Peter Pan — Page 3
"You see," Wendy said complacently, "our heroine knew that the mother would always leave the window open for her children to fly back by; so they stayed away for years and had a lovely time."
«Ya ven», dijo Wendy con suficiencia, «nuestra heroína sabía que la madre siempre dejaría la ventana abierta para que sus hijos pudieran volver volando; así que estuvieron fuera durante años y lo pasaron de maravilla».
"Did they ever go back?"
«¿Volvieron alguna vez?»
"Let us now," said Wendy, bracing herself up for her finest effort, "take a peep into the future;" and they all gave themselves the twist that makes peeps into the future easier.
«Echemos ahora», dijo Wendy, armándose de valor para su mejor esfuerzo, «una ojeada al futuro»; y todos hicieron el giro que facilita las ojeadas al futuro.
"Years have rolled by, and who is this elegant lady of uncertain age alighting at London Station?"
«Han pasado los años, ¿y quién es esta elegante dama de edad incierta que desciende en la Estación de Londres?»
"O Wendy, who is she?" cried Nibs, every bit as excited as if he didn't know.
«¡Oh, Wendy, quién es ella!», exclamó Nibs, tan emocionado como si no lo supiera.
"Can it be—yes—no—it is—the fair Wendy!"
«¿Será posible... sí... no... es ella... la hermosa Wendy!»
"Oh!"
«¡Oh!»
"And who are the two noble portly figures accompanying her, now grown to man's estate? Can they be John and Michael? They are!"
«¿Y quiénes son las dos nobles y corpulentas figuras que la acompañan, ahora convertidos en hombres? ¿Pueden ser Juan y Miguel? ¡Son ellos!»
"Oh!"
«¡Oh!»
That was the story, and they were as pleased with it as the fair narrator herself.
Ese fue el cuento, y a ellos les gustó tanto como a la propia y encantadora narradora.
Everything just as it should be, you see.
Todo tal como debía ser, ya ven.
Vocabulary
- Ya
- Already, now, or soon; indicates time or emphasis
- ven
- Come (imperative); command to approach or arrive
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- suficiencia
- Self-sufficiency or smug confidence; air of superiority
- nuestra
- Our; first-person plural possessive adjective feminine
- heroína
- Heroine; female protagonist or brave female character
- sabía
- Knew; past imperfect of saber, to know facts
- que
- That, which, who; common conjunction or relative pronoun
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article in Spanish
- madre
- Mother; female parent or maternal figure
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- dejaría
- Would leave; conditional tense of dejar
- ventana
- Window; opening in a wall allowing light or air
- abierta
- Open; feminine adjective describing an unlocked opening
- para
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- sus
- His, her, their; third-person plural possessive adjective
- hijos
- Children or sons; offspring of a parent
- pudieran
- Could; past subjunctive of poder, to be able
- volver
- To return or come back to a place
- volando
- Flying; present participle of volar, to fly
- así
- Thus, so, in this way; adverb of manner
- estuvieron
- They were; preterite of estar indicating temporary state
- fuera
- Outside or away; adverb indicating exterior location
- durante
- During; preposition indicating a span of time
- años
- Years; plural of año, unit of time
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements
- lo
- It; neuter or masculine direct object pronoun
- pasaron
- They spent or passed; preterite of pasar
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- maravilla
- Wonder, marvel; something extraordinarily beautiful or amazing
- Volvieron
- They returned; preterite of volver, to come back
- alguna
- Some, any; feminine indefinite adjective or pronoun
- vez
- Time, instance; occasion when something happens
- Echemos
- Let us take; first-person plural imperative of echar
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- armándose
- Arming oneself; building up courage or resolve reflexively
- valor
- Courage, bravery; also value or worth
- su
- His, her, its, your; singular possessive adjective
- mejor
- Best or better; superlative or comparative adjective
- esfuerzo
- Effort, endeavor; energy applied toward a goal
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- ojeada
- A glance or quick look at something
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- futuro
- Future; time that has not yet occurred
- todos
- All, everyone; masculine plural indefinite pronoun or adjective
- hicieron
- They did or made; preterite of hacer
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- giro
- Turn, spin, or twist; rotational movement
- facilita
- Facilitates, makes easier; third-person singular of facilitar
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- ojeadas
- Glances; plural of ojeada, quick looks
- Han
- Have; third-person plural of haber in present perfect
- pasado
- Passed; past participle of pasar, also means past
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- quién
- Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person
- es
- Is; third-person singular present of ser
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- elegante
- Elegant, stylish; refined and graceful in appearance
- dama
- Lady; refined or noble woman of distinction
- edad
- Age; number of years a person has lived
- incierta
- Uncertain; feminine adjective meaning unknown or unclear
- desciende
- Descends, gets off; steps down from a vehicle
- en
- In, on, at; common Spanish preposition of location
- Estación
- Station or season; train station or time of year
- Londres
- London; capital city of England and the UK
- Oh
- Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion
- ella
- She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; preterite of exclamar, to cry out
- tan
- So, as; adverb of degree used in comparisons
- emocionado
- Excited, moved; feeling strong emotion or enthusiasm
- como
- As, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clauses
- no
- No, not; negation word in Spanish
- supiera
- Knew; past subjunctive of saber, to know
- Será
- Will be, can it be; future of ser expressing wonder
- posible
- Possible; capable of happening or being true
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response or confirmation
- hermosa
- Beautiful; feminine adjective describing great physical beauty
- Y
- And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses
- quiénes
- Who (plural); interrogative pronoun asking about multiple people
- son
- Are; third-person plural present of ser
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- nobles
- Noble, distinguished; adjective describing dignified persons
- corpulentas
- Stout, heavyset; feminine adjective for large-bodied persons
- figuras
- Figures; notable persons or physical forms or shapes
- acompañan
- Accompany; third-person plural of acompañar, to go with
- convertidos
- Converted, transformed; masculine plural past participle of convertir
- hombres
- Men; plural of hombre, adult male persons
- Pueden
- They can; third-person plural present of poder
- ser
- To be; essential Spanish verb of identity or nature
- Son
- They are; third-person plural of ser
- ellos
- They; third-person masculine plural subject pronoun
- Ese
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- fue
- Was or went; preterite of ser or ir
- cuento
- Story, tale; short narrative or fairy tale
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or recipient
- les
- Them, to them; indirect object pronoun third-person plural
- gustó
- Liked; preterite of gustar, to be pleasing to
- tanto
- So much, so many; adverb or adjective of quantity
- propia
- Own; feminine adjective indicating belonging or authorship
- encantadora
- Charming, delightful; feminine adjective describing enchanting quality
- narradora
- Narrator; feminine noun for one who tells a story
- Todo
- Everything, all; masculine singular pronoun or adjective
- tal
- Such, such a; adjective indicating a particular kind
- debía
- Should, owed; past imperfect of deber indicating obligation
- ya
- Already, now; adverb indicating time or completion
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