\u2019N EIER is nie \u2019n ding om mee te speel nie. Of dit nou \u2019n hoendereier of \u2019n volstruiseier is. Jy moenie haastig wees, of jou gedagtes op \u2019n ander plek h\u00ea as jy \u2019n eier of eiers in jou hande het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ma het my gereeld gemaan om versigtig te wees wanneer ek laatmiddag gaan eiers uithaal het wanneer sy die hoenders kos gaan gee het. Die eiers moes versigtig uit die neste gehaal word en in die mandjie gepak word. En dan moes jy huis toe STAP met die volgelaaide mandjie, nie hardloop nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 vermanings het hulle oorsprong gehad nadat ek \u2019n slag deur die goggom vetplante geploeg het in my haas om die eiers gou by die huis te kry sodat ek verder kon gaan speel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vra ook maar vir Swaer Vivian oor eiers. Was \u2019n goeie amateurbokser op sy dag en het gereeld soggens gaan draf as deel van sy program om fiks te bly. En \u2019n rou eier weggesluk sodra hy klaar gedraf het. Was glo baie ge-sond om so te doen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar was ook die keer toe \u2019n klein driejarige meisietjie haar o\u00eb nie kon glo toe sy die eerste keer \u2019n volstruiseier gesien het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In elk geval, toe Vivian my destyds \u2019n jaar of wat later van sy ondervinding vertel het, het hy steeds geril en swaar gesluk aan die herinnering van daardie koue Cradockse wintersoggend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soos gewoonlik het hy gou \u2019n eier oopgebreek en in \u2019n glas met melk gegooi sodat dit kan regstaan vir wanneer hy klaar gedraf het. Hy is toe die stikdonker oggend in met ryp wat kraak onder sy gestewelde voete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Uur of wat later draf hy weer in by die voorhekkie van hul huis, reguit na die kombuis waar hy sommer sonder om die lig aan te sit die glas met die eier en melk raakvat en die inhoud met een teug wegsluk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Net om die volgende oomblik te besef daars fout. Groot fout. Saam met die aaklige smaak in sy mond sweef die sterk reuk van vrot eier by sy neusvleuels in. En hy haal die badkamer net betyds. Connie het later laggend vertel hoe haar man so wit soos \u2019n laken en swak uit die badkamer gekom het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En net ges\u00ea het: \u201cNooit weer eier vir my nie!\u201d Vivian was skoon siek. So erg dat hy amper nie die dag werk toe is nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir die driejarige Susan was die eerste aanskouing van \u2019n volstruiseier iets uit \u2019n ander w\u00eareld. Die tagtigjarige Oom Abraham se o\u00eb glinster van genot met die terugflits aan sy dogter se episode met die volstruiseier daar-die dag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Familie het die gesin op hulle plaas besoek en vir hulle volstruiseiers saamgebring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Susan, wat toe nog net gewone hoender- eiers geken het, kon haar o\u00eb nie van di\u00e9 yslike gedoentes afhou nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die kuiermense was skaars weg toe klim sy op \u2019n stoel in die kombuis, gryp een van die eiers waar dit op die tafel neergesit was \u2013 en kry koers kamer toe waar haar ma siek was in die bed. N\u00e9s Vivian, ook te haastig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy het die gang afgehardloop en toe sy haar draai by die slaapkamer in maak, gly sy op die mat en slaan met \u2019n hik neer soos \u2019n os. Net toe sy s\u00ea: \u201cKyk die gloot eiel Mamma.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die volstruiseier was in stukke. Wat mis-kien onder normale omstandighede nie te erg sou wees nie \u2013 dis net dat die eier vrot was. Di\u00e9 yslike eier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Susan was naar en flou geskrik. Haar ma was ook naar. En moenie praat van die aroma wat lank daarna in daardie kamer gehang het nie. Selfs n\u00e1 al die geskrop en ontsmetting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Susan het geweet nou is daar moeilikheid en het die hasepad gekies uit die huis uit. Maar dit het niks help nie. Haar pa het haar gou in die hande gekry en was reg om haar behoorlik te tugtig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar hoe kan jy, het hy gevra, so \u2019n klein mensie pakgee as sy grootoog met \u2019n uitdrukking van die onskuldigheid self s\u00ea: \u201cEk wou net gou vir Mamma die gloot eiel wys. Hoe-kom het hy so sleg geluik, Pappa?\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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