Peter Pan — Page 7
"Lads," he cried to his crew, "now here's a notion. Open the cabin door and drive them in. Let them fight the doodle-doo for their lives. If they kill him, we're so much the better; if he kills them, we're none the worse."
"Muchachos", gritó a su tripulación, "ahora tengo una idea. Abrid la puerta del camarote y empujadlos adentro. Que luchen con el quiquiriquí por sus vidas. Si lo matan, tanto mejor para nosotros; si los mata, no estamos peor que antes."
For the last time his dogs admired Hook, and devotedly they did his bidding.
Por última vez sus secuaces admiraron a Garfio, y con devoción cumplieron sus órdenes.
The boys, pretending to struggle, were pushed into the cabin and the door was closed on them.
Los chicos, fingiendo resistirse, fueron empujados al interior del camarote y la puerta fue cerrada tras ellos.
"Now, listen!" cried Hook, and all listened.
"¡Ahora, escuchad!" gritó Garfio, y todos escucharon.
But not one dared to face the door.
Pero ninguno se atrevió a mirar hacia la puerta.
Yes, one, Wendy, who all this time had been bound to the mast.
Sí, una sola, Wendy, que todo ese tiempo había estado atada al mástil.
It was for neither a scream nor a crow that she was watching, it was for the reappearance of Peter.
No esperaba escuchar ni un grito ni un canto de gallo, sino la reaparición de Peter.
She had not long to wait.
No tuvo que esperar mucho.
In the cabin he had found the thing for which he had gone in search: the key that would free the children of their manacles, and now they all stole forth, armed with such weapons as they could find.
En el camarote había encontrado aquello que había ido a buscar: la llave que liberaría a los niños de sus grilletes, y ahora todos salieron sigilosamente, armados con las armas que pudieron encontrar.
First signing them to hide, Peter cut Wendy's bonds, and then nothing could have been easier than for them all to fly off together; but one thing barred the way, an oath, "Hook or me this time."
Tras hacerles señas para que se escondieran, Peter cortó las ataduras de Wendy, y nada habría sido más sencillo que escapar volando todos juntos; pero algo les cerraba el paso, un juramento: "Esta vez Garfio o yo."
So when he had freed Wendy, he whispered for her to conceal herself with the others, and himself took her place by the mast, her cloak around him so that he should pass for her.
Así que cuando hubo liberado a Wendy, le susurró que se ocultara con los demás, y él mismo tomó su lugar junto al mástil, envuelto en su capa para que lo confundieran con ella.
Then he took a great breath and crowed.
Luego tomó una gran bocanada de aire y lanzó su canto de gallo.
Vocabulary
- Muchachos
- Boys or guys; informal term for a group of young males
- gritó
- He/she shouted or yelled out loud
- tripulación
- Crew; the team working aboard a ship
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment
- tengo
- I have; first-person singular of tener
- idea
- Idea; a thought or plan in one's mind
- Abrid
- Open (plural command); imperative to open something
- puerta
- Door; an entryway into a room or building
- camarote
- Cabin; a small room aboard a ship
- empujadlos
- Push them (plural command); force them inside
- adentro
- Inside; toward the interior of a space
- luchen
- Let them fight; subjunctive form of luchar
- quiquiriquí
- Cock-a-doodle-doo; the crowing sound of a rooster
- vidas
- Lives; plural of vida, meaning life
- matan
- They kill; third-person plural of matar
- tanto
- So much; indicates a great degree or amount
- mejor
- Better; superior in quality or condition
- nosotros
- We/us; first-person plural pronoun
- mata
- He/she kills; third-person singular of matar
- peor
- Worse; inferior or more negative than before
- antes
- Before; at an earlier time or previously
- última
- Last; the final one in a sequence
- vez
- Time; an instance or occurrence of something
- secuaces
- Henchmen; followers who assist a villainous leader
- admiraron
- They admired; past tense of admirar
- devoción
- Devotion; deep loyalty or dedication to someone
- cumplieron
- They fulfilled; carried out orders or obligations
- órdenes
- Orders; commands given by someone in authority
- chicos
- Boys or kids; informal term for young people
- fingiendo
- Pretending; acting as if something is true
- resistirse
- To resist; to struggle against force or authority
- fueron
- They were/went; past tense of ser or ir
- empujados
- Pushed; forced to move in a direction
- interior
- Interior; the inside part of a space
- cerrada
- Closed; shut tight behind someone
- escuchad
- Listen (plural command); pay attention now
- escucharon
- They listened; past tense of escuchar
- ninguno
- None; not one person or thing
- atrevió
- Dared; past tense of atreverse, to dare
- mirar
- To look; to direct one's gaze at something
- hacia
- Toward; in the direction of something
- sola
- Alone; without company or assistance
- tiempo
- Time; a period or duration of moments
- había
- Had; imperfect form of haber, auxiliary verb
- estado
- Been; past participle of estar, to be
- atada
- Tied; bound or fastened with rope or cord
- mástil
- Mast; the tall pole on a ship holding sails
- esperaba
- Expected; was waiting or anticipating something
- escuchar
- To hear or listen; to pay attention to sound
- grito
- Shout or scream; a loud vocal expression
- canto
- Crow or song; the sound a rooster makes
- gallo
- Rooster; a male chicken known for crowing
- sino
- But rather; used to introduce a contrasting idea
- reaparición
- Reappearance; the act of showing up again
- tuvo
- Had to or had; past tense of tener
- esperar
- To wait; to remain until something happens
- mucho
- Much or a lot; indicating a large amount
- encontrado
- Found; past participle of encontrar, to find
- aquello
- That thing; referring to something already mentioned
- ido
- Gone; past participle of ir, to go
- buscar
- To look for; to search for something specific
- llave
- Key; a small tool used to unlock something
- liberaría
- Would free; conditional tense of liberar
- niños
- Children; young boys or kids
- grilletes
- Shackles; metal restraints locked around wrists or ankles
- salieron
- They left or came out; past tense of salir
- sigilosamente
- Stealthily; moving quietly to avoid being detected
- armados
- Armed; equipped with weapons for combat
- armas
- Weapons; tools or instruments used for fighting
- pudieron
- They could; past tense of poder, to be able
- encontrar
- To find; to locate or discover something
- hacerles
- To make or signal them; infinitive with pronoun
- señas
- Signals or signs; gestures used to communicate
- escondieran
- Would hide; subjunctive of esconderse, to hide
- cortó
- Cut; past tense of cortar, to cut
- ataduras
- Bonds or ties; ropes binding someone in place
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- sencillo
- Simple or easy; not complicated or difficult
- escapar
- To escape; to get away from a place or danger
- volando
- Flying; moving through the air with speed
- juntos
- Together; as a group at the same time
- cerraba
- Was blocking; imperfect tense of cerrar, to close
- paso
- Path or way; a route or passage to follow
- juramento
- Oath or vow; a solemn promise made seriously
- liberado
- Freed; past participle of liberar, to free
- susurró
- Whispered; spoke very softly to someone
- ocultara
- Would hide; subjunctive of ocultar, to conceal
- demás
- The others; the rest of the people or things
- tomó
- Took; past tense of tomar, to take
- lugar
- Place; a specific location or position
- junto
- Next to or beside; in close proximity to someone
- envuelto
- Wrapped; covered or enveloped in something
- capa
- Cloak or cape; a loose outer garment worn over clothes
- confundieran
- Would confuse or mistake; subjunctive of confundir
- ella
- She or her; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- Luego
- Then or afterward; indicating what happened next
- gran
- Great or big; large in size or significance
- bocanada
- Puff or gust; a large breath or burst of air
- aire
- Air; the invisible gas we breathe
- lanzó
- Launched or let out; past tense of lanzar
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