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  What it means

  “On Saint Francis’s day, a little mouse searches for grains in the field.” By October 4th, the harvest is done and mice scavenge the leftover grain — a sign that the fields are empty and winter is near.

  Vocabulary

  • szuka — searches, looks for
  • ziarnko — grain, little seed
  • myszka — little mouse

  Grammar note

  'Ziarnek' is the genitive plural of 'ziarnko'. 'W polu' uses the locative of 'pole'.

  Cultural context

  An autumn harvest proverb. After the fields are cleared, only mice remain to pick up stray grains.

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