Peter Pan — Page 12
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The moon was riding in a cloudy heaven when Peter rose from his tree, begirt with weapons and wearing little else, to set out upon his perilous quest.
La luna cabalgaba en un cielo nublado cuando Peter se levantó de su árbol, ceñido de armas y llevando poco más, para emprender su peligrosa búsqueda.
It was not such a night as he would have chosen.
No era una noche como la que él habría elegido.
He had hoped to fly, keeping not far from the ground so that nothing unwonted should escape his eyes; but in that fitful light to have flown low would have meant trailing his shadow through the trees, thus disturbing birds and acquainting a watchful foe that he was astir.
Había esperado volar, manteniéndose no muy lejos del suelo para que nada inusual escapara a su vista; pero con aquella luz intermitente, volar bajo habría significado arrastrar su sombra entre los árboles, perturbando así a los pájaros y alertando a un enemigo vigilante de que estaba en movimiento.
He regretted now that he had given the birds of the island such strange names that they are very wild and difficult of approach.
Lamentaba ahora haber dado a los pájaros de la isla nombres tan extraños que eran muy salvajes y difíciles de abordar.
There was no other course but to press forward in redskin fashion, at which happily he was an adept.
No había otro camino que avanzar a la manera de los pieles rojas, en lo cual, afortunadamente, él era un experto.
But in what direction, for he could not be sure that the children had been taken to the ship?
Pero ¿en qué dirección, si no podía estar seguro de que los niños hubieran sido llevados al barco?
A light fall of snow had obliterated all footmarks; and a deathly silence pervaded the island, as if for a space Nature stood still in horror of the recent carnage.
Una ligera nevada había borrado todas las huellas; y un silencio mortal impregnaba la isla, como si por un momento la Naturaleza se hubiera detenido horrorizada ante la reciente matanza.
He had taught the children something of the forest lore that he had himself learned from Tiger Lily and Tinker Bell, and knew that in their dire hour they were not likely to forget it.
Él había enseñado a los niños algo del conocimiento del bosque que él mismo había aprendido de Lirio Tigre y Campanilla, y sabía que en su hora más terrible no era probable que lo olvidaran.
Slightly, if he had an opportunity, would blaze the trees, for instance, Curly would drop seeds, and Wendy would leave her handkerchief at some important place.
Slightly, si tenía oportunidad, marcaría los árboles, por ejemplo, Curly dejaría caer semillas, y Wendy dejaría su pañuelo en algún lugar importante.
Vocabulary
- luna
- The moon, Earth's natural satellite.
- cabalgaba
- Was riding on horseback; past imperfect of cabalgar.
- cielo
- The sky or heaven above.
- nublado
- Cloudy or overcast weather condition.
- levantó
- Rose or got up; past tense of levantarse.
- árbol
- A tree, a large woody plant.
- ceñido
- Girded or fitted tightly around the body.
- armas
- Weapons or arms used for fighting.
- llevando
- Carrying or bringing something along.
- poco
- A little; small amount of something.
- emprender
- To undertake or embark on a task.
- peligrosa
- Dangerous or hazardous in nature.
- búsqueda
- A search or quest for something.
- noche
- The night, the dark hours after sunset.
- habría
- Would have; conditional tense of haber.
- elegido
- Chosen or selected; past participle of elegir.
- Había
- There was/were; past imperfect of haber.
- esperado
- Hoped or waited; past participle of esperar.
- volar
- To fly through the air.
- manteniéndose
- Keeping oneself; staying in a position.
- lejos
- Far away, at a great distance.
- suelo
- The ground or floor beneath one's feet.
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all.
- inusual
- Unusual or uncommon; not typical.
- escapara
- Would escape or slip away; subjunctive of escapar.
- vista
- Sight or view; the ability to see.
- aquella
- That (distant); demonstrative adjective feminine form.
- luz
- Light, the illumination from a source.
- intermitente
- Intermittent; occurring at irregular intervals.
- bajo
- Low or under; beneath something else.
- significado
- Meaning or significance of something.
- arrastrar
- To drag or trail something along the ground.
- sombra
- Shadow or shade cast by blocking light.
- entre
- Between or among multiple things or people.
- árboles
- Trees; plural of árbol.
- perturbando
- Disturbing or disrupting; present participle of perturbar.
- así
- Thus or in this way; so.
- pájaros
- Birds; plural of pájaro.
- alertando
- Alerting or warning; present participle of alertar.
- enemigo
- An enemy or foe, an adversarial person.
- vigilante
- Vigilant or watchful; alert to danger.
- movimiento
- Movement or motion of a body.
- Lamentaba
- Was lamenting or regretting; past imperfect of lamentar.
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment.
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses.
- dado
- Given; past participle of dar.
- isla
- An island, land surrounded by water.
- nombres
- Names; plural of nombre.
- tan
- So or such; adverb of degree.
- extraños
- Strange or odd; unusual plural adjective.
- salvajes
- Wild or savage; untamed plural adjective.
- difíciles
- Difficult or hard; plural adjective.
- abordar
- To approach or board; tackle a subject.
- había
- There was/were; past imperfect of haber.
- otro
- Another or other; a different one.
- camino
- A road, path, or way forward.
- avanzar
- To advance or move forward.
- manera
- A manner, way, or method of doing.
- pieles
- Skins or furs; plural of piel.
- rojas
- Red; feminine plural adjective of color.
- cual
- Which; relative pronoun used after prepositions.
- afortunadamente
- Fortunately or luckily; in a fortunate manner.
- experto
- An expert; someone highly skilled in something.
- dirección
- Direction or address; the way to go.
- podía
- Could or was able to; imperfect of poder.
- estar
- To be; used for states and conditions.
- seguro
- Sure, certain, or safe.
- niños
- Children; plural of niño.
- hubieran
- Had; past subjunctive plural of haber.
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser.
- llevados
- Taken or carried away; plural past participle.
- barco
- A ship or boat for water travel.
- ligera
- Light or slight; feminine adjective of ligereza.
- nevada
- A snowfall; snow that has fallen.
- borrado
- Erased or wiped out; past participle of borrar.
- todas
- All; feminine plural of todo.
- huellas
- Tracks, footprints, or traces left behind.
- silencio
- Silence; the absence of sound.
- mortal
- Deadly or mortal; causing or relating to death.
- impregnaba
- Was permeating or saturating; imperfect of impregnar.
- momento
- A moment or instant in time.
- Naturaleza
- Nature; the natural world and environment.
- hubiera
- Had; past subjunctive singular of haber.
- detenido
- Stopped or halted; past participle of detener.
- horrorizada
- Horrified or appalled; feminine past participle.
- ante
- Before or in front of; preposition.
- reciente
- Recent; happening not long ago.
- matanza
- A massacre or slaughter of people.
- enseñado
- Taught; past participle of enseñar.
- algo
- Something; an indefinite thing or amount.
- conocimiento
- Knowledge or understanding of a subject.
- bosque
- A forest or wood; area of dense trees.
- mismo
- Same or himself; reflexive/emphatic adjective.
- aprendido
- Learned; past participle of aprender.
- sabía
- Knew; past imperfect of saber.
- hora
- Hour or time; a unit of time.
- terrible
- Terrible or dreadful; causing great fear.
- probable
- Probable or likely to happen.
- olvidaran
- Would forget; past subjunctive of olvidar.
- tenía
- Had; past imperfect of tener.
- oportunidad
- An opportunity or chance to do something.
- marcaría
- Would mark; conditional tense of marcar.
- ejemplo
- An example or model to follow.
- dejaría
- Would leave or let; conditional of dejar.
- caer
- To fall or drop to a lower position.
- semillas
- Seeds; small units from which plants grow.
- pañuelo
- A handkerchief or small cloth square.
- algún
- Some or any; indefinite adjective before nouns.
- lugar
- A place or location somewhere.
- importante
- Important or significant in value or meaning.
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