The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 7
"At the East, not far from here," said one, "there is a great desert, and none could live to cross it."
«Al Este, no lejos de aquí», dijo uno, «hay un gran desierto, y nadie podría sobrevivir para cruzarlo».
"It is the same at the South," said another, "for I have been there and seen it. The South is the country of the Quadlings."
«Es lo mismo al Sur», dijo otro, «pues he estado allí y lo he visto. El Sur es el país de los Cuadlings».
"I am told," said the third man, "that it is the same at the West. And that country, where the Winkies live, is ruled by the Wicked Witch of the West, who would make you her slave if you passed her way."
«Me han dicho», dijo el tercer hombre, «que es lo mismo al Oeste. Y ese país, donde viven los Winkies, está gobernado por la Malvada Bruja del Oeste, quien te convertiría en su esclava si pasaras por allí».
"The North is my home," said the old lady, "and at its edge is the same great desert that surrounds this Land of Oz. I'm afraid, my dear, you will have to live with us."
«El Norte es mi hogar», dijo la anciana, «y en su límite está el mismo gran desierto que rodea esta Tierra de Oz. Me temo, querida, que tendrás que vivir con nosotros».
Dorothy began to sob at this, for she felt lonely among all these strange people.
Dorothy comenzó a sollozar ante esto, pues se sentía sola entre toda esa gente extraña.
Her tears seemed to grieve the kind-hearted Munchkins, for they immediately took out their handkerchiefs and began to weep also.
Sus lágrimas parecieron entristecer a los bondadosos Munchkins, pues inmediatamente sacaron sus pañuelos y comenzaron a llorar también.
As for the little old woman, she took off her cap and balanced the point on the end of her nose, while she counted "One, two, three" in a solemn voice.
En cuanto a la viejecita, se quitó el gorro y equilibró la punta sobre el extremo de su nariz, mientras contaba «Uno, dos, tres» con voz solemne.
At once the cap changed to a slate, on which was written in big, white chalk marks:
De inmediato el gorro se transformó en una pizarra, en la que estaba escrito con grandes letras blancas de tiza:
"LET DOROTHY GO TO THE CITY OF EMERALDS"
«QUE DOROTHY VAYA A LA CIUDAD DE LAS ESMERALDAS»
The little old woman took the slate from her nose, and having read the words on it, asked, "Is your name Dorothy, my dear?
La viejecita tomó la pizarra de su nariz, y tras leer las palabras escritas en ella, preguntó: «¿Tu nombre es Dorothy, querida?
Vocabulary
- Al
- To the; at the (contraction of 'a el')
- Este
- East; this one (direction or demonstrative)
- no
- Not; no (negation)
- lejos
- Far; distant (distance away)
- de
- Of; from (preposition)
- aquí
- Here; in this place (location)
- dijo
- Said; he/she said (past tense)
- uno
- One; a person (number or pronoun)
- hay
- There is; there are (present)
- un
- A; an (indefinite article)
- gran
- Great; large (adjective)
- desierto
- Desert; barren wasteland
- nadie
- Nobody; no one (negative pronoun)
- podría
- Could; might (conditional)
- sobrevivir
- Survive; to stay alive
- para
- For; in order to (preposition)
- cruzarlo
- Cross it; traverse it (verb with pronoun)
- Es
- Is; he/she/it is (present)
- lo
- It; the (direct object pronoun)
- mismo
- Same; identical (adjective)
- Sur
- South; southern direction
- otro
- Other; another (adjective)
- pues
- Well; thus (conjunction or interjection)
- he
- I have (present perfect auxiliary)
- estado
- Been; state (past participle)
- allí
- There; in that place (location)
- visto
- Seen; viewed (past participle)
- El
- He; the (masculine pronoun or article)
- es
- Is; he/she/it is (present)
- el
- The (masculine singular article)
- país
- Country; nation (territory)
- los
- The; them (masculine plural)
- Me
- Me; to me (indirect object pronoun)
- han
- Have; they have (present perfect)
- dicho
- Said; told (past participle)
- tercer
- Third; the third (ordinal)
- hombre
- Man; male person (noun)
- que
- That; which (relative conjunction)
- Oeste
- West; western direction
- ese
- That; that one (demonstrative)
- donde
- Where; in which (location)
- viven
- Live; they live (present)
- está
- Is; he/she/it is (present)
- gobernado
- Governed; ruled (past participle)
- por
- By; through (preposition)
- la
- The; her (feminine article or pronoun)
- Malvada
- Wicked; evil (adjective)
- Bruja
- Witch; sorceress (noun)
- del
- Of the; from the (contraction)
- quien
- Who; whom (relative pronoun)
- te
- You; to you (pronoun)
- convertiría
- Convert; would turn (conditional)
- en
- In; into (preposition)
- su
- His; her; your (possessive)
- esclava
- Slave; enslaved person (feminine)
- si
- If; whether (conditional)
- pasaras
- Pass; if you passed (subjunctive)
- Norte
- North; northern direction
- mi
- My; me (possessive or pronoun)
- hogar
- Home; household (noun)
- anciana
- Elderly woman; old woman (feminine)
- límite
- Limit; boundary (noun)
- rodea
- Surrounds; encircles (present)
- esta
- This; this (feminine demonstrative)
- Tierra
- Land; earth (noun)
- temo
- Fear; I fear (present)
- querida
- Dear; beloved (feminine)
- tendrás
- Will have; you will have (future)
- vivir
- Live; to live (infinitive)
- con
- With; together with (preposition)
- nosotros
- We; us (pronoun)
- comenzó
- Began; started (past tense)
- sollozar
- Sob; to weep (infinitive)
- ante
- Before; in front of (preposition)
- esto
- This; this (neuter pronoun)
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