The park next to my house

I live in an old tree, next to the park. It is a small park and it is not famous, but I know it very well because I go every day.

Živim u starom stablu, pored parka. To je mali park i nije poznat, ali ga dobro poznajem jer idem tamo svaki dan.

In the morning, when the rain stops, I climb down from the tree to look for food. I spend a while watching the ones who pass along the path. There are always pigeons near the benches, waiting for a bit of bread.

Ujutro, kad kiša prestane, spustim se sa stabla i tražim hranu. Provedem neko vrijeme gledajući one koji prolaze stazom. Uvijek ima golubova blizu klupa, čekaju komadić kruha.

Mr. Badger arrives at ten, always at the same time. He brings bread for the pigeons and they surround him at once. I have a lot of fun watching how they fight over the biggest crumbs.

Gospodin Jazavac dolazi u deset, uvijek u isto vrijeme. Donosi kruh za golubove i oni ga odmah okruže. Jako se zabavljam gledajući kako se svađaju oko najvećih mrvica.

On Saturdays the park changes. The families arrive and the little ones play hide and seek among the trees. They hide very badly: they laugh the whole time, and that is why I always know where they are. Their parents keep themselves busy talking on the benches and do not look at the clock.

Subotom se park mijenja. Dolaze obitelji i mali se igraju skrivača među drvećem. Vrlo se loše skrivaju: cijelo vrijeme se smiju, i zato uvijek znam gdje su. Njihovi roditelji sami sebe zabavljaju pričajući na klupama i ne gledaju na sat.

When the afternoon ends, everyone goes home and the park falls silent. Then I climb down again and walk beside the water, without hurrying. I enjoy it more now than in the morning, because the park is only mine.

Kad popodne završi, svi idu kući i park utihne. Onda se opet spustim i šećem uz vodu, bez žurbe. Sad u tome uživam više nego ujutro, jer je park samo moj.

I do not need to go far. My park is next to my house, and for me that is enough.

Ne trebam ići daleko. Moj park je pored moje kuće, i to je za mene dovoljno.