Peter Pan — Page 6
" he cried.
—exclamó él.
"Curly," said Peter in his most captainy voice, "see that these boys help in the building of the house."
—Rizado —dijo Peter con su voz más autoritaria de capitán—, procura que estos chicos ayuden a construir la casa.
"Ay, ay, sir."
—Sí, sí, señor.
"Build a house?" exclaimed John.
—¿Construir una casa? —exclamó John.
"For the Wendy," said Curly.
—Para Wendy —dijo Rizado.
"For Wendy?" John said, aghast. "Why, she is only a girl!"
—¿Para Wendy? —dijo John, horrorizado—. ¡Pero si no es más que una chica!
"That," explained Curly, "is why we are her servants."
—Por eso mismo —explicó Rizado— somos sus servidores.
"You? Wendy's servants!"
—¿Vosotros? ¡Los servidores de Wendy!
"Yes," said Peter, "and you also. Away with them."
—Sí —dijo Peter—, y vosotros también. Lleváoslos.
The astounded brothers were dragged away to hack and hew and carry.
Los atónitos hermanos fueron arrastrados para cortar, talar y cargar.
"Chairs and a fender first," Peter ordered. "Then we shall build a house round them."
—Primero, sillas y un guardafuego —ordenó Peter—. Luego construiremos una casa a su alrededor.
"Ay," said Slightly, "that is how a house is built; it all comes back to me."
—Sí —dijo Levemente—, así es como se construye una casa; ahora lo recuerdo todo.
Peter thought of everything. "Slightly," he cried, "fetch a doctor."
Peter pensaba en todo. —Levemente —exclamó—, ve a buscar un médico.
"Ay, ay," said Slightly at once, and disappeared, scratching his head.
—Sí, sí —respondió Levemente de inmediato, y desapareció rascándose la cabeza.
But he knew Peter must be obeyed, and he returned in a moment, wearing John's hat and looking solemn.
Pero sabía que había que obedecer a Peter, y regresó al momento, con el sombrero de John puesto y con cara de solemnidad.
"Please, sir," said Peter, going to him, "are you a doctor?"
—Por favor, señor —dijo Peter, acercándose a él—, ¿es usted médico?
The difference between him and the other boys at such a time was that they knew it was make-believe, while to him make-believe and true were exactly the same thing.
La diferencia entre él y los demás chicos en esos momentos era que ellos sabían que era fingido, mientras que para él lo fingido y lo verdadero eran exactamente la misma cosa.
This sometimes troubled them, as when they had to make-believe that they had had their dinners.
Esto a veces les inquietaba, como cuando tenían que fingir que ya habían cenado.
If they broke down in their make-believe he rapped them on the knuckles.
Si fallaban en su fingimiento, él les golpeaba los nudillos.
"Yes, my little man," Slightly anxiously replied, who had chapped knuckles.
—Sí, hijito —respondió Levemente con inquietud, él que tenía los nudillos agrietados.
Vocabulary
- exclamó
- He/she exclaimed or cried out suddenly
- él
- Third person singular masculine pronoun: he
- Rizado
- Curly; having curls or waves, often hair
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir
- con
- Preposition meaning with or together with
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- autoritaria
- Authoritarian; commanding and expecting strict obedience
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about
- capitán
- Captain; leader or commander of a group
- procura
- Try to; make sure or endeavor to do
- que
- That; conjunction or relative pronoun in Spanish
- estos
- These; demonstrative adjective for nearby masculine plural
- chicos
- Boys; young males or kids informally
- ayuden
- Help; subjunctive form of ayudar, to assist
- a
- Preposition meaning to, at, or toward
- construir
- To build or construct a structure
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning the
- casa
- House; a building where people live
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response in Spanish
- señor
- Sir or mister; respectful title for a man
- Construir
- To build; infinitive form of construction verb
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning a or an
- Para
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination
- horrorizado
- Horrified; feeling extreme shock or horror
- Pero
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or objection
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a clause
- no
- No; negation word in Spanish
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser, to be
- chica
- Girl; young female person informally
- Por
- For; preposition indicating reason or cause
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- mismo
- Same; adjective meaning exactly that or identical
- explicó
- He/she explained; past tense of explicar
- somos
- We are; first person plural of ser
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their plural
- servidores
- Servants; those who serve another person
- Vosotros
- You all; second person plural informal in Spain
- Los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning the
- y
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- también
- Also or too; indicating inclusion of another item
- Lleváoslos
- Take them away; imperative with pronouns attached
- atónitos
- Astonished; feeling great surprise or amazement
- hermanos
- Brothers; male siblings or brothers collectively
- fueron
- They were or went; past tense of ser/ir
- arrastrados
- Dragged; pulled forcefully along a surface
- para
- To or in order to; purpose preposition
- cortar
- To cut; to slice or divide with a blade
- talar
- To fell trees; to chop down timber
- cargar
- To carry or load; to bear a weight
- Primero
- First; indicating the first item in a sequence
- sillas
- Chairs; pieces of furniture for sitting on
- un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning a or an
- guardafuego
- Firescreen or fireguard; protective barrier before fireplace
- ordenó
- He/she ordered; commanded someone to do something
- Luego
- Then or later; indicating a subsequent action
- construiremos
- We will build; future tense of construir
- alrededor
- Around; surrounding or in the vicinity of something
- Levemente
- Slightly or lightly; to a small degree
- así
- Like this or so; indicating manner or way
- como
- Like or as; conjunction for comparison
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; used with reflexive or passive verbs
- construye
- It is built; third person singular of construir
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- lo
- It or him; masculine direct object pronoun
- recuerdo
- I remember; first person of recordar, to recall
- todo
- Everything or all; totality of something
- pensaba
- He/she was thinking; imperfect tense of pensar
- en
- In or on; preposition indicating location or time
- ve
- Go; informal imperative of ir, to go
- buscar
- To look for or search for something
- médico
- Doctor; a licensed medical professional
- respondió
- He/she responded; past tense of responder
- inmediato
- Immediate; happening right away without delay
- desapareció
- He/she disappeared; past tense of desaparecer
- rascándose
- Scratching oneself; reflexive gerund of rascar
- cabeza
- Head; the upper part of a person's body
- sabía
- He/she knew; imperfect tense of saber
- había
- There was/had; imperfect of haber auxiliary verb
- obedecer
- To obey; to follow orders or instructions given
- regresó
- He/she returned; past tense of regresar
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- momento
- Moment; a very brief period of time
- el
- Masculine singular definite article meaning the
- sombrero
- Hat; a covering worn on the head
- puesto
- Put on or placed; past participle of poner
- cara
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- solemnidad
- Solemnity; serious and formal dignified manner
- favor
- Favor; a kind act done for someone
- acercándose
- Approaching; moving closer to someone or something
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun
- La
- Feminine singular definite article meaning the
- diferencia
- Difference; the quality of being unlike something else
- entre
- Between; preposition indicating position among things
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning the
- demás
- The others; the rest of a group
- esos
- Those; demonstrative adjective for distant masculine plural
- momentos
- Moments; brief periods or instances in time
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser, to be
- ellos
- They; third person masculine plural subject pronoun
- sabían
- They knew; imperfect plural of saber
- fingido
- Pretended or feigned; made to appear false
- mientras
- While; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- verdadero
- True or real; genuine and not pretended
- eran
- They were; imperfect plural of ser
- exactamente
- Exactly; with complete accuracy or precision
- misma
- Same; feminine adjective meaning identical or equal
- cosa
- Thing; an object or matter of any kind
- Esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun for nearby concept
- veces
- Times; instances or occasions of something happening
- les
- To them; indirect object pronoun third person plural
- inquietaba
- Worried or troubled; imperfect of inquietar
- cuando
- When; conjunction introducing a time clause
- tenían
- They had; imperfect tense of tener
- fingir
- To pretend or feign; to fake something
- ya
- Already or now; indicating something has occurred
- habían
- They had; imperfect of haber, auxiliary verb
- cenado
- Had dinner; past participle of cenar
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- fallaban
- They failed; imperfect tense of fallar
- fingimiento
- Pretense; the act of faking or deceiving
- golpeaba
- He/she hit or struck; imperfect of golpear
- nudillos
- Knuckles; the joints of the fingers
- hijito
- Little son; affectionate diminutive of hijo
- inquietud
- Worry or unease; a feeling of anxiety
- tenía
- He/she had; imperfect tense of tener
- agrietados
- Cracked or chapped; having splits or fissures
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