霍尔沃与他的母亲住在比约斯托大森林附近的一间小屋里。为了维持母子俩的生活,霍尔沃的母亲从早到晚都在缝制衣服。日复一日,她的手掌因此结满了老茧,她的视力也因长期在昏暗的灯光下工作而降低了。她只有一件破旧的羊毛披肩,在冬天缝制衣服时,经常被冷得发抖,不停咳嗽。 Hollow and his mother live in a small cottage near the Big Forest in Bjorringo. In order to maintain the life of both mother and son, Hollow’s mother was sewing clothes from morning to night. Day after day, her palms were so full of cocoon that her eyesight was diminished by prolonged work in dim light. She had only a shabby woolen shawl and was often chilled and coughing as she sewed clothes in the winter.