"I knew how many times a year it dropped its leaves, when it sent out new buds. The covering white-colored bracts tasted a little sweet and slightly sour, and the more you ate them, the hungrier you got. When the fruit was ripe we would share it with the birds.
「我知道它一年掉幾次葉子，什麼時候發新芽，外面那層白色榕葉的苞片，帶點甘甜，微微地澀，令人愈吃愈餓，等果實成熟了，我們也和鳥兒分食。