Margerite
Mizera
Once
upon a time - there were two friendly men. A policeman and a
farmer. And theses two men very much impressed a very young lady
with their help. And now – 60 years later, Margerite Mizera
still remembers them well. For she was that very young lady.
It
was a close summer evening in the Austrian Styrian Alps. Margerite
Mizera and her newly wedded husband had just completed a long and
hard 7 hour hike and they were hungry and tired and looking for a bed
for the night. But, the little village of St. Oswald had nothing to
offer. There were no rooms to be had – and Margerite Mizera and
her husband were beginning to worry. There was a storm coming on -
and a night outside in the cold and the wet was not something
they wanted.
But,
then Margerite Mizera had an idea. The police station. Maybe, they
could spend the night in a cell. And, they knocked on the door. A
night in a cell was out of the question, but, the policeman knew
something better. And, soon Margerite Mizera and her husband were
being driven by the friendly policeman to a farm on the side of a
mountain.
And,
the farmer was their second Angel of the evening. His rooms, too,
were all taken. But, what he could give them was not just a night in
the hay in the barn, but an evening meal as well. And, Margerite
Mizera and her husband were grateful and accepted. Their day had
been hard, and all that they needed was food and some sleep. And,
as Margerite Mizera and her husband lay wearily down in the hay they
could hear from outside the storm in all its great fury. Margerite
and her husband were warm safe and dry. And, as they peacefully
dreamed, the morning gradually came – and with it another surprise.
The
farmer and his wife had prepared a wondeful breakfast, and when time
came for Margerite Mizera and her husband to leave, the farmer and
his wife accepted no payment at all. Such was their kindness. And,
Margerite Mizera and her husband went on their way with hearts full
of thanks.
And,
that's why the policeman and the farmer will never be forgotten. But,
where are they now, these Angels from then? Margerite Mizera doesn't
know either. But, one thing is clear, both were wonderful people.
And Margerite Mizera's and her husband's night in the barn of a farm
in the mountains was also unusual. A memory for life that will never
be forgotten.
There
was a farmer and a policeman in the mountains of Austria who helped
two people in need when they needed it most. And, Margerite Mizera
will never forget them.
Angel – Engel
barn – Scheune
close – (humid) – feucht
dreamed – dream // dreamt/dreamed // dreamed – träumte
fury – Wut
hay - Heu
hike - Wanderung
impress – impress/impressed/impressed – beeindruckt
spend – spend/spent/spent – verbringen
wearily – erschöpft
St. Oswald in Austria
