Peter Pan — Page 4
The stave was still there, and on it Starkey had hung his hat, a deep tarpaulin, watertight, with a broad brim.
El palo seguía allí, y en él Starkey había colgado su sombrero, una lona impermeable y profunda, con un ala ancha.
Peter put the eggs into this hat and set it on the lagoon.
Peter puso los huevos en ese sombrero y lo colocó sobre la laguna.
It floated beautifully.
Flotó a las mil maravillas.
The Never bird saw at once what he was up to, and screamed her admiration of him; and, alas, Peter crowed his agreement with her.
El Pájaro Jamás comprendió de inmediato lo que se proponía, y gritó su admiración por él; y, ay, Peter cacareó su conformidad con ella.
Then he got into the nest, reared the stave in it as a mast, and hung up his shirt for a sail.
Luego se metió en el nido, erigió el palo como mástil y colgó su camisa a modo de vela.
At the same moment the bird fluttered down upon the hat and once more sat snugly on her eggs.
En ese mismo momento el pájaro descendió aleteando sobre el sombrero y se acomodó de nuevo sobre sus huevos.
She drifted in one direction, and he was borne off in another, both cheering.
Ella se alejó derivando en una dirección, y él fue llevado en otra, ambos vitoreando.
Of course when Peter landed he beached his barque in a place where the bird would easily find it; but the hat was such a great success that she abandoned the nest.
Por supuesto, cuando Peter desembarcó, varó su barca en un lugar donde el pájaro pudiera encontrarla fácilmente; pero el sombrero resultó un éxito tan grande que ella abandonó el nido.
It drifted about till it went to pieces, and often Starkey came to the shore of the lagoon, and with many bitter feelings watched the bird sitting on his hat.
Este fue a la deriva hasta que se deshizo, y a menudo Starkey se acercaba a la orilla de la laguna y con gran amargura contemplaba al pájaro posado sobre su sombrero.
As we shall not see her again, it may be worth mentioning here that all Never birds now build in that shape of nest, with a broad brim on which the youngsters take an airing.
Como no volveremos a verla, quizá valga la pena mencionar aquí que todos los Pájaros Jamás construyen ahora ese tipo de nido, con un ala ancha sobre la que los polluelos toman el aire.
Great were the rejoicings when Peter reached the home under the ground almost as soon as Wendy, who had been carried hither and thither by the kite.
Grande fue el regocijo cuando Peter llegó a la morada subterránea casi al mismo tiempo que Wendy, quien había sido llevada de aquí para allá por la cometa.
Vocabulary
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- palo
- Stick, pole, or wooden rod
- seguía
- Continued or kept on doing something
- allí
- There, in that place or location
- en
- In, on, or at a location
- él
- He or him (masculine singular pronoun)
- había
- Had or there was (past tense)
- colgado
- Hung or suspended from above
- su
- His, her, or their (possessive adjective)
- sombrero
- Hat worn on the head for protection
- una
- A or one (feminine singular article)
- lona
- Canvas or heavy fabric material
- impermeable
- Waterproof or raincoat garment
- profunda
- Deep in depth or intensity
- con
- With or together with someone
- un
- A or one (masculine singular article)
- ala
- Wing of a bird or airplane
- ancha
- Wide or broad in extent
- puso
- Put or placed something somewhere
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- huevos
- Eggs laid by birds or chickens
- ese
- That or those thing (demonstrative)
- lo
- It or the (masculine singular pronoun)
- colocó
- Placed or positioned something carefully
- sobre
- On, over, or about something
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- laguna
- Lagoon or small lake of water
- Flotó
- Floated or drifted on water surface
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- mil
- One thousand in number
- maravillas
- Wonders or remarkable things
- Pájaro
- Bird that flies in the sky
- Jamás
- Never or not ever at any time
- comprendió
- Understood or grasped the meaning
- de
- Of or from a place
- inmediato
- Immediately or right away without delay
- que
- That or which (relative pronoun)
- se
- Himself, herself, or oneself (reflexive)
- proponía
- Intended or proposed to do something
- gritó
- Shouted or cried out loudly
- admiración
- Admiration or wonder at something
- por
- By or for a reason or cause
- ay
- Ouch or exclamation of pain surprise
- cacareó
- Clucked like a hen or crowed
- conformidad
- Conformity or agreement with something
- ella
- She or her (feminine singular pronoun)
- Luego
- Then or afterwards in sequence
- metió
- Put or inserted something inside
- nido
- Nest built by birds for eggs
- erigió
- Erected or built something upright
- como
- Like or as a comparison
- mástil
- Mast supporting sails on ships
- camisa
- Shirt or upper garment clothing
- modo
- Way or manner of doing something
- vela
- Sail or candle for light
- En
- In or at a location place
- mismo
- Same or very same thing
- momento
- Moment or brief time period
- pájaro
- Bird that flies through the air
- descendió
- Descended or came down from above
- aleteando
- Fluttering wings or beating them
- acomodó
- Settled or made comfortable position
- nuevo
- New or not used before
- sus
- His, her, or their possessions
- alejó
- Moved away or departed from place
- derivando
- Drifting or floating away naturally
- dirección
- Direction or course of movement
- fue
- Was or went (past tense)
- llevado
- Carried or transported to place
- otra
- Another or different one
- ambos
- Both or two together
- vitoreando
- Cheering or shouting in approval
- Por
- By or for a reason cause
- supuesto
- Of course or naturally assumed
- cuando
- When or at the time that
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