The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 5

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But Nutkin ran in front laughing, and shouting--

Pero Nutkin corrió al frente riendo y gritando:

"Humpty Dumpty lies in the beck, With a white counterpane round his neck, Forty doctors and forty wrights, Cannot put Humpty Dumpty to rights!"

«¡Humpty Dumpty yace en el arroyo, con una colcha blanca alrededor del cuello, cuarenta médicos y cuarenta carpinteros no pueden poner a Humpty Dumpty en orden!»

Now old Mr. Brown took an interest in eggs; he opened one eye and shut it again.

El viejo señor Brown tenía interés en los huevos; abrió un ojo y lo cerró de nuevo.

But still he did not speak.

Pero aun así no habló.

Nutkin became more and more impertinent--

Nutkin se volvió cada vez más impertinente:

"Old Mr. B! Old Mr. B! Hickamore, Hackamore, on the King's kitchen door; All the King's horses, and all the King's men, Couldn't drive Hickamore, Hackamore, Off the King's kitchen door."

«¡Viejo señor B! ¡Viejo señor B! Hickamore, Hackamore, en la puerta de la cocina del Rey; todos los caballos del Rey y todos los hombres del Rey no pudieron quitar a Hickamore, Hackamore de la puerta de la cocina del Rey.»

Nutkin danced up and down like a sunbeam; but still Old Brown said nothing at all.

Nutkin bailó de arriba abajo como un rayo de sol; pero el viejo Brown seguía sin decir nada en absoluto.

Nutkin began again--

Nutkin volvió a empezar:

"Arthur O'Bower has broken his band, He comes roaring up the land! The King of Scots with all his power, Cannot turn Arthur of the Bower!"

«¡Arthur O'Bower ha roto sus ataduras, viene rugiendo por la tierra! ¡El Rey de Escocia con todo su poder no puede detener a Arthur del Bower!»

Nutkin made a whirring noise to sound like the wind, and he took a running jump right onto the head of Old Brown!...

Nutkin hizo un zumbido para imitar el viento, ¡y dio un salto corriendo directamente sobre la cabeza del viejo Brown!...

Then all at once there was a flutterment and a scufflement and a loud "Squeak!"

De repente hubo un aleteo, un forcejeo y un fuerte «¡chillido!»

The other squirrels scuttered away into the bushes.

Las otras ardillas se escabulleron hacia los arbustos.

When they came back very cautiously, peeping round the tree--there was Old Brown sitting on his door-step, quite still, with his eyes closed, as if nothing had happened.

Cuando regresaron con mucho cuidado, asomándose alrededor del árbol, allí estaba el viejo Brown sentado en el umbral de su puerta, completamente inmóvil, con los ojos cerrados, como si nada hubiera ocurrido.

But Nutkin was in his waistcoat pocket!

¡Pero Nutkin estaba en el bolsillo de su chaleco!

This looks like the end of the story; but it isn't.

Esto parece el final de la historia; pero no lo es.

Vocabulary

Pero: Conjunction meaning 'but,' used to contrast ideas.
corrió: He/she ran; past tense of correr.
al: Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the.'
frente: Front, forehead, or ahead of something.
riendo: Laughing; present participle of reír.
y: Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or clauses.
gritando: Shouting or yelling; present participle of gritar.
yace: He/she lies (resting); third person of yacer.
en: Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at.'
el: Definite article meaning 'the' for masculine nouns.
arroyo: A small stream or brook of flowing water.
con: Preposition meaning 'with,' indicating accompaniment or means.
una: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns.
colcha: A bedspread or quilt used as bedding.
blanca: White; feminine adjective describing color.
alrededor: Around or surrounding something or someone.
del: Contraction of 'de' and 'el,' meaning 'of the.'
cuello: Neck; the body part connecting head and torso.
cuarenta: The number forty.
médicos: Doctors or physicians who practice medicine.
carpinteros: Carpenters; craftspeople who work with wood.
no: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not.'
pueden: They can; third person plural of poder.
poner: To put, place, or set something somewhere.
a: Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at.'
orden: Order; proper arrangement or sequence of things.
El: Definite article meaning 'the' for masculine nouns.
viejo: Old; adjective describing advanced age in a person.
señor: Mister or sir; polite title for an adult man.
tenía: He/she had; imperfect past tense of tener.
interés: Interest; attention or curiosity directed toward something.
los: Definite plural article meaning 'the' for masculine nouns.
huevos: Eggs; oval objects laid by birds or reptiles.
abrió: He/she opened; past tense of abrir.
un: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for masculine nouns.
ojo: Eye; the organ used for seeing.
lo: Direct object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him.'
cerró: He/she closed; past tense of cerrar.
de: Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about.'
nuevo: New, or again when used in 'de nuevo.'
aun: Even or still; used for emphasis in Spanish.
así: Like this, so, or in this way.
habló: He/she spoke; past tense of hablar.
se: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' or 'itself.'
volvió: He/she became or returned; past tense of volver.
cada: Each or every; used before nouns for distribution.
vez: Time or instance; used in expressions like 'cada vez.'
más: More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
impertinente: Impertinent; rude, cheeky, or disrespectful in behavior.
Viejo: Old; adjective for advanced age, used as a title here.
la: Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine singular nouns.
puerta: Door; an entryway into a room or building.
cocina: Kitchen; the room where food is prepared.
Rey: King; a male monarch who rules a kingdom.
todos: All or everyone; referring to an entire group.
caballos: Horses; large domesticated animals used for riding.
hombres: Men; adult male human beings.
pudieron: They were able; preterite third person plural of poder.
quitar: To remove or take away something from somewhere.
bailó: He/she danced; past tense of bailar.
arriba: Up or above; indicating upward direction or position.
abajo: Down or below; indicating downward direction or position.
como: Like or as; used for comparisons between things.
rayo: Lightning bolt or ray of light; a flash.
sol: Sun; the star that provides light and warmth.
pero: Conjunction meaning 'but,' used to contrast ideas.
seguía: He/she kept on or continued; imperfect of seguir.
sin: Preposition meaning 'without,' indicating absence or lack.
decir: To say or tell; infinitive form of the verb.
nada: Nothing; the absence of anything at all.
absoluto: Absolute; used in 'en absoluto' meaning 'not at all.'
empezar: To begin or start; infinitive of the verb.
ha: He/she has; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses.
roto: Broken; past participle of romper.
sus: His, her, or their; possessive adjective for plural nouns.
ataduras: Bonds or ties; things that bind or restrain.
viene: He/she comes; present tense of venir.
rugiendo: Roaring; present participle of rugir.
por: Preposition meaning 'through,' 'by,' or 'for.'
tierra: Land, earth, or ground; the surface beneath us.
Escocia: Scotland; a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
todo: All, every, or everything; indicating totality.
su: His, her, or its; possessive adjective for singular nouns.
poder: Power or ability; also the infinitive 'to be able.'
puede: He/she/it can; third person singular of poder.
detener: To stop or halt someone or something.
hizo: He/she made or did; past tense of hacer.
zumbido: A buzzing or humming sound.
para: Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'to.'
imitar: To imitate or mimic someone or something.
viento: Wind; the movement of air in the atmosphere.
dio: He/she gave or leapt; past tense of dar.
salto: A jump or leap; a sudden upward movement.
corriendo: Running; present participle of correr.
directamente: Directly; in a straight or immediate manner.
sobre: On, over, or about; preposition indicating position or topic.
cabeza: Head; the uppermost part of the human body.
De: Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about.'
repente: Sudden; used in 'de repente' meaning 'suddenly.'
hubo: There was/were; past tense of haber in impersonal use.
aleteo: Flapping or fluttering of wings.
forcejeo: A struggle or scuffle involving physical effort.
fuerte: Strong or loud; describing intensity or force.
chillido: A shriek, screech, or shrill cry of alarm.
Las: Definite plural article meaning 'the' for feminine nouns.
otras: Other; referring to different ones in a group.
ardillas: Squirrels; small bushy-tailed tree-climbing rodents.
escabulleron: They slipped or scurried away; past tense of escabullirse.
hacia: Toward; indicating direction of movement.
arbustos: Bushes or shrubs; small woody plants.
Cuando: When; a conjunction introducing a time clause.
regresaron: They returned; past tense of regresar.
mucho: Much or a lot; indicating a large quantity.
cuidado: Care or caution; careful attention to avoid danger.
asomándose: Peering or peeking out; present participle of asomarse.
árbol: Tree; a large woody plant with a trunk.
allí: There; referring to a place away from the speaker.
estaba: He/she/it was; imperfect past tense of estar.
sentado: Seated or sitting; past participle of sentar.
umbral: Threshold or doorstep; the bottom of a doorway.
completamente: Completely or entirely; to the fullest extent possible.
inmóvil: Motionless or still; not moving at all.
ojos: Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
cerrados: Closed; plural past participle of cerrar.
si: If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause.
hubiera: Had (subjunctive); past subjunctive of haber.
ocurrido: Occurred or happened; past participle of ocurrir.
bolsillo: Pocket; a small pouch sewn into clothing.
chaleco: Vest or waistcoat; a sleeveless upper-body garment.
Esto: This; neuter demonstrative pronoun for a nearby thing.
parece: It seems or appears; third person of parecer.
final: End or final; the last part of something.
historia: Story or history; a narrative account of events.
es: He/she/it is; third person singular of ser.

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