Peter Pan — Page 13
"Peter," she said, faltering, "are you expecting me to fly away with you?"
«Peter», dijo ella, titubeando, «¿esperas que vuele contigo?»
"Of course; that is why I have come." He added a little sternly, "Have you forgotten that this is spring cleaning time?"
«Por supuesto; por eso he venido.» Añadió con cierta severidad: «¿Has olvidado que es época de limpieza de primavera?»
She knew it was useless to say that he had let many spring cleaning times pass.
Ella sabía que era inútil señalar que él había dejado pasar muchas épocas de limpieza de primavera.
"I can't come," she said apologetically, "I have forgotten how to fly."
«No puedo ir», dijo ella con disculpa, «he olvidado cómo volar.»
"I'll soon teach you again."
«Pronto te lo enseñaré de nuevo.»
"O Peter, don't waste the fairy dust on me."
«Oh, Peter, no desperdicies el polvo de hadas en mí.»
She had risen; and now at last a fear assailed him. "What is it?" he cried, shrinking.
Ella se había levantado; y ahora, por fin, un temor lo asaltó. «¿Qué ocurre?», exclamó él, encogiéndose.
"I will turn up the light," she said, "and then you can see for yourself."
«Subiré la luz», dijo ella, «y entonces podrás verlo por ti mismo.»
For almost the only time in his life that I know of, Peter was afraid. "Don't turn up the light," he cried.
En casi el único momento de su vida del que tengo noticia, Peter tuvo miedo. «No subas la luz», exclamó.
She let her hands play in the hair of the tragic boy. She was not a little girl heart-broken about him; she was a grown woman smiling at it all, but they were wet-eyed smiles.
Ella dejó que sus manos jugaran entre el cabello del trágico muchacho. No era una niña con el corazón destrozado por él; era una mujer adulta que sonreía ante todo aquello, aunque eran sonrisas con los ojos húmedos.
Then she turned up the light, and Peter saw. He gave a cry of pain; and when the tall beautiful creature stooped to lift him in her arms he drew back sharply.
Entonces subió la luz, y Peter vio. Lanzó un grito de dolor; y cuando la alta y hermosa criatura se inclinó para alzarlo en sus brazos, él se echó bruscamente hacia atrás.
"What is it?" he cried again.
«¿Qué ocurre?», volvió a exclamar.
She had to tell him.
Ella tuvo que decírselo.
"I am old, Peter. I am ever so much more than twenty. I grew up long ago."
«Soy vieja, Peter. Tengo muchísimo más de veinte años. Crecí hace mucho tiempo.»
"You promised not to!"
«¡Prometiste que no lo harías!»
"I couldn't help it.
«No pude evitarlo.
Vocabulary
- dijo
- Said; past tense of decir, to say
- ella
- She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- titubeando
- Hesitating; wavering uncertainly before speaking or acting
- esperas
- You expect or hope; second-person singular of esperar
- que
- That; conjunction connecting clauses or subordinate phrases
- vuele
- Fly; subjunctive form of volar, to fly
- contigo
- With you; prepositional pronoun for second person singular
- Por
- For, by, or because of; common Spanish preposition
- supuesto
- Of course; assumed or taken for granted
- por
- For, by, through; versatile Spanish preposition
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby
- he
- I have; first-person singular of haber, auxiliary verb
- venido
- Come; past participle of venir, to come
- Añadió
- Added; past tense of añadir, to add or say additionally
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- cierta
- Certain, a certain degree of; feminine adjective
- severidad
- Severity, sternness; serious and strict manner or tone
- Has
- You have; second-person singular of haber, auxiliary verb
- olvidado
- Forgotten; past participle of olvidar, to forget
- es
- Is; third-person singular of ser, to be
- época
- Season, era, or time period; a particular span of time
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- limpieza
- Cleaning, cleanliness; the act of making something clean
- primavera
- Spring; the season between winter and summer
- Ella
- She; third-person singular feminine subject pronoun
- sabía
- Knew; imperfect tense of saber, to know
- era
- Was; imperfect past tense of ser, to be
- inútil
- Useless, pointless; not serving any practical purpose
- señalar
- To point out or indicate; to note or highlight something
- él
- He; third-person singular masculine subject pronoun
- había
- Had; imperfect of haber, used in past perfect constructions
- dejado
- Let pass, allowed; past participle of dejar, to let
- pasar
- To pass, to go by; movement or the passage of time
- muchas
- Many; feminine plural adjective indicating a large number
- épocas
- Seasons, eras; plural of época, a period of time
- No
- No, not; basic negation word in Spanish
- puedo
- I can; first-person singular present of poder, to be able
- ir
- To go; basic infinitive verb of motion
- disculpa
- Excuse me, sorry; used to apologize or seek forgiveness
- cómo
- How; interrogative adverb asking about manner or way
- volar
- To fly; to move through the air
- Pronto
- Soon, quickly; indicates something will happen shortly
- te
- You; second-person singular reflexive or indirect object pronoun
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- enseñaré
- I will teach you; future tense of enseñar, to teach
- nuevo
- New, again; adjective meaning new or used in de nuevo (again)
- no
- No, not; negation word in Spanish
- desperdicies
- Waste; subjunctive of desperdiciar, don't waste something
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- polvo
- Dust, powder; fine particles or fairy dust
- hadas
- Fairies; magical winged female creatures in folklore
- en
- In, on, at; common Spanish preposition of location
- mí
- Me; first-person singular prepositional pronoun
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive third-person pronoun
- levantado
- Risen, gotten up; past participle of levantarse, to rise
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction in Spanish
- ahora
- Now; adverb referring to the present moment
- fin
- End; conclusion of something, also used in al fin (finally)
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- temor
- Fear, dread; a feeling of anxiety or apprehension
- asaltó
- Assailed, struck; past tense of asaltar, to overcome suddenly
- Qué
- What; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun in Spanish
- ocurre
- Is happening; third-person singular of ocurrir, to occur
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; past tense of exclamar, to cry out
- encogiéndose
- Shrinking back; recoiling or drawing oneself inward in fear
- Subiré
- I will raise; future tense of subir, to go up or raise
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- luz
- Light; illumination from a source such as a lamp
- entonces
- Then; adverb indicating a subsequent moment or consequence
- podrás
- You will be able; future tense of poder, to be able
- verlo
- See it; infinitive ver plus direct object pronoun lo
- ti
- You; second-person singular prepositional pronoun
- mismo
- Yourself, himself, same; reflexive or emphatic adjective
- En
- In, on; preposition indicating location or time
- casi
- Almost, nearly; adverb indicating near completion
- único
- Only, unique; the sole instance of something
- momento
- Moment; a very brief period of time
- su
- His, her, its, your; third-person possessive adjective
- vida
- Life; the existence or course of a living being
- del
- Of the; contraction of de + el
- tengo
- I have; first-person singular present of tener, to have
- noticia
- News, knowledge; information about an event or matter
- tuvo
- Had; third-person singular preterite of tener, to have
- miedo
- Fear; a feeling of being scared or frightened
- subas
- Go up; subjunctive of subir, used in a command or wish
- dejó
- Let, allowed; third-person singular preterite of dejar
- sus
- His, her, their; plural possessive adjective
- manos
- Hands; plural of mano, the human hand
- jugaran
- Play; imperfect subjunctive of jugar, to play
- entre
- Among, between; preposition indicating position or relation
- cabello
- Hair; the hair on a person's head
- trágico
- Tragic; relating to or resembling tragedy, deeply sad
- muchacho
- Boy, young man; informal word for a male youth
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- niña
- Girl, little girl; young female child
- corazón
- Heart; the organ or seat of emotions and feelings
- destrozado
- Broken, shattered; destroyed emotionally or physically
- mujer
- Woman; an adult female person
- adulta
- Adult; fully grown, mature female person
- sonreía
- Was smiling; imperfect of sonreír, to smile
- ante
- Before, in front of; preposition indicating facing something
- todo
- All, everything; adjective or pronoun meaning all or whole
- aquello
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant
- aunque
- Although, even though; conjunction introducing a concession
- eran
- Were; third-person plural imperfect of ser, to be
- sonrisas
- Smiles; plural of sonrisa, an expression of happiness
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- húmedos
- Moist, wet; slightly damp, as eyes filled with tears
- Entonces
- Then; transitional adverb indicating the next action
- subió
- Went up, raised; preterite of subir, to go up
- vio
- Saw; third-person singular preterite of ver, to see
- Lanzó
- Let out, threw; preterite of lanzar, to launch or cry out
- grito
- Cry, shout; a loud exclamation of strong emotion
- dolor
- Pain, grief; physical or emotional suffering
- cuando
- When; conjunction or adverb indicating a time relationship
- alta
- Tall; feminine adjective describing great height
- hermosa
- Beautiful; feminine adjective meaning lovely or gorgeous
- criatura
- Creature, being; a living person or entity
- inclinó
- Leaned, bent down; preterite of inclinar, to lean or bow
- para
- In order to, for; preposition expressing purpose or recipient
- alzarlo
- To lift him; infinitive alzar plus direct object pronoun lo
- brazos
- Arms; plural of brazo, the upper limbs of the body
- echó
- Threw, pushed; preterite of echar, to throw or push away
- bruscamente
- Abruptly, brusquely; in a sudden and rough manner
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction of movement
- atrás
- Back, behind; adverb indicating backward direction
- volvió
- Returned, did again; preterite of volver, to return or repeat
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or indirect object
- exclamar
- To exclaim; to cry out or declare something with emotion
- decírselo
- To tell it to you; infinitive decir plus pronouns se and lo
- Soy
- I am; first-person singular present of ser, to be
- vieja
- Old; feminine adjective meaning aged or no longer young
- Tengo
- I have; first-person singular present of tener, to have
- muchísimo
- Very much, a lot more; superlative form of mucho
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree or quantity
- veinte
- Twenty; the cardinal number 20
- años
- Years; plural of año, a unit of time equal to twelve months
- Crecí
- I grew up; first-person singular preterite of crecer
- hace
- Ago; used with time expressions to indicate elapsed time
- mucho
- A lot, much; adverb or adjective indicating large amount
- tiempo
- Time, weather; a period or duration of time
- Prometiste
- You promised; second-person singular preterite of prometer
- harías
- You would do; conditional tense of hacer, to do or make
- pude
- I could, I was able; first-person preterite of poder
- evitarlo
- To avoid it; infinitive evitar plus direct object pronoun lo
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