A Gruta Esculpida

Polly voou até ao mar. Uma gruta escura abria-se no fundo do penhasco. As pessoas chamam-lhe Cova Tallada, a gruta esculpida.

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.

Lá dentro, as paredes eram lisas e direitas. Há muito tempo, pessoas cortaram esta pedra à mão. Polly ainda via as marcas das ferramentas antigas.

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.

A pedra brilhava quente e dourada. Metade da gruta era rocha, e metade era mar azul e claro.

The stone glowed warm and golden. Half of the cave was rock, and half was clear blue sea.

A luz entrava pela boca da gruta e dançava na água. Polly tocou na parede fria. Ela queria lembrar-se da cor desta pedra dourada.

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.