided not to wait.
Metel fosparade blikkluptusp the dur fonarbure.
With a determined look, she knocked on her neighbor's doors.
The mutin eats doom bernadretis.
We need to do something, she emphasized.
Sommrecnique de lansam the ernst drun to tendour.
Some nodded slowly, the seriousness sinking in some.
Of Ville Deesnell and plom beding.
Sen wanted to quickly devise a plan.
Sestil de four omzoon sak t bra on the house to the bisheerm.
She suggested using sandbags to protect the houses.
Sommutre felde marhar fastpaden hate inspired.
Some were doubtful, but her determination inspired them.
The remains hop com sam.
The community came together severe de haunt in hands. They worked hand in hand zum.
Sacha verde in rer blast baum verebraucht mbardiers.
De mac sand Bags were placed in a row. Trees were used to create barriers.
Son as heart buns in her burst opprovonde and bessoort.
Relaig Sand's heart pounded in her chest, excited and worried at the same time.
Het va blev ste.
The water continued to rise.
Dumb seftisi dultzi it's drusties mustum.
Then she realized she had to do something drastic. The muta de port open jeyes. We need to open the gates, she said, yerun foundste urun frowned, deltis riscomte ze. Hey, that's risky, he said, myr son.
E vist deltrhin on riksvos.
But San knew there was no other choice.
The zwar report ring op the heavy gate opened, hetwater stromed in our opoland bout in the door. The water flowed to the open land outside the village Lung sam Heil, Lung sam bauhonadvat belle in de bourtree Dal.
Slowly, very slowly, the water level in the area began to drop.
The remains hop hiled to adam in bamfor de Rufourt.
The community held its breath, afraid of the consequences.
Na enk leur voss Treufartevich.
After a few hours the danger had passed.
De Rartos fuller my the house sevara fail.
The canal was fuller, but the houses were safe.
Had soon reevere Kier de Toruche de l'echt fries and Helder Naderich.
Sunny weather returned the air fresh and clear after the rain.
Buvon Nurse the ear stway fold bedumc de son Aneus.
Residents who were initially doubtful now thanked San.
Sahat de moutret de Sommiste.
She had the courage that some had lacked.
Sona's heart macked and Freurtespon.
San's heart leapt with joy.
Sahat need Alaine hope and advanta to stop marce hat op it's herself, undict her from undelaying to name and Lysikostur for name.
She had not only helped stop the water, but also discovered something in herself, her ability to take charge and dare to take risks.
The remains hup Valu steer Crewoorde and some of thist knew that a fonteur meet Alaine in Ferland vortrefon mars, sons o cravonn be der Hart.
The community had grown stronger, and san now knew that adventure is not only found in distant lands, but sometimes just by the canal.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Unda howd umd howd unda howd maintained com com com come, vealer rate, vealer rate, vealar rate safety, Shama bacha, shama bacha, shama bacha gathering, louva.
Bevaers, bevoners residents, bjort, berzort, bjort, concerned, Joe fial, jou fiale, Joe fial, jovial, schauders Opale soulders ophale schauders opale, shrugged, Bernard Reuchtu, bernad Reuchtu, Bernard Reuchtu emphasized, fosparade, fosperade, fosparade, determined, bedart bedacht, bedacht, devised, twafold tweefold tweefolde, doubtful, inspirerde inspirrede inspiredde inspired barriers, barrieres barriers, barriers, bounster, bounstere bunster, pounded,
the lusties, the lustis, the lusties, drastic riscons, riscon's riscons, risky thing, open thing, open thing, open opened.
Rufolgre rufoulgre rufolgre consequences hohovacn hohovacn hohovaken past induct, unduct, induct discovered for more, for more, for more ability, lighting lighting, lighting charge, dufu, duurfu, dufu there risicos resicusrisicous, risks stareker staker, stareker stronger, affrontuur alfontuur affulm Tutor adventure Pierre hierh Pierre distant bedet, bed't bedet by the canal screen, same screen.
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