Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 4

English → Spanish Full Text Level 4/10

You will reach a village in the evening; and when you get there, you will see two inns opposite to each other, one of which is very pleasant and beautiful to look at: go not in there, but rest for the night in the other, though it may appear to you to be very poor and mean.'

Llegarás a un pueblo al anochecer; y cuando llegues allí, verás dos posadas una frente a la otra, una de las cuales es muy agradable y hermosa a la vista: no entres allí, sino descansa por la noche en la otra, aunque te pueda parecer muy pobre y miserable.'

But the son thought to himself, 'What can such a beast as this know about the matter?'

Pero el hijo pensó para sí mismo, '¿Qué puede saber una bestia como esta sobre el asunto?'

So he shot his arrow at the fox; but he missed it, and it set up its tail above its back and ran into the wood.

Así que disparó su flecha al zorro; pero falló el tiro, y este levantó la cola sobre el lomo y corrió hacia el bosque.

Then he went his way, and in the evening came to the village where the two inns were; and in one of these were people singing, and dancing, and feasting; but the other looked very dirty, and poor.

Luego siguió su camino, y al anochecer llegó al pueblo donde estaban las dos posadas; y en una de ellas había gente cantando, bailando y festejando; pero la otra parecía muy sucia y pobre.

'I should be very silly,' said he, 'if I went to that shabby house, and left this charming place'; so he went into the smart house, and ate and drank at his ease, and forgot the bird, and his country too.

'Sería muy tonto,' dijo él, 'si fuera a esa casa miserable y dejara este lugar encantador'; así que entró en la elegante posada, comió y bebió a sus anchas, y olvidó al pájaro, y también su país.

Time passed on; and as the eldest son did not come back, and no tidings were heard of him, the second son set out, and the same thing happened to him.

El tiempo pasó; y como el hijo mayor no regresaba y no se tenían noticias de él, el segundo hijo se puso en camino, y le ocurrió lo mismo.

Vocabulary

Llegarás: You will arrive at a destination in the future
pueblo: Small town or village community
anochecer: Nightfall; the time when darkness begins
cuando: Conjunction meaning 'when', introducing a time clause
llegues: Subjunctive form of 'llegar'; when you arrive
allí: Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a distant place
verás: You will see something in the near future
posadas: Inns or lodging places for travelers
frente: In front of; opposite or facing something
cuales: Relative pronoun meaning 'which' (plural form)
agradable: Pleasant, enjoyable, or agreeable to the senses
hermosa: Beautiful or lovely in appearance (feminine form)
vista: View or sight; what can be seen from somewhere
entres: Subjunctive form of 'entrar'; that you enter
sino: Conjunction meaning 'but rather' or 'instead'
descansa: Rest or take a break; imperative of 'descansar'
noche: Night; the period of darkness after sunset
aunque: Conjunction meaning 'even though' or 'although'
pueda: Subjunctive form of 'poder'; may or might be able
parecer: To seem or appear to be a certain way
pobre: Poor; lacking money or resources; humble
miserable: Wretched, very poor, or causing great unhappiness
hijo: Son; a male child in relation to parents
pensó: He/she thought; past tense of 'pensar'
sí: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'
mismo: Same; himself/itself, used for emphasis or reflexivity
saber: To know facts or information; to have knowledge
bestia: Beast or animal; sometimes used as an insult
sobre: Preposition meaning 'about', 'over', or 'on top of'
asunto: Matter, issue, or subject under discussion
Así: Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'in this way'
disparó: He/she fired or shot; past tense of 'disparar'
flecha: Arrow; a projectile shot from a bow
zorro: Fox; a cunning wild animal with a bushy tail
falló: He/she missed or failed; past tense of 'fallar'
tiro: Shot; an act of shooting or throwing something
levantó: He/she raised or lifted; past tense of 'levantar'
cola: Tail; the rear appendage of an animal
lomo: Back of an animal; also a cut of meat
corrió: He/she ran; past tense of 'correr'
hacia: Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
bosque: Forest or woods; a large area of trees
Luego: Then or later; indicating what happens next
siguió: He/she continued or followed; past tense of 'seguir'
camino: Road, path, or way to travel somewhere
llegó: He/she arrived; past tense of 'llegar'
donde: Relative adverb meaning 'where', indicating a location
estaban: They were; imperfect tense of 'estar'
había: There was/were; imperfect tense of 'haber'
gente: People; a group of persons in general
cantando: Singing; present participle of 'cantar'
bailando: Dancing; present participle of 'bailar'
festejando: Celebrating or partying; present participle of 'festejar'
parecía: It seemed or appeared; imperfect tense of 'parecer'
sucia: Dirty or filthy; not clean (feminine form)
Sería: It would be; conditional tense of 'ser'
tonto: Foolish or silly; a person lacking good judgment
dijo: He/she said; past tense of 'decir'
si: Conjunction meaning 'if', introducing a conditional clause
fuera: Subjunctive/past subjunctive of 'ir'; were to go
casa: House or home; a building where people live
dejara: Past subjunctive of 'dejar'; were to leave or let
lugar: Place or location; a specific spot or area
encantador: Charming, delightful, or enchanting in character
así: So or thus; in this manner or way
entró: He/she entered; past tense of 'entrar'
elegante: Elegant or stylish; refined in appearance or manner
posada: Inn or guesthouse; lodging for traveling guests
comió: He/she ate; past tense of 'comer'
bebió: He/she drank; past tense of 'beber'
anchas: Wide or broad; 'a sus anchas' means at ease
olvidó: He/she forgot; past tense of 'olvidar'
pájaro: Bird; a feathered vertebrate animal that can fly
también: Also or too; indicating addition to what was said
país: Country or nation; a territory with its own government
tiempo: Time or weather; duration or atmospheric conditions
pasó: Time passed or he/she passed; past tense of 'pasar'
mayor: Older, greater, or eldest; comparative form of 'grande'
regresaba: He/she was returning; imperfect tense of 'regresar'
tenían: They had; imperfect tense of 'tener'
noticias: News or information about recent events
segundo: Second; the ordinal number or a unit of time
puso: He/she put or placed; past tense of 'poner'
ocurrió: It occurred or happened; past tense of 'ocurrir'

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