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The next day I wanted him to catch birds.
“Can’t be done，” he said. “It’s only possible after a heavy snowfall. On our sands， after it snows， I sweep clear a patch of ground， prop up a big threshing basket with a short stick， and scatter husks of grain beneath； then when I see the birds coming to eat， from a distance I give a tug to the string tied to the stick， and the birds are caught in the basket. There are all kinds：wild pheasants， woodcocks， woodpigeons， bluebacks…. ”
Accordingly I looked forward very eagerly to snow.
第二日，我便要他捕鸟。他说：
“这不能。须大雪下了才好。我们沙地上，下了雪，我扫出一块空地来，用短棒支起一个大竹匾，撒下秕谷，看鸟雀来吃时，我远远地将缚在棒上的绳子只一拉，那鸟雀就罩在竹匾下了。什么都有：稻鸡，角鸡，鹁鸪，蓝背……”
我于是又很盼望下雪。
