An old woman loses her husband in a storm, but a statue of a god washes up with his boat and she worships it. One day in early spring, as the children are playing, a young man suddenly appears. A young carpenter is trying to build a bridge across a river, but every storm that comes washes it away.
fight against the current, 
instead of a strong solid one.
en lugar de hacer un puente normal 
como los que habían construido.
en lugar de hacer un puente normal como los que habían construido.
em vez de uma grande e sólida.