The old man broke some rye bread into a bowl, mashed it with a spoon handle, poured over it some water from his tin, broke more bread into it and salted it, and then, turning to the East, said grace.
Il vecchio sbriciolò del pane nella ciotola, l’impastò col manico del cucchiaio, versò dell’acqua dalla brocca, tagliò ancora del pane, e, sparsovi sopra del sale, si volse verso oriente per pregare.