Den stille side

En lille å deler saltmarkerne. På den anden side er den gamle del. Der laver ingen salt nu. Lave planter vokser i de gamle bassiner. Rækker af gamle stenhuse står ved kanalerne.

A small stream divides the salt pans. On the other side is the old part. No one makes salt there now. Low plants grow in the old pools. Rows of old stone houses stand by the canals.

Nu bor fuglene her. Polly gik ud i et lavvandet bassin. Hvide silkehejrer med lange sorte ben stod omkring hende. Polly stod helt stille. Næsten tre hundrede fuglearter kommer til disse saltmarker.

Now the birds live here. Polly walked into a shallow pool. White egrets with long black legs stood around her. Polly stood very still. Nearly three hundred kinds of birds come to these pans.

I et gammelt hus er der et lille museum. Polly så gamle river, kurve og øser af træ.

In an old house there is a small museum. Polly saw old wooden rakes, baskets and scoops.

Saltarbejderne siger: salt bliver lavet om vinteren. Om vinteren reparerer de digerne og kanalerne. Så kan sommeren give salt. Polly syntes, det var et meget tålmodigt landbrug.

The salt workers say, salt is made in winter. In winter they fix the walls and the channels. Then summer can bring the salt. Polly thought it was a very patient farm.