Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 7
The next morning the court sat to judge him; and when all was heard, it sentenced him to die, unless he should bring the king the golden horse which could run as swiftly as the wind; and if he did this, he was to have the golden bird given him for his own.
A la mañana siguiente el tribunal se reunió para juzgarlo; y cuando todo fue escuchado, lo sentenció a morir, a menos que trajera al rey el caballo de oro que podía correr tan velozmente como el viento; y si lo hacía, se le entregaría el pájaro de oro para que fuera suyo.
So he set out once more on his journey, sighing, and in great despair, when on a sudden his friend the fox met him, and said, 'You see now what has happened on account of your not listening to my counsel.
Así que se puso en camino una vez más, suspirando y sumido en una gran desesperación, cuando de repente su amigo el zorro se encontró con él y dijo: «Ya ves lo que ha ocurrido por no haber escuchado mis consejos.
I will still, however, tell you how to find the golden horse, if you will do as I bid you.
Sin embargo, aún te diré cómo encontrar el caballo de oro, si haces lo que te ordeno.
You must go straight on till you come to the castle where the horse stands in his stall: by his side will lie the groom fast asleep and snoring: take away the horse quietly, but be sure to put the old leathern saddle upon him, and not the golden one that is close by it.'
Debes seguir recto hasta llegar al castillo donde el caballo está en su establo: a su lado estará el mozo de cuadra profundamente dormido y roncando: llévate el caballo en silencio, pero asegúrate de ponerle la vieja silla de cuero, y no la de oro que está cerca de él».
Then the son sat down on the fox's tail, and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled in the wind.
Entonces el hijo se sentó sobre la cola del zorro, y partieron saltando por troncos y piedras hasta que el cabello les silbaba en el viento.
All went right, and the groom lay snoring with his hand upon the golden saddle.
Todo salió bien, y el mozo de cuadra yacía roncando con la mano sobre la silla de oro.
But when the son looked at the horse, he thought it a great pity to put the leathern saddle upon it.
Pero cuando el hijo miró al caballo, le pareció una gran lástima ponerle la silla de cuero.
'I will give him the good one,' said he; 'I am sure he deserves it.
«Le pondré la buena», dijo él; «estoy seguro de que se la merece.
Vocabulary
- mañana
- Tomorrow; also means morning
- siguiente
- Following, next, the one after
- tribunal
- Court of law or judicial panel
- reunió
- Gathered, assembled, met together
- juzgarlo
- To judge him, to put him on trial
- escuchado
- Heard, listened to; past participle of escuchar
- sentenció
- Sentenced, condemned; passed a legal judgment
- morir
- To die, to cease living
- trajera
- Brought; past subjunctive of traer
- rey
- King, male monarch of a kingdom
- caballo
- Horse, a large domesticated riding animal
- oro
- Gold, precious yellow metal
- correr
- To run, to move quickly on foot
- velozmente
- Swiftly, quickly, at great speed
- viento
- Wind, moving air outdoors
- entregaría
- Would hand over, would deliver something
- pájaro
- Bird, a feathered flying animal
- Así
- Thus, so, in this way
- puso
- Put, placed; preterite of poner
- camino
- Road, path, way, journey
- vez
- Time, instance, occasion of something
- suspirando
- Sighing, exhaling deeply from emotion
- sumido
- Sunken into, immersed, plunged into a state
- desesperación
- Despair, hopelessness, deep emotional distress
- repente
- Sudden; used in de repente meaning suddenly
- amigo
- Friend, a close companion or ally
- zorro
- Fox, a clever wild canine animal
- encontró
- Found, met, came across someone or something
- Ya
- Already, now, soon; adverb of time
- ocurrido
- Happened, occurred; past participle of ocurrir
- consejos
- Advice, tips, recommendations given to someone
- embargo
- Used in sin embargo meaning nevertheless, however
- aún
- Still, yet; adverb indicating continuation
- encontrar
- To find, to come across something or someone
- ordeno
- I order, I command; first person of ordenar
- Debes
- You must, you should; obligation verb deber
- seguir
- To follow, to continue, to keep going
- recto
- Straight, direct, upright in direction
- llegar
- To arrive, to reach a destination
- castillo
- Castle, a large fortified medieval building
- establo
- Stable, a building housing horses or animals
- lado
- Side, flank, edge of something
- mozo
- Young man, stable hand, servant boy
- cuadra
- Stable block, horse stall area
- profundamente
- Deeply, profoundly, in a thorough manner
- dormido
- Asleep, sleeping; past participle of dormir
- roncando
- Snoring, making sounds while deeply asleep
- llévate
- Take it away; imperative of llevarse
- silencio
- Silence, quiet, absence of sound
- asegúrate
- Make sure, ensure; imperative of asegurarse
- vieja
- Old, aged; feminine adjective describing age
- silla
- Saddle or chair; seat for riding or sitting
- cuero
- Leather, animal hide used for goods
- cerca
- Near, close by, in proximity to something
- Entonces
- Then, at that time, as a result
- hijo
- Son, male child of a parent
- sentó
- Sat down; preterite of sentar
- cola
- Tail, the rear appendage of an animal
- partieron
- They departed, left, set off on a journey
- saltando
- Jumping, leaping over obstacles while moving
- troncos
- Tree trunks, logs lying on the ground
- piedras
- Stones, rocks, small solid mineral objects
- cabello
- Hair, the strands growing on one's head
- silbaba
- Was whistling; imperfect of silbar
- salió
- Went out, turned out; preterite of salir
- yacía
- Was lying down; imperfect of yacer
- mano
- Hand, the part at the end of the arm
- miró
- Looked at, gazed; preterite of mirar
- pareció
- Seemed, appeared; preterite of parecer
- lástima
- Pity, shame; feeling of sorrow for someone
- seguro
- Sure, certain, safe; confident about something
- merece
- Deserves, merits; third person of merecer
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