The younger folk would be up on the cottage roofs, turning back the thatch, beating it down firmly with long sticks and pulling off the moss that had grown during the rains of Avril.

• 那些年少的人，则会爬上房顶，用长棍翻转上面的茅草，用力地将之打压结实，再拔掉屋顶上面，上个月，即Avrel月，由于连绵的雨水，而长出来的苔藓。