The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 6
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Old Brown carried Nutkin into his house, and held him up by the tail, intending to skin him; but Nutkin pulled so very hard that his tail broke in two, and he dashed up the staircase and escaped out of the attic window.
El viejo Brown llevó a Nutkin a su casa, y lo sostuvo por la cola con la intención de despellejarlo; pero Nutkin jaló con tanta fuerza que su cola se partió en dos, y salió disparado por la escalera y escapó por la ventana del desván.
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And to this day, if you meet Nutkin up a tree and ask him a riddle, he will throw sticks at you, and stamp his feet and scold, and shout--
Y hasta el día de hoy, si te encuentras con Nutkin en un árbol y le haces una adivinanza, te lanzará palos, y pateará el suelo y regañará, y gritará--
"Cuck-cuck-cuck-cur-r-r-cuck-k-k!"
"¡Cuck-cuck-cuck-cur-r-r-cuck-k-k!"
Vocabulary
- Ilustración
- Illustration; a picture or image in a book
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- viejo
- Old; referring to an aged person or thing
- llevó
- Carried or took someone to a place
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or recipient
- su
- His, her, its, or their; possessive adjective
- casa
- House; a place where someone lives
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- lo
- Him or it; masculine direct object pronoun
- sostuvo
- Held or supported something firmly in place
- por
- By, for, or through; versatile Spanish preposition
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- cola
- Tail; the rear appendage of an animal
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- intención
- Intention; a plan or purpose behind an action
- de
- Of or from; common Spanish preposition
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- jaló
- Pulled or yanked with force on something
- tanta
- So much; indicating a great degree or amount
- fuerza
- Force or strength; physical power applied
- que
- That or which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, or itself
- partió
- Split or broke apart into separate pieces
- en
- In or into; preposition indicating location or state
- dos
- Two; the number two
- salió
- Exited or came out from a place
- disparado
- Shot out; moving very fast like a projectile
- escalera
- Staircase or ladder; steps used to change levels
- escapó
- Escaped; fled successfully from a dangerous situation
- ventana
- Window; an opening in a wall for light
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- desván
- Attic; the uppermost storage space of a building
- Y
- And; conjunction connecting clauses or sentences
- hasta
- Until or up to; preposition indicating a limit
- día
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- hoy
- Today; the current day
- si
- If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- te
- You; second person singular object pronoun
- encuentras
- You encounter or come across something or someone
- árbol
- Tree; a large woody plant with branches
- le
- To him, her, or it; indirect object pronoun
- haces
- You do or make; second person singular verb
- una
- A or an; feminine singular indefinite article
- adivinanza
- Riddle; a puzzle or question with a tricky answer
- lanzará
- Will throw or hurl something at someone
- palos
- Sticks or clubs; wooden rods or branches
- pateará
- Will kick; strike with a foot repeatedly
- suelo
- Floor or ground; the surface one stands on
- regañará
- Will scold or reprimand someone sharply
- gritará
- Will shout or yell loudly at someone
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