Foxes in the Park

In the spring, a family of foxes moved into the city park. They made their den under an old tree near the children's playground, and soon everyone was talking about them.

TarjimaBahorda tulkilar oilasi shahar parkiga koʻchib keldi. Ular inini bolalar maydonchasi yaqinidagi eski daraxt ostida qurishdi va tez orada hamma ular haqida gapira boshladi.

The foxes were beautiful. The mother had a long red tail and a white chest, and her three young foxes played in the grass every evening. People stopped to take photos of their tiny paws and long whiskers.

TarjimaTulkilar goʻzal edi. Onasining uzun qizil dumi va oq koʻkragi bor edi, uning uchta tulki bolasi har oqshom maysa ustida oʻynardi. Odamlar toʻxtab, ularning kichkina panjalari va uzun moʻylovlarini suratga olishardi.

But not everyone was happy. Some people were worried about their cats. Others said the foxes were dirty because they looked for food in the rubbish bins. A few people wanted to feed them, and they left bread and meat near the tree every night.

TarjimaLekin hamma xursand emas edi. Baʼzi odamlar oʻz mushuklari uchun xavotirda edi. Boshqalar tulkilar iflos, chunki ular axlat qutilaridan ovqat qidiradi, deyishdi. Bir necha kishi ularni boqmoqchi boʻldi va har kecha daraxt yoniga non va goʻsht qoldirishdi.

The city asked a woman from the wildlife centre to speak at a meeting. She explained that foxes are usually shy and avoid people. "The problem is not the foxes," she said. "The problem is our rubbish and the food we leave out. If they get used to people, they stop being afraid of them, and that can be dangerous for the foxes."

TarjimaShahar yovvoyi tabiat markazidan bir ayolni yigʻilishda soʻzlashga taklif qildi. U tulkilar odatda hurkak va odamlardan qochishini tushuntirdi. «Muammo tulkilarda emas, — dedi u. — Muammo bizning axlatimiz va qoldirib ketayotgan ovqatimizda. Agar ular odamlarga oʻrganib qolsa, ulardan qoʻrqmay qoʻyadi, bu esa tulkilar uchun xavfli boʻlishi mumkin».

She gave three simple rules: don't feed them, don't touch them, and close your bins at night. She also reminded everyone that the park belonged to many animals, not just foxes: squirrels in the trees, a hedgehog in the bushes, an owl that hunted at night and a crow with a nest on the lamp post all lived there too.

TarjimaU uchta oddiy qoida aytdi: ularni boqmang, ularga tegmang va kechasi axlat qutilaringizni yoping. U yana hammaga eslatdi: park faqat tulkilarniki emas, koʻp hayvonlarniki — daraxtlardagi olmaxonlar, butalardagi tipratikan, kechasi ov qiladigan boyqush va chiroq ustunida uyasi bor bir qargʻa ham shu yerda yashar edi.

People followed the rules, and by autumn the young foxes had grown up and left. The park felt a little empty without them.

TarjimaOdamlar qoidalarga amal qilishdi, kuzga kelib yosh tulkilar katta boʻlib, ketib qolishdi. Park ularsiz biroz boʻsh tuyuldi.

A city is not only our home. It is home to many other neighbours too.

TarjimaShahar faqat bizning uyimiz emas. U boshqa koʻplab qoʻshnilarning ham uyidir.