Mnara Kati ya Bahari Mbili

Polly alirudi mjini. Juu ya kilima kuna mnara mrefu wa kengele kando ya kanisa. Ni nakala ya mnara maarufu wa Venisi. Ulijengwa zaidi ya miaka mia nne iliyopita.

Polly went back to town. On the hill stands a tall bell tower next to the church. It is a copy of the famous tower in Venice. It was built more than four hundred years ago.

Ndani kuna ngazi mia moja arobaini na sita za mbao. Polly aliruka juu ya kila ngazi. Juu kabisa zilining'inia kengele kubwa. Upepo ulinukia chumvi.

Inside there are one hundred and forty-six wooden steps. Polly hopped up every step. At the top hung the big bells. The wind smelled of salt.

Mji ulikuwa chini yake. Paa za rangi ya chungwa zilishuka hadi baharini. Uwanja mweupe uling'aa kama mwezi mdogo. Upande mmoja kulikuwa na bahari ya buluu tu.

The town lay below her. Orange roofs ran down to the sea. The white square shone like a little moon. On one side there was only blue sea.

Upande mwingine, mbali, mashamba ya chumvi yaling'aa meupe. Maji upande mmoja, chumvi upande mwingine. Shakwe alikuwa sahihi. Chumvi ndiyo iliyojenga mji huu.

On the other side, far away, the salt pans shone white. Water on one side, salt on the other. The gull was right. Salt built this town.