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.

Prsten Brodgara stoji između dvaju jezera. Kamenje čini krug širok oko sto četiri metra. Ljudi su ga sagradili prije otprilike četiri tisuće godina.

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

Nekada je kamenova bilo oko šezdeset. Danas ih stoji trideset šest. Polly je obišla krug izvana. Nitko nije zapisao zašto je krug ondje.

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."

Onda je bilo vrijeme za polazak. U lučkom uredu bio je morski vranac za šalterom. „U koliko sati kreće trajekt?” pitala je Polly. „Koliko ovo košta?” Zatim je rekla: „Htjela bih kupiti kartu, molim vas.”

"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.

„Koliko traje prijelaz?” pitala je posljednje. Ujutro je brod isplovio pokraj niskog rta. Otoci su jedan za drugim tonuli za njim.