The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 2
Even the grass was not green, for the sun had burned the tops of the long blades until they were the same gray color to be seen everywhere.
Incluso la hierba no era verde, pues el sol había quemado las puntas de las largas hojas hasta que eran del mismo color gris que se veía en todas partes.
Once the house had been painted, but the sun blistered the paint and the rains washed it away, and now the house was as dull and gray as everything else.
En otro tiempo la casa había sido pintada, pero el sol ampollaba la pintura y las lluvias la habían borrado, y ahora la casa era tan apagada y gris como todo lo demás.
When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife.
Cuando la tía Em llegó allí a vivir, era una joven y bonita esposa.
The sun and wind had changed her, too.
El sol y el viento también la habían cambiado.
They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.
Le habían quitado el brillo de los ojos y los habían dejado de un gris apagado; le habían quitado el color rojo de las mejillas y los labios, y también eran grises.
She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.
Estaba delgada y demacrada, y ya nunca sonreía.
When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child's laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy's merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.
Cuando Dorothy, que era huérfana, llegó por primera vez con ella, la tía Em se había sobresaltado tanto con la risa de la niña que gritaba y se llevaba la mano al corazón cada vez que la alegre voz de Dorothy llegaba a sus oídos; y aún miraba a la pequeña con asombro de que pudiera encontrar algo de qué reírse.
Uncle Henry never laughed.
El tío Henry nunca se reía.
He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.
Trabajaba duro de la mañana a la noche y no sabía lo que era la alegría.
He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.
También él era gris, desde su larga barba hasta sus ásperas botas, y tenía un aspecto severo y solemne, y rara vez hablaba.
It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.
Era Toto quien hacía reír a Dorothy, y la salvaba de volverse tan gris como todo lo que la rodeaba.
Vocabulary
- Incluso
- Even; used to emphasize inclusion of something unexpected
- hierba
- Grass; low green plants covering the ground
- era
- Was; past imperfect of 'ser' (to be)
- verde
- Green; color of plants and nature
- pues
- Well; since; used as connector or filler word
- sol
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- había
- Had; past perfect auxiliary form of 'haber'
- quemado
- Burned; scorched by heat or fire
- puntas
- Tips; the pointed or far ends of something
- largas
- Long; feminine plural adjective describing length
- hojas
- Leaves; flat green parts of a plant
- hasta
- Until; up to; indicating a limit or endpoint
- eran
- Were; past imperfect third person plural of 'ser'
- mismo
- Same; identical; used to emphasize similarity
- color
- Color; the visual property produced by light wavelengths
- gris
- Gray; a neutral color between black and white
- veía
- Could be seen; past imperfect of 'ver' (to see)
- todas
- All; every; feminine plural form of 'todo'
- partes
- Parts; places; sections of a whole
- otro
- Other; another; different from the current one
- tiempo
- Time; weather; a period or duration
- casa
- House; a building where people live
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser' (to be)
- pintada
- Painted; covered with paint, feminine form
- pero
- But; however; conjunction indicating contrast
- ampollaba
- Was blistering; forming bubbles on a surface
- pintura
- Paint; the coating applied to surfaces for color
- lluvias
- Rains; periods of rainfall, plural form
- habían
- Had; past perfect auxiliary, third person plural
- borrado
- Erased; wiped away; removed completely
- ahora
- Now; at this moment in time
- tan
- So; as; used before adjectives to indicate degree
- apagada
- Dull; faded; lacking brightness or vitality
- como
- Like; as; used to make comparisons
- todo
- Everything; all; the entirety of something
- demás
- The rest; others; everything or everyone else
- Cuando
- When; at the time that; temporal conjunction
- tía
- Aunt; a parent's sister or uncle's wife
- llegó
- Arrived; came to a place; past tense of 'llegar'
- allí
- There; at that place, farther from the speaker
- vivir
- To live; to reside or exist somewhere
- joven
- Young; a person of relatively few years
- bonita
- Pretty; attractive in appearance, feminine form
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband
- viento
- Wind; moving air currents in the atmosphere
- también
- Also; too; in addition to something else
- cambiado
- Changed; altered from an original state
- quitado
- Taken away; removed from someone or something
- brillo
- Shine; brightness; lustrous quality of something
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- dejado
- Left; allowed to remain; past participle of 'dejar'
- apagado
- Dull; dim; lacking brightness or expression
- rojo
- Red; the color of blood and fire
- mejillas
- Cheeks; the fleshy sides of the face
- labios
- Lips; the two fleshy parts surrounding the mouth
- grises
- Gray; plural form describing dull colorless things
- Estaba
- Was; past imperfect of 'estar' indicating state
- delgada
- Thin; slim; having little body mass, feminine form
- demacrada
- Gaunt; haggard; appearing worn and hollow-faced
- ya
- Already; now; no longer; indicates change over time
- nunca
- Never; at no time; negative of 'always'
- sonreía
- Smiled; was smiling; past imperfect of 'sonreír'
- huérfana
- Orphan; a child whose parents have died, feminine
- por
- For; by; through; common Spanish preposition
- primera
- First; occurring before all others, feminine form
- vez
- Time; occasion; instance of something happening
- sobresaltado
- Startled; frightened suddenly by an unexpected thing
- tanto
- So much; so many; indicating a large quantity
- risa
- Laughter; the sound or act of laughing
- niña
- Girl; a young female child
- gritaba
- Was shouting; cried out loudly, past imperfect
- llevaba
- Was carrying; brought; past imperfect of 'llevar'
- mano
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- corazón
- Heart; the organ that pumps blood through the body
- cada
- Each; every; used before singular nouns
- alegre
- Happy; cheerful; expressing joy or happiness
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when a person speaks
- llegaba
- Arrived; reached; past imperfect of 'llegar'
- oídos
- Ears; the organs used for hearing, plural form
- aún
- Still; yet; continuing up to a point in time
- miraba
- Was looking at; observed; past imperfect of 'mirar'
- pequeña
- Small; little; feminine adjective describing small size
- asombro
- Amazement; astonishment; feeling of great surprise
- pudiera
- Could; might be able to; past subjunctive of 'poder'
- encontrar
- To find; to encounter something or someone
- algo
- Something; anything; an unspecified thing
- qué
- What; used in questions or exclamations
- reírse
- To laugh; reflexive form of 'reír'
- tío
- Uncle; a parent's brother or aunt's husband
- reía
- Laughed; was laughing; past imperfect of 'reír'
- Trabajaba
- Worked; was working; past imperfect of 'trabajar'
- duro
- Hard; with great effort; strongly or intensely
- mañana
- Morning; tomorrow; early part of the day
- noche
- Night; the dark period after sunset
- sabía
- Knew; was aware of; past imperfect of 'saber'
- alegría
- Joy; happiness; a feeling of great pleasure
- También
- Also; too; likewise; in addition to something
- desde
- From; since; indicating a starting point in time
- larga
- Long; extended in length, feminine singular form
- barba
- Beard; facial hair growing on the chin and jaw
- ásperas
- Rough; coarse; having an uneven or harsh texture
- botas
- Boots; sturdy footwear covering the foot and ankle
- tenía
- Had; possessed; past imperfect of 'tener'
- aspecto
- Appearance; look; the way something or someone looks
- severo
- Severe; stern; strict and uncompromising in manner
- solemne
- Solemn; serious; formal and dignified in manner
- rara
- Rarely; seldom; not often, used adverbially here
- hablaba
- Spoke; was speaking; past imperfect of 'hablar'
- Era
- Was; it was; past imperfect of 'ser' (to be)
- quien
- Who; whom; relative pronoun referring to a person
- hacía
- Made; caused; past imperfect of 'hacer'
- reír
- To laugh; to express amusement with sound
- salvaba
- Saved; was saving; past imperfect of 'salvar'
- volverse
- To become; to turn into; reflexive form of 'volver'
- rodeaba
- Surrounded; encircled; past imperfect of 'rodear'
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