Peter Pan — Page 1
THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND
EL HOGAR BAJO LA TIERRA
One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
Una de las primeras cosas que Peter hizo al día siguiente fue medir a Wendy, a John y a Michael para los árboles huecos.
Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
Hook, lo recuerdan, se había burlado de los chicos por pensar que cada uno necesitaba un árbol, pero esto era ignorancia, pues a menos que tu árbol se ajustara a ti era difícil subir y bajar, y no había dos de los chicos que tuvieran exactamente el mismo tamaño.
Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
Una vez que encajabas, tomabas aliento en lo alto, y descendías a exactamente la velocidad correcta, mientras que para subir inhalabas y exhalabas alternativamente, y así te retorcías hacia arriba.
Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and nothing can be more graceful.
Por supuesto, cuando has dominado el movimiento eres capaz de hacer estas cosas sin pensar en ellas, y nada puede ser más elegante.
But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
Pero simplemente debes encajar, y Peter te mide para tu árbol con tanto cuidado como para un traje de ropa: la única diferencia es que la ropa se hace para ajustarse a ti, mientras que tú debes ser moldeado para ajustarte al árbol.
Usually it is done quite easily, as by your wearing too many garments or too few, but if you are bumpy in awkward places or the only available tree is an odd shape, Peter does some things to you, and after that you fit.
Por lo general se hace con bastante facilidad, como llevando demasiadas prendas o muy pocas, pero si tienes bultos en lugares inoportunos o el único árbol disponible tiene una forma extraña, Peter te hace algunas cosas, y después de eso encajas.
Once you fit, great care must be taken to go on fitting, and this, as Wendy was to discover to her delight, keeps a whole family in perfect condition.
Una vez que encajas, hay que tener mucho cuidado de seguir encajando, y esto, como Wendy habría de descubrir con gran alegría, mantiene a toda una familia en perfectas condiciones.
Vocabulary
- HOGAR
- Home, dwelling place, or household
- BAJO
- Low, short, or beneath something
- TIERRA
- Earth, ground, soil, or land
- primeras
- First, feminine plural form of 'primero'
- hizo
- Third person singular preterite of 'hacer,' meaning 'did' or 'made'
- siguiente
- Following, next, or subsequent
- fue
- Third person singular preterite of 'ser' or 'ir,' meaning 'was' or 'went'
- medir
- To measure the size or dimension of something
- árboles
- Trees, plural of 'árbol'
- huecos
- Hollow, empty spaces within an object
- recuerdan
- They remember or recall something
- había
- Imperfect form of 'haber,' meaning 'there was' or 'had'
- burlado
- Mocked, ridiculed, or made fun of someone
- pensar
- To think, believe, or consider something
- necesitaba
- He/she/it needed something, imperfect tense
- árbol
- Tree, a large woody plant
- ignorancia
- Ignorance, lack of knowledge or awareness
- pues
- Well, then, or because; a discourse connector
- ajustara
- Subjunctive past of 'ajustar,' meaning 'adjusted' or 'fit'
- subir
- To go up, climb, or ascend
- bajar
- To go down, descend, or lower something
- tuvieran
- Subjunctive past of 'tener,' meaning 'had' or 'were to have'
- exactamente
- Exactly, precisely, or accurately
- tamaño
- Size or dimension of an object
- encajabas
- You fit into something, imperfect tense of 'encajar'
- tomabas
- You took or grabbed something, imperfect tense
- aliento
- Breath or encouragement
- descendías
- You descended or came down, imperfect tense
- velocidad
- Speed, velocity, or rate of movement
- mientras
- While, during, or as long as
- inhalabas
- You inhaled or breathed in, imperfect tense
- exhalabas
- You exhaled or breathed out, imperfect tense
- alternativamente
- Alternately, taking turns between two actions
- retorcías
- You twisted or contorted yourself, imperfect tense
- hacia
- Toward, in the direction of something
- supuesto
- Of course, supposed, or assumed
- dominado
- Mastered, dominated, or controlled something
- movimiento
- Movement, motion, or physical action
- capaz
- Capable, able, or competent to do something
- elegante
- Elegant, graceful, or stylish
- simplemente
- Simply, just, or merely
- encajar
- To fit into or slot into a space
- mide
- Measures or fits, third person singular of 'medir'
- cuidado
- Care, caution, or careful attention
- traje
- Suit, outfit, or costume worn on the body
- ropa
- Clothing, clothes, or garments
- única
- Unique, only, or sole, feminine form
- diferencia
- Difference, distinction, or contrast between things
- ajustarse
- To adjust oneself or fit to something
- moldeado
- Molded, shaped, or formed into a particular form
- ajustarte
- To adjust yourself, infinitive with reflexive pronoun
- bastante
- Quite, enough, or fairly, indicating sufficient degree
- facilidad
- Ease, facility, or ease of accomplishing something
- llevando
- Wearing or carrying, present participle of 'llevar'
- demasiadas
- Too many, excessive number of, feminine plural form
- prendas
- Garments, clothing items, or pieces of clothing
- bultos
- Lumps, bumps, or bulges on a surface
- inoportunos
- Inopportune, inconvenient, or poorly timed
- único
- Unique, only, or sole, masculine form
- disponible
- Available, accessible, or at hand
- forma
- Shape, form, or way of doing something
- extraña
- Strange, odd, or unusual, feminine form
- encajas
- You fit into, second person singular of 'encajar'
- seguir
- To continue, keep on, or follow something
- encajando
- Fitting into, present participle of 'encajar'
- habría
- There would be, conditional of 'haber'
- descubrir
- To discover or find out something new
- alegría
- Joy, happiness, or delight
- mantiene
- Maintains, keeps, or sustains something
- perfectas
- Perfect, flawless, feminine plural form of 'perfecto'
- condiciones
- Conditions, circumstances, or states of being
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