Hadithi ya Zamani

Kwa karibu Polly anatazama vidato tena. Vina mteremko mkali sana, karibu kama ngazi. Kila kidato ni tofauti kidogo. Anarukaruka kushuka vidato vichache vya kwanza.

Up close Polly looks at the steps again. They are very steep, almost like a ladder. Every step is a little different. She hops down the first few.

Kuna hadithi ya zamani kuhusu vidato hivi. Watu husema askari walikuja kushambulia mji zamani. Wanasema askari walichonga vidato vyote kwa usiku mmoja.

There is an old story about the steps. People say that soldiers came to attack the town long ago. They say the soldiers cut all the steps in one night.

Ni hadithi nzuri. Lakini huenda si ya kweli. Huwezi kuchonga vidato mia mbili katika mwamba mgumu kwa usiku mmoja. Na kulikuwa na walinzi hapa. Wangeiona kazi hiyo.

It is a good story. But it is probably not true. You cannot cut two hundred steps into hard rock in one night. And there were guards here. They would see the work.

Polly anaketi kwenye kidato. Ndege mkubwa wa baharini anapita chini yake. Anaruka chini sana juu ya maji. Hasogezi mabawa yake.

Polly sits down on a step. A big seabird flies past below her. It flies very low over the water. It does not move its wings.