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Brothers Grimm: Green Book

Hermanos Grimm: Libro Verde

(Spanish & English)

A Bilingual (DualLanguage) Book

Authors: !a"ob & #ilhelm Grimm $%$$%$'

riginal Language: German

Spanish ranslator: !os* S+ Viedma $%,-

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Editor & ranslator: 0ik .ar"el 1$2

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Brothers Grimm: Green Book

Hermanos Grimm: Libro Verde

riginal Edition: German

Spanish partl3 translated ane4 5rom English+

English partl3 translated ane4 5rom Spanish+

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naturall39 as does the pro"ess o5 gaining an intuiti8e understanding o5 the5oreign languages grammar or senten"e stru"ture+

Ha8ing the bilingual te=t 5ormatted in a matter 4hi"h allo4s >ui"k andeas3 Co4 bet4een the t4o languages means language learning "an takepla"e rapidl3+ All the tools 5or learning are present: a pro"ess 5or gatheringmeaning9 impro8ing 4ord po4er9 and understanding grammar (orsenten"e stru"ture)+

?n a t3pi"al language book the learning pro"ess is highl3 stru"tured9 thee=posure to ne4 material is lo49 and so is the rate o5 learning+ ?t also limitsthe abilit3 to pi"k up the 5oreign language intuiti8el3: as one does b3 being

born in a "ountr39 or b3 tra8elling there+ Ho4e8er9 b3 reading the bilingualeditions in 4hate8er manner 3ou are "om5ortable 4ith9 3ou "an build on3our 5ormal learning9 and start to de8elop an intuiti8e and natural anit34ith the 5oreign< language+

Bilingual editions allo4 5or a greater e=posure to ne4 4ords+ ?t is the 8ie4o5 the editor that a ma;or stumbling blo"k 5or students is that there is not aseparation bet4een kno4ing a ne4 4ord (its sound and its 4ritten"ounterpart)9 and kno4ing the meaning gi8en to that 4ord+ As "hildren9 4e

are unkno4ingl3 e=posed to a seemingl3 in@nite arra3 o5 4ords (in 4rittenand audio 5orm) ea"h da3+ he meaning "omes naturall3 be"ause the4ords 4hi"h meanings be"ome atta"hed to ha8e alread3 be"ome 5amiliar+

B3 e=posure to a 5oreign language 4ithout "on"ern 4ith meaning9 4e learnto re"ognise man3 ne4 4ords: 4hat the3 sound or look like+ his is a5undamental step 4hi"h is usuall3 absorbed (and then lost) in the e=er"iseo5 learning 4hat a 5oreign 4ord means+ eople ha8e di"ult3 learning ne44ords not be"ause the3 do not kno4 4hat the meanings are9 but rather

be"ause the3 do not kno4 the 4ords themsel8es+ ?t be"omes eortless toatta"h a meaning to a 4ord on"e 3ou in some sense kno4 the 4ord+

he pro"ess here is a natural one o5 in>uir3 rather than o5 hard stud3 (and5rustration)+ he more 3ou be"ome 5amiliar 4ith a 5oreign 4ord9 the more3ou 4ant to kno4 4hat it means+ ?5 5or e=ample 3ou see a 4ord time andtime again9 e8entuall3 3ou 4ant to look it up in the di"tionar3+ #hen 3oudo look it up9 it is eas3 to atta"h the meaning to this 4ord 4hose meaning

has eluded 3ou 5or so long+ ?t is eas3 be"ause 3ou ha8e learnt the 4ordprior to tr3ing to learn the meaning attributed to this 4ord+ B3 stud3ing


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the "ompartmentalised bilingual te=ts9 the natural pro"ess o5 e=posure9leading to in>uir39 leading to understanding9 happens >ui"kl3 andnaturall3+

B3 ha8ing the option to mo8e 5rom reading the 5amiliar< te=t 5ragment@rst9 to reading the 5oreign< te=t segment @rst9 gi8es the student thestepping stone needed to di8e into reading onl3 5oreign te=t9 4hi"h ispresumabl3 the goal+

n"e a 5oreign< language be"omes more 5amiliar9 or on"e a parti"ular te=tor book has been studied in su"ient depth9 the pre5eren"e ma3 be toread the 5oreign< language se"tion @rst+ his happens be"ause the reader

"an no4 gather su"ient understanding o5 ea"h 5oreign< language te=t5ragment 4ithout @rst "onsulting the nati8e< language 8ersion+ o gatheradditional 4ord po4er9 understanding o5 grammar9 and meaning9 thereader ma3 then "onsult the nati8e< 8ersion o5 the passage+

his pro"ess does not ha8e to be stru"tured+ B3 simpl3 reading thebilingual te=t in a rela=ed manner9 3ou 4ill @nd 3oursel5 mo8ing ba"k and5or4ards bet4een the t4o 8ersions+ Fou ma3 be going 5rom 5amiliar< to5oreign


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A simple guide 5or learning a language is as 5ollo4s+ btain a basi" graspo5 the language 5rom audio and te=t books t3pi"all3 5ound in libraries andlo"al bookshops+ Stud3 some 5airl3 simple stories in 5ragmented bilingual

editions+ hen mo8e on to reading more ad8an"ed bilingual editions (4ithless passage di8ision)+ rom here the @nal step is to read a book or te=t inonl3 the 5oreign< language+ his ma3 5or e=ample be one o5 the booksstudied in its bilingual edition+

his pro"ess (5rom basi" language books9 to bilingual editions9 to 5ull te=t)"an be repeated "3"li"all3 until the student has a"hie8ed their aim+ hissame "3"li" pro"ess o5 gradual impro8ement and then returning to thebasi"s (5or re8ision and rein5or"ement) "an be applied to the bilingual

editions: one "an progress 5rom reading the 5amiliar< te=t 5ragment @rst toreading the 5oreign< te=t segment @rst9 and then return to reading5amiliar< te=t 5ragments @rst (though perhaps9 and hope5ull39 4ith adeeper understanding9 or 4ith more ad8an"ed te=t)+

#hile the abo8e e=planation o5 5oreign language learning identi@es a5ormal pro"ess o5 learning9 it "an simpl3 happen naturall3 i5 3ou ha8e theright material a8ailable+ .a3be 3ou ha8e an audio and te=t< pa"kage 5rom3our lo"al bookshop or librar39 a 5e4 bilingual books in 8ar3ing degrees o5di"ult39 a 5e4 simple books 4ritten onl3 in the 5oreign language9 anda""ess to the internet or a plane ti"ket

inall39 4hat has been des"ribed about 4ritten te=t applies e>uall3 toaudio+ nl3 through "onsiderable e=posure (4ithout "are or mention o54hat the audio might mean) does one reall3 start to hear (or re"ognise)ea"h spoken 4ord+ Simpl3 listening to a person reading the ne4s9 or agood do"umentar39 4ithout "are o5 gaining an3 great understanding9 and

a5ter a time 3ou naturall3 start to hear< the subtle nuan"es in spee"h9 andto delineate indi8idual 4ords in mu"h the same 4a3 a "hild does+Listening as a ba"kground to reading or per5orming some other task (likegoing to the g3m) "an be a rela=ing 4a3 o5 in"reasing e=posure to audio9and a health3 distra"tion at the same time+

Listening has one other little kno4n ad8antage: it also "an"els out theinner noise o5 the mind in 3our nati8e< tongue+ Ieading in the 5oreignuitaron sus 8estidos buenos9 la pusieron una bas>uiTa remendada 38ie;a 3 la dieron unos Jue"os+

OHo4 dirt3 the proud prin"ess isQ in laughing at her9 and ordered her togo to the kit"hen+

OURu* su"ia est la orgullosa prin"esaQ de"Kan ri*ndose9 3 la mandaron ira la "o"inaP


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She had to 4ork there 5rom the morning until the night: rising earl39"arr3ing 4ater9 lighting the @re9 se4ing9 and 4ashing+

tenKa >ue traba;ar allK desde por la maTana hasta la no"he9 le8antarsetemprano9 traer agua9 en"ender lumbre9 "oser 3 la8arP

Her sisters also did her e8er3 possible in;ur3: the3 teased her and tippedher 5ood in the ashes9 su"h that she had to get do4n and "olle"t it+

sus hermanas la ha"Kan adems todo el daTo posible9 se burlaban de ella 3la 8ertKan la "omida en la lumbre9 de manera >ue tenKa >ue ba;arse a

re"ogerla+

?n the night9 4hen she 4as e=hausted 5rom so mu"h 4ork9 she "ould notlie do4n as she had no bed and leaning to the side o5 the @repla"e+ Asshe 4as al4a3s 5ull o5 dust and ashes9 the3 "alled her 6inderella+

or la no"he "uando estaba "ansada de tanto traba;ar9 no podKa a"ostarse9

pues no tenKa "ama9 3 la pasaba re"ostada al lado del hogar9 3 "omosiempre estaba9 llena de pol8o 3 "eniJa9 la llamaban la 6eni"ienta+

?t happened that the 5ather 4as on"e going to the 5air9 and he asked hist4o stepdaughters 4hat to bring them+

Su"ediN >ue su padre 5ue en una o"asiNn a una 5eria 3 preguntN a sushi;astras lo >ue >uerKan las tra;ese+

OA beauti5ul dress9Q said oneP Oa ni"e ring9Q added the se"ond+

OMn bonito 8estidoQ di;o la una+ OMna buena sorti;a9Q aTadiN la segunda+

OAnd 3ou9 6inderella9 4hat do 3ou 4antQ he said to her+


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OF t 6eni"ienta9 W>u* >uieresQ le di;o+

Oather9 bring me the @rst bran"h 3ou en"ounter on 3our 4a3+Q

Oadre9 traedme la primera rama >ue en"ontr*is en el "amino+Q

or the t4o stepdaughters he bought beauti5ul dresses and rings adorned4ith pearls and pre"ious stones+

6omprN a sus dos hi;astras hermosos 8estidos 3 sorti;as adornadas deperlas 3 piedras pre"iosasP

n his return9 he passed through a 5orest "o8ered 4ith greener3+ His hat"aught on the bran"h o5 a bush9 and he "ut it o+

3 a su regreso9 al pasar por un bos>ue "ubierto de 8erdor9 tropeJN "on susombrero en una rama de JarJa9 3 la "ortN+

#hen he returned to his house9 he ga8e the t4o stepdaughters 4hat the3had re>uested9 and the bran"h to 6inderella 5or 4hi"h she thanked him+

6uando 8ol8iN a su "asa dio a sus hi;astras lo >ue le habKan pedido 3 larama a la 6eni"ienta9 la "ual se lo agrade"iNP

She ran to her motherXs gra8e9 planted the bran"h on it9 and 4ept so mu"hthat it 4as 4atered b3 the tears+ #ithout dela39 it gre4 and turned into asplendid tree+

"orriN al sepul"ro de su madre9 plantN la rama en *l 3 llorN tanto >ueregada por sus lgrimas9 no tardN la rama en "re"er 3 "on8ertirse en unhermoso rbol+


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6inderella 4ent three times e8er3 da3 to see the tree: to 4eep and topra3+ A little bird al4a3s "ame to rest on itP and 4hen 6inderella 5elt an3desire9 in this a"t the little bird granted her that 4hi"h she desired+

La 6eni"ienta iba tres 8e"es todos los dKas a 8er el rbol9 lloraba 3 oraba 3siempre iba a des"ansar en *l un pa;arillo9 3 "uando sentKa algn deseo9en el a"to la "on"edKa el pa;arillo lo >ue deseaba+

At the time the Ying 4as preparing to "elebrate an important holida3 that 4as to last 5or three da3s and he in8ited all the 3oung 4omen o5 the"ountr3: so that his son ma3 sele"t as a bride9 the one that pleased himthe most+

6elebrN por enton"es el re3 unas grandes @estas9 >ue debKan durar tresdKas9 e in8itN a ellas a todas las ;N8enes del paKs para >ue su hi;o eligiera la>ue ms le agradase por esposa+

#hen the t4o stepsisters learnt that the3 4ould attend that 5esti8al9 the3"alled out to 6inderella and said to her: O6omb our hair9 "lean our shoes9and arrange our bu"kles9 5or 4e are going to a 5esti8al at the Ying


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O6eni"ienta9Q le di;oP Oests llena de pol8o 3 "eniJa 3 W>uieres ir a una@esta W0o tienes 8estidos ni Japatos 3 >uieres bailarQ

Ho4e8er9 as the girl insisted in her pleas9 she @nall3 said to her: OA plate o5lentils has 5allen in the ashes+ ?5 3ou pi"k them out 4ithin t4o hours9 3ou"an "ome 4ith us+Q

ero "omo insistiese en sus spli"as9 le di;o por ltimo: OSe ha "aKdo unplato de lente;as en la "eniJa9 si las re"oges antes de dos horas9 8endrs"on nosotras+Q

he 3oung girl 4ent 8ia the ba"k door out into the garden9 and she said:OGentle pigeons9 kind do8es9 birds o5 the sk3+++ all o5 3ou "ome9 and helpme "olle"t them+ he good into the potP the bad into the "auldron+Q

La ;o8en saliN al ;ardKn por la puerta trasera 3 di;o: Oiernas palomas9amables tNrtolas9 p;aros del "ielo9 8enid todos 3 a3udadme a re"oger+ Lasbuenas en el pu"heroP las malas en el "aldero+Q

4o 4hite do8es entered b3 the kit"hen 4indo4P then "ame t4o turtledo8esP and @nall3 all the birds o5 the sk3 began to Cutter around the@repla"e+ he3 e8entuall3 lo4ered themsel8es into the ashes9 and put allthe good grains on the plate+

Entraron por la 8entana de la "o"ina dos palomas blan"as9 3 despu*s dostNrtolas 3 por ltimo "omenJaron a re8olotear alrededor del hogar todoslos p;aros del "ielo9 >ue a"abaron por ba;arse a la "eniJaP 3 pusieron

todos los granos buenos en el plato+

hen the girl took the dish to her stepmother9 belie8ing that she 4ould bepermitted to go to the 5esti8alP but the stepmother said: O0o9 6inderella93ou ha8e no shoes and do not kno4 ho4 to dan"eP the3 4ould laugh atus+Q


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Enton"es la "hi"a lle8N el plato a su madrastra9 "re3endo >ue le permitirKair a la @estaP pero le di;o: O0o9 6eni"ienta9 no tienes 8estido 3 no sabesbailar9 se reirKan de nosotrasPQ

Ho4e8er9 in 4at"hing 6inderella 4eep9 she added: O?5 in one hour 3ou "an"olle"t 5rom the ashes t4o dishes 5ull o5 lentils9 3ou "an "ome 4ith us+Q

pero 8iendo >ue lloraba aTadiN: OSi puedes re"oger de entre la "eniJa dosplatos llenos de lente;as en una hora9 irs "on nosotras+Q

irml3 belie8ing that 6inderella "ould not do so9 she tipped the t4o plates

o5 lentils into the ashes9 and then le5t+ Ho4e8er the girl then 4ent out intothe garden (8ia the ba"k door9) and said again:

6re3endo en su interior9 >ue no podrKa ha"erlo9 8ertiN los dos platos delente;as en la "eniJa 3 se mar"hN9 pero la ;o8en saliN enton"es al ;ardKn porla puerta trasera 3 8ol8iN a de"ir:

OGentle pigeons9 kind do8es9 birds o5 the sk3+++ "ome one and all9 and helpme to pi"k+ he good into the potP the bad into the "auldron+Q

Oiernas palomas9 amables tNrtolas9 p;aros del "ielo9 8enid todos 3a3udadme a re"oger+ Las buenas en el pu"heroP las malas en el "aldero+Q

4o 4hite do8es entered b3 the kit"hen 4indo4P then t4o turtledo8esPand @nall3 all the birds o5 the sk3 began to Cutter around the @repla"e+

he3 e8entuall3 lo4ered themsel8es into the ashes9 and put all the goodlentils on the dish+

Entraron por la 8entana de la "o"ina dos palomas blan"as9 3 despu*s dostNrtolas 3 por ltimo "omenJaron a re8olotear alrededor del hogar todoslos p;aros del "ielo9 >ue a"abaron por ba;arse a la "eniJaP 3 pusierontodas las lente;as buenas en los platos+


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hen the girl "arried the dishes to her stepmother9 belie8ing she 4ouldpermit her to go to the part39 but she said: O?t is totall3 uselessP 3ou"annot "ome9 5or 3ou ha8e no "lothes and do not kno4 ho4 to dan"eP the34ill laugh at us+Q

Enton"es la "hi"a lle8N los platos a su madrastra9 "re3endo la permitirKa ira la @esta9 pero le di;o: Oodo es intil9 no puedes 8enir9 por>ue no tienes8estido 3 no sabes bailarP se reirKan de nosotras+

n this9 she turned her ba"k and hurried a4a3 4ith her t4o prouddaughters+

Enton"es le 8ol8iN la espalda 3 se mar"hN "on sus orgullosas hi;as+

As she 4as alone in the house9 6inderella 4ent to her motherXs gra8ebeneath the tree9 and began to "r3 out: OLittle tree9 gi8e me a dressP makeit be o5 gold and sil8er9 and o5 beauti5ul "loth+Q

En "uanto >uedN sola en "asa9 5ue la 6eni"ienta al sepul"ro de su madre9deba;o del rbol9 3 "omenJN a de"ir: OArbolito pe>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP>ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3 bien te;ido+Q

he bird then ga8e her a gold and sil8er dress9 and slippers embroidered4ith sil8er and silkP she then put on the dress and 4ent to the part3+

El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido de oro 3 plata 3 unos Japatosbordados de plata 3 sedaP en seguida se puso el 8estido 3 se mar"hN a la@estaP

Her sisters and stepmother did not re"ognise her: the3 thought she 4assome 5oreign prin"ess9 5or she looked so beauti5ul in the golden dress+

he3 ne8er on"e thought o5 6inderella9 belie8ing that she 4as sitting athome pi"king out lentils+


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sus hermanas 3 madrastra no la "ono"ieron9 "re3endo serKa algunaprin"esa e=tran;era9 pues les pare"iN mu3 hermosa "on su 8estido de oro93 ni aun se a"ordaban de la 6eni"ienta9 "re3endo estarKa mondandolente;as sentada en el hogar+

he Yingue 5uera su padre 3 le di;o >ue ladon"ella e=tran;era habKa saltado al palomar+

he old man 4ondered i5 it "ould be 6inderella+ He brought a pi"ka=e anda hammer9 in order to kno"k do4n the lo5t+ Ho4e8er9 no one 4as inside+

El an"iano "re3N >ue debKa ser la 6eni"ientaP tra;eron una pi>ueta 3 unmartillo para derribar el palomar9 pero no habKa nadie dentroP

#hen the3 rea"hed 6inderellauietl3le5t the lo5t9 ran to her mother


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3 "uando llegaron a la "asa de la 6eni"ienta9 la en"ontraron sentada en elhogar "on sus su"ios 8estidosP pues la 6eni"ienta habKa entrado 3 salidomu3 ligera en el palomar 3 "orrido ha"ia el sepul"ro de su madre9 dondese >uitN los hermosos 8estidos >ue se lle8N el p;aro 3 despu*s se 5ue asentar "on su bas>uiTa gris a la "o"ina+

he ne=t da39 4hen the time "ame 5or the 5esti8ities to start a5resh9 (andher parents and sisters had le5t9) 6inderella ran up to the tree and said:OLittle tree9 gi8e me a dressP make it be o5 gold and sil8er9 and o5 beauti5ul"loth+Q

Al dKa siguienteP "uando llegN la hora en >ue iba a prin"ipiar la @esta 3 se

mar"haron sus padres 3 hermanas9 "orriN la 6eni"ienta ;unto al arbolito 3di;o: OArbolito pe>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP >ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3bien te;ido+Q

he bird then ga8e her a dress that 4as mu"h more beauti5ul than the one5rom the da3 be5oreP and 4hen she presented hersel5 at the 5esti8al insu"h an out@t9 e8er3one 4as le5t amaJed b3 her e=traordinar3 beaut3+

El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido mu"ho ms hermoso >ue el del dKaanterior 3 "uando se presentN en la @esta "on a>uel tra;e9 de;N a todosadmirados de su e=traordinaria belleJaP

he prin"e9 4ho 4as 4aiting9 took her b3 the hand and dan"ed 4ith her allnight long+ #hen an3one "ame to in8ite her to dan"e9 he said: OShe is m3partner+Q

el prKn"ipe >ue la estaba aguardando la "ogiN de la mano 3 bailN toda lano"he "on ellaP "uando iba algn otro a in8itarla9 de"Ka: OEs mi pare;a+Q

As da4n approa"hed she 4anted to lea8e9 but the Ying


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Al amane"er mani5estN deseos de mar"harse9 pero el hi;o del re3 la siguiNpara 8er la "asa en >ue entrabaP pero de pronto se metiN en el ;ardKn dedetrs de la "asa+

?n it 4as a 8er3 tall and beauti5ul tree9 on 4hi"h hung impressi8e pears+6inderella "lambered up into its bran"hes9 and the prin"e "ould not see4here she had gone+

HabKa en *l un hermoso rbol mu3 grande9 del "ul "olgaban hermosasperasP la 6eni"ienta trepN hasta sus ramas 3 el prKn"ipe no pudo saber pordNnde habKa idoP

Ho4e8er9 he 4aited until her 5ather "ame9 and said to him: Othe 5oreigndamsel has es"aped 5rom meP it seems to me she has ;umped up into thepear tree+Q

pero aguardN hasta >ue 8ino su padre 3 le di;o: OLa don"ella e=tran;era seme ha es"apadoP me pare"e >ue ha saltado el peral+Q

he 5ather 4ondered 4hether it "ould be 6inderella+ Demanding an a=eand a hat"het be brought9 he kno"ked do4n the tree9 but there 4as no onein it+ #hen he rea"hed the house9 6inderella 4as sitting b3 the @repla"e9like the night be5ore 5or she had ;umped do4n the other side o5 the tree9and had ran to her motherue debKa ser la 6eni"ientaP mandN traer una ha"ha 3

derribN el rbol9 pero no habKa nadie en *l9 3 "uando llegaron a la "asa9estaba la 6eni"ienta sentada en el hogar9 "omo la no"he anterior9 pueshabKa saltado por el otro lado el rbol 3 5ue "orriendo al sepul"ro de sumadre9 donde de;N al p;aro sus hermosos 8estidos 3 tomN su bas>uiTagris+

he 5ollo4ing da39 4hen her parents and sisters had le5t9 6inderella 4enton"e more to her mother


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Al dKa siguiente9 "uando se mar"haron sus padres 3 hermanas9 5uetambi*n la 6eni"ienta al sepul"ro de su madre 3 di;o al arbolito: OArbolitope>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP >ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3 bien te;ido+Q

he bird then ga8e her a dress that 4as mu"h more striking andmagni@"ent than an3 o5 the ones be5ore9 and the slippers 4ere entirel3 o5goldP and 4hen she presented hersel5 at the 5esti8al9 no one had the 4ordsto e=press their amaJement+

El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido >ue era mu"ho ms hermoso 3magnK@"o >ue ninguno de los anteriores9 3 los Japatos eran todos de oro93 "uando se presentN en la @esta "on a>uel 8estido9 nadie tenKa palabras

para e=presar su asombroP

he prin"e dan"e all the night 4ith her9 and 4hen an3 one approa"hed toin8ite her9 he said9 Ohis is m3 partner+Q

el prKn"ipe bailN toda la no"he "on ella 3 "uando se a"er"aba alguno ain8itarla9 le de"Ka: OEs mi pare;a+Q

At da4n9 6inderella insisted on lea8ingP the prin"e a""ompanied herP butshe es"aped so s4i5tl3 that he "ould not 5ollo4 her+

Al amane"er se empeTN en mar"harse la 6eni"ienta9 3 el prKn"ipe ena"ompaTarla9 pero se es"apN "on tal ligereJa >ue no pudo seguirlaP

Ho4e8er9 the YinguedN pegado en ella el Japato iJ>uierdo de la ;o8enP el prKn"ipe 8io >ueera mu3 pe>ueTo9 bonito 3 todo de oro+


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he ne=t da3 he 4ent to see 6inderellaue 8enga bien este Japato de oro+Q

he t4o sisters 4ere glad9 5or the3 had prett3 5eet+ he eldest entered intoher bedroom 4ith the shoe9 to tr3 it onP ho4e8er9 she "ould not insert the5oot9 5or her toes 4ere too big and the shoe 4as 8er3 small+

Las dos hermanas se alegraron por>ue tenKan pies hermososP la ma3or

entrN en su habita"iNn "on el Japato para probarlo9 pero no se le podKameter9 por>ue sus dedos eran demasiado largos 3 el Japato mu3 pe>ueTo+

Her mother ga8e her a kni5e and said: O6ut o 3our toesP 4hen 3ou areRueen 3ou 4ill ne8er go on 5oot+Q

Su madre le dio un "u"hillo 3 le di;o: O6Nrtate los dedos9 pues "uando seas

reina no irs nun"a a pie+Q

he 3oung lad3 "ut o her toes9 put the shoe on the 5oot9 and hiding herpain9 she 4ent out to meet 4ith the Yingue "omenJaron a


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de"ir: O0o sigas ms adelanteP detente a 8er un instanteP >ue el Japato esmu3 pe>ueTo 3 esa no8ia no es su dueTo+Q

He stopped9 looked at her 5eet9 and sa4 blood running+ He then turned hishorse9 and returned to the 5ake brideuested9 and to tr3 the shoe on the other sister+

Se detu8o9 la mirN los pies 3 8io "orrer la sangreP 8ol8iN su "aballo9"ondu;o a su "asa a la no8ia @ngida 3 di;o no era la >ue habKa pedido9 >uese probase el Japato la otra hermana+

he sister 4ent into her bedroom9 and her 5oot started slipping ni"el3 intothe shoe9 but the heel 4as too thi"k+ Her mother then handed her a kni5eand said: O6ut o a pie"e o5 the heelP 5or 4hen 3ou are Rueen9 3ou 4illne8er go b3 5oot+Q

EntrN *sta en su "uarto 3 se le metiN bien por delante9 pero el talNn erademasiado gruesoP enton"es su madre la alargN un "u"hillo 3 le di;o:O6Nrtate un pedaJo del talNn9 pues "uando seas reina9 no irs nun"a apie+Q

he 3oung 4oman "ut a bit o5 the heel o9 put her 5oot in the shoe9 and"on"ealing the pain9 4ent out to see the Yingue el Japato es mu3 pe>ueTo 3 esa no8ia no es su dueTo+Q

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Se detu8o9 la mirN los pies9 3 8io "orrer la sangre9 8ol8iN su "aballo 3"ondu;o a su "asa a la no8ia @ngida+

Ohis is also not the one ? seek9Q he saidP Odo 3ou ha8e another daughterQ

Oampo"o es esta la >ue bus"o9Q di;oP OWen*is otra hi;a

O0o9Q replied the husbandP O5rom m3 @rst 4i5e ? ha8e a poor girl that 4e"all 6inderella 5or she is al4a3s in the kit"hen but she "annot be thebride that 3ou seek+Q

O0o9Q "ontestN el maridoP Ode mi primera mu;er tu8e una pobre "hi"a9 a>ue llamamos la 6eni"ienta9 por>ue est siempre en la "o"ina9 pero esa nopuede ser la no8ia >ue bus"is+Q

he Yingue saliera 3 hubo >ue llamar a la 6eni"ienta+

irst9 she 4ashed her 5a"e and hands9 and then 4ent out and presentedhersel5 to the prin"e9 4ho handed her the golden slipper+

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She sat on her ben"h9 pulled o the hea83 "log 5rom her 5oot9 and put onthe shoe it @tted per5e"tl3+ #hen she rose and the prin"e looked in her5a"e9 he re"ognised the beauti5ul maiden that had dan"ed 4ith himP andhe said: Ohis is m3 real s4eetheart+Q

se sentN en su ban"o9 sa"N de su pie el pesado Jue"o 3 se puso el Japato>ue la 8enKa per5e"tamente9 3 "uando se le8antN 3 el prKn"ipe le mirN elrostro9 re"ono"iN a la hermosa don"ella >ue habKa bailado "on *l9 3 di;o:OEsta es mi 8erdadera no8ia+Q

he stepmother and the t4o sisters turned 4hite 4ith rage9 but the prin"esimpl3 helped 6inderella onto his horse9 and le5t 4ith herP and 4hen the3

passed in 5ront o5 the tree9 the t4o 4hite do8es said: Oro"eed9 prin"eP goon 4ithout stopping 5or a moment9 5or no4 3ou ha8e 5ound the o4ner o5the little shoe+Q

La madrastra 3 las dos hermanas se pusieron plidas de ira9 pero elprKn"ipe asistiN a 6eni"ienta en su "aballo9 3 mar"hN "on ellaP 3 "uandopasaban por delante del rbol9 di;eron las dos palomas blan"as: OSigue9prKn"ipe9 sigue adelante sin parar un solo instante9 pues 3a en"ontraste eldueTo del Japatito pe>ueTo+Q

A5ter sa3ing this9 the3 "ame C3ing do4n and pla"ed themsel8es on6inderellauierdo+

#hen the 4edding 4as to take pla"e9 the 5alse sisters "ame to partake inthe "elebrations9 and to a""ompan3 the bride and groom to the "hur"h the elder 4ent on the rightP the 3ounger on the le5t+ he pigeons "ame andpe"ked the eldest in the right e3e9 and the 3oungest in the le5t e3e+

6uando se 8eri@"N la boda9 5ueron las 5alsas hermanas a a"ompaTarla 3tomar parte en su 5eli"idad9 3 al dirigirse los no8ios a la iglesia9 iba lama3or a la dere"ha 3 la menor a la iJ>uierdaP 3 las palomas pi"aron la

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n their return9 the eldest 4as on the le5t and the 3oungest on the rightPand the pigeons pi"ked ea"h girl in the other e3e9 lea8ing them totall3blind 5or li5e 5or their h3po"ris3 and ;ealous3+

a su regreso se puso la ma3or a la iJ>uierda 3 la menor a la dere"ha9 3 laspalomas pi"aron a "ada una en el otro o;o9 >uedando "iegas toda su 8idapor su 5alsedad 3 en8idia+

IapunJel

IapunJel

here 4as on"e a "ouple 4ho had 4anted a "hild 5or a long time9 until@nall3 the 4i5e ga8e in to hoping that God 4ould 5ul@l her desires+

HabKa en una o"asiNn un matrimonio >ue deseaba ha"Ka mu"ho tiempotener un hi;o9 hasta >ue al @n dio la mu;er esperanJas de >ue el SeTor>uerKa se "umpliesen sus deseos+

?n the "ouples bedroom there 4as a small 4indo49 oering 8ie4s o5 abeauti5ul garden in 4hi"h 4ere 5ound all kinds o5 Co4ers and 8egetables+

En la al"oba de los esposos habKa una 8entana pe>ueTa9 "u3as 8istasdaban a un hermoso huerto9 en el "ual se en"ontraban toda "lase de Cores3 legumbres+


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?t 4as9 ho4e8er9 surrounded b3 a high 4all9 and no one dared to go into itbe"ause it belonged to a 4it"h 4ho 4as 8er3 po4er5ul and 5eared b3e8er3one+

Se hallaba empero rodeado de una alta pared9 3 nadie se atre8Ka a entrardentro9 por>ue pertene"Ka a una he"hi"era mu3 poderosa 3 temida detodos+

ne da3 the 4oman 4as b3 this 4indo4 and looking into the garden 4henshe sa4 a bed planted 4ith rampion9 and it looked so 5resh and green thatshe 5elt a "ra8ing to eat it+

Mn dKa estaba la mu;er a la 8entana mirando al huerto en el "ual 8io un"uadro plantado de 8erdeJuelas9 3 la pare"ieron tan 8erdes 3 tan 5res"os9>ue sintiN anto;o por "omerlos+

he desire in"reased da3 b3 da39 and as she did not kno4 ho4 to satis53 it9she be"ame sad9 pale9 and si"kl3 looking+

6re"iN su anto;o de dKa en dKa 39 "omo no ignoraba >ue no podKasatis5a"erle9 "omenJN a estar triste9 plida 3 en5ermiJa+

Being 4orried9 her husband asked: O#hat is 4rong9 m3 dear 4i5eQ

reo"upado9 el marido la preguntN: OWRu* ha3 de malo9 >uerida esposaQ

Oh9Q she replied9 Oi5 ? "annot eat some o5 the rampion that is behind ourhouse9 ? 4ill surel3 die+Q

OUhQ le "ontestN9 Osi no puedo "omer 8erdeJuelas de los >ue ha3 detrsde nuestra "asa9 me morir* de seguro+Q


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he husband lo8ed his 4i5e a lot9 and thought to himsel5: OBe5ore ? allo4m3 4i5e to die9 ? 4ill bring her some rampion9 and it is Godue la >uerKa mu"ho9 pensN para sK+ OAntes de "onsentir en >uemuera mi mu;er9 la traer* el 8erdeJuela9 3 sea lo >ue Dios >uiera+Q

At dusk he ;umped the 4all into the garden o5 the sor"eress9 >ui"kl3grabbed a hand5ul o5 rampion9 and took it to his 4i5e9 4ho immediatel3made a salad 4ith it9 and ate it 4ith an enthusiasti" appetite+

Al ano"he"er saltN las paredes del huerto de la he"hi"era9 "ogiN en unmomento un puTado de 8erdeJuela9 3 se lo lle8N a su mu;er9 >ue hiJoenseguida una ensalada 3 se lo "omiN "on el ma3or apetito+

Ho4e8er9 she de8eloped su"h a taste 5or it9 that the ne=t da3 her appetiteto again eat it in"reased "onsiderabl3+ She "ould ha8e no rest i5 herhusband did not go on"e more into the garden+

ero la supo tan bien9 tan bien9 >ue al dKa siguiente tenKa mu"ha ms ganatoda8Ka de 8ol8erlo a "omer9 no podKa tener des"anso si su marido no ibaotra 8eJ al huerto+

?n the e8ening he did so9 but he be"ame 8er3 mu"h a5raid9 5or thesor"eress 4as in the garden+

ue por lo tanto al ano"he"er9 pero se asustN mu"ho9 por>ue estaba en *lla he"hi"era+

OHo4 dare 3ou9Q she said angril39 O"ome into m3 garden and steal m3rampion like a thie5+ Do 3ou not kno4 that mis5ortune 4ill "ome to 3ouQ

OW6Nmo te atre8es9Q le di;o en"oleriJada9 Oa 8enir a mi huerto 3 a robarme

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OAh9Q he ans4ered9 O5orgi8e m3 auda"it39 5or ? ha8e done it out o5ne"essit3+ .3 4i5e has seen 3our rampion 5rom the 4indo49 and she"ra8ed it in su"h a manner that she 4ould ha8e died i5 she had not had

some to eat+Q

OUAhQ la "ontestN9 Operdonad mi atre8imiento9 pues lo he he"ho porne"esidad+ .i mu;er ha 8isto 8uestro 8erdeJuela desde la 8entana9 3 se leha anto;ado de tal manera >ue morirKa si no lo "omiese+Q

So5tening her anger the 4it"h then said to him: O?5 it is as 3ou sa39 take asmu"h rampion as 3ou like9 but on one "ondition: 3ou ha8e to gi8e me the"hild that 3our 4i5e gi8es birth to+ She 4ill la"k nothing9 and ? 4ill "are 5orher as i5 ? 4ere her mother+Q

La he"hi"era le di;o enton"es deponiendo su eno;o: OSi es asK "omo di"es9"oge "uanto 8erdeJuela >uieras9 pero "on una "ondi"iNn: tienes >ueentregarme el hi;o >ue d* a luJ tu mu;er+ 0ada le 5altar9 3 le "uidar* "omosi 5uera su madre+Q

hough pained9 the husband "onsented9 and 4hen the "hild 4as born9 it4as presented to the 4it"h9 4ho ga8e the little girl the name IapunJel(4hi"h means rampion9) and took her a4a3+

El marido se "omprometiN "on pena9 3 en "uanto 8io la luJ su hi;o lepresentN a la he"hi"era9 >ue puso a la niTa el nombre de IapunJel (>uesigni@"a 8erdeJuela) 3 se la lle8N+

IapunJel 4as the most beauti5ul "reature that had e8er been beneath thesun+

IapunJel era la "riatura ms hermosa >ue ha habido ba;o el sol+

#hen she 4as t4el8e 3ears old9 the sor"eress lo"ked her in a to4er in the

middle o5 a 5orest+ ?t had neither stairs nor a door9 but onl3 a little9 high4indo4+


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6uando "umpliN do"e aTos9 la he"hi"era la en"errN en una torre en mediode un bos>ue9 la "ual no tenKa es"alera ni puerta9 sino ni"amente una8entana mu3 pe>ueTa 3 alta+

#hen the sor"eress 4anted to enter9 she pla"ed hersel5 belo4 the 4indo4and said: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or mePQ 5or IapunJelhad long and beauti5ul tresses9 as @ne as spun gold+

6uando la he"hi"era >uerKa entrar se ponKa deba;o de ella 3 de"Ka:OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abelleraPQ pues IapunJel tenKa unos"abellos mu3 largos 3 hermosos 3 tan @nos "omo el oro hilado+

As soon as she heard the 8oi"e o5 the 4it"h9 she untied her braids and letthem 5all 5rom atop the 4indo4 that 4as more than t4ent3 3ards 5romthe ground and the 4it"h then "limbed up them+

Apenas oKa la 8oJ de la he"hi"era9 desataba su trenJa9 la de;aba "aerdesde lo alto de su 8entana9 >ue se hallaba a ms de 8einte 8aras del

suelo 3 la he"hi"era subKa enton"es por ellos+

Ho4e8er9 it happened a5ter a "ouple o5 3ears had gone b3 that a Yingue pasN por a>uel bos>ue el

hi;o del re3 3 se a"er"N a la torre en la "ual o3N un "nti"o tan dul"e 3sua8e >ue se detu8o es"u"hndole+

?t 4as IapunJel passing the time in solitude9 entertaining hersel5 b3repeating the most engaging songs in her s4eet 8oi"e+

Era IapunJel >ue pasaba el tiempo en su soledad entreteni*ndose enrepetir "on su dul"e 8oJ las ms agradables "an"iones+


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Enseguida "a3eron los "abellos 3 subiN el hi;o del re3+

At @rst IapunJel 4as startled 4hen she sa4 a man enter9 5or her e3es hadne8er en"ountered one+ Ho4e8er9 the Yingue su "nti"o habKa"onmo8ido de tal manera su "oraJNn9 >ue desde enton"es no habKa podidodes"ansar un solo instante 3 se habKa propuesto 8erla 3 hablarla+

#ith this9 IapunJelue a la 8ie;a he"hi"era+Q

She said 3es to him9 and pressed her hand into his9 4hile adding: O? 4ould8er3 mu"h like to go 4ith 3ou9 but ? do not kno4 ho4 to get do4n+ Ea"htime 3ou "ome9 bring me some silk "hords+ B3 these9 ? 4ill make a ladderPand 4hen it is su"ientl3 long9 ? "an des"end9 and 3ou "an take me a4a3on 3our horse+Q

Le di;o >ue sK9 3 estre"hN su mano "on la su3a9 aTadiendo: ODe buenagana me mar"harKa "ontigo9 pero ignoro "Nmo he de ba;arP siempre >ue8engas treme "ordones de seda "on los "uales ir* ha"iendo una es"ala9 3"uando sea su@"ientemente larga9 ba;ar*9 3 me lle8ars en tu "aballo+Q

he3 agreed that he should "ome b3 night9 5or the 4it"h "ame in the da3+

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grandma9 ho4 is it that it takes 3ou so long to "limb up9 4hile the Yingue irKa todas las no"hes9 pues la he"hi"era iba por el dKa+La bru;a no sospe"hN nada9 hasta >ue un dKa IapunJel di;o: ODime9abuelita W"Nmo es >ue tardas tanto tiempo en subir9 mientras el hi;o delre3 llega en un momento a mi ladoQ

OAh9 mis"hie8ous thingQ replied the 4it"h+ O#hat is it that ? hear ?thought ? had hidden 3ou 5rom e8er3one9 and 3ou ha8e de"ei8ed meQ

OUAh9 pK"araQ la "ontestN la he"hi"era+ OURu* es lo >ue oigo UFo >ue "reKahaberte o"ultado a todo el mundo9 3 me has engaTadoQ

?n her anger she grasped IapunJelue se habKa "ortado9 3 les asegurN a la 8entana+6uando el prKn"ipe llegN 3 di;o IapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu"abellera


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he YingXs son as"ended9 but he did not @nd his dearest IapunJel+ He5ound himsel5 5a"e to 5a"e 4ith the sor"eress9 4ho looked at him 4i"kedl3+

El hi;o del re3 subiN enton"es9 pero no en"ontrN a su >uerida IapunJelP *lse en"ontrN "ara a "ara "on la he"hi"era9 >ue lo miraba "on mali"ia+

OHello there9Q she said9 mo"king himP O3ou ha8e "ome to seek 3our littledarling9 but the bird is no longer in its nest9 and 4ill sing no more+ ? ha8etaken her 5rom her "age9 and 3our e3es 4ill see her no more+ IapunJel islost to 3ouP 3ou 4ill ne8er @nd her+Q

OUHolaQ le di;o burlndose9 O8ienes a bus"ar a tu >ueridita9 pero el p;arono est 3a en su nido 3 no 8ol8er a "antarP le han sa"ado de su ;aula 3tus o;os no le 8ern 3a ms+ IapunJel est perdida para tiP no laen"ontrars nun"a+Q

he prin"e 5elt a most pro5ound grie59 and in his despair9 he leapt 5rom theto4er+ He 4as 5ortunate not to lose his li5e9 but the thorns into 4hi"h he5ell pier"ed his e3es+

El prKn"ipe sintiN el dolor ms pro5undo 3 en su desespera"iNn saltN de latorreP tu8o la 5ortuna de no perder la 8ida9 pero las JarJas en >ue "a3N leatra8esaron los o;os+

He began to 4ander blind through the 5orest9 eating nothing but roots andherbs9 and doing nothing but lament and mourn the loss o5 his dearpartner+

6omenJN a andar a "iegas por el bos>ue9 no "omKa ms >ue raK"es 3hierbas9 3 sNlo se o"upaba en lamentarse 3 llorar la p*rdida de su >ueridaesposa+

He roamed like this 5or some 3ears in utter miser39 until he @nall3 "ame tothe desert 4here IapunJel li8ed in "onstant anguish+


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VagN asK durante algunos aTos en la ma3or miseria9 hasta >ue llegN al @naldesierto donde 8i8Ka IapunJel en "ontinua angustia+

He heard her 8oi"e9 and thought he re"ognised it+ He 4ent straight up toher+ She re"ognised him9 and 5ell on his ne"k and 4ept+

3N su 8oJ 3 "re3N "ono"erlaP 5ue dere"ho ha"ia ella+ Ella lo re"ono"iN9 3"a3N sobre su "uello 3 llorN+

he tears that hit his e3es returned them to their 5ormer "larit3 he "ouldsee as be5ore+ He led her to his kingdom9 4here the3 4ere re"ei8ed 4ith

great ;o39 and the3 li8ed happil3 and "ontented 5or man3 3ears+

Las lgrimas >ue batearon sus o;os9 les de8ol8ieron su antigua "laridad 38ol8iN a 8er "omo antes+ La lle8N a su reino donde 5ueron re"ibidos "ongrande alegrKa9 3 8i8ieron mu"hos aTos di"hosos 3 "ontentos+

Sleeping Beaut3

La Bella Durmiente

.an3 3ears ago9 there li8ed a Ying and Rueen9 4ho said e8er3 da3: OAh9 i5onl3 4e had a "hildQ Despite this9 no "hild 4as born+

Ha"e mu"hos aTos 8i8Ka un re3 3 una reina9 >ue de"Kan todos los dKas:OUA39 si tu8i*ramos un hi;oQ 3 no les na"Ka ningunoP


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Ho4e8er9 one time9 4hile the Rueen 4as bathing9 a 5rog ;umped into the4aterP it said to her: OBe5ore one 3ear ends9 3ou 4ill see 3our 4ish 5ul@lled:3ou 4ill ha8e a daughter+Q

pero una 8eJ9 estando la reina baTndose9 saltN una rana en el agua9 la"ual le di;o: OAntes de un aTo 8ers "umplido tu deseo9 3 tendrs unahi;a+Q

#hat the 5rog predi"ted soon "ame true9 5or the Rueen ga8e birth to abab3 girl+ She 4as so beauti5ul that the Ying 4as 5ull o5 ;o39 and arranged5or a great 5east+ He in8ited not onl3 relati8es9 5riends9 and a">uaintan"es9but also the 5airies9 su"h that the "hild 4ould re"ei8e kindness and high

morals+

0o tardN en 8eri@"arse lo >ue habKa predi"ho la rana9 pues la reina dio aluJ una niTa tan hermosa9 >ue el re39 lleno de alegrKa9 ignoraba >ueha"erse 3 dispuso un gran 5estKn9 al "ual in8itN no sNlo a sus parientes9amigos 3 "ono"idos9 sino tambi*n a las hadas para >ue la niTa 5ueseamable 3 de buenas "ostumbres+

here 4ere thirteen 5airies in his kingdom9 but sin"e he onl3 had t4el8egolden plates9 one o5 them "ould not attend the ban>uet+

HabKa tre"e hadas en su reino9 pero "omo sNlo tenKa do"e platos de oro9una de ellas no podKa asistir al ban>uete+

he 5east took pla"e 4ith great splendour9 and 4hen it "ame to an end9

the 5airies ga8e the "hild their spe"ial gi5ts+

El ban>uete se lle8N a "abo "on gran esplendor9 3 "uando llegN a su @n9las hadas dieron el niTo sus regalos espe"iales:

his one ga8e 8irtue9 that one ga8e beaut39 a third ga8e ri"hes9 and so on9su"h that she 4as granted e8er3thing in the 4orld she "ould ha8e desired+


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*sta la 8irtud9 a>uella la hermosura9 la ter"era las ri>ueJas9 3 asK la"on"edieron todo "uanto puede desearse en el mundoP

Ho4e8er9 no sooner had the ele8enth spoke 4hen the thirteenth suddenl3entered she 4as seeking re8enge 5or not ha8ing been in8ited+ #ithoutgreeting or looking at an3one9 she "ried out in a loud 8oi"e: Ohe prin"essshall pri"k hersel5 4ith a spindle on her @5teenth birthda39 and 4ill dieimmediatel3+Q And she le5t the room 4ithout sa3ing another 4ord+

mas apenas habKa hablado la und*"ima9 entrN de repente lade"imoter"era9 deseosa de 8engarse por>ue no la habKan "on8idado9 3 sinsaludar ni mirar a nadie9 di;o en alta 8oJ: OLa prin"esa se herir "on un

huso al "umplir los >uin"e aTos 3 >uedar muerta en el a"to+Q F saliN de lasala sin de"ir otra palabra+

E8er3bod3 4as sho"kedP ho4e8er9 the t4el5th then entered she had not3et oered her gi5t+ 0ot being able to a8oid the e8il that her "ompanionhad predi"ted9 she tried to modi53 it+ She thus said: Ohe prin"ess 4ill notdie9 but 4ill 5all into a deep sleep 5or the period o5 one "entur3+Q

odo el mundo se sorprendiN9 pero entrN enseguida la duod*"ima >ue nohabKa he"ho an su regaloP no pudiendo e8itar el mal >ue habKa predi"hosu "ompaTera9 pro"urN modi@"arle 3 di;o: OLa prin"esa no morir9 peroestar sumergida en un pro5undo sueTo por espa"io de un siglo+Q

he Ying9 4ho 4anted his belo8ed daughter to a8oid an3 possible kind o5mis5ortune9 ga8e the orders that all the spindles in the kingdom be burnt+

El re39 >ue >uerKa e8itar a su >uerida hi;a todo g*nero de desgra"ias9 diola orden de >ue se >uemasen todos los husos de su reinoP

?n the meantime9 the 3oung girl 4as adorned 4ith all the gra"es that the5airies had granted herP 5or she 4as 8er3 beauti5ul9 5riendl39 gra"ious9 and4ise su"h that all 4ho sa4 the girl 5elt the greatest ae"tion 5or her+


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.ientras tanto9 la ;o8en se hallaba adornada de todas las gra"ias >ue lahabKan "on"edido las hadas9 pues era mu3 hermosa9 amable9 gra"iosa 3sabio9 de manera9 >ue "uantos la 8eKan9 sentKan ha"ia ella el ma3or "ariTo+

Ho4e8er9 on the same da3 that she turned @5teen9 the Ying and Rueen4ere not at home9 and the girl 4as alone in the pala"e+

Sin embargo9 en el mismo dKa en >ue "umpliN los >uin"e aTos9 el re3 3 lareina no estaban en "asa9 3 la "hi"a estaba sola en el pala"io+

he girl began to tour the 8ast abode+ She 4as eager to kno4 4hat it

"ontained9 and sa49 one a5ter the other9 all the rooms9 until she @nall3"ame to a 8er3 high to4er+

La "hi"a "omenJN a re"orrer la 8asta moradaP estaba deseosa de saber lo>ue "ontenKa9 3 8io una tras otra todas las habita"iones9 hasta >ue llegN auna torre mu3 ele8ada+

he 3oung 4oman "limbed a narro4 stair"ase and "ame to a door9 4hi"hshe opened 4ithout dela3+ She sa4 a little room9 in 4hi"h 4as an old4oman spinning laboriousl3 on her spindle+

La ;o8en subiN una estre"ha es"alera 3 llegN a una puerta9 la "ual no setardN en abrir+ Vio una pe>ueTa habita"iNn9 donde se hallaba una an"iana"on su huso hilando "on la ma3or laboriosidad+

OGood da39 madam9Q said the YingXs daughterP O4hat are 3ou doingthereQ

OBuenos dKas9 seTora9Q di;o la hi;a del re39 OWRu* ha"es ahKQ

O? am spinning9Q replied the old 4oman9 and nodded her head+

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O#hat is it that mo8es so lightl3Q the girl "ontinued sa3ingP and she 4entto grab the spindle and put it to spinning+ Ho4e8er9 ;ust as she tou"hed itthe spell "ame into ee"t9 and she pri"ked a @nger+

OWRu* es eso >ue se mue8e "on tanta ligereJaQ "ontinuN di"iendo la niTaP3 5ue a "oger el huso para ponerse a hilarP pero apenas le habKa to"ado9 serealiJN el en"anto9 3 se pin"hN un dedo+

At that same moment9 she "ollapsed and 5ell into a pro5ound sleep+ hissleep e=tended o8er the 4hole pala"e+

En el mismo momento9 se desplomN 3 "a3N en un pro5undo sueTo+ EstesueTo se e=tendiN sobre todo el pala"io+

he Ying and Rueen9 4ho had entered the pala"e in that same moment94ent to sleep and the 4hole "ourt 4ith them+

El re3 3 la reina9 >ue habKan entrado en el pala"io en a>uel mismomomento9 se >uedaron dormidosP 3 toda la "orte "on ellosP

he horses9 too9 4ent to sleep in the stableP and the dogs in the 3ard9 thepigeons upon the roo59 the Cies on the 4allP

tambi*n se durmieron los "aballos en la "uadra9 los perros en el patio9 las

palomas en el te"ho9 las mos"as en la paredP

e8en the @re that that glo4ed in the @repla"e stopped burningP the 5ood"eased to "ookP and the "ook and the ser8ants 4ent to sleep at last su"hthat no one 4as le5t a4ake+

3 in"luso el 5uego >ue ardKa en el "himenea de;N de arder9 3 la "omida

"esN de "o"er9 3 el "o"inero 3 los sir8ientes se durmieron por ltimo9 para>ue no >uedase nadie despierto+


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he 4ind stopped blo4ingP nor did a lea5 stir on the trees around thepala"e+

El 8iento de;N de soplarP ni una ho;a se mo8Ka en los rboles alrededoresdel pala"io+

#ithout mu"h dela39 a hedge o5 thorns sprouted and gre4 around thepala"e+ Ea"h da3 it gre4 higher9 until it en"ir"led it "ompletel3 su"h thatnot e8en the roo5 "ould be seen+ nl3 the elders o5 the land "ould pro8idean3 in5ormation about the beauti5ul Iose 4ith thorns< (Briarrose) that 4asasleep thereP and so it 4as that the prin"ess be"ame kno4n b3 this name+

0o tardN mu"ho en na"er 3 "re"er un JarJal en torno de a>uel pala"io9 el"ual 5ue ha"i*ndose ms grande "ada dKa hasta >ue le "er"N por "ompleto9de manera >ue ni aun su te"ho se 8eKa9 3 solo los an"ianos del paKs podKandar alguna noti"ia de la hermosa Iosa"onespinas >ue se hallaba allKdormidaP pues "on este nombre era "ono"ida la prin"esaP

rom time to time prin"es< 4ould "ome and tr3 to penetrate through thebrush at the pala"e+ Ho4e8er9 the3 5ound it impossible: the thorns 4eretightl3 interlo"ked+ he 3ouths be"ame "aught b3 them9 and o5ten "ouldnot 5ree themsel8es su"h that the3 died there+

3 de tiempo en tiempo 8enKan algunos prKn"ipes >ue >uerKan penetrar atra8*s de la JarJa en el pala"io9 pero les era imposible9 pues las espinas se"erraban 5uertemente9 3 los ;N8enes >uedaban "ogidos por ellas9 nopudiendo mu"has 8e"es soltarse9 de modo >ue morKan allK+

A5ter man3 3ears9 a prin"e "ame to the region+ He heard an old mantalking about the thorn hedge9 behind 4hi"h 4as a pala"e9 and in it slept(sin"e the pre8ious "entur3) a beauti5ul prin"ess "alled BriarroseP and 4ithher slept the Ying and Rueen9 and all the "ourt+

Despu*s de mu"hos aTos un prKn"ipe llegN a la regiNn+ 3N un an"iano

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el >ue dormKa desde el siglo anterior una hermosa prin"esa9 llamada Iosa"onespinas9 3 "on ella estaban dormidos el re3 3 la reina 3 toda la "orte+

He also added ha8ing heard 5rom his grand5ather that man3 prin"es< hadalread3 tried to "ross through the thorn3 hedge9 but "ould not pass+ he3be"ame trapped and died a pain5ul death+

ATadiN adems haber oKdo de"ir a su abuelo >ue mu"hos prKn"ipes habKantratado 3a de atra8esar por el JarJal9 pero no podKan pasar+ Ellos >uedaronatrapados 3 murieron una muerte dolorosa+

he 3outh then said9 O? ha8e no 5earP ? shall go and see the beauti5ul Iose4iththorns+Q

Enton"es di;o el don"el: OFo no tengo miedoP ir* 3 8er* a la bella Iosa"onespinas+Q

he old man tried to distra"t him 5rom his purpose9 but seeing that he

"ould not9 le5t him to entertain his lu"k+

El buen an"iano >uiso distraerle de su propNsito9 pero 8iendo no lo"onseguKa9 le de;N entregarse a su suerte+

Ho4e8er9 ;ust then one hundred 3ears had passed+ he da3 had "ome 5orthe beauti5ul Briarrose to a4aken+

ero pre"isamente enton"es habKan tras"urrido los "ien aTos+ HabKallegado el dKa de la hermosa Iosa"onespinas a despertar+

#hen the prin"e "ame to the hedge9 he 5ound it had turned into abeauti5ul rose bush+ ?t opened b3 itsel5 to let him pass9 and then "loseda5ter4ards+


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6uando se a"er"N el prKn"ipe a la JarJa9 la hallN "on8ertida en un hermosorosal >ue abri*ndose por sK mismo le de;N pasar9 3 "errN despu*s+

He "ame to the stable and sa4 the dogs and horses sleeping+ He lookedup at the "eiling and sa4 the pigeons 4ith their heads under their 4ings+#hen he entered the pala"e9 he noti"ed that the Cies 4ere asleep on the4alls+ ?n the kit"hen9 the "ook 4as in the a"t o5 talking to the ser8antsPand the maid 4as near a rooster that seemed about to sing+

LlegN a la "uadra 3 8io dormidos a los perros 3 "aballos9 mirN el te"ho 3 8ioa las palomas "on sus "abeJas ba;o sus alas9 3 "uando entrN en el pala"io9notN >ue las mos"as estaban dormidas sobre las paredes+ En la "o"ina9 el

"o"inero estaba en el a"to de hablar "on los sir8ientesP 3 la "riada estaba"er"a de un gallo >ue pare"Ka dispuesto a "antar+

He 4ent on a little 5urther9 and in the great hall sa4 the 4hole "ourt l3ingasleep9 and the Ying and Rueen 4ere sleeping on their throne+

[l siguiN un po"o ms le;os9 3 en el gran salNn 8io a toda la "orte 3a"iendodormido9 3 el re3 3 la reina estaban durmiendo en su trono+

hen he 4ent a little 5urther9 and all 4as so >uiet that he "ould hear hiso4n breath+

Enton"es se 5ue un po"o ms all9 3 todo estaba tan silen"ioso >ue sepodKa oKr su propia respira"iNn+

At last he "ame to the to4er and opened the door o5 the little room 4hereBriarrose 4as asleep+

Al @n llegN a la torre9 3 abriN la puerta de la pe>ueTa habita"iNn dondeIosa"onespinas estaba dormido+

here she la39 and she 4as so beauti5ul that he "ould not take his e3es oher+


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AllK 3a"Ka9 3 ella era tan hermosa >ue no podKa apartar los o;os de ella+

He bent do4n and ga8e her a kiss+ Ho4e8er9 as soon as he kissed her9Briarrose opened her e3es9 a4oke9 and looked at him >uite s4eetl3+

Se in"linN 3 le dio un beso+ Sin embargo9 tan pronto "omo *l la besN9 Iosa"onespinas abriN los o;os9 despertN9 3 lo mirN mu3 dul"emente+

hen the3 des"ended togetherP and the Ying and the Rueen a4oke9 along

4ith the 4hole "ourt+ he3 looked at ea"h other in great astonishment+

Enton"es des"endieron ;untos9 3 el re3 3 la reina despertaron9 ;unto "ontoda la "orte+ Se miraron unos a otros "on gran asombro+

he horses in the stable stood up and began to neighP the dogs ;umped upand 4agged their tails+

Los "aballos en el establo se le8antaron 3 "omenJaron a relin"harP losperros saltaron 3 menearon sus "olas+

he pigeons on the roo5 pulled out their heads 5rom under their 4ings9looked around9 and Ce4 into the "ountr3side+

Las palomas en el te"ho sa"aron sus "abeJas de deba;o de sus alas9miraron alrededor 3 8olaron ha"ia el "ampo+

he Cies on the 4all "rept again+ he @re in the kit"hen "ame to li5e9 and"ooked the 5oodP the "ook ga8e a slap to ea"h ser8antP and the maida4oke to the "ro4ing o5 the rooster+


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Las mos"as de la pared re8olotearon de nue8o+ El 5uego en la "o"ina 8ol8iNa la 8ida9 3 se "o"iN la "omidaP el "o"inero le dio una bo5etada a "adasier8oP 3 la "riada despertN al "anto del gallo+

he 4edding o5 the prin"e and Briarrose 4as "elebrated 4ith greatsplendour9 and the3 li8ed happil3 to the end o5 their da3s+

La boda del prKn"ipe 3 Iosa"onespinas se "elebrN "on gran esplendor9 38i8ieron 5eli"es hasta el @n de sus dKas+

Little Ied6ap

6aperu"ita Io;a

here 4as on"e an adorable girl 4ho 4as lo8ed b3 e8er3one9 but most o5all b3 her grandmother+ n"e she ga8e her a little red "ap+ She ne8er4anted to 4ear an3thing else9 so e8er3bod3 began to "all her Little Ied6apue era amado por todos9 pero sobretodo por su abuela+ Mna 8eJ >ue ella le dio una pe>ueTa gorra ro;a+ Ellanun"a >uerKa usar otra "osa9 asK >ue todo el mundo empeJN a llamarla6aperu"ita Io;a


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Mn dKa su madre le di;o: \Ven9 6aperu"ita Io;a9 a>uK tengo un pedaJo depastel 3 una botella de 8ino+ Ll*8alos a tu abuelaP ella est en5erma 3d*bil9 3 esto le a3udar+

0o4 go earl39 be5ore it gets hotP and 4alk "are5ull3 on the pathP do notturn o the pathP do not 5all and break the bottle else there 4ill benothing le5t 5or 3our grandmother+

Ahora ha3 >ue ir temprano9 antes de >ue haga "alor9 3 "aminar "on"uidado en el "aminoP no te apartes del "aminoP no te 8a3as a "aer 3romper la botella: no habr nada para su abuela+

And 4hen 3ou go to her bedroom do not 5orget to sa39 Good morning

ue9 "er"a de un kilNmetro de su "asa+ F nadiems habKa 6aperu"ita Io;a entrN en el bos>ue siempre en el "amino "uando se en"ontrN "on un lobo+

Little Ied6ap did not kno4 that this "reature "ould do an3 harm9 and did

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6aperu"ita Io;a no sabKa >ue esa "riatura pudiera ha"er algn daTo9 3 notu8o ningn temor de *l+

OGood morning9 Little Ied6ap9Q said the 4ol5+

OBuenos dKas9 6aperu"ita Io;a9Q di;o el lobo+

OGood morning9Q said the girl+

\Buenos dKas\9 di;o la niTa+

O#here are 3ou going so earl39 Little Ied6apQ

OWAdNnde 8as tan temprano9 6aperu"ita Io;aQ

Oo m3 grandmau* lle8as en esa "anastaQ

O6ake and 4ineP 3esterda3 4as baking da39 so m3 poor si"k grandmotheris to ha8e something good to strengthen her+Q

Oastel 3 8ino+ A3er 5ue dKa de hornear9 asK >ue mi pobre abuelita en5erma

8a a tener algo bueno para 5ortale"erse+Q


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OAnd 4here does 3our grandmother li8e9 Little Ied6apQ

OWF adonde 8i8e tu abuelita9 6aperu"ita Io;aQ

OAbout hal5 a kilometre 5urther into the 4oods+ Her house is under threelarge trees+ Surel3 3ou ha8e seen it9Q replied Little Ied6ap inno"entl3+

OAlrededor de la mitad un kilNmetro ms adentro en el bos>ue+ Su "asaest ba;o tres grandes rboles+ Seguramente usted ha 8isto9Q respondiN

6aperu"ita Io;a ino"entemente+

he 4ol5 said >uietl3 to himsel59 O#hat a tender "reature #hat a ni"esna"kP and she 4ill be tastier than the old 4oman+ ? am going to "at"hthem both+Q

El lobo se di;o en silen"io a sK mismo: OURu* "riatura tierna URu* buenaperiti8oP 3 ella ser ms sabroso >ue la an"iana .e 8o3 a "oger a losdos+Q

He then a""ompanied Little Ied6ap a little 4a3 on the path9 and said toher9 OLittle Ied6ap9 look at the prett3 Co4ers+ #h3 donu* no 8as 3 re"ogeralgunos de ellas

? also think that 3ou ha8e not realiJed ho4 s4eetl3 the birds are singing+Fou are going in su"h a hurr3 on the tra"k as i5 3ou are o to s"hool9 4hilethe 4hole 5orest is 5ull o5 4onders+Q


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F 3o "reo tambi*n >ue no te has dado "uenta de lo dul"e >ue "antan lospa;aritos+ Es >ue 8as tan apurada en el "amino "omo si 5ueras para laes"uela9 mientras >ue todo el bos>ue est lleno de mara8illas+Q

Little Ied6ap raised her e3es9 and 4hen she sa4 the sunuK 3 all entre los rbolesP 8io las bellas CoresP 3 o3N el "anto de losp;aros9 pensN: OSupongo >ue podrKa tomar algunas de estas Cores 5res"asa mi abuela+ Adems9 an es mu3 temprano 3 no habr problema si meatraso un po>uito9 siempre llegar* a buena hora+Q

hus9 she le5t the path and 4ent to pi"k Co4ers+ As soon as she pi"kedone9 she sa4 another more beauti5ul9 and then another and anotherP and4ithout realising it9 4ent deeper into the 5orest+

F asK9 ella se saliN del "amino 3 se 5ue a "ortar Cores+ F "uando "ortabauna9 8eKa otra ms bonita9 3 otra 3 otra9 3 sin darse "uenta se 5ueadentrando en el bos>ue+

.ean4hile the 4ol5 used this time to run straight to the grandmotherXshouse9 and kno"ked at the door+

.ientras tanto el lobo apro8e"hN el tiempo 3 "orriN dire"to a la "asa de laabuelita 3 to"N a la puerta+

O#ho is itQ 4ondered the grandmother+

OWRui*n esQ preguntN la abuelita+


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OLittle Ied6ap9Q replied the 4ol5+ O? bring "ake and 4ineP open the doorplease+Q

O6aperu"ita Io;a9Q "ontestN el lobo+ Oraigo pastel 3 8ino+ Abra la puerta9por 5a8or+Q

OLi5t the lat"h9Q 3elled the grandmother9 O? am 8er3 4eak9 and "annot getup+Q

OLe8ante el pestillo9Q gritN la abuela9 Oesto3 mu3 d*bil 3 no me puedole8antarme+Q

he 4ol5 li5ted the lat"h9 opened the doorP and 4ithout sa3ing a 4ordmore9 he 4ent straight to the grandmotherXs bed9 and s4allo4ed her inone mouth5ul+

El lobo le8antN el pestillo9 abriN la puerta9 3 sin de"ir una palabra ms9 se5ue dire"to a la "ama de la abuelita 3 se la tragN de un bo"ado+

hen he put on her "lothes and bonnet9 got into bed9 and dre4 the"urtains+

F enseguida se puso ropa de ella9 se "olo"N un gorro9 se metiN en la "ama3 "errN las "ortinas+

.ean4hile9 Little Ied6ap had been "olle"ting Co4ers9 and 4hen she sa4that she had gathered so man3 that she "ould not "arr3 an3 more9 sheremembered her grandmother9 and set out on the path to4ard her+

.ientras tanto9 6aperu"ita Io;a se habKa >uedado "ole"tando Cores9 3"uando 8io >ue tenKa tantas >ue 3a no podKa lle8ar ms9 se a"ordN de suabuelita 3 se puso en "amino ha"ia ella+


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#hen she arri8ed9 she 4as surprised to @nd the door openP and 4hen she4ent into the house9 she had su"h a strange 5eeling that she said tohersel59 Oh9 ? 5eel 8er3 un"om5ortable at the moment9 and ? usuall3 likebeing 4ith grandmother so mu"h+Q

6uando llegN9 se sorprendiN al en"ontrar la puerta abierta9 3 al entrar a la"asa9 sintiN tan e=traTo presentimiento >ue se di;o para sK misma: Oh9 mesiento mu3 in"Nmodo en la a"tualidad9 3 otras 8e"es >ue me ha gustadotanto estar "on abuelita+Q

hen she "alled out9 OGood morning9Q but there 4as no ans4er9 so she4ent into the bedroom and dre4 ba"k the "urtains+

Enton"es gritN: OUBuenos dKasQ pero no hubo respuesta9 asK >ue 5ue aldormitorio 3 abriN las "ortinas+

here la3 her grandmother 4ith her "ap "o8ering her 5a"e9 and looking8er3 strange+

La abuela pare"Ka estar allK9 "on su gorro "ubri*ndole toda la "ara9 3 "onuna aparien"ia mu3 e=traTa+

Oh9 grandmaQ she said9 O4hat big ears 3ou ha8eQ

OUh9 abuelaQ di;o9 O>u* ore;as tan grandes >ue tienes+Q

O?t is to hear 3ou better9 m3 "hild9Q 4as the repl3+

OEs para oKrte me;or9 mi niTa9Q 5ue la respuesta+

OBut grandma9 4hat big e3es 3ou ha8eQ


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Oero abuela9 >u* o;os tan grandes >ue tienes+Q

Ohe3 are to see 3ou better9 m3 dear+Q

OSon para 8erte me;or9 >uerida+Q

OBut9 grandmother9 4hat large hands 3ou ha8eQ

Oero abuelita9 >u* braJos tan grandes >ue tienes+Q

Ohe better it is to hug 3ou+Q

Oara abraJarte me;or+Q

OAnd 4hat a big mouth 3ou ha8eQ

OF >u* bo"a tan grande >ue tienes+Q

Ohe better it is to eat 3ouQ

Oara "omerte me;or+Q

#hen the 4ol5 had said this9 he ;umped out o5 the bed and ate Little Ied6ap too+

6uando el lobo hubo di;o esto9 saltN de la "ama 3 "omiN Little Iedtambi*n+


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hen the 4ol5 de"ided to take a nap9 and returned to the bed+ n"easleep9 he began to snore loudl3+

Enton"es el lobo de"idiN tomar una siesta9 3 8ol8iN a la "ama+ Mna 8eJdormido9 empeJN a ron"ar 5uertemente+

B3 "han"e9 a hunter 4as passing b3 there at that moment9 heard the loudsnores9 and thought9 Ohe old 4oman snores 8er3 loudl3+ ? 4ill see i5 sheneeds an3 help+Q

Mn "aJador >ue por "asualidad pasaba en ese momento por allK9 es"u"hN

los 5uertes ron>uidos 3 pensN9 OLa an"iana ron"a mu3 5uerte+ Vo3 a 8er sine"esita alguna a3uda+Q

So he entered the bedroom9 and 4hen he approa"hed the bed9 he sa4 the4ol5 l3ing there+

Enton"es ingresN al dormitorio9 3 "uando se a"er"N a la "ama 8io al lobo

a"ostado allK+

OSo ? @nd 3ou here9 old sinnerQ he said+ Oor some time ? ha8e sought3ouQ

OUAsK >ue te en"uentro a>uK9 8ie;o pe"adorQ di;o *l+ OUHa"Ka tiempo >ue tebus"abaQ

He 4as ;ust about to @re his gun at him9 4hen it o""urred to him that the4ol5 might ha8e de8oured the old 4oman9 and that she might still besa8ed9 so he de"ided not to @re+ ?nstead9 he took a pair o5 s"issors9 andbegan to "ut open the stoma"h o5 the sleeping 4ol5+

F 3a se disponKa a disparar su arma "ontra *l9 "uando pensN >ue el lobopodrKa haber de8orado a la 8ie;a 3 >ue an podrKa ser sal8ada9 por lo >ue

de"idiN no disparar+ En "ambio9 tomN unas ti;eras 3 empeJN a "ortar el8ientre del lobo durmiente+


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He made one "ut9 and sa4 a red "ap+ He made t4o "uts9 and a little girl"ame out9 shouting9 O? 4as so s"ared+ ?t 4as 8er3 dark inside the 4ol5+Q

hen the grandmother "ame out+ ortunatel39 she 4as ali8e too+

[l hiJo un "orte9 3 8io una gorra ro;a+ [l hiJo dos "ortes9 3 una niTa saliNgritando: OFo estaba mu3 asustada+ Estaba mu3 os"uro dentro del lobo+QEnton"es la abuela saliN+ A5ortunadamente ella estaba 8i8a tambi*n+

Little Ied6ap >ui"kl3 brought some big stones9 and the hunter @lled the4ol5Xs stoma"h 4ith them+ #hen the 4ol5 4oke up9 he tried to run+Ho4e8er9 the stones 4ere so hea83 that he 5ell do4n dead+

6aperu"ita Io;a tra;o rpidamente algunas piedras grandes9 3 el "aJadorllena el estNmago del lobo "on ellos+ 6uando el lobo despertN9 tratN de"orrer+ Sin embargo9 las piedras eran tan pesadas >ue "a3N muerto+

he three people 5elt elated+ he hunter took a4a3 the 4ol5Xs skin9 and4ent home 4ith it+ he grandmother ate the "ake and drank the 4ine that

Little Ied6ap had brought9 and she re8i8ed+ Ho4e8er9 Little Ied6apthought to hersel59 OAs long as ? li8e9 ? 4ill ne8er stra3 5rom the path+Q

Las tres personas se sintieron 5eli"es+ El "aJador le >uitN la piel al lobo 3 sela lle8N a su "asa+ La abuela "omiN el pastel 3 bebiN el 8ino >ue le tra;o6aperu"ita Io;a 3 se reanimN+ ero 6aperu"ita Io;a solamente pensN:O.ientras 8i8o9 3o nun"a des8iarse del "amino+Q

?t is also related that on"e Little Ied6ap 4as "arr3ing "ake to hergrandmother9 another 4ol5 spoke to her9 and tried to make her lea8e thepath+

ambi*n se "uenta >ue una 8eJ >ue 6aperu"ita Io;a lle8aba pastel a suabuela9 otro lobo le hablN9 3 tratN de ha"erla salir del "amino+

Ho4e8er9 Little Ied6ap 4as on guard9 and "ontinued on her 4a3+


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Sin embargo9 6aperu"ita Io;a estaba en guardia9 3 siguiN su "amino+

Mpon arri8al9 she told her grandmother that she had met 4ith another4ol59 and that he had greeted her 4ith good morning

ue se habKa en"ontrado "on otro lobo 3>ue la habKa saludado "on buenos dKas

ue si no hubiera sido por>ue ella estaba en la 8Ka pbli"a9 deseguro >ue se la hubiera tragado+

O#ell9Q said the grandmother9 O4e 4ill shut the door properl39 su"h that he"annot enter+Q

OBueno9Q di;o la abuela9 O"erraremos bien la puerta9 de modo >ue nopuede entrar+Q

A5ter a 4hile9 the 4ol5 "ame and kno"ked on the door9 and "ried9OGrandma9 open the door+ ?t is Little Ied6ap9 and ? bring some "akes+Q

Al "abo de un rato el lobo llegN 3 to"N a la puerta9 3 gritN: OUAbuela9 abre lapuerta Es 6aperu"ita Io;a9 3 traigo unos pasteles+Q

Ho4e8er9 the3 4ere silent and did not open the door+ he 4ol5 began4alking around the house+ hen it ;umped on the roo5: to 4ait 5or LittleIed6ap to return home9 and then eat her in the darkness+

ero ellas "allaron 3 no abrieron la puerta+ El lobo "omenJN a "aminaralrededor de la "asa+ Luego saltN sobre el te"ho9 >ue esperar a 6aperu"itaIo;a para 8ol8er a "asa9 3 luego "om*rsela en la os"uridad+

Ho4e8er9 the grandmother 4ell kne4 his bad intentions+


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ero la abuela "ono"Ka mu3 bien sus malas inten"iones+

?n 5ront o5 the house 4as a big trough9 so she said to the "hild9 OFesterda3 ?made a ri"h sau"e+ ut the sau"e in the trough+Q

Al 5rente de la "asa habKa un gran "omedero9 asK >ue le di;o a la niTa:OA3er hi"e una salsa ri"a+ onga la salsa en el "omedero+Q

hus9 Little Ied6ap @lled the trough 4ith the sau"e+

AsK9 6aperu"ita Io;a llena el "omedero "on la salsa+

he deli"ious smells began to rea"h the nose o5 the 4ol59 and he started to4alk to4ards the e=>uisite s"ent+

F empeJaron a>uellos deli"iosos aromas a llegar a la nariJ del lobo9 3empeJN a aspirar 3 a "aminar ha"ia a>uel e=>uisito olor+

He 4alked up to the edge o5 the roo59 and stret"hed his head9 su"h that heslipped and 5ell headlong9 e=a"tl3 into the "entre o5 the boiling pot9 thusdro4ning and "ooking immediatel3+

F "aminN hasta llegar a la orilla del te"ho 3 estirN tanto su "abeJa >ueresbalN 3 "a3N de bru"es e=a"tamente al "entro de la olla hir8iente9ahogndose 3 "o"inndose inmediatamente+

Little Ied6ap returned sa5el3 to her home9 and therea5ter al4a3s took"are not to 5all into the traps o5 those 4ho seek to do harm+

F 6aperu"ita Io;a retornN segura a su "asa 3 en adelante siempre se "uidN

de no "aer en las trampas de los >ue bus"an ha"er daTo+


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Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

At one time there li8ed a poor 4ood"utter 4ho had t4o "hildren: a bo3"alled Hansel and a girl "alled Grethel+ He had entered into anothermarriage a5ter the mother o5 the "hildren had died+

[rase una 8eJ un leTador mu3 pobre >ue tenKa dos hi;os: un niTo llamadoHansel9 3 una niTa llamada Gretel+ HabKa entrado en un nue8o matrimoniodespu*s de >ue la madre de los niTos 5alle"iera+

he 4ood"utter lo8ed his "hildren 8er3 mu"h9 but one da3 a terrible5amine stru"k the region+

El leTador >uerKa mu"ho a sus hi;os9 pero un dKa una terrible hambrunaasolN la regiNn+

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#hen 4e lea8e 5or 4ork in the morning9 4e 4ill take the "hildren to thedeepest part o5 the 5orest+

6uando salgamos a traba;ar por la maTana9 nos lle8aremos a los niTos a laparte ms pro5undo del bos>ue+

#e 4ill gi8e them a pie"e o5 bread9 and then lea8e them there the3 4illne8er @nd their 4a3 home+Q

Les daremos un pedaJo de pan9 3 luego los de;aremos allK nun"aen"ontrarn el "amino a "asa+Q

he 4ood"utter re;e"ted this idea be"ause he lo8ed his "hildren9 and kne4that i5 he le5t them in the 5orest the3 4ould die 5rom hunger or bede8oured b3 4ild beasts+

El leTador se negN a esta idea por>ue amaba a sus hi;os 3 sabKa >ue si losde;aba en el bos>ue morirKan de hambre o de8orados por las @erasP

Ho4e8er9 the 4i5e said to him9 OFou 5ool9 do 3ou not realise that i5 4e donot lea8e the "hildren in the 5orest9 then all 5our o5 us 4ill die o5 hungerQ

pero su esposa le di;o: Oonto9 Wno te das "uenta >ue si no de;as a losniTos en el bos>ue9 enton"es los "uatro moriremos de hambreQ

he 4i"ked 4oman 4as so insistent that she @nall3 "on8in"ed her husbandto abandon the "hildren in the 5orest+

F tanto insistiN la mal8ada mu;er9 >ue @nalmente "on8en"iN a su maridode abandonar a los niTos en el bos>ue+

ortunatel39 the "hildren 4ere still a4ake9 and listened to e8er3thing thatthe parents had planned+


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A5ortunadamente los niTos estaban an despiertos 3 es"u"haron todo lo>ue planearon sus padres+

OGrethel9Q said Hansel to his sister9 Odo not 4orr3 3oursel5P ? alread3 ha8ea solution+Q

OGretelQ di;o Hansel a su hermana: O0o te preo"upesP 3o 3a tengo unasolu"iNn+Q

he 5ollo4ing morning e8er3thing happened as 4as planned+

A la maTana siguiente todo o"urriN "omo se habKa planeado+

he 4oman got the "hildren up 8er3 earl39 and ga8e ea"h a pie"e o5breadP and the 5our o5 them began the 4alk into the 4oods+

La mu;er le8antN a los pe>ueTos mu3 temprano9 les dio a "ada uno unpedaJo de pan9 3 los "uatro emprendieron la mar"ha ha"ia el bos>ue+

#hat the 4ood"utter and his 4i5e did not kno4 4as that during the nightHansel had gone out into the garden to stu his po"kets 4ith 4hitepebblesP and no49 4hile 4alking9 he 4as slo4l3 and stealthil3 droppingpebble a5ter pebble9 5orming a path to a8oid being lost in the 5orest+

Lo >ue el leTador 3 su mu;er no sabKan era >ue durante la no"he9 HanselhabKa salido al ;ardKn para llenar sus bolsillos de gui;arros blan"os9 3 ahora9mientras "aminaban9 lenta 3 sigilosamente 5ue de;ando "aer gui;arro trasgui;arro 5ormando un "amino >ue e8itarKa >ue se perdieran dentro delbos>ue+

#hen the3 arri8ed at the most 4ooded part9 the3 lit a @re9 sat the "hildren

on a 5allen tree9 and said to them9 O#ait here until 4e ha8e @nished our4ork+Q


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6uando llegaron a la parte ms bos"osa9 en"endieron un 5uego9 sentaron alos niTos en un rbol "aKdo 3 les di;eron9 OAguarden a>uK hasta >ueterminemos de traba;ar+Q

he "hildren 4aited 5or man3 hours until it be"ame dark+ he3 remained>uietl3 beside the @re9 5or the3 heard a "lap"lap< in the distan"e9 andbelie8ed their 5ather 4as 4orking nearb3+

Los niTos esperaron durante 8arias horas hasta >ue se hiJo os"uro+ Ellospermane"ieron en silen"io ;unto al 5uego9 por>ue oKan un "lap"lap< en ladistan"ia9 3 "reKan >ue su padre estaba traba;ando "er"a+

Ho4e8er9 the3 4ere una4are that their stepmother had atta"hed a bran"hto a tree: to make the "lapping< noise as it 4as mo8ed b3 the 4ind+

ero ignoraban >ue su madrastra habKa atado una rama a un rbol para>ue hi"iera ese ruido al ser mo8ida por el 8iento+

#hen the night be"ame 8er3 dark9 Grethel de"ided that it 4as time toreturn9 but Hansel said to her that the3 must 4ait 5or the moon to "omeout and so the3 did+ #hen the moon rose9 it illuminated the 4hitepebbles le5t b3 Hansel it 4as as i5 the3 had a sil8er path be5ore them+

6uando la no"he se hiJo ms os"ura Gretel de"idiN >ue era tiempo de8ol8er9 pero Hansel le di;o >ue debKan esperar >ue saliera la luna 3 asK lo

hi"ieronP "uando la luna iluminN los gui;arros blan"os de;ados por Hansel5ue "omo si hubiera delante de ellos un "amino de plata+

he 5ollo4ing morning the t4o "hildren kno"ked on their 5ather


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leTador se alegrN inmensamente9 por>ue lamentaba mu"ho lo >ue habKahe"ho+

he 5our o5 them li8ed together 5or some time more9 but in ;ust a shorttime9 a 5amine e8en more terrible than the last returned to de8astatethe region+

Vi8ieron nue8amente los "uatro ;untos un tiempo ms9 pero a los po"osdKas9 una hambruna an ms terrible >ue la anterior 8ol8iN a de8astar laregiNn+

he 4ood"utter did not 4ant to be separated 5rom his "hildren9 but on"eagain his 4i5e "on8in"ed him that it 4as the onl3 solution+

El leTador no >uerKa separarse de sus hi;os pero una 8eJ ms su esposa lo"on8en"iN de >ue era la ni"a solu"iNn+

or a se"ond time the "hildren o8erheard the talkP but this time Hansel

"ould not go out and "olle"t pebbles: the stepmother had shut the door4ith the ke3 su"h that the "hildren "ould not es"ape+

Los niTos o3eron esto una segunda 8eJ9 pero esta 8eJ Hansel no pudo salira re"oger los gui;arros por>ue su madrastra habKa "errado "on lla8e lapuerta para >ue los niTos no se pudieran es"apar+

O0o problem9Q Hansel said to Grethel: ODo not 4orr3 3oursel5P ? 4ill think o5something in the morningPQ 3et the sun had not 3et risen 4hen the 5ourle5t the house+

O0o importaQ le di;o Hansel a Gretel: O0o te preo"upes9 >ue algo se meo"urrir maTanaPQ an no habKa salido el sol "uando los "uatros de;aron la"asa+

All along the path9 Hansel 4as dropping little "rumbs 5rom the bread the4i"ked stepmother had gi8en them prior to departure+


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Hansel 5ue de;ando "aer todo a lo largo del "amino las miguitas del pan>ue la mal8ada madrastra le habKan dado antes de partir+

n"e again the3 4ere le5t beside the @re9 in the deepest part o5 the 5orest+he3 4aited 5or a long time9 ;ust sitting there+ #hen it be"ame 8er3 dark9the3 4anted to return home+++

Mna 8eJ ms se >uedaron ;unto al 5uego9 en lo ms pro5undo del bos>ue9 3esperaron mu"ho tiempo allK sentados+ 6uando se hiJo os"uro9 >uisieron8ol8er a "asa+

h #hat a great surprise o8er4helmed the "hildren 4hen the3 sa4 thatthe 5orest birds had eaten all the bread"rumbs dropped b3 Hansel+

h Ru* gran sorpresa abrumada a los niTos "uando 8ieron >ue losp;aros del bos>ue habKan "omido todas las miga;as lanJadas por Hansel+

Alone9 4ith great hunger and 5ull o5 5ear9 the t4o "hildren had 5oundthemsel8es in a dense and dark 5orest9 and the3 "ould not @nd a 4a3 out+

Solos9 "on mu"ha hambre 3 llenos de miedo9 los dos niTos se en"ontraronen un bos>ue espeso 3 os"uro del >ue no podKan hallar la salida+

#andering 5or man3 hours the3 @nall3 "ame a"ross a "learing+ n looking

there9 the3 dis"o8ered a mar8el mu"h grander than 4hat the3 "ould e8erha8e imagined: a house made o5 "and3

Vagaron durante mu"has horas hasta >ue por @n9 en"ontraron un "larodonde sus o;os des"ubrieron la mara8illa ms grande >ue ;ams hubiesenpodido imaginar: Uuna "asita he"ha de dul"es

he roo5 4as made o5 "ho"olateP the 4alls o5 marJipanP the 4indo4s o5"aramelP the doors o5 nougatP and the path o5 s4eets+


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El te"ho estaba he"ho de "ho"olate9 las paredes de maJapn9 las 8entanasde "aramelo9 las puertas de turrNn9 el "amino de "on@tesP

OA 8eritable deli"a"3Q said Hansel9 4ho then ran to4ards the housesa3ing to his sister9 O6ome GrethelP ? 4ill eat some o5 the roo59 and 3ou "aneat some o5 the 4indo4sQ

OUun 8erdadero man;arQ di;o Hansel9 >uien "orriN ha"ia la "asita di"iendoa su hermana: OUVen Gretel9 3o "omer* del te"ho 3 tu podrs "omerte las8entanasQ

he "hildren poun"ed on the house9 and began to de8our it+

Los niTos se abalanJaron sobre la "asa 3 "omenJaron a de8orarla+

O? see that 3ou 4ant to eat m3 house9Q said the 4it"hP O4ell no4 ? amgoing to eat 3ouPQ and she took them prisoner+

OVeo >ue >uieren "omer mi "asa9Q di;o la bru;aP Obueno9 ahora 8o3 a"omertePQ 3 ella los tomN prisioneros+

She e=amined them: OFou9 the girl9Q she said9 looking at GrethelP O3ou 4illhelp me in the kit"hen+ ? 4ant to 5atten up the bo3+ He is too skinn3 toeat+Q

Ella los e=aminN: Ou9 la niTa9Q di;o9 mirando a Gretel9 Ot me a3udar en la"o"ina+ Ruiero engordar al niTo+ [l es demasiado delgado para "omer+Q

he 4it"h ignored GrethelXs tears+ She took Hansel and sho8ed him in atin3 room+


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La bru;a ignorN las lgrimas de Gretel+ omN Hansel 3 lo empu;N en unape>ueTa habita"iNn+

ne night9 4hile the 4it"h slept9 the "hildren began to "reate a plan+

Mna no"he mientras la bru;a dormKa los niTos empeJaron a "rear un plan+

OAs the 4it"h is 8er3 shortsighted9Q said Grethel9 O4hen she asks 3ou tosho4 her one o5 3our @ngers to 5eel i5 3ou are 5at9 pass this bone bet4eenthe bars o5 the "age+ he 4it"h 4ill 5eel the bone9 and de"ide to 4ait alittle longer+Q he3 4ere both in agreement 4ith the idea+

O6omo la bru;a es mu3 "orta de 8ista9Q di;o Gretel9 O"uando ella le pide>ue mostrarle uno de sus dedos para sentir si usted es gordo9 pasar estehueso entre los barrotes de la ;aula+ La bru;a sentir el hueso9 3 de"idir>ue esperar un po"o ms+Q Ambos estu8ieron de a"uerdo "on la idea+

Ho4e8er9 and as 4as e=pe"ted9 this situation "ould not last 5or e8er9 and

one bleak da3 the 4it"h s"reamed9 O? am tired o5 4aiting 5or this "hild to5attenP eating and eating all da3 long9 and still he is as skinn3 as the da3he arri8ed+Q

Sin embargo9 3 "omo era de esperarse9 esa situa"iNn no podKa durar porsiempre9 3 un mal dKa la bru;a 8o"i5erN: OFa esto3 "ansada de esperar >ueeste niTo engorde+ 6ome 3 "ome todo el dKa 3 sigue Ca"o "omo el dKa >uellegN+Q

hen she lit a giganti" 5urna"e9 and 3elled out to Grethel9 Oget into it tosee i5 it is hotPQ but the "hild kno4ing that in realit3 the 4it"h 4anted totrap her inside to eat her too replied to her: O? do not kno4 ho4 to do it+Q

Enton"es ella en"endiN un gigantes"o horno9 3 le gritN a Gretel9 Om*tetedentro para 8er si est "alientePQ pero la niTa9 >ue sabKa >ue en realidad lo>ue la bru;a >uerKa era atraparla dentro para "om*rsela tambi*n9 le

repli"N: O0o s* "Nmo ha"erlo+Q


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OGet a4a39Q shouted the 4it"h9 4a8ing her hands 5rom side to side9 andhurling "urses to the right and le5t+ O? am 8er3 5rustrated9Q she said+ OFouare su"h a 5ool+ ?t is the easiest thing in the 4orld+ ? 4ill sho4 3ou ho4 todo it+Q hen she slipped into the o8en+

ORuKtate9Q grito la bru;a9 mo8iendo los braJos de lado a lado 3 lanJandomaldi"iones a diestra 3 siniestra+ OEsto3 mu3 5rustrado9Q le di;o+ O eresun idiota+ Es la "osa ms 5"il del mundo+ Fo te mostrar* "Nmo ha"erlo+QEnton"es se metiN en el horno+

Grethel9 4ithout a momentXs hesitation9 "losed the door and le5t the 4it"htrapped there+ She s"reamed loudl39 and demanded9 OLet me out+Q

Gretel9 sin dudar un momento9 "errN la puerta 3 de;N la bru;a atrapada allK+Ella gritN en 8oJ alta9 3 preguntN: OD*;ame salir+Q

n that da39 the 4it"h burnt to death in her o4n trap+

Ese dKa9 la bru;a >uemada hasta la muerte en su propia trampa+

Grethel then ran to her brother9 and liberated him 5rom his prison+

Gretel enton"es "orriN a su hermano9 3 lo liberN de su prisiNn+

hen the "hildren sa4 that the 4i"ked 4it"hue la "asa de la bru;a mal8ada tenKa grandesbolsas llenas de piedras pre"iosas 3 perlas+

hen the3 @lled their po"kets as mu"h as the3 "ould9 and hastil3 le5t thebe4it"hed 5orest+


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Llenaron sus bolsillos lo ms >ue pudieron 3 a toda prisa de;aron a>uelbos>ue embru;ado+

he3 4alked and 4alked 4ithout rest9 and @nall3 5ound their 5atherXshouse+

6aminaron 3 "aminaron sin des"anso9 3 @nalmente en"ontraron la "asa desu padre+

#hen he sa4 them9 he 4as @lled 4ith ;o3P 5or sin"e the da3 he hadabandoned them not a single da3 had passed 4ithout him regretting his

de"ision+

6uando *l los 8io9 se llenN de alegrKa9 por>ue desde >ue los habKaabandonado no habKa pasado un solo dKa sin >ue lamentase su de"isiNn+

he "hildren ran and hugged him9 and on"e the3 had reunited9 he toldthem that the male8olent 4i5e had died and 4ould ne8er return to harm

them+ he "hildren then remembered9 and emptied their po"kets in 5ronto5 the in"redulous e3es o5 their 5ather+

Los niTos "orrieron a abraJarlo 39 una 8eJ >ue se hubieron reen"ontrado9les "ontN >ue la mal8ada esposa habKa muerto 3 >ue nun"a ms 8ol8erKa alastimarlos9 los niTos enton"es re"ordaron 3 8a"iaron sus bolsillos ante losin"r*dulos o;os de su padre+

he suering 4as o8er9 and li5e 4as good+

El su5rimiento habKa terminado9 3 la 8ida era buena+


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he rog rin"e

El rKn"ipe Iana

?n old times there li8ed a Ying 4hose daughters 4ere all beauti5ul9 but the3oungest 4as more beauti5ul than the sun itsel5+

En los 8ie;os tiempos9 8i8Ka un re3 "u3as hi;as eran todas mu3 hermosas9pero la ms pe>ueTa era ms hermosa >ue el mismo sol+

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0o4 it happened on one o""asion that the prin"essXs golden ball did not5all into her hands 4hen it 4as tossed up high but rather9 5ell to theground9 and 5rom there rolled into the 4ater+

ero su"ediN una 8eJ >ue la bola de oro de la prin"esa no "a3N en susmanos9 "uando la tirN a lo alto9 sino >ue 5ue a parar al suelo 3 de allK rodNal agua+

he YingXs daughter 5ollo4ed it 4ith her e3es9 but it disappeared9 and thespring 4as 8er3 deep so deep that the bottom "ould not be seen+

La hi;a del re3 la siguiN "on los o;os9 pero la bola desapare"iN9 3 la 5uenteera mu3 honda9 tan honda >ue no se 8eKa su 5ondo+

hen she began to "r39 and she "ried louder and louder9 and "ould not be"onsoled+

Enton"es "omenJN a llorar9 3 lloraba "ada 8eJ ms alto 3 no podKa

"onsolarse+

As she thus lamented9 a 8oi"e "alled out to her9 O#hat ails the daughter o5the Ying Fou 4eep in su"h a 4a3 as to so5ten e8en a stone+Q

F "uando se lamentaba asK9 le di;o una 8oJ: OWRu* tienes9 hi;a del re39 >uete lamentas de modo >ue puedes enterne"er a una piedra

She looked around to see 4here the 8oi"e "ame 5rom9 and sa4 a 5rogstret"hing 5orth its ugl3+ OAh ?t is 3ou9 old puddle splashue sa"aba del agua su as>uerosa "abeJa: OUAh WEres t9 8ie;a"har"o "hapoteoue se me ha "aKdo a

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O6alm 3oursel5 do4n9 and do not 4eep9Q the 5rog ans4ered herP O? "an getit outP but9 4hat 4ill 3ou gi8e me i5 ? return 3our to3 to 3ouQ

Oran>uilKJate 3 no lloresQ le "ontestN la ranaP O3o puedo sa"arla9 peroW>u* me das9 si te de8uel8o tu ;ugueteQ

O#hate8er 3ou 4ant9 dear 5rog9Q she said to him: Om3 "lothes9 m3 pearlsand pre"ious stones9 and e8en the golden "ro4n that ? am 4earing+Q

OLo >ue >uieras9 >uerida rana9Q le di;o: Omis 8estidos9 mis perlas 3 piedraspre"iosas 3 hasta la "orona dorada >ue lle8o puesta+Q

he 5rog replied: OFour "lothes9 3our pearls and pre"ious stones9 and 3ourgolden "ro4n are o5 no use to me+ Ho4e8er9 i5 3ou promise to lo8e me andkeep me b3 3our side as a 5riend and "ompanion in 3our gamesP seat mebeside 3ou at 3our tableP gi8e me drinks 5rom 3our golden glassP let meeat 5rom 3our plateP and let me sleep in 3our bed9 ? 4ill go do4n to thebottom o5 the spring9 and bring 3ou 3our golden ball+Q

La rana "ontestN: Ous 8estidos9 tus perlas 3 piedras pre"iosas 3 tu "oronade oro no me sir8en de nadaP pero si me prometes amarme 3 tenerme a tulado "omo amiga 3 "ompaTera en tus ;uegos9 sentarme "ontigo a tu mesa9darme de beber en tu 8aso de oro9 de "omer en tu plato 3 a"ostarme en tu"ama9 3o ba;ar* al 5ondo de la 5uente 3 te traer* tu bola de oro+Q

OAhQ she said to himP O? promise 3ou e8er3thing that 3ou 4ant9 i5 3ou "anbring me ba"k m3 golden ball+Q

OUAhQ le di;oP Ote prometo todo lo >ue >uieras9 si me de8uel8es mi bola deoro+Q

She9 ho4e8er9 thought to hersel59 OHo4 to "hat 4ith this poor 5rog 5or hesings in the 4ater among his e>uals9 and @gures he "an be a "ompanion to

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ero pensN para sK: OU6Nmo "harla esa pobre rana or>ue "anta en elagua entre sus iguales9 se @gura >ue puede ser "ompaTera de loshombres+Q

he 5rog9 as soon as he had re"ei8ed the promise9 dipped his head into the4ater9 sank to the bottomP and a5ter a 4hile appeared again9 "arr3ing theball in his mouth 4hi"h he tossed on the grass+

La rana9 en "uanto hubo re"ibido la promesa9 hundiN su "abeJa en el agua9ba;N al 5ondo 3 un rato despu*s apare"iN de nue8o9 lle8ando en la bo"a labola9 >ue arro;N en la 3erba+

he Yingui"kl3

5orgot the poor 5rog 4ho had to remain in the spring+

Sin embargo9 sir8iN po"o9 pues la prin"esa no la hiJo "aso9 "orriN ha"ia su"asa 3 ol8idN mu3 pronto a la pobre rana9 >ue tu8o >ue >uedarse en su5uente+

he ne=t da39 4hen she sat at table 4ith the Ying and all the "ourtiers9

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up the marble stair"aseZ su"h that 4hen it made it up9 it kno"ked on thedoor9 and said9 ODaughter o5 the Ying9 the 3oungest one9 open up 5or me+Q

Al dKa siguiente9 "uando se sentN a la mesa "on el re3 3 los "ortesanos9 3"uando "omKa en su plato de oro9 o3N subir una "osa9 por la es"alera demrmol9 >ue "uando llegN arriba9 llamN a la puerta 3 di;o: OHi;a del re39 lams pe>ueTa9 breme+Q

he prin"ess arose to see 4ho 4as outside+ #hen she opened the door9she sa4 the 5rog+

La prin"esa se le8antN para 8er >ue estaba 5uera+ 6uando abriN la puerta98io a la rana+

She shut the door >ui"kl39 and then sat do4n at the table and be"ame8er3 sad+

6errN la puerta rpidamente9 se sentN en seguida a la mesa 3 se puso mu3

triste+

he Ying9 seeing her sadness9 asked her9 O.3 dear daughter9 4hat is it ?sthere some giant at the door9 4ho has "ome to take 3ou a4a3Q

El re3 al 8er su tristeJa la preguntN: OHi;a mKa9 W>u* tienes WHa3 a lapuerta algn gigante 3 8iene a lle8arteQ

OAh9 no9Q she replied9 Oit is not a giant9 but rather an ugl3 5rog+Q

OUAh9 noQ "ontestNP Ono es ningn gigante9 sino una 5ea rana+Q

O#hat does the 5rog 4ant 4ith 3ouQ


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OWRu* di"e la rana >uiere de tiQ

OAh9 dear 5ather Festerda39 4hen ? 4as pla3ing in the 5orest9 near the5ountain9 m3 golden ball 5ell into the 4ater+ And sin"e ? "ried9 the 5rog 4entto look 5or it a5ter ha8ing demanded a promise 5rom me that he 4ould bem3 "ompanionP but ? ne8er thought he "ould "ome out o5 the 4ater+ 0o4he has ;ust "ome9 and 4ants to enter+Q

OUA39 amado padre 6uando estaba 3o a3er ;ugando en el bos>ue9 ;unto ala 5uente9 mi bola de oro "a3N en el agua+ F "omo 3o lloraba9 5ue abus"arla la rana9 despu*s de haberme e=igido promesa de >ue serKa mi"ompaTeraP pero nun"a "reK >ue pudiera salir del agua+ Ahora ha salido 3a

3 >uiere entrar+Q

.ean4hile9 he "alled 5or a se"ond time9 sa3ing9 ODaughter o5 the Ying9 the3oungest9 open the door 5or meP do 3ou not re"all that 4hi"h 3ou told me3esterda3 b3 the "ool 4aters o5 the spring Daughter o5 the Ying9 the3oung

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