Väike naine imeliku mustrilise torukaabuga astus rutakalt mööda tänavat.
See oli veider. Ma tahtsin teda lähemalt vaadata. On ta lihtsalt ekstravagantne? On tal luulud? Püüdsin teha võimalikult ükskõikset nägu ja piiluda eeskäija selja tagant seda omapärast vastutulijat.
Ootamatult tekkis minu ja tema vahele tühik. Naine vaatas mulle otsa, naeratas kergelt ja ütles: "Tere."

A little woman with a strange ornamented pipe hat was hurrying down the street.
It was grotesque. I wanted to have a closer look of her. Is she just bizarre? Is she somewhat delusional?
Trying to look nonchalant, I peeked from behind the man before me to see better this unusual woman walking towards me. Unexpectedly there was an empty space between us. The woman looked at me, smiled slightly and said: "Hello!"