Peter Pan — Page 11
"I thought you would want it back," he said a little bitterly, and offered to return her the thimble.
«Pensé que querrías recuperarlo», dijo él con un poco de amargura, y se ofreció a devolverle el dedal.
"Oh dear," said the nice Wendy, "I don't mean a kiss, I mean a thimble."
«Ay, querido», dijo la amable Wendy, «no me refiero a un beso, me refiero a un dedal».
"What's that?"
«¿Qué es eso?»
"It's like this." She kissed him.
«Es así». Ella lo besó.
"Funny!" said Peter gravely. "Now shall I give you a thimble?"
«¡Curioso!», dijo Peter con seriedad. «¿Ahora te doy yo un dedal?»
"If you wish to," said Wendy, keeping her head erect this time.
«Si lo deseas», dijo Wendy, manteniendo la cabeza erguida esta vez.
Peter thimbled her, and almost immediately she screeched. "What is it, Wendy?"
Peter le dio un dedal, y casi de inmediato ella chilló. «¿Qué ocurre, Wendy?»
"It was exactly as if someone were pulling my hair."
«Fue exactamente como si alguien me jalara el cabello».
"That must have been Tink. I never knew her so naughty before."
«Eso debe haber sido Tink. Nunca la había conocido tan traviesa antes».
And indeed Tink was darting about again, using offensive language.
Y en efecto, Tink estaba revoloteando de nuevo, usando un lenguaje ofensivo.
"She says she will do that to you, Wendy, every time I give you a thimble."
«Dice que te hará eso, Wendy, cada vez que yo te dé un dedal».
"But why?"
«¿Pero por qué?»
"Why, Tink?"
«¿Por qué, Tink?»
Again Tink replied, "You silly ass." Peter could not understand why, but Wendy understood, and she was just slightly disappointed when he admitted that he came to the nursery window not to see her but to listen to stories.
Tink respondió de nuevo: «Eres un tonto del todo». Peter no pudo entender por qué, pero Wendy sí lo entendió, y se sintió levemente decepcionada cuando él admitió que había venido a la ventana del cuarto de los niños no para verla a ella sino para escuchar cuentos.
"You see, I don't know any stories. None of the lost boys knows any stories."
«Verás, yo no sé ningún cuento. Ninguno de los niños perdidos sabe ningún cuento».
"How perfectly awful," Wendy said.
«Qué cosa tan espantosa», dijo Wendy.
"Do you know," Peter asked "why swallows build in the eaves of houses? It is to listen to the stories. O Wendy, your mother was telling you such a lovely story."
«¿Sabes», preguntó Peter, «por qué las golondrinas construyen sus nidos en los aleros de las casas? Es para escuchar los cuentos. Oh, Wendy, tu madre te estaba contando un cuento tan hermoso».
"Which story was it?
«¿Qué cuento era?
Vocabulary
- Pensé
- I thought; past tense of pensar
- que
- That; conjunction connecting clauses
- querrías
- You would want; conditional tense of querer
- recuperarlo
- To recover or retrieve it
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir
- él
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- un
- A/an; indefinite masculine singular article
- poco
- A little; small amount of something
- de
- Of/from; common Spanish preposition
- amargura
- Bitterness; feeling of resentment or sadness
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- ofreció
- He/she offered; past tense of ofrecer
- a
- To/at; common Spanish preposition
- devolverle
- To return or give something back to someone
- el
- The; definite masculine singular article
- dedal
- Thimble; small cap protecting fingertip while sewing
- Ay
- Oh/ouch; exclamation expressing surprise or pain
- querido
- Dear/darling; affectionate term of address
- la
- The; definite feminine singular article
- amable
- Kind/friendly; describing a pleasant, helpful person
- no
- No/not; basic negation word
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- refiero
- I refer/mean; first person of referirse
- beso
- Kiss; affectionate touch of lips
- Qué
- What; interrogative pronoun
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- eso
- That; neutral demonstrative pronoun
- Es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- así
- Like this/so; indicating manner or way
- Ella
- She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- lo
- Him/it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- besó
- She/he kissed; past tense of besar
- Curioso
- Curious/interesting; expressing surprise at something unexpected
- seriedad
- Seriousness; quality of being earnest or grave
- Ahora
- Now; adverb indicating the present moment
- te
- You; second person singular object pronoun
- doy
- I give; first person present of dar
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clause
- deseas
- You desire/wish; second person present of desear
- manteniendo
- Keeping/maintaining; present participle of mantener
- cabeza
- Head; upper body part containing the brain
- erguida
- Upright/erect; adjective describing raised straight position
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- vez
- Time/occasion; instance of something happening
- le
- Him/her; indirect object pronoun third person singular
- dio
- He/she gave; past tense of dar
- casi
- Almost; adverb indicating nearness to completion
- inmediato
- Immediate; happening without delay or pause
- ella
- She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- chilló
- She/he shrieked; past tense of chillar
- ocurre
- Happens/occurs; third person present of ocurrir
- Fue
- It was/he went; past tense of ser/ir
- exactamente
- Exactly; adverb indicating precise accuracy
- como
- Like/as; conjunction or preposition of comparison
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- alguien
- Someone; indefinite pronoun referring to a person
- jalara
- Were pulling; past subjunctive of jalar
- cabello
- Hair; strands growing from the human head
- Eso
- That; neutral demonstrative pronoun
- debe
- Must/should; third person present of deber
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in compound tenses
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- Nunca
- Never; adverb expressing absolute negation of frequency
- había
- There was/had; imperfect tense of haber
- conocido
- Known/met; past participle of conocer
- tan
- So/such; adverb intensifying adjective or adverb
- traviesa
- Mischievous/naughty; describing a playfully troublesome person
- antes
- Before; adverb indicating earlier time
- Y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- en
- In/on; common Spanish preposition of location
- efecto
- Effect; result or consequence of an action
- estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of estar
- revoloteando
- Fluttering/hovering; present participle of revolotear
- nuevo
- New/again; adjective or adverb indicating repetition
- usando
- Using; present participle of usar
- lenguaje
- Language; system of communication using words
- ofensivo
- Offensive; language causing insult or displeasure
- Dice
- She/he says; third person present of decir
- hará
- Will do/make; future tense of hacer
- cada
- Each/every; adjective indicating all individuals separately
- dé
- Give; present subjunctive of dar
- Pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- por
- For/by/because of; versatile Spanish preposition
- qué
- Why/what; interrogative in questions or exclamations
- Por
- For/by; versatile Spanish preposition
- respondió
- He/she responded; past tense of responder
- Eres
- You are; second person singular present of ser
- tonto
- Foolish/silly; describing a stupid or naive person
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- todo
- All/everything; pronoun or adjective of totality
- pudo
- Could/was able; past tense of poder
- entender
- To understand; comprehend meaning of something
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response or emphatic particle
- entendió
- He/she understood; past tense of entender
- sintió
- He/she felt; past tense of sentir
- levemente
- Slightly; adverb indicating small degree or amount
- decepcionada
- Disappointed; feeling let down by unmet expectations
- cuando
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- admitió
- He/she admitted; past tense of admitir
- venido
- Come; past participle of venir
- ventana
- Window; opening in wall allowing light and air
- cuarto
- Room; enclosed space within a building
- los
- The; definite masculine plural article
- niños
- Children; young boys or kids in general
- para
- For/in order to; preposition of purpose or destination
- verla
- To see her; infinitive with attached object pronoun
- sino
- But rather; conjunction correcting a negative statement
- escuchar
- To listen; pay attention to sounds or speech
- cuentos
- Stories/tales; short fictional narratives for entertainment
- Verás
- You will see/you see; future of ver used colloquially
- sé
- I know; first person singular present of saber
- ningún
- No/not any; adjective negating masculine nouns
- cuento
- Story/tale; short fictional narrative
- Ninguno
- None/not one; pronoun indicating zero quantity
- perdidos
- Lost ones; adjective describing those who are missing
- sabe
- Knows; third person singular present of saber
- cosa
- Thing; general object or matter
- espantosa
- Dreadful/awful; causing fear or extreme discomfort
- Sabes
- You know; second person singular present of saber
- preguntó
- He/she asked; past tense of preguntar
- las
- The; definite feminine plural article
- golondrinas
- Swallows; migratory birds with forked tails
- construyen
- They build; third person plural present of construir
- sus
- Their/his/her; third person possessive adjective
- nidos
- Nests; structures birds build to lay eggs
- aleros
- Eaves; overhanging edges of a roof
- casas
- Houses; residential buildings where people live
- Oh
- Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or realization
- tu
- Your; second person singular possessive adjective
- madre
- Mother; female parent
- contando
- Telling/counting; present participle of contar
- hermoso
- Beautiful/lovely; describing something of great beauty
- era
- Was/used to be; imperfect tense of ser
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