The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 5
Tittlemouse followed him with a dish-cloth, to wipe his large wet footmarks off the parlour floor.
Tittlemouse lo siguió con un trapo de cocina, para limpiar sus grandes huellas mojadas del suelo del salón.
[Illustration: Wiping up footmarks]
[Ilustración: Limpiando las huellas]
[Illustration: Walking down the passage]
[Ilustración: Caminando por el pasillo]
When he had convinced himself that there was no honey in the cupboards, he began to walk down the passage.
Cuando se convenció de que no había miel en los armarios, comenzó a caminar por el pasillo.
"Indeed, indeed, you will stick fast, Mr. Jackson!"
"¡De verdad, de verdad, se va a quedar atascado, señor Jackson!"
"Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Mrs. Tittlemouse!"
"¡Tiddly, widdly, widdly, señora Tittlemouse!"
First he squeezed into the pantry.
Primero se coló en la despensa.
"Tiddly, widdly, widdly? no honey? no honey, Mrs. Tittlemouse?"
"¿Tiddly, widdly, widdly? ¿sin miel? ¿sin miel, señora Tittlemouse?"
There were three creepy-crawly people hiding in the plate-rack.
Había tres bichitos rastreros escondidos en el escurreplatos.
Two of them got away; but the littlest one he caught.
Dos de ellos escaparon; pero al más pequeño lo atrapó.
[Illustration: Creepy-crawly people]
[Ilustración: Los bichitos rastreros]
[Illustration: Butterfly tasting the sugar]
[Ilustración: La mariposa probando el azúcar]
Then he squeezed into the larder.
Luego se coló en el despensero.
Miss Butterfly was tasting the sugar; but she flew away out of the window.
La señorita Mariposa estaba probando el azúcar; pero salió volando por la ventana.
"Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Mrs. Tittlemouse; you seem to have plenty of visitors!"
"¡Tiddly, widdly, widdly, señora Tittlemouse; parece que tiene muchas visitas!"
"And without any invitation!" said Mrs. Thomasina Tittlemouse.
"¡Y sin ninguna invitación!" dijo la señora Thomasina Tittlemouse.
They went along the sandy passage--"Tiddly widdly--" "Buzz! Wizz! Wizz!"
Fueron por el pasillo arenoso--"Tiddly widdly--" "¡Buzz! ¡Wizz! ¡Wizz!"
He met Babbitty round a corner, and snapped her up, and put her down again.
Se encontró con Babbitty al doblar una esquina, la atrapó de un bocado y la volvió a soltar.
"I do not like bumble bees. They are all over bristles," said Mr. Jackson, wiping his mouth with his coat-sleeve.
"No me gustan los abejorros. Están llenos de pelos," dijo el señor Jackson, limpiándose la boca con la manga de su abrigo.
"Get out, you nasty old toad!" shrieked Babbitty Bumble.
"¡Fuera, viejo sapo asqueroso!" chilló Babbitty Bumble.
"I shall go distracted!" scolded Mrs. Tittlemouse.
"¡Me voy a volver loca!" regañó la señora Tittlemouse.
[Illustration: Confronting the Bee]
[Ilustración: Enfrentando a la abeja]
[Illustration: Shut into the nut-cellar]
[Ilustración: Encerrada en el sótano de las nueces]
She shut herself up in the nut-cellar while Mr. Jackson pulled out the bees-nest.
Se encerró en el sótano de las nueces mientras el señor Jackson sacaba el nido de abejas.
He seemed to have no objection to stings.
Parecía no tener ningún reparo a los aguijonazos.
When Mrs.
Cuando la señora
Vocabulary
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'
- siguió
- Past tense of 'seguir'; he/she followed or continued
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- trapo
- A cloth or rag used for cleaning
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- cocina
- Kitchen; room where food is prepared
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- limpiar
- To clean or wipe a surface
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their'
- grandes
- Adjective meaning 'big' or 'large'
- huellas
- Footprints or tracks left on a surface
- mojadas
- Adjective meaning 'wet' or 'damp'
- del
- Contraction of 'de el' meaning 'of the'
- suelo
- Floor or ground of a room
- salón
- Living room or main sitting room
- Ilustración
- Illustration or image accompanying a text
- Limpiando
- Present participle of 'limpiar'; cleaning or wiping
- las
- Definite article 'the' for feminine plural nouns
- Caminando
- Present participle of 'caminar'; walking along
- por
- Preposition meaning 'through,' 'along,' or 'by'
- el
- Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns
- pasillo
- Hallway or corridor inside a building
- Cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- convenció
- Past tense of 'convencer'; became convinced of something
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- había
- Imperfect form of 'haber'; there was/were
- miel
- Honey, the sweet substance made by bees
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'on'
- los
- Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
- armarios
- Cupboards or wardrobes for storing items
- comenzó
- Past tense of 'comenzar'; he/she began or started
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- caminar
- To walk or move on foot
- De
- Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- verdad
- Truth; used in expression 'de verdad' meaning 'really'
- va
- Third person singular present of 'ir'; goes or is going
- quedar
- To remain, stay, or become stuck
- atascado
- Stuck, blocked, or trapped in a place
- señor
- Mister or sir; polite title for a man
- señora
- Mrs. or madam; polite title for a woman
- Primero
- First; indicates the first action in a sequence
- coló
- Past tense of 'colarse'; slipped or sneaked into
- la
- Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns
- despensa
- Pantry or larder where food is stored
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- Había
- Imperfect of 'haber'; there was or there were
- tres
- The number three
- bichitos
- Small bugs or tiny creepy-crawly insects
- rastreros
- Crawling or creeping; moving close to the ground
- escondidos
- Hidden or concealed from view
- escurreplatos
- Dish rack or drainer where wet dishes are placed
- Dos
- The number two
- ellos
- Personal pronoun meaning 'they' for a group
- escaparon
- Past tense of 'escapar'; they escaped or got away
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but'
- al
- Contraction of 'a el' meaning 'to the'
- más
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'
- pequeño
- Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'
- atrapó
- Past tense of 'atrapar'; caught or trapped someone
- Los
- Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
- La
- Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns
- mariposa
- Butterfly; a winged insect with colorful wings
- probando
- Present participle of 'probar'; tasting or trying something
- azúcar
- Sugar; sweet crystalline substance used in cooking
- Luego
- Adverb meaning 'then,' 'next,' or 'later'
- señorita
- Miss; polite title for an unmarried woman
- estaba
- Imperfect of 'estar'; he/she/it was in a state
- salió
- Past tense of 'salir'; he/she went out or left
- volando
- Present participle of 'volar'; flying through the air
- ventana
- Window; opening in a wall for light and air
- parece
- Third person of 'parecer'; it seems or appears
- tiene
- Third person of 'tener'; he/she/it has
- muchas
- Adjective meaning 'many' or 'a lot of' feminine
- visitas
- Visits or visitors coming to a place
- Y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- ninguna
- Adjective meaning 'none' or 'not any' feminine
- invitación
- Invitation to attend an event or visit
- dijo
- Past tense of 'decir'; he/she said
- Fueron
- Past tense of 'ir'; they went somewhere
- arenoso
- Sandy; covered in or full of sand
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or pronominal verbs
- encontró
- Past tense of 'encontrar'; met or came across someone
- doblar
- To turn or bend around a corner
- una
- Indefinite article 'a' for feminine singular nouns
- esquina
- Corner where two walls or roads meet
- bocado
- A bite or mouthful of something
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- volvió
- Past tense of 'volver'; returned or came back
- soltar
- To release, let go, or drop something
- No
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- me
- First person object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me'
- gustan
- Third person plural of 'gustar'; they are pleasing, I like
- abejorros
- Bumblebees; large fuzzy buzzing insects
- Están
- Third person plural of 'estar'; they are in a state
- llenos
- Adjective meaning 'full' or 'covered in'
- pelos
- Hairs or bristles on a body or surface
- limpiándose
- Reflexive present participle; cleaning oneself off
- boca
- Mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking
- manga
- Sleeve of a garment such as a coat
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its'
- abrigo
- Coat or overcoat worn for warmth
- Fuera
- Exclamation meaning 'get out' or 'away with you'
- viejo
- Adjective meaning 'old'; used as an insult here
- sapo
- Toad; a squat amphibian similar to a frog
- asqueroso
- Disgusting, revolting, or filthy in appearance
- chilló
- Past tense of 'chillar'; shrieked or screamed out
- Me
- First person object pronoun meaning 'me'
- voy
- First person of 'ir'; I am going or I go
- volver
- To return or go back to a place
- loca
- Adjective meaning 'crazy' or 'mad' feminine form
- regañó
- Past tense of 'regañar'; scolded or grumbled at someone
- Enfrentando
- Present participle of 'enfrentar'; facing or confronting something
- abeja
- Bee; a flying insect that produces honey
- Encerrada
- Adjective meaning 'locked in' or 'shut inside'
- sótano
- Basement or cellar below a building
- nueces
- Nuts, particularly walnuts; hard-shelled edible seeds
- encerró
- Past tense of 'encerrar'; locked in or shut away
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'
- sacaba
- Imperfect of 'sacar'; was taking out or removing
- nido
- Nest; a structure built by birds or insects
- abejas
- Bees; plural of 'abeja,' flying honey-producing insects
- Parecía
- Imperfect of 'parecer'; seemed or appeared to be
- tener
- To have; infinitive of the verb 'tener'
- ningún
- Adjective meaning 'no' or 'not any' masculine form
- reparo
- Scruple, objection, or hesitation about doing something
- aguijonazos
- Stings or jabs from a bee or wasp stinger
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