The Flower of Salt
On a hot still evening, thin crystals bloom on the surface of the brine, and Polly watches the finest salt of all being lifted with a net on a wooden frame.
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The day was hot and still. In the evening, the pools were flat and quiet. Polly stood at the edge of a pool and waited.
Then thin white crystals grew on the top of the water. They looked like frost. The workers call them the flower of salt. They come only on calm, warm days. This is the finest salt of all.
A worker came with a fine net on a long wooden frame. He lifted the white flowers very gently. Polly sat on the end of the frame and watched.
The sun went down. The pools turned pink and orange. One tiny crystal sat on Polly's feather. She tasted it. It tasted of the sea and the sun.
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