Peter Pan — Page 10

English → Spanish Chapter VII. Level 4/10

Or suppose we tell of the birds that were Peter's friends, particularly of the Never bird that built in a tree overhanging the lagoon, and how the nest fell into the water, and still the bird sat on her eggs, and Peter gave orders that she was not to be disturbed.

O supongamos que contamos acerca de los pájaros que eran amigos de Peter, particularmente del Pájaro Nunca que construyó su nido en un árbol que se extendía sobre la laguna, y cómo el nido cayó al agua, y aun así el pájaro siguió sentado sobre sus huevos, y Peter dio órdenes de que no debía ser perturbado.

That is a pretty story, and the end shows how grateful a bird can be; but if we tell it we must also tell the whole adventure of the lagoon, which would of course be telling two adventures rather than just one.

Es una historia bonita, y el final muestra cuán agradecida puede ser un ave; pero si la contamos también debemos contar toda la aventura de la laguna, lo que por supuesto significaría contar dos aventuras en lugar de una sola.

A shorter adventure, and quite as exciting, was Tinker Bell's attempt, with the help of some street fairies, to have the sleeping Wendy conveyed on a great floating leaf to the mainland.

Una aventura más corta, y bastante emocionante, fue el intento de Campanilla, con la ayuda de algunas hadas callejeras, de hacer que la dormida Wendy fuera transportada en una gran hoja flotante hasta el continente.

Fortunately the leaf gave way and Wendy woke, thinking it was bath-time, and swam back.

Afortunadamente la hoja cedió y Wendy despertó, creyendo que era la hora del baño, y regresó nadando.

Or again, we might choose Peter's defiance of the lions, when he drew a circle round him on the ground with an arrow and dared them to cross it; and though he waited for hours, with the other boys and Wendy looking on breathlessly from trees, not one of them dared to accept his challenge.

O también podríamos elegir el desafío de Peter a los leones, cuando trazó un círculo a su alrededor en el suelo con una flecha y los retó a cruzarlo; y aunque esperó durante horas, mientras los otros chicos y Wendy observaban sin respirar desde los árboles, ninguno de ellos se atrevió a aceptar su desafío.

Which of these adventures shall we choose?

¿Cuál de estas aventuras elegiremos?

The best way will be to toss for it.

La mejor manera será echarlo a suertes.

I have tossed, and the lagoon has won.

He lanzado la moneda, y ha ganado la laguna.

This almost makes one wish that the gulch or the cake or Tink's leaf had won.

Esto casi hace desear que el barranco, o el pastel, o la hoja de Campanilla hubieran ganado.

Vocabulary

supongamos: Let us suppose; first person plural subjunctive of suponer.
contamos: We tell or count; present tense of contar.
acerca: About, regarding; used in 'acerca de'.
pájaros: Birds; small feathered flying animals.
particularmente: Particularly, especially; used to single out something specific.
Pájaro: Bird; here used as a proper name or title.
construyó: He/she built; preterite tense of construir.
nido: Nest; structure built by birds to lay eggs.
árbol: Tree; a tall woody perennial plant.
extendía: Extended, stretched; imperfect tense of extenderse.
sobre: Over, above, on; preposition indicating position.
laguna: Lagoon or small lake; body of shallow water.
cayó: He/she/it fell; preterite tense of caer.
aun: Even, still; adverb used for emphasis or concession.
así: Thus, so, like this; adverb of manner.
pájaro: Bird; a feathered flying animal.
siguió: Continued, followed; preterite tense of seguir.
sentado: Seated, sitting; past participle of sentar.
huevos: Eggs; oval objects laid by birds.
dio: He/she gave; preterite tense of dar.
órdenes: Orders, commands; instructions given with authority.
debía: Should, ought to; imperfect tense of deber.
perturbado: Disturbed, bothered; past participle of perturbar.
historia: Story, history; a narrative or account of events.
bonita: Pretty, lovely; adjective describing something attractive.
final: End, final; the concluding part of something.
muestra: Shows, demonstrates; third person singular of mostrar.
cuán: How; exclamatory adverb used before adjectives.
agradecida: Grateful, thankful; adjective describing appreciation.
ave: Bird; formal or literary word for a bird.
debemos: We must, we should; present tense of deber.
contar: To tell, to count; infinitive of contar.
aventura: Adventure; an exciting or unusual experience.
supuesto: Of course, supposed; used in 'por supuesto'.
significaría: Would mean; conditional tense of significar.
aventuras: Adventures; plural of aventura, exciting experiences.
lugar: Place, instead; noun or used in 'en lugar de'.
sola: Alone, only, single; feminine adjective of solitude.
corta: Short; feminine adjective describing limited length.
bastante: Quite, enough, fairly; adverb or adjective of degree.
emocionante: Exciting, thrilling; adjective describing something stimulating.
intento: Attempt, try; noun meaning an effort to do something.
ayuda: Help, aid; noun meaning assistance given to someone.
algunas: Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective.
hadas: Fairies; magical mythical beings with wings.
callejeras: Street, stray; adjective meaning roaming the streets.
dormida: Asleep, sleeping; feminine adjective meaning in sleep.
fuera: Outside, away; also subjunctive of ser or ir.
transportada: Transported, carried; past participle of transportar.
hoja: Leaf, sheet; flat part of a plant or paper.
flotante: Floating; adjective describing something drifting on water.
hasta: Until, up to, as far as; preposition of limit.
continente: Continent or mainland; large landmass or shore.
Afortunadamente: Fortunately, luckily; adverb indicating a positive outcome.
cedió: Gave way, yielded; preterite tense of ceder.
despertó: Woke up; preterite tense of despertar.
creyendo: Believing, thinking; gerund of creer.
baño: Bath, bathroom; act of bathing or the room.
regresó: Returned, came back; preterite tense of regresar.
nadando: Swimming; gerund of nadar, moving through water.
podríamos: We could; conditional tense of poder.
elegir: To choose, to select; infinitive of elegir.
desafío: Challenge, defiance; act of challenging someone.
leones: Lions; large wild cats, apex predators.
trazó: Drew, traced; preterite tense of trazar.
círculo: Circle; a round geometric shape.
alrededor: Around; adverb or preposition of surrounding area.
suelo: Ground, floor, soil; surface underfoot.
flecha: Arrow; a pointed projectile shot from a bow.
retó: Challenged, dared; preterite tense of retar.
cruzarlo: To cross it; infinitive cruzar plus object pronoun.
aunque: Although, even though; concessive conjunction.
esperó: Waited, hoped; preterite tense of esperar.
durante: During, for; preposition indicating a time span.
mientras: While, whereas; conjunction of simultaneous actions.
chicos: Boys, kids, guys; informal word for young males.
observaban: Watched, observed; imperfect tense of observar.
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
respirar: To breathe; infinitive meaning to inhale and exhale.
desde: From, since; preposition of origin or time.
árboles: Trees; plural of árbol, tall woody plants.
ninguno: None, no one; pronoun indicating zero quantity.
atrevió: Dared; preterite tense of atreverse, to dare.
aceptar: To accept; infinitive meaning to agree or receive.
Cuál: Which, what; interrogative pronoun for selection.
elegiremos: We will choose; future tense of elegir.
mejor: Best, better; superlative adjective of bueno.
manera: Way, manner; method or style of doing something.
será: Will be; future tense of ser.
echarlo: To toss it, to cast it; echar plus object pronoun.
suertes: Luck, lots; used in 'echar suertes' meaning to draw lots.
lanzado: Thrown, tossed; past participle of lanzar.
moneda: Coin; a small metal piece used as currency.
ganado: Won, earned; past participle of ganar.
casi: Almost, nearly; adverb indicating near completion.
desear: To wish, to desire; infinitive expressing longing.
barranco: Ravine, gorge; a deep narrow gap in terrain.
pastel: Cake, pastry; a sweet baked dessert.
hubieran: Had; past subjunctive of haber, used in conditionals.

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