Vor den Häusern lagen kleine dampfende, rosafarbige Haufen. Es war die Zeit des Früchteeinmachens, und jedermann in Yonville bereitete sich am selben Tag seinen Vorrat.
At the corner of the streets were small pink heaps that smoked in the air, for this was the time for jam-making, and everyone at Yonville prepared his supply on the same day.