Mji Juu ya Genge

Polly anaruka kuelekea kusini kando ya pwani ya Korsika. Kisha kisiwa kinaisha. Mbele yake kuna bahari tu. Mbali anaona kisiwa kingine.

Polly flies south along the coast of Corsica. Then the island ends. In front of her there is only sea. Far away she can see another island.

Polly anageuka na kuona mji. Mji uko juu ya genge refu jeupe. Nyumba ni ndefu na nyembamba. Ziko ukingoni kabisa. Chini ya nyumba genge linashuka mbali sana hadi baharini.

Polly turns and sees a town. The town stands on a high white cliff. The houses are tall and narrow. They stand right at the edge. Below them the cliff falls a long way down to the sea.

Polly anatua juu ya ukuta wa zamani wa mji na kutazama chini. Mwamba ni mweupe na mkavu. Shakwe wanaruka chini yake. Kisha anaona kitu cha ajabu. Kuna mstari mwembamba katika genge. Ndani ya mstari kuna vidato.

Polly lands on the old town wall and looks down. The rock is white and dry. Gulls fly below her. Then she sees something strange. There is a narrow line cut into the cliff. Inside the line there are steps.

Vidato vinashuka hadi gizani. Polly hawezi kuona mwisho wake. Polly atashuka huko.

The steps go down into the dark. Polly cannot see the end of them. Polly will go down there.