El grano de noventa días
In a bar in Kirkwall, a flat dark bannock turns out to be the reason the islands were farmable at all.
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El bar de Kirkwall tenía cinco mesas y una chimenea. Polly se sentó cerca del calor. "¿Puedo ver el menú?", preguntó. Había pocas cosas en la carta.
"¿Podrías recomendarme un buen plato?" La dueña era una garza. Dijo el bannock. El bere es una cebada que se cultiva aquí desde hace cientos de años. Crece rápido, en un verano corto.
"¿Tienen opciones vegetarianas?", preguntó Polly. La garza señaló la misma línea. Bannock, mantequilla y queso blando.
"¿Nos trae la cuenta, por favor?", dijo Polly. La garza se tomó su tiempo, lo cual es buena señal. Fuera, el viento estaba casi en calma. Polly subió hasta la catedral roja.
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