Peter Pan — Page 1
THE CHILDREN ARE CARRIED OFF
LOS NIÑOS SON LLEVADOS
The pirate attack had been a complete surprise: a sure proof that the unscrupulous Hook had conducted it improperly, for to surprise redskins fairly is beyond the wit of the white man.
El ataque pirata había sido una sorpresa completa: una prueba segura de que el inescrupuloso Garfio lo había llevado a cabo de manera incorrecta, pues sorprender a los pieles rojas de forma justa está más allá del ingenio del hombre blanco.
By all the unwritten laws of savage warfare it is always the redskin who attacks, and with the wiliness of his race he does it just before the dawn, at which time he knows the courage of the whites to be at its lowest ebb.
Según todas las leyes no escritas de la guerra salvaje, siempre es el piel roja quien ataca, y con la astucia propia de su raza lo hace justo antes del amanecer, momento en el que sabe que el valor de los blancos está en su punto más bajo.
The white men have in the meantime made a rude stockade on the summit of yonder undulating ground, at the foot of which a stream runs, for it is destruction to be too far from water.
Los hombres blancos han construido mientras tanto una tosca empalizada en la cima de aquel terreno ondulado, a cuyo pie corre un arroyo, pues alejarse demasiado del agua significa la perdición.
There they await the onslaught, the inexperienced ones clutching their revolvers and treading on twigs, but the old hands sleeping tranquilly until just before the dawn.
Allí aguardan el asalto, los inexpertos aferrando sus revólveres y pisando ramitas, mientras los veteranos duermen tranquilamente hasta justo antes del amanecer.
Through the long black night the savage scouts wriggle, snake-like, among the grass without stirring a blade.
A lo largo de la larga y oscura noche, los exploradores salvajes se deslizan, como serpientes, entre la hierba sin mover una brizna.
The brushwood closes behind them, as silently as sand into which a mole has dived.
La maleza se cierra tras ellos, tan silenciosamente como la arena en la que se ha hundido un topo.
Not a sound is to be heard, save when they give vent to a wonderful imitation of the lonely call of the coyote.
No se oye ningún sonido, salvo cuando lanzan una maravillosa imitación del solitario aullido del coyote.
The cry is answered by other braves; and some of them do it even better than the coyotes, who are not very good at it.
El grito es respondido por otros guerreros; y algunos de ellos lo hacen incluso mejor que los propios coyotes, que no son muy hábiles en eso.
Vocabulary
- NIÑOS
- Children; young boys or kids
- SON
- Third person plural of 'ser'; they are
- LLEVADOS
- Taken or carried away; past participle of llevar
- ataque
- An attack or assault on someone or something
- pirata
- A pirate; person who commits robbery at sea
- había
- Imperfect form of haber; there had been
- sido
- Past participle of ser; been
- sorpresa
- A surprise; something unexpected that happens
- completa
- Complete or total; fully accomplished or entire
- prueba
- Proof or evidence; a test or trial
- segura
- Sure, certain, or safe; feminine form of seguro
- inescrupuloso
- Unscrupulous; without moral principles or ethics
- llevado
- Carried out or taken; past participle of llevar
- cabo
- End or cape; llevar a cabo means to carry out
- manera
- Manner or way of doing something
- incorrecta
- Incorrect or wrong; not proper or appropriate
- pues
- Well, since, or because; connective word
- sorprender
- To surprise or catch off guard
- pieles
- Skins or hides; plural of piel
- rojas
- Red; feminine plural adjective, here referring to Native Americans
- forma
- Form, shape, or way of doing something
- justa
- Fair, just, or right; feminine form of justo
- está
- Third person singular of estar; is (temporary state)
- allá
- Beyond or over there; farther away in space
- ingenio
- Ingenuity, wit, or cleverness of mind
- hombre
- Man; adult male human being
- blanco
- White; here referring to a white person
- Según
- According to; based on what someone says
- leyes
- Laws; rules established by authority or custom
- escritas
- Written; feminine plural past participle of escribir
- guerra
- War; armed conflict between groups or nations
- salvaje
- Wild or savage; uncivilized or fierce
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- piel
- Skin or hide; surface covering of a body
- roja
- Red; feminine singular adjective
- quien
- Who; relative pronoun referring to a person
- ataca
- Attacks; third person singular present of atacar
- astucia
- Cunning, shrewdness, or craftiness
- propia
- Own or characteristic; belonging to oneself
- raza
- Race or breed; ethnic or biological group
- hace
- Does or makes; third person singular of hacer
- justo
- Just before; exactly or right at a moment
- antes
- Before; earlier in time or order
- amanecer
- Dawn; the moment the sun begins to rise
- momento
- Moment; a short period of time
- sabe
- Knows; third person singular of saber
- valor
- Courage or value; bravery or worth
- blancos
- White people; masculine plural of blanco
- punto
- Point or dot; lowest or specific spot
- bajo
- Low; at the lowest level or point
- hombres
- Men; plural of hombre, adult males
- han
- Have; third person plural of haber (auxiliary)
- construido
- Built or constructed; past participle of construir
- mientras
- While or meanwhile; during the same time
- tanto
- So much or meanwhile; adverb of quantity
- tosca
- Rough or crude; coarsely made without refinement
- empalizada
- Palisade or stockade; fence made of pointed stakes
- cima
- Top or summit; the highest point of something
- aquel
- That; demonstrative adjective for distant objects
- terreno
- Terrain or ground; stretch of land or earth
- ondulado
- Undulating or rolling; having gentle hills and waves
- cuyo
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun
- pie
- Foot; bottom part of something or body part
- corre
- Runs or flows; third person singular of correr
- arroyo
- Stream or brook; small flowing body of water
- alejarse
- To move away or distance oneself from something
- demasiado
- Too much; exceeding what is necessary or appropriate
- agua
- Water; the essential liquid for life
- significa
- Means or signifies; third person singular of significar
- perdición
- Ruin or doom; total loss or destruction
- Allí
- There; in or at that place
- aguardan
- They await or wait for; third person plural of aguardar
- asalto
- Assault or attack; a sudden violent offensive
- inexpertos
- Inexperienced or unskilled; lacking experience
- aferrando
- Gripping or clutching tightly; gerund of aferrar
- revólveres
- Revolvers; handheld firearms with rotating cylinder
- pisando
- Stepping on or treading; gerund of pisar
- ramitas
- Small twigs or little branches
- veteranos
- Veterans; experienced soldiers or old hands
- duermen
- They sleep; third person plural of dormir
- tranquilamente
- Calmly or peacefully; in a tranquil manner
- hasta
- Until or up to; preposition of limit or time
- largo
- Long; of great length or duration
- larga
- Long; feminine form of largo
- oscura
- Dark or obscure; lacking light; feminine of oscuro
- noche
- Night; the period of darkness after sunset
- exploradores
- Scouts or explorers; those who investigate unknown territory
- salvajes
- Savages or wild ones; plural of salvaje
- deslizan
- They slide or slither; third person plural of deslizar
- serpientes
- Snakes or serpents; plural of serpiente
- entre
- Between or among; preposition of position
- hierba
- Grass or herb; low green plant covering ground
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- mover
- To move; to change the position of something
- brizna
- A blade or wisp; tiny piece of grass or thread
- maleza
- Undergrowth or thicket; dense tangled vegetation
- cierra
- Closes or shuts; third person singular of cerrar
- tras
- Behind or after; preposition of sequence or position
- tan
- So or as; adverb used in comparisons
- silenciosamente
- Silently; in a quiet and noiseless manner
- arena
- Sand; granular material found on beaches or deserts
- ha
- Has; third person singular auxiliary of haber
- hundido
- Sunken or submerged; past participle of hundir
- topo
- Mole; small burrowing mammal living underground
- oye
- Hears; third person singular of oír
- ningún
- No or none; negative adjective before masculine noun
- sonido
- Sound; a noise perceived by the ear
- salvo
- Except or save for; excluding something
- cuando
- When; at the time that something occurs
- lanzan
- They launch or let out; third person plural of lanzar
- maravillosa
- Wonderful or marvelous; amazingly impressive
- imitación
- Imitation; act of copying or mimicking something
- solitario
- Solitary or lone; alone, without companions
- aullido
- Howl; a long wailing cry of a wolf
- coyote
- Coyote; wild canine animal native to North America
- grito
- Shout or cry; a loud vocal sound
- respondido
- Answered or responded; past participle of responder
- otros
- Other or others; different or additional ones
- guerreros
- Warriors; fighters or soldiers in battle
- algunos
- Some; an indefinite number of people or things
- hacen
- They do or make; third person plural of hacer
- incluso
- Even or including; emphasizes something surprising
- mejor
- Better or best; comparative of bueno
- propios
- Own; belonging to oneself; masculine plural of propio
- coyotes
- Coyotes; plural of coyote, wild North American canines
- hábiles
- Skilled or able; capable and talented
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something
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