The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 1
Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Emmy and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Producido por Robert Cicconetti, Emmy y el Equipo de Corrección Distribuida en Línea de PG.
THE TALE OF SQUIRREL NUTKIN
EL CUENTO DE LA ARDILLA NUTKIN
BY BEATRIX POTTER
POR BEATRIX POTTER
Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"
Autora de «El cuento de Pedro el Conejo»
FREDERICK WARNE
FREDERICK WARNE
1903 by Frederick Warne & Co.
1903 por Frederick Warne & Co.
Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London
Impreso y encuadernado en Gran Bretaña por William Clowes Limited, Beccles y Londres
A STORY FOR NORAH
UN CUENTO PARA NORAH
This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.
Este es un Cuento sobre una cola--una cola que pertenecía a una pequeña ardilla roja, y su nombre era Nutkin.
He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.
Tenía un hermano llamado Twinkleberry, y muchísimos primos: vivían en un bosque a orillas de un lago.
In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.
En el centro del lago hay una isla cubierta de árboles y arbustos de nueces; y entre esos árboles se alza un roble hueco, que es la casa de un búho llamado el Viejo Marrón.
One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.
Un otoño, cuando las nueces estaban maduras y las hojas de los avellanos eran doradas y verdes--Nutkin y Twinkleberry y todas las demás ardillitas salieron del bosque y bajaron hasta la orilla del lago.
They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.
Hicieron pequeñas balsas con ramitas, y remaron sobre el agua hasta la Isla del Búho para recoger nueces.
Each squirrel had a little sack and a large oar, and spread out his tail for a sail.
Cada ardilla tenía un pequeño saco y un remo grande, y extendía su cola a modo de vela.
They also took with them an offering of three fat mice as a present for Old Brown, and put them down upon his door-step.
También llevaron consigo una ofrenda de tres gordos ratones como regalo para el Viejo Marrón, y los dejaron en su umbral.
Vocabulary
- Producido
- Created or manufactured; past participle of producir
- por
- By, for, or through; common preposition with many uses
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- Equipo
- Team or equipment; group working together
- de
- Of or from; very common Spanish preposition
- Corrección
- Correction or proofreading; fixing errors in text
- Distribuida
- Distributed; spread out or shared among many
- en
- In, on, or at; common Spanish preposition
- Línea
- Line; also used in 'en línea' meaning online
- EL
- The; masculine singular definite article
- CUENTO
- Story or tale; short fictional narrative
- DE
- Of or from; very common Spanish preposition
- LA
- The; feminine singular definite article
- ARDILLA
- Squirrel; small tree-dwelling rodent
- POR
- By, for, or through; common preposition with many uses
- Autora
- Female author; woman who writes books or stories
- cuento
- Story or tale; short fictional narrative
- Conejo
- Rabbit; small furry long-eared animal
- Impreso
- Printed; produced in print form on paper
- encuadernado
- Bound; pages fastened together to form a book
- Gran
- Great or large; adjective indicating size or importance
- Bretaña
- Britain; as in Gran Bretaña, Great Britain
- Londres
- London; the capital city of England
- UN
- A or an; masculine singular indefinite article
- PARA
- For or in order to; common Spanish preposition
- Este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser, to be
- un
- A or an; masculine singular indefinite article
- cola
- Tail; the rear appendage of an animal
- que
- That, which, or who; very common relative pronoun
- pertenecía
- Belonged to; imperfect tense of pertenecer
- a
- To or at; very common Spanish preposition
- pequeña
- Small or little; feminine adjective describing size
- ardilla
- Squirrel; small tree-dwelling rodent
- roja
- Red; feminine adjective describing the color red
- su
- His, her, its, or their; possessive adjective
- nombre
- Name; the word used to identify a person or thing
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- Tenía
- Had; third person singular imperfect of tener
- hermano
- Brother; male sibling
- llamado
- Called or named; past participle of llamar
- muchísimos
- Very many; superlative form of muchos, a lot
- primos
- Cousins; children of one's aunt or uncle
- vivían
- Lived; third person plural imperfect of vivir
- bosque
- Forest or woods; area densely covered with trees
- orillas
- Shores or banks; edges of a body of water
- lago
- Lake; inland body of standing water
- En
- In, on, or at; common Spanish preposition
- centro
- Center or middle; the central point of something
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- hay
- There is or there are; impersonal form of haber
- isla
- Island; land mass surrounded by water
- cubierta
- Covered; past participle of cubrir, to cover
- árboles
- Trees; large woody perennial plants
- arbustos
- Shrubs or bushes; small woody plants
- nueces
- Nuts or walnuts; hard-shelled edible seeds
- entre
- Between or among; preposition indicating position
- esos
- Those; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; used with reflexive or passive verbs
- alza
- Rises or stands; third person singular of alzar
- roble
- Oak tree; large deciduous hardwood tree
- hueco
- Hollow or empty; having a cavity or hole inside
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- casa
- House or home; building where someone lives
- búho
- Owl; nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes
- Viejo
- Old; adjective describing advanced age
- Marrón
- Brown; color between red, yellow, and black
- otoño
- Autumn or fall; season between summer and winter
- cuando
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- estaban
- Were; third person plural imperfect of estar
- maduras
- Ripe or mature; ready to be eaten or harvested
- hojas
- Leaves; flat green parts growing from plants
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- avellanos
- Hazel trees; trees that produce hazelnuts
- eran
- Were; third person plural imperfect of ser
- doradas
- Golden; feminine plural adjective meaning gold-colored
- verdes
- Green; plural adjective describing the color green
- todas
- All; feminine plural pronoun or adjective meaning every
- demás
- Other or rest of; referring to remaining ones
- ardillitas
- Little squirrels; diminutive plural of ardilla
- salieron
- Left or went out; third person plural preterite of salir
- bajaron
- Went down or descended; preterite of bajar
- hasta
- Until or up to; preposition indicating limit or destination
- orilla
- Shore or bank; edge of a lake, river, or sea
- Hicieron
- Made or did; third person plural preterite of hacer
- pequeñas
- Small; feminine plural adjective describing little size
- balsas
- Rafts; flat floating structures used for water travel
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- ramitas
- Little twigs; small thin branches from a tree
- remaron
- Rowed; third person plural preterite of remar
- agua
- Water; clear liquid essential for life
- Isla
- Island; land mass surrounded by water
- Búho
- Owl; nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes
- para
- For or in order to; common Spanish preposition
- recoger
- To collect or pick up; gathering things together
- Cada
- Each or every; distributive adjective for individuals
- tenía
- Had; third person singular imperfect of tener
- pequeño
- Small or little; masculine adjective describing size
- saco
- Sack or bag; container for carrying things
- remo
- Oar or paddle; tool used to row a boat
- grande
- Large or big; adjective describing considerable size
- extendía
- Extended or spread out; imperfect of extender
- modo
- Way or manner; method of doing something
- vela
- Sail or candle; fabric catching wind on a boat
- También
- Also or too; adverb adding another item or idea
- llevaron
- Brought or carried; third person plural preterite of llevar
- consigo
- With them or with oneself; reflexive pronoun phrase
- ofrenda
- Offering or gift; something given as a tribute
- tres
- Three; the number 3
- gordos
- Fat or plump; masculine plural adjective for large size
- ratones
- Mice; small rodents often found in homes
- como
- As or like; used for comparisons or manner
- regalo
- Gift or present; something given to someone
- dejaron
- Left or placed; third person plural preterite of dejar
- umbral
- Threshold or doorstep; entrance area of a door
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