That winter morning, grandpa Mark woke up very early. He went to his grandson's room to see if his grandson Mark might have revealed himself under the quilt. The night was very cold and the grandson gentle.

Tog zimskog jutra djed Marko se probudio vrlo rano .  Otišao je u unukovu sobu vidjeti je li se njegov unuk Marko možda otkrio ispod jorgana. Noć je bila vrlo hladna, a unuk nježan.

Entering his grandson's room, he was a very surprised to see that Mark was not in his bed. Frightened, he looked around the room. He saw a piece of paper by the bed. It was written in a clumsy handwriting: I AM SORRY FOR MY SICK FRIEND GORAN. HE HAS NOT BEEN AT SCHOOL FOR 2 DAYS. I WENT TO SEEK A MEDICINE FOR A FRIEND. DINKO TOLD ME THAT OLD WOMAN LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE FOREST, WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING.

Ušavši u unukovu sobu nemalo se iznenadio vidjevši da Marko nije u svom krevetu. Uplašeno se osvrtao po sobi. Ugledao je papirić pored kreveta. Nevještim rukopisom je pisalo: MENI JE ŽAO MOG BOLESNOG PRIJATELJA GORANA . VEĆ GA 2 DANA NEMA U ŠKOLI. OTIŠAO SAM TRAŽITI LIJEK ZA PRIJATELJA. DINKO MI JE PRIČAO DA NA RUBU ŠUME ŽIVI STARICA  KOJA ZNA SVAŠTA.

Grandpa's heart was pounding! So how will Mark, who is only in the 1st grade, look for an old woman who lived alone on the edge of the forest for many years ?!

 And that on a cold winter dawn when it hasn't even dawned yet ?! 

 He decided to look for him alone and find him before they wake up. He didn't want them to be scared and worried either.

Djedu je srce zadrhtalo! Pa kako će Marko koji ide tek u 1. razred sam tražiti staricu  koja je dugo godina živjela sama  na rubu šume?! 

I to u hladnu zimsku zoru kad se još nije ni razdanilo?! Razmišljao je treba li probuditi Markovu mamu i baku. Odlučio ga je sam tražiti i naći prije nego se one probude. Nije želio da se i one uplaše i zabrinu.

He quickly put on his winter jacket and boots, took a flashlight and followed his grandson in his pajamas. Already in the yard, Mark's small feet could be seen in the snow. Grandpa's eyes filled with tears in an instant. He hurriedly followed in his grandson's footsteps through the yard, down the road and down the path that led into the woods.

Brzo je obukao svoju zimsku bundu i čizme , uzeo svjetiljku i onako u pidžami krenuo za unukom. Već u dvorištu su se vidjele Markove male stope u snijegu. Djedu su se oči u trenu napunile suzama . Žurno je išao za unukovim stopama kroz dvorište, niz cestu pa puteljkom koji je vodio u šumu.

It was difficult to follow the tracks in the forest because animals passed there in search of food and shelter. Grandpa didn't know where to go, so he leaned against an old oak tree and cried bitterly. It was already dawn, and the grandfather was still crying under the oak, thinking about his lost grandson.

U šumi je bilo teško pratiti tragove jer su tuda prolazile i životinje u potrazi za hranom i skloništem. Djed nije znao kamo da krene pa se naslonio na stari hrast i gorko plakao. Već se bilo i razdanilo, a djed je i dalje plakao pod hrastom razmišljajući o svom izgubljenom unuku.

They went on like that for a long time until they finally reached a larger pile of snow. Grandpa's heart was pounding madly! He ran to the snow and began to scatter it with his hands in all directions. He finally saw his grandson Mark under the snow. He was all blue from the cold and seemed to be asleep. The grandfather quickly took off his fur coat and wrapped his grandson in it, rubbed his hands and face, called out to him in a trembling voice.

Dugo su tako išli dok napokon nisu stigli do oveće hrpe snijega. Djedu je srce ludo udaralo! Potrčao je do snijega i počeo ga razbacivati rukama na sve strane. Napokon je ispod snijega ugledao svog unuka Marka. Bio je sav modar od hladnoće i činilo se da spava. Djed je brzo skinuo bundu i u nju umotao unuka, trljao mu ruke, lice,  dozivao ga drhtavim glasom.