The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 4

English → Spanish Chapter II Level 3/10

"There is nothing to be done," said the little woman calmly.

"No hay nada que hacer", dijo la mujercita con calma.

"But who was she?" asked Dorothy.

"¿Pero quién era ella?", preguntó Dorothy.

"She was the Wicked Witch of the East, as I said," answered the little woman.

"Era la Malvada Bruja del Este, como dije", respondió la mujercita.

"She has held all the Munchkins in bondage for many years, making them slave for her night and day.

"Ha tenido a todos los Munchkins en esclavitud durante muchos años, obligándolos a trabajar para ella día y noche.

Now they are all set free, and are grateful to you for the favor."

Ahora todos están libres y te están agradecidos por el favor."

"Who are the Munchkins?" inquired Dorothy.

"¿Quiénes son los Munchkins?", preguntó Dorothy.

"They are the people who live in this land of the East where the Wicked Witch ruled."

"Son las personas que viven en esta tierra del Este donde gobernaba la Malvada Bruja."

"Are you a Munchkin?" asked Dorothy.

"¿Eres una Munchkin?", preguntó Dorothy.

"No, but I am their friend, although I live in the land of the North.

"No, pero soy su amiga, aunque vivo en la tierra del Norte.

When they saw the Witch of the East was dead the Munchkins sent a swift messenger to me, and I came at once.

Cuando vieron que la Bruja del Este estaba muerta, los Munchkins me enviaron un rápido mensajero y vine de inmediato.

I am the Witch of the North."

Soy la Bruja del Norte."

"Oh, gracious!" cried Dorothy.

"¡Oh, cielos!", exclamó Dorothy.

"Are you a real witch?"

"¿Eres una bruja de verdad?"

"Yes, indeed," answered the little woman.

"Sí, en efecto", respondió la mujercita.

"But I am a good witch, and the people love me.

"Pero soy una bruja buena y la gente me quiere.

I am not as powerful as the Wicked Witch was who ruled here, or I should have set the people free myself."

No soy tan poderosa como lo era la Malvada Bruja que gobernaba aquí, o yo misma habría liberado a la gente."

"But I thought all witches were wicked," said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch.

"Pero yo creía que todas las brujas eran malvadas", dijo la niña, que estaba medio asustada de estar frente a una bruja de verdad.

"Oh, no, that is a great mistake.

"Oh, no, eso es un gran error.

There were only four witches in all the Land of Oz, and two of them, those who live in the North and the South, are good witches.

Solo había cuatro brujas en toda la Tierra de Oz, y dos de ellas, las que viven en el Norte y en el Sur, son brujas buenas.

Vocabulary

No: Used to express negation or refusal.
hay: There is or there are; expresses existence.
nada: Nothing; not anything at all.
que: That; used as a conjunction or relative pronoun.
hacer: To do or to make something.
dijo: Said; past tense of decir, to say.
mujercita: Little woman; diminutive form of mujer.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner.
calma: Calm; a state of peace and tranquility.
Pero: But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception.
quién: Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.
era: Was; imperfect past tense of ser, to be.
ella: She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
preguntó: Asked; past tense of preguntar, to ask.
Era: Was; imperfect past tense of ser, to be.
Malvada: Wicked or evil; describing a villainous character.
Bruja: Witch; a woman said to practice magic.
del: Of the; contraction of de and el.
Este: East; one of the four cardinal directions.
como: As or like; used for comparison or explanation.
dije: I said; first-person past tense of decir.
respondió: Responded; past tense of responder, to answer.
Ha: Has; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses.
tenido: Had; past participle of tener, to have.
todos: All or everyone; refers to an entire group.
esclavitud: Slavery; the condition of being enslaved.
durante: During; preposition indicating a period of time.
muchos: Many; indicating a large number of things.
años: Years; plural of año, a unit of time.
obligándolos: Forcing them; compelling a group to do something.
trabajar: To work; infinitive verb meaning to labor.
para: For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient.
día: Day; a 24-hour period of time.
noche: Night; the period of darkness after sunset.
Ahora: Now; referring to the present moment.
están: They are; plural form of estar, to be.
libres: Free; not under control or constraint.
te: You; second-person singular object pronoun.
agradecidos: Grateful; feeling thankful for something received.
por: For or by; preposition of cause or exchange.
favor: Favor; a kind or helpful act done for someone.
Quiénes: Who; plural interrogative pronoun asking about people.
son: Are; third-person plural present tense of ser.
Son: They are; third-person plural form of ser.
personas: People or persons; individuals in a group.
viven: Live; third-person plural of vivir, to live.
esta: This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective.
tierra: Land or earth; a territory or ground.
donde: Where; relative adverb indicating a place.
gobernaba: Ruled; imperfect past tense of gobernar.
Eres: You are; second-person singular form of ser.
pero: But; conjunction used to introduce a contrast.
soy: I am; first-person singular present of ser.
su: Their or his or her; possessive pronoun.
amiga: Female friend; a woman one has friendship with.
aunque: Although or even though; concessive conjunction.
vivo: I live; first-person singular of vivir.
Norte: North; one of the four cardinal directions.
Cuando: When; conjunction or adverb indicating a time.
vieron: They saw; past tense of ver, to see.
estaba: Was; imperfect past tense of estar, to be.
muerta: Dead; no longer alive, feminine form.
me: Me; first-person singular reflexive or object pronoun.
enviaron: They sent; past tense of enviar, to send.
rápido: Fast or quick; moving or acting with speed.
mensajero: Messenger; a person who carries a message.
vine: I came; first-person past tense of venir.
inmediato: Immediate; happening right away without delay.
Soy: I am; first-person singular present of ser.
cielos: Heavens; exclamation expressing surprise or shock.
exclamó: Exclaimed; past tense of exclamar, to exclaim.
bruja: Witch; a woman said to practice sorcery.
verdad: Truth; something that is true or factual.
Sí: Yes; used to express agreement or affirmation.
efecto: Effect; used in en efecto meaning indeed.
buena: Good; feminine form of bueno, positive quality.
gente: People; a group of persons collectively.
quiere: Wants or loves; third-person singular of querer.
tan: So or as; used in comparisons of degree.
poderosa: Powerful; having great strength or influence, feminine.
lo: It; masculine singular object pronoun.
aquí: Here; referring to this place or location.
o: Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option.
yo: I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
misma: Myself or herself; emphatic feminine reflexive pronoun.
habría: Would have; conditional of haber auxiliary verb.
liberado: Freed or liberated; past participle of liberar.
creía: Believed; imperfect past tense of creer.
todas: All; feminine plural referring to an entire group.
brujas: Witches; plural of bruja, women who practice sorcery.
eran: Were; imperfect past tense of ser, to be.
malvadas: Wicked or evil; feminine plural adjective.
niña: Girl or child; a young female person.
medio: Half or somewhat; used to express partial degree.
asustada: Frightened or scared; feminine past participle of asustar.
estar: To be; infinitive expressing state or condition.
frente: In front; facing directly toward someone or something.
no: No or not; expressing negation.
eso: That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
es: Is; third-person singular present of ser.
gran: Great or big; adjective placed before a noun.
error: Error or mistake; an incorrect action or belief.
Solo: Only or just; indicating a limited number or amount.
había: There was or there were; imperfect of haber.
cuatro: Four; the number between three and five.
toda: All or whole; feminine singular of todo.
Tierra: Land or earth; a region or territory.
dos: Two; the number between one and three.
ellas: They; third-person plural feminine subject pronoun.
Sur: South; one of the four cardinal directions.
buenas: Good; feminine plural adjective expressing positive quality.

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