The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 6
He lives in the City of Emeralds."
Él vive en la Ciudad de los Esmeraldas."
Dorothy was going to ask another question, but just then the Munchkins, who had been standing silently by, gave a loud shout and pointed to the corner of the house where the Wicked Witch had been lying.
Dorothy iba a hacer otra pregunta, pero justo entonces los Munchkins, que habían estado de pie en silencio cerca, dieron un fuerte grito y señalaron hacia la esquina de la casa donde la Malvada Bruja había estado tendida.
"What is it?" asked the little old woman, and looked, and began to laugh.
«¿Qué es eso?», preguntó la viejecita, y miró, y comenzó a reír.
The feet of the dead Witch had disappeared entirely, and nothing was left but the silver shoes.
Los pies de la Bruja muerta habían desaparecido por completo, y no quedaba nada salvo los zapatos de plata.
"She was so old," explained the Witch of the North, "that she dried up quickly in the sun.
«Era tan vieja», explicó la Bruja del Norte, «que se secó rápidamente bajo el sol.
That is the end of her.
Ese es su fin.
But the silver shoes are yours, and you shall have them to wear."
Pero los zapatos de plata son tuyos, y podrás ponértelos.»
She reached down and picked up the shoes, and after shaking the dust out of them handed them to Dorothy.
Se agachó y recogió los zapatos, y tras sacudirles el polvo se los entregó a Dorothy.
"The Witch of the East was proud of those silver shoes," said one of the Munchkins, "and there is some charm connected with them; but what it is we never knew."
«La Bruja del Este estaba orgullosa de esos zapatos de plata», dijo uno de los Munchkins, «y hay algún encantamiento relacionado con ellos; pero nunca supimos cuál era.»
Dorothy carried the shoes into the house and placed them on the table.
Dorothy llevó los zapatos al interior de la casa y los colocó sobre la mesa.
Then she came out again to the Munchkins and said:
Luego salió de nuevo hacia los Munchkins y dijo:
"I am anxious to get back to my aunt and uncle, for I am sure they will worry about me.
«Tengo muchas ganas de volver con mi tía y mi tío, pues estoy segura de que se preocuparán por mí.
Can you help me find my way?"
¿Pueden ayudarme a encontrar el camino?»
The Munchkins and the Witch first looked at one another, and then at Dorothy, and then shook their heads.
Los Munchkins y la Bruja primero se miraron entre sí, luego miraron a Dorothy, y después sacudieron la cabeza.
Vocabulary
- Él
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- vive
- Third person singular present tense of 'vivir', to live
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- Ciudad
- Noun meaning 'city' or 'town'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- los
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)
- Esmeraldas
- Noun meaning 'emeralds', precious green gemstones
- iba
- Imperfect tense of 'ir', meaning 'was going'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- hacer
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
- otra
- Adjective meaning 'another' or 'other' (feminine)
- pregunta
- Noun meaning 'question'; also present tense of 'preguntar'
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', indicating contrast
- justo
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'just', 'exactly', or 'fair'
- entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'at that moment'
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'who'
- habían
- Third person plural pluperfect auxiliary of 'haber', 'had'
- estado
- Past participle of 'estar', meaning 'been'; also 'state'
- pie
- Noun meaning 'foot'; 'de pie' means 'standing up'
- silencio
- Noun meaning 'silence' or quietness
- cerca
- Adverb meaning 'nearby' or 'close'
- dieron
- Third person plural preterite of 'dar', meaning 'gave'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine)
- fuerte
- Adjective meaning 'strong', 'loud', or 'powerful'
- grito
- Noun meaning 'shout' or 'scream'
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- señalaron
- Third person plural preterite of 'señalar', meaning 'pointed'
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- esquina
- Noun meaning 'corner' of a street or room
- casa
- Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where'
- Malvada
- Adjective meaning 'wicked' or 'evil'
- Bruja
- Noun meaning 'witch' or sorceress
- había
- Third person singular imperfect of 'haber', meaning 'had'
- tendida
- Past participle of 'tender', meaning 'lying stretched out'
- Qué
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'
- es
- Third person singular present of 'ser', meaning 'is'
- eso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (neutral)
- preguntó
- Third person singular preterite of 'preguntar', 'asked'
- viejecita
- Diminutive noun meaning 'little old woman'
- miró
- Third person singular preterite of 'mirar', meaning 'looked'
- comenzó
- Third person singular preterite of 'comenzar', 'began'
- reír
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to laugh'
- Los
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)
- pies
- Plural noun meaning 'feet'
- muerta
- Adjective or noun meaning 'dead' (feminine)
- desaparecido
- Past participle of 'desaparecer', meaning 'disappeared'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'
- completo
- Adjective meaning 'complete'; 'por completo' means 'completely'
- no
- Adverb of negation meaning 'no' or 'not'
- quedaba
- Imperfect tense of 'quedar', meaning 'remained' or 'was left'
- nada
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
- salvo
- Preposition meaning 'except' or 'save for'
- zapatos
- Plural noun meaning 'shoes'
- plata
- Noun meaning 'silver' (metal) or money informally
- Era
- Third person singular imperfect of 'ser', meaning 'was'
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' indicating degree
- vieja
- Adjective meaning 'old' (feminine); also 'old woman'
- explicó
- Third person singular preterite of 'explicar', 'explained'
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- Norte
- Noun meaning 'north', a cardinal direction
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself', 'himself', or 'itself'
- secó
- Third person singular preterite of 'secar', meaning 'dried'
- rápidamente
- Adverb meaning 'quickly' or 'rapidly'
- bajo
- Preposition meaning 'under'; adjective meaning 'low' or 'short'
- el
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- sol
- Noun meaning 'sun'
- Ese
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'that'
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'its', or 'their'
- fin
- Noun meaning 'end' or 'conclusion'
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', indicating contrast or exception
- son
- Third person plural present of 'ser', meaning 'are'
- tuyos
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'yours' (masculine plural)
- podrás
- Second person singular future of 'poder', 'you will be able'
- ponértelos
- Infinitive 'ponerte' plus 'los'; meaning 'to put them on yourself'
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun used with third person verbs
- agachó
- Third person singular preterite of 'agacharse', 'bent down'
- recogió
- Third person singular preterite of 'recoger', 'picked up'
- tras
- Preposition meaning 'after' or 'behind'
- sacudirles
- Infinitive 'sacudir' plus 'les'; meaning 'to shake them off'
- polvo
- Noun meaning 'dust' or 'powder'
- entregó
- Third person singular preterite of 'entregar', 'handed over'
- La
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- Este
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this one' (masculine)
- estaba
- Third person singular imperfect of 'estar', meaning 'was'
- orgullosa
- Adjective meaning 'proud' (feminine form)
- esos
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'those' (masculine plural)
- dijo
- Third person singular preterite of 'decir', meaning 'said'
- uno
- Number or pronoun meaning 'one' or 'someone'
- hay
- Impersonal form of 'haber' meaning 'there is/are'
- algún
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'some' or 'any' (masculine)
- encantamiento
- Noun meaning 'enchantment' or 'magic spell'
- relacionado
- Past participle of 'relacionar', meaning 'related' or 'connected'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- ellos
- Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'
- nunca
- Adverb meaning 'never'
- supimos
- First person plural preterite of 'saber', 'we found out'
- cuál
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'what'
- era
- Third person singular imperfect of 'ser', meaning 'was'
- llevó
- Third person singular preterite of 'llevar', 'carried' or 'took'
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- interior
- Noun or adjective meaning 'interior' or 'inside'
- colocó
- Third person singular preterite of 'colocar', 'placed'
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'
- mesa
- Noun meaning 'table'
- Luego
- Adverb meaning 'then', 'later', or 'afterwards'
- salió
- Third person singular preterite of 'salir', meaning 'left'
- nuevo
- Adjective meaning 'new'; 'de nuevo' means 'again'
- Tengo
- First person singular present of 'tener', meaning 'I have'
- muchas
- Adjective meaning 'many' or 'a lot of' (feminine plural)
- ganas
- Noun meaning 'desire' or 'eagerness'; 'tener ganas' means 'to want'
- volver
- Infinitive meaning 'to return' or 'to go back'
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- tía
- Noun meaning 'aunt'
- tío
- Noun meaning 'uncle'
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'because', 'well', or 'since'
- estoy
- First person singular present of 'estar', meaning 'I am'
- segura
- Adjective meaning 'sure', 'safe', or 'certain' (feminine)
- preocuparán
- Third person plural future of 'preocupar', 'will worry'
- mí
- Stressed pronoun meaning 'me' used after prepositions
- Pueden
- Third person plural present of 'poder', meaning 'they can'
- ayudarme
- Infinitive 'ayudar' plus 'me'; meaning 'to help me'
- encontrar
- Infinitive meaning 'to find' or 'to encounter'
- camino
- Noun meaning 'road', 'path', or 'way'
- primero
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'first' or 'firstly'
- miraron
- Third person plural preterite of 'mirar', 'they looked'
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- sí
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves'; also 'yes'
- luego
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'afterwards'
- después
- Adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards'
- sacudieron
- Third person plural preterite of 'sacudir', 'they shook'
- cabeza
- Noun meaning 'head' (body part)
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