## a corner of the housetop ##

"the edge of the roof"

## craves ##

"strongly desires" AT: "really wants to do something"

## no kindness in his eyes ##

AT: "that he is not kind" or "that he is very mean" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]], [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]], and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])