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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

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PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedin
este
thisbookreallyoccurred;
one
o
ortwowereexperiencesofmyown,the
resto
restthoseofboyswhowereschoolmatesof
mías
mine.
HuckFinnisdrawnfrom
vida
life;
TomSawyeralso,butnotfromanindividual—heisacombinationofthecharacteristicsof
tres
threeboyswhomIknew,
y
andthereforebelongstothecomposite
orden
orderofarchitecture.
Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
todas
allprevalentamongchildrenandslavesintheWestattheperiodof
esta
thisstory—thatistosay,thirty
o
orfortyyearsago.
Althoughmy
libro
bookisintendedmainlyfor
los
theentertainmentofboysandgirls,I
espero
hopeitwillnotbeshunnedbymen
y
andwomenonthataccount,for
parte
partofmyplanhasbeento
tratar
trytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhatthey
una vez
oncewerethemselves,andof
cómo
howtheyfeltandthought
y
andtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisestheysometimesengagedin.
El
THEAUTHOR.
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
No
Noanswer.
“TOM!”
Noanswer.
“What’sgone
con
withthatboy,Iwonder?
YouTOM!”
No
Noanswer.
Theoldladypulledherspectaclesdown
y
andlookedoverthemabout
la
theroom;
thensheputthem
arriba
upandlookedoutunderthem.
Sheseldom
o
orneverlookedthroughthemforsosmallathingasa
niño
boy;
theywereherstatepair,
el
theprideofherheart,
y
andwerebuiltfor“style,”notservice—she
podría
couldhaveseenthroughapairofstove-lidsjustas
bien
well.
Shelookedperplexedfor
un
amoment,andthensaid,notfiercely,
pero
butstillloudenoughfor
los
thefurnituretohear:.
“Well,Ilay
si
ifIgetholdofyouI’ll—”.
Shedidnotfinish,forbythis
momento
timeshewasbendingdown
y
andpunchingunderthebed
con
withthebroom,andsoshe
necesitaba
neededbreathtopunctuatethepunches
con
with.
Sheresurrectednothingbut
el
thecat.
“Ineverdid
vi
seethebeatofthatboy!”
Shewenttotheopen
puerta
doorandstoodinit
y
andlookedoutamongthetomatovines
y
and“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthegarden.
No
NoTom.
Soshelifteduphervoiceat
un
ananglecalculatedfordistance
y
andshouted:.
“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewas
un
aslightnoisebehindher
y
andsheturnedjustin
tiempo
timetoseizeasmall
niño
boybytheslackofhisroundabout
y
andarresthisflight.
“There!
I
podría
might’a’thoughtofthatcloset.
Whatyoubeen
haciendo
doinginthere?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Mira
Lookatyourhands.
And
mira
lookatyourmouth.
Whatis
ese
thattruck?”
“Idon’tknow,aunt.”
“Well,I
sé
know.
It’sjam—that’swhatit
es
is.
FortytimesI’vesaid
si
ifyoudidn’tletthatjam
paz
aloneI’dskinyou.
Handme
ese
thatswitch.”
Theswitchhoveredin
el
theair—theperilwasdesperate—.
“My!
Mira
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”
Theoldladywhirledround,
y
andsnatchedherskirtsoutofdanger.
Theladfledontheinstant,scrambledupthe
alto
highboard-fence,anddisappearedoverit.
HisauntPollystoodsurprisedamoment,
y
andthenbrokeintoagentlelaugh.
“Hangtheboy,can’tInever
aprender
learnanything?
Ain’theplayedmetricksenough
como
likethatformetobelookingoutforhimby
este
thistime?
Butoldfoolsis
los
thebiggestfoolsthereis.
Can’tlearn
un
anolddognewtricks,as
el
thesayingis.
Butmygoodness,he
nunca
neverplaysthemalike,twodays,
y
andhowisabodyto
saber
knowwhat’scoming?
He’pearstoknowjusthow
tiempo
longhecantormentmebeforeIgetmydanderup,
y
andheknowsifhe
puede
canmakeouttoputme
de
offforaminuteormakemelaugh,it’s
todo
alldownagainandIcan’thithim
un
alick.
Iain’tdoingmydutybythat
chico
boy,andthat’stheLord’struth,goodness
sabe
knows.
Sparetherodandspilethe
niño
child,astheGoodBook
dice
says.
I’malayingupsin
y
andsufferingforusboth,I
sé
know.
He’sfullofthe
Viejo
OldScratch,butlaws-a-me!
he’smy
tengo
owndeadsister’sboy,poorthing,
y
andIain’tgotthe
corazón
hearttolashhim,somehow.
Cada
EverytimeIlethimoff,myconsciencedoes
duele
hurtmeso,andeverytimeI
golpeo
hithimmyoldheartmost
rompe
breaks.
Well-a-well,manthatisbornof
mujer
womanisoffewdays
y
andfulloftrouble,astheScripture
dice
says,andIreckonit’sso.
He’llplayhookey
esta
thisevening,[*]andI’lljustbeobleegedtomakehim
trabajar
work,tomorrow,topunishhim.
It’smighty
difícil
hardtomakehimworkSaturdays,
cuando
whenalltheboysis
tengo
havingholiday,buthehateswork
más
morethanhehatesanythingelse,
y
andI’vegottodosomeofmydutybyhim,
o
orI’llbetheruinationofthechild.”
[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tom
hizo
didplayhookey,andhehada
muy
verygoodtime.
Hegotback
casa
homebarelyinseasonto
ayudar
helpJim,thesmallcolored
niño
boy,sawnext-day’swoodandsplitthekindlingsbeforesupper—at
menos
leasthewastherein
tiempo
timetotellhisadventurestoJim
mientras
whileJimdidthree-fourthsofthe
trabajo
work.
Tom’syoungerbrother(orratherhalf-brother)Sidwasalreadythrough
con
withhispartofthe
trabajo
work(pickingupchips),forhewas
un
aquietboy,andhad
no
noadventurous,trouble-someways.
WhileTomwas
comiendo
eatinghissupper,andstealingsugarasopportunityoffered,AuntPolly
preguntas
askedhimquestionsthatwerefullofguile,
y
andverydeep—forshewantedtotraphimintodamagingrevealments.
Likemanyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpetvanityto
creer
believeshewasendowedwith
un
atalentfordarkandmysteriousdiplomacy,
y
andshelovedtocontemplateher
más
mosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflowcunning.
Dijo
Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddlingwarmin
escuela
school,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerfulwarm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyou
querías
wanttogoina-swimming,Tom?”
Un
Abitofascare
disparo
shotthroughTom—atouchofuncomfortablesuspicion.
HesearchedAuntPolly’s
rostro
face,butittoldhim
nada
nothing.
Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
La
Theoldladyreachedouther
mano
handandfeltTom’sshirt,
y
andsaid:.
“Butyouain’ttoowarm
ahora
now,though.”
Anditflatteredhertoreflect
eso
thatshehaddiscoveredthat
la
theshirtwasdrywithout
nadie
anybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshehadinher
mente
mind.
Butinspiteof
ella
her,Tomknewwherethewindlay,
ahora
now.
Soheforestalledwhat
podría
mightbethenextmove:.
“Someofuspumpedonourheads—mine’sdampyet.
See?”
AuntPollywasvexedto
pensar
thinkshehadoverlookedthat
poco
bitofcircumstantialevidence,and
perdió
missedatrick.
Thenshe
tuvo
hadanewinspiration:.
“Tom,youdidn’t
tenías
havetoundoyourshirtcollar
donde
whereIsewedit,topumponyour
cabeza
head,didyou?
Unbuttonyourjacket!”
The
problema
troublevanishedoutofTom’s
cara
face.
Heopenedhisjacket.
Hisshirtcollarwassecurelysewed.
“Bother!
Well,
vete
go’longwithyou.
I’dmadesureyou’dplayedhookey
y
andbeena-swimming.
ButIforgiveye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’re
una
akindofasingedcat,as
el
thesayingis—better’nyoulook.
Esta
Thistime.”
Shewashalfsorryhersagacity
hubiera
hadmiscarried,andhalfgladthatTom
hubiera
hadstumbledintoobedientconductfor
una vez
once.
ButSidneysaid:.
“Well,
ahora
now,ifIdidn’tthinkyousewedhiscollar
con
withwhitethread,butit’sblack.”
“Why,Ididsewit
con
withwhite!
Tom!”
ButTomdidnot
esperó
waitfortherest.
Ashewentoutat
la
thedoorhesaid:.
“Siddy,I’lllickyouforthat.”
Ina
seguro
safeplaceTomexaminedtwolargeneedleswhichwerethrustintothelapelsofhisjacket,
y
andhadthreadboundaboutthem—oneneedlecarried
blanco
whitethreadandtheother
negro
black.
Hesaid:.
“She’dnevernoticed
si
ifithadn’tbeenforSid.
Confoundit!
sometimesshesewsit
con
withwhite,andsometimesshesewsit
con
withblack.
Iwishtogee-minyshe’dstickto
uno
oneort’other—Ican’tkeep
la
therunof’em.
ButIbetyouI’lllamSidfor
eso
that.
I’lllearnhim!”
Hewasnot
el
theModelBoyofthevillage.
He
conocía
knewthemodelboyvery
bien
wellthough—andloathedhim.
Within
dos
twominutes,orevenless,he
había
hadforgottenallhistroubles.
Not
porque
becausehistroubleswereonewhitlessheavy
y
andbittertohimthanaman’saretoa
hombre
man,butbecauseanew
y
andpowerfulinterestborethemdown
y
anddrovethemoutofhis
mente
mindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesare
olvidan
forgottenintheexcitementof
nuevo
newenterprises.
Thisnewinterestwasavaluednoveltyinwhistling,whichhehadjustacquiredfromanegro,
y
andhewassufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.
Itconsistedinapeculiarbird-like
giro
turn,asortofliquidwarble,producedby
tocar
touchingthetonguetotheroofofthemouthatshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—thereader
probablemente
probablyremembershowtodoit,
si
ifhehaseverbeena
niño
boy.
Diligenceandattentionsoon
dieron
gavehimtheknackofit,
y
andhestrodedownthe
calle
streetwithhismouthfullofharmony
y
andhissoulfullofgratitude.
He
sentía
feltmuchasanastronomer
sentía
feelswhohasdiscovereda
nuevo
newplanet—nodoubt,asfarasstrong,deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,theadvantagewas
con
withtheboy,nottheastronomer.
Las
Thesummereveningswerelong.
Itwasnotdark,
todavía
yet.
PresentlyTomcheckedhiswhistle.
Astrangerwasbeforehim—a
niño
boyashadelargerthanhimself.
Anew-comerof
cualquier
anyageoreithersexwasanimpressivecuriosityin
el
thepoorlittleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.
Este
Thisboywaswelldressed,too—welldressedon
un
aweek-day.
Thiswassimplyastounding.
Hiscapwas
una
adaintything,hisclose-buttonedblueclothroundaboutwasnew
y
andnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.
He
tenía
hadshoeson—anditwas
sólo
onlyFriday.
Heevenworeanecktie,abrightbitofribbon.
He
tenía
hadacitifiedairabouthimthat
comía
ateintoTom’svitals.
The
más
moreTomstaredatthesplendidmarvel,
la
thehigherheturneduphisnoseathisfinery
y
andtheshabbierandshabbierhis
propio
ownoutfitseemedtohimtogrow.
Neitherboy
habló
spoke.
Ifonemoved,the
otro
othermoved—butonlysidewise,inacircle;
they
mantuvieron
keptfacetofaceandeyetoeye
todo
allthetime.
FinallyTom
dijo
said:.
“Icanlickyou!”
“I’d
gustaría
liketoseeyoutryit.”
“Well,I
puedo
candoit.”
“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
Una
Anuncomfortablepause.
ThenTom
dijo
said:.
“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyourbusiness,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’ll
haré
makeitmybusiness.”
“Well
por qué
whydon’tyou?”
“Ifyou
dices
saymuch,Iwill.”
“Much—much—much.
Therenow.”
“Oh,you
crees
thinkyou’remightysmart,don’tyou?
I
podría
couldlickyouwithone
mano
handtiedbehindme,ifI
quisiera
wantedto.”
“Wellwhydon’tyou
haces
doit?
Yousayyou
puedes
candoit.”
“WellIwill,
si
ifyoufoolwithme.”
“Ohyes—I’ve
visto
seenwholefamiliesinthesamefix.”
“Smarty!
You
crees
thinkyou’resome,now,don’tyou?
Oh,whatahat!”
“You
puedes
canlumpthathatifyoudon’t
gusta
likeit.
Idareyoutoknockitoff—and
cualquiera
anybodythat’lltakeadarewillsuckeggs.”
“You’re
un
aliar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’re
un
afightingliaranddasn’ttakeitup.”
“Aw—take
un
awalk!”
“Say—ifyougivememuch
más
moreofyoursassI’ll
tomaré
takeandbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”
“Oh,of
supuesto
courseyouwill.”
“WellIwill.”
“Well
por qué
whydon’tyoudoitthen?
What
harás
doyoukeepsayingyouwill
por
for?
Whydon’tyoudoit?
It’s
porque
becauseyou’reafraid.”
“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Anotherpause,
y
andmoreeyingandsidling
alrededor
aroundeachother.
Presentlytheywereshouldertoshoulder.
Tom
dijo
said:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sothey
soporte
stood,eachwithafoot
colocado
placedatanangleasabrace,
y
andbothshovingwithmight
y
andmain,andgloweringateach
otro
otherwithhate.
Butneither
podía
couldgetanadvantage.
Afterstrugglingtill
ambos
bothwerehotandflushed,eachrelaxedhisstrain
con
withwatchfulcaution,andTom
dijo
said:.
“You’reacowardand
un
apup.
I’lltellmybig
hermano
brotheronyou,andhe
puede
canthrashyouwithhislittlefinger,
y
andI’llmakehimdoit,too.”
“WhatdoI
importa
careforyourbigbrother?
I’vegot
un
abrotherthat’sbiggerthanheis—andwhat’s
más
more,hecanthrowhimover
esa
thatfence,too.
“That’salie.”