Bustani iliyo karibu na nyumba yangu

Ninaishi kwenye mti wa zamani, karibu na bustani. Ni bustani ndogo na si maarufu, lakini ninaijua vizuri sana kwa sababu ninaenda kila siku.

I live in an old tree, next to the park. It is a small park and it is not famous, but I know it very well because I go every day.

Asubuhi, mvua inapokoma, ninashuka kutoka mtini kutafuta chakula. Ninatumia muda kuwatazama wale wanaopita njiani. Kuna njiwa daima karibu na viti, wakisubiri kipande cha mkate.

In the morning, when the rain stops, I climb down from the tree to look for food. I spend a while watching the ones who pass along the path. There are always pigeons near the benches, waiting for a bit of bread.

Bwana Badger anafika saa nne, wakati huo huo daima. Analeta mkate kwa njiwa na wanamzunguka mara moja. Ninafurahia sana kuwaona wakigombania makombo makubwa zaidi.

Mr. Badger arrives at ten, always at the same time. He brings bread for the pigeons and they surround him at once. I have a lot of fun watching how they fight over the biggest crumbs.

Jumamosi bustani hubadilika. Familia zinafika na watoto wadogo wanacheza kujificha kati ya miti. Wanajificha vibaya sana: wanacheka muda wote, na ndiyo maana ninajua daima walipo. Wazazi wao hujishughulisha wakizungumza kwenye viti na hawaangalii saa.

On Saturdays the park changes. The families arrive and the little ones play hide and seek among the trees. They hide very badly: they laugh the whole time, and that is why I always know where they are. Their parents keep themselves busy talking on the benches and do not look at the clock.

Alasiri inapoisha, kila mtu anarudi nyumbani na bustani inanyamaza. Kisha ninashuka tena na kutembea kando ya maji, bila haraka. Ninafurahia sasa zaidi kuliko asubuhi, kwa sababu bustani ni yangu peke yangu.

When the afternoon ends, everyone goes home and the park falls silent. Then I climb down again and walk beside the water, without hurrying. I enjoy it more now than in the morning, because the park is only mine.

Sihitaji kwenda mbali. Bustani yangu iko karibu na nyumba yangu, na kwangu hilo linatosha.

I do not need to go far. My park is next to my house, and for me that is enough.