So I literally took my dried weeds in hand, there were several more of them, and went knocking from door to door to find out who could teach me how to weave these water hyacinth stems into ropes.
Así que, literalmente, collín as miñas malas herbas secas, --había moitas máis-- e fun porta por porta intentando atopar quen me ensinase a converter en cordas  os talos do xacinto de auga.