Maji Chini Kabisa

Sehemu ya mwisho ya vidato ni tofauti. Mwamba umelowa sasa. Una giza na baridi. Chini kabisa kuna pango dogo.

The last part of the steps is different. The rock is wet now. It is dark and cold. At the bottom there is a small cave.

Ndani ya pango, maji matamu yanatoka mwambani. Polly anayaonja. Ni baridi na matamu. Bahari iko pale pale, lakini maji haya si ya chumvi.

Inside the cave, fresh water comes out of the rock. Polly tastes it. It is cold and sweet. The sea is right there, but this water is not salty.

Mvua inanyesha juu ya ardhi ya juu. Mwamba wa huko ni chokaa. Maji yanazama ndani yake. Yanashuka ndani ya jiwe na kutokea hapa.

Rain falls on the land above. The rock up there is limestone. The water sinks into it. It travels down inside the stone and comes out here.

Sasa Polly anaelewa vidato. Askari hawakuvitengeneza kwa usiku mmoja. Watawa walivitengeneza, polepole, kwa miaka mingi. Walitaka maji haya.

Now Polly understands the steps. Soldiers did not make them in one night. Monks made them, slowly, for many years. They wanted this water.