The ground was still covered with snow, though not so deep and dangerous as on the mountains; and the ravenous creatures, as we heard afterwards, were come down into the forest and plain country, pressed by hunger, to seek for food, and had done a great deal of mischief in the villages, where they surprised the country people, killed a great many of their sheep and horses, and some people too.
A ragadozók, amint azt később is hallottuk, az éhségtől hajtva és élelem után kutatva lejöttek a sík vidékre, az erdőségekbe. Nagy károkat okoztak a falvakban, sok bárányt és lovat megöltek, sőt néhány embert is.