Peter Pan — Page 4
They knew it; but as their father's sons they acquitted themselves.
Lo sabían; pero se comportaron como dignos hijos de su padre.
Even then they had time to gather in a phalanx that would have been hard to break had they risen quickly, but this they were forbidden to do by the traditions of their race.
Aun así, tuvieron tiempo de formar una falange que habría sido difícil de romper si se hubieran levantado rápidamente, pero las tradiciones de su raza les prohibían hacerlo.
It is written that the noble savage must never express surprise in the presence of the white.
Está escrito que el noble salvaje no debe jamás expresar sorpresa en presencia del hombre blanco.
Thus terrible as the sudden appearance of the pirates must have been to them, they remained stationary for a moment, not a muscle moving; as if the foe had come by invitation.
Así pues, por terrible que debió de parecerles la repentina aparición de los piratas, permanecieron inmóviles por un momento, sin mover un solo músculo, como si el enemigo hubiera llegado por invitación.
Then, indeed, the tradition gallantly upheld, they seized their weapons, and the air was torn with the war-cry; but it was now too late.
Entonces, una vez mantenida gallardamente la tradición, tomaron sus armas y el aire se rasgó con el grito de guerra; pero ya era demasiado tarde.
It is no part of ours to describe what was a massacre rather than a fight.
No nos corresponde describir lo que fue una masacre más que un combate.
Thus perished many of the flower of the Piccaninny tribe.
Así perecieron muchos de los más selectos de la tribu Piccaninny.
Not all unavenged did they die, for with Lean Wolf fell Alf Mason, to disturb the Spanish Main no more, and among others who bit the dust were Geo. Scourie, Chas. Turley, and the Alsatian Foggerty.
No murieron todos sin ser vengados, pues junto a Lobo Delgado cayó Alf Mason, que no volvería a perturbar el Mar de las Antillas, y entre otros que mordieron el polvo estuvieron Geo. Scourie, Chas. Turley y el alsaciano Foggerty.
Turley fell to the tomahawk of the terrible Panther, who ultimately cut a way through the pirates with Tiger Lily and a small remnant of the tribe.
Turley cayó bajo el tomahawk del terrible Pantera, quien finalmente se abrió paso entre los piratas junto a Lirio de Tigre y un pequeño grupo de supervivientes de la tribu.
To what extent Hook is to blame for his tactics on this occasion is for the historian to decide.
En qué medida Garfio es responsable de sus tácticas en esta ocasión es algo que le corresponde decidir al historiador.
Vocabulary
- Lo
- Neuter pronoun referring to a previously mentioned thing
- sabían
- They knew; third person plural imperfect of saber
- pero
- Conjunction meaning but, however, yet
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or impersonal verbs
- comportaron
- They behaved; preterite of comportarse
- como
- As, like; used to make comparisons
- dignos
- Worthy, deserving; adjective describing honorable character
- hijos
- Sons, children; plural of hijo
- de
- Of, from; common preposition indicating belonging or origin
- su
- His, her, their, your; possessive adjective
- padre
- Father; male parent
- Aun
- Even, still; adverb used for emphasis or concession
- así
- So, thus, like this; adverb indicating manner
- tuvieron
- They had; preterite of tener
- tiempo
- Time; the available duration for an action
- formar
- To form, to shape; to organize into a group
- una
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- falange
- Phalanx; a tight military formation of fighters
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- habría
- Would have; conditional form of haber
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser used in compound tenses
- difícil
- Difficult, hard; adjective describing something not easy
- romper
- To break, to shatter; to forcefully separate something
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clauses
- hubieran
- Had; past subjunctive of haber used in conditionals
- levantado
- Raised, lifted; past participle of levantar
- rápidamente
- Quickly, rapidly; adverb indicating fast speed
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- tradiciones
- Traditions; customs passed down through generations
- raza
- Race, people; a group sharing cultural or ethnic heritage
- les
- To them, for them; indirect object pronoun
- prohibían
- Prohibited, forbade; imperfect of prohibir
- hacerlo
- To do it; infinitive with attached pronoun
- Está
- It is; third person singular present of estar
- escrito
- Written; past participle of escribir
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- noble
- Noble; of high moral character or social rank
- salvaje
- Savage, wild; a person seen as uncivilized or untamed
- no
- No, not; negation word
- debe
- Must, should; expresses obligation or duty
- jamás
- Never, ever; emphatic negation of time
- expresar
- To express; to show or communicate a feeling openly
- sorpresa
- Surprise; an unexpected feeling or event
- en
- In, on, at; common preposition of location or time
- presencia
- Presence; the state of being in a place
- del
- Of the, from the; contraction of de and el
- hombre
- Man; adult male human being
- blanco
- White; here referring to a white-skinned person
- Así
- So, thus; adverb indicating consequence or manner
- pues
- Then, well, so; conjunction or discourse connector
- por
- For, by, through; preposition of cause or means
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful; inspiring great fear or horror
- debió
- Must have; preterite of deber expressing probability
- parecerles
- To seem to them; infinitive of parecer with pronoun
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- repentina
- Sudden, abrupt; adjective describing something unexpected
- aparición
- Appearance, apparition; a sudden or unexpected arrival
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- piratas
- Pirates; sea raiders who attack and plunder ships
- permanecieron
- They remained, stayed; preterite of permanecer
- inmóviles
- Motionless, still; not moving at all
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- momento
- Moment; a very short period of time
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- mover
- To move; to change position of something
- solo
- Single, only, alone; just one
- músculo
- Muscle; body tissue that produces movement
- enemigo
- Enemy; a hostile opponent or adversary
- hubiera
- Had; past subjunctive of haber in hypothetical clauses
- llegado
- Arrived; past participle of llegar
- invitación
- Invitation; a request asking someone to come
- Entonces
- Then, at that moment; temporal adverb of sequence
- vez
- Time, instance; an occurrence or turn
- mantenida
- Maintained, kept; feminine past participle of mantener
- gallardamente
- Gallantly, bravely; in a bold and noble manner
- tradición
- Tradition; a custom or belief passed through generations
- tomaron
- They took; preterite of tomar
- sus
- Their, his, her; plural possessive adjective
- armas
- Weapons, arms; tools or instruments used for fighting
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- aire
- Air; the atmosphere surrounding us
- rasgó
- Tore, split; preterite of rasgar, to rip or pierce
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- grito
- Cry, shout, yell; a loud vocal exclamation
- guerra
- War; armed conflict between groups or nations
- ya
- Already, now; adverb indicating something has occurred
- era
- Was; imperfect of ser describing a past state
- demasiado
- Too, too much; indicates an excessive amount
- tarde
- Late; after the expected or appropriate time
- No
- No, not; negation word
- nos
- Us, ourselves; first person plural object pronoun
- corresponde
- Corresponds, belongs; it is our duty or role
- describir
- To describe; to give a detailed account of something
- lo
- It, that which; neuter pronoun or article
- fue
- Was, went; preterite of ser or ir
- masacre
- Massacre; a brutal killing of many people
- más
- More, but; adverb of comparison or conjunction
- combate
- Combat, battle; a fight between opposing forces
- perecieron
- They perished; preterite of perecer, to die
- muchos
- Many; a large number of people or things
- selectos
- Select, chosen; the finest or most distinguished members
- tribu
- Tribe; a social group sharing culture and ancestry
- murieron
- They died; preterite of morir
- todos
- All, everyone; referring to an entire group
- ser
- To be; infinitive of the fundamental linking verb
- vengados
- Avenged; past participle of vengar, to take revenge
- junto
- Together, next to; near or alongside something
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or object
- Delgado
- Thin, slender; also used here as a character name
- cayó
- Fell, fell down; preterite of caer
- volvería
- Would return; conditional of volver
- perturbar
- To disturb, to trouble; to disrupt peace or order
- Mar
- Sea; a large body of salt water
- entre
- Among, between; preposition indicating a middle position
- otros
- Others; additional people or things not specified
- mordieron
- They bit; preterite of morder
- polvo
- Dust; fine particles on the ground, symbolic of death
- estuvieron
- They were; preterite of estar
- alsaciano
- Alsatian; from Alsace, a region on French-German border
- bajo
- Under, beneath; preposition indicating position below
- quien
- Who; relative pronoun referring to a person
- finalmente
- Finally, at last; adverb indicating the last action
- abrió
- Opened; preterite of abrir
- paso
- Step, passage, way; a path through to somewhere
- pequeño
- Small, little; adjective describing something of small size
- grupo
- Group; a number of people gathered or classed together
- supervivientes
- Survivors; people who remain alive after a disaster
- En
- In, on; preposition of location or context
- qué
- What; interrogative pronoun asking for information
- medida
- Measure, extent; degree to which something is true
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- responsable
- Responsible; accountable for actions or outcomes
- tácticas
- Tactics; strategic methods used to achieve a goal
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- ocasión
- Occasion, instance; a particular time or event
- algo
- Something; an unspecified thing or matter
- le
- To him, to her; indirect object pronoun
- decidir
- To decide; to make a choice or reach a conclusion
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- historiador
- Historian; a person who studies and writes about history
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