一只早起的苍蝇落在玛拉的眼睑上。当她醒来时,桃金色的黎明轻轻地掠过沉睡的沙丘,她用一只昏昏欲睡的爪子把它赶走了。大地躺在宁静的池子里;沙子现在平静而凉爽,等待着阳光温暖的一天。某处,一只百灵鸟开始鸣叫,它在早晨飞翔到空中的高处。
(An early fly landed on Mara's eyelid.She shooed it off with a dozy paw as she awakened to peachgold dawn stealing softly over the sleeping dunes.The land lay in a pool of serinity;the sand,now still and cool,awaited sun-warmed day.Somewhere a lark began trilling as it fluttered its morning ascent into the airy heights.)