Den Eneste Vej Ned

På den sjette dag hørte Polly heste igen. Denne gang var de langsomme. En rytter kom ned ad stien på en grå hest. Tre gæster red bag ham.

On the sixth day, Polly heard horses again. This time they were slow. A rider came down the path on a grey horse. Three visitors rode behind him.

Han er Diné, sagde den unge hest. Hans familie har en mark i kløften. Man skal have tilladelse og en guide for at gå her. Der er kun én sti, man må gå alene.

He is Diné, said the young horse. His family has a field in the canyon. You need a permit and a guide to walk here. There is only one path you can take alone.

Polly gik overalt, hun ville, i fem dage. Nu følte hun sig lidt dårlig. Det er en regel om hjem, sagde hesten. Folk bor og dyrker jord her.

Polly went anywhere she wanted for five days. Now she felt a little bad. It is a rule about homes, said the horse. People live and farm here.

Hestene gik om hjørnet. Polly satte sig på en varm sten over en lille mark. Hun tænkte over det i lang tid.

The horses went around the bend. Polly sat on a warm rock above a small field. She thought about it for a long time.