La orilla tranquila
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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Un arroyo pequeño divide las salinas. Al otro lado está la parte antigua. Allí ya nadie hace sal. En los estanques viejos crecen plantas bajas. Junto a los canales hay filas de casas viejas de piedra.
Ahora aquí viven las aves. Polly entró en un estanque poco profundo. A su alrededor había garcetas blancas con largas patas negras. Polly se quedó muy quieta. Casi trescientas especies de aves vienen a estas salinas.
En una casa vieja hay un pequeño museo. Polly vio viejos rastrillos de madera, cestas y palas.
Los salineros dicen: la sal se hace en invierno. En invierno arreglan los muros y los canales. Así el verano puede traer la sal. Polly pensó que era una granja muy paciente.
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