The old man went along holding himself erect, moving with regular, long steps, turning out his toes, and with a precise and even motion that seemed to cost him no more effort than swinging his arms when walking, he laid the grass in a level high ridge, as if in play or as if the sharp scythe of its own accord whizzed through the juicy grass.
El viejo, muy erguido, con las piernas abiertas y firmes, manejaba la guadaña como si jugase, con un movimiento recio y acompasado que parecía no costarle mayor esfuerzo que el de mover los brazos al andar, y amontonaba haces altos de hierba y todos iguales. Dijérase que no era él, sino su guadaña sola, la que segaba la jugosa hierba.