The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 7
and her gown--and her petticoat?
¿y su vestido... y su enagua?
[Illustration]
[Ilustración]
And _how_ small she had grown--and _how_ brown--and covered with PRICKLES!
¡Y _qué_ pequeña se había vuelto... y _qué_ morena... y cubierta de PÚAS!
Why! Mrs. Tiggy-winkle was nothing but a HEDGEHOG.
¡Vaya! La señora Tiggy-winkle no era más que un ERIZO.
(Now some people say that little Lucie had been asleep upon the stile--but then how could she have found three clean pocket-handkins and a pinny, pinned with a silver safety-pin?
(Ahora bien, hay quien dice que la pequeña Lucie se había quedado dormida sobre el escalón del cercado... pero entonces ¿cómo pudo haber encontrado tres pañuelitos limpios y un delantalito, prendido con un imperdible de plata?
And besides--_I_ have seen that door into the back of the hill called Cat Bells--and besides _I_ am very well acquainted with dear Mrs. Tiggy-winkle!)
Y además... _yo_ he visto esa puerta en la ladera del cerro llamado Cat Bells... ¡y además _yo_ conozco muy bien a la querida señora Tiggy-winkle!)
End of Project Gutenberg's The Tale of Mrs.
Fin de El cuento de la señora de Project Gutenberg.
Vocabulary
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or clauses.
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'its,' or 'your.'
- vestido
- A dress or garment worn as clothing.
- enagua
- A petticoat or underskirt worn beneath a dress.
- Ilustración
- An illustration or image accompanying a text.
- Y
- Conjunction meaning 'and,' used at sentence level.
- _qué_
- Interrogative or exclamative pronoun meaning 'what' or 'how.'
- pequeña
- Adjective meaning small or little, describing a feminine noun.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive and pronominal verbs.
- había
- Past perfect auxiliary 'had,' third person singular of haber.
- vuelto
- Past participle of volver, meaning 'turned' or 'become.'
- morena
- Adjective meaning dark-haired or dark-skinned, feminine form.
- cubierta
- Covered or coated; past participle of cubrir, feminine form.
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from,' indicating origin or possession.
- PÚAS
- Sharp spines or quills, such as those on a hedgehog.
- Vaya
- Exclamation expressing surprise, meaning 'well' or 'goodness.'
- La
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the.'
- señora
- A polite title for a woman, meaning 'Mrs.' or 'ma'am.'
- no
- Negation adverb meaning 'no' or 'not.'
- era
- Imperfect tense of ser, meaning 'was' describing a state.
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most.'
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'than.'
- un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an.'
- ERIZO
- A hedgehog, a small spiny insectivorous mammal.
- Ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now,' indicating the present moment.
- bien
- Adverb meaning 'well' or adjective meaning 'good.'
- hay
- Impersonal form of haber meaning 'there is' or 'there are.'
- quien
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who' referring to a person.
- dice
- Third person singular of decir, meaning 'says' or 'tells.'
- la
- Feminine definite article or direct object pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her.'
- quedado
- Past participle of quedar, meaning 'stayed' or 'remained.'
- dormida
- Fallen asleep or sleeping; feminine past participle of dormir.
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about.'
- el
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the.'
- escalón
- A step or stair, a single rung in a stairway.
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el,' meaning 'of the.'
- cercado
- A fenced enclosure or paddock surrounding a field or yard.
- pero
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing a contrast.
- entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'so,' indicating logical consequence.
- cómo
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'how,' used in questions.
- pudo
- Preterite third person singular of poder, meaning 'could' or 'was able.'
- haber
- Auxiliary infinitive meaning 'to have,' used in compound tenses.
- encontrado
- Past participle of encontrar, meaning 'found' or 'encountered.'
- tres
- The number three.
- pañuelitos
- Small handkerchiefs; diminutive plural of pañuelo.
- limpios
- Adjective meaning clean or spotless, masculine plural form.
- delantalito
- A small apron; diminutive of delantal.
- prendido
- Fastened or pinned; past participle of prender.
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with,' indicating accompaniment or means.
- imperdible
- A safety pin used to fasten fabric securely.
- plata
- Silver, the precious metal, or informally money in some dialects.
- además
- Adverb meaning 'also,' 'besides,' or 'furthermore.'
- _yo_
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I,' often used for emphasis.
- he
- First person singular of haber, auxiliary meaning 'I have.'
- visto
- Past participle of ver, meaning 'seen.'
- esa
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that,' feminine singular form.
- puerta
- A door or entrance to a building or room.
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at.'
- ladera
- A hillside or slope on the side of a hill.
- cerro
- A hill or small mountain in the landscape.
- llamado
- Past participle of llamar, meaning 'called' or 'named.'
- conozco
- First person singular of conocer, meaning 'I know' someone or something.
- muy
- Adverb meaning 'very,' intensifying an adjective or adverb.
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at,' indicating direction or destination.
- querida
- Adjective or noun meaning 'dear' or 'beloved,' feminine form.
- Fin
- The word for 'end,' marking the conclusion of a story.
- El
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the.'
- cuento
- A short story or tale, often for children.
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