The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 5
I know this is true, for I am one of them myself, and cannot be mistaken.
Sé que esto es verdad, porque yo soy una de ellas mismas, y no puedo equivocarme.
Those who dwelt in the East and the West were, indeed, wicked witches; but now that you have killed one of them, there is but one Wicked Witch in all the Land of Oz—the one who lives in the West.
Las que habitaban en el Este y en el Oeste eran, en efecto, brujas malvadas; pero ahora que has matado a una de ellas, solo queda una Bruja Malvada en toda la Tierra de Oz: la que vive en el Oeste.
"But," said Dorothy, after a moment's thought, "Aunt Em has told me that the witches were all dead—years and years ago."
—Pero —dijo Dorothy, tras un momento de reflexión—, la tía Em me ha dicho que todas las brujas estaban muertas, hace muchos y muchos años.
"Who is Aunt Em?" inquired the little old woman.
—¿Quién es la tía Em? —preguntó la viejecita.
"She is my aunt who lives in Kansas, where I came from."
—Es mi tía, que vive en Kansas, de donde yo vengo.
The Witch of the North seemed to think for a time, with her head bowed and her eyes upon the ground.
La Bruja del Norte pareció reflexionar por un momento, con la cabeza inclinada y los ojos fijos en el suelo.
Then she looked up and said, "I do not know where Kansas is, for I have never heard that country mentioned before.
Luego levantó la vista y dijo: —No sé dónde está Kansas, pues nunca había oído mencionar ese país antes.
But tell me, is it a civilized country?"
Pero dime, ¿es un país civilizado?
"Oh, yes," replied Dorothy.
—Oh, sí —respondió Dorothy.
"Then that accounts for it.
—Entonces eso lo explica todo.
In the civilized countries I believe there are no witches left, nor wizards, nor sorceresses, nor magicians.
En los países civilizados creo que ya no quedan brujas, ni magos, ni hechiceras, ni nigromantes.
But, you see, the Land of Oz has never been civilized, for we are cut off from all the rest of the world.
Pero, verás, la Tierra de Oz nunca ha sido civilizada, pues estamos aislados del resto del mundo.
Therefore we still have witches and wizards amongst us."
Por eso todavía tenemos brujas y magos entre nosotros.
"Who are the wizards?" asked Dorothy.
—¿Quiénes son los magos? —preguntó Dorothy.
"Oz himself is the Great Wizard," answered the Witch, sinking her voice to a whisper.
—El propio Oz es el Gran Mago —respondió la Bruja, bajando la voz hasta convertirla en un susurro.
"He is more powerful than all the rest of us together.
—Es más poderoso que todos nosotros juntos.
Vocabulary
- Sé
- First person singular present of 'saber', to know
- que
- Conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- esto
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this thing'
- es
- Third person singular present of 'ser', to be
- verdad
- Noun meaning truth or reality
- porque
- Conjunction meaning 'because', introduces reason
- yo
- First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'
- soy
- First person singular present of 'ser', I am
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- ellas
- Third person plural feminine pronoun meaning 'they'
- mismas
- Feminine plural reflexive adjective meaning 'themselves'
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connects words or clauses
- no
- Negation adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'
- puedo
- First person singular present of 'poder', I can
- equivocarme
- Reflexive verb meaning to be wrong or mistaken
- Las
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- habitaban
- Third person plural imperfect of 'habitar', they inhabited
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- el
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- Este
- Noun or adjective referring to the East direction
- Oeste
- Noun referring to the West direction
- eran
- Third person plural imperfect of 'ser', they were
- efecto
- Noun meaning effect, result, or indeed
- brujas
- Plural noun meaning witches, female magical beings
- malvadas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning wicked or evil
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introduces contrast
- ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now', referring to the present time
- has
- Second person singular present perfect auxiliary 'haber'
- matado
- Past participle of 'matar', meaning killed
- a
- Preposition indicating direction, recipient, or object
- solo
- Adjective or adverb meaning alone or only
- queda
- Third person singular of 'quedar', meaning remains
- Bruja
- Noun meaning witch, a female magical practitioner
- Malvada
- Adjective meaning wicked or evil, feminine form
- toda
- Feminine adjective meaning all or entire
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- Tierra
- Noun meaning earth, land, or ground
- vive
- Third person singular present of 'vivir', she lives
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introduces a contrasting idea
- dijo
- Third person singular preterite of 'decir', she said
- tras
- Preposition meaning 'after' or 'behind'
- un
- Masculine singular indefinite article meaning 'a'
- momento
- Noun meaning moment or brief period of time
- reflexión
- Noun meaning reflection or thoughtful consideration
- tía
- Noun meaning aunt, a parent's sister
- me
- First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'
- ha
- Third person singular present of auxiliary 'haber'
- dicho
- Past participle of 'decir', meaning told or said
- todas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning all of them
- las
- Feminine plural definite article or object pronoun 'them'
- estaban
- Third person plural imperfect of 'estar', they were
- muertas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning dead or deceased
- hace
- Used with time expressions meaning 'ago' or 'for'
- muchos
- Masculine plural adjective meaning many or a lot
- años
- Plural noun meaning years, units of time
- Quién
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'
- preguntó
- Third person singular preterite of 'preguntar', she asked
- viejecita
- Diminutive noun meaning little old woman, affectionate
- Es
- Third person singular present of 'ser', it is
- mi
- First person singular possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where', indicating location
- vengo
- First person singular present of 'venir', I come
- La
- Feminine singular definite article or pronoun 'her'
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- Norte
- Noun meaning North, a cardinal direction
- pareció
- Third person singular preterite of 'parecer', seemed
- reflexionar
- Infinitive verb meaning to reflect or think deeply
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment
- cabeza
- Noun meaning head, the upper part of the body
- inclinada
- Past participle adjective meaning tilted or bowed
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- ojos
- Plural noun meaning eyes, organs of sight
- fijos
- Masculine plural adjective meaning fixed or steady
- suelo
- Noun meaning floor, ground, or soil
- Luego
- Adverb meaning then, later, or afterwards
- levantó
- Third person singular preterite of 'levantar', she raised
- vista
- Noun meaning gaze, sight, or view
- No
- Negation meaning 'no' or 'not'
- sé
- First person singular present of 'saber', I know
- dónde
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'where'
- está
- Third person singular present of 'estar', it is
- pues
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'well', 'since', or 'then'
- nunca
- Adverb meaning never, at no time
- había
- Third person singular imperfect of 'haber', there was
- oído
- Past participle of 'oír', meaning heard
- mencionar
- Infinitive verb meaning to mention or refer to
- ese
- Masculine demonstrative adjective meaning 'that'
- país
- Noun meaning country or nation
- antes
- Adverb meaning before or previously
- dime
- Imperative of 'decir' with 'me', meaning tell me
- civilizado
- Adjective meaning civilized, culturally advanced
- sí
- Affirmative adverb meaning yes
- respondió
- Third person singular preterite of 'responder', she answered
- Entonces
- Adverb meaning then or in that case
- eso
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that thing'
- lo
- Neuter or masculine object pronoun meaning 'it'
- explica
- Third person singular present of 'explicar', it explains
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all or everything
- En
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- países
- Plural noun meaning countries or nations
- civilizados
- Masculine plural adjective meaning civilized or developed
- creo
- First person singular present of 'creer', I believe
- ya
- Adverb meaning already, now, or no longer
- quedan
- Third person plural present of 'quedar', there remain
- ni
- Conjunction meaning neither, nor, or not even
- magos
- Plural noun meaning wizards or magicians
- hechiceras
- Plural feminine noun meaning sorceresses or enchantresses
- nigromantes
- Plural noun meaning necromancers, practitioners of dark magic
- verás
- Second person singular future of 'ver', you will see
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser', meaning been
- civilizada
- Feminine adjective meaning civilized or culturally advanced
- estamos
- First person plural present of 'estar', we are
- aislados
- Past participle adjective meaning isolated or cut off
- resto
- Noun meaning the rest or remainder
- mundo
- Noun meaning world or global society
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'because of'
- todavía
- Adverb meaning still or yet
- tenemos
- First person plural present of 'tener', we have
- entre
- Preposition meaning between or among
- nosotros
- First person plural pronoun meaning 'us' or 'we'
- Quiénes
- Plural interrogative pronoun meaning 'who' (plural)
- son
- Third person plural present of 'ser', they are
- El
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- propio
- Adjective meaning own, very, or himself
- Gran
- Adjective meaning great or grand, used before nouns
- Mago
- Noun meaning wizard or magician
- bajando
- Present participle of 'bajar', meaning lowering
- voz
- Noun meaning voice, the sound of speaking
- hasta
- Preposition meaning until, up to, or even
- convertirla
- Infinitive 'convertir' plus pronoun, meaning to turn it into
- susurro
- Noun meaning whisper, a very soft spoken sound
- más
- Adverb meaning more or most, used for comparison
- poderoso
- Adjective meaning powerful or mighty
- todos
- Masculine plural pronoun or adjective meaning all
- juntos
- Masculine plural adjective meaning together or combined
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