There were four haycocks in the meadow that had stood there ever since the fighting in July of the year before . No one had ever carried the hay away and the four seasons that had passed had flattened the cocks and made the hay worthless .
На лугу стояло четыре сена, которые стояли там с момента боевых действий в июле прошлого года. Сено никто никогда не уносил, а прошедшие четыре сезона расплющили петухов и сделали сено бесполезным.