Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 12
' So he said, 'Yes,' and forgot the fox's counsel, and sat down on the side of the river; and while he suspected nothing, they came behind, and threw him down the bank, and took the princess, the horse, and the bird, and went home to the king their master, and said.
Así que dijo: 'Sí', y olvidó el consejo del zorro, y se sentó a la orilla del río; y mientras no sospechaba nada, ellos vinieron por detrás, y lo arrojaron por el talud, y tomaron a la princesa, el caballo y el pájaro, y se fueron a casa con el rey su amo, y dijeron.
'All this have we won by our labour.'
'Todo esto lo hemos ganado con nuestro esfuerzo.'
Then there was great rejoicing made; but the horse would not eat, the bird would not sing, and the princess wept.
Entonces hubo gran regocijo; pero el caballo no quería comer, el pájaro no quería cantar, y la princesa lloraba.
The youngest son fell to the bottom of the river's bed: luckily it was nearly dry, but his bones were almost broken, and the bank was so steep that he could find no way to get out.
El hijo menor cayó al fondo del lecho del río: por suerte estaba casi seco, pero sus huesos casi se rompieron, y el talud era tan empinado que no encontraba manera de salir.
Then the old fox came once more, and scolded him for not following his advice; otherwise no evil would have befallen him: 'Yet,' said he, 'I cannot leave you here, so lay hold of my tail and hold fast.'
Entonces el viejo zorro vino una vez más, y lo reprendió por no haber seguido su consejo; de lo contrario ningún mal le habría ocurrido: 'Sin embargo', dijo él, 'no puedo dejarte aquí, así que agárrate a mi cola y sujétate bien.'
Then he pulled him out of the river, and said to him, as he got upon the bank, 'Your brothers have set watch to kill you, if they find you in the kingdom.'
Entonces lo sacó del río, y le dijo, cuando subió al talud, 'Tus hermanos han puesto vigilancia para matarte, si te encuentran en el reino.'
So he dressed himself as a poor man, and came secretly to the king's court, and was scarcely within the doors when the horse began to eat, and the bird to sing, and the princess left off weeping.
Así que se vistió como un hombre pobre, y llegó en secreto a la corte del rey, y apenas había entrado por las puertas cuando el caballo empezó a comer, y el pájaro a cantar, y la princesa dejó de llorar.
Vocabulary
- Así
- In this way; used to indicate manner or result
- que
- That; conjunction connecting clauses or introducing subordinates
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response word
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- olvidó
- He/she forgot; past tense of olvidar
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- consejo
- Advice or counsel given to someone
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- zorro
- Fox; a cunning wild animal
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- sentó
- He/she sat down; past tense of sentar
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or indirect object
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- orilla
- Shore, bank, or edge of a body of water
- río
- River; a large natural flowing body of water
- mientras
- While; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- no
- No or not; basic negation word
- sospechaba
- He/she was suspecting; imperfect of sospechar
- nada
- Nothing; indicating complete absence of something
- ellos
- They; third person plural masculine pronoun
- vinieron
- They came; past tense of venir
- por
- By, through, or for; common preposition with many uses
- detrás
- Behind; indicating position at the back of something
- lo
- Him or it; masculine direct object pronoun
- arrojaron
- They threw or hurled; past tense of arrojar
- talud
- Slope or embankment of earth or rock
- tomaron
- They took; past tense of tomar
- princesa
- Princess; daughter or wife of a king
- caballo
- Horse; large domesticated animal used for riding
- pájaro
- Bird; a feathered winged animal
- fueron
- They went or were; past tense of ir/ser
- casa
- House or home; a building where people live
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- rey
- King; male monarch who rules a kingdom
- su
- His, her, its, or their; possessive adjective
- amo
- Master or owner; person who has authority over others
- dijeron
- They said; past tense of decir
- Todo
- All or everything; referring to the whole amount
- esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun for nearby thing
- hemos
- We have; first person plural of haber
- ganado
- Won or earned; past participle of ganar
- nuestro
- Our; first person plural possessive adjective
- esfuerzo
- Effort or exertion applied to accomplish something
- Entonces
- Then; indicating time sequence or consequence
- hubo
- There was or there were; past tense of haber
- gran
- Great or grand; adjective indicating large importance
- regocijo
- Rejoicing or great joy and celebration
- pero
- But; conjunction introducing contrast or exception
- quería
- He/she wanted or loved; imperfect of querer
- comer
- To eat; infinitive of eating action
- cantar
- To sing; infinitive of singing action
- lloraba
- He/she was crying; imperfect tense of llorar
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- hijo
- Son; male child in relation to parents
- menor
- Younger or lesser; comparative adjective indicating smaller
- cayó
- He/she fell; past tense of caer
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- fondo
- Bottom or depth of a place or container
- lecho
- Bed or riverbed; a surface for lying or flowing
- suerte
- Luck or fortune; chance outcome of events
- estaba
- He/she/it was; imperfect tense of estar
- casi
- Almost or nearly; indicating close approximation
- seco
- Dry; lacking moisture or water
- sus
- His, her, or their; plural possessive adjective
- huesos
- Bones; hard structural tissues inside the body
- rompieron
- They broke; past tense of romper
- era
- He/she/it was; imperfect tense of ser
- tan
- So or as; adverb indicating degree or comparison
- empinado
- Steep; describing a sharp incline or slope
- encontraba
- He/she found or encountered; imperfect of encontrar
- manera
- Way or manner of doing something
- de
- Of or from; very common Spanish preposition
- salir
- To leave or exit; infinitive of going out
- viejo
- Old man or old; referring to age
- vino
- He/she came; past tense of venir
- una
- A or one; feminine indefinite article
- vez
- Time or instance; occurrence of an event
- más
- More; indicating greater quantity or degree
- reprendió
- He/she scolded or reprimanded; past of reprender
- haber
- To have; auxiliary infinitive used in compound tenses
- seguido
- Followed; past participle of seguir
- contrario
- Contrary or opposite; something that is the reverse
- ningún
- No or none; adjective indicating zero amount
- mal
- Harm or evil; something bad or negative
- le
- To him/her/it; indirect object pronoun
- habría
- Would have; conditional tense of haber
- ocurrido
- Occurred or happened; past participle of ocurrir
- Sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- embargo
- Embargo; used in sin embargo meaning nevertheless
- él
- He; third person singular masculine subject pronoun
- puedo
- I can; first person singular of poder
- dejarte
- To leave you; infinitive with attached pronoun
- aquí
- Here; indicating the current or nearby location
- así
- Like this or in this way; manner adverb
- agárrate
- Hold on or grab; imperative reflexive of agarrar
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- cola
- Tail; rear appendage of an animal
- sujétate
- Hold tight or hold on; imperative reflexive of sujetar
- bien
- Well or good; adverb indicating proper manner
- sacó
- He/she took out or pulled out; past of sacar
- cuando
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- subió
- He/she went up or climbed; past tense of subir
- Tus
- Your; second person singular plural possessive adjective
- hermanos
- Brothers or siblings; male family members
- han
- They have; third person plural of haber
- puesto
- Put or placed; past participle of poner
- vigilancia
- Surveillance or watch; careful monitoring of someone
- para
- For or in order to; preposition of purpose
- matarte
- To kill you; infinitive with attached pronoun
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition
- te
- You; second person singular direct/indirect pronoun
- encuentran
- They find or encounter; present tense of encontrar
- en
- In or at; preposition of location or time
- reino
- Kingdom; territory ruled by a king or queen
- vistió
- He/she dressed; past tense of vestir
- como
- Like or as; preposition or conjunction of comparison
- un
- A or an; masculine singular indefinite article
- hombre
- Man; adult male human being
- pobre
- Poor; lacking money or material resources
- llegó
- He/she arrived; past tense of llegar
- secreto
- Secret; something kept hidden from others
- corte
- Court; the residence and entourage of a king
- apenas
- Hardly or barely; indicating very small degree
- había
- There was/had; imperfect tense of haber
- entrado
- Entered; past participle of entrar
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- puertas
- Doors or gates; openings with movable barriers
- empezó
- He/she began or started; past tense of empezar
- dejó
- He/she left or allowed; past tense of dejar
- llorar
- To cry or weep; infinitive of crying action
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