Above the Valley

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

Polly letela do Yosemit. Vietor voňal po borovici. Vysoké útesy boli na oboch stranách. Dole tiekla rieka.

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.

Vyletela vysoko. Údolie vyzeralo ako veľké U vyrezané do kameňa. Pred dávnymi časmi mu tento tvar dala ľadová masa. Ľad sa tlačil cez a vyhladil dno.

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

Letela k El Capitan. Útes bol veľmi vysoký. Na skalnej stene boli dvaja maličkí horolezci.

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

Polly si sadla na borovicu. Ihličie voňalo ako karamel. Pozorovala horolezcov. Pohybovali sa pomaly a opatrne.

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

Po ceste dole išlo auto strážcu parku. Polly premýšľala o tom, že by raz išla so strážcom.

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

Pomaličky letela dole. Veľký vták, ktorý sa volal kondor, sa vznášal okolo nej na teplom vzduchu. Polly ho sledovala, ako stúpa.

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

Na dne údolia bol vzduch teplý a tlmený. Polly pristála na obrovskom spadnutom borovicovom strome. Bol na ňom mach.

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.

Rieka Merced tiekla okolo. Voda bola hnedá z topiaceho sa snehu. Polly si dala svoje žlté nohy do studenej vody. Boleli ju z toho prsty.

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

Značka hovorila SHUTTLE DO NÁVŠTEVNÍCKEHO CENTRA. Polly letela na autobusovú zastávku.

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

Shuttle bol zelený autobus. Šoférom bol strážca parku. Otvorila dvere pre Polly.

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

Polly skočila na zábradlie vo vnútri. Autobus sa pohol. El Capitan sa pomaly posúval za oknom.

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

Na poslednej zastávke si Polly schovala hlavu pod krídlo. Zaspala.