Peter Pan — Page 11
By and by she tucked them up in the great bed in the home under the trees, but she herself slept that night in the little house, and Peter kept watch outside with drawn sword, for the pirates could be heard carousing far away and the wolves were on the prowl.
Al poco tiempo los arropó en la gran cama de la casa bajo los árboles, pero ella misma durmió esa noche en la casita, y Peter montó guardia afuera con la espada desenvainada, pues se podía oír a los piratas jaranear a lo lejos y los lobos merodeaban por los alrededores.
The little house looked so cosy and safe in the darkness, with a bright light showing through its blinds, and the chimney smoking beautifully, and Peter standing on guard.
La casita lucía tan acogedora y segura en la oscuridad, con una luz brillante que se filtraba por sus persianas, y la chimenea humeando bellamente, y Peter montando guardia.
After a time he fell asleep, and some unsteady fairies had to climb over him on their way home from an orgy.
Al cabo de un rato se quedó dormido, y algunas hadas tambaleantes tuvieron que trepar por encima de él de camino a casa tras una orgía.
Any of the other boys obstructing the fairy path at night they would have mischiefed, but they just tweaked Peter's nose and passed on.
A cualquiera de los otros chicos que obstruyera el camino de las hadas por la noche le habrían gastado una mala pasada, pero a Peter simplemente le pellizcaron la nariz y siguieron adelante.
Vocabulary
- poco
- Small amount; a little bit of something.
- tiempo
- Time; also used to mean weather.
- arropó
- Tucked in or wrapped someone snugly for warmth.
- gran
- Great or large; used before a noun.
- cama
- A bed used for sleeping or resting.
- casa
- A house or home where people live.
- bajo
- Under or below; also means short or low.
- árboles
- Trees; plural of árbol, a woody plant.
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing contrast.
- misma
- Herself or itself; emphasizes the subject's identity.
- durmió
- He/she slept; past tense of dormir.
- esa
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (feminine).
- noche
- Night; the dark period after sunset.
- casita
- A small house or little cottage.
- montó
- Mounted or stood guard; past tense of montar.
- guardia
- Guard duty; the act of keeping watch.
- afuera
- Outside; in or to the exterior area.
- espada
- A sword; a bladed weapon used in combat.
- desenvainada
- Unsheathed; a sword drawn out of its scabbard.
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'because', 'since', or 'well'.
- podía
- Could; imperfect past tense of poder, to be able.
- oír
- To hear; to perceive sounds with the ears.
- piratas
- Pirates; sea raiders who attack and plunder ships.
- jaranear
- To revel or party noisily; to make merry.
- lejos
- Far away; at a great distance from here.
- lobos
- Wolves; plural of lobo, a wild canine predator.
- merodeaban
- Were prowling or lurking around an area menacingly.
- alrededores
- Surroundings or outskirts; the area around a place.
- lucía
- Looked or appeared; imperfect tense of lucir.
- tan
- So or as; used in comparisons or intensification.
- acogedora
- Cozy, welcoming, or inviting; describes a warm atmosphere.
- segura
- Safe or secure; free from danger or risk.
- oscuridad
- Darkness; absence of light in a space.
- luz
- Light; visible illumination from a source.
- brillante
- Bright or brilliant; shining with intense light.
- filtraba
- Was filtering or seeping through a surface or gap.
- persianas
- Blinds or shutters used to cover windows.
- chimenea
- A chimney or fireplace used for heating and venting.
- humeando
- Smoking or steaming; emitting smoke or vapor.
- bellamente
- Beautifully; in a lovely or pleasing manner.
- montando
- Mounting or keeping; present participle of montar.
- cabo
- End or cape; used in 'al cabo de' meaning after.
- rato
- A short while; a brief period of time.
- quedó
- Remained or became; past tense of quedar.
- dormido
- Asleep; in a state of sleep.
- algunas
- Some; a few of something (feminine plural).
- hadas
- Fairies; plural of hada, a magical winged creature.
- tambaleantes
- Staggering or tottering; moving unsteadily from side to side.
- tuvieron
- Had to; past tense of tener, expressing obligation.
- trepar
- To climb or clamber over something using effort.
- encima
- On top of or above something or someone.
- camino
- Road, path, or way; a route to a destination.
- tras
- After or behind; following something in time or place.
- orgía
- A wild party or revelry; excessive indulgent celebration.
- cualquiera
- Anyone or any; refers to an unspecified person or thing.
- otros
- Others; additional people or things besides the mentioned.
- chicos
- Boys or kids; young male children or youngsters.
- obstruyera
- Were to obstruct or block someone's path or way.
- habrían
- Would have; conditional perfect tense of haber.
- gastado
- Played or spent; past participle of gastar.
- mala
- Bad or wicked; feminine form of malo.
- pasada
- A trick or prank played on someone.
- simplemente
- Simply or just; in a plain, uncomplicated manner.
- pellizcaron
- They pinched; past tense of pellizcar, to pinch.
- nariz
- Nose; the facial organ used for smelling and breathing.
- siguieron
- They continued or followed; past tense of seguir.
- adelante
- Forward or ahead; continuing onward in direction or progress.
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