Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Preserving Legend: A Journey into Khoisan Storytelling
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Story Transcript:

Af: In die hart van die Noord-Kaap, omring deur veldblomme en die geur van lente, staan 'n klein biblioteek in 'n Khoisan-dorpie.
En: In the heart of the Noord-Kaap, surrounded by fields of flowers and the scent of spring, stands a small library in a Khoisan-village.

Af: Die gebou is beskeie, vol hout rakke en boeke wat met stories fluister.
En: The building is modest, full of wooden shelves and books that whisper with stories.

Af: Die sonlig kruip deur die vensters in, vul die kamer met 'n warm glans.
En: The sunlight creeps through the windows, filling the room with a warm glow.

Af: Binne sit Elsa, 'n jong Afrikaner-onderwyseres, met 'n stapel notaboeke voor haar.
En: Inside sits Elsa, a young Afrikaner teacher, with a stack of notebooks before her.

Af: Elsa is nuut in die dorpie.
En: Elsa is new to the village.

Af: Sy is hier om te help met die bewaring van lokale Khoisan-verhale en tale.
En: She is here to help with the preservation of local Khoisan stories and languages.

Af: Haar gesig straal van entoesiasme, maar diep binne-in is sy onseker.
En: Her face beams with enthusiasm, but deep inside she is uncertain.

Af: Sy weet hoe belangrik hierdie stories vir die gemeenskap is.
En: She knows how important these stories are to the community.

Af: Johannes, 'n wyse ouer met grys hare, sit oorkant haar.
En: Johannes, a wise elder with gray hair, sits across from her.

Af: Hy is die skepper van stories, geliefd en gerespekteer in die gemeenskap.
En: He is the creator of stories, beloved and respected in the community.

Af: Hy wil hê sy stories moet waar en reg oorgedra word.
En: He wants his stories to be conveyed truthfully and accurately.

Af: Elsa en Johannes begin hul werk.
En: Elsa and Johannes begin their work.

Af: Hulle swartbord is die geskiedenis en die pen die toekoms.
En: Their blackboard is history, and the pen is the future.

Af: Johannes vertel 'n storie van die sterre, sy stem is soos die ritme van die wind.
En: Johannes tells a story of the stars, his voice is like the rhythm of the wind.

Af: Elsa luister aandagtig en skryf vinnig neer.
En: Elsa listens attentively and writes quickly.

Af: Elke woord is kosbaar.
En: Every word is precious.

Af: Maar daar is probleme.
En: But there are problems.

Af: Die tales is anders, ingewikkeld.
En: The tales are different, complicated.

Af: Soms verstaan Elsa nie.
En: Sometimes Elsa doesn't understand.

Af: Sy is bang om iets verkeerd te skryf.
En: She is afraid of writing something incorrectly.

Af: Sy kyk op na Johannes, haar oë vol vrae.
En: She looks up at Johannes, her eyes full of questions.

Af: Hy glimlag, wys haar om geduldig te wees, om te leer uit die hart eerder as die kop.
En: He smiles, shows her to be patient, to learn from the heart rather than the head.

Af: Tydens 'n pouse stap hulle na buite.
En: During a break, they walk outside.

Af: Die vars lente-briesie speel met hulle hare terwyl hulle na die veld vol blomkleure kyk.
En: The fresh spring breeze plays with their hair as they look at the field full of flower colors.

Af: Op daardie oomblik besef Elsa hoe sy haar benadering moet verander.
En: At that moment, Elsa realizes how she needs to change her approach.

Af: Toe hulle teruggaan na die biblioteek, probeer Elsa iets nuuts.
En: When they return to the library, Elsa tries something new.

Af: Sy sit die pen neer en luister regtig na Johannes, nie net met haar ore nie maar met haar hele wese.
En: She puts the pen down and really listens to Johannes, not just with her ears but with her whole being.

Af: Johannes besef dit en vertel 'n storie van 'n jagtog, 'n storie vol aksie en wysheid.
En: Johannes notices this and tells a story of a hunt, a story full of action and wisdom.

Af: Elsa noem dit die betekenisvolle storie wat sy altyd soek.
En: Elsa calls it the meaningful story she always seeks.

Af: Hulle lag, en die lug voel ligter.
En: They laugh, and the air feels lighter.

Af: Op Erfenisdag, die gemeenskap kom bymekaar by die biblioteek.
En: On Erfenisdag, the community gathers at the library.

Af: Elsa en Johannes het 'n versameling stories voltooi.
En: Elsa and Johannes have completed a collection of stories.

Af: Die dorpsmense luister na Elsa wat die stories lees, omhels met Johannes se stem se skadu's en sy gidshand wat dit gevul het met lewe en geestigheid.
En: The townspeople listen as Elsa reads the stories, embraced by the shadows of Johannes's voice and his guiding hand that filled them with life and humor.

Af: Elsa voel trots.
En: Elsa feels proud.

Af: Sy het meer as net woorde gevind; sy het 'n stukkie van die kultuur verstaan.
En: She has found more than just words; she has understood a piece of the culture.

Af: Johannes glimlag, tevrede dat sy stories veilig is, gereed om aan toekomstige geslagte oorhandig te word.
En: Johannes smiles, satisfied that his stories are safe, ready to be handed over to future generations.

Af: Hy weet dat die stories sal oorleef, nie op papier nie maar in mense se harte.
En: He knows that the stories will survive, not on paper but in people's hearts.


Vocabulary Words:

• heart: hart
• surrounded: omring
• fields: veldblomme
• scent: geur
• modest: beskeie
• shelves: rakke
• preservation: bewaring
• community: gemeenskap
• elder: ouer
• conveyed: oorgedra
• attentively: aandagtig
• precious: kosbaar
• complicated: ingewikkeld
• incorrectly: verkeerd
• patient: geduldig
• breeze: briesie
• approach: benadering
• hunt: jagtog
• wisdom: wysheid
• meaningful: betekenisvolle
• gather: bymekaar
• completed: voltooi
• guiding: gidshand
• embraced: omhels
• humor: geestigheid
• proud: trots
• understood: verstaan
• satisfied: tevrede
• future: toekoms
• survive: oorleef