Die reuk van reën hang in die lug bo Kirstenbosch se pragtige bome.

The smell of rain hangs in the air above Kirstenbosch's beautiful trees.

Pieter stap stadig oor die smal paadjies, sy oë skerp en op die uitkyk vir die verrassende verskyning.

Pieter walks slowly over the narrow paths, his eyes sharp and on the lookout for the surprising appearance.

'n Plant, lank reeds as uitgesterf beskou, het moontlik een aand hier gespruit.

A plant, long considered extinct, possibly sprouted here one night.

Die winterse briesie kielie sy wange terwyl hy nader aan die plek kom waar die skaars plant kamtig gevind is.

The winter breeze tickles his cheeks as he comes closer to the spot where the rare plant was supposedly found.

Langs hom loop Annelize, haar hande diep in haar baadjiesakke.

Next to him walks Annelize, her hands deep in her jacket pockets.

Sy gluur skepties na die bossies om hulle, haar voete amper geluidloos op die klam grond.

She looks skeptically at the bushes around them, her feet almost silent on the damp ground.

Sy was altyd die een wat nie aan toeval geglo het nie.

She was always the one who didn't believe in coincidence.

"Ek is nie seker nie, Pieter," sê sy twyfelend.

"I'm not sure, Pieter," she says doubtfully.

"Dinge soos hierdie gebeur nie sommer net nie.

"Things like this don't just happen."

"Maar Pieter, met sy liefde vir raaisels en plante, is vasbeslote.

But Pieter, with his love of mysteries and plants, is determined.

"Ons moet probeer.

"We have to try.

As hierdie plant regtig hier is, is dit belangrik.

If this plant is really here, it's important.

Ons moet weet hoekom dit skielik verskyn het.

We need to know why it suddenly appeared."

"Teen die aand is die lug donker en stil.

By evening, the sky is dark and still.

Die sterre flikkering bo hulle koppe.

The stars twinkle above their heads.

Pieter en Annelize sluip deur die tuin.

Pieter and Annelize sneak through the garden.

Die klanke van die stad ver dof in die agtergrond.

The sounds of the city faint in the background.

Hulle stop voor die plek waar die plant gesien was.

They stop in front of the spot where the plant was seen.

Pieter skyn sy flitslig oor die grond en opmerk iets glinsterends.

Pieter shines his flashlight over the ground and notices something glinting.

Verbaas buk hy af en vind klein stukkies papier en vreemde tekens in die grond.

Amazed, he bends down and finds small pieces of paper and strange markings in the ground.

Annelize buk nader.

Annelize bends closer.

"Dit is notas!

"These are notes!"

" sê sy, verwonderd.

she says, amazed.

Voetstappe begin stadig agter hulle nader kom, die gruis vergruisend onder swaar stewels.

Footsteps slowly begin to approach behind them, the gravel crunching under heavy boots.

'n Groot figuur verskyn uit die skaduwees.

A large figure emerges from the shadows.

Hulle hou die keer asem op.

They hold their breath this time.

Maar dan, tot hulle verbasing, besef hulle dat dit die ou tuinier is, 'n legende in sy eie reg, iemand wat gedink was om lankal tevrede te wees met aftrede.

But then, to their surprise, they realize it is the old gardener, a legend in his own right, someone thought to be long satisfied with retirement.

"Waarom?

"Why?"

" vra Pieter, sy nuuskierigheid onstuitbaar.

Pieter asks, his curiosity unstoppable.

Die tuinier glimlag stil.

The gardener smiles quietly.

"Hierdie tuin het sy geheime," sê hy, "en soms het dit 'n bietjie hulp nodig om hulle lewendig te hou.

"This garden has its secrets," he says, "and sometimes it needs a little help to keep them alive.

Hierdie plant het uit hierdie tuin ontstaan, en ek glo die wêreld het dit weer nodig.

This plant originated from this garden, and I believe the world needs it again."

"Pieter en Annelize kyk mekaar aan, die begrip in hulle oë groei.

Pieter and Annelize look at each other, understanding growing in their eyes.

Die raaisel is opgelos.

The mystery is solved.

Die plant het nie net toevallig langsgekom nie, maar is lankal met liefde versorg.

The plant did not just happen to appear, but has been lovingly cared for all along.

Terwyl hulle die tuin verlaat, voel Pieter se selfvertroue sterker.

As they leave the garden, Pieter's confidence feels stronger.

Annelize het geleer dat nie elke raaisel donker bedoelings het nie, maar soms net 'n wens om die verlede lewendig te hou.

Annelize has learned that not every mystery has dark intentions, but sometimes just a wish to keep the past alive.

Die maanskyn betrag die tuin van bo, soos dit altyd gedoen het, terwyl Pieter en Annelize weer die pad huis toe stap, met groot opwinding oor die geheim van die erg kosbare plant van Kirstenbosch.

The moonlight regards the garden from above, as it always has, while Pieter and Annelize make their way home, filled with great excitement about the secret of the very precious plant of Kirstenbosch.