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Grimms' Fairy Tales | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1-B2 Translation Books

Grimms' Fairy Tales | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1-B2 Translation Books

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THEGOLDENBIRD
A
cierto
certainkinghadabeautiful
jardín
garden,andinthegardenstood
un
atreewhichboregoldenapples.
Estas
Theseappleswerealwayscounted,
y
andaboutthetimewhenthey
comenzaban
begantogrowripeitwasfoundthat
cada
everynightoneofthemwasgone.
The
rey
kingbecameveryangryat
esto
this,andorderedthegardenertokeep
vigilara
watchallnightunderthe
árbol
tree.
Thegardenersethiseldest
hijo
sontowatch;
butabouttwelveo’clockhefell
dormido
asleep,andinthemorning
otra
anotheroftheappleswas
faltaba
missing.
Thenthesecondsonwas
ordenó
orderedtowatch;
andat
medianoche
midnighthetoofellasleep,
y
andinthemorninganother
manzana
applewasgone.
Thenthe
tercer
thirdsonofferedtokeep
vigilar
watch;
butthegardenerat
principio
firstwouldnotlethim,for
temor
fearsomeharmshouldcometohim:
however,atlastheconsented,
y
andtheyoungmanlaidhimself
bajo
underthetreetowatch.
Asthe
reloj
clockstrucktwelveheheard
un
arustlingnoiseinthe
aire
air,andabirdcame
volando
flyingthatwasofpure
oro
gold;
andasitwassnappingatoneoftheapples
con
withitsbeak,thegardener’s
hijo
sonjumpedupandshotan
flecha
arrowatit.
Butthe
flecha
arrowdidthebirdno
daño
harm;
onlyitdroppeda
oro
goldenfeatherfromitstail,
y
andthenflewaway.
The
oro
goldenfeatherwasbroughttothe
rey
kinginthemorning,and
todo
allthecouncilwascalledtogether.
Everyone
acuerdo
agreedthatitwasworth
más
morethanallthewealthof
las
thekingdom:
Thenthegardener’seldest
hijo
sonsetoutandthoughtto
encontrar
findthegoldenbirdvery
fácilmente
easily;
andwhenhehad
vio
gonebutalittleway,he
llegó
cametoawood,andbythe
lado
sideofthewoodhe
vio
sawafoxsitting;
sohe
tomó
tookhisbowandmadereadyto
dispararle
shootatit.
Thenthe
zorro
foxsaid,‘Donotshootme,forIwill
daré
giveyougoodcounsel;
I
sé
knowwhatyourbusinessis,
y
andthatyouwantto
encontrar
findthegoldenbird.
Youwill
llegarás
reachavillageintheevening;
y
andwhenyougetthere,you
es
willseetwoinnsoppositetoeachother,
una
oneofwhichisvery
agradable
pleasantandbeautifultolookat:
gonotin
allí
there,butrestforthe
noche
nightintheother,thoughitmay
parezca
appeartoyoutobevery
pobre
poorandmean.’Butthe
hijo
sonthoughttohimself,‘Whatcansuch
una
abeastasthisknow
sobre
aboutthematter?’Soheshothisarrowatthefox;
pero
buthemissedit,anditsetupits
cola
tailaboveitsbackand
corrió
ranintothewood.
Thenhewenthis
camino
way,andintheevening
llegó
cametothevillagewherethe
dos
twoinnswere;
andin
una
oneofthesewerepeople
cantando
singing,anddancing,andfeasting;
pero
buttheotherlookedvery
sucio
dirty,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
brotherwasstandingatthe
ventana
windowwherethemerrymakingwas,
y
andcalledtohimto
llegó
comein;
andhecouldnot
resistir
withstandthetemptation,butwentin,
y
andforgotthegoldenbird
y
andhiscountryinthesame
manera
manner.
Timepassedonagain,
y
andtheyoungestsontoo
deseó
wishedtosetoutinto
el
thewideworldtoseekfor
el
thegoldenbird;
buthis
padre
fatherwouldnotlistentoitfora
tiempo
longwhile,forhewasveryfondofhis
hijo
son,andwasafraidthatsomeill
suerte
luckmighthappentohim
también
also,andpreventhiscomingback.
However,atlastitwas
acordó
agreedheshouldgo,forhe
ir
wouldnotrestathome;
y
andashecameto
el
thewood,hemetthe
zorro
fox,andheardthesamegoodcounsel.
Pero
Buthewasthankfultothe
zorro
fox,anddidnotattempthis
vida
lifeashisbrothershad
hecho
done;
sothefoxsaid,‘Situponmy
cola
tail,andyouwilltravelfaster.’Sohe
sentó
satdown,andthefox
comenzó
begantorun,andawaythey
fueron
wentoverstockandstonesoquickthattheirhair
silbaban
whistledinthewind.
Whenthey
llegaron
cametothevillage,the
hijo
sonfollowedthefox’scounsel,
y
andwithoutlookingabouthim
fue
wenttotheshabbyinn
y
andrestedthereallnightathisease.
Inthe
mañana
morningcamethefoxagain
y
andmethimashewasbeginninghis
viaje
journey,andsaid,‘Gostraight
adelante
forward,tillyoucometoa
castillo
castle,beforewhichlieawhole
tropa
troopofsoldiersfastasleep
y
andsnoring:
takenonoticeof
ellos
them,butgointothe
castillo
castleandpassonandontillyou
llegues
cometoaroom,where
el
thegoldenbirdsitsin
una
awoodencage;
closebyitstands
una
abeautifulgoldencage;
butdonot
intentes
trytotakethebirdoutoftheshabby
jaula
cageandputitintothehandsomeone,
lo contrario
otherwiseyouwillrepentit.’Thenthe
zorro
foxstretchedouthistail
de nuevo
again,andtheyoungman
sentó
sathimselfdown,andawaythey
fueron
wentoverstockandstonetilltheir
cabello
hairwhistledinthewind.
Beforethe
castillo
castlegateallwasasthe
zorro
foxhadsaid:
sothe
hijo
sonwentinandfoundthechamber
donde
wherethegoldenbirdhungin
una
awoodencage,andbelowstoodthe
oro
goldencage,andthethree
oro
goldenapplesthathadbeen
perdido
lostwerelyingclosebyit.
Then
pensó
thoughthetohimself,‘Itwillbeaverydrollthingtobringaway
tan
suchafinebirdin
esta
thisshabbycage’;
sohe
abrió
openedthedoorandtookholdofit
y
andputitintothe
oro
goldencage.
Butthebirdsetup
tan
suchaloudscreamthat
todos
allthesoldiersawoke,andtheytookhim
prisionero
prisonerandcarriedhimbeforethe
rey
king.
Thenextmorningthe
tribunal
courtsattojudgehim;
y
andwhenallwasheard,it
condenó
sentencedhimtodie,unlessheshould
trajera
bringthekingthegolden
caballo
horsewhichcouldrunasswiftlyas
el
thewind;
andifhe
hacía
didthis,hewastohave
el
thegoldenbirdgivenhimforhisown.
Sohesetout
una vez
oncemoreonhisjourney,
suspirando
sighing,andingreatdespair,
cuando
whenonasuddenhis
amigo
friendthefoxmethim,
y
andsaid,‘Youseenowwhathas
sucedido
happenedonaccountofyournot
escuchado
listeningtomycounsel.
Iwillstill,however,
diré
tellyouhowtofind
el
thegoldenhorse,ifyouwill
haces
doasIbidyou.
You
debes
mustgostraightontillyou
llegar
cometothecastlewhere
el
thehorsestandsinhis
establo
stall:
byhissidewill
yacerá
liethegroomfastasleep
y
andsnoring:
takeawaythe
caballo
horsequietly,butbesuretoputtheoldleathern
silla
saddleuponhim,andnotthegoldenonethatis
cerca
closebyit.’Thenthe
hijo
sonsatdownonthefox’s
cola
tail,andawaytheywentoverstock
y
andstonetilltheirhair
silbaba
whistledinthewind.
All
fue
wentright,andthegroom
yacía
laysnoringwithhishanduponthe
oro
goldensaddle.
Butwhenthe
hijo
sonlookedatthehorse,he
pensó
thoughtitagreatpitytoputtheleathern
silla
saddleuponit.
‘Iwill
daré
givehimthegoodone,’
dijo
saidhe;
‘Iamsurehedeservesit.’Ashetookupthe
oro
goldensaddlethegroomawoke
y
andcriedoutsoloud,that
todos
alltheguardsranin
y
andtookhimprisoner,andinthe
mañana
morninghewasagainbroughtbeforethe
tribunal
courttobejudged,andwas
sentenciado
sentencedtodie.
Butitwas
acordó
agreed,that,ifhecould
llevar
bringthitherthebeautifulprincess,he
debería
shouldlive,andhavethe
pájaro
birdandthehorsegivenhimforhis
propio
own.
Thenhewenthiswayverysorrowful;
pero
buttheoldfoxcame
y
andsaid,‘Whydidnotyou
escuchaste
listentome?
Ifyouhad,youwouldhave
llevado
carriedawayboththebirdand
el
thehorse;
yetwillI
una vez
oncemoregiveyoucounsel.
Gostraighton,
y
andintheeveningyouwill
llegarás
arriveatacastle.
Attwelveo’clockat
noche
nighttheprincessgoestothebathing-house:
gouptoher
y
andgiveherakiss,
y
andshewillletyouleadheraway;
pero
buttakecareyoudonotsufferhertogo
y
andtakeleaveofher
padre
fatherandmother.’Thenthe
zorro
foxstretchedouthistail,
y
andsoawaytheywent
sobre
overstockandstonetilltheir
cabello
hairwhistledagain.
Asthey
llegaron
cametothecastle,allwasasthe
zorro
foxhadsaid,andattwelveo’clockthe
joven
youngmanmettheprincessgoingtothe
baño
bathandgaveherthe
beso
kiss,andsheagreedtorunaway
con
withhim,butbeggedwithmanytearsthathewould
dejara
lethertakeleaveofher
padre
father.
Atfirstherefused,
pero
butsheweptstillmore
y
andmore,andfellathis
pies
feet,tillatlastheconsented;
pero
butthemomentshecametoherfather’s
casa
housetheguardsawokeandhewastaken
prisionero
prisoneragain.
Thenhewas
trajeron
broughtbeforetheking,andthe
rey
kingsaid,‘Youshallnever
tendrás
havemydaughterunlessin
ocho
eightdaysyoudigawaythe
colina
hillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’
Ahora
Nowthishillwasso
grande
bigthatthewholeworld
podía
couldnottakeitaway:
y
andwhenhehadworkedfor
siete
sevendays,andhaddone
muy
verylittle,thefoxcame
y
andsaid.
‘Liedownandgotosleep;
Iwill
trabajaré
workforyou.’Andin
la
themorningheawokeand
la
thehillwasgone;
sohe
fue
wentmerrilytotheking,
y
andtoldhimthatnowthatitwas
quitado
removedhemustgivehim
la
theprincess.
Thenthekingwas
obligado
obligedtokeephisword,
y
andawaywenttheyoungman
y
andtheprincess;
‘Ifyouwill
sólo
onlylisten,’saidthefox,‘it
puede
canbedone.
Whenyou
vengas
cometotheking,andhe
pide
asksforthebeautifulprincess,you
debes
mustsay,“Heresheis!”
Thenhe
será
willbeveryjoyful;
andyouwill
montarás
mountthegoldenhorsethattheyareto
darán
giveyou,andputoutyour
mano
handtotakeleaveofthem;
pero
butshakehandswiththe
princesa
princesslast.
Thenlifther
rápidamente
quicklyontothehorsebehindyou;
Todo
Allwentright:
thenthe
zorro
foxsaid,‘Whenyoucometothe
castillo
castlewherethebirdis,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;
they
llevaron
carriedoffthebird,the
princesa
princessmountedagain,andthey
montar
rodeontoagreatwood.
Then
el
thefoxcame,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
andwentonwithhim
hacia
towardstheirhome.
Andasthey
llegaron
cametothewoodwherethe
zorro
foxfirstmetthem,itwasso
fresco
coolandpleasantthatthe
dos
twobrotherssaid,‘Letus
sentó
sitdownbythesideofthe
río
river,andrestawhile,to
comer
eatanddrink.’Sohesaid,‘Yes,’
y
andforgotthefox’scounsel,
y
andsatdownonthesideofthe
río
river;
andwhilehesuspected
nada
nothing,theycamebehind,and
arrojaron
threwhimdownthebank,
y
andtooktheprincess,the
caballo
horse,andthebird,and
fueron
wenthometothekingtheirmaster,
y
andsaid.
‘Allthishavewe
ganado
wonbyourlabour.’Thentherewas
gran
greatrejoicingmade;
butthe
caballo
horsewouldnoteat,the
pájaro
birdwouldnotsing,andthe
princesa
princesswept.
Theyoungestson
cayó
felltothebottomof
el
theriver’sbed:
luckilyitwasnearly
seco
dry,buthisboneswerealmostbroken,
y
andthebankwassosteepthathe
pudo
couldfindnowaytoget
salir
out.
Thentheoldfox
vino
cameoncemore,andscoldedhimfornot
seguir
followinghisadvice;
otherwiseno
mal
evilwouldhavebefallenhim:
‘Yet,’
dijo
saidhe,‘Icannotleaveyou
aquí
here,solayholdofmy
cola
tailandholdfast.’Thenhepulledhimoutofthe
río
river,andsaidtohim,ashe
llegó
gotuponthebank,‘Yourbrothers
han
havesetwatchtokillyou,
si
iftheyfindyouinthekingdom.’Sohe
vistió
dressedhimselfasapoor
hombre
man,andcamesecretlytotheking’s
corte
court,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’sdeathhewas
heredero
heirtohiskingdom.
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.
Siete
Sevenlongyearshehad
trabajado
workedhardforhismaster.
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,
arrojó
threwitoverhisshoulder,
y
andjoggedoffonhis
camino
roadhomewards.
Ashewentlazilyon,
arrastrando
draggingonefootafteranother,a
hombre
mancameinsight,trottinggailyalongona
capital
capitalhorse.
‘Ah!’saidHans
en voz alta
aloud,‘whatafinethingitisto
montar
rideonhorseback!
Therehe
sienta
sitsaseasyandhappyas
si
ifhewasathome,in
la
thechairbyhisfireside;
hetripsagainst
no
nostones,savesshoe-leather,andgetsonhehardly
sabe
knowshow.’Hansdidnot
habló
speaksosoftlybutthe
jinete
horsemanhearditall,and
dijo
said,‘Well,friend,whydoyou
vas
goonfootthen?’‘Ah!’
dijo
saidhe,‘Ihavethis
carga
loadtocarry:
tobe
seguro
sureitissilver,butitisso
pesado
heavythatIcan’tholdupmy
cabeza
head,andyoumustknowit
duele
hurtsmyshouldersadly.’‘What
hacer
doyousayofmaking
un
anexchange?’saidthehorseman.
‘Iwillgiveyoumy
caballo
horse,andyoushallgiveme
la
thesilver;
whichwillsaveyou
una
agreatdealoftroubleincarrying
tan
suchaheavyloadabout
con
withyou.’‘Withallmyheart,’
dijo
saidHans:
‘butasyouareso
amable
kindtome,Imust
dijo
tellyouonething—youwillhaveaweary
tarea
tasktodrawthatsilveraboutwithyou.’However,the
jinete
horsemangotoff,tookthe
plata
silver,helpedHansup,gavehimthebridleintoone
mano
handandthewhipintotheother,
y
andsaid,‘Whenyouwantto
ir
goveryfast,smackyourlips
en voz alta
loudlytogether,andcry“Jip!”’.
Hanswasdelightedashe
sentaba
satonthehorse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,turnedouthistoes,crackedhis
látigo
whip,androdemerrilyoff,one
minuto
minutewhistlingamerrytune,
y
andanothersinging,.
‘Nocareandnosorrow,
Un
Afigforthemorrow!
After
un
atimehethoughtheshould
gustaría
liketogoalittle
rápido
faster,sohesmackedhislips
y
andcried‘Jip!’Awaywent
los
thehorsefullgallop;
andbeforeHans
supiera
knewwhathewasabout,hewas
arrojado
thrownoff,andlayonhisbackby
la
theroad-side.
Hishorsewouldhaveranoff,
si
ifashepherdwhowascomingby,
conduciendo
drivingacow,hadnot
detenido
stoppedit.
Hanssooncametohimself,
y
andgotuponhislegs
de nuevo
again,sadlyvexed,andsaidtothe
pastor
shepherd,‘Thisridingisno
broma
joke,whenamanhasthe
suerte
lucktogetupona
bestia
beastlikethisthatstumbles
y
andflingshimoffas
si
ifitwouldbreakhis
cuello
neck.
However,I’moffnow
una vez
onceforall:
Ilikeyour
vaca
cownowagreatdealbetterthanthis
inteligente
smartbeastthatplayedmethis
truco
trick,andhasspoiledmybest
abrigo
coat,yousee,inthis
charco
puddle;
which,bytheby,
huele
smellsnotverylikeanosegay.
Uno
Onecanwalkalongatone’sleisurebehind
esa
thatcow—keepgoodcompany,and
tener
havemilk,butter,andcheese,
todos
everyday,intothebargain.
WhatwouldI
daría
givetohavesuchaprize!’‘Well,’
dijo
saidtheshepherd,‘ifyouaresofondofher,Iwill
cambiaré
changemycowforyour
caballo
horse;
Iliketodo
bien
goodtomyneighbours,even
aunque
thoughIlosebyitmyself.’‘Done!’
dijo
saidHans,merrily.
‘Whata
noble
nobleheartthatgoodmanhas!’
pensó
thoughthe.
Thentheshepherd
saltó
jumpeduponthehorse,wishedHans
y
andthecowgoodmorning,
y
andawayherode.
Hans
cepilló
brushedhiscoat,wipedhis
cara
faceandhands,restedawhile,
y
andthendroveoffhis
vaca
cowquietly,andthoughthisbargaina
muy
veryluckyone.
‘IfI
tengo
haveonlyapieceof
pan
bread(andIcertainlyshall
siempre
alwaysbeabletogetthat),Ican,wheneverIlike,
comer
eatmybutterandcheese
con
withit;
andwhenIam
sed
thirstyIcanmilkmy
vaca
cowanddrinkthemilk:
y
andwhatcanIwishformore?’
Cuando
Whenhecametoan
posada
inn,hehalted,ateup
todo
allhisbread,andgaveawayhis
último
lastpennyforaglassof
cerveza
beer.
Whenhehadrestedhimselfheset
de
offagain,drivinghiscow
hacia
towardshismother’svillage.
But
el
theheatgrewgreateras
pronto
soonasnooncameon,tillat
fin
last,ashefoundhimselfonawideheaththatwould
tomaría
takehimmorethananhourto
cruzar
cross,hebegantobeso
caliente
hotandparchedthathis
lengua
tongueclavetotheroofofhis
boca
mouth.
‘Icanfinda
cura
cureforthis,’thoughthe;
‘nowI
voy
willmilkmycowandquenchmythirst’:
sohe
ató
tiedhertothestumpof
un
atree,andheldhisleathern
gorra
captomilkinto;
butnot
una
adropwastobehad.
Quién
Whowouldhavethoughtthat
esta
thiscow,whichwasto
traer
bringhimmilkandbutter
y
andcheese,wasallthat
tiempo
timeutterlydry?
Hanshadnot
pensado
thoughtoflookingtothat.
Mientras
Whilehewastryinghis
suerte
luckinmilking,andmanagingthe
asunto
matterveryclumsily,theuneasy
bestia
beastbegantothinkhim
muy
verytroublesome;
andatlast
dio
gavehimsuchakickon
la
theheadasknockedhimdown;
y
andtherehelaya
tiempo
longwhilesenseless.
Luckilya
carnicero
butchersooncameby,drivinga
cerdo
piginawheelbarrow.
‘Whatis
el
thematterwithyou,myman?’
dijo
saidthebutcher,ashe
ayudaba
helpedhimup.
Hanstoldhimwhat
había
hadhappened,howhewas
seco
dry,andwantedtomilkhis
vaca
cow,butfoundthecowwas
seco
drytoo.
Thenthebutcher
dio
gavehimaflaskofale,
diciendo
saying,‘There,drinkandrefreshyourself;
your
vaca
cowwillgiveyouno
leche
milk:
don’tyouseesheis
una
anoldbeast,goodfor
nada
nothingbuttheslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’
dijo
saidHans,‘whowouldhavethoughtit?
What
una
ashametotakemy
caballo
horse,andgivemeonly
una
adrycow!
IfI
mato
killher,whatwillshebegoodfor?
I
odio
hatecow-beef;
itisnot
tierno
tenderenoughforme.
Ifitwere
un
apignow—likethatfat
caballero
gentlemanyouaredrivingalongathisease—one
podría
coulddosomethingwithit;
itwouldatanyrate
haga
makesausages.’‘Well,’saidthe
carnicero
butcher,‘Idon’tliketo
decir
sayno,whenoneis
pide
askedtodoakind,neighbourlything.
TopleaseyouIwill
cambiaré
change,andgiveyoumyfine
gordo
fatpigforthecow.’‘Heaven
recompense
rewardyouforyourkindness
y
andself-denial!’saidHans,ashegavethe
carnicero
butcherthecow;
andtakingthe
cerdo
pigoffthewheel-barrow,droveit
lejos
away,holdingitbythe
cuerda
stringthatwastiedtoits
pierna
leg.
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;
this
condujo
ledtofurtherchat;
andHans
contó
toldhimallhisluck,
cómo
howhehadsomanygoodbargains,
y
andhowalltheworldwentgay
y
andsmilingwithhim.
Thecountrymanthen
comenzó
begantotellhistale,
y
andsaidhewasgoingto
llevar
takethegoosetoachristening.
‘Feel,’
dijo
saidhe,‘howheavyit
es
is,andyetitis
sólo
onlyeightweeksold.
Whoeverroasts
y
andeatsitwillfindplentyof
grasa
fatuponit,ithas
vivido
livedsowell!’‘You’reright,’
dijo
saidHans,asheweigheditinhis
mano
hand;
‘butifyoutalkof
grasa
fat,mypigisnotrifle.’
Mientras tanto
Meantimethecountrymanbegantolook
grave
grave,andshookhishead.
‘Harkye!’
dijo
saidhe,‘myworthyfriend,you
pareces
seemagoodsortoffellow,soIcan’thelpdoingyou
un
akindturn.
Yourpig
puede
maygetyouintoascrape.
In
el
thevillageIjustcamefrom,
el
thesquirehashada
cerdo
pigstolenoutofhissty.
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: