In February 1953, there was a big storm and many dykes in the south-west of the Netherlands broke under the force of the pounding water. It also affected Brouwershaven. Three people died and the water left behind a mess. Money was needed for reconstruction and it came from the municipality of Voorburg (near The Hague). This municipality adopted the town and donated 50,000 guilders (about 23,000 euros in conversion). Buildings and streets were repaired, but much more happened. For instance, 92 pairs of socks were knitted and all 220 schoolchildren received a present. A memorial stone was placed in the renovated Slingerbos to remember this special adoption. Question 2: Which municipality adopted Brouwershaven? Write down the 2nd letter.
You can see very far here, not everything is overgrown. You see dune grassland, drifting sand and dune valleys. This is very rare in the Netherlands. To make sure it stays open, around 100 Shetland ponies walk around here. They eat dune reeds, saplings and tree bark. They also break up the soil. This allows the sand to be carried away by the wind, creating new sand dunes. Sand bees and sand beetles live in the sand and “sand plants” such as marram grass and sand seagrass grow there. This is how they protect the Sea Dunes from becoming overgrown. Handy gardeners, those Shetland ponies.
Take the 6th and 8th letters of these handy gardeners.