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Next to the entry to Orwidów there was a cross.

Everyone who came to Orwidów had to pass this cross.

Natka wanted the kids, Marysia and Sonia, to decorate the cross for the May religious holiday.

It was not the best idea, but it was done like that – Marysia even did not know what her religion was and what her nationality was.

Marysia was from Mrs. Melania.

One day, it was a very hot day in June, I went together with Stefan to the mill in Hamernia.

We spent a lot of time there as it took long to grind the grains.

We came back home and everyone was in a horrible mood.

What happened?

During our absence we had a visit of Lithuanians and Germans

and they did not search through the whole house but questioned all residents.

They divided all of them into two groups by the oaks.

So by the one oak the adults were, and by the other one the children.

The house was twenty, thirty meters from the embankment, behind that was a river.

At the bank of the river there were four oaks, in front of the house two and further the next two.

And we used to have benches by those oaks. It was a wonderful place

and those Lithuanians and Germans divided them into two groups.

All adults were staying by the one oak, and the children by the second one.

Sonia was also there as it was a very hot day and the cows did not want to stay at the grazing lands so were taken home.

Natka who was very caring and hospitable invited both kids to the dining room,