Of the nine cows some, according to the dairymaids, were about to calve, others had calved for the first time, some were too old, and the rest were difficult to milk, so there was no butter and scarcely enough milk even for the children.
La sguattera non c’era; di nove mucche, a stare a sentire la donna addettavi, alcune erano pregne, altre al primo vitello, altre erano vecchie, altre avevano i capezzoli stretti; latte e burro non bastavano per i bambini.