Op die plaas, onder 'n dun lagie ryp en 'n koue winterlug, was daar drie kinders met 'n groot taak voor hulle.

On the farm, under a thin layer of frost and a cold winter air, there were three children with a big task ahead of them.

Pieter, Mariska en Jaco moes 'n einde-van-termyn projek voltooi.

Pieter, Mariska, and Jaco had to complete an end-of-term project.

Die projek was belangrik.

The project was important.

Pieter wou sy maats en die onderwyser beïndruk.

Pieter wanted to impress his friends and the teacher.

Hy was hardwerkend, maar onseker.

He was hardworking but unsure of himself.

Mariska was die leier, maar sy het gesukkel met familieprobleme.

Mariska was the leader, but she struggled with family problems.

Jaco was die grapjas, maar hy was bang vir mislukking.

Jaco was the joker, but he was afraid of failure.

Die plaas was groot.

The farm was large.

Velde met ryp, skure vol hooi en 'n gesellige plaashuis.

Fields with frost, barns full of hay, and a cozy farmhouse.

Dit was waar die kinders hul werk beplan het.

This was where the children planned their work.

Maar dit was bitter koud.

But it was bitterly cold.

Die ysige wind het die werk moeilik gemaak.

The icy wind made the work difficult.

Pieter het besluit om die leier te wees.

Pieter decided to be the leader.

Hy het werk opgedra aan elkeen.

He assigned tasks to each of them.

Mariska moes die informasie versamel oor die plaasdiere.

Mariska had to gather information about the farm animals.

Jaco moes die tabelle maak oor die temperature en die impak op die oes.

Jaco had to make tables about the temperatures and their impact on the crops.

Pieter sou alles bymekaar bring en die finale verslag skryf.

Pieter would compile everything and write the final report.

Mariska was afwesig en hartseer.

Mariska was absent and sad.

Sy het nie gesê wat fout was nie.

She didn't say what was wrong.

Jaco het steeds 'n grap gemaak oor alles.

Jaco still made jokes about everything.

Hy het nie ernstig gewerk nie.

He didn't work seriously.

"Mariska, wat pla jou?" het Pieter een aand gevra.

"Mariska, what's bothering you?" Pieter asked one evening.

Hulle was in die plaashuis, by die kaggel.

They were in the farmhouse, by the fireplace.

"Dis my pa en ma," het sy gesê.

"It's my mom and dad," she said.

"Hulle baklei baie. Ek kan nie fokus nie."

"They fight a lot. I can't focus."

"Jaco, jy moet ophou grappe maak," het Pieter ernstig gesê.

"Jaco, you need to stop making jokes," Pieter said seriously.

"Ons het jou hulp nodig."

"We need your help."

Jaco het gelag, maar daar was trane in sy oë.

Jaco laughed, but there were tears in his eyes.

"Ek is bang ek gaan julle teleurstel."

"I'm afraid I'm going to let you down."

Die volgende dag het dinge opgevlam.

The next day, things escalated.

Mariska het 'n fout gemaak in haar navorsing.

Mariska made a mistake in her research.

Jaco het per ongeluk 'n tabel uitgevee.

Jaco accidentally deleted a table.

Pieter het geskree, "Ek kan nie alles alleen doen nie!"

Pieter shouted, "I can't do everything alone!"

"Ek het gesê ek is bang," het Jaco uitgeroep.

"I said I'm scared," Jaco shouted back.

"Maar julle luister nie!"

"But you don't listen!"

Mariska het gehuil.

Mariska cried.

"My huis is 'n gemors! Ek weet nie wat om te doen nie!"

"My house is a mess! I don't know what to do!"

'n Lang stilte.

A long silence.

Toe het Pieter gepraat.

Then Pieter spoke.

"Ons is 'n span. Ons moet mekaar help."

"We are a team. We need to help each other."

Mariska het haar trane afgevee.

Mariska wiped her tears.

"Ek gaan my navorsing oor begin," het sy gesê.

"I'm going to start my research over," she said.

"En ek sal met julle gesels oor wat by die huis aangaan."

"And I'll talk to you about what's going on at home."

Jaco het ernstig begin werk.

Jaco started working seriously.

"Ek sal die tabelle regmaak. Geen grappe nie."

"I'll fix the tables. No jokes."

Pieter het 'n diepe asem geskep.

Pieter took a deep breath.

"Kom ons maak hierdie projek iets besonders."

"Let's make this project something special."

Hulle het hard gewerk.

They worked hard.

Die koue was nog daar, maar hulle het gekonsentreer.

The cold was still there, but they concentrated.

Die plaashuis het 'n toevlug geword.

The farmhouse became a refuge.

Daar het hulle gesit en gewerk, gesels en mekaar ondersteun.

There they sat and worked, talked, and supported each other.

Op die dag van die aanbieding was die klas verstom.

On the day of the presentation, the class was amazed.

Hulle werk was uitstekend.

Their work was excellent.

Pieter het selfvertroue gewen.

Pieter gained confidence.

Mariska het geleer om oor haar probleme te praat.

Mariska learned to talk about her problems.

Jaco het sy verantwoordelikhede ernstig begin opneem.

Jaco started taking his responsibilities seriously.

Hulle was trots.

They were proud.

En so het die drie kinders, op 'n koue plaas, iets besonders bereik.

And so, the three children, on a cold farm, achieved something special.

Hulle het nie net 'n projek voltooi nie, maar ook mekaar beter leer ken.

They not only completed a project but also got to know each other better.