Op 'n sonskyn Saterdagoggend, in 'n knus klein dorpie, het Pieter wakker geword met 'n lang lys van goed wat hy moes doen.

On a sunny Saturday morning, in a cozy little town, Pieter woke up with a long list of things he needed to do.

Die huis was stil, net die geluid van voëls wat buite sing het deur die oop venster gekom.

The house was quiet, only the sound of birds singing outside came through the open window.

Pieter het vinnig 'n koppie koffie gemaak en sy lys bekyk.

Pieter quickly made a cup of coffee and looked at his list.

Bo aan die lys was: "Koop kruideniersware".

At the top of the list was: "Buy groceries".

Almal ken Pieter as die ou wat soms 'n bietjie verstrooi is.

Everyone knows Pieter as the guy who can be a bit absent-minded at times.

Vandag was geen uitsondering nie.

Today was no exception.

Hy het sy gemaklike T-hemp en sokkies aangetrek, sy lys geneem en sy sleutels gegryp.

He put on his comfortable T-shirt and socks, grabbed his list, and his keys.

Opgewonde oor die heerlike ontbyt wat hy later sou maak, het hy by die voordeur uitgestap en die pad supermark toe begin stap.

Excited about the delicious breakfast he would make later, he stepped out the front door and started walking to the supermarket.

Die son het helder geskyn en Pieter het gegroet vir die bure wat hy op sy weg raakgeloop het.

The sun was shining brightly, and Pieter greeted the neighbors he met on his way.

Hy het die vars lug ingeasem en gedink oor wat hy alles nodig het van die supermark.

He breathed in the fresh air and thought about everything he needed from the supermarket.

Toe hy by die supermark se deure inloop, het 'n paar mense hom snaaks aangekyk.

When he walked through the supermarket doors, a few people looked at him strangely.

Pieter, heeltemal onbewus, het reggemaak vir die vrugteafdeling.

Completely unaware, Pieter went straight to the fruit section.

Maar net toe hy sy eerste appel wou optel, het 'n klein stemmetjie agter hom gesê, "Oom, waar is jou broek?

But just as he was about to pick up his first apple, a little voice behind him said, "Uncle, where are your pants?"

" Pieter het na onder gekyk en tot sy skok gesien dat hy in die haas van die oggend sy broek heeltemal vergeet het!

Pieter looked down and to his shock, realized that in the rush of the morning, he had completely forgotten his pants!

Hy het bloos van kop tot tone en het vinnig 'n sak aartappels geneem om voor hom te hou.

He blushed from head to toe and quickly grabbed a bag of potatoes to hold in front of him.

Intussen het Johanna, Pieter se suster wat om die hoek gewoon het, agtergekom dat Pieter se broek nog op die waslyn hang.

Meanwhile, Johanna, Pieter's sister who lived around the corner, noticed that Pieter's pants were still hanging on the clothesline.

"Ag nee, Pieter het dalk sy broek vergeet!

"Oh no, Pieter might have forgotten his pants!"

" het sy gesê met 'n glimlag.

she said with a smile.

Sy het geweet van Pieter se gewoonte om dinge te vergeet.

She knew about Pieter's habit of forgetting things.

Sy het die broek geneem en vinnig na die supermark gehaas om haar broer te help.

She grabbed the pants and hurried to the supermarket to help her brother.

Terug by die supermark het mense begin fluister en lag.

Back at the supermarket, people started whispering and laughing.

Pieter het probeer om te lag oor die hele situasie, maar hy was tog 'n bietjie verleë.

Pieter tried to laugh off the whole situation, but he was a bit embarrassed.

Gelukkig het Johanna net betyds daar aangekom met sy broek.

Fortunately, Johanna arrived just in time with his pants.

"Pieter, jy het dit weer gedoen!

"Pieter, you've done it again!"

" het sy gelag terwyl sy hom die broek aangee.

she laughed as she handed him the pants.

Pieter het skielik verlig gevoel en het gou in die badkamer gespring om sy broek aan te trek.

Pieter suddenly felt relieved and quickly jumped into the bathroom to put on his pants.

Na die broek insident het die mense in die dorp nog lankal daaroor gegiggel, maar vir Pieter, het dit net 'n snaakse verhaal geword wat hy op familiebyeenkomste kon vertel.

After the pants incident, people in the town continued to giggle about it for a long time, but for Pieter, it just became a funny story he could tell at family gatherings.

Ten einde laaste het die dag goed afgeloop.

In the end, the day turned out well.

Pieter het met sy kruideniersware en sy waardigheid huis toe gegaan.

Pieter went home with his groceries and his dignity.

Van daardie dag af het hy egter altyd twee keer nagegaan voordat hy die huis verlaat het.

However, from that day on, he always double-checked before leaving the house.

En Johanna?

And Johanna?

Wel, sy het seker gemaak dat sy 'n ekstra paar broek altyd byderhand gehad het net vir ingeval Pieter weer 'n klein vergeet het.

Well, she made sure to always have an extra pair of pants on hand just in case Pieter forgot again.