Peter Pan — Page 15
"Yes, I know," Wendy admitted rather forlornly; "no one knows it so well as I."
«Sí, lo sé», admitió Wendy con cierta melancolía; «nadie lo sabe tan bien como yo».
"Good-bye," said Peter to Wendy; and he rose in the air, and the shameless Jane rose with him; it was already her easiest way of moving about.
«Adiós», le dijo Peter a Wendy; y se elevó en el aire, y la desvergonzada Jane se elevó con él; era ya su manera más fácil de desplazarse.
Wendy rushed to the window.
Wendy corrió hacia la ventana.
"No, no," she cried.
«No, no», gritó ella.
"It is just for spring cleaning time," Jane said, "he wants me always to do his spring cleaning."
«Es solo para la época de limpieza de primavera», dijo Jane, «él quiere que yo haga siempre su limpieza de primavera».
"If only I could go with you," Wendy sighed.
«Ojalá pudiera ir contigo», suspiró Wendy.
"You see you can't fly," said Jane.
«Es que tú no puedes volar», dijo Jane.
Of course in the end Wendy let them fly away together.
Por supuesto, al final Wendy les dejó volar juntos.
Our last glimpse of her shows her at the window, watching them receding into the sky until they were as small as stars.
La última imagen que tenemos de ella la muestra en la ventana, observando cómo se alejaban hacia el cielo hasta que eran tan pequeños como estrellas.
As you look at Wendy, you may see her hair becoming white, and her figure little again, for all this happened long ago.
Mientras miras a Wendy, puedes ver cómo su cabello se vuelve blanco y su figura pequeña de nuevo, pues todo esto ocurrió hace mucho tiempo.
Jane is now a common grown-up, with a daughter called Margaret; and every spring cleaning time, except when he forgets, Peter comes for Margaret and takes her to the Neverland, where she tells him stories about himself, to which he listens eagerly.
Jane es ahora una adulta corriente, con una hija llamada Margaret; y cada temporada de limpieza de primavera, salvo cuando se olvida, Peter viene a buscar a Margaret y la lleva al País de Nunca Jamás, donde ella le cuenta historias sobre él mismo, que él escucha con avidez.
When Margaret grows up she will have a daughter, who is to be Peter's mother in turn; and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.
Cuando Margaret crezca tendrá una hija, que será a su vez la madre de Peter; y así continuará, mientras los niños sean alegres e inocentes y sin corazón.
Vocabulary
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response
- lo
- It; direct object pronoun, neuter form
- sé
- I know; first person singular of saber
- admitió
- Admitted; past tense of admitir
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- cierta
- Certain; a particular or specific amount
- melancolía
- Melancholy; deep sadness or pensive sorrow
- nadie
- Nobody; no one, negative indefinite pronoun
- sabe
- Knows; third person singular of saber
- tan
- So; as; used in comparisons of equality
- bien
- Well; in a good or correct manner
- como
- As; like; used for comparisons
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- Adiós
- Goodbye; farewell expression
- le
- To him/her; indirect object pronoun
- dijo
- Said; past tense third person of decir
- a
- To; at; preposition of direction or recipient
- y
- And; coordinating conjunction
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself
- elevó
- Rose; lifted into the air, past tense
- en
- In; on; at; common preposition of location
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- aire
- Air; the atmosphere surrounding us
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- desvergonzada
- Shameless; brazen, without embarrassment or modesty
- él
- He; third person masculine subject pronoun
- era
- Was; imperfect past tense of ser
- ya
- Already; now; used to indicate current state
- su
- His; her; their; possessive adjective
- manera
- Way; manner; method of doing something
- más
- More; comparative adverb of quantity or degree
- fácil
- Easy; not difficult, simple to do
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- desplazarse
- To move; to travel from one place to another
- corrió
- Ran; past tense third person of correr
- hacia
- Toward; in the direction of something
- ventana
- Window; opening in a wall with glass
- No
- No; negative response or denial
- gritó
- Shouted; cried out loudly, past tense
- ella
- She; third person feminine subject pronoun
- Es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- solo
- Only; just; merely; alone
- para
- For; in order to; preposition of purpose
- época
- Season; era; a period or time of year
- limpieza
- Cleaning; the act of making something clean
- primavera
- Spring; the season between winter and summer
- quiere
- Wants; third person singular present of querer
- que
- That; which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- haga
- Do; make; subjunctive form of hacer
- siempre
- Always; at all times, without exception
- Ojalá
- I wish; hopefully; expresses strong desire
- pudiera
- Could; past subjunctive of poder
- ir
- To go; infinitive of basic motion verb
- contigo
- With you; prepositional pronoun, informal singular
- suspiró
- Sighed; exhaled deeply expressing emotion, past tense
- tú
- You; second person singular subject pronoun
- puedes
- You can; second person singular present of poder
- volar
- To fly; to move through the air
- Por
- By; for; through; preposition of cause or means
- supuesto
- Of course; certainly; assumed or taken for granted
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- final
- End; conclusion; last part of something
- les
- To them; indirect object pronoun, plural
- dejó
- Left; allowed; past tense of dejar
- juntos
- Together; in each other's company
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- última
- Last; final; most recent in a sequence
- imagen
- Image; picture; visual representation
- tenemos
- We have; first person plural of tener
- muestra
- Shows; displays; third person singular of mostrar
- observando
- Observing; watching carefully, present participle
- cómo
- How; interrogative or exclamatory adverb
- alejaban
- Were moving away; imperfect of alejarse
- cielo
- Sky; the expanse of space above earth
- hasta
- Until; up to; as far as
- eran
- Were; imperfect past tense of ser, plural
- pequeños
- Small; little; tiny in size
- estrellas
- Stars; luminous celestial bodies in the sky
- Mientras
- While; as long as; during the time that
- miras
- You look; you watch; second person of mirar
- ver
- To see; to look at something
- cabello
- Hair; the hair on a person's head
- vuelve
- Turns; becomes; returns; third person of volver
- blanco
- White; the color white
- figura
- Figure; shape; a person's silhouette or form
- pequeña
- Small; little; feminine form of pequeño
- nuevo
- New; recently made or not previously known
- pues
- Well; then; so; discourse filler or connector
- todo
- All; everything; the whole of something
- esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- ocurrió
- Happened; occurred; past tense of ocurrir
- hace
- Ago; makes; does; third person of hacer
- mucho
- Much; a lot; a great quantity
- tiempo
- Time; weather; a duration or period
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment
- una
- A; an; feminine indefinite article
- adulta
- Adult; a fully grown woman
- corriente
- Ordinary; common; average, nothing special
- hija
- Daughter; female child of a parent
- llamada
- Named; called; past participle of llamar
- cada
- Each; every; used before singular nouns
- temporada
- Season; period; a recurring span of time
- salvo
- Except; unless; save for one exception
- cuando
- When; at the time that something happens
- olvida
- Forgets; third person singular of olvidar
- viene
- Comes; third person singular of venir
- buscar
- To look for; to search for something
- lleva
- Takes; carries; third person singular of llevar
- País
- Country; land; nation or territory
- Nunca
- Never; at no time, negative temporal adverb
- Jamás
- Never; ever; emphatic negation of time
- donde
- Where; in which; relative adverb of place
- cuenta
- Tells; recounts; third person of contar
- historias
- Stories; tales; narratives or accounts
- sobre
- About; on; concerning a topic
- mismo
- Himself; same; used for emphasis
- escucha
- Listens; third person singular of escuchar
- avidez
- Eagerness; avidity; intense enthusiasm or greed
- Cuando
- When; at the time that something occurs
- crezca
- Grows up; subjunctive form of crecer
- tendrá
- Will have; future tense of tener
- será
- Will be; future tense of ser
- vez
- Time; turn; an instance or occurrence
- madre
- Mother; a female parent
- así
- Thus; so; in this way or manner
- continuará
- Will continue; future tense of continuar
- mientras
- While; as long as; simultaneously
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- niños
- Children; young boys or kids
- sean
- Are; subjunctive form of ser, plural
- alegres
- Happy; cheerful; joyful in disposition
- e
- And; variant of y used before i-sound
- inocentes
- Innocent; pure; free from guilt or corruption
- sin
- Without; lacking; preposition of absence
- corazón
- Heart; the organ or emotional center of a person
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