The Circle and the Morning Boat

The Ring of Brodgar stands between two lochs. The stones make a circle about one hundred and four metres across. People built it about four thousand years ago.

Ring of Brodgar står mellom to vann. Steinene lager en sirkel på omtrent hundre og fire meter. Folk bygde den for omtrent fire tusen år siden.

There were around sixty stones once. Thirty-six are standing now. Polly walked around the outside. Nobody wrote down why the circle is there.

Det var rundt seksti steiner en gang. Trettiseks står i dag. Polly gikk rundt på utsiden. Ingen skrev ned hvorfor sirkelen er der.

Then it was time to leave. At the harbour office there was a shag behind a counter. "What time does the ferry leave?" Polly asked. "How much does this cost?" Then she said, "I would like to buy a ticket, please."

Så var det tid for å reise. På havnekontoret sto det en toppskarv bak en disk. "Når går ferga?" spurte Polly. "Hvor mye koster dette?" Så sa hun: "Jeg vil gjerne kjøpe en billett, takk."

"How long does the crossing take?" she asked last. In the morning the boat went out past the low headland. The islands went down behind it, one by one.

"Hvor lang tid tar overfarten?" spurte hun til slutt. Om morgenen gikk båten ut forbi det lave neset. Øyene sank bak den, én etter én.