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.

Ring of Brodgar berdiri di antara dua danau. Batu-batunya membentuk lingkaran berdiameter sekitar seratus empat meter. Orang membangunnya sekitar empat ribu tahun yang lalu.

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

Dulu ada sekitar enam puluh batu. Sekarang tiga puluh enam masih berdiri. Polly berjalan mengelilingi bagian luarnya. Tidak ada yang menulis mengapa lingkaran itu ada di sana.

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."

Lalu tiba waktunya pergi. Di kantor pelabuhan ada seekor burung pecuk di balik meja. "Jam berapa feri berangkat?" tanya Polly. "Berapa harganya?" Lalu ia berkata, "Saya ingin membeli satu tiket."

"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.

"Berapa lama penyeberangannya?" tanyanya terakhir. Pagi harinya kapal itu keluar melewati tanjung rendah. Pulau-pulau tenggelam di belakangnya, satu per satu.