Bedryf 2

TWEEDE BEDRYF

Toneel 1

Ruimte: Magistraat se kantoor

Setting: Magistrate's office

Benjamin sê sy maal-tafels, want hy dink die Magistraat gaan vra of hy geleerd is

Benjamin says his timetables because he thinks the Magistrate is going to ask if he is literate
Benjamin beplan om te ontsnap - hy wil deur die venster klim (enigste probleem is sy trommel)

Benjamin plans to escape - he wants to climb through the window (only problem is his trunk)
Benjamin is skaam en bang (shy and scared)

Die magistraat vra vir Benjamin vrae:

The magistrate asks Benjamin questions:

- Kry jy koud? (Hy bewe)

- Are you cold? (He's shaking)
- Het hy ‘n ander naam gehad toe jy klein was? 1

- Did he have another name when he was small?
- Kan hy iets onthou voor die Lange Kloof? 2

Can you remember anything before the Lange Kloof?

- Hy moet terugdink en alles se wat hy onthou 3

- He must think back and recall everything he remembers
Benjamin se vir die Magistraat hy is bang - hy kan nie dink as hy bang is nie

Benjamin tells the Magistrate he is scared - he can't think when he is scared
Die konstabel bring vier seuns om saam met Benjamin te staan – Barta moet hom uitken
The constable brings four boys to stand with Benjamin - Barta must identify him

Barta kom uit, dan Elias (verskrik - interessant?)

Barta comes out, then Elias (scared - interesting?)

Barta wys met haar vinger na Benjamin (uitken)

Barta indicates to Benjamin with her finger (identify)

Sy draai om en begin huil

(She turns around and starts crying)

Die magistraat vra of Benjamin begryp wat gebeur het

The magistrate asks if Benjamin understands what happened

Benjamin vra of hy nou huis toe kan gaan, is die bosvrou klaar gekyk

Benjamin asks if he can go home now, is the bush woman done looking

Die magistraat verduidelik dat hy die kind is wat weggeraak het jare gelede in die Bos

The magistrate explains that the child is the one that went missing years ago in the Bush

Hy wou eers seker maak deur die bosvrou te vra om hom uit te ken

He wanted to make sure first by asking the bush woman to identify him

Sy het hom sonder twyfel uitgeken

She identified him without any doubt

Hy se dit sal vreemd wees vir hom aan die begin, maar dis sy eie mense (rassisties)

He says it will be strange in the beginning, but these are his own people (rassist)

Benjamin dring aan hy is Fiela Komoetie se hanskind - die Here het hom aan haar toebetrou

Benjamin insists that he is Fiela Komoetie's adopted child - God entrusted him to her

Benjamin noem die magistraat Baas vir die eerste keer - hy mag dit nooit weer se nie, hy is 'n wit kind en moet soos een praat

Benjamin calls the magistrate Boss for the first time - he says he may never say that again, he is a white child and must speak like one

Baas is 'n aanspreekvorm vir iemand bo jou/in 'n posisie van gesag - tegnies gepas

Boss is a form of address for someone who is above you/in a position of authority - technically it is appropriate

Toneel 2

Ruimte: Bos, Boshuis

Setting: Bush, Bush house

Benjamin is nou Lukas

Benjamin is now Lukas

Elias dra Lukas se trommel

Elias carries Lukas's trunk
Barta vra of Lukas moeg is – sy gee om vir hom

Barta says Lukas is possibly tired - she cares for him

Elias ruk hom aan die arm, se hy het 'n mooi hemp en vra wat in sy trommel is (hy is skelm)
Elias pulls at his arm, says he is wearing a nice shirt and asks what's in his trunk (he's a crook)

Hy antwoord astrant - dis sy goed

He answers cheekily - it's his stuff

Barta vra hoekom die kind sonder tong is (Elias se hy's vreemd)

Barta asks why he's not speaking (Elias says he's shy - not strange)

Barta se die kind is mooi, bietjie te maer soos Nina (suster)

Barta says he is good looking, maybe a little too thin like Nina (sister)

Lukas weier om by hulle te kom sit - hulle maak sy trommel oop en eet sy kos

Lukas refuses to sit with them - they open his trunk and eat his food

Hulle kom by die boshuis aan – die kinders vat aan Lukas en hy skop hulle
They arrive at the bush house - the children touch Lukas and he kicks them

Tant Gertjie se hulle moet hom los - hy's bang en gedaan (moeg), later se sy verwilder

Tant Gertjie says they must leave him - he's scared and exhausted, then later she calls him rattled

Hy sit op die hoek van die huis op sy hurke - buitestanderskap - hy kruip weg

He sits on the corner of the house on his haunches - he's an outsider - he's hiding

Nina vra of hy 'n patat soek

Nina asks if he wants a sweet potato

Sy vra vir hom of hy 'n geheim kan hou

She asks if he can keep a secret

Nina wil hom Bos toe neem om die geheim te gaan wys

Nina wants to take him to the bush to show him a secret

Hy se hy wag vir sy ma - dring aan sy is op pad

He says no, he's waiting for his mom - insists she's on her way

Sy se hy moet sy nukke stop - Pa sal hom kortvat (uitdrukking)

She says he must stop his moodiness - his dad will sort him out (expression)

Hy noem haar Meisiekind

He calls her girl (informal)

Nina sê sy weet hoe om by Diepwalle se pad (hardepad) na die Lange Kloof te kom – sy sê die geheim is op pad soontoe (hy vra of sy hom sal vat) - hulle kan na Kom-se-bos se sleeppad hardloop

Nina says she knows how to get to the Diepwalle's road (hard road) to the Lange Kloof - she says the secret is on the way there (he asks if she'll take him) - they can run to Kom-se-bos' road

Lukas is bang dat die olifante hulle gaan jaag - Nina se kies net 'n dik boom

Lukas is scared the elephants will chase them - Nina says choose a thick tree
Lukas op band (eksterne vertelling): hy het haar nie vertrou nie, sy het sy slaaphemp as ‘n rok gedra, dit was te groot vir haar en het onder haar kniee gehang, sy was baie vinnig

Lukas on tape (external narration): he did not trust her, she was wearing a sleeping shirt as a dress, it was too big for her, she was very fast
Sy vat hom na die bosspruit toe, se waar om te trap (kennis van die bos)

She takes him to the bush spring, says where he must step (knowledge of the bush)

Sy val en raak vol modder, die slaaphemp is vuil

She falls and is full of mud, the sleep shirt is dirty

Sy kruip weg en hy raak bang

She hides and he becomes scared

Nina se Fiela kan nie sy ma wees nie

1. Sy is bruin

2. Barta het hom dadelik uitgeken

Nina says Fiela can't be his mother 

1. She is brown

2. Barta identified him immediately

Hy se hy wil teruggaan, sy hardloop weg en kruip weg

He says he wants to go back, she runs away and hides

Hy is benoud en sy kom terug - sy lag vir hom

He is anxious and she comes back - she laughs at him

Nina het vier leë bottels begrawe en was hulle in die stroompie

Nina buried four empty bottles and washes them in the stream
- die soetoliebottel en twee blou bottels het sy opgetel

- the sweet oil bottle and two bottles she picked up
- die kraffie het sy by tannie Gertjie gesteel

- the craffie she stole from aunt Gertjie
Die bottels maak klank – die kraffie s’n is die mooiste

The bottles make a sound - the craffie's one is the prettiest
Hy sal haar vyf sjielings (‘n halfkroon) betaal as sy hom wys hoe om uit die Bos te kom

He offers to pay her five sjielings (a half crown - currency) to show him how to escape the Bush
Sy wil ‘n mondfluitjie en ‘n kombers koop – die grootvoete het haar kombers vertrap toe Pa vir hulle weggehardloop het

She wants to buy a harmonica and a blanket - the elephants trampled hers when her father was running away from them

Nina sê jy mag nie “Grootvoete” hardop sê nie, want dan hoor hulle jou, dink jy roep hulle en jaag jou - bygeloof

Nina says he may not say "Grootvoete" out loud, because they hear you, think you call them and chase you - superstition
Elias vra of Barta nie die patats uit die as moet haal nie (hy is lui)

Elias asks if Barta doesn't want to take the sweet potatoes out (he is lazy)

Barta se Elias mag nie aan Lukas slaan nie - hy slaan met osrieme, hard, laat merke

Barta says Elias may not hit Lukas - he hits with osrieme, hard, leaves marks

Die magistraat sal iemand stuur om te kom kyk of Lukas oukei is

The magistrate will send someone to see if Lukas is okay

Elias noem Fiela-hulle die "bruingoed" - rassisties

Elias calls Fiela and them the "brown things" - racist

Nina is tuis in die Bos - jy kan haar nie daaruit hou nie - hardloop weg, wil nie werk nie

Nina is at home in the bush - you can't keep her out of it - runs away, doesn't want to work

Elias calls Nina and Lukas "maaksels" - net iets wat hy kan gebruik

Elias calls Nina and Lukas "things I make" - just something he can use

Hulle moet bylkap en balke maak

The must chop with axes and make beams

Nina sê Lukas het weggeloop Diepwalle se kant toe en sy het hom gaan soek (eerste leuen)

Nina says Lukas ran away towards the Diepwalle side and she went to look for him(first lie)

Sy se hy wou nie omdraai nie, sy het hom probeer ompraat (tweede leuen)

She says he didn't want to come back, she tried talking him out of it (second lie)

Die laaste keer wat sy hom gesien het was in Kom-se-bos

The last time she saw him was in Kom-se-bos

Sy se hy het die pad self geken (derde leuen)

She says he knew the way himself (third lie)

Dit was donker toe hulle hom gebring het, Elias glo nie hy ken die pad nie - IRONIES - hy het geglo 'n kind van 3 kon dieselfde pad loop

It was dark when they brought him, Elias doesn't believe he knew the way - ironic - he believed a child of 3 could walk the same way

Elias gaan soek vir Lukas met 'n baadjie en lantern

Elias goes and looks for Lukas with a jacket and lantern

Toneel 3

Ruimte: Knysna

Setting: Knysna

Fiela is by die magistraat se kantoor - Mister Goldsbury

Fiela is at the magistrate's office
Sy het twee dae geloop tot daar

It took her two days to walk there

Fiela noem die heeltyd die stelling "seil soos 'n slang" - bly nederig

Fiela often mentions the statement "sail like a snake" - stay humble

Fiela se as jy voor 'n wit mens verlee staan, moet jy laag buig

If you stand in front of a white person embarassed or unsure, you need to bend low
Sy gesels met ‘n skoonmaker (hy is 'n bruin man)

She chats to a cleaner (he is a brown man)
Die magistraat is nie daar nie; hy is in die hof

The magistrate is not there; he is in court
Die skoonmaker bring die konstabel – hy sê Fiela wil ‘n klag lê

The cleaner brings the constable - he says Fiela wants to submit a complaint

Fiela is gelowig - sy dank die Here "Dank die liewe vadertjie"

Fiela has faith in God - she thanks him

Konstabel kom op die toneel

Constable comes onto the scene

Die skoonmaker se sy wil n klag le teen die magistraat (onwaar)

The cleaner says she wants to submit a complaint against the magistrate (not true)

Die magistraat se die saak is afgehandel - Benjamin is by sy regte ouers

The magistrate says the matter is dealt with - Benjamin is with his real parents

Fiela - ongeloof, verstaan nie

Fiela - disbelief, doesn't understand

Toneel 4

Ruimte: Bos

Setting: Bush

Elias vind Lukas

Elias finds Lukas
Hy gooi ‘n osriem om sy skouers en trek hom vas

He throws a whip around his shoulders and pulls him in
Elias slaan hom tot hy sê hy is sy pa, Barta is sy ma, sy broers en susters is wie hulle is en hy is Lukas - hy is vol merke

Elias hit him until he says he is his dad, Barta is his mother, his brothers and he is Lukas - he is full of bruises
Nina glip buitentoe na die Bos, niemand sien haar nie en Elias slaan haar as hy haar kry

Nina slips away to the Bush, no one sees her and Elias hits her when he finds her

Nina skree en hardloop om die meubels, weg van Elias

Nina screams and runs around the furniture, away from Elias

Elias slaan vir Nina, Lukas hou sy hande oor sy ore

Elias hits Nina, Lukas holds his hands over his ears
Hy wil haar hare sny met ‘n skêr, maar dit knip nie (sy het 'n bos hare)

He tries to cut her hair with a scissors but it doesn't cut (she has bushy thick hair)
Hy sny haar hare met ‘n mes

He cuts her hair with a knife

Elias is wreed, gewelddadig, onredelik

Elias is cruel, violent, unreasonable

Toneel 5

Ruimte: Fiela se huis

Setting: Fiela's house

Fiela vra Selling of hy glo 'n kind van 3 kon daardie reis maak - hy se nee

Fiela asks Selling if he believes a child of 3 could make that journey - he says no

Kittie soek in die Bybel (iewers in Konings): die gelykenis van die 2 ma's wat gestry het oor 'n kind (wie is sy ma)

Kittie searches in the Bible (somewhere in the book Kings): the parable (moral story) of the 2 mothers who fought over a child (who his mother is)

Selling sê Petrus Zondagh kan uitvind waar die kind is

Selling says Petrus Zondagh can find out where the child is

Fiela wil self uitvind

Fiela wants to find out herself

Toneel 6

Ruimte: Magistraatkantore

Setting: Magistrate's office

Fiela klop aan die magistraat se deur (tweede besoek)

Fiela knocks on the magistrate's door (second visit)

Sy noem die magistraat Salomo - interteks - koning in die Bybel

She calls the magistrate Solomon - interteks - king in the Bible

Sy wil weet hoekom sy nie in die hof kon wees nie - hoekom net Barta

Sy wants to know why she couldn't be in court - why just Barta

In die Bybelstorie was dit anders - albei vrouens was daar

In the Bible story it was different - both women were there

Fiela noem Benjamin haar grootmaakkind (twee naam, eerste: hanskind)

Fiela calls Benjamin the child she raised

Fiela sê dis onmoontlik vir ‘n kind van 3 om die roete oor die berg te maak

Fiela says it's impossible for a child of 3 to make the way over the mountain
Die magistraat sê die bosvrou het ‘n getuie gehad - Fiela se dit kon toevallig wees

The magistrate says the bush woman had a witness - Fiela says it could be a coincidence
Fiela sê Barta moet sê watter klere die kind aan gehad het toe hy weggeraak het

Fiela says Barta says what clothes the child was wearing when he went missing

Fiela het nie meer die klere nie - 'n kriekplaag in die Kloof het dit gevreet (eerlike vrou)

Fiela doesn't have the clothes anymore - a cricket plague in the Kloof ate it (honest woman)
Sy wil die Laghaans se huurgrond koop vir Lukas - sy sal selfs vir die Magistraat volstruiskuikens bring

She wants to buy the Laghaans' rental farm for Lukas - she will even bring some ostrich chicks for the magistrate

Sy rig een versoek: hy moet se waar die kind is

Sy requests one thing - he must say where the child is

Die magistraat verbied/belet Fiela om naby die kind te kom

The magistrate forbids Fiela to come near the child
Hy gaan die magistraat (mister Cairncross) in Uniondale in kennis stel

He will notify the magistrate (mister Cairncross) in Uniondale

Fiela voel magteloos

She feels deflated/without any hope or power

 

Toneel 7

Ruimte: Boshuis

Setting: Bush house

Boswagter Kapp vra of die kind tevrede is - vraag 1

Bush ranger Kapp asks if the child is satisfied

Hy vra of die kind goed aanpas (die magistraat het hom gestuur) - vraag 2
He asks if the child is adjusting well (the magistrate sent him)

Hy vra of die kind baie vra oor Fiela-hulle - vraag 3

Elias vra hoekom hy nie tevrede sal wees nie (hy jok) / Barta se hy's tevrede en gesond, maar hy’t aan die begin veral in die nag gevra om huis toe te gaan

Elias asks why he would not be satisfied (lying) / Barta says he's satisfied and healthy but in the beginning, especially at night, asked to go home

Elias se Barta is daagliks aangedaan (emosioneel) dat die kind terug is, sy is bang dis dalk nie waar nie (leidraad)

Elias says Barta gets emotional daily, knowing the child is back, she is scared it might not be true (clue)

Lukas kan lees en skryf en moet vir Nina leer (haar kop is nie stomp nie) – hy is meer geleerd as die Van Rooyen kinders

Lukas can read and write and must teach Nina (she is clever) - he is more literate than the Van Rooyen children

Een van die groot redes hoekom hy nie by Fiela kon agterbly, was dat hy nie van die Here leer of skoolwerk nie - ironies doen Elias en Barta dit nog minder

One of the biggest issues regarding whether he could stay with Fiela, was that she wasn't teaching him about God or education - ironically Barta and Elias does even less
Elias vra die boswagter om te luister vir Nina vir n “kinderwagter” werk in die dorp

Elias asks the ranger to keep his ears open for a babysitting job for Nina in town

Lukas bid – Nina verstaan dit nie en vra of sy maag pyn – die Komoetie kinders is ook meer geestelik as die Van Rooyens

Lukas prays - Nina doesn't understand and if he has a stomach ache - the Komoetie children is also more spiritual than the Van Rooyen

Fiela het Lukas se goed (met n dasvelkombers - simbool van troos - Nina probeer dit vat) gebring - Elias wou die honde agter haar aansit (hy kyk neer op haar)

Fiela brought Lukas' stuff (with a dasvel blanket - symbol of comfort - Nina tries to take it) - Elias wants to send the dogs after her (he looks down on her)

Sy het 'n seun by haar gehad - hulle spesifiseer nie wie dit is nie, maar noem hom 'n opgeskote seun

She had a boy with her - they don't specify who he is, but calls him an adolescent