Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 6
In the morning came the fox again and met him as he was beginning his journey, and said, 'Go straight forward, till you come to a castle, before which lie a whole troop of soldiers fast asleep and snoring: take no notice of them, but go into the castle and pass on and on till you come to a room, where the golden bird sits in a wooden cage; close by it stands a beautiful golden cage; but do not try to take the bird out of the shabby cage and put it into the handsome one, otherwise you will repent it.'
Por la mañana vino el zorro de nuevo y se encontró con él cuando estaba comenzando su viaje, y dijo: 'Ve directo hacia adelante, hasta que llegues a un castillo, ante el cual yace todo un grupo de soldados profundamente dormidos y roncando: no les prestes atención, sino entra al castillo y sigue adelante hasta que llegues a una habitación, donde el pájaro dorado está sentado en una jaula de madera; justo al lado de ella hay una hermosa jaula dorada; pero no intentes sacar al pájaro de la jaula andrajosa y meterlo en la elegante, de lo contrario te arrepentirás.'
Then the fox stretched out his tail again, and the young man sat himself down, and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled in the wind.
Entonces el zorro extendió su cola de nuevo, y el joven se sentó, y partieron sobre troncos y piedras hasta que su cabello silbó en el viento.
Before the castle gate all was as the fox had said: so the son went in and found the chamber where the golden bird hung in a wooden cage, and below stood the golden cage, and the three golden apples that had been lost were lying close by it.
Ante la puerta del castillo todo era tal como el zorro había dicho: así que el hijo entró y encontró la cámara donde el pájaro dorado colgaba en una jaula de madera, y abajo estaba la jaula dorada, y las tres manzanas doradas que se habían perdido estaban tendidas justo al lado de ella.
Then thought he to himself, 'It will be a very droll thing to bring away such a fine bird in this shabby cage'; so he opened the door and took hold of it and put it into the golden cage.
Entonces pensó para sí mismo: 'Será una cosa muy ridícula llevarse un pájaro tan hermoso en esta jaula andrajosa'; así que abrió la puerta, lo agarró y lo metió en la jaula dorada.
But the bird set up such a loud scream that all the soldiers awoke, and they took him prisoner and carried him before the king.
Pero el pájaro soltó un grito tan fuerte que todos los soldados se despertaron, y lo tomaron prisionero y lo llevaron ante el rey.
Vocabulary
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'
- mañana
- Morning; or tomorrow as an adverb
- vino
- Came; past tense of venir, to come
- zorro
- A fox; a cunning wild animal
- nuevo
- New; also used in 'de nuevo' meaning again
- encontró
- Met or found; past tense of encontrar
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- estaba
- Was; imperfect past tense of estar
- comenzando
- Beginning or starting; present participle of comenzar
- viaje
- A journey or trip taken somewhere
- dijo
- Said; past tense of decir, to say
- Ve
- Go; informal imperative form of ir
- directo
- Direct or straight; without detours or turns
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- adelante
- Forward or ahead; onward in direction or progress
- hasta
- Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- llegues
- Arrive; present subjunctive of llegar, to arrive
- castillo
- A castle; a large fortified medieval building
- ante
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'
- cual
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who'
- yace
- Lies; third-person present of yacer, to lie down
- todo
- All or every; referring to an entire group or thing
- grupo
- A group or cluster of people or things
- soldados
- Soldiers; members of an army or military force
- profundamente
- Deeply; to a great or profound degree
- dormidos
- Asleep; plural past participle of dormir, to sleep
- roncando
- Snoring; present participle of roncar, to snore
- les
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them' or 'for them'
- prestes
- Pay or lend; present subjunctive of prestar
- atención
- Attention; the act of noticing or focusing on something
- sino
- But rather; used to contrast a negative with positive
- entra
- Enter; informal imperative of entrar, to enter
- sigue
- Follow or continue; imperative of seguir
- habitación
- A room, typically a bedroom in a building
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where'
- pájaro
- A bird; a feathered winged animal
- dorado
- Golden; having the color or quality of gold
- sentado
- Seated or sitting; past participle of sentar
- jaula
- A cage used to contain birds or animals
- madera
- Wood; the hard material from trees
- justo
- Just or right next to; precisely beside something
- lado
- Side; the area next to or beside something
- hay
- There is or there are; existential form of haber
- hermosa
- Beautiful; describing something or someone very attractive
- dorada
- Golden; feminine form of dorado describing gold color
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast
- intentes
- Try; present subjunctive of intentar, to try
- sacar
- To take out or remove something from a place
- andrajosa
- Ragged or tattered; describing worn, torn clothing or objects
- meterlo
- To put it inside; infinitive meter plus pronoun lo
- elegante
- Elegant or stylish; refined and sophisticated in appearance
- contrario
- Contrary or opposite; used in 'al contrario' meaning otherwise
- arrepentirás
- You will regret it; future of arrepentirse
- Entonces
- Then or at that moment; indicating sequence of events
- extendió
- Extended or stretched out; past tense of extender
- cola
- Tail; the rear appendage of an animal
- joven
- Young person or youth; adjective meaning young
- sentó
- Sat down; past tense of sentar, to seat
- partieron
- They departed or left; past tense of partir
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'over', 'on top of', or 'about'
- troncos
- Trunks or logs; the main woody stems of trees
- piedras
- Stones or rocks; hard natural mineral formations
- cabello
- Hair; the hair on a person's head
- silbó
- Whistled; past tense of silbar, to whistle
- viento
- Wind; moving air caused by atmospheric pressure differences
- Ante
- Before or in front of; preposition indicating presence near
- puerta
- Door or gate; an entrance to a building or room
- era
- Was; imperfect past tense of ser, to be
- tal
- Such or so; used to indicate a degree or kind
- como
- As or like; used for comparisons or manner
- había
- Had; imperfect of haber used in past perfect constructions
- dicho
- Said; past participle of decir, to say
- así
- So or thus; in this way or manner
- hijo
- Son; a male child in relation to his parents
- entró
- Entered; past tense of entrar, to enter
- cámara
- Chamber or room; an enclosed space within a building
- colgaba
- Was hanging; imperfect past tense of colgar
- abajo
- Below or down; indicating a lower position
- manzanas
- Apples; round edible fruits from apple trees
- doradas
- Golden; feminine plural form describing gold-colored objects
- habían
- Had; third-person plural imperfect of haber
- perdido
- Lost; past participle of perder, to lose
- estaban
- Were; third-person plural imperfect of estar
- tendidas
- Lying spread out; feminine plural of tendido
- pensó
- Thought; past tense of pensar, to think
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'by'
- sí
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'
- mismo
- Same or self; used for emphasis or reflexive meaning
- Será
- Will be; future tense of ser, to be
- cosa
- Thing; a general word for an object or matter
- ridícula
- Ridiculous; absurd or deserving of mockery
- llevarse
- To take away or carry off something with oneself
- tan
- So or as; used in comparisons or to intensify
- hermoso
- Beautiful or handsome; very attractive in appearance
- abrió
- Opened; past tense of abrir, to open
- agarró
- Grabbed or seized; past tense of agarrar
- metió
- Put inside; past tense of meter, to insert
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast
- soltó
- Released or let out; past tense of soltar
- grito
- A shout or scream; a loud vocal expression
- fuerte
- Strong or loud; having great force or intensity
- todos
- Everyone or all; referring to an entire group
- despertaron
- Woke up; past tense of despertar, to wake
- tomaron
- Took or captured; past tense of tomar
- prisionero
- Prisoner; a person captured and held against their will
- llevaron
- Took or brought; past tense of llevar
- rey
- King; the male monarch of a kingdom
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →