O Lado Sossegado
Across a stream, the old half of the salt pans has gone back to the birds; Polly stands among little egrets and learns the salt workers' winter saying.
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Um pequeno ribeiro divide as salinas. Do outro lado fica a parte antiga. Lá, já ninguém faz sal. Nos tanques velhos crescem plantas baixas. Junto aos canais há filas de casas velhas de pedra.
Agora, as aves vivem aqui. Polly entrou num tanque raso. Garças-brancas-pequenas, com longas pernas pretas, estavam à volta dela. Polly ficou muito quieta. Quase trezentas espécies de aves vêm a estas salinas.
Numa casa velha há um pequeno museu. Polly viu rodos de madeira antigos, cestos e pás.
Os salineiros dizem: o sal faz-se no inverno. No inverno, eles arranjam os muros e os canais. Depois, o verão pode trazer o sal. Polly achou que era uma quinta muito paciente.
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