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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1-B2 Translation Books

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1-B2 Translation Books

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PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedin
este
thisbookreallyoccurred;
one
o
ortwowereexperiencesofmyown,the
resto
restthoseofboyswhowereschoolmatesof
mías
mine.
HuckFinnisdrawnfrom
vida
life;
TomSawyeralso,butnotfromanindividual—heisa
combinación
combinationofthecharacteristicsof
tres
threeboyswhomIknew,
y
andthereforebelongstothecomposite
orden
orderofarchitecture.
Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
todas
allprevalentamongchildrenandslavesintheWestatthe
período
periodofthisstory—thatisto
decir
say,thirtyorfortyyears
hace
ago.
Althoughmybookis
pensaban
intendedmainlyfortheentertainmentofboys
y
andgirls,Ihopeitwillnotbe
rechazado
shunnedbymenandwomenon
esa
thataccount,forpartofmy
plan
planhasbeentotrytopleasantly
recordar
remindadultsofwhatthey
una vez
oncewerethemselves,andof
cómo
howtheyfeltandthought
y
andtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisestheysometimes
involucraban
engagedin.
THEAUTHOR.
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
No
Noanswer.
“TOM!”
Noanswer.
“What’sgone
con
withthatboy,Iwonder?
YouTOM!”
No
Noanswer.
Theoldladypulledherspectaclesdown
y
andlookedoverthemabout
la
theroom;
thensheputthem
arriba
upandlookedoutunderthem.
She
rara vez
seldomorneverlookedthroughthemforsosmallathingasa
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—”.
Shedidnot
terminó
finish,forbythistimeshewasbendingdown
y
andpunchingunderthebed
con
withthebroom,andsoshe
necesitaba
neededbreathtopunctuatethepunches
con
with.
Sheresurrectednothingbut
el
thecat.
“Ineverdid
vi
seethebeatofthatboy!”
Shewenttotheopen
puerta
doorandstoodinit
y
andlookedoutamongthe
tomate
tomatovinesand“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthe
jardín
garden.
NoTom.
Soshe
levantó
lifteduphervoiceat
un
ananglecalculatedfordistance
y
andshouted:.
“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewas
un
aslightnoisebehindher
y
andsheturnedjustin
tiempo
timetoseizeasmall
niño
boybytheslackofhis
rotonda
roundaboutandarresthisflight.
“There!
I
podría
might’a’thoughtofthat
armario
closet.
Whatyoubeendoinginthere?”
“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’tletthat
mermelada
jamaloneI’dskinyou.
Handme
ese
thatswitch.”
Theswitchhoveredin
el
theair—theperilwasdesperate—.
“My!
Mira
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”
Theoldladywhirledround,
y
andsnatchedherskirtsoutof
peligro
danger.
Theladfledonthe
instante
instant,scrambledupthehighboard-fence,
y
anddisappearedoverit.
His
tía
auntPollystoodsurprisedamoment,
y
andthenbrokeintoa
suave
gentlelaugh.
“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
offforaminuteormakeme
reír
laugh,it’salldownagain
y
andIcan’thithim
un
alick.
Iain’tdoingmy
deber
dutybythatboy,andthat’s
la
theLord’struth,goodnessknows.
Sparethe
vara
rodandspilethechild,astheGood
Libro
Booksays.
I’malayingup
pecado
sinandsufferingforus
ambos
both,Iknow.
He’sfullof
el
theOldScratch,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,manthatis
nacido
bornofwomanisof
pocos
fewdaysandfullof
problemas
trouble,astheScripturesays,
y
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’vegottodosomeofmy
deber
dutybyhim,orI’llbetheruinationofthechild.”
[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tom
hizo
didplayhookey,andhehada
muy
verygoodtime.
Hegotback
casa
homebarelyinseasonto
ayudar
helpJim,thesmallcolored
niño
boy,sawnext-day’swoodand
dividió
splitthekindlingsbeforesupper—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,andstealing
azúcar
sugarasopportunityoffered,AuntPolly
preguntas
askedhimquestionsthatwerefullofguile,
y
andverydeep—forshewantedtotraphimintodamagingrevealments.
Likemanyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpet
vanidad
vanitytobelieveshewasendowedwith
un
atalentfordarkandmysterious
diplomacia
diplomacy,andshelovedto
contemplar
contemplatehermosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsof
baja
lowcunning.
Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddlingwarmin
escuela
school,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerful
cálido
warm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyou
querías
wanttogoina-swimming,Tom?”
Un
Abitofascare
disparo
shotthroughTom—atouchofuncomfortable
sospecha
suspicion.
HesearchedAuntPolly’s
rostro
face,butittoldhim
nada
nothing.
Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
La
Theoldladyreachedouther
mano
handandfeltTom’sshirt,
y
andsaid:.
“Butyouain’ttoowarm
ahora
now,though.”
Anditflatteredherto
reflexionar
reflectthatshehaddiscovered
eso
thattheshirtwasdry
sin
withoutanybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshehadinher
mente
mind.
Butinspiteof
ella
her,Tomknewwherethe
viento
windlay,now.
Soheforestalledwhat
podría
mightbethenextmove:.
“Someofus
bombeado
pumpedonourheads—mine’sdampyet.
See?”
Tía
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.
His
camisa
shirtcollarwassecurelysewed.
“Bother!
Well,
vete
go’longwithyou.
I’dmadesureyou’dplayedhookey
y
andbeena-swimming.
ButI
perdono
forgiveye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’re
una
akindofasinged
gato
cat,asthesayingis—better’nyoulook.
Esta
Thistime.”
Shewashalfsorryhersagacity
hubiera
hadmiscarried,andhalfgladthatTom
hubiera
hadstumbledintoobedientconductfor
una vez
once.
ButSidneysaid:.
“Well,
ahora
now,ifIdidn’tthinkyou
cosió
sewedhiscollarwithwhite
hilo
thread,butit’sblack.”
“Why,Idid
cosí
sewitwithwhite!
Tom!”
Pero
ButTomdidnotwaitfor
el
therest.
Ashewentoutat
la
thedoorhesaid:.
“Siddy,I’ll
lamer
lickyouforthat.”
Ina
seguro
safeplaceTomexaminedtwolargeneedleswhichwerethrustintothelapelsofhis
chaqueta
jacket,andhadthreadbound
sobre
aboutthem—oneneedlecarriedwhite
hilo
threadandtheotherblack.
He
dijo
said:.
“She’dnevernoticedifithadn’tbeenforSid.
Confoundit!
sometimesshe
cosía
sewsitwithwhite,andsometimesshe
cosía
sewsitwithblack.
I
desearía
wishtogee-minyshe’dstickto
uno
oneort’other—Ican’tkeep
la
therunof’em.
ButI
apuesto
betyouI’lllamSidfor
eso
that.
I’lllearnhim!”
Hewasnot
el
theModelBoyofthe
pueblo
village.
Heknewthemodel
chico
boyverywellthough—andloathed
lo
him.
Withintwominutes,or
incluso
evenless,hehadforgotten
todos
allhistroubles.
Notbecausehistroubleswereonewhit
menos
lessheavyandbittertohimthanaman’saretoa
hombre
man,butbecauseanew
y
andpowerfulinterestborethemdown
y
anddrovethemoutofhis
mente
mindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesare
olvidan
forgottenintheexcitementof
nuevo
newenterprises.
Thisnewinterestwasavalued
novedad
noveltyinwhistling,whichhehadjust
adquirir
acquiredfromanegro,andhewas
sufriendo
sufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.
Itconsistedina
peculiar
peculiarbird-liketurn,asortof
líquido
liquidwarble,producedbytouchingthe
lengua
tonguetotheroofofthe
boca
mouthatshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—the
lector
readerprobablyremembershowtodoit,
si
ifhehaseverbeena
niño
boy.
Diligenceandattentionsoon
dieron
gavehimtheknackofit,
y
andhestrodedownthe
calle
streetwithhismouthfullof
armonía
harmonyandhissoulfullof
gratitud
gratitude.
Hefeltmuchasanastronomer
sentía
feelswhohasdiscovereda
nuevo
newplanet—nodoubt,asfaras
fuerte
strong,deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,the
ventaja
advantagewaswiththeboy,nottheastronomer.
Las
Thesummereveningswerelong.
Itwasnotdark,
todavía
yet.
PresentlyTomcheckedhis
silbato
whistle.
Astrangerwasbeforehim—a
niño
boyashadelargerthanhimself.
A
recién llegado
new-comerofanyageoreither
sexo
sexwasanimpressivecuriosityin
el
thepoorlittleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.
Este
Thisboywaswelldressed,too—well
vestido
dressedonaweek-day.
Thiswassimplyastounding.
His
gorra
capwasadaintything,hisclose-buttoned
azul
blueclothroundaboutwasnew
y
andnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.
He
tenía
hadshoeson—anditwas
sólo
onlyFriday.
Heevenworeanecktie,a
brillante
brightbitofribbon.
He
tenía
hadacitifiedairabouthimthat
comía
ateintoTom’svitals.
The
más
moreTomstaredatthesplendid
maravilla
marvel,thehigherheturneduphis
nariz
noseathisfineryand
la
theshabbierandshabbierhis
propio
ownoutfitseemedtohimto
crecía
grow.
Neitherboyspoke.
If
uno
onemoved,theothermoved—but
sólo
onlysidewise,inacircle;
they
mantuvieron
keptfacetofaceand
ojo
eyetoeyeallthe
tiempo
time.
FinallyTomsaid:.
“I
puedo
canlickyou!”
“I’dliketoseeyoutryit.”
“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’lltakeadarewill
chupará
suckeggs.”
“You’realiar!”
“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.”
Another
pausa
pause,andmoreeyingandsidling
alrededor
aroundeachother.
Presentlytheywere
hombro
shouldertoshoulder.
Tomsaid:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sothey
soporte
stood,eachwithafoot
colocado
placedatanangleasabrace,
y
andbothshovingwithmight
y
andmain,andgloweringateach
otro
otherwithhate.
Butneither
podía
couldgetanadvantage.
After
luchar
strugglingtillbothwerehot
y
andflushed,eachrelaxedhis
tensión
strainwithwatchfulcaution,andTom
dijo
said:.
“You’reacowardand
un
apup.
I’lltellmybig
hermano
brotheronyou,andhe
puede
canthrashyouwithhislittle
dedo
finger,andI’llmakehim
haré
doit,too.”
“WhatdoI
importa
careforyourbigbrother?
I’vegot
un
abrotherthat’sbiggerthanheis—andwhat’s
más
more,hecanthrowhimover
esa
thatfence,too.
“That’salie.”