<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika uwanja huo kuna chungu kikubwa cha chuma kilichotumiwa kugawa mchele kwa maskini wakati wa njaa katika karne ya 17 na 19.  <response>: In the courtyard is a huge iron cauldron that was used for distributing rice gruel to the poor during famines in the 17th and 19th centuries. 