Mwamba Ulioondoka

Polly anashuka zaidi. Anaona mwamba mrefu majini. Umesimama peke yake. Mawimbi meupe yanavunjika kuuzunguka.

Polly goes further down. She sees a tall rock in the water. It stands alone. Waves break white around it.

Zamani sana mwamba huo ulikuwa sehemu ya genge. Kisha mawimbi yakaondoa jiwe lililokuwa chini yake. Sasa umesimama peke yake baharini. Ni mwembamba chini.

Long ago that rock was part of the cliff. Then the waves took away the stone under it. Now it stands alone in the sea. It is thin at the bottom.

Shakwe anaruka kumpita. Shakwe huyu hafuati mashua. Hachukui chakula cha watu. Anavua samaki wake mwenyewe baharini.

A gull flies past. This gull does not follow boats. It does not take food from people. It catches its own fish in the sea.

Shakwe anaruka mbali. Polly anatazama nafasi kati ya mwamba na genge. Nafasi hiyo ilikuwa jiwe zamani.

The gull flies away. Polly looks at the space between the rock and the cliff. That space was stone before.