Above the Valley

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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