Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 1
The Queen's Croquet-Ground
El Campo de Croquet de la Reina
A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red.
Un gran rosal se alzaba cerca de la entrada del jardín: las rosas que crecían en él eran blancas, pero había tres jardineros ocupados pintándolas de rojo.
Alice thought this a very curious thing, and she went nearer to watch them, and just as she came up to them she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
Alicia pensó que esto era algo muy curioso, y se acercó más para observarlos, y justo cuando llegó hasta ellos oyó a uno de ellos decir: "¡Cuidado ahora, Cinco!
Don't go splashing paint over me like that!"
¡No vayas salpicando pintura sobre mí de esa manera!"
"I couldn't help it," said Five, in a sulky tone; "Seven jogged my elbow."
"No pude evitarlo", dijo Cinco, en tono malhumorado; "Siete me empujó el codo".
On which Seven looked up and said, "That's right, Five!
Ante lo cual Siete levantó la vista y dijo: "¡Así es, Cinco!
Always lay the blame on others!"
¡Siempre echar la culpa a otros!"
"_You'd_ better not talk!" said Five.
"¡Más te valdría no hablar!" dijo Cinco.
"I heard the Queen say only yesterday you deserved to be beheaded!"
"¡Oí a la Reina decir ayer mismo que merecías ser decapitado!"
"What for?" said the one who had spoken first.
"¿Por qué?" dijo el que había hablado primero.
"That's none of _your_ business, Two!" said Seven.
"¡Eso no es asunto tuyo, Dos!" dijo Siete.
"Yes, it _is_ his business!" said Five, "and I'll tell him—it was for bringing the cook tulip-roots instead of onions."
"¡Sí, es asunto suyo!" dijo Cinco, "y se lo diré—fue por traerle a la cocinera bulbos de tulipán en lugar de cebollas".
Seven flung down his brush, and had just begun "Well, of all the unjust things—" when his eye chanced to fall upon Alice, as she stood watching them, and he checked himself suddenly: the others looked round also, and all of them bowed low.
Siete arrojó su pincel, y apenas había comenzado "Bueno, de todas las cosas injustas—" cuando su mirada cayó por casualidad sobre Alicia, mientras ella estaba observándolos, y se contuvo repentinamente: los otros también miraron alrededor, y todos ellos hicieron una reverencia profunda.
"Would you tell me," said Alice, a little timidly, "why you are painting those roses?"
"¿Podrían decirme", dijo Alicia, un poco tímidamente, "por qué están pintando esas rosas?"
Five and Seven said nothing, but looked at Two.
Cinco y Siete no dijeron nada, pero miraron a Dos.
Vocabulary
- El
- masculine singular definite article: the
- Campo
- field, countryside, or area for activities
- de
- preposition: of, from, or about
- la
- feminine singular definite article: the
- Reina
- queen, female monarch or ruler
- Un
- masculine singular indefinite article: a, an
- gran
- big, large, great (apocopated form before noun)
- rosal
- rosebush, rose plant or rose garden
- se
- reflexive pronoun: oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- alzaba
- was rising, was standing tall (imperfect alzar)
- cerca
- near, close, nearby in proximity
- entrada
- entrance, entry, way in
- del
- contraction of de + el: of the
- jardín
- garden, yard with plants and flowers
- las
- feminine plural definite article: the
- rosas
- roses, flowering plants or pink color
- que
- relative pronoun or conjunction: that, which, who
- crecían
- were growing (imperfect tense of crecer)
- en
- preposition: in, on, at
- él
- personal pronoun: he, him, it
- eran
- they were, third person plural imperfect ser
- blancas
- white, feminine plural adjective
- pero
- but, however, conjunction showing contrast
- había
- there was, there were (imperfect haber)
- tres
- three, the number 3
- jardineros
- gardeners, people who tend gardens
- ocupados
- busy, occupied, engaged in activity
- pintándolas
- painting them, gerund plus feminine plural pronoun
- rojo
- red, color red or adjective
- pensó
- thought, third person singular preterite pensar
- esto
- this, neuter demonstrative pronoun
- era
- was, third person singular imperfect ser
- algo
- something, somewhat, a bit
- muy
- very, much, adverb of degree
- curioso
- curious, strange, or inquisitive
- y
- and, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- acercó
- approached, moved closer (preterite acercar)
- más
- more, most, plus, additionally
- para
- for, in order to, to
- observarlos
- to observe them, infinitive plus pronoun
- justo
- just, exactly, fair, right
- cuando
- when, at the time that
- llegó
- arrived, reached (preterite llegar)
- hasta
- until, up to, even, as far as
- ellos
- they, them, masculine plural pronoun
- oyó
- heard, third person singular preterite oír
- a
- to, at, preposition indicating direction
- uno
- one, someone, a single item
- decir
- to say, to tell, infinitive verb
- Cuidado
- careful, watch out, care or caution
- ahora
- now, at this moment
- Cinco
- Five, number five or name/card number
- No
- no, not, negation
- vayas
- go, second person singular subjunctive ir
- salpicando
- splashing, spattering, gerund of salpicar
- pintura
- paint, painting, or picture
- sobre
- on, over, about, upon
- mí
- me, first person singular prepositional pronoun
- esa
- that, feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- manera
- way, manner, method, how something is done
- pude
- I could, first person singular preterite poder
- evitarlo
- to avoid it, infinitive plus pronoun
- dijo
- said, third person singular preterite decir
- tono
- tone, pitch, manner of speaking
- malhumorado
- bad-tempered, grumpy, in a bad mood
- Siete
- Seven, number seven or name/card number
- me
- me, first person singular object pronoun
- empujó
- pushed, shoved (preterite empujar)
- el
- masculine singular definite article: the
- codo
- elbow, arm joint
- Ante
- before, in front of, faced with
- lo
- it, him, neuter or masculine pronoun
- cual
- which, what, relative pronoun
- levantó
- lifted, raised (preterite levantar)
- vista
- sight, view, eyes, vision
- Así
- so, thus, like this, in this way
- es
- is, third person singular present ser
- Siempre
- always, all the time, forever
- echar
- to throw, to cast, to pour
- culpa
- fault, blame, guilt
- otros
- others, other people or things
- Más
- more, most, plus
- te
- you, second person singular object pronoun
- valdría
- would be worth, conditional valer
- no
- no, not, negation
- hablar
- to speak, to talk, infinitive verb
- Oí
- I heard, first person singular preterite oír
- ayer
- yesterday, the day before today
- mismo
- same, very, self, itself
- merecías
- you deserved, second person singular imperfect merecer
- ser
- to be, infinitive of permanent/essential state
- decapitado
- beheaded, decapitated, past participle
- Por
- for, by, through, because of
- qué
- what, why, interrogative word
- hablado
- spoken, talked, past participle hablar
- primero
- first, before, initially, primarily
- Eso
- that, neuter demonstrative pronoun
- asunto
- matter, affair, business, issue
- tuyo
- yours, second person singular possessive
- Dos
- Two, number two or name/card number
- Sí
- yes, affirmation, indeed
- suyo
- his, hers, yours, theirs, possessive pronoun
- diré
- I will say, first person future decir
- fue
- was, went, third person singular preterite ser/ir
- por
- for, by, through, because of
- traerle
- to bring him/her, infinitive plus indirect pronoun
- cocinera
- cook, female chef or kitchen worker
- bulbos
- bulbs, plant bulbs or rounded parts
- tulipán
- tulip, flowering plant
- lugar
- place, location, spot, position
- cebollas
- onions, edible bulb vegetables
- arrojó
- threw, tossed, hurled (preterite arrojar)
- su
- his, her, its, your, their, possessive
- pincel
- paintbrush, brush for painting
- apenas
- barely, hardly, scarcely, just
- comenzado
- begun, started, past participle comenzar
- Bueno
- good, well, okay, all right
- todas
- all, every, feminine plural
- cosas
- things, objects, stuff, matters
- injustas
- unfair, unjust, feminine plural adjective
- mirada
- look, gaze, glance, stare
- cayó
- fell, dropped (preterite caer)
- casualidad
- chance, coincidence, accident, randomness
- mientras
- while, meanwhile, during, as long as
- ella
- she, her, feminine singular pronoun
- estaba
- was, third person singular imperfect estar
- observándolos
- observing them, gerund plus masculine plural pronoun
- contuvo
- held back, contained (preterite contener)
- repentinamente
- suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden
- los
- the, them, masculine plural article or pronoun
- también
- also, too, as well, likewise
- miraron
- looked, watched (third person plural preterite mirar)
- alrededor
- around, surrounding, about, approximately
- todos
- all, everyone, every, masculine plural
- hicieron
- did, made (third person plural preterite hacer)
- una
- a, an, one, feminine singular article
- reverencia
- bow, curtsy, reverence, respectful gesture
- profunda
- deep, profound, intense, feminine adjective
- Podrían
- could, might, conditional third person plural poder
- decirme
- to tell me, infinitive plus pronoun
- un
- a, an, one, masculine singular article
- poco
- a little, a bit, few, small amount
- tímidamente
- timidly, shyly, hesitantly, bashfully
- están
- are, third person plural present estar
- pintando
- painting, gerund of pintar
- esas
- those, feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- dijeron
- said, told (third person plural preterite decir)
- nada
- nothing, not anything, none
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