Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Supermarket Shenanigans: A Cartful of Laughs
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Story Transcript:

Af: Op 'n sonnige Saterdag oggend stap Hendrik in die supermark in.
En: On a sunny Saturday morning, Hendrik walks into the supermarket.

Af: Sy skoene klik-klak op die blink geteelde vloer.
En: His shoes click-clack on the shiny tiled floor.

Af: Hy is daar met 'n missie: om 'n bietjie pret te hê terwyl hy vir sy vrou, Anna, wag.
En: He is on a mission: to have a bit of fun while waiting for his wife, Anna.

Af: Terwyl hy deur die rye drentel, onthou hy weer die dae toe hy en sy vriende stoutighede uitgehaal het.
En: As he strolls through the aisles, he recalls the days when he and his friends used to get up to mischief.

Af: By die vrugte- en groente-afdeling vang 'n bekende gesig sy oog.
En: At the fruit and vegetable section, a familiar face catches his eye.

Af: Dit is Elsie, 'n ou skoolvriendin, heeltemal verdiep in die kies van die perfekte appel.
En: It's Elsie, an old school friend, completely engrossed in picking the perfect apple.

Af: Haar inkopiekarretjie staan onbewaak eenkant.
En: Her shopping cart stands unattended on the side.

Af: 'n Stout plan broei in Hendrik se kop: hy gaan probeer om Elsie se inkopietrollie weg te steek.
En: A mischievous plan hatches in Hendrik's mind: he is going to try to hide Elsie's shopping cart.

Af: Hy wag vir die oomblik as Elsie haar aandag heeltemal op 'n appel rig en sluip nader.
En: He waits for the moment when Elsie focuses her attention entirely on an apple and sneaks closer.

Af: Met 'n vinnige beweging gryp hy die trollie se handvatsel en begin stadig wegrol, oë wyd vir enige tekens dat Elsie hom sien.
En: With a quick movement, he grabs the cart's handle and begins to roll it away slowly, eyes wide for any signs that Elsie might see him.

Af: Maar Hendrik is nie die enigste slymer in die supermark nie.
En: But Hendrik is not the only trickster in the supermarket.

Af: Jan, die supermark se sekuriteitswag, het 'n ogie op Hendrik.
En: Jan, the supermarket's security guard, has had his eye on Hendrik.

Af: Jan het al 'n vermoede gehad dat Hendrik vanoggend iets in die mou voer toe hy deur die outomatiese deure gestap het.
En: Jan had a suspicion that Hendrik was up to something when he walked through the automatic doors that morning.

Af: Terwyl Hendrik met 'n selfvoldane glimlag afkyk die gang af stap met Elsie se trollie, voel hy 'n ferm hand op sy skouer.
En: As Hendrik smugly looks down the aisle with Elsie's cart, he feels a firm hand on his shoulder.

Af: Dit is Jan, sy blik streng maar met 'n hoekie van 'n glimlag.
En: It's Jan, his gaze stern but with a hint of a smile.

Af: "Dink jy dis slim, Hendrik?
En: "Do you think that's clever, Hendrik?"

Af: " vra Jan.
En: Jan asks.

Af: Die kleur drup uit Hendrik se gesig.
En: The color drains from Hendrik's face.

Af: "Ek.
En: "I...

Af: ek het net 'n grap probeer maak, Jan," stotter hy.
En: I was just trying to make a joke, Jan," he stutters.

Af: Intussen keer Elsie terug na waar sy gedink het sy haar inkopietrollie gelos het.
En: Meanwhile, Elsie returns to where she thought she had left her shopping cart.

Af: As sy omdraai, met haar hande in haar hare, sien sy Hendrik en Jan en die trollie 'n entjie weg.
En: As she turns around, with her hands in her hair, she sees Hendrik and Jan and the cart a little ways away.

Af: Oorweldig deur oomblikke van verwarring en verligting begin sy lag.
En: Overwhelmed by moments of confusion and relief, she starts laughing.

Af: Elsie ken Hendrik se grappe nog van skooldae.
En: Elsie still knows Hendrik's jokes from their school days.

Af: Jan gee 'n vriendelike waarskuwing aan Hendrik en gee die trollie terug aan Elsie.
En: Jan gives Hendrik a friendly warning and returns the cart to Elsie.

Af: Hendrik bied sy opregte verskoning aan en Elsie grinnik, alles vergeef.
En: Hendrik offers his sincere apology, and Elsie giggles, everything forgiven.

Af: Die res van die oggend verloop sonder voorval.
En: The rest of the morning goes by without incident.

Af: Hendrik besef dat sulke grappies dalk meer gepas was toe hulle kinders was en besluit om volgende keer net by sy inkopielystjie te hou.
En: Hendrik realizes that such jokes might have been more appropriate when they were kids and decides to stick to his shopping list next time.

Af: Hy en Elsie lag later saam oor koffie, herinnerend aan die dwaashede van hulle jeug.
En: He and Elsie later laugh together over coffee, reminiscing about the foolishness of their youth.

Af: Die dag eindig met ou vriende wat weer band smee, en 'n belofte om geen meer trollies te ontvoer nie.
En: The day ends with old friends forming new bonds, and a promise not to abduct any more carts.

Af: Hendrik gaan huis toe met 'n storie om vir Anna te vertel en 'n les wat hy nie gou sal vergeet nie.
En: Hendrik goes home with a story to tell Anna and a lesson he won't soon forget.


Vocabulary Words:

• On: Op
• sunny: sonnige
• Saturday: Saterdag
• morning: oggend
• walks: stap
• supermarket: supermark
• shoes: skoene
• click-clack: klik-klak
• shiny: blink
• tiled: geteelde
• floor: vloer
• mission: missie
• bit: bietjie
• fun: pret
• waiting: wag
• wife: vrou
• recalls: onthou
• days: dae
• friends: vriende
• used: uitgehaal
• mischief: stoutighede
• fruit: vrugte
• vegetable: groente
• familiar: bekende
• face: gesig
• catches: vang
• eye: oog
• old: ou
• school: skool
• friend: vriendin