Peter Pan — Page 3
"Oh dear, are you going away?"
"Oh, vaya, ¿te vas?"
"Yes."
"Sí."
"You don't feel, Peter," she said falteringly, "that you would like to say anything to my parents about a very sweet subject?"
"¿No sientes, Peter," dijo ella con voz vacilante, "que te gustaría decirle algo a mis padres sobre un tema muy dulce?"
"No."
"No."
"About me, Peter?"
"¿Sobre mí, Peter?"
"No."
"No."
Mrs. Darling came to the window, for at present she was keeping a sharp eye on Wendy.
La señora Darling se acercó a la ventana, pues en ese momento vigilaba a Wendy muy de cerca.
She told Peter that she had adopted all the other boys, and would like to adopt him also.
Le dijo a Peter que había adoptado a todos los demás niños, y que también le gustaría adoptarlo a él.
"Would you send me to school?" he inquired craftily.
"¿Me mandarías a la escuela?" preguntó él con astucia.
"Yes."
"Sí."
"And then to an office?"
"¿Y luego a una oficina?"
"I suppose so."
"Supongo que sí."
"Soon I would be a man?"
"¿Pronto sería un hombre?"
"Very soon."
"Muy pronto."
"I don't want to go to school and learn solemn things," he told her passionately.
"No quiero ir a la escuela y aprender cosas serias," le dijo con vehemencia.
"I don't want to be a man.
"No quiero ser un hombre.
O Wendy's mother, if I was to wake up and feel there was a beard!"
¡Oh, madre de Wendy, si me despertara y sintiera que tengo barba!"
"Peter," said Wendy the comforter, "I should love you in a beard;" and Mrs. Darling stretched out her arms to him, but he repulsed her.
"Peter," dijo Wendy la consoladora, "te querría igualmente con barba;" y la señora Darling extendió los brazos hacia él, pero él la rechazó.
"Keep back, lady, no one is going to catch me and make me a man."
"Atrás, señora, nadie va a atraparme y convertirme en un hombre."
"But where are you going to live?"
"¿Pero dónde vas a vivir?"
"With Tink in the house we built for Wendy.
"Con Tink en la casa que construimos para Wendy.
The fairies are to put it high up among the tree tops where they sleep at nights."
Las hadas la colocarán muy arriba entre las copas de los árboles donde duermen por las noches."
"How lovely," cried Wendy so longingly that Mrs. Darling tightened her grip.
"Qué maravilla," exclamó Wendy con tanto anhelo que la señora Darling apretó su agarre.
"I thought all the fairies were dead," Mrs. Darling said.
"Creía que todas las hadas habían muerto," dijo la señora Darling.
Vocabulary
- vaya
- Exclamation expressing surprise; also 'go' subjunctive.
- te
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'you' or 'yourself'.
- vas
- Second person singular present of 'ir'; you go.
- Sí
- Affirmative word meaning yes.
- sientes
- Second person singular of sentir; you feel or sense.
- dijo
- Third person singular preterite of decir; he or she said.
- ella
- Third person singular feminine pronoun; she.
- con
- Preposition meaning with.
- voz
- Noun meaning voice.
- vacilante
- Adjective meaning hesitant, wavering, or faltering.
- gustaría
- Conditional of gustar; would like or would please.
- decirle
- Infinitive decir plus indirect object pronoun; to tell him or her.
- algo
- Indefinite pronoun meaning something.
- mis
- First person plural possessive adjective; my (plural).
- padres
- Noun meaning parents or fathers.
- sobre
- Preposition meaning about, on, or over.
- tema
- Noun meaning topic, theme, or subject.
- dulce
- Adjective meaning sweet or gentle.
- Sobre
- Preposition meaning about, on, or over.
- mí
- First person singular pronoun used after prepositions; me.
- señora
- Noun meaning Mrs., lady, or woman.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs.
- acercó
- Third person singular preterite of acercarse; she approached.
- ventana
- Noun meaning window.
- pues
- Conjunction or filler meaning well, since, or then.
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective meaning that (near listener).
- momento
- Noun meaning moment or instant.
- vigilaba
- Third person singular imperfect of vigilar; she was watching over.
- cerca
- Adverb meaning close or nearby.
- Le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, to her, or to you.
- había
- Third person singular imperfect of haber; had (auxiliary).
- adoptado
- Past participle of adoptar; adopted.
- todos
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all or every (masculine plural).
- demás
- Adjective or pronoun meaning the rest or the others.
- niños
- Noun meaning children or boys.
- también
- Adverb meaning also or too.
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, to her, or to you.
- adoptarlo
- Infinitive adoptar plus direct object pronoun; to adopt him.
- él
- Third person singular masculine subject pronoun; he.
- Me
- First person singular object pronoun; me or myself.
- mandarías
- Second person singular conditional of mandar; you would send.
- escuela
- Noun meaning school.
- preguntó
- Third person singular preterite of preguntar; he or she asked.
- astucia
- Noun meaning cunning, shrewdness, or cleverness.
- luego
- Adverb meaning then, later, or afterwards.
- oficina
- Noun meaning office.
- Supongo
- First person singular present of suponer; I suppose or assume.
- sí
- Affirmative word meaning yes.
- Pronto
- Adverb meaning soon or quickly.
- sería
- Third person singular conditional of ser; he or she would be.
- hombre
- Noun meaning man.
- pronto
- Adverb meaning soon or quickly.
- quiero
- First person singular present of querer; I want or I love.
- ir
- Infinitive meaning to go.
- aprender
- Infinitive meaning to learn.
- cosas
- Noun meaning things (plural).
- serias
- Adjective meaning serious (feminine plural).
- vehemencia
- Noun meaning vehemence, intensity, or passion.
- ser
- Infinitive meaning to be (permanent or essential qualities).
- madre
- Noun meaning mother.
- si
- Conjunction meaning if.
- me
- First person singular object pronoun; me or myself.
- despertara
- Past subjunctive of despertar; if I were to wake up.
- sintiera
- Past subjunctive of sentir; if I were to feel.
- tengo
- First person singular present of tener; I have.
- barba
- Noun meaning beard.
- consoladora
- Adjective meaning comforting or consoling (feminine).
- querría
- First or third person singular conditional of querer; would want.
- igualmente
- Adverb meaning equally, likewise, or all the same.
- extendió
- Third person singular preterite of extender; stretched out or extended.
- brazos
- Noun meaning arms (plural).
- hacia
- Preposition meaning toward or towards.
- pero
- Conjunction meaning but.
- rechazó
- Third person singular preterite of rechazar; he or she rejected.
- Atrás
- Adverb meaning back, behind, or backwards.
- nadie
- Pronoun meaning nobody or no one.
- va
- Third person singular present of ir; he or she goes.
- atraparme
- Infinitive atrapar plus reflexive pronoun; to catch me.
- convertirme
- Infinitive convertir plus reflexive pronoun; to turn me into.
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning but.
- dónde
- Interrogative adverb meaning where.
- vivir
- Infinitive meaning to live.
- Con
- Preposition meaning with.
- casa
- Noun meaning house or home.
- construimos
- First person plural present or preterite of construir; we build or built.
- para
- Preposition meaning for, in order to, or by.
- hadas
- Noun meaning fairies (plural).
- colocarán
- Third person plural future of colocar; they will place or put.
- arriba
- Adverb meaning up, above, or upstairs.
- entre
- Preposition meaning between or among.
- copas
- Noun meaning treetops or crowns of trees (plural).
- árboles
- Noun meaning trees (plural).
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning where.
- duermen
- Third person plural present of dormir; they sleep.
- por
- Preposition meaning for, through, by, or during.
- noches
- Noun meaning nights (plural).
- Qué
- Exclamatory or interrogative pronoun meaning what or how.
- maravilla
- Noun meaning wonder, marvel, or amazement.
- exclamó
- Third person singular preterite of exclamar; he or she exclaimed.
- tanto
- Adjective or adverb meaning so much or so many.
- anhelo
- Noun meaning longing, yearning, or deep desire.
- apretó
- Third person singular preterite of apretar; squeezed or tightened.
- su
- Third person possessive adjective meaning his, her, or its.
- agarre
- Noun meaning grip, grasp, or hold.
- Creía
- Third person singular imperfect of creer; he or she believed.
- todas
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all (feminine plural).
- habían
- Third person plural imperfect of haber; they had (auxiliary).
- muerto
- Past participle of morir; dead or died.
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