The Carved Cave
Polly flew down to the sea.
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Quiz ↓Polly flew down to the sea. A dark cave opened in the bottom of the cliff. People call it the Cova Tallada, the carved cave.
Inside, the walls were flat and straight. Long ago, people cut this stone by hand. Polly could still see the marks of their old tools.
The stone glowed warm and golden. Half of the cave was rock, and half was clear blue sea.
Light came through the mouth of the cave and danced on the water. Polly touched the cool wall. She wanted to remember the colour of this golden stone.
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