Kanadali yazar Lucy Maud Montgomery’nin olum yildonumu (24 Nisan 1942)
"Cicek ve erikle dolu sapkam, altin saatim, yumusak eldivenlerim, guzel botlarim da varmis. Sonra, nesem hemen yerine geldi. Adaya varana kadar yolculugun tadini cikardim. Gemiyle gelirken hic midem bulanmadi. Bayan Spencer’i normalde gemi tutardi ama o da iyiydi. Suya dusebilecegim endisesiyle surekli beni izledigi icin hasta olmaya vakti kalmadigini soyledi. Sinsi sinsi etrafta dolastigimdan ona rahat vermemisim. Fakat onu deniz tutmasindan kurtardiysa, iyi ki dolasmisim; bu sekilde iyilik etmis sayilirim, degil mi? Gemideyken gorulebilecek her seyi gormek istedim cunku bir daha buna imkanim olup olmayacagini bilmiyordum. Ah! Ne kadar cok kiraz agaci cicek acmis! Bu ada, gordugum en cicek dolu yer! Buraya simdiden bayildim. Burada yasayacagim icin cok memnunum. Prens Edward Adasi’nin, dunyadaki en guzel yer oldugunu hep duymustum. Eskiden burada yasadigimi hayal ederdim ama bunun gercekten olmasini beklemiyordum. Hayallerinin gercege donusmesi enfes bir sey, oyle degil mi? Ama o kirmizi renkli yollar cok komik. Charlottetown’da trene bindikten sonra, yanimizda kirmizi yollar belirmeye basladiginda Bayan Spencer’a neyin onlari o hale getirdigini sordum. Bana cevabi bilmedigini ve Tanri askina ona daha fazla soru sormamami soyledi. O ana kadar belki bin tane sormusum. Sanirim gercekten de sordum ama bilmedigin seyleri, soru sormadan nasil ogeneceksin? Peki, yollari kirmizi yapan nedir?” Yesilin Kizi Anne
"A big hat all flowers and nodding plumes, and a gold watch, and kid gloves and boots. I felt cheered up right away and I enjoyed my trip to the Island with all my might. I wasn’t a bit sick coming over in the boat. Neither was Mrs. Spencer although she generally is. She said she hadn’t time to get sick, watching to see that I didn’t fall overboard. She said she never saw the beat of me for prowling about. But if it kept her from being seasick it’s a mercy I did prowl, isn’t it? And I wanted to see everything that was to be seen on that boat, because I didn’t know whether I’d ever have another opportunity. Oh, there are a lot more cherry-trees all in bloom! This Island is the bloomiest place. I just love it already, and I’m so glad I’m going to live here. I’ve always heard that Prince Edward Island was the prettiest place in the world, and I used to imagine I was living here, but I never really expected I would. It’s delightful when your imaginations come true, isn’t it? But those red roads are so funny. When we got into the train at Charlottetown and the red roads began to flash past I asked Mrs. Spencer what made them red and she said she didn’t know and for pity’s sake not to ask her any more questions. She said I must have asked her a thousand already. I suppose I had, too, but how you going to find out about things if you don’t ask questions? And what DOES make the roads red?”


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