The Wrong Island

Nora and her friend Ella planned their holiday for months. They wanted to spend a week on a famous island with beautiful beaches, busy markets and good restaurants. They made a booking at a small hotel and bought two tickets for the morning ferry.

TarjimaNora va dugonasi Ella taʼtillarini bir necha oy davomida rejalashtirishdi. Ular goʻzal plyajlari, gavjum bozorlari va yaxshi restoranlari bor mashhur orolda bir hafta oʻtkazmoqchi edi. Ular kichik mehmonxonada joy bron qilishdi va ertalabki parom uchun ikkita chipta sotib olishdi.

The ferry was full of tourists. After two hours, it stopped at a tiny island, and a man shouted the name of the island. It sounded right, so they got off with their bags. The ferry left, and the girls looked around. There was one café, a few houses and a lot of goats.

TarjimaParom turistlarga toʻla edi. Ikki soatdan keyin u kichkina orolda toʻxtadi va bir odam orolning nomini baqirib aytdi. Nomi toʻgʻridek tuyuldi, shuning uchun ular sumkalari bilan tushishdi. Parom joʻnab ketdi, qizlar atrofga qarashdi. Faqat bitta kafe, bir nechta uy va juda koʻp echki bor edi.

"This is not our island," Ella said. "The names are almost the same!"

Tarjima«Bu bizning orolimiz emas, — dedi Ella. — Nomlari deyarli bir xil-ku!»

The next ferry was in three days. They called the hotel to ask for a refund, but the line was busy. Then a woman from the café came out. "You can stay with my family," she said.

TarjimaKeyingi parom uch kundan keyin edi. Ular pulni qaytarib berishni soʻrash uchun mehmonxonaga qoʻngʻiroq qilishdi, lekin telefon band edi. Shunda kafedan bir ayol chiqdi. «Mening oilamnikida qolishingiz mumkin», — dedi u.

For three days, they did things that were not in any guidebook. They didn't go on a guided tour or a boat excursion, and they didn't visit a single attraction. Instead, they followed a quiet route along the coast, took a long stroll through the old olive fields and helped the family cook dinner. In the evenings, they would wander along the beach and watch the stars.

TarjimaUch kun davomida ular hech bir sayohat qoʻllanmasida yoʻq ishlarni qilishdi. Ular gid bilan ekskursiyaga ham, qayiqda ekskursiyaga ham bormadi, birorta ham diqqatga sazovor joyga tashrif buyurmadi. Buning oʻrniga ular qirgʻoq boʻylab sokin marshrutdan yurishdi, eski zaytun dalalari boʻylab uzoq sayr qilishdi va oilaga kechki ovqat tayyorlashda yordam berishdi. Kechqurunlari ular plyaj boʻylab kezib yurar va yulduzlarga qarab oʻtirardi.

When the ferry came back, they decided not to get on it. They stayed for the whole week. Later, the hotel gave them a refund. The only souvenir they bought was a small jar of honey, but it was the best holiday of their lives.

TarjimaParom qaytib kelganda, ular unga chiqmaslikka qaror qilishdi. Butun hafta qolishdi. Keyinroq mehmonxona ularga pulni qaytarib berdi. Ular sotib olgan yagona esdalik sovgʻa kichkina banka asal edi, lekin bu ularning hayotidagi eng yaxshi taʼtil boʻldi.

Sometimes the wrong place is exactly the right one.

TarjimaBaʼzan notoʻgʻri joy aynan toʻgʻri joy boʻladi.