Picnic Pandemonium: Monkeys Hijack Feast!

Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Picnic Pandemonium: Monkeys Hijack Feast! Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/picnic-pandemonium-monkeys-hijack-feast Story Transcript:Af: In die hartjie van die Knysna-bos was daar 'n klein oase, omring deur groen bome en 'n liedjie wat deur die blare gefluister word.En: In the heart of the Knysna forest, there was a small oasis, surrounded by green trees and a song whispered through the leaves.Af: Dit was hier waar Lerato, Jan en Elizma besluit het om hulle Sondagmiddag deur te bring – met 'n piekniek kombers uitgesprei onder die wolklose blouviolet hemel.En: It was here that Lerato, Jan, and Elizma decided to spend their Sunday afternoon – with a picnic blanket spread out under the cloudless blue-violet sky.Af: Lerato het haar mandjie vol lekkernye afgesit.En: Lerato set down her basket full of treats.Af: "Kyk hoe mooi is dit hier!En: "Look how beautiful it is here!"Af: " het sy uitgeroep.En: she exclaimed.Af: Jan het sy hoed afgehaal en die koel lug ingeasem.En: Jan took off his hat and breathed in the cool air.Af: "Perfek vir ons piekniek," het hy met 'n breë glimlag gesê.En: "Perfect for our picnic," he said with a broad smile.Af: Elizma, wat altyd na die kleinste besonderhede omgegee het, het die rooi-en-wit geblokte kombers reg getrek sodat elke hoek perfek gespasieer was.En: Elizma, who always cared about the smallest details, straightened out the red-and-white checkered blanket so that every corner was perfectly spaced.Af: Terwyl hulle hul kos uitgepak het – vars gebakte brood, kaas, en 'n verskeidenheid vrugte – het 'n vreedsame stilte oor hulle neergedaal.En: As they unpacked their food – fresh baked bread, cheese, and a variety of fruits – a peaceful silence descended upon them.Af: Maar die stilte was van korte duur.En: But the silence was short-lived.Af: Uit die een ooghoek het Lerato 'n vinnige beweging opgemerk.En: Lerato noticed a quick movement out of the corner of her eye.Af: "Wat was dit?En: "What was that?"Af: " fluister sy.En: she whispered.Af: Voor iemand kon antwoord, was die rustige piekniek toneel in chaos gedompel.En: Before anyone could answer, the tranquil scene of the picnic was plunged into chaos.Af: 'n Groep vervet-apies het uit die boomtoppe afgespring en begin om alles in sig te gryp.En: A group of vervet monkeys leaped from the treetops and began grabbing everything in sight.Af: Met vinnige, klein hande het die ape 'n appel hier, 'n broodjie daar gegryp.En: With quick, small hands, the monkeys snatched an apple here, a little bread roll there.Af: Een brutaal klein aap het selfs 'n heel tros druiwe voor Jan se verstomde oë weggeruk.En: One cheeky little monkey even grabbed a whole bunch of grapes in front of Jan's astonished eyes.Af: Hulle het bokant hulle koppe geswaai, met stukke kos wat soos kleurvolle reën deur die lug gestrooi is.En: They swung above their heads, with pieces of food scattered through the air like colorful rain.Af: Elizma, normalweg so georganiseerd en kalm, het haar hande in die lug gegooi.En: Elizma, normally so organized and calm, threw her hands in the air.Af: "Ag nee!En: "Oh no!Af: Ons kos!En: Our food!"Af: " het sy uitgeroep.En: she exclaimed.Af: Lerato het probeer om 'n blik vrugtekonfyt te red, maar dit was te laat – 'n geslepe apie het dit gegryp en het al in die boom gesit, die deksel oopgeforseer.En: Lerato tried to save...

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