Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 1
Pig and Pepper
Cerdo y Pimienta
For a minute or two she stood looking at the house, and wondering what to do next, when suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood—(she considered him to be a footman because he was in livery: otherwise, judging by his face only, she would have called him a fish)—and rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles.
Durante uno o dos minutos permaneció mirando la casa, y preguntándose qué hacer después, cuando de repente un lacayo de librea salió corriendo del bosque—(ella lo consideró un lacayo porque llevaba librea: de otro modo, juzgando sólo por su cara, lo habría llamado un pez)—y golpeó fuertemente la puerta con los nudillos.
It was opened by another footman in livery, with a round face, and large eyes like a frog; and both footmen, Alice noticed, had powdered hair that curled all over their heads.
Fue abierta por otro lacayo de librea, con cara redonda, y grandes ojos como una rana; y ambos lacayos, notó Alicia, tenían el pelo empolvado que se rizaba por toda la cabeza.
She felt very curious to know what it was all about, and crept a little way out of the wood to listen.
Sintió mucha curiosidad por saber de qué se trataba todo aquello, y se arrastró un poco fuera del bosque para escuchar.
The Fish-Footman began by producing from under his arm a great letter, nearly as large as himself, and this he handed over to the other, saying, in a solemn tone, "For the Duchess. An invitation from the Queen to play croquet."
El Lacayo-Pez comenzó sacando de debajo del brazo una gran carta, casi tan grande como él mismo, y se la entregó al otro, diciendo, en tono solemne, "Para la Duquesa. Una invitación de la Reina para jugar al croquet."
The Frog-Footman repeated, in the same solemn tone, only changing the order of the words a little, "From the Queen. An invitation for the Duchess to play croquet."
El Lacayo-Rana repitió, en el mismo tono solemne, sólo cambiando un poco el orden de las palabras, "De la Reina. Una invitación para la Duquesa para jugar al croquet."
Then they both bowed low, and their curls got entangled together.
Entonces ambos hicieron una reverencia profunda, y sus rizos se enredaron entre sí.
Alice laughed so much at this, that she had to run back into the wood for fear of their hearing her; and when she next peeped out the Fish-Footman was gone, and the other was sitting on the ground near the door, staring stupidly up into the sky.
Alicia se rió tanto de esto, que tuvo que correr de vuelta al bosque por temor a que la oyeran; y cuando volvió a asomarse el Lacayo-Pez se había ido, y el otro estaba sentado en el suelo cerca de la puerta, mirando estúpidamente hacia el cielo.
Vocabulary
- Cerdo
- Pig, swine; farm animal raised for meat
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- Pimienta
- Pepper; spice used for seasoning food
- Durante
- During; throughout the duration of something
- uno
- One; number one or indefinite article
- o
- Or; conjunction indicating alternative or choice
- dos
- Two; the number between one and three
- minutos
- Minutes; units of time equal to sixty seconds
- permaneció
- Remained, stayed; past tense of permanecer
- mirando
- Looking at, watching; present participle of mirar
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- casa
- House, home; building where people live
- preguntándose
- Wondering, asking oneself; reflexive form of preguntar
- qué
- What; interrogative pronoun used in questions
- hacer
- To do, to make; basic action verb
- después
- After, later; indicates something happening subsequently
- cuando
- When; conjunction or interrogative for time
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- repente
- Sudden; used in phrase 'de repente' meaning suddenly
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- lacayo
- Footman, lackey; male servant in livery
- salió
- Went out, left; past tense of salir
- corriendo
- Running; present participle of correr
- del
- Of the, from the; contraction of de+el
- bosque
- Forest, woods; area with many trees
- ella
- She, her; feminine singular subject pronoun
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- consideró
- Considered; past tense of considerar
- porque
- Because; conjunction indicating reason or cause
- llevaba
- Was wearing, was carrying; imperfect of llevar
- otro
- Other, another; different one of something
- modo
- Way, manner; method of doing something
- juzgando
- Judging; present participle of juzgar
- sólo
- Only, just; exclusively or merely
- por
- By, for; preposition with multiple meanings
- su
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective
- cara
- Face; front part of the head
- habría
- Would have; conditional perfect of haber
- llamado
- Called; past participle of llamar
- pez
- Fish; aquatic animal with gills and fins
- golpeó
- Knocked, hit; past tense of golpear
- fuertemente
- Strongly, hard; adverb meaning with great force
- puerta
- Door; entrance or exit to a building
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- nudillos
- Knuckles; joints of the fingers
- Fue
- Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
- abierta
- Opened, open; feminine past participle of abrir
- redonda
- Round; circular in shape
- grandes
- Big, large; plural of grande
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight
- como
- Like, as; comparison or manner
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- rana
- Frog; amphibian that hops and lives near water
- ambos
- Both; referring to two things or people together
- lacayos
- Footmen, lackeys; plural of lacayo
- notó
- Noticed; past tense of notar
- tenían
- Had, were having; imperfect of tener
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- pelo
- Hair; strands growing from the head or body
- que
- That, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun
- toda
- All, entire; feminine form of todo
- cabeza
- Head; uppermost part of the body
- Sintió
- Felt; past tense of sentir
- mucha
- Much, a lot of; feminine form of mucho
- curiosidad
- Curiosity; desire to know or learn
- saber
- To know; to have knowledge or information
- trataba
- Was about, treated; imperfect of tratar
- todo
- All, everything; entirety of something
- aquello
- That; demonstrative pronoun for distant things
- arrastró
- Dragged, crawled; past tense of arrastrar
- poco
- Little, few; small amount
- fuera
- Outside, out; exterior or away from
- para
- For, to; preposition indicating purpose
- escuchar
- To listen; to pay attention to sounds
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- comenzó
- Began, started; past tense of comenzar
- sacando
- Taking out, removing; present participle of sacar
- debajo
- Under, beneath; preposition indicating lower position
- brazo
- Arm; upper limb from shoulder to hand
- gran
- Great, big; shortened form of grande
- carta
- Letter; written message sent to someone
- casi
- Almost, nearly; very close to something
- tan
- So, as; used for comparisons
- grande
- Big, large; considerable in size
- él
- He, him; masculine singular subject pronoun
- mismo
- Same, self; identical or emphasis
- entregó
- Handed over, delivered; past tense of entregar
- al
- To the; contraction of a+el
- diciendo
- Saying; present participle of decir
- en
- In, on; preposition indicating location
- tono
- Tone; quality or pitch of sound or voice
- solemne
- Solemn; serious and dignified
- Para
- For; preposition indicating recipient or purpose
- Una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- invitación
- Invitation; request to attend or participate
- Reina
- Queen; female monarch or ruler
- jugar
- To play; to engage in games or activities
- repitió
- Repeated; past tense of repetir
- cambiando
- Changing; present participle of cambiar
- orden
- Order; arrangement or sequence
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- palabras
- Words; units of language or speech
- De
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- Entonces
- Then, so; indicates sequence or consequence
- hicieron
- Made, did; past tense of hacer
- reverencia
- Bow, curtsy; respectful gesture of greeting
- profunda
- Deep, profound; extending far down or inward
- sus
- Their, his, her; plural possessive adjective
- rizos
- Curls; coiled or spiral locks of hair
- enredaron
- Tangled; past tense of enredar
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating intermediate position
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response or reflexive pronoun
- rió
- Laughed; past tense of reír
- tanto
- So much; large amount or degree
- esto
- This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things
- tuvo
- Had; past tense of tener
- correr
- To run; to move quickly on foot
- vuelta
- Turn, return; act of going back
- temor
- Fear; feeling of being afraid
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction
- oyeran
- Might hear; imperfect subjunctive of oír
- volvió
- Returned; past tense of volver
- asomarse
- To peek out; to lean out and look
- había
- There was, had; imperfect of haber
- ido
- Gone; past participle of ir
- estaba
- Was, was being; imperfect of estar
- sentado
- Seated, sitting; past participle of sentar
- suelo
- Floor, ground; surface one walks on
- cerca
- Near, close; short distance away
- estúpidamente
- Stupidly; in a foolish manner
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction
- cielo
- Sky, heaven; space above the earth
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