Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Rescue on Table Mountain: Elize's Close Call and Lesson Learned
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Story Transcript:

Af: Die wind waai sag oor Tafelberg, en die son sak stadig oor die horison.
En: The wind blows gently over Table Mountain, and the sun sets slowly over the horizon.

Af: Elize glimlag breed, opgewonde oor die bergstap.
En: Elize smiles broadly, excited about the hike.

Af: Die lug is vars, en die uitsig oor Kaapstad is asemrowend.
En: The air is fresh, and the view over Cape Town is breathtaking.

Af: Elize dra haar gemaklike skoene en dra 'n klein rugsak met water en 'n toebroodjie.
En: Elize wears her comfortable shoes and carries a small backpack with water and a sandwich.

Af: Sy begin op die roete, elke stap lig en vol energie.
En: She starts on the trail, each step light and full of energy.

Af: Sy bewonder die blomme en bome langs die pad, en luister na die voëls se gesang.
En: She admires the flowers and trees along the path and listens to the birds singing.

Af: Maar net toe sy om 'n hoek kom, gly haar voet op 'n los klip.
En: But just as she rounds a corner, her foot slips on a loose rock.

Af: "Ag nee!
En: "Oh no!"

Af: " roep sy uit.
En: she exclaims.

Af: Haar enkel draai pynlik, en sy val op die grond.
En: Her ankle twists painfully, and she falls to the ground.

Af: Elize probeer opstaan, maar die pyn in haar enkel is te erg.
En: Elize tries to stand up, but the pain in her ankle is too severe.

Af: Sy gaan sit en kyk na haar rooi en geswolle enkel.
En: She sits down and looks at her red and swollen ankle.

Af: Sy besef dat sy nie verder kan stap nie.
En: She realizes that she can't continue hiking.

Af: Elize voel paniek opkom, maar sy haal diep asem.
En: Elize feels panic rising, but she takes a deep breath.

Af: Sy dink aan al die verhale wat sy van ander stapper gehoor het.
En: She thinks of all the stories she has heard from other hikers.

Af: "Ek kan dit doen," fluister sy vir haarself.
En: "I can do this," she whispers to herself.

Af: Sy haal haar selfoon uit, maar daar is geen sein nie.
En: She takes out her cellphone, but there is no signal.

Af: Sy kyk rond en sien niemand in sig nie.
En: She looks around and sees no one in sight.

Af: Sy dink vinnig.
En: She thinks quickly.

Af: Sy onthou dat sy haar gesin vertel het van haar staproete.
En: She remembers that she told her family about her hiking route.

Af: Hulle sal na haar begin soek as sy nie betyds terug is nie.
En: They will start looking for her if she doesn't return on time.

Af: Maar sy moet veilig bly totdat hulle kom.
En: But she must stay safe until they come.

Af: Elize maak haarself gemaklik onder 'n groot boom by die pad.
En: Elize makes herself comfortable under a large tree by the path.

Af: Sy haal haar waterbottel uit en neem 'n groot sluk.
En: She takes out her water bottle and takes a big sip.

Af: Sy eet haar toebroodjie stadig en probeer kalm bly.
En: She eats her sandwich slowly and tries to stay calm.

Af: Tyd gaan stadig verby, maar uiteindelik hoor sy stemme.
En: Time passes slowly, but eventually, she hears voices.

Af: Twee ander stappers kom om die draai.
En: Two other hikers come around the bend.

Af: "Help!
En: "Help!"

Af: " roep Elize.
En: Elize calls out.

Af: Die twee stappers, 'n man en 'n vrou, hardloop na haar toe.
En: The two hikers, a man and a woman, run to her.

Af: Hulle kyk na haar enkel en besluit om hulp te gaan roep.
En: They look at her ankle and decide to call for help.

Af: Die vrou bly by Elize, terwyl die man omdraai om hulp te kry.
En: The woman stays with Elize while the man turns back to get help.

Af: Na 'n ruk kom die man terug met twee reddingswerkers.
En: After a while, the man returns with two rescuers.

Af: Hulle dra 'n draagbaar en help Elize op.
En: They carry a stretcher and help Elize onto it.

Af: Sy voel verligting deur haar hele lyf.
En: She feels relief throughout her body.

Af: Hulle neem haar stadig af die berg, en weer in die stad, neem hulle haar na die hospitaal.
En: They take her slowly down the mountain, and back in the city, they take her to the hospital.

Af: By die hospitaal word haar enkel verbind, en Elize voel beter.
En: At the hospital, her ankle is bandaged, and Elize feels better.

Af: Sy glimlag en dank haar redders.
En: She smiles and thanks her rescuers.

Af: "Dankie dat julle my gehelp het," sê sy.
En: "Thank you for helping me," she says.

Af: Elize weet dat sy veilig is, en sy dink aan hoe sy weer een dag die berg sal klim – maar hierdie keer sal sy versigtiger wees.
En: Elize knows she is safe, and she thinks about how she will climb the mountain again one day – but this time, she will be more careful.

Af: En so, met 'n geswolle enkel en 'n goeie les geleer, keer Elize huis toe, dankbaar vir die hulp en die asemrowende landskap van Tafelberg.
En: And so, with a swollen ankle and a valuable lesson learned, Elize returns home, grateful for the help and the breathtaking landscape of Table Mountain.


Vocabulary Words:

• gently: sag
• horizon: horison
• breathtaking: asemrowend
• comfortable: gemaklike
• trail: roete
• admires: bewonder
• slips: gly
• exclaims: roep uit
• twists: draai
• severe: erg
• swollen: geswolle
• panic: paniek
• whispers: fluister
• signal: sein
• makes herself comfortable: maak haarself gemaklik
• sip: sluk
• slowly: stadig
• voices: stemme
• calls out: roep
• rescuers: reddingswerkers
• stretcher: draagbaar
• relief: verligting
• returns: keer
• bandaged: verbind
• valuable: goeie
• excited: opgewonde
• flowers: blomme
• trees: bome
• steps: stap
• birds singing: voëls se gesang