The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 1
The Council with the Munchkins
El Consejo con los Munchkins
She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed she might have been hurt.
Fue despertada por una sacudida tan repentina y violenta que si Dorothy no hubiera estado acostada en la suave cama podría haberse lastimado.
As it was, the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened; and Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined dismally.
Tal como estaban las cosas, el golpe la hizo contener el aliento y preguntarse qué había pasado; y Toto metió su pequeña y fría nariz en su cara y gimió lastimeramente.
Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room.
Dorothy se incorporó y notó que la casa no se movía; ni tampoco estaba oscuro, pues el brillante sol entraba por la ventana, inundando la pequeña habitación.
She sprang from her bed and with Toto at her heels ran and opened the door.
Saltó de la cama y con Toto pisándole los talones corrió y abrió la puerta.
The little girl gave a cry of amazement and looked about her, her eyes growing bigger and bigger at the wonderful sights she saw.
La niña lanzó un grito de asombro y miró a su alrededor, con los ojos cada vez más abiertos ante los maravillosos paisajes que veía.
The cyclone had set the house down very gently—for a cyclone—in the midst of a country of marvelous beauty.
El ciclón había depositado la casa muy suavemente —para ser un ciclón— en medio de un país de maravillosa belleza.
There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits.
Había hermosos manchones de césped verde por todas partes, con árboles majestuosos que daban frutos ricos y jugosos.
Banks of gorgeous flowers were on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and fluttered in the trees and bushes.
Macizos de espléndidas flores se extendían por doquier, y aves de plumaje raro y brillante cantaban y revoloteaban entre los árboles y arbustos.
A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl who had lived so long on the dry, gray prairies.
Un poco más allá había un pequeño arroyo que corría chispeante entre orillas verdes, y murmuraba con una voz muy grata para una niña que había vivido tanto tiempo en las secas y grises praderas.
While she stood looking eagerly at the strange and beautiful sights, she noticed coming toward her a group of the queerest people she had ever seen.
Mientras estaba de pie mirando con avidez los extraños y hermosos paisajes, notó que se acercaba hacia ella un grupo de las personas más extrañas que jamás había visto.
Vocabulary
- Consejo
- Advice, counsel, or a governing council
- Fue
- Past tense of 'ser/ir'; 'was' or 'went'
- despertada
- Awakened; past participle of 'despertar'
- sacudida
- A shake or jolt; sudden violent movement
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' before adjectives
- repentina
- Sudden; happening without warning or expectation
- violenta
- Violent; involving great force or intensity
- hubiera
- Past subjunctive of 'haber'; 'had' in conditionals
- estado
- Past participle of 'estar'; 'been' (state or location)
- acostada
- Lying down; past participle of 'acostarse'
- suave
- Soft, smooth, or gentle in texture or manner
- cama
- Bed; furniture used for sleeping or resting
- podría
- Conditional form of 'poder'; 'could' or 'might'
- haberse
- Reflexive infinitive of auxiliary 'haber'; 'to have oneself'
- lastimado
- Hurt or injured; past participle of 'lastimar'
- Tal
- Such; used to indicate a particular or similar thing
- estaban
- Past tense plural of 'estar'; 'they/you were'
- cosas
- Things; objects or matters in general
- golpe
- A blow, hit, or sudden impact
- hizo
- Past tense of 'hacer'; 'made' or 'did'
- contener
- To contain, hold back, or restrain something
- aliento
- Breath; air exhaled or inhaled during breathing
- preguntarse
- To wonder; to ask oneself about something
- había
- Past tense of 'haber'; 'there was/had'
- pasado
- Happened; past participle of 'pasar'
- metió
- Put or inserted; past tense of 'meter'
- pequeña
- Small or little; feminine adjective describing size
- fría
- Cold; feminine adjective describing low temperature
- nariz
- Nose; facial organ used for smelling and breathing
- cara
- Face; front part of a person's head
- gimió
- Whimpered or moaned; past tense of 'gemir'
- lastimeramente
- Pitifully; in a sad, sorrowful, or mournful manner
- incorporó
- Sat up or rose; past tense of 'incorporarse'
- notó
- Noticed; past tense of 'notar'
- casa
- House; building used as a place of residence
- movía
- Was moving; imperfect past tense of 'mover'
- ni
- Nor, neither; negative conjunction linking two elements
- tampoco
- Neither, nor; also not; used in negative statements
- oscuro
- Dark; lacking light or having little brightness
- pues
- Well, since, because; causal or transitional conjunction
- brillante
- Bright, shining, or brilliant; emitting strong light
- sol
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- entraba
- Was entering; imperfect past tense of 'entrar'
- ventana
- Window; opening in a wall fitted with glass
- inundando
- Flooding or flooding with light; present participle of 'inundar'
- habitación
- Room; an enclosed space within a building
- Saltó
- Jumped or leaped; past tense of 'saltar'
- pisándole
- Stepping on his/her heels; gerund of 'pisar' with pronoun
- talones
- Heels; back part of the human foot
- corrió
- Ran; past tense of 'correr'
- abrió
- Opened; past tense of 'abrir'
- puerta
- Door; movable barrier used to open or close an entrance
- niña
- Girl; a female child
- lanzó
- Let out or threw; past tense of 'lanzar'
- grito
- A shout or cry expressing strong emotion
- asombro
- Amazement or astonishment; feeling of great wonder
- miró
- Looked at; past tense of 'mirar'
- alrededor
- Around; in the surrounding area or vicinity
- ojos
- Eyes; organs used for seeing and vision
- cada
- Each, every; referring to individual items in a group
- vez
- Time, turn; instance or occasion of something occurring
- más
- More; greater in quantity, degree, or extent
- abiertos
- Open, wide open; plural past participle of 'abrir'
- ante
- Before or in front of; facing something
- maravillosos
- Marvelous, wonderful; causing great admiration or wonder
- paisajes
- Landscapes; stretches of scenery viewed from one place
- veía
- Saw; imperfect past tense of 'ver'
- ciclón
- Cyclone; a large, powerful rotating storm system
- depositado
- Deposited or placed; past participle of 'depositar'
- suavemente
- Softly or gently; in a smooth or delicate manner
- ser
- To be; infinitive expressing permanent or inherent qualities
- medio
- Middle, half, or means; referring to center or method
- país
- Country or nation; a sovereign political territory
- maravillosa
- Marvelous, wonderful; feminine form causing admiration
- belleza
- Beauty; the quality of being pleasing to the senses
- Había
- There were/had been; imperfect of 'haber'
- hermosos
- Beautiful, handsome; attractive to look at
- manchones
- Patches or clumps; large spots of vegetation or color
- césped
- Grass or lawn; ground covered with short green grass
- verde
- Green; color of grass and leaves
- partes
- Parts or places; different locations or sections
- árboles
- Trees; large woody perennial plants
- majestuosos
- Majestic; impressively grand or noble in appearance
- daban
- Gave or bore; imperfect past tense of 'dar'
- frutos
- Fruits; edible produce grown on trees or plants
- ricos
- Rich, delicious; full of flavor or wealth
- jugosos
- Juicy; full of juice or moisture
- Macizos
- Clusters or clumps; dense groupings of plants or flowers
- espléndidas
- Splendid, magnificent; impressively beautiful or grand
- flores
- Flowers; colorful blooms of a plant
- extendían
- Extended or spread out; imperfect of 'extenderse'
- doquier
- Everywhere; archaic/literary term meaning in all places
- aves
- Birds; warm-blooded winged vertebrate animals
- plumaje
- Plumage; the feathers covering a bird's body
- raro
- Rare, strange, or unusual; not common or ordinary
- cantaban
- Were singing; imperfect past tense of 'cantar'
- revoloteaban
- Were fluttering about; imperfect of 'revolotear'
- entre
- Between or among; in the middle of two or more things
- arbustos
- Bushes or shrubs; woody plants smaller than trees
- poco
- A little, a bit; small amount or distance
- allá
- Over there; indicating a distant place
- pequeño
- Small, little; masculine adjective describing small size
- arroyo
- Stream or brook; small natural flowing body of water
- corría
- Was flowing or running; imperfect of 'correr'
- chispeante
- Sparkling or glistening; shimmering with flashes of light
- orillas
- Banks or shores; edges alongside a body of water
- verdes
- Green; plural adjective describing green-colored things
- murmuraba
- Was murmuring; imperfect of 'murmurar'
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by a person or nature
- grata
- Pleasant, agreeable; pleasing to the senses or feelings
- vivido
- Lived; past participle of 'vivir'
- tanto
- So much, so long; referring to a large degree or amount
- tiempo
- Time or weather; duration or atmospheric conditions
- secas
- Dry; lacking moisture or water; feminine plural
- grises
- Gray; dull, colorless; plural of 'gris'
- praderas
- Meadows or prairies; open grassy plains or fields
- Mientras
- While; during the time that something else occurs
- pie
- Foot; the lower extremity of the leg used for standing
- mirando
- Looking at; present participle of 'mirar'
- avidez
- Eagerness or avidity; keen, intense desire or interest
- extraños
- Strange or foreign; unusual or unfamiliar things or people
- acercaba
- Was approaching; imperfect of 'acercarse'
- hacia
- Toward; in the direction of something or someone
- grupo
- Group; a number of people or things together
- personas
- People or persons; human beings
- extrañas
- Strange, odd; unfamiliar or unusual; feminine plural
- jamás
- Never, ever; stronger negative than 'nunca'
- visto
- Seen; past participle of 'ver'
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