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Grimms' Fairy Tales | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

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THEGOLDENBIRD
Acertain
rey
kinghadabeautifulgarden,
y
andinthegardenstood
un
atreewhichboregoldenapples.
Estas
Theseappleswerealwayscounted,
y
andaboutthetimewhentheybegantogrowripeitwasfoundthat
cada
everynightoneofthemwasgone.
The
rey
kingbecameveryangryat
esto
this,andorderedthegardenertokeep
vigilara
watchallnightunderthetree.
El
Thegardenersethiseldest
hijo
sontowatch;
butabouttwelveo’clockhefellasleep,
y
andinthemorninganotheroftheappleswas
faltaba
missing.
Thenthesecondsonwas
ordenó
orderedtowatch;
andatmidnighthe
también
toofellasleep,andin
la
themorninganotherapplewasgone.
Then
el
thethirdsonofferedtokeep
vigilar
watch;
butthegardenerat
principio
firstwouldnotlethim,forfearsomeharmshouldcometohim:
however,atlastheconsented,
y
andtheyoungmanlaidhimself
bajo
underthetreetowatch.
Astheclockstrucktwelvehe
oyó
heardarustlingnoiseinthe
aire
air,andabirdcameflyingthatwasofpuregold;
y
andasitwassnappingatoneoftheapples
con
withitsbeak,thegardener’s
hijo
sonjumpedupandshotanarrowatit.
Pero
Butthearrowdidthebird
no
noharm;
onlyitdropped
una
agoldenfeatherfromitstail,
y
andthenflewaway.
Thegoldenfeatherwasbroughttothe
rey
kinginthemorning,and
todo
allthecouncilwascalledtogether.
Everyoneagreedthatitwasworth
más
morethanallthewealthof
las
thekingdom:
Thenthegardener’seldest
hijo
sonsetoutandthoughtto
encontrar
findthegoldenbirdveryeasily;
y
andwhenhehadgonebut
un
alittleway,hecameto
un
awood,andbythe
lado
sideofthewoodhe
vio
sawafoxsitting;
sohe
tomó
tookhisbowandmadereadyto
dispararle
shootatit.
Thenthefox
dijo
said,‘Donotshootme,forIwill
daré
giveyougoodcounsel;
I
sé
knowwhatyourbusinessis,
y
andthatyouwantto
encontrar
findthegoldenbird.
Youwillreach
una
avillageintheevening;
y
andwhenyougetthere,you
es
willseetwoinnsoppositetoeachother,
una
oneofwhichisverypleasant
y
andbeautifultolookat:
gonotin
allí
there,butrestforthe
noche
nightintheother,thoughitmayappeartoyoutobevery
pobre
poorandmean.’Butthe
hijo
sonthoughttohimself,‘Whatcansuch
una
abeastasthisknow
sobre
aboutthematter?’Soheshothisarrowatthefox;
pero
buthemissedit,anditsetupitstailaboveits
espalda
backandranintothewood.
Thenhewenthis
camino
way,andintheevening
llegó
cametothevillagewherethe
dos
twoinnswere;
andin
una
oneofthesewerepeople
cantando
singing,anddancing,andfeasting;
pero
buttheotherlookedverydirty,
y
andpoor.
‘Ishouldbe
muy
verysilly,’saidhe,‘ifI
fuera
wenttothatshabbyhouse,
y
andleftthischarmingplace’;
sohewentinto
la
thesmarthouse,andate
y
anddrankathisease,
y
andforgotthebird,andhis
país
countrytoo.
Timepassedon;
y
andastheeldestsondidnotcomeback,
y
andnotidingswereheardofhim,
el
thesecondsonsetout,
y
andthesamethinghappenedtohim.
He
conoció
metthefox,whogavehim
el
thegoodadvice:
butwhenhe
llegó
cametothetwoinns,hiseldest
hermano
brotherwasstandingatthewindow
donde
wherethemerrymakingwas,and
llamó
calledtohimtocomein;
y
andhecouldnotwithstandthetemptation,
sino
butwentin,andforgotthegoldenbird
y
andhiscountryinthesamemanner.
Tiempo
Timepassedonagain,and
el
theyoungestsontoowishedtoset
salir
outintothewideworldtoseekfor
el
thegoldenbird;
buthis
padre
fatherwouldnotlistentoitfora
tiempo
longwhile,forhewasveryfondofhis
hijo
son,andwasafraidthatsomeill
suerte
luckmighthappentohim
también
also,andpreventhiscomingback.
However,atlastitwasagreedhe
debía
shouldgo,forhewouldnot
descansaría
restathome;
andashe
llegó
cametothewood,hemet
el
thefox,andheardthe
mismo
samegoodcounsel.
Buthewasthankfultothefox,
y
anddidnotattempthis
vida
lifeashisbrothershad
hecho
done;
sothefoxsaid,‘Situponmytail,
y
andyouwilltravelfaster.’Sohe
sentó
satdown,andthefoxbeganto
correr
run,andawaytheywent
sobre
overstockandstonesoquickthattheirhairwhistledinthewind.
Cuando
Whentheycametothevillage,the
hijo
sonfollowedthefox’scounsel,
y
andwithoutlookingabouthim
fue
wenttotheshabbyinn
y
andrestedthereallnightathisease.
Inthe
mañana
morningcamethefoxagain
y
andmethimashewasbeginninghisjourney,
y
andsaid,‘Gostraightforward,tillyoucometoacastle,before
cual
whichlieawholetroopofsoldiersfastasleep
y
andsnoring:
takenonoticeof
ellos
them,butgointothecastle
y
andpassonandontillyou
llegues
cometoaroom,where
el
thegoldenbirdsitsin
una
awoodencage;
closebyitstands
una
abeautifulgoldencage;
butdonot
intentes
trytotakethebirdoutoftheshabbycage
y
andputitintothehandsomeone,otherwiseyou
fueron
willrepentit.’Thenthefoxstretchedouthistail
de nuevo
again,andtheyoungman
sentó
sathimselfdown,andawaythey
fueron
wentoverstockandstonetilltheir
cabello
hairwhistledinthewind.
Beforethecastlegate
todo
allwasasthefox
había
hadsaid:
sothesonwentin
y
andfoundthechamberwherethegoldenbird
colgaba
hunginawoodencage,
y
andbelowstoodthegoldencage,
y
andthethreegoldenapplesthat
habían
hadbeenlostwerelying
cerca
closebyit.
Thenthoughthetohimself,‘Itwillbeaverydrollthingtobringaway
tan
suchafinebirdin
esta
thisshabbycage’;
sohe
abrió
openedthedoorandtookholdofit
y
andputitintothegoldencage.
Pero
Butthebirdsetup
tan
suchaloudscreamthat
todos
allthesoldiersawoke,andtheytookhimprisoner
y
andcarriedhimbeforethe
rey
king.
Thenextmorningthecourt
sentó
sattojudgehim;
and
cuando
whenallwasheard,itsentencedhimtodie,unlessheshould
trajera
bringthekingthegoldenhorsewhich
podía
couldrunasswiftlyas
el
thewind;
andifhe
hacía
didthis,hewastohave
el
thegoldenbirdgivenhimforhisown.
Sohesetout
una vez
oncemoreonhisjourney,sighing,
y
andingreatdespair,whenon
una
asuddenhisfriendthefoxmethim,
y
andsaid,‘Youseenowwhathas
sucedido
happenedonaccountofyournot
escuchado
listeningtomycounsel.
Iwillstill,however,
diré
tellyouhowtofind
el
thegoldenhorse,ifyouwill
haces
doasIbidyou.
You
debes
mustgostraightontillyou
llegar
cometothecastlewhere
el
thehorsestandsinhisstall:
byhis
lado
sidewillliethegroomfastasleep
y
andsnoring:
takeawaythehorsequietly,
pero
butbesuretoputtheoldleathernsaddleuponhim,
y
andnotthegoldenonethatis
cerca
closebyit.’Thenthe
hijo
sonsatdownonthefox’stail,
y
andawaytheywentoverstock
y
andstonetilltheirhairwhistledinthewind.
Todo
Allwentright,andthegroom
yacía
laysnoringwithhishanduponthegoldensaddle.
Pero
Butwhenthesonlookedatthehorse,he
pensó
thoughtitagreatpitytoputtheleathernsaddleuponit.
‘Iwill
daré
givehimthegoodone,’
dijo
saidhe;
‘Iamsurehedeservesit.’Ashetookupthegoldensaddlethegroomawoke
y
andcriedoutsoloud,that
todos
alltheguardsranin
y
andtookhimprisoner,andinthe
mañana
morninghewasagainbroughtbeforethecourttobejudged,
y
andwassentencedtodie.
Pero
Butitwasagreed,that,
si
ifhecouldbringthitherthe
hermosa
beautifulprincess,heshouldlive,
y
andhavethebirdandthehorse
diera
givenhimforhisown.
Thenhe
fue
wenthiswayverysorrowful;
pero
buttheoldfoxcame
y
andsaid,‘Whydidnotyou
escuchaste
listentome?
Ifyouhad,youwouldhavecarriedaway
tanto
boththebirdandthehorse;
yetwillI
una vez
oncemoregiveyoucounsel.
Gostraighton,
y
andintheeveningyouwillarriveat
un
acastle.
Attwelveo’clockat
noche
nighttheprincessgoestothebathing-house:
gouptoher
y
andgiveherakiss,
y
andshewillletyouleadheraway;
pero
buttakecareyoudonotsufferhertogo
y
andtakeleaveofher
padre
fatherandmother.’Thenthefoxstretchedouthistail,
y
andsoawaytheywent
sobre
overstockandstonetilltheir
cabello
hairwhistledagain.
Asthey
llegaron
cametothecastle,allwasasthefox
había
hadsaid,andattwelveo’clockthe
joven
youngmanmettheprincessgoingtothebath
y
andgaveherthekiss,
y
andsheagreedtorunaway
con
withhim,butbeggedwithmanytearsthathewould
dejara
lethertakeleaveofher
padre
father.
Atfirstherefused,
pero
butsheweptstillmore
y
andmore,andfellathisfeet,tillat
fin
lastheconsented;
butthemomentshe
llegó
cametoherfather’shousetheguardsawoke
y
andhewastakenprisoner
de nuevo
again.
Thenhewasbroughtbeforethe
rey
king,andthekingsaid,‘Youshallnever
tendrás
havemydaughterunlessineightdaysyoudigawaythehillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’
Ahora
Nowthishillwasso
grande
bigthatthewholeworld
podía
couldnottakeitaway:
y
andwhenhehadworkedforsevendays,
y
andhaddoneverylittle,
el
thefoxcameandsaid.
‘Liedown
y
andgotosleep;
Iwill
trabajaré
workforyou.’Andin
la
themorningheawokeand
la
thehillwasgone;
sohe
fue
wentmerrilytotheking,
y
andtoldhimthatnowthatitwasremovedhe
debía
mustgivehimtheprincess.
Thenthe
rey
kingwasobligedtokeephis
palabra
word,andawaywentthe
joven
youngmanandtheprincess;
‘Ifyouwill
sólo
onlylisten,’saidthefox,‘it
puede
canbedone.
Whenyou
vengas
cometotheking,andhe
pide
asksforthebeautifulprincess,you
debes
mustsay,“Heresheis!”
Thenhe
será
willbeveryjoyful;
andyouwillmount
el
thegoldenhorsethattheyareto
darán
giveyou,andputoutyour
mano
handtotakeleaveofthem;
pero
butshakehandswiththeprincess
último
last.
Thenliftherquicklyonto
el
thehorsebehindyou;
All
fue
wentright:
thenthefox
dijo
said,‘Whenyoucometothecastle
donde
wherethebirdis,Iwill
quedaré
staywiththeprincessatthe
puerta
door,andyouwillridein
y
andspeaktotheking;
y
andwhenheseesthatitis
el
therighthorse,hewillbringout
el
thebird;
butyoumustsitstill,
y
andsaythatyouwanttolookatit,to
ver
seewhetheritisthe
verdadero
truegoldenbird;
This,too,
sucedió
happenedasthefoxsaid;
theycarriedoffthebird,theprincessmountedagain,
y
andtheyrodeonto
un
agreatwood.
Thenthefox
vino
came,andsaid,‘Praykillme,
y
andcutoffmyhead
y
andmyfeet.’Butthe
joven
youngmanrefusedtodoit:
so
el
thefoxsaid,‘Iwillatanyrate
daré
giveyougoodcounsel:
bewareof
dos
twothings;
ransomnoonefrom
la
thegallows,andsitdownby
la
thesideofnoriver.’Thenawayhe
fue
went.
Herodeonwith
la
theprincess,tillatlasthe
llegó
cametothevillagewherehe
había
hadlefthistwobrothers.
Y
Andtherehehearda
gran
greatnoiseanduproar;
and
cuando
whenheaskedwhatwasthematter,the
gente
peoplesaid,‘Twomenaregoingtobehanged.’Ashecamenearer,he
vio
sawthatthetwomenwerehisbrothers,who
habían
hadturnedrobbers;
sohe
dijo
said,‘Cannottheyinany
manera
waybesaved?’Butthe
gente
peoplesaid‘No,’unlesshe
ser
wouldbestowallhismoneyupontherascals
y
andbuytheirliberty.
Thenhedidnot
quedó
staytothinkaboutthe
asunto
matter,butpaidwhatwas
pidió
asked,andhisbrothersweregivenup,
y
andwentonwithhimtowardstheir
casa
home.
Andastheycametothewood
donde
wherethefoxfirstmetthem,itwasso
fresco
coolandpleasantthatthe
dos
twobrotherssaid,‘Letus
sentó
sitdownbythesideoftheriver,
y
andrestawhile,to
comer
eatanddrink.’Sohesaid,‘Yes,’
y
andforgotthefox’scounsel,
y
andsatdownonthesideoftheriver;
y
andwhilehesuspectednothing,they
vinieron
camebehind,andthrewhimdownthebank,
y
andtooktheprincess,thehorse,
y
andthebird,andwent
casa
hometothekingtheirmaster,
y
andsaid.
‘Allthishavewe
ganado
wonbyourlabour.’Thentherewas
gran
greatrejoicingmade;
butthehorsewouldnot
comía
eat,thebirdwouldnot
cantaba
sing,andtheprincesswept.
El
Theyoungestsonfellto
el
thebottomoftheriver’s
lecho
bed:
luckilyitwasnearlydry,
pero
buthisboneswerealmostbroken,
y
andthebankwassosteepthathe
pudo
couldfindnowaytoget
salir
out.
Thentheoldfox
vino
cameoncemore,andscoldedhimfornot
seguir
followinghisadvice;
otherwisenoevilwould
habría
havebefallenhim:
‘Yet,’saidhe,‘Icannot
dejó
leaveyouhere,solayholdofmytail
y
andholdfast.’Thenhepulledhimoutoftheriver,
y
andsaidtohim,ashe
llegó
gotuponthebank,‘Yourbrothers
han
havesetwatchtokillyou,
si
iftheyfindyouinthekingdom.’Sohedressedhimselfas
un
apoorman,andcamesecretlytotheking’scourt,
y
andwasscarcelywithinthedoors
cuando
whenthehorsebeganto
comer
eat,andthebirdto
cantar
sing,andtheprincessleftoffweeping.
Thenhe
fue
wenttotheking,and
contó
toldhimallhisbrothers’roguery;
y
andtheywereseizedandpunished,
y
andhehadtheprincess
dieron
giventohimagain;
andafter
la
theking’sdeathhewasheirtohiskingdom.
A
tiempo
longwhileafter,hewenttowalkone
día
dayinthewood,andthe
viejo
oldfoxmethim,andbesoughthim
con
withtearsinhiseyesto
matara
killhim,andcutoffhis
cabeza
headandfeet.
HANSIN
Suerte
LUCK
Somemenarebornto
buena
goodluck:
alltheydo
o
ortrytodocomesright—allthat
cae
fallstothemisso
tanto
muchgain—alltheirgeeseareswans—alltheircardsaretrumps—tossthemwhich
camino
wayyouwill,theywill
siempre
always,likepoorpuss,alightupontheirlegs,
y
andonlymoveonso
tanto
muchthefaster.
Theworldmay
muy
verylikelynotalwaysthinkofthemastheythinkofthemselves,
pero
butwhatcaretheyfor
el
theworld?
whatcanit
saber
knowaboutthematter?
Oneof
estos
theseluckybeingswasneighbourHans.
Sevenlongyearshe
había
hadworkedhardforhismaster.
Atlasthe
dijo
said,‘Master,mytimeisup;
I
debo
mustgohomeandseemy
pobre
poormotheroncemore:
sopray
pagues
paymemywagesand
dejes
letmego.’Andthemaster
dijo
said,‘Youhavebeenafaithful
y
andgoodservant,Hans,soyour
pagues
payshallbehandsome.’Thenhe
dio
gavehimalumpofsilveras
grande
bigashishead.
Hanstookouthispocket-handkerchief,
puso
putthepieceofsilverintoit,threwitoverhisshoulder,
y
andjoggedoffonhisroadhomewards.
Ashewentlazilyon,draggingonefoot
tras
afteranother,amancameinsight,trottinggailyalongonacapitalhorse.
‘Ah!’
dijo
saidHansaloud,‘whatafinethingitistorideonhorseback!
Allí
Therehesitsaseasy
y
andhappyasifhewasathome,in
la
thechairbyhisfireside;
hetripsagainst
no
nostones,savesshoe-leather,andgetsonhehardly
sabe
knowshow.’Hansdidnot
habló
speaksosoftlybutthehorseman
oyó
hearditall,andsaid,‘Well,
amigo
friend,whydoyougoonfootthen?’‘Ah!’
dijo
saidhe,‘Ihavethisloadtocarry:
tobe
seguro
sureitissilver,butitissoheavythatIcan’t
sostener
holdupmyhead,andyou
debes
mustknowithurtsmyshouldersadly.’‘What
hacer
doyousayofmaking
un
anexchange?’saidthehorseman.
‘Iwillgiveyoumyhorse,
y
andyoushallgiveme
la
thesilver;
whichwillsaveyou
una
agreatdealoftroubleincarrying
tan
suchaheavyloadabout
con
withyou.’‘Withallmyheart,’
dijo
saidHans:
‘butasyouareso
amable
kindtome,Imust
dijo
tellyouonething—youwillhaveawearytasktodraw
esa
thatsilveraboutwithyou.’However,thehorsemangotoff,
tomó
tookthesilver,helpedHansup,
dio
gavehimthebridleintoone
mano
handandthewhipintotheother,
y
andsaid,‘Whenyouwantto
ir
goveryfast,smackyourlipsloudlytogether,
y
andcry“Jip!”’.
Hanswasdelightedashe
sentaba
satonthehorse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,turnedouthistoes,crackedhiswhip,
y
androdemerrilyoff,one
minuto
minutewhistlingamerrytune,
y
andanothersinging,.
‘Nocareandnosorrow,
Un
Afigforthemorrow!
After
un
atimehethoughtheshould
gustaría
liketogoalittlefaster,sohesmackedhislips
y
andcried‘Jip!’Awaywent
los
thehorsefullgallop;
andbeforeHans
supiera
knewwhathewasabout,hewasthrownoff,
y
andlayonhisbackby
la
theroad-side.
Hishorsewouldhaveranoff,
si
ifashepherdwhowascomingby,
conduciendo
drivingacow,hadnot
detenido
stoppedit.
Hanssooncametohimself,
y
andgotuponhislegs
de nuevo
again,sadlyvexed,andsaidtotheshepherd,‘Thisridingis
no
nojoke,whenaman
tiene
hasthelucktogetuponabeastlike
esta
thisthatstumblesandflingshim
de
offasifitwould
rompiera
breakhisneck.
However,I’m
de
offnowonceforall:
I
gusta
likeyourcownowagreatdealbetterthanthissmartbeastthat
jugó
playedmethistrick,and
ha
hasspoiledmybestcoat,you
veis
see,inthispuddle;
which,bythe
por
by,smellsnotverylikeanosegay.
Uno
Onecanwalkalongatone’sleisurebehind
esa
thatcow—keepgoodcompany,and
tener
havemilk,butter,andcheese,
todos
everyday,intothebargain.
WhatwouldI
daría
givetohavesuchaprize!’‘Well,’
dijo
saidtheshepherd,‘ifyouaresofondofher,Iwill
cambiaré
changemycowforyourhorse;
I
gusta
liketodogoodtomyneighbours,even
aunque
thoughIlosebyitmyself.’‘Done!’
dijo
saidHans,merrily.
‘Whatanoble
corazón
heartthatgoodmanhas!’
pensó
thoughthe.
Thentheshepherdjumpeduponthehorse,
deseó
wishedHansandthecowgoodmorning,
y
andawayherode.
Hansbrushedhiscoat,wipedhis
cara
faceandhands,restedawhile,
y
andthendroveoffhiscowquietly,
y
andthoughthisbargaina
muy
veryluckyone.
‘IfI
tengo
haveonlyapieceofbread
Y
(andIcertainlyshallalwaysbeabletogetthat),Ican,wheneverIlike,
comer
eatmybutterandcheese
con
withit;
andwhenIamthirstyI
puedo
canmilkmycowand
beber
drinkthemilk:
andwhat
puedo
canIwishformore?’
Cuando
Whenhecametoaninn,hehalted,
comió
ateupallhisbread,
y
andgaveawayhislastpennyforaglassofbeer.
Cuando
Whenhehadrestedhimselfheset
de
offagain,drivinghiscowtowardshismother’svillage.
Pero
Buttheheatgrewgreateras
pronto
soonasnooncameon,tillat
fin
last,ashefoundhimselfonawideheaththatwould
tomaría
takehimmorethananhourtocross,hebegantobeso
caliente
hotandparchedthathistongueclaveto
el
theroofofhismouth.
‘Ican
encontrar
findacureforthis,’
pensó
thoughthe;
‘nowIwillmilkmycow
y
andquenchmythirst’:
sohetiedherto
la
thestumpofatree,
y
andheldhisleatherncaptomilkinto;
pero
butnotadropwastobehad.
Quién
Whowouldhavethoughtthat
esta
thiscow,whichwasto
traer
bringhimmilkandbutter
y
andcheese,wasallthat
tiempo
timeutterlydry?
Hanshadnot
pensado
thoughtoflookingtothat.
Mientras
Whilehewastryinghis
suerte
luckinmilking,andmanagingthe
asunto
matterveryclumsily,theuneasybeastbeganto
pensar
thinkhimverytroublesome;
andat
fin
lastgavehimsuchakickon
la
theheadasknockedhimdown;
y
andtherehelaya
tiempo
longwhilesenseless.
Luckilyabutcher
pronto
sooncameby,drivingapiginawheelbarrow.
‘Whatis
el
thematterwithyou,myman?’
dijo
saidthebutcher,ashe
ayudaba
helpedhimup.
Hanstoldhimwhat
había
hadhappened,howhewasdry,
y
andwantedtomilkhiscow,
pero
butfoundthecowwasdry
también
too.
Thenthebutchergavehim
un
aflaskofale,saying,‘There,
bebe
drinkandrefreshyourself;
yourcowwill
dará
giveyounomilk:
don’tyou
ves
seesheisanoldbeast,
buena
goodfornothingbuttheslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’
dijo
saidHans,‘whowouldhavethoughtit?
What
una
ashametotakemyhorse,
y
andgivemeonlyadrycow!
Si
IfIkillher,whatwillshebegoodfor?
I
odio
hatecow-beef;
itisnottender
lo suficientemente
enoughforme.
Ifitwere
un
apignow—likethatfatgentlemanyouare
conduciendo
drivingalongathisease—one
podría
coulddosomethingwithit;
itwouldatanyrate
haga
makesausages.’‘Well,’saidthebutcher,‘Idon’t
gusta
liketosayno,whenoneis
pide
askedtodoakind,neighbourlything.
TopleaseyouIwill
cambiaré
change,andgiveyoumyfinefatpigforthecow.’‘Heavenrewardyouforyourkindness
y
andself-denial!’saidHans,ashegavethebutcherthecow;
y
andtakingthepigoffthewheel-barrow,droveit
lejos
away,holdingitbythestringthatwastiedtoitsleg.
Soonhejogged,
y
andallseemednowto
ir
gorightwithhim:
he
había
hadmetwithsomemisfortunes,tobesure;
pero
buthewasnowwellrepaidfor
todos
all.
Howcoulditbeotherwise
con
withsuchatravellingcompanionashe
había
hadatlastgot?
The
siguiente
nextmanhemetwas
un
acountrymancarryingafine
blanco
whitegoose.
Thecountrymanstoppedto
preguntar
askwhatwaso’clock;
thisledtofurtherchat;
y
andHanstoldhimallhis
suerte
luck,howhehadsomanygoodbargains,
y
andhowalltheworldwentgay
y
andsmilingwithhim.
Thecountrymanthenbeganto
contar
tellhistale,andsaidhewas
iba
goingtotakethegooseto
un
achristening.
‘Feel,’saidhe,‘howheavyit
es
is,andyetitis
sólo
onlyeightweeksold.
Whoeverroasts
y
andeatsitwillfindplentyoffatuponit,ithas
vivido
livedsowell!’‘You’reright,’
dijo
saidHans,asheweigheditinhis
mano
hand;
‘butifyoutalkoffat,mypigis
no
notrifle.’Meantimethecountrymanbegantolookgrave,
y
andshookhishead.
‘Harkye!’
dijo
saidhe,‘myworthyfriend,youseem
un
agoodsortoffellow,soIcan’thelpdoingyou
un
akindturn.
Yourpig
puede
maygetyouintoascrape.
In
el
thevillageIjustcamefrom,
el
thesquirehashadapigstolenoutofhissty.
Iwasdreadfullyafraid
cuando
whenIsawyouthatyou
tenías
hadgotthesquire’spig.
Si
Ifyouhave,andthey
atrapan
catchyou,itwillbe
un
abadjobforyou.
The
menos
leasttheywilldowillbetothrowyouintothehorse-pond.
Pobre
PoorHanswassadlyfrightened.
‘Goodman,’criedhe,‘praygetmeoutof
este
thisscrape.
Iknownothingofwhere
el
thepigwaseitherbred
o
orborn;
buthemay
haber
havebeenthesquire’sforaughtIcan
decir
tell: