Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 5
He met the fox, who gave him the good advice: but when he came to the two inns, his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merrymaking was, and called to him to come in; and he could not withstand the temptation, but went in, and forgot the golden bird and his country in the same manner.
Se encontró con el zorro, quien le dio el buen consejo: pero cuando llegó a las dos posadas, su hermano mayor estaba de pie junto a la ventana donde se celebraba la fiesta, y lo llamó para que entrara; y él no pudo resistir la tentación, sino que entró, y olvidó el pájaro de oro y su patria de la misma manera.
Time passed on again, and the youngest son too wished to set out into the wide world to seek for the golden bird; but his father would not listen to it for a long while, for he was very fond of his son, and was afraid that some ill luck might happen to him also, and prevent his coming back.
El tiempo pasó de nuevo, y el hijo menor también deseó partir hacia el vasto mundo en busca del pájaro de oro; pero su padre no quiso escucharlo durante mucho tiempo, pues quería mucho a su hijo, y temía que también a él pudiera ocurrirle alguna desgracia, y que esto le impidiera regresar.
However, at last it was agreed he should go, for he would not rest at home; and as he came to the wood, he met the fox, and heard the same good counsel.
Sin embargo, al fin se acordó que debía partir, pues no encontraba reposo en casa; y cuando llegó al bosque, se encontró con el zorro, y escuchó el mismo buen consejo.
But he was thankful to the fox, and did not attempt his life as his brothers had done; so the fox said, 'Sit upon my tail, and you will travel faster.'
Pero él estaba agradecido con el zorro, y no intentó quitarle la vida como habían hecho sus hermanos; así que el zorro dijo: «Siéntate sobre mi cola, y viajarás más rápido».
So he sat down, and the fox began to run, and away they went over stock and stone so quick that their hair whistled in the wind.
Así que él se sentó, y el zorro comenzó a correr, y se marcharon por entre troncos y piedras tan velozmente que el cabello les silbaba en el viento.
When they came to the village, the son followed the fox's counsel, and without looking about him went to the shabby inn and rested there all night at his ease.
Cuando llegaron al pueblo, el hijo siguió el consejo del zorro, y sin mirar a su alrededor fue a la posada humilde y descansó allí toda la noche con tranquilidad.
Vocabulary
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun used with verbs
- encontró
- Met or encountered someone or something
- con
- Preposition meaning with
- zorro
- Fox, a cunning wild animal
- quien
- Relative pronoun meaning who or whom
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to him or her
- dio
- Gave, past tense of dar
- buen
- Good, shortened form of bueno before nouns
- consejo
- Advice or counsel given to someone
- pero
- Conjunction meaning but or however
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning when
- llegó
- Arrived at a place, past tense
- dos
- The number two
- posadas
- Inns or lodging places for travelers
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their
- hermano
- Brother, male sibling
- mayor
- Older or greater in age or size
- estaba
- Was, imperfect past tense of estar
- pie
- Foot; de pie means standing up
- junto
- Next to or beside something or someone
- ventana
- Window in a building or room
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning where
- celebraba
- Was celebrating, imperfect past of celebrar
- fiesta
- Party or festive celebration
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning him or it
- llamó
- Called out to someone, past tense
- para
- Preposition meaning for or in order to
- entrara
- Would enter, past subjunctive of entrar
- pudo
- Was able to, past tense of poder
- resistir
- To resist or withstand something
- tentación
- Temptation, strong desire to do something
- sino
- Conjunction meaning but rather or instead
- entró
- Entered a place, past tense
- olvidó
- Forgot something, past tense of olvidar
- pájaro
- Bird, a feathered flying animal
- oro
- Gold, precious yellow metal
- patria
- Homeland or native country
- misma
- Same, feminine form of mismo
- manera
- Manner or way of doing something
- tiempo
- Time or weather
- pasó
- Passed or went by, past tense
- nuevo
- New or another; de nuevo means again
- hijo
- Son, male child
- menor
- Younger or lesser in age or size
- también
- Also or too, adding information
- deseó
- Desired or wished for something, past tense
- partir
- To depart or set off on a journey
- hacia
- Preposition meaning toward or in the direction of
- vasto
- Vast or immense in size or extent
- mundo
- World or realm of existence
- busca
- Search; en busca de means in search of
- padre
- Father, male parent
- quiso
- Wanted or refused, past tense of querer
- escucharlo
- To listen to him
- durante
- Preposition meaning during or for a period
- mucho
- Much or a lot of something
- pues
- Conjunction meaning since, because, or well
- quería
- Wanted or loved, imperfect past of querer
- temía
- Was afraid or feared, imperfect past tense
- pudiera
- Could or might, past subjunctive of poder
- ocurrirle
- To happen to him or befall him
- alguna
- Some or any, feminine form of alguno
- desgracia
- Misfortune or disaster befalling someone
- esto
- This, neuter demonstrative pronoun
- impidiera
- Would prevent, past subjunctive of impedir
- regresar
- To return or come back home
- Sin
- Preposition meaning without
- embargo
- Sin embargo means however or nevertheless
- fin
- End or conclusion; al fin means finally
- acordó
- Agreed or decided, past tense of acordar
- debía
- Should or owed, imperfect past of deber
- encontraba
- Found or was finding, imperfect past tense
- reposo
- Rest or repose, peaceful relaxation
- casa
- House or home
- bosque
- Forest or woods
- escuchó
- Listened or heard, past tense of escuchar
- mismo
- Same or himself, emphatic pronoun
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning but
- agradecido
- Grateful or thankful for something received
- intentó
- Tried or attempted something, past tense
- quitarle
- To take away from him or her
- vida
- Life or existence
- como
- As or like, conjunction of comparison
- habían
- Had, past perfect auxiliary of haber
- hecho
- Done, past participle of hacer
- sus
- His, her, or their (plural possessive)
- hermanos
- Brothers or siblings
- así
- Thus or in this way
- dijo
- Said or told, past tense of decir
- Siéntate
- Sit down, imperative command form
- sobre
- On, over, or about something
- cola
- Tail of an animal
- viajarás
- You will travel, future tense of viajar
- más
- More or most, comparative adverb
- rápido
- Fast or quickly
- Así
- Thus or so, in this manner
- sentó
- Sat down, past tense of sentar
- comenzó
- Began or started, past tense of comenzar
- correr
- To run
- marcharon
- They marched or went off together
- por
- Preposition meaning through, by, or for
- entre
- Between or among multiple things or people
- troncos
- Tree trunks or logs
- piedras
- Stones or rocks
- tan
- So or such, adverb of degree
- velozmente
- Swiftly or at great speed
- cabello
- Hair on a person's head
- les
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to them
- silbaba
- Was whistling, imperfect past of silbar
- viento
- Wind, moving air
- Cuando
- Conjunction meaning when
- llegaron
- They arrived, past tense of llegar
- pueblo
- Town or village, small settlement
- siguió
- Continued or followed, past tense of seguir
- sin
- Preposition meaning without
- mirar
- To look at or watch something
- alrededor
- Around or surrounding area
- fue
- Went or was, past tense of ir or ser
- posada
- Inn or lodging place for travelers
- humilde
- Humble or modest, simple and unpretentious
- descansó
- Rested or relaxed, past tense of descansar
- allí
- There, in that place
- toda
- All or entire, feminine form of todo
- noche
- Night, the dark hours
- tranquilidad
- Tranquility, calmness, or peace of mind
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