Massal Stories

Balon Bekçisi

An illustrated story by Atlas & Ash · Slice of life · Watercolour · All ages · Turkish, English

Kapadokya'nın en yaşlı balon pilotu, son uçuşunda dümeni torununa bırakıyor.

Rıza Dede elli yıldır Kapadokya'nın şafağında balon uçuruyor. Bu sabah yanında on iki yaşındaki torunu Elif var. Ona rüzgârı dinlemeyi, ateşi nefes alır gibi yakmayı öğretiyor; güneş vadilerin üstüne doğarken dümeni ilk kez Elif'e bırakıyor.

Characters

  • Rıza Dede (Balon pilotu): Fifty years a balloon pilot over Cappadocia, and Elif's grandfather.
  • Elif (Torunu): His twelve-year-old granddaughter on her first dawn flight.

Episode 1: Şafaktan Önce

Karanlıkta balon şişiyor. Rıza Dede Elif'e rüzgârı dinlemeyi öğretiyor ve sepet yerden kalkıyor.

The burner lights up the balloon in the dark.

Rıza Dede: Rüzgârı dinle, Elif. Nereye gideceğimizi bugün o söyleyecek.

Elif tests the wind with a handful of dust.

Elif: Güneyden esiyor, dede!

The basket lifts off the ground.

Elli yıldır her sabah aynı gökyüzü. Ama hiçbir yolculuk aynı değil.

Episode 2: Rüzgârı Dinlemek

Güneş doğarken vadiler ayaklarının altında. Rıza Dede dümeni Elif'e bırakıyor.

Sunrise over the valleys and dozens of balloons.

Elif: Dede, buradan her şey ne kadar küçük!

Rıza hands Elif the burner.

Rıza Dede: Sıra sende. Yavaşça, nefes alır gibi.

Elif flies, Rıza watches proudly.

Rıza Dede: Gökyüzü yeni bekçisini buldu.

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