Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 13
Then he went to the king, and told him all his brothers' roguery; and they were seized and punished, and he had the princess given to him again; and after the king's death he was heir to his kingdom.
Luego fue ante el rey y le contó todas las trampas de sus hermanos; y fueron apresados y castigados, y le fue dada de nuevo la princesa; y tras la muerte del rey, él fue el heredero de su reino.
A long while after, he went to walk one day in the wood, and the old fox met him, and besought him with tears in his eyes to kill him, and cut off his head and feet.
Mucho tiempo después, fue a pasear un día por el bosque, y el viejo zorro le salió al encuentro, y le rogó con lágrimas en los ojos que lo matara y le cortara la cabeza y los pies.
And at last he did so, and in a moment the fox was changed into a man, and turned out to be the brother of the princess, who had been lost a great many many years.
Y al fin lo hizo, y en un instante el zorro se transformó en hombre, y resultó ser el hermano de la princesa, que se había perdido hacía muchísimos años.
HANS IN LUCK
HANS EL AFORTUNADO
Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right--all that falls to them is so much gain--all their geese are swans--all their cards are trumps--toss them which way you will, they will always, like poor puss, alight upon their legs, and only move on so much the faster.
Hay hombres que nacen con buena estrella: todo lo que hacen o intentan hacer les sale bien; todo lo que les llega es una ganancia; todos sus gansos son cisnes; todas sus cartas son triunfos; lánzalos en cualquier dirección y siempre caerán, como el pobre gatito, sobre sus pies, y seguirán adelante con mayor rapidez.
The world may very likely not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what care they for the world? what can it know about the matter?
Es muy probable que el mundo no siempre piense de ellos como ellos piensan de sí mismos, pero ¿qué les importa el mundo? ¿qué puede saber el mundo sobre el asunto?
One of these lucky beings was neighbour Hans.
Uno de estos seres afortunados era el vecino Hans.
Seven long years he had worked hard for his master.
Durante siete largos años había trabajado arduamente para su amo.
At last he said, 'Master, my time is up; I must go home and see my poor mother once more: so pray pay me my wages and let me go.
Al fin dijo: «Amo, mi tiempo ha terminado; debo volver a casa y ver a mi pobre madre una vez más: así que le ruego que me pague mi salario y me deje ir.
Vocabulary
- Luego
- Then, afterward; indicates sequence in time
- fue
- Was or went; past tense of ser/ir
- ante
- Before, in front of; preposition indicating presence
- rey
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- contó
- Told, recounted; past tense of contar
- todas
- All, every; feminine plural form of todo
- trampas
- Traps, tricks, schemes; deceptive plans or devices
- hermanos
- Brothers, siblings; male or mixed-gender siblings
- fueron
- Were or went; third person plural past tense
- apresados
- Captured, seized, arrested; taken into custody
- castigados
- Punished, penalized; subjected to disciplinary consequences
- dada
- Given; past participle of dar, feminine form
- nuevo
- New; recently made or acquired, masculine form
- princesa
- Princess; daughter or wife of a king
- tras
- After, behind; preposition indicating following sequence
- muerte
- Death; the end of life
- heredero
- Heir; person who inherits a title or estate
- reino
- Kingdom; territory ruled by a king or queen
- Mucho
- Much, a lot; indicating large quantity or degree
- tiempo
- Time; the continuous progression of existence
- después
- After, later; indicating subsequent time or order
- pasear
- To stroll, walk; move leisurely for pleasure
- día
- Day; a 24-hour period
- por
- Through, for, by; versatile Spanish preposition
- bosque
- Forest, woods; large area covered with trees
- viejo
- Old; having existed or lived for a long time
- zorro
- Fox; cunning wild animal of the canine family
- salió
- Went out, came out; past tense of salir
- encuentro
- Encounter, meeting; a coming together of people
- rogó
- Begged, pleaded; past tense of rogar
- lágrimas
- Tears; drops of liquid from crying eyes
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight on a face
- matara
- Would kill; past subjunctive of matar
- cortara
- Would cut; past subjunctive of cortar
- cabeza
- Head; upper body part containing the brain
- pies
- Feet; lower extremities of the body
- fin
- End, finish; conclusion or final point
- hizo
- Did, made; past tense of hacer
- instante
- Instant, moment; very brief period of time
- transformó
- Transformed, changed; past tense of transformar
- hombre
- Man; adult male human being
- resultó
- Turned out, resulted; past tense of resultar
- ser
- To be; fundamental Spanish verb of identity
- hermano
- Brother; male sibling
- había
- There was/had; past imperfect of haber
- perdido
- Lost; past participle of perder
- hacía
- Ago, had been; imperfect of hacer indicating elapsed time
- muchísimos
- Very many, countless; superlative form of muchos
- años
- Years; units of time equal to twelve months
- AFORTUNADO
- Lucky, fortunate; having good luck consistently
- Hay
- There is/are; third person singular of haber
- hombres
- Men; plural of hombre, adult male humans
- nacen
- Are born; third person plural of nacer
- buena
- Good; positive quality, feminine singular form
- estrella
- Star; luminous celestial body; also symbolizes fate
- todo
- Everything, all; indicating totality
- hacen
- Do, make; third person plural present of hacer
- intentan
- Try, attempt; third person plural of intentar
- hacer
- To do, to make; fundamental action verb
- sale
- Comes out, turns out; third person singular of salir
- bien
- Well, good; adverb indicating positive result
- llega
- Arrives, comes; third person singular of llegar
- ganancia
- Gain, profit; something earned or won
- todos
- All, every; masculine plural form of todo
- gansos
- Geese; plural of ganso, large waterfowl birds
- cisnes
- Swans; plural of cisne, elegant white waterbirds
- cartas
- Cards, letters; playing cards or written correspondence
- triunfos
- Trumps, triumphs; winning cards or great victories
- lánzalos
- Throw them; imperative of lanzar with pronoun
- cualquier
- Any, whichever; indefinite adjective before nouns
- dirección
- Direction; the path or course something moves toward
- siempre
- Always; at all times, on every occasion
- caerán
- Will fall; third person plural future of caer
- como
- Like, as; conjunction or preposition of comparison
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate; lacking money or pitiable
- gatito
- Kitten; small or young cat, diminutive of gato
- sobre
- On, over, about; preposition indicating position or topic
- seguirán
- Will continue, keep going; future of seguir
- adelante
- Forward, ahead; indicating progression or advance
- mayor
- Greater, older, larger; comparative adjective
- rapidez
- Speed, quickness; the quality of being fast
- muy
- Very; intensifying adverb modifying adjectives
- probable
- Probable, likely; having a good chance of occurring
- mundo
- World; the earth or all people in society
- piense
- Think; present subjunctive of pensar
- piensan
- Think; third person plural present of pensar
- sí
- Themselves, yes; reflexive pronoun or affirmation
- mismos
- Themselves, same; emphatic pronoun, masculine plural
- pero
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- qué
- What; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- importa
- Matters, is important; third person singular of importar
- puede
- Can, is able; third person singular of poder
- saber
- To know; to have knowledge or awareness of something
- asunto
- Matter, issue, affair; a topic or concern
- Uno
- One; the number one or an indefinite pronoun
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective/pronoun
- seres
- Beings, creatures; plural of ser as a noun
- afortunados
- Lucky, fortunate; plural of afortunado
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- vecino
- Neighbor; person who lives nearby
- Durante
- During; preposition indicating a time period
- siete
- Seven; the number 7
- largos
- Long; plural of largo, indicating extended duration
- trabajado
- Worked; past participle of trabajar
- arduamente
- Arduously, hard; in a strenuous and difficult manner
- para
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose or destination
- amo
- Master, owner; employer or one who commands others
- dijo
- Said, told; third person singular past of decir
- Amo
- Master; form of address to an employer
- terminado
- Finished, ended; past participle of terminar
- debo
- I must, I owe; first person singular of deber
- volver
- To return, go back; return to a place
- casa
- House, home; a place where one lives
- ver
- To see; to perceive with the eyes
- madre
- Mother; female parent
- vez
- Time, once; instance or occurrence of something
- más
- More, again; comparative adverb or additive word
- así
- So, thus, in this way; adverb of manner
- ruego
- I beg, request; first person singular of rogar
- pague
- Pay; present subjunctive of pagar
- salario
- Salary, wages; payment received for work done
- deje
- Let, allow; present subjunctive of dejar
- ir
- To go; basic verb of movement and travel
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