Lien se Lankstaanskoene | Die town clown | English Summary

 

Lien se Lankstaanskoene by Derick van der Walt

Die town clown

Christiaan is chosen as the Class Leader. He is a bit of a class clown, and Lien knows this is her chance to skip school as he is not as thorough in checking up on absent students. She misses Tuesdays and Thursdays to beg in the city so that she can make more money. Eventually, Christiaan asks Lien why she has been absent. Lien presents a fake letter from her mother that she has to go to physiotherapy and makes up an excuse for why she does not have a doctor's letter. Lien makes double the usual amount in begging the entire day instead of afternoons only, and she feels like her R10 000 goal is not too far out of reach, even with the rent money she has to pay.