Lien se lankstaanskoene - Derick van der Walt:
Hoofstuk/ Afrikaans Explanation English Explanation
Chapter
Voorspel 'n Voorspel is 'n proloog en gee die agtergrond van die Voorspel means predicted, it is the prologue and gives the
storie. Dit is 'n verduideling vir die karakters se optrede. background to the story. It gives an explanation toe the
Dit prikkel jou belangstelling. characters actions. It gets you interested.
'n Man sit en kyk kassette en glimlag terwyl hy daarna A man is sitting and watching video's and he smiles while he
kyk. Die kassette het geen klank nie. is watching. The video's don't have any sound.
Die kasset wys 'n jong dogtertjie wat haasbek is wat in die The video shows a little girl, who doesn't have teeth, playing
swembad speel met haar opblaaseendjie . Daar is 'n in the swimming pool with a blow up duck. There is a little
seuntjie wat agter twee hondjies aan hardloop en gaan boy that s chasing two dogs and then goes to wee in the pool.
piepie in die swembad. Die dogtertjie gil terwyl die The little girls screams because the boy is weeing in the pool.
seuntjie piepie. Daar is 'n man wat staan en braai. There is also a man that is braai-ing.
Die kasset is van toe Lien en Braam jonger was. Dit wys The video is of Lien and Braam when they were younger. The
'n kontras van hoe dinge was en hoe dit nou is video shows a contrast of how things were and how they are
now.
Hoofstuk Lien ken haar ma se ritueel van wyn skink, dit wys dat Lien knows her mom's ritual of pouring wine and this shows
1 - Geel haar ma baie wyn drink. that her mom drinks a lot of wine.
en Geel en gelukkig-dronk, sy is afhangklink van wyn, die Geel en gelukkig-drunk, she is depends on wine toe make her
gelukkig wyn maak haar gelukkig. Geel verwys aan haar lewer en happy. Geel refers to her liver and what colour it is when you
watter kleur dit is as jy drink. drink.
Die ma sorg nie vir haar kinders nie, ma is 'n alkolis. Lien The mom doesn't look after her kids and she is a alcoholic.
vervul haar ma se rol en maak Braam se broek reg. Lien fulfills her moms role and fixes Braam's pants.
Lien luister na Norah Jones se musiek en die lirieke Lien listens to Norah Jones' music and the lyrics describe how
beskryf hoe sy voel. she feels.
Lien sê "ek haat jou" wat dalk aan haar pa gedirek is, wie Lien says "I hate you" which is probably being directed at her
nie in die prent is nie. dad who isn't in the picture.
Hoofstuk Wouter is Lien se beste vriend, haar enigste vriend wat Wouter is Lien's best friend and is her only friend. Wouter has
2 - Jou ook al net 'n jaar soos Lien by die skool is. also only been at this school for just over 'n jaar, like Lien.
standaard Lien het nogsteeds nie aan die skool gewond geraak nie en Lien still hasn't gotten used to this school even though she has
skoolnom sy was al meer as 'n jaar daar. Lien spandeer baie tyd op been there for over a year. Lien spends a lot of time by herself
mertjie haar eie by die skool. Lien gaan dan biblioteek toe waar and then Lien goes to the library where she searches different
sy skuil dan gaan soek Lien lande op die rekenaars soos countries on the internet like Japan and Prague, where she one
Japan en Praag waarheen sy eendag wil gaan. Lien is baie day wants to go. Lien is very lonely and people don't take
eensaam en mense sien haar nie raak nie. notice of her.
Tannie Bets wat in die selfde woonstel as Lien bly het vir Tannie Bets, who lives in the same apartment block as Lien,
Lien werk by 'n koffie winkel gekry. Lien soek werk want got Lien a job at a coffee shop. Lien needs a job because their
hulle geldsake is sleg. financials aren't good.
Mister MacMillan is Lien se Engels meneer en sy hou baie Mr MacMillan is Lien's English teacher and is her favourite.
van hom. In Lewensoriëntering moet hulle 'n beroep neer In LO the students had to write down a career that they are
skryf wat hulle in belang stel, Lien kies prokureur want dit interested in. Lien wrote down lawyer because that was
was nog altyd die plan maar sy is nie meer seker daaroor always the plan but now she isn't sure anymore because she
nie, sy wil net hier weg. Meneer Bruwer sit hulle in just wants to leave. Mr Bruwer put them in groups of who
groepies van die selfde beroep gekies het en Lien beland chose the same careers and Lien got stuck with Miemie Spies,
met Miemie Spies, Sally Swanepoel en Hein Venter. Sally Swanepoel and Hein Venter.
Hoofstuk Lien se ma(Christien Jooste) luister na baie musiek, Kakofonie-cacophony, lots of sounds.
3 - 'n klassiek musiek. Christien was altyd 'n mooi vrou maar sy Christien Jooste, Lien's mom, listens to music and classic
Kakofoni het laat gaan en nou lyk sy slordig. Christien het altyd baie music a lot. Christien was always a beautiful woman but she
e van mooi klavier gespeel maar sy speel nie meer nie en sy wil has let herself go and looks sloppy. Christien used to play the
klanke niks daarvan weet nie. As Lien haar vra om te speel skut piano but she doesn't play anymore and is not interested
sy haar kop. anymore. When Lien asks her to play, she says no.
Die koffie winkel waar Lien werk is genoem Malie se The coffee shop where Lien works is called Malie's Garden.
Tuin. Die plek is vol blomme en is bekend as 'n The shop is full of flowers and is known for a hang out place
uithangplek vir die ou mense en die ouetehuis. Die ou for old people and for the old age home. The pensioners get
mense kry Dinsdae en Donderdae 'n 20% afslag. 20% discount on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Tant Malie(Mevrou Dry) het baie reëls, reël nommer 1: Mrs Dry has lots of rule, rule number 1: Everything must go
Alles moet glad verloop en ons kliënte se belange kom smoothly and the clients needs come first. Rule number 2:
eerste. Reël nommer 2: Jy moet altyd vriendelik wees, jy You must always be friendly, you must be patient and as soon
moet geduldig wees en sodra kliënte instap moet jy hulle as a client walks in you must immediately escort them to a
dadelik na 'n tafel neem en hulle 'n spyskaart gee. Jy moet table and give them a menu. You must also tell the clients
, ook vir die kliënte vertel van die koek van die dag en jy about the cake of the day and you must call them Mrs and Mr
moet die kliënte mevrou en meneer nie oom en tannie nie. and not oom and tannie. Lien earns R10 an hour plus tips. The
Lien verdien R10 'n uur en tips. Die ou mense is baie pensioners are very stingy with the tips.
suinig met hulle tips. Tant Malie does the payments but Lien had to do a payment
Tant Malie doen die betaalings en Lien moes 'n betaaling because Tant Malie was at the bank. Lien gave the customer
doen want Tant Malie was bank toe. Lien het 20% afslag 20% discount but he wasn't an elder so it was a mistake. The
vir die kliënt gegee maar hy was nie 'n bejaarde nie, dus money had to come off Lien's salary.
was dit 'n fout. Die geld moes van Lien se salaris afgetrek Wouter came to visit Lien at the coffee shop and gave her a
word. R10 tip. Lien feels like she's known Wouter her whole life.
Wouter het vir Lien by die koffie winkel kom kuier en het Wouter makes her laugh which is something that she rarely
vir haar 'n R10 tip gegee. Lien voel dat sy vir Wouter al does. Wouter's parents are divorced, his dad lives in
haar hele lewe lank ken. Wouter maak haar lag, iets wat sy Bloemfontein and they moved to Pretoria for a new
min gedoen het. Wouter se ouers is geskei en sy pa bly in beginning. Lien told Wouter her life story which is something
Bloemfontein en hulle het Pretoria toe getrek vir 'n nuwe that she doesn't easily do.
begin. Lien het self haar lewens verhaal vir Wouter vertel, Braam spends a lot of time at his friend Deon's house because
iets wat sy nie maklik doen nie. he doesn't want to be at home.
Braam spandeer baie tyd by sy vriend Deon want hy wil Lien finds her mom listening to music and drinking late at
nie by die huis wees nie. night. Christien is in her own world.
Lien vind haar ma laat in die aand na musiek luister en The video in this chapter shows the contrast of how things
drink. Christien is in haar eie wêreld. were and how things are now with her mom drinking.
Die kasset in hierdie hoofstuk wys die kontras van hoe The video is of a woman playing piano and a little boy and
dinge was en hoe dinge nou is wanneer haar ma drink. girl standing next to her and singing. The little boy doesn't
Die kasset is van 'n vrou wat klavier speel en 'n seuntjie en know the words and the girl has no teeth. The two dogs are
dogtertjie staan langs haar en sing. Die seuntjie ken nie die sitting and watching this. The man watching the video is
woorde nie en die dogtertjie het geen tande. Die twee smiling and sits in thought.
honde sit en kyk na hierdie optrede. Die man wat die Box wine is cheap, stronger than bottle wine, there is more
kasset kyk glimlag en sit ingedagte. wine and you don't know how much you have drank.
Bokswyn is goedkoop, sterker as bottel wyn, daar is meer
daarin en jy weet nie hoeveel jy drink nie.
Hoofstuk Juffrou Breytenbach is die drama juffrou. Die meesterstuk The masterpiece
4 - Die wat sy wil optree is gebaseer op 'The Breakfast Club'. Miss Breytenback is the drama teacher. The masterpiece that
meesterst Juffrou Breytenbach het Lien terug gehou en vra vir haar she wants to perform is based on 'The Breakfast Club'. Miss
uk hoekom sy kwaad vir hulle is. Breytenbach sê dat sy nie Breytenbach kept Lien behind after class and she asked why
Lien se agtergrond ken nie en sy weet nie wat by die huis she was so angry at them. Breytenbach said that she doesn't
aangaan nie maar sy weet dat sy vir iets of iemand kwaad know Liens background and she doesn't know whats going on
is. Sy sê dat Lien nogsteeds nie vriende het nie, dat sy nie at home but she knows that she is angry at something or
aan aktiwiteite deelneem nie en dat sy nie probeer nie. someone. She says that Lien still hasn't made any friends, that
Breytenbach se dat Lien slim is en potensiaal het maar sy she doesn't participate in activities and that she doesn't try.
sal nooit haar volle potensiaal bereik as sy stil en onder Breytenbach says that Lien is clever and has potential but she
die radar is. Breytenbach wil hê dat Lien vir 'n rol kom won't reach her full potential is she is quite and sits under the
oudsie. Lien was verbaas dat iemand vir haar raakgesien radar. Breytenbach wants Lien to come audition for a role.
het en oor haar gedink, maar Lien het besef dat sy baie Lien was shocked that someone noticed her and thought about
kwaad was. her, but then she realised that she is actually very angry.
Christien het werk by die Dpartement van Binnelandse Christien has a job at The Department of Domestic Affairs,
Sake, maar sy gaan selde werk toe. but she hardly goes to work.
Lien noem Malie se Tuin die Garden of Evil. Lien calls Malie's Garden the Garden of Evil.
Hoofstuk Lien wil graag genoem geld spaar om 'n vliegtuigkaartjie Lien wants to save enough money so that she can by an
5- te koop. airline ticket.
Lientjie Lien en Agnes het mekaar getref en al die breekgoed het Lien and Agnes bump into each other and all the crockery
Lieflik in alle rigtings op die vloer gespat. Die skadeis R128.50 breaks on the floor. The damage is R128.50 and Tant Malie
en Tant Malie het gesê dat die skuld van hulle salarisse sal says it will be deducted from their salaries. Lien was very
afbetel moet word. Lien was baie kwaad hier oor en gesê angry and said that it was just an accident. Tant Malie said
dat dit 'n ongeluk was. Tant Malie het gesê dat sy nie van that she doesn't like Lien's attitude and that if she doesn't want
Lien se houding hou nie en as sy nie haar skuld wil betaal to pay then she must leave. Lien hung up her apron and quit.
nie moet sy loop.Lien het toe haar voorskoot opgehang en She told Tant Malie that she would pay.
bedank. Sy het gesê dat sy haar terug sal betaal. The young minister came to visit. Lien didn't want to invite
Die jong predikant het kom kuier. Lien wou nie hom in him in and she was very unfriendly. Braam and the minister
nooi nie en sy was baie onvriendelik. Braam en die got along well and spoke about sport. Lien wasn't hosptable.
predikant het oor sport gesels en goed oor die weg gekom. The minister said that they can come speak to him anytime.
Lien was nie gasvry nie. Die predikant sê dat hulle enige After he left Lien thought to herself that she was very rude
tyd met hom kan praat. Lien dink na die tyd dat sy and that the minister meant well.
