The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Page 2
A MINUTE afterwards, Hunca Munca, his wife, put her head out, too; and when she saw that there was no one in the nursery, she ventured out on the oilcloth under the coal-box.
UN MINUTO después, Hunca Munca, su esposa, también asomó la cabeza; y cuando vio que no había nadie en el cuarto de los niños, se aventuró a salir sobre el hule debajo de la carbonera.
THE doll's-house stood at the other side of the fire-place.
LA casa de muñecas estaba al otro lado de la chimenea.
Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca went cautiously across the hearthrug.
Pulgarcito y Hunca Munca cruzaron cautelosamente la alfombra del hogar.
They pushed the front door--it was not fast.
Empujaron la puerta principal—no estaba cerrada con llave.
TOM THUMB and Hunca Munca went upstairs and peeped into the dining-room.
PULGARCITO y Hunca Munca subieron las escaleras y se asomaron al comedor.
Then they squeaked with joy!
¡Entonces chillaron de alegría!
Such a lovely dinner was laid out upon the table!
¡Había una cena tan encantadora dispuesta sobre la mesa!
There were tin spoons, and lead knives and forks, and two dolly-chairs--all _so_ convenient!
¡Había cucharas de hojalata, cuchillos y tenedores de plomo, y dos sillitas de muñeca—todo _tan_ conveniente!
TOM THUMB set to work at once to carve the ham.
PULGARCITO se puso a trabajar de inmediato para trinchar el jamón.
It was a beautiful shiny yellow, streaked with red.
Era de un hermoso amarillo brillante, con vetas rojas.
The knife crumpled up and hurt him; he put his finger in his mouth.
El cuchillo se dobló y le hizo daño; se llevó el dedo a la boca.
"It is not boiled enough; it is hard. You have a try, Hunca Munca."
«No está suficientemente cocido; está duro. Inténtalo tú, Hunca Munca».
HUNCA MUNCA stood up in her chair, and chopped at the ham with another lead knife.
HUNCA MUNCA se puso de pie en su silla y golpeó el jamón con otro cuchillo de plomo.
"It's as hard as the hams at the cheesemonger's," said Hunca Munca.
«Está tan duro como los jamones de la quesería», dijo Hunca Munca.
THE ham broke off the plate with a jerk, and rolled under the table.
EL jamón se desprendió del plato de un tirón y rodó debajo de la mesa.
"Let it alone," said Tom Thumb; "give me some fish, Hunca Munca!"
«Déjalo», dijo Pulgarcito; «¡dame un poco de pescado, Hunca Munca!»
HUNCA MUNCA tried every tin spoon in turn; the fish was glued to the dish.
HUNCA MUNCA probó una por una todas las cucharas de hojalata; el pescado estaba pegado al plato.
Then Tom Thumb lost his temper.
Entonces Pulgarcito perdió la paciencia.
Vocabulary
- MINUTO
- A unit of time equal to sixty seconds
- después
- Afterward; indicating something happens later
- su
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their'
- esposa
- A married woman; someone's wife
- también
- Likewise; in addition to something already mentioned
- asomó
- Peeked or appeared briefly from behind something
- cabeza
- The upper part of the body containing the brain
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when,' introducing a time clause
- vio
- Past tense of ver; he/she saw something
- había
- Imperfect form of haber; there was or there were
- nadie
- Indefinite pronoun meaning no one or nobody
- cuarto
- A room inside a house or building
- niños
- Young children, typically referring to boys or kids
- aventuró
- Dared or ventured to do something bold
- salir
- To leave or go out from a place
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about'
- hule
- Oilcloth or rubber material used as a surface cover
- debajo
- Preposition meaning underneath or below something
- carbonera
- A storage area or box used to hold coal
- casa
- A building where people live; a home
- muñecas
- Dolls or toy figures resembling people
- estaba
- Imperfect form of estar; was located or situated
- otro
- Adjective meaning another or the other one
- lado
- The side or edge of something
- chimenea
- A fireplace or chimney structure in a house
- cruzaron
- They crossed over a space or surface
- cautelosamente
- In a cautious, careful, and watchful manner
- alfombra
- A rug or carpet covering the floor
- hogar
- Home or hearth; a place of warmth and family
- Empujaron
- They pushed against something with force
- puerta
- A door providing entry or exit to a space
- principal
- Main or primary; most important of its kind
- cerrada
- Closed or shut; not open or accessible
- llave
- A key used to lock or unlock a door
- subieron
- They went up or climbed stairs or a slope
- escaleras
- Stairs or a staircase connecting different floor levels
- asomaron
- They peeked or appeared briefly at an opening
- comedor
- A dining room where meals are eaten
- Entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'at that moment'
- chillaron
- They squealed or shrieked loudly with excitement
- alegría
- A feeling of happiness, joy, or delight
- Había
- Imperfect of haber; there was or there were
- cena
- The evening meal; dinner eaten at night
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such,' intensifying adjectives
- encantadora
- Charming, delightful, or lovely in an appealing way
- dispuesta
- Arranged or set out in a prepared manner
- mesa
- A table used for eating or working
- cucharas
- Spoons used as utensils for eating food
- hojalata
- Tin metal used to make cheap or toy objects
- cuchillos
- Knives used as cutting utensils at a table
- tenedores
- Forks used as utensils for eating food
- plomo
- Lead, a heavy gray metal used in various objects
- dos
- The number two; a quantity of two items
- sillitas
- Small chairs, diminutive form of silla
- muñeca
- A doll or toy figure; also means wrist
- todo
- Everything or all; referring to the whole amount
- conveniente
- Convenient, suitable, or fitting for a purpose
- puso
- He/she put or placed; past tense of poner
- trabajar
- To work or labor at a task or job
- inmediato
- Immediate; happening right away without delay
- trinchar
- To carve or slice meat at the table
- jamón
- Cured or cooked pig meat; ham
- Era
- Imperfect of ser; it was, describing a past state
- hermoso
- Beautiful, lovely, or very attractive in appearance
- amarillo
- The color yellow; bright like the sun
- brillante
- Shiny, bright, or gleaming with reflected light
- vetas
- Streaks or veins of color running through a material
- rojas
- Feminine plural of rojo; red in color
- cuchillo
- A knife used for cutting food or other materials
- dobló
- It bent or folded under pressure or force
- hizo
- He/she did or made; past tense of hacer
- daño
- Harm, damage, or pain caused to someone
- llevó
- He/she carried or brought something to a place
- dedo
- A finger or toe on the hand or foot
- boca
- The mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking
- está
- Present tense of estar; is, indicating a current state
- suficientemente
- Sufficiently; to a degree that is adequate or enough
- cocido
- Cooked; having been prepared by applying heat
- duro
- Hard in texture; difficult to cut or chew
- Inténtalo
- Imperative meaning 'try it' or 'give it a try'
- pie
- The foot; the lower extremity used for standing
- silla
- A chair used for sitting at a table
- golpeó
- He/she/it struck or hit something with force
- Está
- Present tense of estar; is, indicating current condition
- como
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'like' or 'as'
- jamones
- Plural of jamón; cured pig hams
- quesería
- A cheese shop or place where cheese is made
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir
- desprendió
- It came loose or detached from its place
- plato
- A plate or dish used for serving food
- tirón
- A strong pull or tug applied to something
- rodó
- It rolled away along a surface
- Déjalo
- Imperative meaning 'leave it' or 'let it go'
- dame
- Imperative meaning 'give me'; command to hand something over
- poco
- A small amount or quantity of something
- pescado
- Fish that has been caught and prepared for eating
- probó
- He/she tried or tasted something to test it
- todas
- Feminine plural of todo; all or every one
- pegado
- Stuck, glued, or adhered firmly to a surface
- perdió
- He/she lost something or lost patience or control
- paciencia
- The ability to wait calmly without frustration; patience
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