Iznad Doline

Polly je letjela u Yosemite. Vjetar je mirisao na bor. Visoke litice bile su s obje strane. Rijeka je bila dolje.

Polly flew into Yosemite. The wind smelled of pine. Tall cliffs were on both sides. A river was below.

Popela se visoko. Dolina je izgledala kao veliko U izrezano u kamenu. Davno, led ju je oblikovao ovako. Led je gurao i izravnao dno.

She climbed high. The valley looked like a big U cut in stone. Long ago, ice made it this shape. The ice pushed through and ground the floor flat.

Letjela je prema El Capitanu. Litica je bila vrlo visoka. Dva sićušna penjača bila su na stijeni.

She flew to El Capitan. The cliff was very tall. Two tiny climbers were on the rock face.

Polly je sjela na bor. Iglice su mirisale na karamelu. Promatrala je penjače. Kretali su se polako i pažljivo.

Polly perched on a pine tree. The needles smelled like butterscotch. She watched the climbers. They moved slowly and carefully.

Rendžerski kamion vozio je cestom ispod. Polly je razmišljala o tome da jednog dana ide s rendžerom.

A ranger's truck went up the road below. Polly thought about riding with a ranger one day.

Polako je letjela dolje. Velika ptica zvana puranski lešinar uzdizala se pored nje na toplom zraku. Polly je gledala kako se penje.

She flew down slowly. A big bird called a turkey vulture rose past her on warm air. Polly watched it climb.

Na dnu doline, zrak je bio topao i prigušen. Polly je sletjela na ogromno palo borovo drvo. Na njemu je bio mah.

At the valley floor, the air was warm and dim. Polly landed on a huge fallen pine tree. Moss was on it.

Rijeka Merced tekla je pored. Voda je bila smeđa od otopljenog snijega. Polly je stavila svoja žuta stopala u hladnu vodu. To je učinilo da je bole prsti.

The Merced River ran past. The water was brown from melting snow. Polly put her yellow feet in the cold water. It made her toes ache.

Znak je rekao PRIJEVOD DO CENTRA ZA POSJETITELJE. Polly je odletjela do autobusne stanice.

A sign said SHUTTLE TO VISITOR CENTER. Polly flew to the bus stop.

Prijevoz je bio zeleni autobus. Rendžer je bio vozač. Otvorila je vrata za Polly.

The shuttle was a green bus. A ranger was the driver. She opened the door for Polly.

Polly je skočila na ogradu unutra. Autobus je krenuo. El Capitan je polako prolazio pored prozora.

Polly hopped onto a railing inside. The bus drove. El Capitan moved slowly past the window.

Na zadnjoj stanici, Polly je zavučila glavu pod krilo. Zaspala je.

At the last stop, Polly tucked her head under her wing. She slept.