Marker af hvidt vand

Polly fløj mod syd langs kysten. Ved en lille flod var landet fladt. Der lå hundredvis af lavvandede bassiner ved havet. Hvert bassin skinnede som et spejl. Det er saltmarkerne ved Sečovlje. Folk har lavet salt her i mere end syv hundrede år.

Polly flew south along the coast. By a small river, the land was flat. There were hundreds of shallow pools by the sea. Each pool shone like a mirror. These are the salt pans of Sečovlje. People have made salt here for more than seven hundred years.

Havvand kommer ind i bassinerne. Hele sommeren tager solen vandet. Saltet bliver tilbage. Polly gik ud i et bassin. Vandet var varmt og salt.

Sea water comes into the pools. All summer the sun takes the water away. The salt stays. Polly walked into a pool. The water was warm and salty.

Saltarbejderne skubbede lange river af træ gennem vandet. Det hvide salt blev til små bunker. De arbejder med hænderne, som i gamle dage.

The salt workers pushed long wooden rakes through the water. The white salt made small hills. They work by hand, like long ago.

En arbejder viste hende bunden af bassinet. Den var mørk og glat, som hud. Den holder mudderet nede, så saltet bliver hvidt.

A worker showed her the floor of the pool. It was dark and smooth, like skin. It keeps the mud down, so the salt stays white.