The first snow came. How beautiful it was, falling so silently all day long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the living, on the graves of the dead.

• 初雪飘飘，真美啊！它整日整夜静静地飘着，落在山岭上，落在草地上，落在生者的屋顶上，落在死者的坟墓上！