Modderdonker christiaan
Waar in die verhaal vind die storie plaas ?
Where does the story take place?
- Tannie Janet se begrafnis | Aunt Janet’s funeral
- Liam se skool | Liam’s school
- Iemand bekend se begrafnis, maar wie? | Someone famous’s funeral – but
who?
Main Characters – Hoofkarakters
-Liam:
o Verteller | Narrator
What does he wear/his apperance:
o Skewe das | skew tie
o Swart langbroek | black trousers
o Platgekamde kuif |flat combed hair
o Hou nie daarvan om skoene te dra nie |doesn’t like to wear shoes
- Christiaan:
o Voete bymekaar |feet together
o Bleekgeel vel | pale yellow skin
o Donker kringe om sy oë| dark circles under his eyes
o So oud soos Liam | as old as Liam
o Baie vreemd | very weird
Story in a nutshell:
Tannie Janet se begrafnis - Liam sien vir Christiaan - Christiaan sien vir tannie Janet
- Niemand mag oor/met Christiaan praat nie - Liam ervaar 'n deurmekaartyd - Nuwe
hoof/aaklige reëls/stukkende fiets - fitsongeluk buite die skool - Liam sien al sy
vriende en familie by 'n begrafnis .... maar wie s'n?
Aunt Janet's funeral - Liam sees Christiaan - Christiaan sees Aunt Janet - No one is
allowed to talk about/with Christiaan - Liam experiences a confusing time - New
principal/horrible rules/broken bike - bike accident outside school - Liam sees all his
friends and family at a funeral .... but whose?
, SUMMARY
1. The story begins in the cemetery at Aunt Janet's funeral.
• The following people are at the funeral: uncle Hennie (aunt Janet's husband), Liam
and his family, the pastor, Christiaan and his family, aunt Janet's family and
friends.
• Liam realizes what Christiaan can do.
• Liam is in a lot of pain because his shoes are crushing him and mum is yelling for
him to stand still.
• There is a chest with a white bouquet of flowers on it.
• The people look very sad.
• Uncle Hennie looks very tired.
how you feel when something important is taken away and you don't know what to
do now.
2. Today, at the funeral, is the second time ever that Liam sees Chritiaan.
3. It starts to rain.
4. Christiaan stands in front of his parents:
• he stares into Liam's eyes
• his face is stern
• his lips are blue and bloodless from the cold.
5. Christiaan's eyes darken and now he stares at uncle Hennie, then he says:
"Stop!...she's not dead...look she's standing behind uncle Hennie"
"Can't you see her? There she stands...she smiles"
6. For weeks no one talks about what happened.
7. Liam starts dreaming about Christiaan and often wakes up drenched in sweat.
8. He wants to talk to his nieces and nephews about this, but they always answer:
"we're not allowed to talk about him, Liam...he's weird"
9. Liam begins to forget about Christiaan and is happy about it. But then he makes
his appearance again...
10. This is just when Liam was going through a difficult (a messy time): things at
school were not good:
11. ...and then, on a rainy day, the accident...
Liam still sees the car coming
how his bike slides out from under him and scrapes across the road
he remembers his skins blowing he hears, the metal cracking his bones snapping /
breaking
he still smells the wet tar...then the sirens, and the people's voices in the distance.
Waar in die verhaal vind die storie plaas ?
Where does the story take place?
- Tannie Janet se begrafnis | Aunt Janet’s funeral
- Liam se skool | Liam’s school
- Iemand bekend se begrafnis, maar wie? | Someone famous’s funeral – but
who?
Main Characters – Hoofkarakters
-Liam:
o Verteller | Narrator
What does he wear/his apperance:
o Skewe das | skew tie
o Swart langbroek | black trousers
o Platgekamde kuif |flat combed hair
o Hou nie daarvan om skoene te dra nie |doesn’t like to wear shoes
- Christiaan:
o Voete bymekaar |feet together
o Bleekgeel vel | pale yellow skin
o Donker kringe om sy oë| dark circles under his eyes
o So oud soos Liam | as old as Liam
o Baie vreemd | very weird
Story in a nutshell:
Tannie Janet se begrafnis - Liam sien vir Christiaan - Christiaan sien vir tannie Janet
- Niemand mag oor/met Christiaan praat nie - Liam ervaar 'n deurmekaartyd - Nuwe
hoof/aaklige reëls/stukkende fiets - fitsongeluk buite die skool - Liam sien al sy
vriende en familie by 'n begrafnis .... maar wie s'n?
Aunt Janet's funeral - Liam sees Christiaan - Christiaan sees Aunt Janet - No one is
allowed to talk about/with Christiaan - Liam experiences a confusing time - New
principal/horrible rules/broken bike - bike accident outside school - Liam sees all his
friends and family at a funeral .... but whose?
, SUMMARY
1. The story begins in the cemetery at Aunt Janet's funeral.
• The following people are at the funeral: uncle Hennie (aunt Janet's husband), Liam
and his family, the pastor, Christiaan and his family, aunt Janet's family and
friends.
• Liam realizes what Christiaan can do.
• Liam is in a lot of pain because his shoes are crushing him and mum is yelling for
him to stand still.
• There is a chest with a white bouquet of flowers on it.
• The people look very sad.
• Uncle Hennie looks very tired.
how you feel when something important is taken away and you don't know what to
do now.
2. Today, at the funeral, is the second time ever that Liam sees Chritiaan.
3. It starts to rain.
4. Christiaan stands in front of his parents:
• he stares into Liam's eyes
• his face is stern
• his lips are blue and bloodless from the cold.
5. Christiaan's eyes darken and now he stares at uncle Hennie, then he says:
"Stop!...she's not dead...look she's standing behind uncle Hennie"
"Can't you see her? There she stands...she smiles"
6. For weeks no one talks about what happened.
7. Liam starts dreaming about Christiaan and often wakes up drenched in sweat.
8. He wants to talk to his nieces and nephews about this, but they always answer:
"we're not allowed to talk about him, Liam...he's weird"
9. Liam begins to forget about Christiaan and is happy about it. But then he makes
his appearance again...
10. This is just when Liam was going through a difficult (a messy time): things at
school were not good:
11. ...and then, on a rainy day, the accident...
Liam still sees the car coming
how his bike slides out from under him and scrapes across the road
he remembers his skins blowing he hears, the metal cracking his bones snapping /
breaking
he still smells the wet tar...then the sirens, and the people's voices in the distance.
