She walked elegantly, like a giraffe on the African savannah, holding the flag on her shoulder. I jogged behind  -- on my tiptoes -- holding the flag on my extended arm, so that my head was actually under the damn flag.
Mergea elegant, ca o girafa in savana africana, tinand stegul pe umar. Eu alergam in spate -  in varful degetelor, tinand steagul cu mana intinsa, asa ca aveam capul de-a dreptul sub blestematul de steag.