Peter Pan — Page 14
I am a married woman, Peter."
Soy una mujer casada, Peter."
"No, you're not."
"No, no lo eres."
"Yes, and the little girl in the bed is my baby."
"Sí, y la niña en la cama es mi bebé."
"No, she's not."
"No, no lo es."
But he supposed she was; and he took a step towards the sleeping child with his dagger upraised.
Pero él supuso que sí lo era; y dio un paso hacia la niña dormida con su daga en alto.
Of course he did not strike.
Por supuesto que no la golpeó.
He sat down on the floor instead and sobbed; and Wendy did not know how to comfort him, though she could have done it so easily once.
En cambio, se sentó en el suelo y sollozó; y Wendy no sabía cómo consolarlo, aunque en otro tiempo podría haberlo hecho con tanta facilidad.
She was only a woman now, and she ran out of the room to try to think.
Ahora era solo una mujer, y salió corriendo de la habitación para intentar pensar.
Peter continued to cry, and soon his sobs woke Jane.
Peter siguió llorando, y pronto sus sollozos despertaron a Jane.
She sat up in bed, and was interested at once.
Ella se incorporó en la cama, y al instante se mostró interesada.
"Boy," she said, "why are you crying?"
"Niño", dijo ella, "¿por qué estás llorando?"
Peter rose and bowed to her, and she bowed to him from the bed.
Peter se levantó y le hizo una reverencia, y ella le devolvió la reverencia desde la cama.
"Hullo," he said.
"Hola", dijo él.
"Hullo," said Jane.
"Hola", dijo Jane.
"My name is Peter Pan," he told her.
"Mi nombre es Peter Pan", le dijo.
"Yes, I know."
"Sí, lo sé."
"I came back for my mother," he explained, "to take her to the Neverland."
"Volví por mi madre", explicó, "para llevarla al País de Nunca Jamás."
"Yes, I know," Jane said, "I have been waiting for you."
"Sí, lo sé", dijo Jane, "te he estado esperando."
When Wendy returned diffidently she found Peter sitting on the bed-post crowing gloriously, while Jane in her nighty was flying round the room in solemn ecstasy.
Cuando Wendy regresó con timidez, encontró a Peter sentado en el poste de la cama cantando victoriosamente, mientras Jane en su camisón volaba por la habitación en solemne éxtasis.
"She is my mother," Peter explained; and Jane descended and stood by his side, with the look in her face that he liked to see on ladies when they gazed at him.
"Ella es mi madre", explicó Peter; y Jane descendió y se puso a su lado, con la expresión en su rostro que a él le gustaba ver en las damas cuando lo miraban.
"He does so need a mother," Jane said.
"Él necesita tanto una madre", dijo Jane.
Vocabulary
- Soy
- First person singular of 'ser'; I am
- una
- Indefinite article, feminine singular; a, an
- mujer
- Adult female person; woman
- casada
- Feminine adjective describing a married woman
- No
- Negative adverb; no, not
- no
- Negative adverb; no, not
- lo
- Neuter or masculine direct object pronoun; it, him
- eres
- Second person singular of 'ser'; you are
- Sí
- Affirmative adverb; yes
- y
- Coordinating conjunction; and
- la
- Definite article, feminine singular; the
- niña
- Young female child; girl
- en
- Preposition indicating location or time; in, on
- cama
- Piece of furniture used for sleeping; bed
- es
- Third person singular of 'ser'; is
- mi
- First person singular possessive adjective; my
- bebé
- Very young child or infant; baby
- Pero
- Coordinating conjunction expressing contrast; but
- él
- Third person singular masculine subject pronoun; he
- supuso
- Third person past tense of 'suponer'; he assumed
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun; that, which
- sí
- Affirmative adverb or reflexive pronoun; yes, itself
- era
- Third person imperfect of 'ser'; was, used to be
- dio
- Third person preterite of 'dar'; gave, took (a step)
- un
- Indefinite article, masculine singular; a, an
- paso
- Movement of one foot forward; step
- hacia
- Preposition indicating direction; toward, towards
- dormida
- Feminine adjective describing someone asleep; sleeping
- con
- Preposition expressing accompaniment or instrument; with
- su
- Third person singular possessive adjective; his, her, its
- daga
- Short pointed blade weapon; dagger
- alto
- Command or adjective meaning stop or tall; halt, high
- Por
- Preposition expressing cause or means; for, by, because of
- supuesto
- Past participle of 'suponer'; assumed, of course
- golpeó
- Third person preterite of 'golpear'; struck, hit
- En
- Preposition indicating location or time; in, on
- cambio
- Noun meaning change; also used in 'en cambio' meaning instead
- se
- Reflexive or reciprocal pronoun; himself, herself, itself
- sentó
- Third person preterite of 'sentar'; sat down
- el
- Definite article, masculine singular; the
- suelo
- Surface at the bottom of a room; floor, ground
- sollozó
- Third person preterite of 'sollozar'; sobbed
- sabía
- Third person imperfect of 'saber'; knew, used to know
- cómo
- Interrogative or relative adverb; how
- consolarlo
- Infinitive 'consolar' plus pronoun; to comfort him
- aunque
- Conjunction expressing concession; although, even though
- otro
- Adjective or pronoun meaning different or additional; another, other
- tiempo
- Duration or weather; time, weather
- podría
- Third person conditional of 'poder'; could, would be able
- haberlo
- Auxiliary 'haber' plus pronoun; to have it, to have him
- hecho
- Past participle of 'hacer'; done, made
- tanta
- Feminine adjective of quantity; so much, such a lot of
- facilidad
- Quality of being easy; ease, easiness
- Ahora
- Adverb of time; now
- solo
- Adjective or adverb; alone, only, just
- salió
- Third person preterite of 'salir'; left, went out
- corriendo
- Gerund of 'correr'; running
- de
- Preposition indicating origin or possession; of, from
- habitación
- Room in a building, often a bedroom; room, bedroom
- para
- Preposition expressing purpose or destination; for, in order to
- intentar
- Infinitive meaning to try or attempt something; to try
- pensar
- Infinitive meaning to use the mind; to think
- siguió
- Third person preterite of 'seguir'; continued, followed
- llorando
- Gerund of 'llorar'; crying, weeping
- pronto
- Adverb of time; soon, quickly
- sus
- Plural possessive adjective; his, her, their, its
- sollozos
- Plural noun; sobs, crying sounds
- despertaron
- Third person plural preterite of 'despertar'; woke up, awakened
- a
- Preposition indicating direction or personal object; to, at
- Ella
- Third person singular feminine subject pronoun; she
- incorporó
- Third person preterite of 'incorporarse'; sat up, rose up
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el'; to the, at the
- instante
- Very brief period of time; instant, moment
- mostró
- Third person preterite of 'mostrar'; showed, appeared
- interesada
- Feminine adjective; interested, showing interest
- Niño
- Young male child; boy, child
- dijo
- Third person preterite of 'decir'; said, told
- ella
- Third person singular feminine subject pronoun; she
- por
- Preposition expressing cause, means, or duration; for, by
- qué
- Interrogative pronoun or adverb; what, why
- estás
- Second person singular present of 'estar'; you are
- levantó
- Third person preterite of 'levantar'; raised, stood up
- le
- Indirect object pronoun; to him, to her, to you
- hizo
- Third person preterite of 'hacer'; did, made
- reverencia
- Respectful bowing gesture; bow, curtsy
- devolvió
- Third person preterite of 'devolver'; returned, gave back
- desde
- Preposition indicating origin in time or space; from, since
- Hola
- Common greeting in Spanish; hello, hi
- Mi
- First person singular possessive adjective; my
- nombre
- Word used to identify a person or thing; name
- sé
- First person singular present of 'saber'; I know
- Volví
- First person preterite of 'volver'; I returned, came back
- madre
- Female parent; mother
- explicó
- Third person preterite of 'explicar'; explained
- llevarla
- Infinitive 'llevar' plus pronoun; to take her, carry her
- País
- Geographic or political territory; country, land
- Nunca
- Adverb of time meaning at no time; never
- Jamás
- Emphatic adverb of negation; never, ever
- te
- Second person singular object pronoun; you, to you
- he
- First person singular of auxiliary 'haber'; I have
- estado
- Past participle of 'estar' or noun for state; been, state
- esperando
- Gerund of 'esperar'; waiting, hoping
- Cuando
- Conjunction or adverb of time; when
- regresó
- Third person preterite of 'regresar'; returned, came back
- timidez
- Quality of being shy or reserved; shyness, timidity
- encontró
- Third person preterite of 'encontrar'; found, encountered
- sentado
- Past participle of 'sentar'; seated, sitting
- poste
- Vertical structure fixed in the ground; post, pole
- cantando
- Gerund of 'cantar'; singing
- victoriosamente
- Adverb describing a triumphant manner; victoriously
- mientras
- Conjunction indicating simultaneous actions; while, whereas
- camisón
- Long loose garment worn for sleeping; nightgown
- volaba
- Third person imperfect of 'volar'; was flying, fluttered
- solemne
- Adjective describing a serious or dignified manner; solemn
- éxtasis
- State of intense happiness or trance; ecstasy
- descendió
- Third person preterite of 'descender'; descended, came down
- puso
- Third person preterite of 'poner'; put, placed, set
- lado
- Position to the left or right; side
- expresión
- Facial or verbal manifestation of feeling; expression
- rostro
- Front part of the head; face, countenance
- gustaba
- Third person imperfect of 'gustar'; liked, used to like
- ver
- Infinitive meaning to perceive with the eyes; to see
- las
- Definite article, feminine plural; the
- damas
- Plural of 'dama'; ladies, women of distinction
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb of time; when
- miraban
- Third person plural imperfect of 'mirar'; were looking, used to look
- Él
- Third person singular masculine subject pronoun; he
- necesita
- Third person singular present of 'necesitar'; needs
- tanto
- Adverb or adjective of quantity; so much, so many
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