The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 8
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"Yes," answered the child, looking up and drying her tears.
"Sí", respondió la niña, levantando la vista y secándose las lágrimas.
"Then you must go to the City of Emeralds. Perhaps Oz will help you."
"Entonces debes ir a la Ciudad de las Esmeraldas. Quizás Oz te ayude."
"Where is this city?" asked Dorothy.
"¿Dónde está esta ciudad?" preguntó Dorothy.
"It is exactly in the center of the country, and is ruled by Oz, the Great Wizard I told you of."
"Está exactamente en el centro del país, y está gobernada por Oz, el Gran Mago del que te hablé."
"Is he a good man?" inquired the girl anxiously.
"¿Es un buen hombre?" preguntó la niña con ansiedad.
"He is a good Wizard. Whether he is a man or not I cannot tell, for I have never seen him."
"Es un buen Mago. Si es un hombre o no, no puedo saberlo, pues nunca lo he visto."
"How can I get there?" asked Dorothy.
"¿Cómo puedo llegar allí?" preguntó Dorothy.
"You must walk. It is a long journey, through a country that is sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible. However, I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm."
"Debes ir a pie. Es un largo viaje, a través de un país que a veces es agradable y a veces oscuro y terrible. Sin embargo, usaré todas las artes mágicas que conozco para mantenerte a salvo."
"Won't you go with me?" pleaded the girl, who had begun to look upon the little old woman as her only friend.
"¿No vendrás conmigo?" suplicó la niña, que había comenzado a ver a la ancianita como su única amiga.
"No, I cannot do that," she replied, "but I will give you my kiss, and no one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North."
"No, no puedo hacer eso", respondió ella, "pero te daré mi beso, y nadie se atreverá a hacerle daño a una persona que haya sido besada por la Bruja del Norte."
She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead. Where her lips touched the girl they left a round, shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after.
Se acercó a Dorothy y la besó suavemente en la frente. Donde sus labios tocaron a la niña dejaron una marca redonda y brillante, como Dorothy descubrió poco después.
"The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick," said the Witch, "so you cannot miss it.
"El camino a la Ciudad de las Esmeraldas está pavimentado con ladrillos amarillos", dijo la Bruja, "así que no puedes perderte.
Vocabulary
- Sí
- Yes; used to affirm or agree
- respondió
- She/he replied or answered
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- niña
- Girl; a young female child
- levantando
- Lifting or raising; present participle of levantar
- vista
- Gaze or sight; one's line of vision
- y
- And; coordinating conjunction linking elements
- secándose
- Drying oneself; wiping away tears or moisture
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- lágrimas
- Tears; drops of fluid from crying
- Entonces
- Then; indicating a consequence or next step
- debes
- You must; second person singular of deber
- ir
- To go; basic verb of movement
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or destination
- Ciudad
- City; an urban settlement or municipality
- de
- Of or from; common Spanish preposition
- Esmeraldas
- Emeralds; precious green gemstones
- Quizás
- Perhaps or maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty
- te
- You; second person singular object pronoun
- ayude
- May help; subjunctive form of ayudar
- Dónde
- Where; interrogative word asking about location
- está
- Is; third person singular of estar, indicating location
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- ciudad
- City; an urban area or town
- preguntó
- She/he asked; past tense of preguntar
- Está
- It is; third person singular of estar
- exactamente
- Exactly; precisely, without deviation
- en
- In or at; common Spanish preposition
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- centro
- Center; the middle point of something
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- país
- Country; a nation or sovereign state
- gobernada
- Governed or ruled; feminine past participle of gobernar
- por
- By or for; versatile Spanish preposition
- Gran
- Great or grand; adjective indicating greatness
- Mago
- Wizard or magician; one who performs magic
- que
- That or who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- hablé
- I spoke; first person past tense of hablar
- Es
- He/she/it is; third person singular of ser
- un
- A or an; masculine singular indefinite article
- buen
- Good; shortened form of bueno before masculine noun
- hombre
- Man; an adult male person
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- ansiedad
- Anxiety; a feeling of worry or nervousness
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- o
- Or; disjunctive conjunction presenting alternatives
- no
- No or not; negation word
- puedo
- I can; first person singular of poder
- saberlo
- To know it; saber combined with object pronoun lo
- pues
- Well or since; causal or explanatory conjunction
- nunca
- Never; adverb expressing no occurrence at any time
- lo
- Him or it; masculine singular object pronoun
- he
- I have; first person singular of haber
- visto
- Seen; past participle of ver
- Cómo
- How; interrogative adverb asking about manner
- llegar
- To arrive or reach; verb of movement
- allí
- There; adverb indicating a distant location
- Debes
- You must; obligation expressed with deber
- pie
- Foot; the lower extremity of the leg
- largo
- Long; adjective describing extended length or duration
- viaje
- Journey or trip; travel from one place to another
- través
- Through or across; used in phrase a través de
- veces
- Times; plural of vez, indicating occurrences
- agradable
- Pleasant or agreeable; something enjoyable or nice
- oscuro
- Dark or gloomy; lacking light or brightness
- terrible
- Terrible or dreadful; causing fear or distress
- Sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- embargo
- Embargo; used in sin embargo meaning nevertheless
- usaré
- I will use; first person future of usar
- todas
- All; feminine plural form of todo
- artes
- Arts or skills; abilities or crafts
- mágicas
- Magical; feminine plural adjective relating to magic
- conozco
- I know; first person singular of conocer
- para
- For or in order to; preposition of purpose
- mantenerte
- To keep you; mantener with second person pronoun
- salvo
- Safe or unharmed; adjective indicating security
- No
- No or not; negation
- vendrás
- You will come; second person future of venir
- conmigo
- With me; prepositional pronoun meaning together with me
- suplicó
- She/he begged or pleaded; past tense of suplicar
- había
- Had; imperfect of haber used in past perfect
- comenzado
- Begun or started; past participle of comenzar
- ver
- To see; basic verb of vision
- ancianita
- Little old woman; diminutive of anciana
- como
- As or like; comparative conjunction
- su
- Her, his, or its; possessive adjective
- única
- Only or unique; feminine adjective meaning sole
- amiga
- Friend; female companion or ally
- hacer
- To do or make; fundamental Spanish verb
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- ella
- She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- pero
- But; adversative conjunction introducing contrast
- daré
- I will give; first person future of dar
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- beso
- Kiss; a touch of lips to show affection
- nadie
- Nobody or no one; indefinite negative pronoun
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- atreverá
- Will dare; future tense of atreverse
- hacerle
- To do to him/her; hacer with indirect pronoun
- daño
- Harm or damage; injury done to someone
- una
- A or an; feminine singular indefinite article
- persona
- Person; an individual human being
- haya
- Has; present subjunctive of haber
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- besada
- Kissed; feminine past participle of besar
- Bruja
- Witch; a woman said to practice magic
- Norte
- North; cardinal direction opposite to south
- Se
- Herself; reflexive pronoun used with verbs
- acercó
- Approached or drew near; past tense of acercarse
- besó
- Kissed; third person past tense of besar
- suavemente
- Gently or softly; in a delicate manner
- frente
- Forehead; the part of the face above eyebrows
- Donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating a place
- sus
- Her, his, or their; plural possessive adjective
- labios
- Lips; the fleshy edges of the mouth
- tocaron
- Touched; third person plural past of tocar
- dejaron
- Left or left behind; past plural of dejar
- marca
- Mark or sign; a visible impression or trace
- redonda
- Round; circular in shape
- brillante
- Brilliant or shining; emitting or reflecting light
- descubrió
- Discovered or found out; past tense of descubrir
- poco
- Little or a bit; small amount or shortly after
- después
- After or afterward; indicating later time
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- camino
- Road or path; a route for traveling
- pavimentado
- Paved; covered with a hard surface material
- ladrillos
- Bricks; rectangular blocks used in construction
- amarillos
- Yellow; plural masculine adjective of color amarillo
- dijo
- Said or told; third person past tense of decir
- así
- Thus or this way; adverb indicating manner
- puedes
- You can; second person singular of poder
- perderte
- To get lost; perderse with second person pronoun
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