Den stille siden

En liten bekk deler saltfeltene. På den andre siden er den gamle delen. Der lager ingen salt nå. Lave planter vokser i de gamle bassengene. Rekker av gamle steinhus står ved kanalene.

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.

Nå bor fuglene her. Polly gikk ut i et grunt basseng. Hvite silkehegrer med lange, svarte bein sto rundt henne. Polly sto helt stille. Nesten tre hundre fuglearter kommer til disse saltfeltene.

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 det et lite museum. Polly så gamle river, kurver og øser av tre.

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

Saltarbeiderne sier: salt lages om vinteren. Om vinteren reparerer de vollene og kanalene. Så kan sommeren gi salt. Polly syntes det var en veldig tålmodig gård.

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.