Peter Pan — Page 3
Slightly, white to the gills, knew that Hook had surprised his secret, which was this, that no boy so blown out could use a tree wherein an average man need stick.
Slightly, pálido hasta las branquias, sabía que Hook había descubierto su secreto, que era este: que ningún niño tan hinchado podría usar un árbol en el que un hombre promedio necesitaría atascarse.
Poor Slightly, most wretched of all the children now, for he was in a panic about Peter, bitterly regretted what he had done.
El pobre Slightly, el más desdichado de todos los niños en ese momento, pues estaba aterrorizado por Peter, lamentaba amargamente lo que había hecho.
Madly addicted to the drinking of water when he was hot, he had swelled in consequence to his present girth, and instead of reducing himself to fit his tree he had, unknown to the others, whittled his tree to make it fit him.
Locamente adicto a beber agua cuando tenía calor, había engordado en consecuencia hasta su volumen actual, y en lugar de adelgazarse para adaptarse a su árbol, había, sin que los demás lo supieran, tallado su árbol para que se adaptara a él.
Sufficient of this Hook guessed to persuade him that Peter at last lay at his mercy, but no word of the dark design that now formed in the subterranean caverns of his mind crossed his lips; he merely signed that the captives were to be conveyed to the ship, and that he would be alone.
Hook adivinó suficiente de esto para convencerse de que Peter por fin estaba a su merced, pero ninguna palabra del oscuro plan que ahora se formaba en las cavernas subterráneas de su mente cruzó sus labios; simplemente indicó con señas que los cautivos debían ser llevados al barco, y que él se quedaría solo.
How to convey them?
¿Cómo transportarlos?
Hunched up in their ropes they might indeed be rolled down hill like barrels, but most of the way lay through a morass.
Encogidos entre sus cuerdas podrían en efecto ser rodados cuesta abajo como barriles, pero la mayor parte del camino atravesaba un pantano.
Again Hook's genius surmounted difficulties.
Una vez más, el genio de Hook superó las dificultades.
He indicated that the little house must be used as a conveyance.
Indicó que la casita debía usarse como medio de transporte.
The children were flung into it, four stout pirates raised it on their shoulders, the others fell in behind, and singing the hateful pirate chorus the strange procession set off through the wood.
Los niños fueron arrojados dentro de ella, cuatro fornidos piratas la levantaron sobre sus hombros, los demás se colocaron detrás, y cantando el odioso coro pirata la extraña procesión partió a través del bosque.
Vocabulary
- pálido
- Having a light or pale skin color
- hasta
- Up to, until, or even a certain point
- las
- Definite article feminine plural: the
- branquias
- Gills; organs fish use for breathing underwater
- sabía
- Knew; past tense of saber, to know
- que
- That, which, or who; common conjunction and pronoun
- había
- There was/had; imperfect of haber
- descubierto
- Discovered; past participle of descubrir
- su
- His, her, its, or their possessive adjective
- secreto
- Secret; something kept hidden from others
- era
- Was; imperfect past tense of ser
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- ningún
- No, not any; masculine singular negative adjective
- niño
- Child, boy; a young male person
- tan
- So, as; used before adjectives for comparison
- hinchado
- Swollen, puffed up; inflated beyond normal size
- podría
- Could; conditional tense of poder, to be able
- usar
- To use; to employ something for a purpose
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- árbol
- Tree; a tall woody perennial plant
- en
- In, on, at; common Spanish preposition of location
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- hombre
- Man; an adult male human being
- promedio
- Average; typical or mean value among a group
- necesitaría
- Would need; conditional tense of necesitar
- atascarse
- To get stuck or jammed in a space
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- pobre
- Poor; lacking wealth or deserving of pity
- más
- More, most; comparative or superlative degree adverb
- desdichado
- Wretched, unfortunate; deeply unhappy or unlucky person
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- todos
- All, every; referring to an entire group
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- niños
- Children, boys; plural of niño
- ese
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- momento
- Moment; a very brief period of time
- pues
- Well, then, since; connective or explanatory conjunction
- estaba
- Was; imperfect past tense of estar
- aterrorizado
- Terrified; filled with extreme fear or terror
- por
- For, by, because of; common Spanish preposition
- lamentaba
- Lamented, regretted; imperfect of lamentar
- amargamente
- Bitterly; in a deeply resentful or sorrowful way
- lo
- It, him; direct object pronoun or neuter article
- hecho
- Done; past participle of hacer, to do
- Locamente
- Madly, crazily; in an extreme or irrational manner
- adicto
- Addicted; compulsively dependent on something
- a
- To, at; very common Spanish preposition
- beber
- To drink; to consume liquid through the mouth
- agua
- Water; the clear liquid essential to life
- cuando
- When; conjunction indicating time of an action
- tenía
- Had, was having; imperfect of tener
- calor
- Heat, warmth; high temperature sensation
- engordado
- Fattened, gained weight; past participle of engordar
- consecuencia
- Consequence; a result following from an action
- volumen
- Volume; the amount of space an object occupies
- actual
- Current, present; existing or happening right now
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction in Spanish
- lugar
- Place, location; a specific spot or area
- adelgazarse
- To slim down, lose weight; to become thinner
- para
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose
- adaptarse
- To adapt oneself; to adjust to new conditions
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- demás
- Others, the rest; referring to remaining people
- supieran
- Knew; imperfect subjunctive of saber
- tallado
- Carved, shaped; past participle of tallar
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- adaptara
- Would adapt; imperfect subjunctive of adaptar
- él
- He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
- adivinó
- Guessed, figured out; preterite of adivinar
- suficiente
- Enough, sufficient; meeting the required amount needed
- esto
- This; neuter singular demonstrative pronoun
- convencerse
- To convince oneself; to become persuaded of something
- fin
- End, purpose; conclusion or goal of something
- merced
- Mercy, grace; favor or compassion from someone
- pero
- But; adversative conjunction contrasting two ideas
- ninguna
- No, none; feminine singular negative adjective
- palabra
- Word; a unit of language conveying meaning
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- oscuro
- Dark, obscure; lacking light or clarity
- plan
- Plan; a scheme or strategy for doing something
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- formaba
- Was forming, shaped; imperfect of formar
- cavernas
- Caverns, caves; large underground hollow spaces
- subterráneas
- Underground, subterranean; located beneath the earth's surface
- mente
- Mind; the faculty of thinking and reasoning
- cruzó
- Crossed; preterite of cruzar, to cross
- sus
- His, her, their; plural possessive adjective
- labios
- Lips; the fleshy edges of the mouth
- simplemente
- Simply, just; in a plain or straightforward manner
- indicó
- Indicated, signaled; preterite of indicar
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- señas
- Signs, gestures; signals made with the hands
- cautivos
- Captives, prisoners; people held against their will
- debían
- Should, ought to; imperfect of deber
- ser
- To be; essential Spanish verb for permanent states
- llevados
- Taken, carried; past participle of llevar
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- barco
- Ship, boat; a large vessel that sails water
- quedaría
- Would remain, stay; conditional of quedarse
- solo
- Alone, only; without others present
- Cómo
- How; interrogative adverb asking about manner
- transportarlos
- To transport them; carry them to another location
- Encogidos
- Curled up, hunched; drawn into a smaller position
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating position among things
- cuerdas
- Ropes, cords; thick strings used for binding
- podrían
- Could, would be able; conditional of poder
- efecto
- Effect; a result or consequence of an action
- rodados
- Rolled; past participle of rodar, to roll
- cuesta
- Hill, slope; inclined ground going downward
- abajo
- Down, below; in a lower position or direction
- como
- Like, as; conjunction or preposition of comparison
- barriles
- Barrels; cylindrical wooden containers for storing things
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- mayor
- Greater, largest; comparative or superlative of grande
- parte
- Part, portion; a section of a whole
- camino
- Path, road, way; a route from one place to another
- atravesaba
- Crossed through; imperfect of atravesar
- pantano
- Swamp, marsh; wet muddy low-lying land area
- Una
- A, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- vez
- Time, instance; one occurrence of something
- genio
- Genius; exceptional intellectual or creative ability
- superó
- Overcame, surpassed; preterite of superar
- dificultades
- Difficulties, challenges; things that are hard to overcome
- Indicó
- Indicated, pointed out; preterite of indicar
- casita
- Little house; diminutive of casa, small home
- debía
- Should, had to; imperfect of deber
- usarse
- To be used; reflexive infinitive of usar
- medio
- Means, middle, half; method or medium of doing
- transporte
- Transport; the system of moving people or goods
- Los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- fueron
- Were, went; preterite of ser or ir
- arrojados
- Thrown, hurled; past participle of arrojar
- dentro
- Inside, within; in the interior of something
- ella
- She, her, it; third person feminine pronoun
- cuatro
- Four; the number 4
- fornidos
- Burly, stocky, brawny; physically strong and sturdy
- piratas
- Pirates; sea robbers who attack and loot ships
- levantaron
- Lifted, raised; preterite of levantar
- sobre
- On, over, about; preposition indicating position above
- hombros
- Shoulders; the joint connecting arms to the torso
- colocaron
- Placed, positioned; preterite of colocar
- detrás
- Behind, at the back; in a rear position
- cantando
- Singing; present participle of cantar
- odioso
- Hateful, odious; causing strong dislike or disgust
- coro
- Chorus; a group singing together or a refrain
- pirata
- Pirate; a person who commits robbery at sea
- extraña
- Strange, odd; unusual or unfamiliar in nature
- procesión
- Procession; a group moving forward in orderly fashion
- partió
- Departed, left; preterite of partir
- través
- Through, across; used in phrase a través de
- bosque
- Forest, woods; a large area covered with trees
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