Brothers Grimm: Green Book
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Brothers Grimm: Green Book
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he parallel te=t "ontained herein has been "ompartmentalised 5rom its original 5orm into senten"es9 subparagraphs9 and paragraphs9 5or >ui"k and eas3 "rossre5eren"ing+
he reader "an "hoose bet4een 5our 5ormats+ 5ormats+ ?n art art $ o5 the eBook9 the English te=t 5ragment "omes @rst9 immediatel3 5ollo4ed b3 ea"h "orresponding 5oreign< language te=t 5ragment: English to Spanish+ ?n art 9 the te=t is the same9 but the Spanish language te=t 5ragment pre"edes the English te=t 5ragment: Spanish to English+ art 2 is the book onl3 in English+ art / is the book onl3 in Spanish+
he Spanish and English has been modernised and amended to suit suit this dual language pro;e"t+ he Spanish is in part a ne4 translation 5rom 5 rom the English+ he English is 5or the most part a ne4 translation 5rom Spanish+ he emphasis is on attaining a high high "orrelation bet4een ea"h set set o5 te=t 5ragments+
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At the outset o5 stud3ing bilingual editions9 the intermediate language student ma3 pre5er to read the 5amiliar< 5ami liar< language te=t 5ragment @rst9 in order to gather the meaning9 and then read the less 5amiliar or 5oreign< segment+ he 5oreign< segment takes on some meaning (4hi"h it "ould not ha8e had i5 it 4as read in isolation)+ he pro"ess o5 linking less 5amiliar 5oreign< 4ords 4ith its more 5amiliar nati8e< "ounterparts happens
naturall39 as does the pro"ess o5 gaining an intuiti8e understanding o5 the 5oreign languages grammar or senten"e stru"ture+
Ha8ing the bilingual te=t 5ormatted in a matter 4hi"h allo4s >ui"k and eas3 Co4 bet4een the t4o languages means language learning "an take pla"e rapidl3+ rapidl3+ All the tools 5or learning le arning are present: a pro"ess 5or gathering meaning9 impro8ing 4ord po4er9 and understanding grammar (or senten"e stru"ture)+
?n a t3pi"al language book the learning pro"ess is highl3 stru"tured9 the e=posure to ne4 material is lo49 and so is the rate o5 learning+ ?t also limits the 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 bilingual editions in 4hate8er manner 3ou are "om5ortable 4ith9 3ou "an build on 3our 5ormal learning9 and start to de8elop an intuiti8e and natural anit3 4ith the 5oreign< language+
Bilingual editions allo4 5or a greater e=posure to ne4 4ords+ ?t is the 8ie4 o5 the editor that a ma;or stumbling blo"k 5or students is that there is not a separation 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 4ritten and audio 5orm) ea"h da3+ da3+ he meaning "omes naturall3 be"ause the 4ords 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 learn to re"ognise man3 ne4 4ords: 4hat the3 sound or look like+ his is a 5undamental step 4hi"h is usuall3 absorbed (and then lost) in the e=er"ise o5 learning 4hat a 5oreign 5 oreign 4ord means+ eople ha8e di"ult3 learning ne4 4ords 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 to atta"h a meaning to a 4ord on"e 3ou in some sense kno4 the 4ord+
he pro"ess here here is a natural one o5 in>uir3 rather than o5 hard hard stud3 (and 5rustration)+ he more 3ou be"ome 5amiliar 4ith a 5oreign 4ord9 the more 3ou 4ant to kno4 4hat it means+ ?5 5or e=ample 3ou see a 4ord time and time again9 e8entuall3 3ou 3 ou 4ant to look it up in the di"tionar3+ di"tionar3+ #hen 3ou do 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 4ord prior to tr3ing to learn the meaning attributed to this 4ord+ B3 stud3ing
the "ompartmentalised bilingual te=ts9 the natural pro"ess o5 e=posure9 leading to in>uir39 leading to understanding9 happens >ui"kl3 and naturall3+
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 the stepping stone needed to di8e into reading onl3 5oreign te=t9 4hi"h is presumabl3 the goal+
n"e a 5oreign< language be"omes more 5amiliar9 or on"e a parti"ular te=t or book has been studied in su"ient depth9 the pre5eren"e ma3 be to read the 5oreign< language se"tion @rst+ his happens be"ause the reader "an no4 gather su"ient understanding o5 ea"h 5oreign< language te=t 5ragment 4ithout @rst "onsulting the nati8e< language 8ersion+ o o gather additional 4ord po4er9 understanding o5 grammar9 and meaning9 the reader ma3 then "onsult the nati8e< 8ersion o5 the passage+
his pro"ess does not not ha8e to be stru"tured+ stru"tured+ B3 simpl3 reading the bilingual te=t in a rela=ed manner9 3ou 4ill @nd 3oursel5 mo8ing ba"k and 5or4ards bet4een the t4o 8ersions+ Fou ma3 be going 5rom 5amiliar< to 5oreign<9 and then 3ou are suddenl3 dra4n to reading a 5oreign< te=t segment 4ithout @rst reading the 5amiliar< one+ his is be"ause 3ou ha8e a su"ient le8el o5 understanding o5 the 5oreign language to gain a threshold le8el o5 meaning 5rom the passage+ o o gain 5urther meaning 3ou ma3 then "onsult the 5amiliar< te=t 5ragment+ Depending on the le8el o5 the te=t9 and 3our 5rame o5 mind at the time9 3ou 4ill probabl3 tend to adopt one or the other pra"ti"e in an3 parti"ular reading session+
Bilingual editions allo4 5or greater e=posure to 4ords9 and thus aid the pro"ess o5 de8eloping 4ord re"ognition+ he pro"ess o5 atta"hing meaning to ea"h 4ord is undertaken in an e"ient e "ient manner due to the eas3 e as3 "ross re5eren"ing+ he di"tionar3 is alread3 at hand9 and set out in a 5ormat that is natural rather than stilted+
?roni"all39 this same reasoning highlights that a student o5 a 5oreign language stud3ing in this 4a3 4ill also enhan"e their abilities in their nati8e< tongue+ he s4it"hing pro"ess bet4een the t4o languages l anguages gets rein5or"ed be"ause the nati8e< language is more readil3 a""essible (or imprinted) in the students mind+ So9 3ou get to stud3 t4o languages at on"e Learn a ne4 language9 and impro8e 3our o4n at the same time+
A simple guide 5or learning a language is as 5ollo4s+ btain a basi" grasp o5 the language 5rom audio and te=t books t3pi"all3 5ound in libraries and lo"al bookshops+ Stud3 some 5airl3 simple stories in 5ragmented bilingual editions+ hen mo8e on to reading more ad8an"ed bilingual editions (4ith less passage di8ision)+ rom rom here the @nal step is i s to read a book or te=t in onl3 the 5oreign< language+ his ma3 5or e=ample be one o5 the books studied in its bilingual edition+
his pro"ess (5rom (5rom basi" language books9 to bilingual bilingual editions9 to 5ull te=t) "an be repeated "3"li"all3 until the student has a"hie8ed their aim+ his same "3"li" pro"ess o5 gradual impro8ement and then returning to the basi"s (5or re8ision and rein5or"ement) "an be applied to the bilingual editions: one "an progress 5rom reading the 5amiliar< te=t 5ragment @rst to reading the 5oreign< te=t segment @rst9 and then return to reading 5amiliar< te=t 5ragments @rst (though perhaps9 and hope5ull39 4ith a deeper understanding9 or 4ith more ad8an"ed te=t)+
#hile the abo8e e=planation o5 5oreign language learning identi@es a 5ormal pro"ess o5 learning9 it "an simpl3 happen naturall3 i5 3ou ha8e the right material a8ailable+ .a3be 3ou ha8e an audio and te=t< pa"kage 5rom 3our lo"al bookshop or librar39 a 5e4 bilingual books in 8ar3ing degrees o5 di"ult39 a 5e4 simple books 4ritten onl3 in the 5oreign language9 and a""ess to the internet or a plane ti"ket
inall39 4hat has been des"ribed about 4ritten te=t applies e>uall3 to audio+ nl3 through "onsiderable e=posure (4ithout "are or mention o5 4hat 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 a good 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 and to delineate indi8idual 4ords in mu"h the same 4a3 a "hild does+ Listening as a ba"kground to reading or per5orming some other task (like going to the g3m) "an be a rela=ing 4a3 o5 in"reasing e=posure to audio9 and a health3 distra"tion at the same time+
Listening has one other little kno4n ad8antage: it also "an"els out the inner noise o5 the mind in 3our nati8e< tongue+ Ieading in the 5oreign< language "an ha8e the same ee"t+ ?5 at the outset9 3ou ha8e trouble distinguishing "lear audio 4ords in a 5oreign< language9 and 3ou then start to tr3 and read at the same time (in the 5oreign language)9 3ou 4ill hear
the 4ords more "learl3+ "learl3+ his is be"ause 3ou a temporaril3 shutting do4n (or o8erriding) the linguisti" te=t< "entre in the mind+ Four Four mind 4ill alternate bet4een te=t< and audio< in the 5oreign language9 l anguage9 depending on 4hat is easiest to grasp+
E8entuall3 3ou 4ill be su"ientl3 5amiliar 4ith both te=t and audio9 su"h that 3our mind 4ill naturall3 4ant to "on"entrate on one or the other 3our mind has be"ome su"ientl3 strong in the 5oreign language9 and su"ientl3 4eak in 3our nati8e language+ #hen this happens9 it is time to drop the parallel9 Cipping pro"ess9 and "on"entrate on audio or te=t or ;ust listen to 3our musi" de8i"e at the the g3m+
A5ter all that listening9 it be"omes eas3 to listen to an audio book 5rom the lo"al librar39 and a"tuall3 get something out o5 it+ here is no di"ult3 4hatsoe8er in hearing the 4ords9 and it be"omes eas3 to atta"h meaning to them+
he suggestion here is a little like sa3ing start start at the end9 then go to the the beginning9 and then 4ork 3our 4a3 through to the end again and do this again and again and again And i5 3ou do not like going in "ir"les9 ;ust go ba"k and 5or4ards+
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Green Book: English to Spanish
6inderella
IapunJel
Sleeping Beaut3
Little Ied6ap
Hansel and Gretel
he rog rog rin"e
he Bremen o4n o4n .usi"ians
Sno4#hite and IoseIed
he isherman isherman and his #i5e #i5e
he De8il 4ith the hree Golden Hairs
he Foung Foung Giant
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Green Book: Spanish to English
La 6eni"ienta
IapunJel
La Bella Durmiente
6aperu"ita Io;a
Hansel and Gretel
El rKn"ipe Iana
Los .si"os de Brema
Blan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa Io;arosa
El es"ador 3 su .u;er
Los res elos de ro del Diablo
El !o8en Gigante
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Green Book: English
6inderella
IapunJel
Sleeping Beaut3
Little Ied6ap
Hansel and Gretel
he rog rog rin"e
he Bremen o4n o4n .usi"ians
Sno4#hite and IoseIed
he isherman isherman and his #i5e #i5e
he De8il 4ith the hree Golden Hairs
he Foung Foung Giant
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Green Book: Spanish
La 6eni"ienta
IapunJel
La Bella Durmiente
6aperu"ita Io;a
Hansel and Gretel
El rKn"ipe Iana
Los .si"os de Brema
Blan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa Io;arosa
El es"ador 3 su .u;er
Los res elos de ro del Diablo
El !o8en Gigante
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6inderella
La 6eni"ienta
A ri"h man had a 8er3 si"k 4i5e9 and 4hen she sa4 that she 4as near her end9 "alled her onl3 daughter9 and said to her:
Mn hombre ri"o tenKa a su mu;er mu3 en5erma9 3 "uando 8io >ue se a"er"aba su @n9 llamN a su hi;a ni"a 3 le di;o:
ODear "hild9 be pious and good+ hen God 4ill prote"t 3ou 5rom the hea8ens9 and ? 4ill not depart 5rom 3our sideP and 4ill bless 3ou+Q
ORuerida hi;a9 s* piadosa 3 buena9 Dios te proteger desde el "ielo 3 3o no me apartar* de tu lado 3 te bende"ir*+Q
Soon a5ter4ards9 she "losed her e3es and e=pired+ he "hild 4ent e8er3 da3 to mourn at the gra8e o5 her mother9 and "ontinued al4a3s being pious and good+
o"o despu*s "errN los o;os 3 espirN+ La niTa iba todos los dKas a llorar al sepul"ro de su madre 3 "ontinuN siendo siempre piadosa 3 buena+
#inter "ame9 and the sno4 "o8ered the gra8e 4ith a 4hite blanketP spring "ame9 and the sun spread gold on the Co4ers o5 the @elds and the 5ather o5 the girl married again+
LlegN el in8ierno 3 la nie8e "ubriN el sepul"ro "on su blan"o manto9 llegN la prima8era 3 el sol dorN las Cores del "ampo 3 el padre de la niTa se "asN de nue8o+
he 4i5e brought t4o girls that had 8er3 beauti5ul 5a"es9 but 8er3 hard and "ruel heartsP then began a 8er3 di"ult time 5or the poor motherless girl+
La esposa tra;o dos niTas >ue tenKan un rostro mu3 hermoso9 pero un "oraJNn mu3 duro 3 "ruelP enton"es "omenJaron mu3 malos tiempos para la pobre hu*r5ana+
O#e do not 4ant that this pie"e o5 goose sit b3 our side+ ne earns e arns the bread that one eats: go to the kit"hen 4ith the maid+Q
O0o >ueremos >ue est* ese pedaJo de ganso sentada a nuestro lado9 >ue gane el pan >ue "oma9 83ase a la "o"ina "on la "riada+Q
he3 took o her prett3 "lothes9 put an old9 pat"hed go4n on her9 and shod her in 4ooden shoes+
La >uitaron sus 8estidos buenos9 la pusieron una bas>uiTa remendada 3 8ie;a 3 la dieron unos Jue"os+
OHo4 dirt3 the proud prin"ess isQ in laughing at her9 and ordered her to go to the kit"hen+
OURu* su"ia est la orgullosa prin"esaQ de"Kan ri*ndose9 3 la mandaron ir a la "o"inaP
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 le8antarse temprano9 traer agua9 en"ender lumbre9 "oser 3 la8arP
Her sisters also did her e8er3 possible in;ur3: the3 teased her and tipped her 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 3 la 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 not lie do4n as she had no bed and leaning to the side o5 the @repla"e+ As she 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 "omo siempre estaba9 llena de pol8o 3 "eniJa9 la llamaban la 6eni"ienta+
?t happened that the 5ather 4as on"e going to the 5air9 5 air9 and he asked his t4o stepdaughters 4hat to bring them+
Su"ediN >ue su padre 5ue en una o"asiNn a una 5eria 3 preguntN a sus hi;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+ her+
OF t 6eni"ienta9 W>u* >uieresQ >uie resQ le di;o+
Oather9 Oather9 bring me the @rst bran"h 3ou en"ounter on 3our 4a3+Q 4a3+Q
Oadre9 Oadre9 traedme la l a primera rama >ue en"ontr*is en el "amino+Q
or the t4o stepdaughters he bought beauti5ul dresses and rings adorned 4ith pearls and pre"ious stones+
6omprN a sus dos hi;astras hermosos 8estidos 3 sorti;as adornadas de perlas 3 piedras pre"iosasP
n his return9 he passed through a 5orest "o8ered 4ith greener3+ 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 su sombrero en una rama de JarJa9 3 la "ortN+
#hen he returned to his house9 he ga8e the t4o stepdaughters 4hat the3 had 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 la rama 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"h that it 4as 4atered b3 the tears+ #ithout dela39 it gre4 and turned into a splendid tree+
"orriN al sepul"ro de su madre9 plantN la rama en *l 3 llorN tanto >ue regada por sus lgrimas9 no tardN la rama en "re"er 3 "on8ertirse en un hermoso rbol+
6inderella 4ent three times e8er3 da3 to see the tree: to 4eep and to pra3+ pra3+ A little bird al4a3s al4 a3s "ame to rest on itP and 4hen 6inderella 5elt an3 desire9 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 3 siempre iba a des"ansar en *l un pa;arillo9 3 "uando sentKa algn deseo9 en 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: "ountr3: so that his son ma3 sele"t as a bride9 the one that pleased him the most+
6elebrN por enton"es el re3 unas grandes @estas9 >ue debKan durar tres dKas9 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 4 ould attend that 5esti8al9 the3 "alled out to 6inderella and said to her: O6omb our hair9 "lean our shoes9 and arrange our bu"kles9 5or 4e are going to a 5esti8al at the Ying
6uando supieron las dos hermanastras >ue debKan asistir a a>uellas @estas9 llamaron a la 6eni"ienta 3 la di;eron: Op*inanos9 lKmpianos los Japatos 3 ponles bien las hebillas9 pues 8amos a una @esta al pala"io del re3+Q
6inderella "ried as she listened9 5or she 4ould ha8e lo8ed to a""ompan3 them to the dan"eP and so she pleaded 4ith her stepmother to permit her+ her+
La 6eni"ienta las es"u"hN llorando9 pues las hubiera a"ompaTado "on mu"ho gusto al baile9 3 supli"N a su madrastra se lo permitiese+
O6inderella9Q she saidP O3ou are 5ull o5 dust and ashes9 and 3ou 4ant to go to a 5esti8al Fou Fou ha8e neither "lothes nor shoes9 and 3ou 4ant to dan"eQ
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 OA plate o5 lentils 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 un plato 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 she said: OGentle pigeons9 kind do8es9 birds o5 the sk3+++ sk3+++ all o5 3ou "ome9 and help me "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 palomas9 amables tNrtolas9 p;aros del "ielo9 8enid todos 3 a3udadme a re"oger+ Las buenas en el pu"heroP las malas en el "aldero+Q
4o 4o 4hite do8es entered b3 the kit"hen 4indo4P 4indo4P then "ame t4o turtle do8esP and @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 good grains on the plate+
Entraron por la 8entana de la l a "o"ina dos palomas blan"as9 3 despu*s dos tNrtolas 3 por ltimo "omenJaron a re8olotear alrededor del hogar todos los 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 stepmother9 belie8ing that she 4ould be permitted to go to the 5esti8alP 5 esti8alP but the stepmother said: O0o9 6inderella9 3ou ha8e no shoes and do not kno4 ho4 to dan"eP the3 4ould laugh at us+Q
Enton"es la "hi"a lle8N el plato a su madrastra9 "re3endo >ue le permitirKa ir a la @estaP pero le di;o: O0o9 6eni"ienta9 no tienes 8estido 3 no sabes bailar9 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 dos platos 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 into the garden (8ia the ba"k door9) and said again:
6re3endo en su interior9 >ue no podrKa ha"erlo9 8ertiN los dos platos de lente;as en la "eniJa 3 se mar"hN9 pero la ;o8en saliN enton"es al ;ardKn por la puerta trasera 3 8ol8iN a de"ir:
OGentle pigeons9 kind do8es9 birds o5 the sk3+++ sk3+++ "ome one and all9 and help me to pi"k+ he good into the potP the bad into the "auldron+Q
Oiernas palomas9 amables tNrtolas9 p;aros del "ielo9 8enid todos 3 a3udadme a re"oger+ re"oger+ Las buenas en el pu"heroP las malas en el "aldero+Q
4o 4o 4hite do8es entered b3 the kit"hen 4indo4P 4indo4P then t4o turtledo8esP and @nall3 all the birds o5 the sk3 began to Cutter around the @repla"e+ he3 e8entuall3 lo4ered themsel8es into the ashes9 ashes9 and put all the good lentils on the dish+
Entraron por la 8entana de la l a "o"ina dos palomas blan"as9 3 despu*s dos tNrtolas 3 por ltimo "omenJaron a re8olotear alrededor del hogar todos los p;aros del "ielo9 >ue a"abaron por ba;arse a la "eniJaP 3 pusieron todas las lente;as buenas en los l os platos+
hen the girl "arried the dishes to to her stepmother9 belie8ing she 4ould permit 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 the3 4ill laugh at us+Q
Enton"es la "hi"a lle8N los platos a su madrastra9 "re3endo la permitirKa ir a la @esta9 pero le di;o: Oodo Oodo es intil9 no puedes 8enir9 8enir 9 por>ue no tienes 8estido 3 no sabes bailarP se reirKan de nosotras+
n this9 she turned her ba"k and hurried a4a3 4ith her t4o proud daughters+
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 gra8e beneath the tree9 and began to "r3 out: OLittle tree9 gi8e me a dressP make it 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 madre9 deba;o del rbol9 3 "omenJN a de"ir: OArbolito 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 embroidered 4ith sil8er and silkP she then put on the dress and 4ent to the part3+ part3+
El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido de oro 3 plata 3 unos Japatos bordados 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 4as some 5oreign prin"ess9 5or she looked so beauti5ul in the golden dress+ he3 ne8er on"e thought o5 6inderella9 belie8ing that she 4as sitting at home pi"king out lentils+
sus hermanas 3 madrastra no la "ono"ieron9 "re3endo serKa alguna prin"esa e=tran;era9 pues les pare"iN mu3 hermosa he rmosa "on su 8estido de oro9 3 ni aun se a"ordaban de la 6eni"ienta9 "re3endo estarKa mondando lente;as sentada en el hogar+
he Ying
SaliN a su en"uentro el hi;o del re39 la tomN de la mano 3 bailN "on ella9 no permiti*ndola bailar "on nadie9 pues no la soltN de la mano9 3 si se a"er"aba algn otro a in8itarla9 le de"Ka: Oes mi pare;a+Q
She dan"ed until da4n9 and then de"ided to lea8e+ he prin"e said to her: O? 4ill depart and a""ompan3 3ou+++Q Ho4e8er9 she took lea8e9 and sprang into the pigeonlo5t+ he YingXs son then 4aited until her 5ather "ame9 and then he told him that the 5oreign maiden had leapt into the pigeonlo5t+
BailN hasta el amane"er 3 enton"es de"idiN mar"harseP el prKn"ipe le di;o: O?r* "ontigo 3 te a"ompaTar*ZQ pero ella se despidiN 3 saltN al palomar9 enton"es aguardN el hi;o del re3 a >ue 5uera su padre 3 le di;o >ue la don"ella e=tran;era habKa saltado al palomar+
he old man 4ondered i5 it "ould be be 6inderella+ He brought a pi"ka=e and a 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 un martillo para derribar el palomar9 pero no habKa nadie dentroP
#hen the3 rea"hed 6inderella
uietl3 le5t the lo5t9 ran to her mother
3 "uando llegaron a la "asa de la 6eni"ienta9 la en"ontraron sentada en el hogar "on sus su"ios 8estidosP pues la 6eni"ienta habKa entrado 3 salido mu3 ligera en el palomar 3 "orrido ha"ia el sepul"ro de su madre9 donde se >uitN los hermosos 8estidos >ue se lle8N el p;aro 3 despu*s se 5ue a sentar "on su bas>uiTa gris a la "o"ina+
he ne=t da39 4hen the time "ame "ame 5or the 5esti8ities to start a5resh9 (and her 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 3 di;o: OArbolito OArbolito pe>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP 8 estidoP >ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3 bien te;ido+Q
he bird then ga8e her a dress dress that 4as mu"h more more beauti5ul than the one 5rom the da3 be5oreP and 4hen she presented hersel5 at the 5esti8al in su"h an out@t9 e8er3one e8e r3one 4as le5t amaJed b3 her e=traordinar3 beaut3+ beaut3+
El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido mu"ho ms hermoso >ue el del dKa anterior 3 "uando se presentN en la @esta "on a>uel tra;e9 de;N a todos admirados de su e=traordinaria belleJaP
he prin"e9 4ho 4as 4aiting9 took her b3 the the hand and dan"ed 4ith her all night long+ #hen an3one "ame to in8ite her to dan"e9 he said: OShe is m3 partner+Q
el prKn"ipe >ue la estaba aguardando la "ogiN de la mano 3 bailN toda la no"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
Al amane"er mani5estN deseos de mar"harse9 pero el hi;o del re3 la siguiN para 8er la "asa en >ue entrabaP pero de pronto se metiN en el ;ardKn de detrs 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 see 4here she had gone+
HabKa en *l un hermoso rbol mu3 grande9 del "ul "olgaban hermosas perasP la 6eni"ienta trepN hasta sus ramas 3 el prKn"ipe no pudo saber por dNnde habKa idoP
Ho4e8er9 he 4aited until her 5ather "ame9 and said to him: Othe 5oreign damsel has es"aped 5rom meP it seems to me she has ;umped up into the pear tree+Q
pero aguardN hasta >ue 8ino su padre 3 le di;o: OLa don"ella e=tran;era se me ha es"apadoP me pare"e >ue ha saltado el peral+Q
he 5ather 4ondered 4hether it "ould be 6inderella+ 6inderella+ Demanding an a=e and a hat"het be brought9 he kno"ked do4n the tree9 but there 4as no one in it+ #hen he rea"hed the house9 6inderella 4as sitting b3 the @repla"e9 like the night be5ore 5or she had ;umped do4n the other side o5 the tree9 and had ran to her mother
El padre "re3N >ue 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 "asa9 estaba la 6eni"ienta sentada en el hogar9 "omo la no"he anterior9 pues habKa saltado por el otro lado el rbol 3 5ue "orriendo al sepul"ro de su madre9 donde de;N al p;aro sus hermosos 8estidos 3 tomN su bas>uiTa gris+
he 5ollo4ing da39 4hen her parents and sisters had le5t9 6inderella 6inderella 4ent on"e more to her mother
Al dKa siguiente9 "uando se mar"haron sus padres 3 hermanas9 5ue tambi*n la 6eni"ienta al sepul"ro de su madre 3 di;o al arbolito: OArbolito OArbolito pe>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP >ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3 bien te;ido+Q
he bird then ga8e her a dress dress that 4as mu"h more more striking and magni@"ent than an3 o5 the ones be5ore9 and the slippers 4ere entirel3 o5 goldP and 4hen she presented hersel5 at the 5esti8al9 no one had the 4ords to e=press their amaJement+
El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido >ue era mu"ho ms hermoso 3 magnK@"o >ue ninguno de los anteriores9 3 los Japatos eran todos de oro9 3 "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 and 4hen an3 one approa"hed to in8ite her9 he said9 Ohis is m3 partner+Q partner+Q
el prKn"ipe bailN toda la no"he "on ella 3 "uando se a"er"aba alguno a in8itarla9 le de"Ka: OEs mi pare;a+Q
At da4n9 6inderella insisted on lea8ingP the prin"e a""ompanied herP but she 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 en a"ompaTarla9 pero se es"apN "on tal ligereJa >ue no pudo seguirlaP
Ho4e8er9 the Ying
pero el hi;o del re3 habKa mandado untar toda la es"alera de peJ 3 se >uedN pegado en ella el Japato iJ>uierdo de la ;o8enP el prKn"ipe 8io >ue era mu3 pe>ueTo9 bonito 3 todo de oro+
he ne=t da3 he 4ent to see see 6inderella
Al dKa siguiente 5ue a 8er al padre de la 6eni"ienta 3 le di;o: OHe de"idido sea mi esposa a la l a >ue 8enga bien este Japato de oro+Q
he t4o sisters 4ere glad9 5or the3 had prett3 5eet+ he eldest entered into her bedroom 4ith the shoe9 to tr3 it onP ho4e8er9 she "ould not insert the 5oot9 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 podKa meter9 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 are Rueen 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 her pain9 she 4ent out to meet 4ith the Ying
La ;o8en se "ortN los dedosP metiN el Japato en el pie9 o"ultN su dolor 3 saliN a reunirse "on el hi;o del re39 >ue la subiN a su "aballo "omo si 5uera su no8ia9 3 se mar"hN "on ellaP
Ho4e8er9 she had to pass near the gra8e o5 her step5ather
pero tenKa >ue pasar por el lado del sepul"ro de la primera mu;er de su padrastro+ Sentado en el rbol habKa dos palomas9 pal omas9 >ue "omenJaron a
de"ir: O0o sigas ms adelanteP detente a 8er un instanteP >ue el Japato es mu3 pe>ueTo 3 esa no8ia no es su dueTo+Q
He stopped9 looked at her 5eet9 and sa4 blood running+ He then turned his horse9 and returned to the 5ake brideuested9 and to tr3 the shoe on the other sister+ 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 >ue se probase el Japato la otra hermana+
he sister 4ent into her bedroom9 bedroom9 and her 5oot started slipping ni"el3 into the shoe9 but the heel 4as too thi"k+ Her mother then handed her a kni5e and said: O6ut o a pie"e o5 the heelP 5or 4hen 3ou are Rueen9 3ou 4ill ne8er go b3 5oot+Q
EntrN *sta en su "uarto 3 se le metiN bien por delante9 pero el talNn era demasiado 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 a pie+Q
he 3oung 4oman "ut a bit o5 the heel heel o9 put her 5oot in the shoe9 shoe9 and "on"ealing the pain9 4ent out to see the Ying
La ;o8en se "ortN un pedaJo de talNn9 metiN un pie en el Japato9 3 o"ultando el dolor9 saliN a 8er al hi;o del re39 >ue la subiN en su "aballo "omo si 5uera su no8ia 3 se mar"hN "on ellaP "uando pasaron delante del rbol9 las dos palomas gritaron: O0o sigas ms adelanteP detente a 8er un instanteP >ue el Japato es mu3 pe>ueTo 3 esa no8ia no es su dueTo+Q
He stopped9 looked at her 5eet9 and sa4 blood runningP so he turned his horse and took the 5ake bride to her home+
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 the bride 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 no puede ser la no8ia >ue bus"is+Q
he Ying
El hi;o del re3 insistiN i nsistiN en 8erla9 pero la madre le repli"N: O0o9 no9 est demasiado su"ia para atre8erme a enseTarla+Q
Ho4e8er9 he insisted that she "ome out9 and so the3 had to "all 6inderella+
Se empeTN sin embargo en >ue saliera 3 hubo >ue llamar a la 6eni"ienta+
irst9 she 4ashed her 5a"e and hands9 and then 4ent out and presented hersel5 to the prin"e9 4ho handed her the golden slipper+ slipper+
Se la8N primero la "ara 3 las manos9 3 saliN despu*s a presen"ia del prKn"ipe >ue la alargN el Japato de oroP
She sat on her ben"h9 pulled o the hea83 "log 5rom her 5oot9 and put on the shoe it @tted per5e"tl3+ per5e"tl3+ #hen she rose and the prin"e looked in her 5a"e9 he re"ognised the beauti5ul maiden that had dan"ed 4ith himP and he 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 el rostro9 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"e simpl3 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 go on 4ithout stopping 5or a moment9 5or no4 3ou ha8e 5ound the o4ner o5 the little shoe+Q
La madrastra 3 las dos hermanas se pusieron plidas de ira9 pero el prKn"ipe asistiN a 6eni"ienta en su "aballo9 3 mar"hN "on ellaP 3 "uando pasaban por delante del rbol9 di;eron las dos palomas blan"as: OSigue9 prKn"ipe9 sigue adelante sin parar un solo instante9 pues 3a en"ontraste el dueTo del Japatito pe>ueTo+Q
A5ter sa3ing this9 the3 "ame C3ing do4n and pla"ed pl a"ed themsel8es on 6inderella
Despu*s de de"ir esto9 e"haron a 8olar 3 se pusieron en los hombros de la 6eni"ienta9 una en el dere"ho 3 otra en el iJ>uierdo+
#hen the 4edding 4as to take pla"e9 the 5alse sisters "ame to partake in the "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 and pe"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 3 tomar parte en su 5eli"idad9 3 al dirigirse los no8ios a la iglesia9 iba la ma3or a la dere"ha 3 la menor a la iJ>uierdaP 3 las palomas pi"aron la ma3or en el o;o dere"ho 3 la menor en el o;o iJ>uierdoP
n their return9 the eldest 4as on the le5t and the 3oungest on the rightP r ightP and the pigeons pi"ked ea"h girl in the other e3e9 lea8ing them totall3 blind 5or li5e 5or their h3po"ris3 and ;ealous3+ ;ealous3+
a su regreso se puso la ma3or a la iJ>uierda 3 la menor a la dere"ha9 3 las palomas pi"aron a "ada una en el otro o;o9 >uedando "iegas toda su 8ida por su 5alsedad 3 en8idia+
IapunJel
IapunJel
here 4as on"e a "ouple 4ho had 4anted a "hild 5or a long time9 until 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 tiempo tener 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 a beauti5ul 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 8istas daban a un hermoso huerto9 en el "ual se en"ontraban toda "lase de Cores 3 legumbres+
?t 4as9 ho4e8er9 surrounded b3 a high 4all9 4all 9 and no one dared to go into it be"ause it belonged to a 4it"h 4ho 4as 8er3 po4er5ul and 5eared b3 e8er3one+
Se hallaba empero rodeado de una alta pared9 3 nadie se atre8Ka a entrar dentro9 por>ue pertene"Ka a una he"hi"era mu3 poderosa 3 temida de todos+
ne da3 the 4oman 4as b3 this 4indo4 and looking into the garden 4hen she sa4 a bed planted 4ith rampion9 and it looked so 5resh and green that she 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 in"reased da3 b3 da39 and as she did not kno4 ho4 to satis53 it9 she be"ame sad9 pale9 and si"kl3 looking+
6re"iN su anto;o de dKa en dKa 39 "omo no ignoraba >ue no podKa satis5a"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 our house9 ? 4ill surel3 die+Q
OUhQ le "ontestN9 Osi no puedo "omer 8erdeJuelas de los >ue ha3 detrs de nuestra "asa9 me morir* mori r* de seguro+Q
he husband lo8ed his 4i5e a lot9 and thought to himsel5: OBe5ore ? allo4 m3 4i5e to die9 ? 4ill bring her some rampion9 and it is God
El marido >ue la >uerKa mu"ho9 pensN para sK+ OAntes OAntes de "onsentir en >ue muera 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"kl3 grabbed a hand5ul o5 rampion9 and took it to his 4i5e9 4ho immediatel3 made 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 un momento un puTado de 8erdeJuela9 3 se lo lle8N a su mu;er9 >ue hiJo enseguida 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 appetite to again eat it in"reased "onsiderabl3+ "onsiderabl3+ She "ould ha8e no rest i5 her husband did not go on"e more into the garden+
ero la supo tan bien9 tan bien9 >ue al dKa siguiente tenKa mu"ha ms gana toda8Ka de 8ol8erlo a "omer9 no podKa tener des"anso si su marido no iba otra 8eJ al huerto+
?n the e8ening he did so9 but he be"ame 8er3 mu"h a5raid9 5or the sor"eress 4as in the garden+
ue por lo tanto al ano"he"er9 pero se asustN mu"ho9 por>ue estaba en *l la he"hi"era+
OHo4 dare 3ou9Q she said angril39 O"ome into m3 garden and steal m3 rampion 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 mi 8erdeJuela "omo un ladrNn W0o sabes >ue puede 8enirte una desgra"iaQ
OAh9Q he ans4ered9 O5orgi8e m3 auda"it39 5or ? ha8e done it out o5 ne"essit3+ ne"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 por ne"esidad+ .i mu;er ha 8isto 8uestro 8erdeJuela desde la 8entana9 3 se le ha 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 as mu"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 5or her as i5 ? 4ere her mother+Q 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 >ue entregarme el hi;o >ue d* a luJ tu mu;er+ 0ada le 5altar9 3 le "uidar* "omo si 5uera su madre+Q
hough pained9 the husband "onsented9 "onsented9 and 4hen the "hild 4as born9 it 4as presented to the 4it"h9 4ho ga8e the little girl the name IapunJel (4hi"h means rampion9) and took her a4a3+ a4a3+
El marido se "omprometiN "on pena9 3 en "uanto 8io la luJ su hi;o le presentN a la he"hi"era9 >ue puso a la niTa el nombre de IapunJel (>ue signi@"a 8erdeJuela) 3 se la lle8N+ l le8N+
IapunJel 4as the most beauti5ul "reature that had e8er been beneath the sun+
IapunJel era la "riatura ms hermosa >ue ha habido ba;o el sol+
#hen she 4as t4el8e 3ears 3 ears 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 high 4indo4+
6uando "umpliN do"e aTos9 la he"hi"era la en"errN en una torre en medio de un bos>ue9 la "ual no tenKa es"alera ni puerta9 sino ni"amente una 8entana mu3 pe>ueTa 3 alta+
#hen the sor"eress 4anted to enter9 she pla"ed hersel5 belo4 the 4indo4 and said: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or mePQ m ePQ 5or IapunJel had 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 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 let them 5all 5rom atop the 4indo4 that 4as more m ore than t4ent3 3ards 5rom the ground and the 4it"h then "limbed up them+
Apenas oKa la 8oJ de la he"hi"era9 desataba su trenJa9 la de;aba "aer desde 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 Ying
ero su"ediN9 tras"urridos un par de aTos9 >ue 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 3 sua8e >ue se detu8o es"u"hndole+
?t 4as IapunJel passing the time in solitude9 entertaining hersel5 b3 repeating the most engaging songs in her s4eet 8oi"e+
Era IapunJel >ue pasaba el tiempo en su soledad entreteni*ndose en repetir "on su dul"e 8oJ las ms agradables "an"iones+
he Ying
El hi;o del re3 hubiera >uerido entrar9 3 bus"N la puerta de la torre9 pero no pudo en"ontrarla+
He returned home9 but the singing had tou"hed his heart in su"h a manner that he 4ent e8er3 da3 into the 5orest to listen to it+
IegresN IegresN a su "asa9 pero el "nti"o habKa penetrado de tal manera en su "oraJNn9 >ue iba todos los dKas al bos>ue a es"u"harle+
n"e9 4hen he 4as thus standing behind a tree9 he sa4 that an en"hantress "ame there9 and he heard her sa3: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or me+Q
Mna 8eJ9 mientras >ue o"ulta ba;o un rbol9 8io >ue llegaba una he"hi"era9 3 la o3N de"ir: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abellera+Q
IapunJel then let do4n her braids9 and the en"hantress "limbed up b3 it+
IapunJel de;N enton"es "aer su "abellera 3 la he"hi"era subiN por ella+
O?5 this is the ladder b3 4hi"h one "limbs9Q said the prin"e9 O? 4ant also to tr3 m3 5ortunePQ and the ne=t da39 4hen it began to gro4 dark9 he approa"hed the to4er and "ried: OI OIapunJel9 apunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or me+Q
OSi es esa la es"alera por >ue se sube9Q di;o el prKn"ipe9 O>uiero 3o tambi*n probar 5ortuna+Q F al dKa siguiente9 "uando empeJaba a ano"he"er se a"er"N a la torre 3 di;o: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abellera+Q
?mmediatel3 the hair 5ell do4n9 and the YingXs son "limbed up+
Enseguida "a3eron los "abellos 3 subiN el hi;o del re3+ re3+
At @rst IapunJel 4as startled 4hen she sa4 a man enter9 5or her e3es had ne8er en"ountered one+ Ho4e8er9 the Ying
Al prin"ipio se asustN IapunJel "uando 8io entrar un hombre9 pues sus o;os no habKan 8isto toda8Ka ninguno9 pero el hi;o del re3 "omenJN a hablarla "on la ma3or amabilidad9 3 la re@riN >ue su "nti"o habKa "onmo8ido de tal manera su "oraJNn9 >ue desde enton"es no habKa podido des"ansar un solo instante 3 se habKa propuesto 8erla 3 hablarla+
#ith this9 IapunJel
Desapare"iN "on esto el miedo de IapunJel 3 "uando la preguntN si >uerKa "asarse "on *l9 3 8io 8 io >ue era ;o8en 3 buen moJo9 pensN entre sK: OLe >uerr* mu"ho ms >ue a la 8ie;a he"hi"era+Q
She said 3es to him9 and pressed her hand into his9 4hile adding: O? 4ould 8er3 mu"h like to go 4ith 3ou9 but ? do not kno4 ho4 to get do4n+ Ea"h time 3ou "ome9 bring me some silk "hords+ B3 these9 ? 4ill make a ladderP and 4hen it is su"ientl3 long9 ? "an des"end9 and 3ou "an take me a4a3 on 3our horse+Q
Le di;o >ue sK9 3 estre"hN e stre"hN su mano "on la su3a9 aTadiendo: ODe buena gana me mar"harKa "ontigo9 pero ignoro "Nmo he de ba;arP siempre >ue 8engas 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 "ome b3 night9 5or the 4it"h "ame in the da3 da3+ he 4it"h did not suspe"t an3thing9 an3thing9 until one da3 IapunJel IapunJel said: Oell Oell me9
grandma9 ho4 is it that it takes 3ou so long to "limb up9 4hile the Ying
6on8inieron en >ue 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: ODime9 abuelita W"Nmo es >ue tardas tanto tiempo en subir9 mientras el hi;o del re3 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 l o >ue oigo UFo UFo >ue "reKa haberte o"ultado a todo el mundo9 3 me has engaTadoQ
?n her anger she grasped IapunJel
6ogiN en"oleriJada los hermosos "abellos de IapunJel9 los dio un par de 8ueltas a su mano iJ>uierda9 tomN unas ti;eras "on la dere"ha9 3 tris9 tras9 los "ortN9 "a3endo al suelo las hermosas trenJasP 3 llegN a tal e=tremo su 5uror >ue lle8N a la pobre IapunJel a un desierto9 donde la "ondenN a 8i8ir entre lgrimas 3 dolores+
he same da3 that the en"hantress en"hantress dis"o8ered IapunJelXs IapunJelXs se"ret9 she took the tresses that she had "ut9 and se"ured them to the 4indo4+ 4indo4+ #hen the prin"e "ame and said IapunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or me<9 he 5ound them hanging+
El mismo dKa en >ue la he"hi"era des"ubriN el se"reto de IapunJel9 ella tomN los "abellos >ue se habKa "ortado9 3 les asegurN a la 8entana+ 6uando el prKn"ipe llegN 3 di;o IapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abellera<9 los en"ontrN "olgando+
he YingXs son as"ended9 but he did not @nd his dearest IapunJel+ IapunJel+ He 5ound himsel5 5a"e to 5a"e 4ith the sor"eress9 4ho looked at him 4i"kedl3+ 4i"kedl3+
El hi;o del re3 subiN enton"es9 pero no en"ontrN a su >uerida IapunJelP *l se 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 little darling9 but the bird is no longer in its nest9 and 4ill sing no more+ ? ha8e taken her 5rom her "age9 and 3our e3es 4ill see her he r no more+ IapunJel is lost to 3ouP 3ou 4ill ne8er @nd her+Q
OUHolaQ le di;o burlndose9 O8ienes a bus"ar a tu >ueridita9 pero el p;aro no est 3a en su nido 3 no 8ol8er a "antarP le han sa"ado de su ;aula 3 tus o;os no le 8ern 3a ms+ IapunJel est perdida para tiP no la en"ontrars nun"a+Q
he prin"e 5elt a most pro5ound grie59 and in his despair9 he leapt 5rom 5rom the to4er+ to4er+ He 4as 5ortunate not to lose his li5e9 but the thorns into 4hi"h he 5ell pier"ed his e3es+
El prKn"ipe sintiN el dolor ms pro5undo 3 en su desespera"iNn saltN de la torreP tu8o la 5ortuna de no perder la 8ida9 pero las JarJas en >ue "a3N le atra8esaron los o;os+
He began to 4ander blind through the 5orest9 eating nothing but roots and herbs9 and doing nothing but lament and mourn the loss o5 his dear partner+
6omenJN a andar a "iegas por el bos>ue9 no "omKa ms >ue raK"es 3 hierbas9 3 sNlo se o"upaba en lamentarse 3 llorar la p*rdida de su >uerida esposa+
He roamed like this 5or some 3ears in utter miser39 until he @nall3 "ame to the desert 4here IapunJel li8ed in "onstant anguish+
VagN asK durante algunos aTos en la ma3or miseria9 mi seria9 hasta >ue llegN al @nal desierto donde 8i8Ka IapunJel en "ontinua angustia+
He heard her 8oi"e9 and thought he re"ognised it+ He 4ent straight up to her+ her+ 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+ l lorN+
he tears that hit his e3es returned returned them to their 5ormer "larit3 he he "ould see 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 de 8ol8ieron su antigua "laridad 3 8ol8iN a 8er "omo antes+ La lle8N a su reino donde 5ueron re"ibidos "on grande alegrKa9 3 8i8ieron mu"hos aTos di"hosos 3 "ontentos+
Sleeping Beaut3
La Bella Durmiente
.an3 3ears ago9 there li8ed li8e d a Ying and Rueen9 4ho said e8er3 da3: OAh9 OAh9 i5 onl3 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
Ho4e8er9 one time9 4hile the Rueen 4as bathing9 a 5rog ;umped into the 4aterP it said to her: OBe5ore one 3ear ends9 3ou 4ill see 3our 4ish 5ul@lled: 3ou 4ill ha8e a daughter+Q daughter+Q
pero una 8eJ9 estando la reina baTndose9 saltN una rana en el agua9 la "ual le di;o: OAntes OAntes de un aTo 8ers "umplido tu deseo9 3 tendrs una hi;a+Q
#hat the 5rog predi"ted soon "ame true9 5or the Rueen ga8e birth to a bab3 girl+ She 4as so beauti5ul that the Ying 4as 5ull o5 ;o39 and arranged 5or a great 5east+ He in8ited not onl3 relati8es9 5riends9 and a">uaintan"es9 but 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 a luJ una niTa tan hermosa9 >ue el re39 lleno de alegrKa9 ignoraba >ue ha"erse 3 dispuso un gran 5estKn9 al "ual in8itN no sNlo a sus parientes9 amigos 3 "ono"idos9 sino tambi*n a las hadas para >ue la niTa 5uese amable 3 de buenas "ostumbres+
here 4ere thirteen 5airies in his kingdom9 but sin"e he onl3 had t4el8e t4el8e golden 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 oro9 una de ellas no podKa asistir al ban>uete+
he 5east took pla"e 4ith great splendour9 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 @n9 las hadas dieron el niTo sus regalos espe"iales:
his one ga8e 8irtue9 that one ga8e beaut39 a third ga8e ri"hes9 and so on9 su"h that she 4as granted e8er3thing in the 4orld she "ould ha8e desired+
*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 suddenl3 entered she 4as seeking re8enge 5or not ha8ing been in8ited+ #ithout greeting or looking at an3one9 she "ried out in a loud 8oi"e: Ohe prin"ess shall pri"k hersel5 4ith a spindle on her @5teenth birthda39 and 4ill die immediatel3+Q immediatel3+Q And she le5t the room 4ithout sa3ing another 4ord+
mas apenas habKa hablado la l a und*"ima9 entrN de repente la de"imoter"era9 deseosa de 8engarse por>ue no la habKan "on8idado9 3 sin saludar 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 la sala sin de"ir otra palabra+
E8er3bod3 4as sho"kedP ho4e8er9 the t4el5th then entered she had not 3et oered her gi5t+ 0ot being able to a8oid the e8il that her "ompanion had predi"ted9 she tried to modi53 it+ She thus said: Ohe prin"ess 4ill not die9 but 4ill 5all into a deep sleep 5or the period o5 one "entur3+Q "entur3+Q
odo odo el mundo se sorprendiN9 sorprendiN9 pero entrN enseguida la duod*"ima >ue no habKa he"ho an su regaloP no pudiendo e8itar el mal >ue habKa predi"ho su "ompaTera9 pro"urN modi@"arle 3 di;o: OLa prin"esa no morir9 pero estar sumergida en un pro5undo sueTo por espa"io de un siglo+Q
he Ying9 4ho 4anted his belo8ed daughter daughter to a8oid an3 possible kind o5 mis5ortune9 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 dio la 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 the 5airies had granted herP 5or she 4as 8er3 beauti5ul9 5riendl39 gra"ious9 and 4ise su"h that all 4ho sa4 the girl 5elt 5el t the greatest ae"tion 5or her+
.ientras tanto9 la ;o8en se hallaba adornada de todas las gra"ias >ue la habKan "on"edido las hadas9 pues era mu3 hermosa9 amable9 gra"iosa 3 sabio9 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 Rueen 4ere 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 la reina 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 8e r3 high to4er+ 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 a una torre mu3 ele8ada+
he 3oung 4oman "limbed a narro4 narro4 stair"ase and "ame to a door9 4hi"h she opened 4ithout dela3+ dela3+ She sa4 a little room9 in 4hi"h 4as an old 4oman spinning laboriousl3 on her spindle+
La ;o8en subiN una estre"ha es"alera 3 llegN a una puerta9 la "ual no se tardN en abrir+ 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 doing thereQ
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+
OEsto3 hilando9Q "ontestN la an"iana9 3 asintiN "on la "abeJa+
O#hat is it that mo8es so lightl3Q the girl "ontinued sa3ingP and she 4ent to grab the spindle and put it to spinning+ Ho4e8er9 ;ust as she tou"hed it the spell "ame into ee"t9 and she pri"ked a @nger+ @nger+
OWRu* es eso >ue se mue8e "on tanta ligereJaQ "ontinuN di"iendo la niTaP 3 5ue a "oger el huso para ponerse a hilarP pero apenas le habKa to"ado9 se realiJN el en"anto9 3 se pin"hN pi n"hN un dedo+
At that same moment9 she "ollapsed and 5ell into a pro5ound sleep+ his sleep e=tended o8er the 4hole pala"e+
En el mismo momento9 se desplomN 3 "a3N en e n un pro5undo sueTo+ Este sueTo se e=tendiN sobre todo el pala"io+
he Ying and Rueen9 4ho had entered entered the pala"e in that same same moment9 4ent to sleep and the 4hole "ourt 4ith them+
El re3 3 la reina9 >ue habKan entrado en el pala"io en a>uel mismo momento9 se >uedaron dormidosP 3 toda la "orte "on ellosP
he horses9 too9 4ent to sleep sleep in the stableP and the dogs in the 3ard9 the pigeons upon the roo59 the Cies on the 4allP
tambi*n se durmieron los "aballos en la l a "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"h that 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+ de spierto+
he 4ind stopped blo4ingP nor did a lea5 stir stir on the trees around around the pala"e+
El 8iento de;N de soplarP ni una ho;a se mo8Ka en los rboles alrededores del pala"io+
#ithout mu"h dela39 a hedge o5 thorns sprouted and gre4 around the pala"e+ Ea"h da3 it gre4 higher9 until it en"ir"led it "ompletel3 su"h that not e8en the roo5 "ould be seen+ nl3 the elders o5 the land "ould pro8ide an3 in5ormation about the beauti5ul Iose 4ith thorns< (Briarrose) that 4as asleep 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 "ompleto9 de manera >ue ni aun su te"ho se 8eKa9 3 solo los an"ianos del paKs podKan dar alguna noti"ia de la hermosa Iosa"onespinas >ue se hallaba allK dormidaP pues "on este nombre era "ono"ida la prin"esaP
rom time to time prin"es< 4ould "ome and tr3 to penetrate through the brush at the pala"e+ Ho4e8er9 the3 5ound it impossible: the thorns 4ere tightl3 interlo"ked+ he 3ouths be"ame "aught b3 them9 and o5ten "ould not 5ree themsel8es su"h that the3 died there+
3 de tiempo en tiempo 8enKan algunos prKn"ipes >ue >uerKan penetrar a tra8*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 no pudiendo mu"has 8e"es soltarse9 de modo >ue morKan allK+
A5ter man3 3ears9 a prin"e "ame to the region+ He heard an old man talking 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 "alle d BriarroseP BriarroseP and 4ith her 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 hablando sobre el seto de espinos9 detrs de la "ual habKa un pala"io9 en
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< had alread3 tried to "ross through the thorn3 hedge9 but "ould not pass+ he3 be"ame trapped and died a pain5ul death+
ATadiN adems haber oKdo de"ir a su abuelo >ue mu"hos prKn"ipes habKan tratado 3a de atra8esar por el JarJal9 pero no podKan pasar+ pasar+ Ellos >uedaron atrapados 3 murieron una muerte dolorosa+
he 3outh then said9 O? ha8e no 5earP ? shall go and see the beauti5ul Iose Iose 4iththorns+Q
Enton"es di;o el don"el: OFo OFo no tengo miedoP ir* i r* 3 8er* a la bella Iosa"on espinas+Q
he old man tried to distra"t him 5rom 5rom his purpose9 but seeing that 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 5or the beauti5ul Briar Bria rrose to a4aken+
ero pre"isamente enton"es habKan tras"urrido los "ien aTos+ HabKa llegado el dKa de la hermosa Iosa"onespinas a despertar+ despertar+
#hen the prin"e "ame to the hedge9 he 5ound it had turned into a beauti5ul rose bush+ ?t opened b3 itsel5 to let him pass9 and then "losed a5ter4ards+
6uando se a"er"N el prKn"ipe a la JarJa9 la hallN "on8ertida en un hermoso rosal >ue abri*ndose por sK mismo mi smo le de;N pasar9 3 "errN despu*s+
He "ame to the stable and sa4 the dogs and horses sleeping+ He looked up 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 the 4alls+ ?n the kit"hen9 the "ook 4as in the a"t o5 talking to the ser8antsP and 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 8io a las palomas "on sus "abeJas ba;o sus alas9 3 "uando entrN en el e l pala"io9 notN >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 di spuesto a "antar+ "antar+
He 4ent on a little 5urther9 and in the great hall sa4 the 4hole "ourt l3ing asleep9 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"iendo dormido9 3 el re3 3 la reina estaban durmiendo en su trono+
hen he 4ent a little 5urther9 and all 4as so so >uiet that he "ould hear his o4n breath+
Enton"es se 5ue un po"o ms all9 3 todo estaba tan silen"ioso >ue se podKa oKr su propia respira"iNn+
At last he "ame to the to4er and opened the door o5 the little room 4here Briarrose Briarrose 4as asleep+
Al @n llegN a la torre9 3 abriN la puerta de la pe>ueTa habita"iNn donde Iosa"onespinas estaba dormido+
here she la39 and she 4as so beauti5ul that he "ould not take his e3es o her+
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 her9 Briarrose Briarrose opened her e3es9 a4oke9 and looked at him >uite s4eetl3+ s4eetl3+
Se in"linN 3 le dio un beso+ Sin embargo9 tan pronto "omo *l la l a 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 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 "on toda la "orte+ Se miraron m iraron unos a otros "on gran asombro+
he horses in the stable stood stood up and began to neighP the dogs ;umped up and 4agged their tails+
Los "aballos en el establo se le8antaron l e8antaron 3 "omenJaron a relin"harP los perros saltaron 3 menearon sus "olas+
he pigeons on the roo5 roo5 pulled out their heads 5rom under their 4ings9 4ings9 looked around9 and Ce4 into the "ountr3side+
Las palomas en el te"ho sa"aron sus "abeJas de deba;o de sus alas9 miraron alrededor 3 8olaron ha"ia el "ampo+
he Cies on the 4all "rept "rept again+ he @re in the the kit"hen "ame to li5e9 and "ooked the 5oodP the "ook ga8e a slap to ea"h ser8antP and the maid a4oke to the "ro4ing o5 the rooster+ rooster+
Las mos"as de la pared re8olotearon de nue8o+ El 5uego en la "o"ina 8ol8iN 8ol8i N a la 8ida9 3 se "o"iN la "omidaP el "o"inero le dio una bo5etada a "ada sier8oP 3 la "riada despertN al "anto del gallo+
he 4edding o5 the prin"e and Briarrose Briarrose 4as "elebrated 4ith great splendour9 and the3 li8ed happil3 to the end o5 their da3s+
La boda del prKn"ipe 3 Iosa Iosa"onespinas "onespinas se "elebrN "on gran esplendor9 3 8i8ieron 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 o5 all b3 her grandmother+ n"e she ga8e her a little red "ap+ She ne8er 4anted to 4ear an3thing else9 so e8er3bod3 began to "all her Little Ied 6ap<+
HabKa una 8eJ una "hi"a adorable >ue era amado por todos9 pero sobre todo por su abuela+ Mna 8eJ >ue ella le dio una pe>ueTa gorra ro;a+ Ella nun"a >uerKa usar otra "osa9 asK >ue todo el mundo empeJN a llamarla 6aperu"ita Io;a<+
ne da3 her mother told her9 O6ome9 Little Ied6ap9 here is a pie"e o5 "ake and a bottle o5 4ine+ ake them to 3our grandmotherP she is ill and 4eak9 and this 4ill help her+
Mn dKa su madre le di;o: \Ven9 6aperu"ita Io;a9 Io;a9 a>uK tengo un pedaJo de pastel 3 una botella de 8ino+ Ll*8alos a tu abuelaP ella est en5erma 3 d*bil9 3 esto le a3udar+
0o4 go earl39 be5ore it gets hotP and 4alk "are5ull3 on the pathP do not turn o the pathP do not 5all and break the bottle else there 4ill be nothing le5t 5or 3our grandmother+ 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 3 romper la botella: no habr nada para su abuela+
And 4hen 3ou go to her bedroom do not 5orget to sa39 Good morning
F "uando entres a su dormitorio no ol8ides de"irle9 Buenos dKas
QDon
O0o te preo"upes9 har* bien todo9Q di;o 6aperu"ita Io;aP tomN las "osas9 3 se despidiN "ariTosamente+
he grandmother li8ed out in the 4oods9 around around a kilometre 5rom her home+ 0o more had Little Ied6ap entered the 4oods al4a3s al 4a3s sta3ing on the trail 4hen she met 4ith a 4ol5+
La abuela 8i8Ka en el bos>ue9 "er"a de un kilNmetro de su "asa+ F nadie ms 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 not ha8e an3 5ear o5 him+
6aperu"ita Io;a no sabKa >ue esa "riatura pudiera ha"er algn daTo9 3 no tu8o ningn temor de *l+
OGood morning9 Little Ied6ap9Q said the 4ol5+ 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 grandma
OA la "asa de mi abuelita+Q
OAnd 4hat are 3ou "arr3ing in i n that basketQ
OWF >u* lle8as en esa "anastaQ
O6ake and 4ineP 3esterda3 4as baking da39 so m3 poor si"k grandmother is to ha8e something good to strengthen her+Q
Oastel 3 8ino+ A3er A3er 5ue dKa de hornear9 asK >ue mi pobre abuelita en5erma 8a a tener algo bueno para 5ortale"erse+Q
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 three large trees+ Surel3 3ou ha8e seen it9Q replied Little Ied6ap inno"entl3+ inno"entl3+
OAlrededor de la mitad un kilNmetro ms adentro en el bos>ue+ Su "asa est 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 tender "reature #hat a ni"e sna"kP and she 4ill be tastier than the old 4oman+ ? am going to "at"h them both+Q
El lobo se di;o en silen"io a sK mismo: OURu* "riatura tierna URu* buen aperiti8oP 3 ella ser ms sabroso >ue la an"iana .e 8o3 a "oger a los dos+Q
He then a""ompanied Little Ied6ap a little 4a3 4 a3 on the path9 and said to her9 OLittle Ied6ap9 look at the prett3 Co4ers+ #h3 don
Luego a"ompaTN a 6aperu"ita Io;a un po"o ms en el "amino9 3 luego le di;o: O6aperu"ita Io;a9 mira las Cores bonitas+ Wor >u* no 8as 3 re"oger algunos de ellas
? also think that 3ou ha8e not realiJed ho4 s4eetl3 the birds are singing+ Fou Fou are going in su"h a hurr3 on the tra"k as i5 3ou are are o to s"hool9 4hile the 4hole 5orest is 5ull o5 4onders+Q
F 3o "reo tambi*n >ue no te has dado "uenta de lo dul"e >ue "antan "antan los pa;aritos+ Es >ue 8as tan apurada en el "amino "omo si 5ueras para la es"uela9 mientras >ue todo el bos>ue est lleno de mara8illas+Q
Little Ied6ap raised her e3es9 and 4hen she sa4 the sun
6aperu"ita Io;a le8antN sus o;os9 3 "uando 8io los ra3os del sol danJando a>uK 3 all entre los rbolesP 8io las bellas CoresP 3 o3N el "anto de los p;aros9 pensN: OSupongo >ue podrKa tomar algunas de estas Cores 5res"as a mi abuela+ Adems9 an es mu3 temprano 3 no habr problema si me atraso un po>uito9 siempre llegar* a buena hora+Q
hus9 she le5t the path path and 4ent to pi"k Co4ers+ As soon as she pi"ked pi"ked one9 she sa4 another more beauti5ul9 and then another and anotherP and 4ithout realising it9 4ent deeper into the 5orest+
F asK9 ella se saliN del "amino 3 se 5ue 5ue a "ortar Cores+ F "uando "uando "ortaba una9 8eKa otra ms bonita9 3 otra 3 otra9 3 sin darse "uenta se 5ue adentrando en el bos>ue+
.ean4hile the 4ol5 used this time to run straight to the grandmotherXs house9 and kno"ked at the door+
.ientras tanto el lobo apro8e"hN el tiempo 3 "orriN dire"to a la "asa de la abuelita 3 to"N a la puerta+
O#ho is itQ 4ondered the grandmother+
OWRui*n esQ preguntN la abuelita+
OLittle Ied6ap9Q replied the 4ol5+ O? bring "ake and 4ineP open the door please+Q
O6aperu"ita Io;a9Q "ontestN el lobo+ Oraigo Oraigo pastel 3 8ino+ Abra la puerta9 por 5a8or+Q
OLi5t the lat"h9Q 3elled the grandmother9 O? am 8er3 4eak9 and "annot get up+Q
OLe8ante el pestillo9Q gritN la abuela9 Oesto3 mu3 d*bil 3 no me puedo le8antarme+Q
he 4ol5 li5ted the lat"h9 opened the the doorP and 4ithout sa3ing a 4ord more9 he 4ent straight to the grandmotherXs bed9 and s4allo4ed her in one mouth5ul+
El lobo le8antN el pestillo9 abriN la puerta9 3 sin de"ir una palabra ms9 se 5ue 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 dre4 the "urtains+
F enseguida se puso ropa ropa de ella9 se "olo"N un gorro9 gorro9 se metiN en la "ama 3 "errN las "ortinas+
.ean4hile9 Little Ied6ap had been "olle"ting Co4ers9 and 4hen she sa4 that she had gathered so man3 that she "ould not "arr3 an3 more9 she remembered her grandmother9 and set out on the path to4ard her+ 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 su abuelita 3 se puso en "amino ha"ia ella+
#hen she arri8ed9 she 4as surprised to @nd the door openP and 4hen she 4ent into the house9 she had su"h a strange 5eeling that she said to hersel59 Oh9 ? 5eel 8er3 un"om5ortable at the moment9 and ? usuall3 like being 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 me siento mu3 in"Nmodo en la a"tualidad9 3 otras 8e"es >ue me ha gustado tanto estar "on abuelita+Q
hen she "alled out9 OGood OGood morning9Q but there there 4as no ans4er9 so she 4ent into the bedroom and dre4 ba"k the "urtains+
Enton"es gritN: OUBuenos dKasQ pero no hubo respuesta9 asK >ue 5ue al dormitorio 3 abriN las "ortinas+
here la3 her grandmother 4ith her "ap "o8ering her 5a"e9 and looking 8er3 strange+
La abuela pare"Ka estar allK9 "on su gorro "ubri*ndole toda la "ara9 3 "on una 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+ repl3+
OEs para oKrte me;or9 mi niTa9Q 5ue la respuesta+
OBut grandma9 4hat big e3es 3ou ha8eQ
Oero abuela9 >u* o;os tan grandes >ue tienes+Q
Ohe3 are to see 3ou better9 m3 dear+Q 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 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 Ied 6ap too+
6uando el lobo hubo di;o esto9 saltN de la "ama 3 "omiN Little Ied tambi*n+
hen the 4ol5 de"ided to take take a nap9 and returned returned to the bed+ n"e asleep9 he began to snore loudl3+
Enton"es el lobo de"idiN tomar una siesta9 3 8ol8iN a la "ama+ Mna 8eJ dormido9 empeJN a ron"ar 5uertemente+
B3 "han"e9 a hunter 4as passing b3 there at that moment9 heard the loud snores9 and thought9 Ohe old 4oman snores 8er3 loudl3 l oudl3++ ? 4ill see i5 she needs 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 si ne"esita alguna a3uda+Q
So he entered the bedroom9 and 4hen he approa"hed the bed9 he sa4 the 4ol5 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 sought 3ouQ
OUAsK >ue te en"uentro a>uK9 8ie;o pe"adorQ di;o *l+ OUHa"Ka tiempo >ue te bus"abaQ
He 4as ;ust about to @re his gun at him9 4hen it o""urred to him that the 4ol5 might ha8e de8oured the old 4oman9 and that she might still be sa8ed9 so he de"ided not to @re+ ?nstead9 he took a pair o5 s"issors9 and began to "ut open the stoma"h o5 the sleeping 4ol5+
F 3a se disponKa a disparar su arma arma "ontra *l9 "uando pensN >ue el lobo podrKa haber de8orado a la 8ie;a 3 >ue an podrKa ser sal8ada9 por lo >ue de"idiN no disparar+ disparar+ En "ambio9 tomN unas ti;eras 3 empeJN a "ortar el 8ientre del lobo durmiente+
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 4ol5+Q hen the grandmother "ame out+ ortunatel39 ortunatel39 she 4as ali8e too+
[l hiJo un "orte9 3 8io una gorra ro;a+ [l hiJo dos "ortes9 3 una niTa saliN gritando: OFo OFo estaba mu3 asustada+ Estaba mu3 os"uro dentro del lobo+Q Enton"es la abuela saliN+ A5ortunadamente ella estaba 8i8a tambi*n+
Little Ied6ap >ui"kl3 brought some big stones9 and the hunter @lled the 4ol5Xs 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 "aJador llena el estNmago del lobo "on ellos+ 6uando el lobo despertN9 tratN de "orrer+ "orrer+ Sin embargo9 las piedras eran tan pesadas >ue "a3N muerto+
he three people 5elt elated+ he hunter hunter took a4a3 the 4ol5Xs skin9 and 4ent home 4ith it+ he grandmother ate the "ake and drank the 4ine that Little Ied6ap had brought9 and she re8i8ed+ Ho4e8er9 Little Ied6ap thought to hersel59 OAs 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 se la lle8N a su "asa+ La abuela "omiN el pastel 3 bebiN el 8ino >ue le tra;o 6aperu"ita Io;a 3 se reanimN+ ero 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 her grandmother9 another 4ol5 spoke to her9 and tried to make her lea8e the path+
ambi*n ambi*n se "uenta >ue una 8eJ >ue 6aperu"ita Io;a Io;a lle8aba pastel a su abuela9 otro lobo le hablN9 3 tratN de ha"erla salir del "amino+
Ho4e8er9 Little Ied6ap 4as on guard9 and "ontinued on her 4a3+ 4a3+
Sin embargo9 6aperu"ita Io;a estaba en guardia9 3 siguiN su "amino+
Mpon arri8al9 she told her grandmother that she had met 4ith another 4ol59 and that he had greeted her 4ith good morning
Al llegar9 le "ontN a su abuelita >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 de seguro >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 no puede entrar+Q
A5ter a 4hile9 the 4ol5 "ame and kno"ked on the door9 and "ried9 OGrandma9 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 la puerta Es 6aperu"ita Io;a9 3 traigo unos pasteles+Q
Ho4e8er9 the3 4ere silent and did not open the door+ he 4ol5 began 4alking around the house+ hen it ;umped on the roo5: to 4ait 5or Little Ied6ap to return home9 and then eat her in the darkness+
ero ellas "allaron 3 no abrieron la puerta+ El lobo "omenJN a "aminar alrededor de la "asa+ Luego saltN sobre el te"ho9 >ue esperar a 6aperu"ita Io;a para 8ol8er a "asa9 3 luego "om*rsela en la os"uridad+
Ho4e8er9 the grandmother 4ell kne4 his bad intentions+
ero la abuela "ono"Ka mu3 bien sus malas m alas inten"iones+
?n 5ront o5 the house 4as a big trough9 so she said to the "hild9 OFesterda3 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 Ied6ap @lled the trough 4ith the sau"e+
AsK9 6aperu"ita Io;a llena el "omedero "on la l a salsa+
he deli"ious smells began to rea"h rea"h the nose o5 the 4ol59 and he started started to 4alk to4ards the e=>uisite s"ent+
F empeJaron a>uellos deli"iosos aromas aromas a llegar a la nariJ del lobo9 3 empeJN a aspirar 3 a "aminar ha"ia a>uel e=>uisito olor+ olor+
He 4alked up to the edge o5 the roo59 and stret"hed his head9 su"h that he slipped and 5ell headlong9 e=a"tl3 into the "entre o5 the boiling pot9 thus dro4ning and "ooking immediatel3+ immediatel3+
F "aminN hasta llegar a la orilla del te"ho 3 estirN estirN tanto su "abeJa >ue resbalN 3 "a3N de bru"es e=a"tamente al "entro de la olla hir8iente9 ahogndose 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 retornN segura a su "asa "asa 3 en adelante siempre se "uidN de no "aer en las trampas de los >ue bus"an ha"er daTo+
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 another marriage a5ter the mother o5 the "hildren had died+
[rase una 8eJ un leTador mu3 pobre >ue tenKa dos hi;os: un niTo llamado Hansel9 3 una niTa llamada Gretel+ HabKa entrado en un nue8o matrimonio despu*s de >ue la madre de los niTos 5alle"iera+
he 4ood"utter lo8ed his "hildren 8er3 mu"h9 but one da3 a terrible 5amine stru"k the region+
El leTador >uerKa mu"ho a sus hi;os9 pero un dKa una terrible hambruna asolN la regiNn+
#ith pra"ti"all3 nothing to eat9 one night the 4ood"utter
6on pr"ti"amente nada >ue "omer9 una no"he la mal8ada esposa del leTador le di;o: OLos "uatro "uatro de nosotros no podremos sobre8i8ir otro in8ierno+
#hen 4e lea8e 5or 4ork in the morning9 4e 4ill take the "hildren to the deepest part o5 the 5orest+
6uando salgamos a traba;ar por la maTana9 nos lle8aremos a los niTos a la parte ms pro5undo del bos>ue+
#e 4ill gi8e them a pie"e o5 bread9 and then lea8e them there the3 4ill ne8er @nd their 4a3 home+Q
Les daremos un pedaJo de pan9 3 luego los de;aremos allK nun"a en"ontrarn el "amino a "asa+Q
he 4ood"utter re;e"ted this idea be"ause be"ause he lo8ed his "hildren9 and kne4 that i5 he le5t them in the 5orest the3 4ould die 5rom hunger or be de8oured b3 4ild beasts+
El leTador se negN a esta idea por>ue amaba a sus hi;os 3 sabKa >ue si los de;aba en el bos>ue morirKan de hambre o de8orados por las @erasP
Ho4e8er9 the 4i5e said to him9 OFou OFou 5ool9 do 3ou not realise that i5 4e do not lea8e the "hildren in the 5orest9 then all 5our o5 us 4ill die o5 hungerQ
pero su esposa le di;o: Oonto9 Oonto9 Wno te das "uenta >ue si no de;as a los niTos en el bos>ue9 enton"es los "uatro moriremos de hambreQ
he 4i"ked 4oman 4as so insistent that she @nall3 @nall3 "on8in"ed her husband to abandon the "hildren in the 5orest+
F tanto insistiN la mal8ada mu;er9 >ue @nalmente "on8en"iN a su marido de abandonar a los niTos en el bos>ue+
ortunatel39 the "hildren 4ere still a4ake9 and listened to e8er3thing that the parents had planned+
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 ha8e a solution+Q
OGretelQ di;o Hansel a su hermana: O0o O 0o te preo"upesP 3o 3a tengo una solu"iNn+Q
he 5ollo4ing morning e8er3thing happened as 4as planned+ planned+
A la maTana siguiente todo o"urriN "omo se habKa planeado+
he 4oman got the "hildren up 8er3 8er3 earl39 and ga8e ea"h a pie"e o5 breadP 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 un pedaJo 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 night Hansel had gone out into the garden to stu his po"kets 4ith 4hite pebblesP and no49 4hile 4alking9 he 4as slo4l3 and stealthil3 dropping pebble 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 Hansel habKa salido al ;ardKn para llenar sus bolsillos de gui;arros blan"os9 3 ahora9 mientras "aminaban9 lenta 3 sigilosamente 5ue de;ando "aer gui;arro tras gui;arro 5ormando un "amino >ue e8itarKa >ue se perdieran dentro del bos>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 our 4ork+Q
6uando llegaron a la parte ms bos"osa9 en"endieron un 5uego9 sentaron a los niTos en un rbol "aKdo 3 les di;eron9 OAguarden OAguarden a>uK hasta >ue terminemos de traba;ar+Q traba;ar+Q
he "hildren 4aited 5or man3 hours until until it be"ame dark+ he3 remained >uietl3 beside the @re9 5or the3 heard a "lap"lap< in the distan"e9 and belie8ed their 5ather 4as 4orking nearb3+ nearb3+
Los niTos esperaron durante 8arias horas hasta >ue se hiJo os"uro+ Ellos permane"ieron en silen"io ;unto al 5uego9 por>ue oKan oK an un "lap"lap< en la distan"ia9 3 "reKan >ue su padre estaba traba;ando "er"a+
Ho4e8er9 the3 4ere una4are that their stepmother had atta"hed a bran"h to 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 to return9 but Hansel said to her that the3 must 4ait 5or the moon to "ome out and so the3 did+ #hen the moon rose9 it illuminated the 4hite pebbles 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 de 8ol8er9 pero Hansel le di;o >ue debKan esperar >ue saliera la luna 3 asK lo hi"ieronP "uando la luna iluminN los l os gui;arros blan"os de;ados por Hansel 5ue "omo si hubiera delante de ellos un "amino de plata+
he 5ollo4ing morning the t4o "hildren "hildren kno"ked on their 5ather
A la maTana siguiente los dos niTos golpearon la puerta de su padreP OUHemos llegadoQ gritaron los niTosP la madrastra estaba 5uriosa9 pero el
leTador se alegrN inmensamente9 por>ue lamentaba mu"ho lo >ue habKa he"ho+
he 5our o5 them li8ed together 5or some time more9 but but in ;ust a short time9 a 5amine e8en more terrible than the last l ast returned to de8astate the region+
Vi8ieron nue8amente los "uatro ;untos un tiempo ms9 pero a los po"os dKas9 una hambruna an ms terrible >ue la anterior 8ol8iN a de8astar la regiNn+
he 4ood"utter did not 4ant to be separated separated 5rom his "hildren9 "hildren9 but on"e again 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 door 4ith the ke3 su"h that the "hildren "ould not es"ape+
Los niTos o3eron esto una segunda 8eJ9 pero esta 8eJ Hansel no pudo salir a re"oger los gui;arros por>ue su madrastra habKa "errado "on lla8e la puerta para >ue los niTos no se pudieran es"apar+
O0o problem9Q Hansel said to Grethel: ODo not 4orr3 3oursel5P ? 4ill think o5 something in the morningPQ 3et the sun had not 3et risen 4hen the 5our le5t the house+
O0o importaQ le di;o Hansel a Gretel: O0o te preo"upes9 >ue algo se me o"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 the 4i"ked stepmother had gi8en them prior to departure+
Hansel 5ue de;ando "aer todo a lo largo del "amino las miguitas del pan >ue la mal8ada madrastra m adrastra le habKan dado antes de partir+ 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+ there+ #hen it be"ame 8er3 dark9 the3 4anted to return home+++
Mna 8eJ ms se >uedaron ;unto al 5uego9 en lo ms pro5undo del bos>ue9 3 esperaron mu"ho tiempo allK sentados+ 6uando se hiJo os"uro9 >uisieron 8ol8er a "asa+
h #hat a great surprise o8er4helmed the "hildren 4hen the3 sa4 that the 5orest birds had eaten all the bread"rumbs dropped b3 Hansel+
h Ru* gran sorpresa abrumada a los niTos "uando 8ieron >ue los p;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 5ound themsel8es 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"ontraron en 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 e8er ha8e imagined: a house made o5 "and3
Vagaron durante mu"has horas hasta >ue por @n9 en"ontraron un "laro donde sus o;os des"ubrieron la mara8illa ms grande >ue ;ams hubiesen podido 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+
El te"ho estaba he"ho de "ho"olate9 las paredes de maJapn9 las 8entanas de "aramelo9 las puertas de turrNn9 el "amino de "on@tesP
OA 8eritable deli"a"3Q said Hansel9 4ho then ran to4ards the house sa3ing to his sister9 O6ome GrethelP ? 4ill eat some o5 the roo59 and 3ou "an eat some o5 the 4indo4sQ
OUun 8erdadero man;arQ di;o Hansel9 >uien "orriN ha"ia la "asita di"iendo a su hermana: OUVen Gretel9 3o "omer* del te"ho 3 tu podrs "omerte las 8entanasQ
he "hildren poun"ed on the house9 house9 and began to de8our it+
Los niTos se abalanJaron sobre la "asa 3 "omenJaron a de8orarla+ de8 orarla+
O? see that 3ou 4ant to eat m3 house9Q said the 4it"hP O4ell no4 ? am going to eat 3ouPQ and she took them prisoner+
OVeo 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 OFou9 the girl9Q she said9 looking at GrethelP O3ou 4ill help me in the kit"hen+ ? 4ant to 5atten up the bo3+ bo3+ He is too skinn3 to eat+Q
Ella los e=aminN: Ou9 Ou9 la niTa9Q di;o9 mirando a Gretel9 Ot me a3udar en e n la "o"ina+ Ruiero engordar al niTo+ [l es demasiado delgado para "omer+Q
he 4it"h ignored GrethelXs GrethelXs tears+ She took Hansel and sho8ed sho8ed him in a tin3 room+
La bru;a ignorN las lgrimas de Gretel+ omN omN Hansel 3 lo empu;N en una pe>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 to sho4 her one o5 3our @ngers to 5eel i5 3ou are 5at9 pass this bone bet4een the bars o5 the "age+ he 4it"h 4ill 5eel the bone9 and de"ide to 4ait a little longer+Q 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 e s gordo9 pasar este hueso 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 to 5attenP eating and eating all da3 long9 and still he is as skinn3 as the da3 he arri8ed+Q
Sin embargo9 3 "omo era de esperarse9 esa situa"iNn no podKa durar por siempre9 3 un mal dKa la bru;a 8o"i5erN: OFa OFa esto3 "ansada de esperar >ue este niTo engorde+ 6ome 3 "ome todo el dKa 3 sigue Ca"o "omo el dKa >ue llegN+Q
hen she lit a giganti" 5urna"e9 5urna"e9 and 3elled out to Grethel9 Oget into it to see i5 it is hotPQ but the "hild kno4ing that in realit3 the 4it"h 4anted to trap 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*tete dentro 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
OGet a4a39Q shouted the 4it"h9 4a8ing her hands 5rom side to side9 and hurling "urses to the right and le5t+ O? am 8er3 5rustrated9Q she said+ OFou OFou are su"h a 5ool+ ?t is the easiest thing in the 4orld+ ? 4ill sho4 3ou ho4 to do it+Q hen she slipped into the o8en+
ORuKtate9Q grito la bru;a9 mo8iendo los braJos de lado a lado 3 lanJando maldi"iones a diestra die stra 3 siniestra+ OEsto3 mu3 5rustrado9Q le di;o+ O O eres un idiota+ Es la "osa ms 5"il del mundo+ Fo Fo te mostrar* "Nmo ha"erlo+Q Enton"es se metiN en el horno+
Grethel9 4ithout a momentXs hesitation9 "losed the door and le5t the 4it"h trapped 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"h
Enton"es los niTos 8ieron >ue la "asa de la bru;a mal8ada tenKa grandes bolsas llenas de piedras pre"iosas 3 perlas+
hen the3 @lled their po"kets as mu"h as the3 "ould9 and and hastil3 le5t the be4it"hed 5orest+
Llenaron sus bolsillos lo ms >ue pudieron 3 a toda prisa de;aron a>uel bos>ue embru;ado+
he3 4alked and 4alked 4alked 4ithout rest9 and @nall3 @nall3 5ound their 5atherXs house+
6aminaron 3 "aminaron sin des"anso9 3 @nalmente en"ontraron la "asa de su padre+
#hen he sa4 them9 he 4as @lled 4ith ;o3P 5or sin"e the da3 he had abandoned 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 habKa abandonado no habKa pasado un solo dKa sin >ue lamentase su de"isiNn+
he "hildren ran and hugged him9 and on"e the3 had reunited9 reunited9 he told them that the male8olent 4i5e had died and 4ould ne8er return to harm them+ he "hildren then remembered9 and emptied their po"kets in 5ront o5 the in"redulous e3es o5 their 5ather+ 5ather+
Los niTos "orrieron a abraJarlo 39 una 8eJ >ue se hubieron reen"ontrado9 les "ontN >ue la mal8ada esposa habKa muerto 3 >ue nun"a ms 8ol8erKa a lastimarlos9 los niTos enton"es re"ordaron 3 8a"iaron sus bolsillos ante los in"r*dulos o;os de su padre+
he suering 4as o8er9 and li5e 4as good+
El su5rimiento habKa terminado9 3 la 8ida era buena+
he rog rog rin"e
El rKn"ipe Iana
?n old times there li8ed a Ying 4hose daughters 4ere all beauti5ul9 but the 3oungest 4as more beauti5ul than the sun itsel5+ itsel5+
En los 8ie;os tiempos9 8i8Ka 8i8K a un re3 "u3as hi;as eran todas mu3 hermosas9 pero la ms pe>ueTa era ms hermosa >ue el mismo sol+
0ear the Ying
6er"a del pala"io del re3 habKa un bos>ue grande 3 espeso9 3 en el bos>ue9 ba;o un rbol 8ie;o9 habKa una 5uenteP
#hen it 4as 8er3 hot9 the Ying
"uando ha"Ka mu"ho "alor9 la hi;a del re3 iba al bos>ue 3 se sentaba a la orilla de la 5res"a 5uente+
?5 she had a lot o5 time she used to take a golden ball9 and thro4 it up high and then "at"h it on its return this being her 5a8ourite game+
Si ella tenKa mu"ho tiempo9 lle8aba una bola de oro9 >ue tiraba a lo alto 3 la 8ol8Ka a "oger9 siendo este su ;uego 5a8orito+
0o4 it happened on one o""asion that the prin"essXs golden ball did not 5all into her hands 4hen it 4as tossed up high but rather9 5ell to the ground9 and 5rom there rolled into the 4ater+
ero su"ediN una 8eJ >ue la bola de oro de la prin"esa no "a3N en sus manos9 "uando la tirN a lo alto9 sino >ue 5ue a parar al suelo 3 de allK rodN al agua+
he YingXs daughter 5ollo4ed it 4ith her e3es9 but it disappeared9 and the the spring 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 5uente era mu3 honda9 tan honda >ue no se 8eKa su 5ondo+
hen she began to "r39 and she she "ried louder and louder9 and "ould not be 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 o5 the Ying Fou Fou 4eep in su"h a 4a3 4 a3 as to so5ten e8en a stone+Q
F "uando se lamentaba asK9 le di;o una 8oJ: OWRu* tienes9 hi;a del re39 >ue te lamentas de modo >ue puedes enterne"er a una piedra
She looked around to see 4here the 8oi"e "ame 5rom9 and sa4 a 5rog 5 rog stret"hing 5orth its ugl3+ ugl3+ OAh OAh ?t is 3ou9 old puddle splash<Q she saidP O? 4eep 5or m3 golden ball9 4hi"h ? ha8e dropped into the spring+Q
.irN enton"es a su alrededor9 para 8er de dNnde salKa la 8oJ9 3 8io una rana >ue sa"aba del agua su as>uerosa "abeJa: OUAh WEres t9 8ie;a "har"o "hapoteo<Q le di;oP Olloro por mi bola de oro9 >ue se me ha "aKdo a la 5uente+Q
O6alm 3oursel5 do4n9 and do not 4eep9Q the 5rog ans4ered herP O? "an get it outP but9 4hat 4ill 3ou gi8e me i5 ? return 3our to3 to 3ouQ
Oran>uilKJate Oran>uilKJate 3 no lloresQ le "ontestN la ranaP O3o puedo sa"arla9 pero W>u* me das9 si te de8uel8o tu ;ugueteQ
O#hate8er 3ou 4ant9 dear 5rog9Q she said to him: Om3 "lothes9 m3 pearls and 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 piedras pre"iosas 3 hasta la "orona dorada >ue lle8o puesta+Q
he 5rog replied: OFour OFour "lothes9 3our pearls and pre"ious pre"ious stones9 and 3our golden "ro4n are o5 no use to me+ Ho4e8er9 i5 3ou promise to lo8e me and keep me b3 3our side as a 5riend and "ompanion in 3our gamesP seat me beside 3ou at 3our tableP gi8e me drinks 5rom 3our golden glassP let me eat 5rom 3our plateP and let me sleep in 3our bed9 ? 4ill go do4n to the bottom o5 the spring9 and bring 3ou 3our golden ball+Q
La rana "ontestN: Ous Ous 8estidos9 tus perlas 3 piedras pre"iosas 3 tu "orona de oro no me sir8en de nadaP pero si me prometes amarme 3 tenerme a tu lado "omo amiga 3 "ompaTera en tus ;uegos9 sentarme "ontigo a tu mesa9 darme 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 "an bring me ba"k m3 golden ball+Q
OUAhQ le di;oP Ote prometo todo lo >ue >uieras9 si me de8uel8es mi bola de oro+Q
She9 ho4e8er9 thought to hersel59 OHo4 to "hat 4ith this poor 5rog 5or he sings in the 4ater among his e>uals9 and @gures he "an be a "ompanion to human beingsQ
ero pensN para sK: OU6Nmo "harla esa e sa pobre rana or>ue "anta en el agua entre sus iguales9 se @gura >ue puede ser "ompaTera de los hombres+Q
he 5rog9 as soon as he had re"ei8ed the promise9 promise9 dipped his head into the 4ater9 sank to the bottomP and a5ter a 4hile appeared again9 "arr3ing the ball in his mouth 4hi"h he tossed on the grass+
La rana9 en "uanto hubo re"ibido la promesa9 hundiN su "abeJa en el agua9 ba;N al 5ondo 3 un rato despu*s apare"iN de nue8o9 lle8ando en la bo"a la bola9 >ue arro;N en la 3erba+
he Ying
La hi;a del re39 llena de alegrKa en "uanto 8io su hermoso ;uguete9 le "ogiN 3 se mar"hN "on *l saltando+
O#ait9 O# ait9 4aitQ "ried the 5rog+ O O ake me 4ith 3ouP ? "annot run like 3ou+Q
OUEspera9 esperaQ gritN la rana+ OLl*8ame "ontigoP 3o no puedo "orrer "omo t+Q
Ho4e8er9 it 4as o5 little use9 5or the prin"ess ran home and 8er3 >ui"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 su 5uente+
he ne=t da39 4hen she sat sat at table 4ith the Ying and all all the "ourtiers9 and 4as eating 5rom her little golden plate9 she heard something "limbing
up the marble stair"aseZ su"h that 4hen it made it up9 it kno"ked on the door9 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 de mrmol9 >ue "uando llegN arriba9 llamN a la puerta 3 di;o: OHi;a del re39 la ms pe>ueTa9 breme+Q
he prin"ess arose to see see 4ho 4as outside+ #hen she she opened the door9 she sa4 the 5rog+
La prin"esa se le8antN para 8er >ue estaba 5uera+ 6uando abriN la puerta9 8io a la rana+
She shut the door >ui"kl39 and then sat do4n at the table and be"ame 8er3 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 daughter9 4hat is it ?s there 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 la puerta 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
OWRu* di"e la rana >uiere de tiQ
OAh9 dear 5ather Festerda39 4hen ? 4as pla3ing in the 5orest9 near the 5ountain9 m3 golden ball 5ell into the 4ater+ And sin"e ? "ried9 the 5rog 4ent to look 5or it a5ter ha8ing demanded a promise 5rom me that he 4ould be m3 "ompanionP but ? ne8er ne 8er thought he "ould "ome out o5 the 4ater+ 0o4 he has ;ust "ome9 and 4ants to enter+Q enter+Q
OUA39 amado padre 6uando estaba 3o a3er ;ugando en e n el bos>ue9 ;unto a la 5uente9 mi bola de oro "a3N en el agua+ F "omo 3o lloraba9 5ue a bus"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 the 3oungest9 open the door 5or meP do 3ou not re"all that 4hi"h 3ou told me 3esterda3 b3 the "ool 4aters o5 the spring Daughter o5 the Ying9 the 3oungest9 open up+Q
Entre tanto llamaba por segunda 8eJ di"iendo: OHi;a del re39 la ms pe>ueTa9 bremeP Wno sabes lo >ue me di;iste a3er ;unto a la 5rKa agua de la 5uente Hi;a del re39 la ms pe>ueTa9 breme+Q
he Ying then said9 OFou OFou must 5ul@l that 4hi"h 3ou ha8e promisedP go and open it+Q
Enton"es di;o el re3: ODebes "umplirla lo >ue la has prometido9 8e 3 brela+Q
She 4ent and opened the door9 and the 5rog entered9 sta3ing b3 her 5eet until she rea"hed her "hair+ "hair+ He settled there9 and said9 Out me up onto 3ou+Q
ue 3 abriN la puerta 3 entrN la rana9 3endo siempre ;unto a sus pies hasta llegar a su silla+ Se "olo"N allK 3 di;o: Oonme en"ima de ti+Q
he girl 4a8ered until the Ying ordered ordered her9 but 4hen the 5rog 5rog 4as then on the "hair9 he said9 O? 4ant to "limb up to the tableZ no49 bring 3our golden plate near to me9 so 4e "an eat together+Q together+Q
La niTa 8a"ilN hasta >ue lo mandN el re3+ re3+ ero "uando la rana estu8o 3a en la silla9 di;o: ORuiero subir en"ima de la l a mesaZ ahora a"*r"ame tu plato dorado9 para >ue podamos "omer ;untas+Q
She did this immediatel3P but one "ould 4ell see that she did not do it 4illingl3+ 4illingl3+ he 5rog ate a lot9 but spilt almost hal5 o5 e8er3 mouth5ul+
Lo hiJo inmediatamenteP pero se 8io bien >ue no lo ha"Ka de buena gana+ La rana "omiN mu"ho9 pero derramaba "asi la mitad de "ada bo"ado+
At last he said9 O? am satis@ed and tiredP "arr3 me to 3our little room and toss me in 3our bed and 4e 4ill sleep together+Q together+Q
Al @n di;o: OEsto3 satis5e"ho 3 "ansadoP ll*8ame a tu "uartito 3 *"hame en tu "ama 3 dormiremos ;untas+Q
he Ying
La hi;a del re3 "omenJN a llorar 3 re"elN >ue no podrKa des"ansar ;unto a la 5rKa rana9 >ue >uerKa dormir en su hermoso 3 limpio le"ho+
Ho4e8er9 the 5rog be"ame anno3ed and said9 OFou OFou must not despise the one 4ho helped 4hen 3ou 5ound 3oursel5 in need+Q
ero el sapo se in"omodN 3 di;o: O0o debes despre"iar al >ue te a3udN "uando te hallabas en la ne"esidad+Q
hen she grabbed him 4ith t4o @ngers9 @ngers9 "arried him upstairs9 and pla"ed him in a "orner+
Enton"es ella lo agarrN "on dos dedos9 lo lle8N arriba9 3 lo puso en un rin"Nn+
Ho4e8er9 on"e she 4as in the bed9 the 5rog approa"hed and said to her9 O? am tiredP ? 4ant to sleep as 4ell as 3ouP li5t me up9 or ? 4ill tell 3our 5ather+Q
ero en "uanto estu8o en la "ama9 la rana se a"er"N 3 le di;o: OEsto3 "ansadoP >uiero dormir tan bien "omo tP sbeme9 o se lo digo a tu padre+Q
he prin"ess be"ame 8er3 mu"h anno3ed9 grabbed him9 and thre4 him against the 4all 4ith all her might+ O0o4 3ou 4ill be >uiet9 disgusting 5rog+Q
La prin"esa se sintiN mu3 molesto9 lo "ogiN 3 lo tirN "ontra la pared "on todas sus 5uerJas+ 5uer Jas+ OAhora OAhora des"ansars9 rana as>uerosa+Q
Ho4e8er9 a5ter 5alling to the ground9 the 5rog be"ame the son o5 a Ying9 4ith beauti5ul and kind e3es 4ho 4as 5rom then on9 b3 the 8olition o5 her 5ather9 her dear "ompanion and husband+
Sin embargo9 "uando la rana "a3N al suelo9 se "on8irtiN en el hi;o de un re3 "on o;os hermosos 3 amables9 >ue 5ue desde enton"es9 por la 8oluntad de su padre9 su >uerido "ompaTero 3 esposoP
hen he said that he had been be4it"hed be4it"hed b3 a 4i"ked sor"eressP sor"eressP and no one other than her alone "ould release him 5rom the spring and that the 5ollo4ing da3 the3 4ould make their 4a3 to his "ountr3+ "ountr3+
enton"es *l le di;o >ue habKa sido en"antado por una mala he"hi"era 3 >ue nadie podKa sa"arle de la 5uente ms >ue ella sola 3 >ue al dKa siguiente se mar"harKan a su paKs+
he3 then slept until morning9 and 4hen the sun rose9 rose9 the3 got into a "arriage dra4n b3 se8en 4hite horses 4hi"h 4ere 4earing 4hite 5eathers on their heads and had gold "hains 5or reins+ Ad8an"ing 5rom behind 4as the ser8ant o5 the 3oung YingP it 4as 5aith5ul Henr3+ Henr3+
Enton"es durmieron hasta el otro dKa 3 en "uanto saliN el sol se metieron metie ron en un "o"he tirado por siete "aballos blan"os >ue lle8aban plumas blan"as en la "abeJa 3 tenKan por riendas "adenas de oroP detrs iba el "riado del ;o8en re39 >ue era el @el Enri>ue+
(aith5ul (aith5ul Henr3 4as so a]i"ted 4hen his master 4as turned into a 5rog that he had pla"ed three iron rods o8er his heart: so as not to burst 5rom the pain and sadness+)
(El @el Enri>ue se aCigiN tanto "uando su seTor 5ue "on8ertido en rana9 >ue se habKa puesto tres 8arillas de hierro en"ima del "oraJNn para >ue no saltase del dolor 3 la tristeJa+)
aith5ul Henr3 "limbed in a5ter the "ouple9 sat himsel5 do4n behind them9 and 4as 5ull o5 ;o3 5or the 5reedom o5 his master+ master+
El @el Enri>ue subiN despu*s de ambos9 se "olo"N detrs de ellos e iba lleno de alegrKa por la libertad de su amo+
#hen the3 had gone a little 4a39 the Ying
F "uando hubieron andado un po"o del "amino9 el hi;o del re3 re3 o3N una "osa >ue sonaba detrs9 "omo si algo se rompKa+
He there5ore turned round and "ried "rie d out9 OHenr39 the "arriage has broken+Q
Enton"es se 8ol8iN 3 gritN: gri tN: OEnri>ue9 el "o"he se ha roto+Q
O0o9 master9 it did not breakP it is ;ust a rod around m3 heart+Q
O0o seTor9 no se rompiNP es sNlo una 8arilla alrededor de mi "oraJNn+Q
Something rang out again and again on the 4a39 and the Ying
oda8Ka oda8Ka 8ol8iN a sonar otra 8eJ 3 otra 8eJ en el "amino 3 el hi;o del del re3 "reKa siempre >ue el "o"he se rompKa9 3 eran las 8arillas >ue rompKan de alrededor del "oraJNn del @el Enri>ue9 por>ue su seTor era libre 3 5eliJ+
he Bremen o4n o4n .usi"ians
Los .si"os de Brema
A poor 5armer had a donke3 that had ser8ed him lo3all3 5or man3 3ears9 but 4hose strength had 4eakened9 su"h that he 4as no4 no longer @t 5or 4ork+
Mn pobre labrador tenKa un burro >ue le habKa ser8ido lealmente durante mu"hos aTos9 pero "u3as 5uerJas se habKan debilitado de manera >ue 3a no ser8Ka para el traba;o+
he donke39 seeing a bad 4ind 4as blo4ing9 es"aped and took took the road to Bremen+
El burro9 8iendo un mal 8iento soplaba9 se es"apN 3 tomN el "amino de Brema+
Ohere9Q he thought9 O? "an make m3sel5 musi"ian o5 the to4n+Q
OAllK9Q di;o9 Opodr* ha"erme msi"o de la muni"ipalidad+Q
A5ter he had 4alked 5or some time9 he en"ountered (on the 4a3) a hunting dogP it 4as barking like an animal 4ear3 5rom a length3 run+
Despu*s de haber andado por algn tiempo9 en"ontrN en el "amino un perro de "aJa9 >ue ladraba "omo un animal "ansado de una larga "arrera+
O#h3 do 3ou bark so9 "omradeQ he said to it+
OWor >u* ladras asK9 "amaradaQ le di;o+
OAhQ replied the dogP Obe"ause ? am old9 am losing strength da3 b3 da39 and "annot go hunting9 m3 o4ner 4anted to kill me+ ? ha8e run a4a39 but ho4 "an ? manage to earn m3 li8elihoodQ
OUAhQ "ontestN el perroP Opor>ue so3 8ie;o9 8o3 perdiendo 5uerJas de dKa en dKa9 3 no puedo ir a "aJar9 mi amo ha >uerido matarme+ Fo Fo he huido9 pero W"Nmo me arreglar* para bus"arme la 8idaQ
ODon
O0o tengas "uidado9Q repuso el burroP O3o 8o3 a Brema para ha"erme msi"o de la "iudad+ Ven "onmigoP 3o to"ar* la trompa9 3 t to"ars los timbales+Q
he dog a""epted9 and the3 "ontinued together on their 4a3+ 4a3+
El perro a"eptN 3 "ontinuaron ;untos su "amino+
A little later the3 5ound a "at l3ing on the road 4ith a 8er3 sad 5a"e+
Mn po"o ms adelante en"ontraron un gato e"hado en el "amino "on una "ara bien triste+
O#hat is it9 old 4hiskered<Q the donke3 asked him+
OWRu* tienes9 8ie;o bigotudo<Q le di;o el burro+
O#hen the head is in danger9 one does not ha8e a 8er3 good sense o5 humour9Q responded the "atP Obe"ause m3 age is some4hat ad8an"ed9 m3 teeth are a little 4orn9 and ? pre5er to sleep b3 the @repla"e rather than run a5ter rats9 m3 master 4anted to kill me+ ? ha8e run a4a3+ a4a3+ Still9 4hat do ? do no4 #here do ? goQ
O6uando la "abeJa est en peligro9 uno no tiene un mu3 buen humor9Q respondiN el gatoP Opor>ue mi edad es algo a8anJada9 mis dientes estn un po"o gastados9 3 me gusta ms dormir ;unto al hogar >ue "orrer tras los ratones9 mi amo ha >uerido matarme+ Fo Fo he huidoP pero W>u* he de ha"er ahora9 WadNnde he de irQ
OGo 4ith us to Bremen+ Fou Fou understand no"turnal musi"9 and like us9 3ou 4ill be"ome musi"ian in the "it3+Q "it3+Q
OVen "on nosotros a Brema+ entiendes la msi"a no"turna9 3 "omo nosotros9 t sers un msi"o de la "iudad+Q
he "at agreed9 and departed 4ith 4ith them+ ur three tra8ellers soon passed passed in 5ront o5 a 5arm3ard9 5 arm3ard9 and on top o5 the gate 4as a rooster that "ro4ed 4ith all his might+
El gato a"ordN9 3 partiN "on ellos+ 0uestros tres 8ia;eros pronto pasaron pasaron delante de un "orral9 3 en"ima de la puerta era un gallo >ue "antaba "on todas sus 5uerJas+
O#h3 are 3ou shouting in this mannerQ said the donke3+ donke3+
OWor >u* gritas de esa maneraQ di;o el burro+
O? am announ"ing the @ne 4eather9Q replied the roosterP Oand sin"e tomorro4 is Sunda3 there is a great meal in i n the houseP and m3 master9 4ithout the least "ompassion9 has said to the "ook that he 4ill eat me 4ith the greatest pleasure (4ith ri"e)9 and tonight he 4ill ha8e to 4ring m3 ne"k+ So ? ha8e shouted 4ith all m3 strength9 and not 4ithout some satis5a"tion9 seeing that ? "an still breath+Q
OEsto3 anun"iando el buen tiempo9Q "ontestN el gallo9 O3 "omo maTana es domingo ha3 una gran "omida en "asa9 3 mi maestro9 sin la menor "ompasiNn9 ha di"ho a la "o"inera >ue me "omer "on el ma3or gusto "on arroJ9 3 esta no"he tiene >ue retor"erme el pes"ueJo+ AsK he gritado "on todas mis 5uerJas9 no sin "ierta satis5a""iNn9 8iendo >ue respiro toda8Ka+Q
OIed"rest9Q OIed"rest9Q said the donke39 O"ome 4ith us to BremenP go to an3 pla"e and 3ou 4ill @nd something better than death+ Fou Fou ha8e a @ne 8oi"e9 and 4hen 4e sing together9 4e 4ill make an admirable "on"ert+Q
O6resta ro;a9Q di;o el burroP O8ente "on nosotros a BremaP en "ual>uier parte en"ontrars una "osa algo me;or >ue la muerte+ mue rte+ tienes buena 8oJ9 3 "uando "antemos ;untos9 haremos un "on"ierto admirable+Q
he rooster a""epted the proposal9 proposal9 and all 5our departed together+ together+ Ho4e8er9 the3 "ould not rea"h the "it3 o5 Bremen on that da3P at night5all9 the3 stopped in a 5orest 5 orest 4here the3 de"ided to spend the night+
El gallo a"eptN la propuesta9 3 los "uatro partieron ;untosP pero no podKan llegar en a>uel dKa a la "iudad de BremaP al ano"he"er pararon en un bos>ue9 donde de"idieron pasar la no"he+
he donke3 and the dog laid themsel8es do4n under a large treeP treeP the "at "limbed into the treeP and the rooster Ce4 to the highest bran"h9 4here it 4as thought most sa5e+
El burro 3 el perro se "olo"aron deba;o de un rbol mu3 grandeP el gato se subiN al rbolP 3 el gallo 8olN a la rama ms alta9 donde se "reKa ms seguro+
Be5ore 5alling asleep9 the rooster looked all around+ He sa4 a light in the distan"e9 and said to his "ompanions that there must be a house nearb3+ nearb3+
Antes de dormirse9 el gallo mirN a su alrededor+ alrededor+ Vio una luJ en la distan"ia9 3 di;o a sus "ompaTeros >ue debKa haber una "asa "er"ana+
O?5 so9Q said the donke39 O4e must go there9 5or this hotel is not to m3 taste+Q
OSi es asK9Q di;o el burro9 Odebemos ir allK9 pues este hotel no es de mi gusto+Q
o o 4hi"h the dog added9 O?ndeed9 some bones 4ith a little meat on them them 4ould not do me an3 harm+Q
A lo "ual aTadiN el perro: OEn e5e"to9 no me 8endrKan mal algunos huesos "on su po"o de "arne+Q
he3 headed to4ard the point 5rom 5rom 4here the light "ame 5rom promptl3 seeing it brilliant and enlarged until at last the3 "ame to a 8er3 4ell lit house o5 thie8es+
Se dirigieron ha"ia el punto de donde salKa la luJP no tardaron en 8erla brillar 3 agrandarse9 hasta >ue al @n llegaron a una "asa de ladrones mu3 bien iluminada+
he donke39 4ho 4as bigger bigger than the others9 approa"hed approa"hed the house and looked in+
El burro9 >ue era el ms grande de todos9 se a"er"N a la "asa 3 mirN dentro+
O#hat "an 3ou see9 gre3 donke3Q asked the rooster+ rooster+
OWRu* es lo >ue 8es9 gris burroQ preguntN el gallo+
O#hat "an ? seeQ said the donke3+ donke3+ O? see a table 5ull o5 deli"a"ies and drinks9 and thie8es en;o3ing themsel8es+Q
OWRu* puedo 8erQ di;o el burro+ OVeo OVeo una mesa llena de man;ares 3 bebidas9 3 los ladrones se di8ierten+Q
O#hat good business that 4ould be 5or 5 or us9Q added the rooster+ rooster+
OURu* buen nego"io >ue serKa para nosotrosQ aTadiN el gallo+
Ohat is 5or sure9Q replied the donke3P Ooh9 i5 4e 4ere insideQ
OEso es seguro9Q repuso el burroP OUah9 Usi estu8i*ramos dentroQ
he3 began to think o5 a 4a3 to dra4 out the the robbers9 and the3 @nall3 @nall3 5ound it+
6omenJaron a idear un medio para e"har de allK a los ladrones9 3 al @n le en"ontraron+
he donke3 pla"ed himsel5 under the 4indo49 putting his 5ront 5ront 5eet on the 4indo4ledgeP the dog ;umped up on the donke3
El burro se puso ba;o la 8entana9 poniendo sus pies delanteros en el al5*iJarP el perro saltN sobre la espalda e spalda del burroP el gato trepN en"ima del perroP 3 el gallo 8olN 3 se "olo"N en"ima de la "abeJa del gato+
n a gi8en signal b3 the rooster9 the3 began pla3ing their musi":
A una seTal dada por el gallo9 "omenJaron to"ando su msi"a:
the donke3 began to neigh9 the dog to bark9 the "at to meo49 and the rooster to "ro4P a5ter 4hi"h the3 laun"hed themsel8es through the 4indo4+
el burro "omenJN a relin"har9 el perro a ladrar9 el gato a maullar 3 el gallo a "antarP despu*s de lo "ual se lanJaron por la 8entana+
he robbers thought that a ghost had entered entered the room9 and es"aped into the 5orest+
Los ladrones pensaron >ue un 5antasma habKa entrado en la l a habita"iNn9 3 es"aparon al bos>ue+
hen the 5our "ompanions sat themsel8es do4n at the table9 and ate as i5 the3 4ere going to 5ast 5or a month+
Enton"es los "uatro "ompaTeros se sentaron a la mesa9 3 "omieron "omo si debern a3unar un mes+
As soon as the 5our musi"ians had "on"luded9 the lights 4ent out9 and the3 sought a pla"e to sleep+
an an pronto "omo los "uatro "uatro msi"os habKan "on"luido9 las lu"es se apagaron9 3 bus"aron un lugar para dormir+ dormir+
he donke3 la3 do4n on some some stra4 in the stableP the dog behind the doorP the "at at the @repla"e9 "lose to the hot ashesP and the rooster on a beam+
El burro se a"ostN sobre un po"o de pa;a en el establoP el perro detrs de la puertaP el gato en el hogar9 "er"a de las "eniJas "alientesP 3 el gallo en una 8iga del te"ho+
As the3 4ere tired 5rom their long ;ourne39 the3 4ere soon asleep+
6omo estaban "ansados de su largo 8ia;e9 8i a;e9 no tardaron en dormirse+
A5ter midnight9 4hen the robbers sa4 5rom a5ar that there 4as no light in the house9 and that all appeared >uiet9 the "aptain said to them9 O#e are "o4ards+Q
Despu*s de mediano"he9 "uando los ladrones 8ieron desde le;os >ue no habKa luJ en la "asa 3 >ue todo pare"Ka tran>uilo9 les di;o el "apitn: OSomos "obardes+Q
He sent one o5 them to go and see 4hat 4as happening in the house+
.andN uno de ellos para ir a 8er lo >ue pasaba en la "asa+
he messenger 5ound it all >uietP entered entered the kit"hen to start a lightP grabbed a "andleP and as the inCamed and brilliant e3es o5 the "at seemed to him to be t4o embers9 he approa"h them to light the "andleP ho4e8er sin"e the "at did not understand the ;oke9 it leapt in his 5a"e and s"rat"hed him+
El mensa;ero lo hallN todo tran>uiloP entrN en la "o"ina 3 5ue a en"ender la luJP "ogiN una "andelaP 3 "omo los inCamados 3 brillantes o;os del gato le pare"Kan dos as"uas9 a"er"N a ellos para en"ender la "andelaP pero "omo el gato no entendKa la broma9 saltN a su "ara 3 le araTN+
illed 4ith a terrible 5ear9 the man ran to4ards the doorP but the dog9 4ho 4as l3ing behind it9 rose up and bit him on the leg+
Lleno de un miedo terrible9 el hombre "orriN ha"ia la puerta9 pero el perro9 >ue estaba e"hado detrs de ella9 se le8antN 3 le mordiN en la pierna+
#hen he passed the stable9 the donke3 ga8e him a "ouple o5 good ki"ksP
6uando pasN el establo9 el burro le dio un par de buenos patadasP
4hile the rooster9 a4akened b3 the noise9 shouted out "o"kadoodledoo< 5rom the top o5 the beam+
mientras el gallo9 despertado por el ruido9 gritN U>ui>uiri>uK< desde lo alto de la 8iga+
he robber ran to his "aptain "aptain at 5ull speed9 and said to him: O?n O?n our house there is a horrible 4it"h 4ho has s"rat"hed me 4ith her long nailsP
El ladrNn "orriN ha"ia su "apitn a toda prisa9 3 le di;o: OEn nuestra "asa ha3 una bru;a horrible >ue ha araTado "on sus uTas largasP l argasP
ne=t to the door 4as a man armed 4ith a 8er3 big kni5e9 4ho has pun"tured m3 legP in the stable is a big monster9 4ho has beaten me 4ith a "lubP
al lado de la puerta era un hombre armado "on un "u"hillo grande9 >ue ha per5orado la piernaP en el establo es un gran monstruo9 >ue me ha golpeado "on un garroteP
and on top o5 the roo5 4as a ;udge 4ho "alled out9 bring him hereP bring him hereP bring him here to meP< so ? ran a4a3 hastil3+Q hastil3+Q
3 en lo alto del te"ho era un ;ueJ >ue gritaba: traerlo a>uK9 trelo a>uK9 trelo a mKP< asK >ue "orrK a toda prisa+Q
Sin"e then9 the thie8es did not dare to enter the houseP and the 5our musi"ians o5 Bremen liked it so mu"h that the3 did not 4ant to abandon it+
Desde enton"es los ladrones no se atre8ieron a entrar en la "asa9 3 los "uatro msi"os de Bremen gustaban tanto >ue no >uisieron abandonarla+
Sno4#hite and IoseIed
Blan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa Io;arosa
A poor 4oman li8ed in a "ottage in the middle o5 the "ountr3side+ ?n a garden in 5ront o5 the door 4ere t4o rose bushes: one o5 4hi"h bore 4hite roses9 and the other9 red roses+
Mna pobre mu;er 8i8Ka en una "abaTa en medio del "ampoP en un huerto situado delante de la puerta9 pue rta9 habKa dos rosales9 uno de los "uales daba rosas blan"as 3 el otro rosas ro;as+
he 4ido4 had t4o daughters9 4ho 4ere 4ere like t4o rose rose bushes+ ne 4as "alled Sno44hite9 and the other9 Ios Iosered+ ered+
La 8iuda tenKa dos hi;as >ue se pare"Kan a los dos rosales9 la una se llamaba Blan"anie8e 3 la otra Io;arosa+
he t4o girls 4ere the most kind9 obedient9 and hard4orking that one had 3et seen in the 4orldP although Sno44hite had a more >uiet and gentle "hara"ter+
Las dos niTas eran los ms amables9 obediente 3 traba;ador >ue se habKa 8isto nun"a en el mundoP pero Blan"anie8e tenKa un "ar"ter ms tran>uilo 3 bondadoso+
Iosered pre5erred pre5erred to run through the meado4s and @elds seeking Co4ers and butterCies+
Iosered pre5erKa pre5erKa "orrer por los prados 3 los "ampos en bus"a de Cores 3 de mariposas+
Sno44hite sta3ed home 4ith her mother9 helped her 4ith the house4ork9 and read her some book 4hen the3 had @nished their tasks+
Blan"anie8e se >uedaba en su "asa "on su madre9 la a3udaba en los traba;os dom*sti"os9 3 la leKa algn libro "uando habKan a"abado su tarea+
he t4o sisters lo8ed ea"h other so mu"h mu"h that the3 al4a3s 4ent hand in hand 4hen the3 4ent outP and 4hen Sno44hite said9 O#e 4ill ne8er separate9Q Iosered ans4ered9 O?n our 4hole li5ePQ and the mother 4ould add9 OE8er3thing should be shared bet4een 3ou t4o+Q
Las dos hermanas se amaban tanto >ue siempre iban de la mano "uando salKanP 3 "uando de"Ka Blan"anie8e: O0o nos separaremos nun"a9Q "ontestaba Io;arosa: OEn toda nuestra 8idaPQ 3 la madre aTadKa: Oodo Oodo deberKa ser "omn entre 8osotras dos+Q
he3 4ent 5re>uentl3 into the 5orest 5orest to gather 4ild 5ruits9 and the the animals respe"ted them and approa"hed them 4ithout 5ear+
?ban "on 5re"uen"ia al bos>ue para "oger 5rutas sil8estres9 3 los animales las respetaban 3 se a"er"aban a ellas sin temor+ temor+
he hare ate 5rom their handsP handsP the goat graJed b3 their sideP the deer deer pla3ed in 5ront o5 themP and the birds sang in the trees+
La liebre "omKa de sus manosP la "abra pa"Ka a su ladoP el "ier8o ;ugaba delante de ellasP 3 los p;aros "antaban en los rboles+
he girls ne8er "ame to harm+ ?5 the the night surprised them in the 5orest9 5orest9 the3 la3 do4n on the moss9 one beside the other9 and slept until morningP their mother kne4 this9 and 4as not 4orried+
Las "hi"as nun"a llegaron a daTo+ Si la no"he les sorprendKa en el bos>ue9 se a"ostaban en el musgo9 una al lado de la otra9 3 dormKan hasta la maTanaP su madre lo sabKa 3 no se preo"upaba+
ne time the3 passed the night in the 5orest+ #hen the3 a4oke at da4n9 the3 sa4 a 8er3 beauti5ul "hild dressed in a robe o5 shimmering 4hiteness sitting ne=t to them+
Mna 8eJ >ue pasaron la no"he en el bos>ue+ 6uando se despertaron al amane"er9 8ieron un niTo mu3 hermoso 8estido "on una tni"a de resplande"iente blan"ura sentado ;unto a ellas+ ell as+
He got up and ga8e them a 5riendl3 lookP then9 he disappeared in the 5orest 4ithout sa3ing a 4ord+
Se le8antN 3 les dio una mirada amableP luego9 desapare"iN en el bos>ue sin de"ir una palabra+
hen the3 sa4 the3 4ere l3ing beside a pre"ipi"e9 and the3 4ould ha8e 5allen in it 4ith 4i th ;ust t4o more steps taken in the darkness+
Vieron enton"es >ue se habKan a"ostado "er"a de un pre"ipi"io9 3 >ue hubieran "aKdo en *l "on solo dar dos pasos ms en la os"uridad+
heir mother said that the "hild 4as the the guardian angel o5 good girls+
Su madre les di;o >ue a>uel niTo era el ^ngel de la Guarda de las niTas buenas+
Sno44hite and Iosered kept their motherXs little "abin so "lean and neat9 that it 4as a pleasure to see it+
Blan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa mantenKan la "abaTa de su madre tan limpia 3 aseada9 >ue era un pla"er 8erla+
Iosered took "are o5 the house in summer9 and e8er3 e8e r3 morning she laid a bou>uet o5 Co4ers near her motherXs bed+ he bou>uet had a rose 5rom ea"h rose bush+
Io;arosa Io;arosa "uidaba de la "asa en 8erano9 3 todas las maTanas le ponKa un ramo de Cores "er"a de la "ama de su madre+ El ramo habKa una rosa de "ada rosal+
?n the 4inter9 Sno44hite lit li t the @re and hung the "auldron o8er the embersP and the "auldron9 4hi"h 4as "opper9 4as so "lean that it shone like gold+
Blan"anie8e en"endKa la lumbre en in8ierno9 3 "olgaba el "aldero sobre las brasasP 3 el "aldero9 >ue era de "obre9 era tan limpio >ue brillaba "omo el oro+
?n the e8ening9 4hen it sno4ed9 the mother used to sa39 OSno44hite9 go and slide the boltPQ and then the3 sat in a "orner b3 the @re+
or la no"he9 "uando ne8aba9 la madre de"Ka: OBlan"anie8e9 8e a e"har el "erro;o9Q 3 luego se sentaban en un rin"Nn a la lumbreP
he mother put on her spe"ta"les and read read 5rom a large bookP and the t4o t4o girls listened9 spinning diligentl3+ diligentl3+
la madre se ponKa los anteo;os 3 leKa de un libro grandeP 3 las dos niTas es"u"haban9 hilando diligentementeP
A little lamb 4as l3ing "lose to themP and behind them slept a 4hite do8e on its per"h9 4ith its head under a 4ing+
"er"a de ellas estaba a"ostado un pe>ueTo "ordero 3 detrs dormKa una paloma blan"a en su per"ha9 "on la "abeJa ba;o el ala+
ne e8ening9 4hen the3 4ere talking "alml39 there 4as a kno"k at the door+
Mna no"he9 "uando estaban hablando tran>uilamente9 llamaron ll amaron a la puerta+
OIosered9Q said the mother9 Ogo and open the door9 5or 5 or 4ithout doubt it 4ill be some lost tra8eller 4ho seeks shelter 5or tonight+Q
OIo;arosa9Q OIo;arosa9Q di;o la madre9 O8e a abrir la puerta9 pues sin duda ser algn 8ia;ero e=tra8iado >ue bus"ar re5ugio por esta no"he+Q
Iosered 4ent to dra4 ba"k the bolt9 thinking that it 4as a poor man9 but it 4as not+ A big bear poked his head through the open door+
Io;arosa Io;arosa 5ue a des"orrer el "erro;o9 pensando >ue serKa un hombre pobre9 pero no lo era+ Mn oso grande asomN su "abeJa por la puerta abierta+
Iosered ;umped ba"k9 s"reamingP the lamb began to bleatP the do8e Cuttered all around the room9 and Sno44hite ran and hid hersel5 behind her motherXs bed+
Io;arosa Io;arosa e"hN a "orrer dando gritos9 el "ordero "omenJN a balar9 la paloma re8oloteaba por todo el "uarto9 3 Blan"anie8e "orriN a es"onderse detrs de la "ama de su madre+
Ho4e8er9 the bear said to them9 Oear Oear not9 ? 4ill do 3ou no harm ? am hal5 5roJen9 and onl3 4ant to 4arm m3sel5 up a little b3 the @re+Q
ero el oso les di;o: O0o temis9 no os har* daToP esto3 medio helado 3 sNlo deseo "alentarme un po"o por el 5uego+Q
O6ome "lose to the @re9 poor bearPQ ans4ered the mother9 Obut take "are that 3ou do not burn 3our "oat+Q
OA"*r"ate al 5uego9 pobre osoPQ "ontestN la madre9 Opero ten "uidado de no >uemarte la piel+Q
hen she "alled out to her daughters in this manner: OSno44hite9 Iose Iose red9 "ome outP the bear 4ill do 3ou no harmP he has good intentions+Q
Despu*s llamN a sus hi;as de esta manera: OBlan"anie8e9 Io;arosa9 8enidP el oso no os har daTo9 tiene buenas inten"iones+Q
hen the t4o sisters "ame outP and and the lamb and the do8e also approa"hed little b3 little9 and 5orgot their 5ear+ 5ear+
Enton"es las dos hermanas 8inieronP 3 el "ordero 3 la paloma tambi*n se a"er"aron po"o a po"o9 3 ol8idaron su temor+ temor+
O6hildren9Q the bear said9 Odo 3ou 4ant to shake the sno4 that has 5allen on m3 "oatQ
O0iTas9Q el oso di;o9 OW>uer*is sa"udir la nie8e >ue ha "aKdo sobre mi pela;eQ
hen the girls grabbed the broom broom and s4ept the 4hole "oat+ A5ter4ards A5ter4ards he stret"hed himsel5 out in 5ront o5 the @re9 re8ealing 4ith his grunts that he 4as pleased and satis@ed+
Enton"es las niTas agarraron la es"oba 3 barrieron todo el pela;eP despu*s se e=tendiN delante del 5uego9 mani5estando "on sus gruTidos >ue estaba "ontento 3 satis5e"ho+
Be5ore long9 the girls "almed do4n "ompletel3P and e8en pla3ed 4ith the une=pe"ted guest:
En po"o tiempo9 las niTas se "almaron "ompletamente9 e in"luso ;ugaron "on el in8itado inesperado:
the3 tugged on his hairP "limbed on top o5 his ba"kP rolled him around the roomP and hit him 4ith a little sti"kZ and 4hen he gro4led9 the3 began to laugh+
le tiraban del peloP se subKan en"ima de su espaldaP le rodaban por la habita"iNnP 3 le golpearon "on un palitoZ 3 "uando *l gruTKa9 "omenJaban a reKr+
he bear let them do 4hate8er the3 4anted9 but 4hen he sa4 that their games 4ent too 5ar9 he said to them9 OLet me li8eP do not go and kill 3our suitor+Q
El oso las de;aba ha"er lo >ue >uerKan9 pero "uando 8eKa >ue sus ;uegos iban demasiado le;os9 les de"Ka: ODe;adme 8i8ir9 no 8a3is a matar a 8uestro pretendiente+<
#hen the3 4ent to bed9 the mother said to him9 OSpend the night in 5ront o5 the @repla"e9 5or at least 3ou 4ill be sheltered 5rom the "old and the bad 4eather+Q
6uando 5ueron a a"ostarse9 le di;o la madre: ORu*date ahKP pasa la no"he delante de la lumbre9 pues por lo menos estars resguardado del 5rKo 3 del mal tiempo+Q
As soon as da3 da4ned the t4o "hildren let him out9 and he 4ent into the 5orest trotting o8er the sno4+
Las niTas abrieron la puerta al amane"er9 3 *l se 5ue al bos>ue trotando sobre la nie8e+
Sin"e that da39 he returned e8er3 night at the same hour9 spread himsel5 out in 5ront o5 the @repla"e9 and the girls pla3ed 4ith him as mu"h as the3 4anted ha8ing be"ome a""ustomed in su"h a 4a3 to his presen"e9 that the3 ne8er slid the bolt o5 the door until he "ame+
Desde a>uel dKa9 8ol8Ka todas las no"hes a la misma hora9 se e=tendKa delante de la lumbre9 3 las niTas ;ugaban "on *l todo lo >ue >uerKan9 habiendo llegado a a"ostumbrarse de tal modo a su presen"ia9 >ue nun"a e"haban el "erro;o a la puerta hasta >ue *l 8enKa+
#hen spring had "ome9 and e8er3thing 4as green9 the bear said to Sno4 4hite9 O? depart9 and 4ill not return 5or the 4hole summer+Q
6uando la prima8era habKa llegado9 3 todo era 8erde9 di;o el oso a Blan"anie8e: O.e mar"ho9 3 no 8ol8er* en todo el 8erano+Q
O#here are 3ou going9 belo8ed bearQ asked Sno44hite+
OWDNnde 8as9 >uerido osoQ le preguntN Blan"anie8e+
O? am going into the 5orest+ ? ha8e to prote"t m3 treasures 5rom the 4i"ked d4ar5s+
O.e 8o3 al bos>ueP tengo >ue proteger mis tesoros de los mal8ados enanos+
?n the 4inter9 4hen the earth is 5roJen hard9 the3 are obliged to sta3 in their holes9 unable to break throughP
En el in8ierno9 "uando la tierra est helada9 se 8en obligados a permane"er en sus agu;eros9 sin poder abrirse pasoP
but no4 that the sun has 4armed the earth9 the3 4ill "ome out to pro4l and steelP
pero ahora >ue el sol ha "alentado 3a la tierra9 8an a salir a merodear 3 robarP
that 4hi"h the3 seiJe and hide in their holes does not return to see the light easil3+Q
lo >ue "ogen 3 o"ultan en sus agu;eros no 8uel8e a 8er la luJ "on 5a"ilidad+Q
Sno44hite 5elt 8er3 sad at the departure o5 the bear+ bear+ #hen she opened the door9 and the bear 4ent out9 it tore o some skin 4ith the bolt+
Blan"anie8e sintiN mu3 triste por la partida del oso+ 6uando abriN la puerta9 3 el oso saliN9 se arran"N un po"o de piel "on el perno+
Sno44hite thought she had seen gold shining under his skin9 but she 4as not sure about this+
Blan"anie8e "re3N haber 8isto brillar oro ba;o su piel9 pero no estaba segura de ello+
he bear ran o >ui"kl39 and >uite soon had disappeared bet4een the trees+
El oso hu3N rpidamente9 3 desapare"iN bien pronto entre los rboles+
Some time later9 the mother sent her "hildren into the 5orest to "olle"t @re4ood+
Algn tiempo despu*s9 la madre en8iN a sus hi;os en el bos>ue a re"oger leTa+
he3 5ound a big tree on the groundP groundP and near the trunk9 the3 sa4 something that ran through the grass but the3 "ould not determine 4hat it 4as+
En"ontraron un gran rbol en el suelo9 3 "er"a del tron"o9 8ieron algo >ue "orrKa por la hierba pero no podKan determinar lo >ue era+
n approa"hing9 the3 sa4 a d4ar5 4ith an old 5a"e and a long 4hite beard+
Al a"er"arse9 8ieron un enano "on un 8ie;o rostro 3 una larga barba blan"a+
He had "aught the beard in a "le5t o5 the tree+ he little 5ello4 4as ;umping like a dog tied to a rope+
HabKa "ogido la barba en una hendidura del rbol+ El hombre"illo saltaba "omo un perro atado "on una "uerda+
He glared at the girls 4ith his @er3 red e3es and "ried9 O#hat are 3ou doing ;ust looking 6an 3ou not "ome here and help meQ
.irN @;amente a las niTas "on sus ardientes o;os ro;os9 3 gritN: OWRu* ha"*is mirando Wor >u* no 8engis a res"atarmeQ
O#hat is the problem9 poor little manQ asked Iosered+ Iosered+
OW6ul es el problema9 pobre hombre"illoQ preguntN Io;arosa+
OFou OFou sill3 5oolQ replied the d4ar5+ d4ar5+ O? 4anted to split this tree to ha8e little pie"es o5 4ood+ ur dishes di shes are small9 and big logs burn the 5ood+
OU?diota tontaQ repli"N el enanoP ORuerKa partir este rbol para tener pe>ueTos pedaJos de madera+ 0uestros platos son pe>ueTas9 3 grandes tron"os arden la "omida+
? had ;ust dri8en the 4edge into the 4ood9 but the 4edge 4as too slipper3P it has ;umped out une=pe"tedl39 and the trunk has "losed so suddenl3 that ? did not ha8e the time to 4ithdra4 m3 beauti5ul 4hite beard that has be"ome entangled+ 0o4 it is trapped9 and ? "annot es"ape+ #h3 are 3ou laughing Ho4 ugl3 3ou areQ
Fa Fa habKa impulsado la "uTa en la madera9 pero pero la "uTa era demasiado resbaladiJaP ha saltado de 5orma inesperada9 3 el tron"o se ha "errado tan pronto9 >ue no he tenido tiempo para retirar mi hermosa barba blan"a >ue se ha >uedado enredada+ Ahora est e st atrapado9 3 no puedo es"apar+ Wor Wor >u* reKs URu* 5eas soisQ
As mu"h as the "hildren tried9 the3 "ould not remo8e the beard that 4as "aught like a s"re4+
or ms >ue hi"ieron las niTas no pudieron sa"ar la barba >ue estaba "ogida "omo "on un tornillo+
O? 4ill run and @nd someone9Q said Iosered+
OVo3 OVo3 a bus"ar gente9Q di;o Io;arosa+ Io;arosa+
O6all someoneQ e="laimed the d4ar5 in his hoarse 8oi"e+ O6an 3ou not think o5 something betterQ
OWLlamar genteQ e="lamN el enano e nano "on su ron"a 8oJP OW0o se os o"urre nada me;orQ
OHa8e a little patien"e9Q said Sno44hite9 Oand e8er3thing 4ill 4ork out+Q
Oen Oen un po"o de pa"ien"ia9Q di;o Blan"anie8e9 O3 todo se arreglar+Q
aking aking the s"issors 5rom her po"ket9 po"ket9 she "ut o the end o5 the beard+ beard+
F sa"ando las ti;eras de su bolsillo9 bolsillo9 "ortN la punta de la barba+
As soon as the d4ar5 5elt himsel5 5ree9 he 4ent to grab a bag 5ull o5 gold that 4as hidden in the roots o5 the treeP sa3ing9 O#hat animals are those "reatures 6ut the tip o5 m3 lo8el3 beard he de8il 4ill take 3ou+Q
an an pronto el enano se 8io libre9 libre9 se 5ue a "oger un sa"o lleno de oro oro >ue estaba o"ulto en las raK"es del rbol9 di"iendo: OWRue animales son estas "riaturas U6ortar la punta de mi guapa barba El diablo os lle8ar*is+Q
hen he thre4 the sa"k sa"k on his ba"k and le5t 4ithout e8en looking at them+
Despu*s se e"hN el sa"o a la espalda 3 se mar"hN sin si>uiera mirarlas+
Some months a5ter9 the sisters 4ent to @sh in the ri8er+
Algunos meses despu*s9 las hermanas 5ueron a pes"ar en el rKo+
he3 sa4 something like a large grasshopper9 hopping to4ards to4ards the 4ater+ 4ater+
Vieron algo pare"ido a un saltamontes grande9 saltando ha"ia el agua+
he3 began to run9 and as the3 approa"hed9 approa"hed9 the3 re"ognised re"ognised the d4ar5+ d4ar5+
EmpeJaron a "orrer9 3 "uando se a"er"aron9 re"ono"ieron al enano+
O#here are 3ou goingQ asked Iosered+ O?s it that 3ou 4ant to thro4 3oursel5 into the ri8er\
OWA dNnde 8asQ preguntN Io;arosa+ Io;arosa+ OWEs >ue >uieres lanJarte al rKoQ
O? am not su"h a 5oolQ e="laimed the d4ar5+ ODonXt 3ou see it is that damn @sh that 4ants to drag me into the 4aterQ
OU0o so3 tan tontoQ e="lamN el enano+ OW0o 8eis >ue es ese maldito peJ >ue >uiere arrastrarme al aguaQ
he little man had "ast out the bait9 but un5ortunatel39 the 4ind entangled entangled the thread in his beard+
El hombre"illo habKa e"hado el anJuelo9 pero por desgra"ia el 8iento enredN el sedal en la barba del enano+
#hen a 5e4 moments later a big @sh took the bait9 it dragged the d4ar5 to4ard the 4ater+
6uando algunos instantes despu*s un gran peJ mordiN el "ebo9 arrastrN el enano ha"ia el agua+
he girls "ame in time to stop him9 and and tried to untangle his beard9 beard9 but it 4as in 8ain+
Las niTas llegaron a tiempo para detenerle9 3 trataron a desenredar su barba9 pero 5ue en 8ano+
?t 4as ne"essar3 to again resort to the s"issors9 and the3 "ut o a little 5rom the tip+
ue pre"isa re"urrir re"urrir otra 8eJ a las ti;eras9 3 "ortaron un po"o de la punta+
Enraged9 the d4ar5 then e="laimed9 O?diots Are 3ou in the habit o5 dis@guring people
En5ure"ido9 el enano enton"es e="lamN: OU?diotas WEstis 8osotros en el hbito de des@gurar la gente
#as it not enough to "ut m3 beard one time Ho4 am ? going to present m3sel5 to m3 5amil3
W0o ha sido bastante "on haberme "ortado la barba una 8eJ W6Nmo me 8o3 a presentarme a mi 5amilia
? hope 3ou ha8e to run 4ithout shoes and hurt 3our 5eetQ
UEspero >ue tengis a "orrer sin Japatos 3 lastimar sus piesQ
Grabbing a sa"k o5 pearls that 4as hidden among the reeds9 he took it 4ithout sa3ing another 4ordP and soon disappeared behind a stone+
6ogiendo un sa"o de perlas >ue estaba o"ulto entre las "aTas9 se lo lle8N sin de"ir una palabraP 3 desapare"iN en seguida detrs de una piedra+
Shortl3 a5ter4ards9 the mother sent her "hildren to the 8illage to bu3 some thread9 needles9 and ribbons+ he3 had to pass a 4asteland 5ull o5 ro"ks+
o"o tiempo despu*s la madre en8iN a sus hi;as a la aldea para "omprar un po"o de hilo9 agu;as 3 "intas+ enKan enKan >ue pasar por un erial lleno de ro"as+
here the3 noti"ed a 8er3 large bird bird "ir"ling in the air+ air+ A5ter ha8ing ha8ing Co4n abo8e their heads 5or a long time9 it began to drop slo4l39 until it @nall3 landed near a big ro"k+
AllK notaron un a8e mu3 grande >ue daba 8ueltas en el aireP 3 >ue despu*s de haber 8olado largo tiempo por en"ima de sus "abeJas9 "omenJN a ba;ar po"o a po"o9 hasta >ue @nalmente aterriJN "er"a de una gran ro"a+
At the same time9 the3 heard a loud and pier"ing "r3+ "r3+
Al mismo tiempo se o3eron un grito 5uerte 3 penetrante+
he3 ran there and sa4 to their their horror that an eagle had grabbed their old a">uaintan"e (the d4ar5)9 and 4as attempting to "arr3 him o+
6orrieron allK 3 8ieron "on espanto >ue un guila habKa agarrado su 8ie;o "ono"ido (el enano)P 3 se intentaba a lle8rselo+
he "hildren9 guided b3 their goodnatured goodnatured hearts9 held the d4ar5 4ith all their might9 and the eagle e agle @nall3 let go o5 its pre3+ pre3+
Las niTas9 guiadas por sus "oraJones bondadosos9 sostu8ieron al enano "on todas sus 5uerJasP 3 el guila @nalmente soltN su presa+
Ho4e8er9 4hen the d4ar5 re"o8ered 5rom his astonishment9 he shouted at them in his grump3 8oi"e:
Sin embargo9 "uando el enano se re"uperN de su sorpresa9 les gritN "on su 8oJ gruTona:
O6ould 3ou not ha8e "aught me 4ith a little more "are9 5or 3ou ha8e pulled on m3 poor "oat in su"h a 4a3 that it is torn and 5ull o5 holes Ho4 5oolish 3ou areQ
OW0o podKais haberme "ogido "on un po"o ms de "uidado9 pues hab*is tirado de tal manera >ue est roto 3 lleno de agu;eros URu* torpes soisQ
hen he took a sa"k o5 pre"ious stones9 and slipped into his hole9 in the middle o5 the ro"ks+
Despu*s "ogiN un sa"o de piedras pre"iosas 3 se desliJN a su agu;ero9 en medio de las ro"as+
he girls 4ere a""ustomed to his ingratitude9 and so "ontinued on their 4a3 4ithout making it an issue going to the 8illage to do their shopping+
Las niTas estaban a"ostumbradas a su ingratitud 3 asK "ontinuaron su "amino sin ha"er "aso9 3endo a la aldea para ha"er sus "ompras+
n their return9 the3 passed through the 4astelandP and the3 surprised the d4ar59 4ho 4as empt3ing his sa"k o5 pre"ious stones belie8ing that nobod3 4ould pass b3 there at that hour9 5or it 4as alread3 8er3 late+
A su regreso9 pasaron por el desierto9 3 sorprendieron al enano9 >ue estaba 8a"iando su sa"o de piedras pie dras pre"iosas "re3endo >ue nadie pasarKa por allK a esa hora9 pues era 3a mu3 tarde+
he setting sun illuminated the pre"ious pre"ious stones9 and the3 sparkled sparkled more brightl3+ brightl3+ he girls stopped to "ontemplate them+
El sol iluminaba las piedras pie dras pre"iosas9 3 brillaba "on ms intensidad+ Las "hi"as se detu8ieron para "ontemplarlas+
O#h3 do 3ou remain there like JombiesQ he said to themP and his 55a"e9 a"e9 ordinaril3 gre39 4as entirel3 red 4ith rage+
OWor >u* os >uedis ahK "omo JombisQ *l las di;o9 3 su rostro9 ordinariamente gris9 estaba "ompletamente ro;o de rabia+
He 4as going to "ontinue 4ith his tirade9 4hen a bla"k bear "ame out o5 the 5orest9 gi8ing out terrible gro4ls+
?ba a "ontinuar "on su in8e"ti8a9 "uando un oso negro saliN del bos>ue9 dando terribles gruTidos+
ull o5 5ear9 the d4ar5 4anted to Cee9 but had no time to rea"h his hiding pla"e9 5or the bear blo"ked his 4a3+
Lleno de temor9 el enano >uerKa huir9 pero no tu8o tiempo de llegar a su es"ondri;o9 pues el oso le "errN el paso+
hen he pleaded 4ith him9 in a desperate tone: tone:
Luego le supli"N9 "on un tono desesperado:
Oorgi8e me9 belo8ed .r Bear+ ? 4ill gi8e 3ou all m3 treasures: all those ;e4els that 3ou see in 5ront o5 3ou+ Grant me m3 li5e+
OerdNname9 >uerida seTor so+ Fo Fo te dar* todos mis tesoros: todas esas ;o3as >ue 8es delante de ti+ 6on"*deme mi 8ida+
#hat 4ill 3ou gain b3 killing a miserable d4ar5 like me Fou Fou 4ould not 5eel me bet4een 3our teeth+ Eat these t4o 4i"ked girls+ he3 are tender and 5at+ ?n the name o5 God9 eat them+Q
WRu* ganars en matar a un miserable enano "omo 3o 0o me sentirKas entre los dientes+ 6omer estas dos mu"ha"has malas+ mal as+ Ellas estn tiernos 3 grasa+ En el nombre de Dios9 D ios9 "omerlas+Q
#ithout listening9 the bear ga8e the 4i"ked "reature a blo4 4ith his pa49 and he 5ell do4n dead+
Sin es"u"har9 el oso dio la "riatura mal8ada un golpe "on su pata9 3 "a3N muerto+
he girls had run a4a39 but the bear "alled "alled out to them: OSno44hite and Iosered9 do not be a5raidP 4ait 5or meQ me Q
Las mu"ha"has habKan huido9 pero el oso les gritN: OUBlan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa9 Io;arosa9 no tengis miedoP esperarmeQ
he re"ognised his 8oi"e and 4aitedP and and 4hen he 4as near them9 the bearXs "oat dropped suddenl3P and the3 sa4 a 3oung man dressed in a golden suit+
Ie"ono"ieron Ie"ono"ieron su 8oJ 3 se detu8ieronP 3 "uando estu8o "er"a de ellas9 e llas9 el pela;e del oso "a3N repentinamenteP 3 8ieron a un ;o8en 8estido "on un tra;e dorado+
O? am a prin"e9Q he said to themP Othat in5amous d4ar5 had trans5ormed me into a bear a5ter ha8ing robbed me o5 all m3 treasures+
OSo3 un prKn"ipe9Q *l les di;oP Oese in5ame enano me habKa trans5ormado en un oso9 despu*s de haberme robado todos mis tesorosP
? had been "ondemned to roam the 5orests in this 4a39 until his death+ 0o4 he has re"ei8ed the punishment that he deser8es+Q
HabKa sido "ondenado a 8agar por los bos>ues ba;o esta 5orma9 hasta su muerte+ Ahora ha re"ibido el "astigo >ue mere"Ka+Q
Sno44hite married the prin"e9 and Ios Iosered ered married his brotherP and the3 shared the great treasures that the d4ar5 had amassed in his "a8e+
Blan"anie8e se "asN "on el e l prKn"ipe9 3 Io;arosa se "asN "on su hermano9 3 "ompartieron los grandes tesoros >ue el enano habKa a"umulado en su "ue8a+
he old mother li8ed 5or man3 happ3 3ears 4ith her "hildren+
La an"iana madre 8i8iN por mu"hos aTos 5eli"es "on sus hi;os+
She took the t4o rose bushes 4ith her9 and planted them in 5ront o5 her 4indo4 4here the3 ga8e beauti5ul 4hite and red roses e8er3 spring+
omN omN los dos rosales "on "on ella9 3 los plantN delante de su 8entana 8entana donde daban hermosas rosas blan"as 3 ro;as todas las prima8eras+
he isherman isherman and his #i5e #i5e
El es"ador 3 su .u;er
n"e upon a time there 4as a @sherman 4ho li8ed 4ith his 4i5e in a hut at the edge o5 the sea+ he angler 4ent e8er3 da3 to "ast his baitP and he "ast and he "ast9 "easelessl3+
HabKa una 8eJ un pes"ador >ue 8i8Ka "on su mu;er en una "hoJa9 a la orilla del mar+ mar+ El pes"ador iba todos los dKas a e"har su anJueloP 3 le e"haba 3 le e"haba sin "esar+
ne da3 he 4as sitting 4ith his rod on the shore9 looking in the "lear 4ater9 4hen suddenl3 he sa4 the hook sink do4n to the bottom+ hen something "ame to the sur5a"e+ he @sherman sa4 it 4as a big bi g "at@sh+
Mn dKa estaba sentado "on su "aTa en la orilla9 mirando en el agua "lara9 "uando de repente 8io el anJuelo hundirse hasta el 5ondo+ Enton"es algo saliN a la super@"ie+ El pes"ador 8io >ue era un gran barbo+
he @sh said to him9 O? beg that 3ou do not take take a4a3 m3 li5eP ? am not a real "at@shP ? am an en"hanted prin"e+ Do not kill meP release me and let me s4im+Q
El peJ le di;o: Oe Oe supli"o >ue no me >uites la 8idaP no so3 un barbo 8erdaderoP so3 un prKn"ipe en"antado+ 0o me matesP lib*rame 3 d*;ame nadar+Q
O6ertainl39Q said the ishermanP O3ou did not need to sa3 so mu"hP a @sh 4ho kno4s ho4 to talk "an s4im at their leisure+Q
O6iertamente9Q le di;o el pes"adorP Ono tenKas ne"esidad de hablar tantoP un peJ >ue sabe "Nmo hablar puede nadar a sus an"has+Q
he @sherman released the the "at@sh9 and it sank to the bottom9 lea8ing behind a long trail o5 blood+
El pes"ador liberN el barbo9 3 se sumergiN en el 5ondo9 de;ando tras sK una larga huella de sangre+
hen the @sherman 4ent home to to his 4i5e+
Enton"es el pes"ador 5ue a su "asa "on su esposa+
O.3 dear husband9Q said the 4oman9 O3ou ha8e not "aught an3thing toda3Q
O.i >uerido marido9Q le di;o9 OWno has "ogido nada ho3Q
O0o9Q replied the man9 O? "aught a "at@sh 4ho "laimed to be an en"hanted prin"e9 so ? released him+Q
O0o9Q "ontestN el maridoP O"ogK un barbo >ue de"Ka ser un prKn"ipe en"antado9 asK >ue lo liber*+Q
OFou OFou did not re>uest something 5or 3oursel5Q in>uired the 4oman+
OW0o le has pedido nada para tiQ preguntN la mu;er+
O0o9Q replied the manP O4hat should ? ha8e asked itQ
O0o9Q repuso el maridoP OW3 >u* habKa de pedirleQ
OAh9Q said the 4oman9 Oit is so sadP it is so sad to al4a3s li8e in a dirt3 hut like this+ Fou Fou might ha8e asked him 5or a little house 5or us+ Go ba"k and "all the "at@shP tell him that 4e 4ould like to ha8e a little house9 5or it 4ill gi8e us some se"urit3+Q
OUAhQ respondiN la mu;erP Oes tan tristeP es tan triste 8i8ir siempre en una "hoJa su"ia "omo estaP hubieras debido pedirle una "asa pe>ueTita para nosotros+ Vuel8e Vuel8e 3 llama al barboP dile >ue >uisi*ramos tener una "asa pe>ueTita9 pues nos la dar de seguro+Q
OAhQ said the husbandP Oand 4h3 should ? go ba"kQ
OUAhQ di;o el marido9 OW3 por >u* he de 8ol8erQ
OHa8e 3ou not "aught him9Q "ontinued the 4oman9 Oand allo4ed him to s4im as be5ore #ell 3ou 4ill do itP go runningQ
OW0o le has "ogido9Q "ontinuN la mu;er9 O3 de;ado nadar "omo antes ues lo harsP 8e "orriendo+Q
he man did not ha8e mu"h interestP interestP ho4e8er9 he 4ent to the seashoreP seashoreP and 4hen he arri8ed there9 he sa4 it 4as all 3ello4 and greenP he approa"hed the 4ater and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a 4ish+Q
El marido no ha"Ka mu"ho "asoP sin embargo9 5ue a la orilla del mar9 3 "uando llegN allK9 la 8io toda amarilla 3 toda 8erde9 se a"er"N al agua 3 di;o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
he "at@sh "ame to4ard him and said9 O#hat do 3ou 4antQ
El barbo a8anJN ha"ia *l 3 le di;o: OWRu* >uieresQ
OAhQ said the man9 O!ust re"entl3 ? ha8e "aught 3ouP and m3 4i5e maintains that ? ought to ha8e asked 3ou 5or something+ She is not "ontent li8ing in a hut o5 reedsP she reall3 4ould like a 4ooden house+Q
OUAhQ repuso el hombre9 Oha"e po"o >ue te he "ogidoP 3 mi mu;er sostiene >ue hubiera debido pedirte algo+ 0o est "ontenta "on 8i8ir en una "hoJa de ;un"osP ella realmente >uisiera una "asa de madera+Q
OFou "an go ba"k9Q said the "at@sh9 O5or she has it alread3+Q
Ouedes 8ol8er9Q le di;o el barbo9 Opues 3a la tiene+Q
he husband returned9 returned9 and his partner 4as no longer longer in the hutP 5or in its pla"e 4as a little house9 and his partner 4as b3 the door sitting on a ben"h+
El marido 8ol8iN9 3 su mu;er no estaba 3a en la "hoJa9 pero en su lugar habKa una "asa pe>ueTa9 3 su mu;er estaba a la puerta sentada en un ban"o+
She took him b3 the hand and said to him9 O6ome in and see: this is mu"h better+Q
Le "ogiN de la mano 3 le di;o: OEntra 3 mira: esto es mu"ho me;or+Q me;or+Q
Hen"e9 the3 4ent in and dis"o8ered (inside the house) a lo8el3 room 4ith an al"o8e "ontaining their bedP a dining roomP and a kit"hen 4ith a shin3 "opper sto8e and a "omplete set o5 utensils+
Los dos entraron 3 hallaron dentro de la "asa una bonita sala 3 una al"oba donde estaba su le"ho9 un "omedor9 3 una "o"ina "on una estu5a de "obre brillante9 3 un ;uego "ompleto de utensilios+
Behind it 4as a little 3ard 4ith "hi"kens and du"ks9 and a basket 4ith 8egetables and 5ruits+
Detrs habKa un patio pe>ueTo "on gallinas 3 patos9 3 un "anastillo "on legumbres 3 5rutas+
OFou OFou see9Q the 4i5e said to him9 Oho4 beauti5ul it isQ
OWVes9Q OWVes9Q le di;o la mu;er9 O>u* bonito es estoQ e stoQ
OFes9Q OFes9Q the husband said to her9 Oi5 Oi 5 4e li8e here he re al4a3s9 4e 4ill be 8er3 happ3+Q
OSK9Q le di;o el maridoP Osi 8i8imos siempre a>uK9 seremos mu3 5eli"es+Q
A5ter this9 the3 ate and 4ent to bed+
Despu*s "omieron 3 se a"ostaron+
E8er3thing 4ent 4ell 5or a 4eek or t4o9 but then the 4oman said9 OListen9 m3 dear: this "ottage is too narro49 and the 3ard and garden are so small+ he truth is9 the "at@sh "at@sh ought to ha8e gi8en us a mu"h larger house+ ? 4ould like to li8e in a pala"e made o5 stoneP go and seek the "at@sh: he must gi8e us a "astle+Q
6ontinuaron asK durante o"ho o >uin"e dKas9 dK as9 pero al @n di;o la mu;er: mu;e r: OUEs"u"ha9 marido mKo: esta "asa es demasiado estre"ha9 3 el patio 3 el huerto son tan pe>ueTos El barbo hubiera debido en realidad darnos una "asa mu"ho ms grande+ Fo Fo >uisiera 8i8ir en un pala"io de piedraP 8e a bus"ar al barboP es pre"iso >ue nos d* un pala"io+Q
OAh9 4oman9Q said the man9 Othis "ottage is a"tuall3 8er3 good+ o o 4hat end 4ould it ser8e us9 li8ing in a pala"eQ
OUAh9 mu;er9Q repli"N el marido9 Oesta "asa es en realidad mu3 buenaP Wde >u* nos ser8irKa 8i8ir en un pala"ioQ
OGoQ said the 4omanP Othe "at@sh ma3 8er3 4ell do it+Q
OVe9Q OVe9Q di;o la mu;er9 Oel barbo puede mu3 bien ha"erlo+Q
O0o9 4i5e9Q said the man9 Othe "at@sh has ;ust gi8en us this "ottageP ? do not 4ant to go ba"k: ? 4ould be a5raid to bother him+Q
O0o9 mu;er9Q repli"N el marido9 Oel barbo a"aba de darnos esta "asaP no >uiero 8ol8er: temerKa importunarle+Q
OGo9Q insisted the 4oman9 Ohe "an do it9 and 4ill do it 4ith pleasureP go9 ? tell 3ou+Q
OVe9Q OVe9Q insistiN la mu;er9 Opuede ha"erlo 3 lo har "on mu"ho gustoP 8e9 te digo+Q
he husband pondered deepl39 and 4as in no hurr3 to goP 5or he said to himsel59 O?t does not seem right to mePQ ho4e8er he ne8ertheless obe3ed+
El marido reCe=ionN pro5undamente9 3 no tenKa mu"ha prisa9 pues se de"Ka: O0o me pare"e bien9Q pero obede"iN sin embargo+
#hen he arri8ed near the sea9 the 4ater had the "olour o5 8iolet and dark blueP it 4as not green and 3ello4 like the @rst timeP ho4e8er9 it 4as still "alm+
6uando llegN "er"a del mar9 el agua tenKa un "olor de 8ioleta 3 aJul os"uroP no estaba 8erde 3 amarilla "omo la 8eJ primeraP sin embargo9 toda8Ka estaba en "alma+
he @sherman approa"hed approa"hed and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a 4ish+Q
El pes"ador se a"er"N 3 di;o: di; o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
O#hat does 3our 4i5e 4antQ said the "at@sh+
OWRu* >uiere tu mu;erQ di;o el barbo+
OAh9Q replied the husband9 hal5 embarrassed9 Oshe 4ants to li8e in a large l arge pala"e made o5 stone+Q
OUAhQ "ontestN el marido medio turbado9 O>uiere habitar un pala"io grande de piedra+Q
OFou must go9Q replied the "at@shP O3ou 4ill @nd her at the door+Q
OVete9Q OVete9Q repli"N el barbo9 Ola en"ontrars a la puerta+Q
hen the man 4ent a4a39 intending to return return to his d4ellingP but 4hen 4hen he approa"hed9 he sa4 a great9 stone "astle in its pla"e+
.ar"hN el marido9 "re3endo 8ol8er a su moradaP pero "uando se a"er"aba9 8io en su lugar un gran pala"io de piedra+
His 4i5e9 4ho 4as at the top o5 the stairs9 4as going insideP she took him b3 the hand and said9 O6ome in 4ith me+Q
Su mu;er9 >ue se hallaba en lo alto de las gradas9 iba a entrar dentroP le "ogiN de la mano 3 le di;o: OEntra "onmigo+Q
He 5ollo4ed her+ he pala"e had an immense hall9 4hose 4 hose 4alls 4ere o5 marbleP numerous ser8ants opened the doors9 4ith a great ru"kus behind themP
La siguiN+ El pala"io tenKa una inmensa sala9 "u3as paredes eran de mrmolP numerosos "riados abrKan las puertas "on grande estr*pito delante de sKP
the 4alls shimmered 4ith gold9 and 4ere "o8ered b3 beauti5ul hangingsP the "hairs and the tables o5 the rooms 4ere made o5 goldP
las paredes resplande"Kan "on oro9 3 estaban "ubiertas de hermosas "olgadurasP las sillas 3 las l as mesas de las habita"iones eran de oroP
thousands o5 "r3stal "handeliers hung 5rom the "eilings9 and all the rooms had beauti5ul "arpetsP
miles de araTas de "ristal "olgaban de los te"hos9 3 todas las habita"iones habKa hermosas al5ombrasP
the tables 4ere 5ull o5 the most e=>uisite 4ines and deli"a"ies9 to the point that it seemed the3 4ere going to "ra"k under their 4eight+
las mesas estaban "argadas de los 8inos 3 man;ares ms e=>uisitos9 hasta el punto >ue pare"Ka iban a romperse ba;o su peso+
Behind the house 4as a great "ourt3ard9 4ith stables 5or "o4s and stalls 5or horses9 and magni@"ent "oa"hesP
Detrs del pala"io habKa un patio mu3 grande9 "on establos para las 8a"as 3 "aballeriJas para los "aballos9 3 magnK@"os "o"hesP
there 4as also a large and beauti5ul garden9 adorned 4ith the most beauti5ul Co4ers and 5ruit treesP
habKa adems un grande 3 hermoso ;ardKn9 adornado de las Cores ms hermosas 3 de rboles 5rutalesP
and lastl39 there 4as a park at least hal5 a kilometre long9 in 4hi"h deer9 bu"ks9 hares9 and e8er3thing that one "ould 4ish 4i sh 5or9 "ould be seen+
3 por ltimo9 un par>ue de al menos un kilNmetro de largo9 donde se 8eKan "ier8os9 gamos9 liebres 3 todo "uanto se pudiera apete"er+ apete"er+
O?s it not beauti5ul9 all thisQ said the 4oman+
OW0o es mu3 hermoso9 todo estoQ e stoQ di;o la mu;er+
Oh 3esQ replied the husbandP Olet
OUh9 USKQ repuso el maridoP O>ued*monos a>uK 3 8i8iremos mu3 "ontentos+Q
O#e 4ill think about that9Q said the 4oman9 O4e must sleep @rstPQ and the3 la3 do4n+
OFa OFa reCe=ionaremos9Q di;o la mu;er9 Odurmamos primeroPQ 3 se a"ostaron+Q
0e=t morning the 4i5e a4oke9 and 5rom her bed she sa4 the beauti5ul "ountr3side+ he husband stret"hed upon a4akening+
La maTana siguiente la mu;er se despertN 3 8io desde su "ama la hermosa "ampiTa+ El marido se estirN al despertar+
She ga8e him a poke 4ith her elbo49 and then said to him9 O.3 husband9 get 3oursel5 up and look out the 4indo4P do 3ou see 6ould 4e not be rulers o5 this 4hole "ountr3 Iun and look 5or the "at@sh9 and 4e 4ill be YingsQ
Ella le dio un golpe"ito "on el "odo9 3 luego le di;o: O.arido mKo9 le8ntate 3 mira por la 8entanaP W8es9 Wno podrKamos ser los gobernantes de todo este paKs 6orre a bus"ar al barbo 3 seremos re3es+Q
OAh9 4i5e9Q replied her husband9 O4h3 should 4e be Yings ? ha8e no desire to be one+Q
OUAh9 mu;er9Q repuso el marido9 O3 por >u* hemos de ser re3es9 3o no tengo ganas de serlo+Q
O#ell9 i5 3ou do not 4ant to be YingQ responded the 4i5e9 O? 4ant to be Rueen+ Go and @nd the "at@sh ? 4ant to be Rueen+Q
Oues si t no >uieres ser re39Q repli"N la mu;er9 O3o >uiero ser reina+ Ve Ve a bus"ar al barboP 3o >uiero ser reina+Q
OAh9 4i5e9Q insisted the man9 O4h3 do 3ou 4ant to be Rueen ? do not 4ant to sa3 that to him+Q
OUAh9 mu;er9Q insistiN el maridoP OWpara >u* >uieres >uie res ser reina Fo Fo no >uiero de"irle eso+Q
OAnd 4h3 notQ said the 4oman+ OGo at on"eP ? must be RueenQ
OWF por >u* noQ di;o la mu;erP O8e al instanteP es pre"iso >ue 3o sea reina+Q
he husband 4ent9 but 4as 8er3 8er3 mu"h irked that his 4i5e 4anted to be Rueen+
El marido 5ue9 pero estaba mu3 apesadumbrado de >ue su mu;er >uisiese ser reina+
O?t does not seem right to meP it does not seem right at all9Q he thought to himsel5P O? do not 4ant to goPQ 3et he ne8ertheless 4ent+
0o me pare"e bien9 no me pare"e bien en realidad9Q pensaba para sK+ O0o >uiero irPQ 3 5ue sin embargo+
#hen he approa"hed the sea9 it 4as a gre3 "olourP 4ater rose in surges 5rom the depths to the sur5a"e9 and it had a 5oul odour+ odour+
6uando se a"er"N al mar9 estaba de un "olor gris9 el agua subKa a borbotones desde el 5ondo a la super@"ie 3 tenKa un olor 5*tidoP
He stepped 5or4ard and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a 4ish+Q
se adelantN 3 di;o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
OAnd 4hat does 3our 4i5e 4antQ said the "at@sh+
OWF >u* >uiere tu mu;erQ di;o el barbo+
OAlas9Q said the man9 Oshe 4ants to be Rueen+Q
OUAhQ "ontestN el maridoP O>uiere ser reina+Q
OFou OFou ma3 returnP she is alread39Q replied the "at@sh+
OVuel8e9 OVuel8e9 >ue 3a lo es9Q repli"N el barbo+
he man set o9 and 4hen he neared the pala"e9 he sa4 that that it had be"ome mu"h bigger9 and had a 8er3 high to4er de"orated 4ith magni@"ent ornaments+
El marido partiN9 3 "uando se a"er"aba al pala"io9 8io >ue se habKa he"ho mu"ho ma3or 3 tenKa una torre mu3 alta de"orada "on magnK@"os adornos+
At the door stood sentr3 guards9 and a multitude o5 soldiers 4ith trumpets and drums+
A la puerta habKa guardias de "entinela 3 una multitud de soldados "on trompetas 3 timbales+
#hen he entered the building9 he sa4 the purest marble9 enri"hed 4ith gold9 e8er34hereP and 8el8et "arpets and large golden trimmings+
6uando entrN en el edi@"io 8io 8 io por todas partes mrmol del ms puro9 enri>ue"ido "on oro9 tapi"es de ter"iopelo 3 grandes "o5res de oro ma"iJo+
he ser8ants opened the doors o5 the hall+ hall+ he 4hole "ourt 4as assembled9 and his 4i5e 4as sitting on an ele8ated throne made o5 gold and diamonds+
Los sir8ientes abrieron las puertas de la sala+ oda oda la "orte se hallaba reunida 3 su mu;er estaba sentada en un ele8ado trono de oro 3 de diamantes+
hen he stepped 5or4ard and said9 OAh9 4i5e9 3ou are no4 Rueen+Q
Se adelantN 3 di;o: OUAh9 mu;er mu;e r WFa WFa eres reinaQ
OFes9Q she replied9 Ono4 ? am Rueen+Q
OSK9Q le "ontestN9 O3a so3 reina+Q
He stood in 5ront o5 her9 and looked at herP and 4hen he had "ontemplated brieC39 he said9 OAh9 OAh9 4i5e Ho4 good it is that 3ou are Rueen 0o4 3ou 4ill ha8e nothing more to desire+Q
Se "olo"N delante de ella 3 la mirN9 3 en "uanto la hubo "ontemplado por un instante9 di;o: OUAh9 mu;er URu* bueno es >ue seas reina Ahora no tendrs 3a nada >ue desear+Q desear+Q
OB3 no means9 m3 husband9Q said the 4oman9 >uite agitated+ O? ha8e been Rueen 5or some timeP ? 4ant to be mu"h more+ Go and @nd the "at@sh9 and tell him that ? am no4 Rueen9 but ? must be"ome be "ome Empress+Q
ODe ningn modo9 marido mKo9Q le "ontestN9 mu3 agitadaP Oha"e mu"ho tiempo >ue so3 reina9 >uiero ser mu"ho ms+ Ve Ve a bus"ar al barbo 3 dile >ue 3a so3 reina9 pero >ue ne"esito ser emperatriJ+Q
OAlas9 4i5e9Q replied the husband9 O? kno4 that he "annot make 3ou empress9 and ? dare not tell him that+Q
OUAh9 mu;erQ repli"N el marido9 O3o s* >ue no puede ha"erte emperatriJ 3 no me atre8o a de"irle eso+Q
O? am Rueen9Q said the 4oman9 Oand 3ou are m3 husband Look9 i5 he 4as "apable o5 making us Ying and Rueen9 he "an also make us emperors+ Go9 ? tell 3ou+Q
OUFo OUFo so3 reina9Q di;o la mu;er9 O3 t eres mi marido Ve9 si ha podido ha"ernos re3es9 tambi*n podr ha"ernos emperadores+ Ve9 Ve9 te digo+Q
He had to lea8eP but upon 4ithdra4ing9 he 5elt disturbed9 and said to himsel59 O?t does not seem right to me+ Emperor ?t is asking too mu"h9 and the "at@sh 4ill gro4 4ear3+Q
u8o u8o >ue mar"harP pero al ale;arse se hallaba hallaba turbado 3 se de"Ka a sK mismo: O0o me pare"e bien+ WEmperador Es pedir demasiado 3 el barbo se "ansar+Q
#hile thinking this he sa4 the 4ater 4as bla"k and seething in spurtsP 5oam rose to the sur5a"e and the 4ind 4as blo4ing 8iolentl3+ 8iolentl3+
ensando esto 8io >ue el agua estaba negra 3 her8Ka a borbotones9 la espuma subKa a la super@"ie 3 el 8iento la le8antaba soplando "on 8iolen"iaP
Despite this9 he 4ent 5or4ard and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a re>uest+Q
pero se a"er"N 3 di;o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
OAnd 4hat does she 4antQ said the "at@sh+
OWF >u* >uiereQ di;o el barbo+
O#ell9 "at@sh9Q "at@sh9Q he replied9 Om3 4i5e 4ants to be"ome empress+Q e mpress+Q
OUAh9 barboQ le "ontestNP Omi mu;er >uiere llegar a ser emperatriJ+Q
OFou OFou "an go ba"k9Q said the "at@shP Oshe is empress em press 5rom this moment+Q
Ouede 8uel8e9Q di;o el barboP Oella es la emperatriJ desde este momento+Q
he husband returned9 returned9 and 4hen he arri8ed ba"k9 he 5ound 5ound the 4hole pala"e 4as made o5 polished marble9 enhan"ed b3 alabaster statues and adorned 4ith gold+
El marido 8ol8iN9 3 "uando estu8o de regreso9 todo el pala"io era de mrmol pulimentado9 enri>ue"ido "on estatuas de alabastro 3 adornado "on oro+
utside the door there 4ere man3 deta"hments o5 soldiers that pla3ed trumpets9 and "3mbals and drumsP in the interior o5 the pala"e9 the barons9 earls9 and dukes "ame and 4ent in the "apa"it3 o5 mere ser8ants9 and the3 opened the doors 4hi"h 4ere o5 solid gold to him+
Delante de la puerta habKa mu"has legiones de soldados9 >ue to"aban trompetas9 timbales 3 tamboresP en el interior del pala"io los barones 3 los "ondes 3 los du>ues iban 3 8enKan en "alidad de simples "riados9 3 le abrKan las puertas9 >ue eran de oro ma"iJo+
As he entered9 he sa4 his 4i5e sitting on a golden throne a single pie"e9 and more than a thousand 5eet high 4earing a huge golden "ro4n9 ornamented 4ith diamondsP in one hand she held a s"eptre9 and in the other9 the imperial globeP
En "uanto entrN9 8io a su mu;er mu;e r sentada en un trono de oro de una sola pieJa 3 de ms de mil pies de alto9 lle8aba una enorme "orona de oro9 guarne"ido "on diamantesP en una mano tenKa el "etro 3 en la otra el globo imperialP
to one side 4ere guards in t4o ro4s9 one a5ter the other smaller in statureP as 4ell9 there 4ere huge giants one hundred 5eet high9 and small d4ar8es that 4ere no larger than 3our thumb+
a un lado estaban sus guardias en dos @las9 ms pe>ueTos unos >ue otrosP adems habKa gigantes enormes de "ien pies de altos 3 pe>ueTos enanos >ue no eran ma3ores >ue el dedo pulgar+
Standing in 5ront o5 her 4as a multitude o5 prin"es and dukes+
Delante de ella habKa de pie una multitud de prKn"ipes 3 de du>ues+
he husband 4alked through through the midst o5 them9 and said said to her9 O#i5e9 are are 3ou empress no4Q
El marido a8anJN por en medio de ellos9 3 le di;o: O.u;er9 3a eres emperatriJ+Q
OFes9Q she said9 O? am Empress+Q
OSK9Q le "ontestN9 O3a so3 emperatriJ+Q
hen he positioned himsel5 in 5ront o5 her and began to look at her9 and it seemed to him that he sa4 the sun+
Enton"es se puso delante de ella 3 "omenJN a mirarla 3 le pare"Ka >ue 8eKa al sol+
OAh9 4i5e9Q he said to her9 O4hat a great thing it is to be empressQ
OUAh9 mu;er9Q le di;o9 O>u* buena "osa es ser emperatriJQ
Ho4e8er9 she remained rigid9 (8er3 rigid9) and did not sa3 a 4ord+
ero permane"Ka tiesa9 mu3 tiesa 3 no de"Ka palabra+
inall3 the husband e="laimed9 O#oman9 3ou 4ill no4 be happ3P 3ou are no4 empress #hat more "ould 3ou 4antQ
Al @n el marido e="lamN: OU.u;er9 3a estars "ontenta9 3a eres emperatriJ WRu* ms puedes desearQ
OLet
OVeamos9Q "ontestN la mu;er+
he3 4ent immediatel3 to bed9 but she 4as not "ontentedP the ambition impeded her sleep9 and she 4as "onstantl3 thinking about be"oming still more+
ueron ueron enseguida a a"ostarse9 pero ella no estaba "ontentaP la ambi"iNn le impedKa dormir 3 pensaba siempre en ser toda8Ka ms+
he husband slept deepl3P he had 4alked 4alked all da3P but the 4oman "ould not rest 5or a moment: she turned 5rom one side to the other during the entire night9 al4a3s thinking o5 be"oming still more9 but not @nding an3thing to settle upon+
El marido durmiN pro5undamenteP habKa andado todo el dKaP pero la mu;er no pudo des"ansar un momento: se 8ol8Ka de un lado a otro durante toda la no"he9 pensando siempre en ser toda8Ka ms9 3 no en"ontrando nada por >u* de"idirse+
Ho4e8er9 the sun began to rise9 and 4hen she per"ei8ed @rst light9 she sat up a little and looked at the glo49 and sa4 ho4 the ra3s 5rom the sun entered through her 4indo4Z
Sin embargo9 el sol "omenJN a subir9 3 "uando per"ibiN la aurora9 se in"orporN un po"o 3 mirN ha"ia la luJ9 3 al 8er entrar por su 8entana los ra3os del sol+++
OAh9Q she thought9 O4h3 should ? not be "apable o5 "ommanding the sun and the moon to "ome outQ
OUAhQ pensNP OWpor >u* no he de poder mandar salir al Sol 3 a la LunaQ
O.3 husband9Q she said9 ;abbing him 4ith her elbo4P O4ake upP go and @nd the "at@shP ? 4ant to be ;ust like GodQ
O.arido mKoQ empu;ndole "on el "odo9 OUdespi*rtate9 8e a bus"ar al barboP >uiero ser seme;ante a DiosQ
he husband 4as still hal5 asleep9 but but he 4as sho"ked sho"ked in su"h a 4a3 that he 5ell o the bed+
El marido estaba dormido toda8Ka9 pero se asustN de tal manera9 >ue se "a3N de la "ama+
hinking he had heard 4rong9 4rong9 he rubbed his e3es and asked9 asked9 OAh9 OAh9 4i5e #hat are 3ou sa3ingQ
6re3endo >ue habKa oKdo mal9 se 5rotN los o;os 3 preguntN: OUAh9 mu;er WRu* di"esQ
OHusband9 i5 ? "annot order the sun and moon to rise9 and i5 it happens that the sun and moon "ome out 4ithout m3 ordering them9 ? 4ill not rest and 4ill not ha8e a tran>uil hour 5or ? 4ill be thinking "onstantl3 that ? "annot send them out+Q
O.arido mKo9 si no puedo mandar salir al Sol 3 a la Luna9 3 si es pre"iso >ue los 8ea salir sin orden mKa9 no podr* des"ansar 3 no tendr* una hora de tran>uilidad9 pues estar* siempre pensando en >ue no los puedo mandar salir+Q
n sa3ing this9 she looked at him 4ith su"h a horrible s"o4l su"h that he 5elt his 4hole bod3 bathed in a "old s4eat+
F al de"ir esto le mirN "on un "eTo tan horrible9 >ue sintiN baTarse todo su "uerpo de un sudor 5rKo+
OGo at on"eP ? 4ant to be akin to God+Q
OVe OVe al instante9 >uiero ser seme;ante a Dios+Q
OAlas9 4i5e9Q said the man9 dropping to her 5eetP Othe "at@sh "annot do thatP he "ertainl3 has been able to make 3ou Rueen and empressP but9 ? beg 3ou9 "ontent 3oursel5 4ith being empress+Q
OUAh9 mu;erQ di;o el marido arro;ndose a sus piesP Oel barbo no puede ha"er esoP ha podido mu3 bien ha"erte reina 3 emperatriJ9 pero9 te lo supli"o9 "ont*ntate "on ser emperatriJ+Q
hen she began to 4eepP her hair Ce4 into disarra3 around her headP and she s"reamed9 O? "annotZ ? do not 4ant to "ontent m3sel5 4ith thisP go at on"e+Q
Enton"es e"hN a llorarP sus "abellos 8olaron en desorden alrededor de su "abeJaP 3 ella gritN: gri tN: O0o puedo9 no >uiero "ontentarme "on estoP mar"ha m ar"ha al instante+Q
he husband dressed >ui"kl3 >ui"kl3 and ran o like a madman+
El marido se 8istiN 8i stiN rpidamente 3 e"hN a "orrer9 "omo un insensato+
Ho4e8er9 the storm had unleashed itsel5 and roared 5uriousl3: 5uriousl3: the houses and the trees trembledP pie"es o5 ro"k rolled into i nto the seaP and the sk3 4as dark like tar+
ero la tempestad se habKa desen"adenado 3 rugKa 5uriosa: las "asas 3 los rboles se mo8KanP pedaJos de ro"a rodaban por el marP 3 el "ielo estaba negro "omo la peJP
He shouted9 5or he "ould barel3 hear his o4n 4ords: OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a re>uest+Q
GritN9 pues apenas podKa oKrse *l mismo sus propias palabras: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
O#hat do 3ou 4ant9 m3 5riendQ said the "at@sh+
OWRu* >uieres t9 amigoQ di;o el barbo+
OAlas9Q said he9 Oshe 4ants to be likened to God+Q
OUAh9Q "ontestN9 O>uiere ser seme;ante a DiosQ
OGo ba"k9 and 3ou 4ill @nd her ba"k again in the hut+Q
OVuel8e OVuel8e 3 la l a en"ontrars en la "hoJa+Q
And the3 still li8e there at this 8er3 time+
F a estas horas 8i8en allK toda8Ka+
he De8il 4ith the hree Golden Hairs
Los res elos de ro del Diablo
here 4as on"e a poor 4oman 4ho ga8e ga8e birth to a little son+ He 4as born standing up+ 6onse>uentl39 it 4as predi"ted that in his 5ourteenth 3ear he 4ould marr3 the daughter o5 the Ying+
HabKa una 8eJ una pobre mu;er >ue dio a luJ un hi;o+ [l na"iN de pie+ En "onse"uen"ia9 se predi;o >ue en los "ator"e aTos se "asarKa "on la hi;a del re3+
n the same da39 the Ying passed b3 the 8illage9 4ithout an3bod3 kno4ing itP and in>uiring 4hat ne4s there 4as9 the3 responded that a bo3 had ;ust been born standing9 and that it had been predi"ted that 4hen he 4as 5ourteen 3ears old he 4ould marr3 the Ying
El mismo dKa9 el re3 pasN por el pueblo9 sin >ue nadie le "ono"iese9 3 preguntando lo >ue habKa de nue8o9 le respondieron >ue a"ababa de na"er un niTo de pie9 3 >ue le habKan 8ati"inado >ue "uando tu8iera "ator"e aTos se "asarKa "on la hi;a del re3+ re3+
he Ying had a 8er3 4i"ked heart9 heart9 and this predi"tion troubled him+
El re3 tenKa mu3 mal "oraJNn9 3 esta predi""iNn le in"omodN+ i n"omodN+
He 4ent looking 5or the parents o5 the ne4born9 and said to them in a 5riendl3 tone9 OFou OFou are 8er3 poorP gi8e gi 8e me 3our son9 and ? 4ill take "are o5 him+Q
ue a bus"ar a los padres del re"i*n na"ido9 3 les di;o en tono amistoso: OVosotros OVosotros sois mu3 pobreP dadme 8uestro hi;o9 3 3o "uidar* de *l+Q
At @rst the3 re5used9 but the stranger oered them a lot o5 goldP and the3 thought9 OSin"e the "hild 4as born standing9 all that happens 4ill be 5or his 4ellbeing+Q And e8entuall3 the3 "on"eded9 and handed o8er their son+
Al prin"ipio se negaban9 pero el 5orastero les o5re"iN mu"ho oro9 3 pensaron a sK mismos: Ouesto >ue el niTo ha na"ido de pie9 todo lo >ue su"eda ser por su bien+Q F a"abaron por "eder 3 entregar a su hi;o+
he Ying put him in a bo=9 bo=9 and took him to the bank o5 a ri8er+ ri8er+ He thre4 the bo= into the 4ater9 thinking he had liberated his daughter 5rom a "urse+
El re3 le puso en una "a;a 3 le lle8N a la orilla de un rKo+ Arro;N la "a;a en el agua9 pensando >ue habKa liberado a su hi;a de una maldi"iNn+
Ho4e8er9 the bo=9 instead o5 going to the bottom9 began to Coat like a little boat 4ithout a single drop o5 4ater entering it+
ero la "a;a en 8eJ de irse al 5ondo9 "omenJN a Cotar "omo un bar>uito9 sin >ue entrase en ella ni una sola gota de aguaP
he "urrent dragged it to 4ithin t4o kilometres o5 the "apital9 "apital9 4here it stopped in the dam o5 a mill+
la "orriente la arrastrN hasta dos kilNmetros de la "apital9 donde se detu8o en la presa de un molino+
A miller bo3 that 4as there b3 "han"e sa4 it and retrie8ed it 4ith a hook9 hoping to @nd a great treasureP but 4hen he opened it9 he dis"o8ered a 8er3 beauti5ul9 a4ake9 and "heer5ul little bo3+ bo3+
Mn "riado del molinero9 >ue se hallaba allK por "asualidad9 la 8io 3 la sa"N "on un gar@o9 esperando en"ontrar un gran tesoroP pero "uando la abriN9 se hallN un niTo mu3 bonito9 despierto 3 alegre+
He took him to the mill9 and the miller and his 4i5e9 4ho had no "hildren9 re"ei8ed him as i5 he had been sent b3 God+
Le lle8N al molino9 3 el molinero 3 su mu;er9 >ue no tenKan hi;os9 le re"ibieron "omo si se le hubiera en8iado Dios+
he3 treated the orphan 8er3 4ell he gre4 gre4 up strong and 4ith good good >ualities9 in their home+
rataron rataron mu3 bien al huer5anito9 >ue "re"iN "re"iN en su "asa en 5uerJas 3 en buenas "ualidades+
he Ying9 surprised one da3 b3 a storm9 storm9 entered in the mill9 and he asked the miller i5 that 3outh 4as his son+
El re39 sorprendido un dKa por una tempestad9 entrN en el molino9 3 preguntN al molinero si a>uel ;o8en era hi;o su3o+
O0o sir9Q he replied9 Ohe is i s a 5oundling that 4e dis"o8ered in a bo= that the 4ater dragged until the 4eir o5 the damZ that 4ill make it some 5ourteen 3ears agoP m3 ser8ant pulled him out o5 the 4ater+Q 4ater+Q
O0o seTorQ le "ontestN9 Oes un e=pNsito >ue hemos en"ontrado en una "a;a >ue el agua arrastrN hasta la es"lusa del molinoZ har unos "ator"e aTosP mi "riado le sa"N del agua+Q
he Ying then kne4 that this 4as the bo3 born standing9 and that he had thro4n him into the ri8er+ ri8er+
El re3 "ono"iN enton"es >ue este era el niTo >ue habKa na"ido de pie9 3 *l lo habKa arro;ado en el rKo+
OGood people9Q he said to them9 O"ould not this 3oung man "arr3 a letter 5rom me to the Rueen ? 4ill gi8e t4o pie"es o5 gold 5or his 4ork+Q
OBuenas gentesQ les di;oP OWno podrKa este ;o8en lle8ar una "arta de parte mKa a la reina Le dar* dos monedas de oro por su traba;o+Q
OAs the Ying "ommands9Q the3 ans4ered himP and the3 told the bo3 to read3 himsel5 to take to the road+
O6omo el re3 ordena9Q le "ontestaron9 3 di;eron al ;o8en >ue se preparase para ponerse en "amino+
he Ying sent the Rueen a letter instru"ting instru"ting her to arrest arrest the bearer9 and to kill and bur3 him9 su"h that on his return he 4ould @nd it all done+
El re3 en8iN a la reina una "arta en >ue la mandaba prender al portador9 darle muerte 3 enterrarle9 de manera >ue a su regreso lo en"ontrase he"ho todo+
he bo3 set out 4ith this letter9 letter9 but he be"ame lost9 and in the the e8ening he arri8ed at a 8er3 dense 5orest+
El mu"ha"ho se puso en "amino "on la "arta9 pero se e=tra8iN 3 por la no"he llegN a un bos>ue mu3 denso+
ar o he made out a 5aint light in the darkness9 and heading to4ards that dire"tion "ame to a small house9 4here he 5ound an old 4oman sitting b3 the @re+
A lo le;os distinguiN una d*bil luJ en medio de las tinieblas9 3 dirigi*ndose ha"ia a>uel lado llegN a una "asita pe>ueTa9 donde se en"ontrN una 8ie;a sentada ;unto al hogar+
Surprised to see the 3oung man9 the 4oman said to him9 O#here do 3ou "ome 5rom9 and 4hat do 3ou 4antQ
Sorprendida al 8er al ;o8en9 le di;o a>uella mu;er: OWDe dNnde 8ienes 3 >u* >uieresQ
O? "ome 5rom the mill9Q he respondedP O? am taking a letter to the RueenP ? ha8e lost m3 4a3 and 4ish to spend the night here+Q
OVengo OVengo del molinoQ respondiNP Olle8o una "arta a la reina9 me he perdido en el "amino 3 >uisiera pasar la no"he a>uK+Q
OFou OFou un5ortunate 3oung man9Q replied the 4omanP O3ou ha8e 5allen into a den o5 thie8es9 and i5 the3 dis"o8er 3ou here9 3ou 4ill surel3 die+Q
ODesgra"iado ;o8enQ le repli"N la mu;er9 Ohas "aKdo en una "a8erna de ladrones9 3 si te en"uentran a>uK9 morirs morir s sin remedio+Q
O0o problem9Q said the bo39 O? ha8e no 5earP and ? am also so tired that it is impossible 5or me to go an3 5urther+Q
O0o ha3 problemaQ di;o el ;o8en9 Ono tengo miedo9 3 adems esto3 tan "ansado >ue me es imposible ir ms le;os+Q
He la3 do4n on a ben"h and 5ell asleep+ Shortl3 a5ter4ards9 the robbers "ame9 and angered9 the3 asked 4h3 the stranger 4as l3ing there+
Se e"hN en un ban"o 3 se durmiNP po"o despu*s9 los ladrones llegaron 3 preguntaron9 en5ure"ido9 por >u* el 5orastero estaba tirado allK+
OAh9Q said the old 4oman9 Oit is a poor bo3 4ho has lost himsel5 in the 5orest9 and ? ha8e re"ei8ed him out o5 "ompassionP he takes a letter to the Rueen+Q
OUAhQ di;o la 8ie;a9 Oes un pobre niTo >ue se ha perdido en el bos>ue 3 le he re"ibido por "ompasiNnP lle8a una "arta a la reina+Q
he robbers opened the letter9 and sa4 that it "ontained an order order to put the bearer to death+
Los ladrones abrieron la "arta9 3 8ieron >ue "ontenKa la orden de dar muerte al portador+ portador+
Despite the hardness o5 their hearts9 the3 took pit3 on the poor 5ello4+ 5ello4+
A pesar de la l a dureJa de sus "oraJones9 se "ompade"ieron del pobre hombre+
he leader tore up the letter and put another in its pla"e9 in 4hi"h it said that as soon as the bo3 arri8es9 he is to marr3 the daughter o5 the Ying+
El lKder rompiN la "arta 3 puso otra en su lugar9 en >ue de"Ka >ue tan pronto "omo llega el ;o8en9 ;o8e n9 *l debe "asarse "on la l a hi;a del re3+ re3+
A5ter4ards9 A5ter4ards9 the robbers le5t him sleeping on the ben"h (until the ne=t morning)9 and as soon as he a4oke9 the3 ga8e him the letter and sho4ed him the 4a3+
Despu*s9 los ladrones le de;aron dormir en el ban"o hasta la maTana siguiente9 3 en "uanto despertN9 le entregaron la "arta 3 le enseTaron el "amino+
Hardl3 ha8ing re"ei8ed the letter9 the Rueen implemented 4hat 4as said in its "ontents: the 4edding 4as held 4ith splendourP the Ying
Apenas despu*s de haber re"ibido la "arta9 la reina e;e"utN lo >ue se de"Ka en su "ontenido: la boda se "elebrN "on esplendorP la hi;a del re3 se "asN "on el niTo na"ido de pieP 3 "omo era guapo 3 amable9 8i8Ka a gusto "on *l+
Some time a5ter4ards9 the Ying returned to his pala"e and sa4 that the predi"tion had been 5ul@lled9 and that the "hild born standing had married his daughter+
Algn tiempo despu*s9 el re3 8ol8iN a su pala"io 3 8io >ue la predi""iNn se habKa "umplido9 3 >ue el niTo na"ido de pie se habKa "asado "on su hi;a+
OHo4 is it 3ou ha8e done thatQ he said+ O? had gi8en a 8er3 dierent order in the letter+Q
OW6Nmo hab*is he"ho esoQ di;oP O3o habKa dado una orden mu3 di5erente en la "arta+Q
he Rueen sho4ed him the letter9 and said said he "ould see 4hat it "ontained+ "ontained+
La reina le enseTN la "arta9 3 le di;o >ue podKa 8er lo >ue "ontenKa+
He read it9 and sa4 that his hi s had been e="hanged 5or another+
La le3N9 3 8io >ue su habKa sido "ambiado por otro+
He asked the 3outh 4hat he had done 4ith the letter entrusted to him9 and 4h3 he had pro8ided another+ another+
reguntN al ;o8en lo >ue habKa he"ho de la "arta >ue le habKa entregado9 3 por >u* habKa dado otra+
O? kno4 nothing about that9Q he ans4eredP Ounless the3 "hanged it the night ? spent in the 4oods+Q
O0o s* nada de esoQ repli"N el ;o8en9 Oa menos >ue no la ha3an "ambiado la no"he >ue pas* en el bos>ue+Q
Enraged9 the Ying said to him9 him 9 Ohis "annot remain su"h as it isP 4hoe8er "ourts m3 daughter must @rst go to hell and bring me three golden hairs
5rom the head o5 the de8il+ Bring them to me9 and 3ou 4ill 4in m3 daughter+Q
En"oleriJado9 el re3 le di;o: OEsto no puede >uedar asKP el >ue pretenda a mi hi;a primero debe ir al in@erno 3 traerme tres pelos de oro de la "abeJa del diablo+ remelos9 remelos9 3 ganars mi hi;a+Q
he Ying9 in gi8ing him this task9 task9 belie8ed that he 4ould ne8er return+ return+
El re39 al darle esta "omisiNn9 "reKa >ue no 8ol8erKa ms+
Ho4e8er9 the 3oung man replied9 O? ha8e no 5ear o5 the de8ilP ? 4ill go and @nd the three golden hairs+Q He said goodb3e to the Ying9 and set o+
El ;o8en le respondiN: O0o tengo miedo al diabloP ir* a bus"ar los tres pelos de oro+Q F se despidiN del re3 3 se puso en "amino+
He arri8ed at the gates o5 a large "it3P the 4at"hman asked him 4hat his ;ob 4as9 and 4hat he kne4+ kne4+
LlegN a las puertas de una gran "iudadP el "entinela le preguntN "ul era su traba;o9 3 lo >ue sabKa+
O? kno4 e8er3thing9Q ans4ered the 3oung man+
OFo OFo lo s* todo9Q respondiN el ;o8en+
Ohen 3ou "an do us a 5a8our9Q said the 4at"hmanP Otell us 4h3 the 5ountain in the market9 4hi"h be5ore al4a3s ga8e 4ine9 has dried up and does not e8en gi8e 4aterQ
OEnton"es puedes ha"ernos un 5a8or9Q di;o el e l "entinela9 Ode"irnos por >u* la 5uente en el mer"ado9 >ue antes daba siempre 8ino9 se ha se"ado 3 ni si>uiera da agua+Q
O#ait9Q O# ait9Q he responded9 Oand ? 4ill tell 3ou on m3 return+Q
OEsperadQ le respondiN9 O3 os lo dir* a mi regreso+Q regreso+Q
urther urther on9 he "ame to the gates o5 another "it3P the 4at"hman asked him 4hat his ;ob 4as and 4hat he kne4+
.s le;os9 llegN a las puertas de otra "iudadP el "entinela le preguntN "ul era su traba;o9 3 lo >ue sabKa+
O? kno4 e8er3thing9Q ans4ered the 3oung man+
OFo OFo lo s* todo9Q respondiN el ;o8en+
Ohen 3ou "an do us a 5a8our9Q said the 4at"hmanP Otell us 4h3 a tree in our to4n9 4hi"h on"e bore golden apples9 no longer e8en produ"es lea8esQ
OEnton"es puedes ha"ernos un 5a8or9Q di;o el e l "entinela9 Ode"irnos por >u* el rbol grande de nuestra "iudad9 >ue antes daba siempre manJanas de oro9 no produ"e 3a ni aun ho;as+Q
O#ait9Q O# ait9Q he responded9 Oand ? 4ill tell 3ou on m3 return+Q
OEsperadQ le respondiN9 O3 os lo dir* a mi regreso+Q regreso+Q
Still 5urther on9 he "ame up to a 4ide ri8er that he needed to pass+
.s le;os toda8Ka llegN delante de un an"ho rKo >ue ne"esitaba pasar+ pasar+
he 5err3man asked him 4hat his trade 4as9 and 4hat he kne4+ kne4+
El bar>uero le preguntN "ul era su traba;o9 3 lo >ue sabKa+
O? kno4 e8er3thing9Q he ans4ered+
OFo OFo lo s* todo9Q respondiN el ;o8en+
Ohen 3ou "an do me a 5a8our9Q said the 5err3manP Otell me i5 ? 4ill al4a3s remain in this post 4ithout e8er being relie8ed+Q
OEnton"es puedes ha"erme un 5a8or9Q di;o el bar>uero9 Ode"irme si debo permane"er siempre en este puesto sin ser rele8ado nun"a+Q
O#ait9Q O# ait9Q he responded9 Oand ? 4ill tell 3ou on m3 return+Q
OEsperaQ le "ontestN9 O3 te lo dir* a mi regreso+Q
n the other side o5 the 4ater he 5ound the entran"e to Hell+ ?t 4as dark and 5ull o5 bla"k smoke+
En el otro lado del agua en"ontrN la entrada al in@ernoP estaba os"uro 3 lleno de humo negro+
he De8il 4as not to be 5ound (in his home)9 but he "ame a"ross a"ross his landlad39 4ho 4as sitting in a large "hair+ "hair+
El diablo no se hallaba en su "asa9 pero en"ontrN a su patrona9 >ue estaba sentada en un sillNn grande+
O#hat do 3ou 4antQ she asked him9 in a rather s4eet tone+
OWRu* >uieresQ le preguntN9 "on un tono bastante dul"e+
O? need three golden hairs 5rom the head o5 the de8il9 4ithout 4hi"h ? "annot li8e 4ith m3 4i5e+Q
O0e"esito tres pelos de oro de la "abeJa del diablo9 sin lo "ual no puedo 8i8ir "on mi mu;er+Q mu;er+Q
Ohat is a lot to ask9Q she said to him9 Oand i5 the de8il sees 3ou 4hen he enters9 3ou 4ill pass through a 8er3 bad timeP ho4e8er9 ? ha8e "on"ern 5or 3ou9 and am going to endea8our to help 3ou+Q
OEso es mu"ho pedirQ le di;o9 O3 si el diablo te 8e "uando entre9 pasars un rato mu3 maloP sin embargo9 tengo inter*s por ti9 3 8o3 a pro"urar a3udarte+Q
She "hanged him into an ant and said9 OHide 3oursel5 in the 5olds o5 m3 dressP here 3ou 4ill be sa5e+Q
Ella le "on8irtiN en una hormiga9 3 le di;o: O"ltate en los pliegues de mi 8estidoP a>uK estars e stars seguro+Q
Ohanks9Q he responded to herP O? belie8e that this is going 4ellP but ? need also to kno4 three things:
OGra"iasQ la "ontestNP O"reo >ue esto 8a 8 a bienP pero ne"esito adems saber tres "osas:
4h3 a 5ountain that al4a3s Co4ed 4ith 4ine9 no4 does not e8en run 4ith 4aterP
por >u* una 5uente >ue manaba siempre 8ino9 no mana 3a ni aun aguaP
4h3 a tree that ga8e golden apples9 no4 does not e8en gro4 lea8esP
por >u* un rbol >ue daba manJanas de oro9 no produ"e 3a ni aun ho;asP
and i5 it is the "ase that a 5err3man must al4a3s remain at his post9 4ithout e8er being relie8edQ
3 si "ierto bar>uero debe permane"er siempre en su puesto sin ser rele8ado nun"a+Q
Ohose are three 8er3 di"ult >uestions9 but do not be 4orriedP pa3 attention to 4hat the de8il sa3s 4hen ? tear out the three golden hairs+Q
OEsas son tres preguntas mu3 di5K"iles9 pero no tengas "uidadoP presta aten"iNn a lo >ue diga el diablo "uando 3o le arran>ue los tres pelos de oro+Q
?n the e8ening9 the de8il returned to his homeP and he had ;ust ; ust entered 4hen he noti"ed a strange smell+
or la no"he el diablo 8ol8iN a su "asa9 3 apenas habKa entrado9 notN un olor e=traTo+
O#hat is there ne4 hereQ he said+ O?t smells o5 human Cesh+Q He e=amined e8er3 "orner9 4ithout @nding an3thing+
OWRu* ha3 a>uK de nue8oQ di;oP Ohuele a "arne humana+Q IegistrN todos los rin"ones9 pero sin en"ontrar nada+
he landlad3 s"olded him: O? ha8e ;ust s4ept s4ept and arranged e8er3thing9Q she said to him9 Oand 3ou go and rearrange it+ Fou Fou are al4a3s smelling human Cesh+ Sit do4n and eat dinnerQ
La patrona le reprendiN: OA"abo OA"abo de barrer 3 de arreglarlo todoQ le di;o9 O3 8as a desarreglarloP siempre ests oliendo a "arne humana+ USi*ntate 3 "enaQ
He ate and drank9 and as he 4as tired9 he put his head on the lap o5 the landlad39 and 4as soon asleep and snoring+
6omiN 3 bebiN9 3 "omo estaba "ansado9 puso la "abeJa en el regaJo de la patrona9 3 no tardN en dormirse 3 ron"ar+ ron"ar+
he old 4oman grabbed a golden hair9 pulled it out9 out9 and put it to her side+ side+
La 8ie;a "ogiN un pelo de oro9 lo arran"N 3 lo puso a su lado+
OHe3Q e="laimed the de8il9 O4hat are 3ou doingQ
OUA3Q e="lamN el diablo9 OW>u* ha"esQ
O? ha8e had a bad dream9Q ans4ered the landlad39 Oand ha8e seiJed hold o5 3our hair+Q
OHe tenido un mal sueTo9Q di;o la patrona9 O3 te he agarrado del pelo+Q
O#hat ha8e 3ou dreamtQ asked the de8il+
OWRu* has soTadoQ la preguntN el diablo+
O? dreamt that a 5ountain in a marketpla"e9 4hi"h on"e Co4ed 4ith 4ine9 has dried upP and no4 it does not e8en pro8ide 4aterP 4hat "ould be the "ause o5 thisQ
OHe soTado >ue la 5uente de un mer"ado >ue manaba siempre 8ino9 se ha se"ado 3 no da 3a ni aun aguaP W"ul puede ser la "ausaQ
OAh ?5 the3 kne4 it9Q ans4ered the de8ilP Othere is a toad in the 5ountain under a ro"k+ he3 ha8e onl3 to kill it9 and the 4ine 4ill again Co4+Q Co4+Q
OUAh USi lo supieranQ "ontestN el diabloP Oha3 un sapo en la 5uente9 deba;o de una piedraP no tienen ms >ue matarle 3 8ol8er a manar 8ino+Q
He 4ent ba"k to sleep and began to snore loudl3+ loudl3+
Vol8iN a dormir 3 "omenJN a ron"ar 5uertemente+
hen she pulled out the se"ond hair hair++
Enton"es le arran"N el segundo pelo+
OHe3 #hat are 3ou doingQ "ried the de8il angril3+ angril3+
OUA3 WRu* ha"esQ e="lamN el diablo en"oleriJado+
ODo not 4orr3 3oursel59Q she respondedP Oit is a dream that ? ha8e had+Q
O0o te preo"upes9Q le respondiNP Oes un sueTo >ue he tenido+Q
O#hat ha8e 3ou dreamtQ he asked+
OWRu* has soTadoQ la preguntN+
O? dreamt that in a "ertain "ountr3 there is a tree 4hi"h used to produ"e golden apples9 and no4 it doesn
OHe soTado >ue en "ierto paKs ha3 un rbol9 >ue daba antes manJanas de oro9 3 ahora no tiene ni aun ho;asP W"ul puede ser el moti8oQ
Oh ?5 the3 kne4 it9Q ans4ered the de8il+ Ohere is a mouse that gna4s the root+ he3 ha8e onl3 to kill it9 and the tree 4ill again produ"e golden applesP but i5 he "ontinues gna4ing9 it 4ill dr3 up "ompletel3+ "ompletel3+ 0o4 lea8e me in pea"eZ 3ou and 3our dreams+ ?5 3ou 4ake me again9 ? 4ill gi8e 3ou a slap+Q
OUh USi lo supieranQ repli"N el diabloP Oha3 un ratNn >ue roe la raKJP no tienen ms >ue matarle 3 el rbol 8ol8er a produ"ir manJanas de oroP pero si "ontina ro3*ndola9 se se"ar por "ompleto+ Ahora de;adme en paJZ t 3 tus sueTos+ Si me 8uel8es a despertar9 te dar* una bo5etada+Q
he 4oman "almed him do4n9 and he 5ell asleep and began began to snore+
La mu;er lo "almN9 3 se durmiN 3 "omenJN a ron"ar+ ron"ar+
hen she pulled out the third third golden hair+ hair+
Enton"es le arran"N el ter"er pelo de oro+
he de8il ;umped up s"reaming9 and 4anted to gi8e her a slapP but she she kne4 ho4 to 5ool him9 sa3ing9 O#ho "an 5ree onesel5 5rom a bad dreamQ
El diablo se le8antN gritando 3 >uerKa pegarlaP pero ella le supo engaTar9 di"i*ndole: OWRui*n puede librarse de un mal sueToQ
O#hat ha8e 3ou dreamt no4Q he asked9 some4hat "urious+
OWRu* has soTado ahoraQ la l a preguntN "on "uriosidad+
O? dreamt o5 a 5err3man 4ho "omplained o5 being al4a3s ro4ing on the ri8er9 4ith no one to e8er repla"e him+Q
OHe soTado "on un bar>uero >ue se >ue;aba de estar siempre remando en el rKo en su bar"o9 sin >ue le reempla"e nun"a nadie+Q
OAh he 5ool9Q replied the de8ilP Ohe has onl3 to put the oar in the hand o5 the @rst one 4ho "omes to "ross the ri8er9 and he 4ill be 5ree+Q
OUAh el tontoQ repuso el diablo9 Ono tiene ms >ue poner el remo en la mano al primero >ue 8a3a a pasar el rKo9 3 >uedar libre+Q
As the landlad3 had plu"ked out the three golden hairs9 and had learnt the three responses that she 4anted to kno49 she le5t him in pea"e9 and he slept until the 5ollo4ing morning+
6omo la patrona le habKa arran"ado los tres "abellos de oro 3 habKa sabido las tres respuestas >ue >uerKa saber9 le de;N en paJ 3 *l se durmiN hasta la maTana siguiente+
he de8il had onl3 ;ust le5t the house house 4hen the old 4oman took the ant 5rom bet4een the 5olds o5 her dress9 and turned the 3outh into his human 5orm+
Apenas hubo el diablo salido de la "asa9 "ogiN la 8ie;a a la hormiga de entre los pliegues de su 8estido9 3 8ol8iN al ;o8en su 5orma humana+
OHere 3ou ha8e the three golden hairs9Q she said to him+ OFou OFou ha8e heard the de8iluestionsQ
OAhK tienes los tres "abellos9Q le di;o+ OWHas oKdo bien las respuestas del diablo a tus tres preguntasQ
OVer3 OVer3 "learl39Q he responded9 O? 4ill not 5orget them+Q
O.u3 bienQ respondiN9 Ono las ol8idar*+Q
OFou ha8e 4hat 3ou 4ant9Q said she9 Oand "an go 3our 4a3+Q
O O tienes lo >ue >uieres9Q le di;o9 O3 puedes seguir tu "amino+Q
He thanked the old 4oman 5or ha8ing helped him so mu"h9 and e=ited 5rom Hell 5eeling 8er3 "ontent 5or ha8ing had su"h good 5ortune+
Dio gra"ias a la 8ie;a por lo bien >ue le habKa a3udado9 3 saliN del in@erno mu3 "ontento de haber tenido tan buena 5ortuna+
#hen he "ame to 4here the 5err3man 4as9 he passed to the other side be5ore telling him the promised repl3 gi8ing him the ad8i"e 5rom the de8il: OFou OFou ha8e onl3 to put the oar in the hand o5 the @rst one that "omes to "ross the ri8er+Q
6uando llegN donde estaba el bar>uero9 se hiJo pasar al otro lado antes de darle la respuesta prometida 3 enton"es le dio el "onse;o del diablo: O0o tienes ms >ue poner el remo en la mano al primero >ue 8enga a pasar el rKo+Q
Soon a5ter he "ame to the "it3 4ith the 4ithered treeP the 4at"hman also e=pe"ted his response+
o"o despu*s llegN a la "iudad "on el rbol se"oP el "entinela esperaba tambi*n su respuesta+
OYill the mouse that gna4s the roots9Q he said9 Oand it 4ill again bear golden apples+Q
O.ata al ratNn >ue roe las raK"esQ le di;o9 O3 8ol8er a dar manJanas de oro+Q
?n gratitude9 the 4at"hman ga8e him t4o donke3s laden 4ith this pre"ious metal+
En agrade"imiento9 el "entinela le dio dos burros "argados de este metal pre"ioso+
hen he arri8ed at the "it3 4hose 5ountain 5ountain 4as dr39 and said to the 4at"hman9 Ohere is a toad underneath a stone at the 5ountainP @nd him and kill him9 and 4ine 4ill again Co4 in abundan"e+Q
Enton"es llegN a la "iudad "u3a 5uente estaba se"o9 3 di;o al "entinela: OEn la 5uente9 deba;o de la piedra9 ha3 un sapoP bus"adlo 3 matadlo9 3 8ol8er a "orrer el 8ino en abundan"ia+Q
he 4at"hman thanked him9 and also ga8e him t4o donke3s donke3s laden 4ith gold+
El "entinela le dio las gra"ias9 3 tambi*n le dio dos burros "argados de oro+
he "hild born standing @nall3 @nall3 arri8ed to 4here his 4i5e 4as9 4ho re;oi"ed in his return 4ith all her heart and in parti"ular 4ith the kno4ledge that e8er3thing had gone 4ell+
El niTo na"ido de pie llegN por ltimo donde se hallaba su mu;er9 >ue se rego"i;N de todo "oraJNn por su regreso9 3 en parti"ular al saber >ue todo le habKa salido bien+
o o the Ying he deli8ered the three three golden hairs 5rom the de8ilP the Ying Ying 4as le5t 8er3 satis@ed in seeing the 5our donke3s laden 4ith goldP
EntregN al re3 los tres pelos de oro del diabloP el re3 >uedN mu3 satis5e"ho al 8er los "uatro burros "argados "argados de oroP
and he said to him9 O0o4 3ou ha8e "ompleted all o5 the "onditions9 and m3 daughter is 3ours+ Although9 m3 dear son9 tell me9 5rom 4here did 3ou get so mu"h gold or 3ou ha8e brought a substantial treasure+Q treasure+Q
3 le di;o: OAhora has "umplido 3a "on todas las "ondi"iones9 3 mi hi;a es tu3a+ ero9 >uerido hi;o mKo9 dime9 Wde dNnde has sa"ado tanto oro ues has traKdo un 8erdadero tesoro+Q
O? ha8e "olle"ted it9Q he replied9 Onear a ri8er that ? ha8e "rossedP it is in the sand on the other shore+Q
OLo he "ogidoQ le "ontestN9 O"er"a de un rKo >ue he atra8esadoP es en la arena en la otra orilla+Q
O6ould ? get the sameQ said the Ying9 4ho 4as 8er3 8e r3 greed3+ greed3+
OWodrKa 3o "oger otro tantoQ le preguntN el re3 >ue era mu3 a8aro+
OAnd mu"h more9Q he repliedP Othere is a 5err3manP go to him in order to "ross the ri8er9 and 3ou 4ill be able to @ll all 3our bags+Q
OF mu"ho msQ le respondiNP Oha3 un bar>ueroP ir a *l para pasar el rKo9 3 podrs llenar sus sa"os+Q
he a8ari"ious monar"h set o at on"e9 and on rea"hing rea"hing the ri8er9 he made a signal to the 5err3man+
El a8aro monar"a se puso en seguida en "amino9 3 al llegar al rKo9 hiJo una seTal al bar>uero+
he 5err3man dire"ted him to get in9 and as soon as the3 the3 4ere on the other side9 he put the oar in the Ying
El bar>uero le mandN entrar9 3 en "uanto estu8ieron al otro lado9 le puso el remo en la mano 3 saltN 5uera+
he Ying remained like this9 this9 in punishment 5or his sins+ sins+
El re3 >uedN asK9 en "astigo de sus pe"ados+
And he still is
WSigue si*ndolo toda8Ka
Ah9 no doubt9 5or no one has taken the oar 5rom him+
UAh sin duda9 puesto >ue nadie le ha tomado el remo+
he Foung Foung Giant
El !o8en Gigante
A 5armer had a son as big as a thumb9 and 5or man3 3ears9 his height did not in"rease+
Mn "ampesino tenKa un hi;o tan grande "omo un dedo pulgar9 3 durante mu"hos aTos9 su estatura no aumentN+
ne da39 4hen his 5ather 4as going to 4ork in the @eldP the tin3 bo3 said to him9 Oather9 Oather9 ? 4ant to go 4ith 3ou+Q
Mn dKa9 "uando su padre se iba a traba;ar en el "ampoP el pe>ueTo niTo le di;o: Oadre9 >uiero ir "ontigo+Q
OFou OFou 4ant to go 4ith meQ said the 5ather+ OSta3 here utside the house 3ou 4ould ser8e no more than to be a bother9 and 3ou might get lost+Q
OWRuieres 8enir "onmigoQ di;o el padreP OURu*date a>uK uera de "asa no ser8irKas ms >ue para in"omodarP 3 adems podrKas perderte+Q
Ho4e8er9 the d4ar5 began to "r39 and to ha8e pea"e9 his 5ather put him in his po"ket and took him+
Sin embargo9 el enano se e"hN a llorar9 3 para tener paJ9 su padre lo puso en su bolsillo 3 se lo lle8N+
As soon as he rea"hed the land he 4as going to plough9 he sat him in a ne4l3 opened 5urro4+
an an pronto "omo llegN a la tierra tierra >ue iba a arar9 le sentN en un sur"o sur"o re"i*n abierto+
#hile he 4as there9 a 8er3 big giant appeared it "ame 5rom the other side o5 the mountains+
.ientras estaba allK9 apare"iN un gran gigante >ue 8enKa del otro lado de las montaTas+
OLook Do 3ou see the big manQ his 5ather said to himP 5or he 4anted to 5righten his son (to make him more obedient)P obedie nt)P Ohe is "oming to "at"h 3ou+Q 3 ou+Q
OU.ira Ves el gran hombre9Q su padre le di;o9 >ue >uerKa >uerK a asustar a su hi;o (para ha"erlo ms obediente)P O8iene a "ogerte+Q
he giant ho4e8er9 4ho had heard this9 this9 rea"hed the 5urro4 5urro4 in t4o stepsP he seiJed the little 3oung man and took him 4ithout sa3ing a 4ord+
ero el gigante9 >ue habKa oKdo esto9 llegN al sur"o en dos pasosP "ogiN el pe>ueTo hombre ;o8en 3 se le lle8N sin de"ir una palabra+
he 5ather9 dumb5ounded9 had not the strength strength e8en to gi8e a shout+ shout+
El padre9 mudo de asombro9 no tu8o 5uerJas 5 uerJas ni aun para dar un grito+
He belie8ed his son 4as lost9 and did not e=pe"t e8er to see him again+
[l "reKa >ue su hi;o estu8o perdido9 3 no esperN 8ol8erle a 8er ms+
he giant took him to his house9 and raised him b3 himsel5P and the d4ar5 gre4 and "ame to be similar to a giant+
El gigante se le lle8N a su "asa9 3 le "rio por sK mismo9 3 el enanito "re"iN 3 llegN a ser pare"ido a un gigante+
#hen t4o 3ears had passed9 the giant 4ent 4ith him to the 5orestP to test him9 he said9 Oull out a tree+Q
Al "abo de dos aTos el gigante 5ue "on *l al bos>ueP para probarle9 le di;o: OSa"a un rbol+Q
he bo3 4as alread3 so strong strong that he tore tore 5rom the earth a small tree tree 4ith its roots+
El mu"ha"ho era 3a tan 5uerte9 >ue arran"N de la tierra un arbolito "on raK"es+
0e8ertheless9 the giant thought9 OHe is 8er3 4eak9Q and took him home and nurtured him 5or t4o more 3ears+
ero el gigante pensN: O*l es mu3 d*bilPQ lo lle8N a "asa9 3 lo nutriN durante dos aTos ms+
A5ter this time9 his strength had in"reased in su"h a 4a3 that he tore a huge tree 5rom the earth+
Despu*s de este tiempo9 su 5uerJa habKa aumentado de tal manera >ue se arran"N un enorme rbol de la tierra+
his 4as still not enough 5or the the giant+ He nurtured him 5or t4o t4o more 3ears9 and then 4ent 4ith 4i th him to the 5orest9 and said to him9 O0o4 uproot a tree+Q
ero esto no era su@"iente para el giganteP gi ganteP lo nutriN por dos aTos ms9 3 luego se 5ue "on *l al bos>ue9 3 le di;o: OAhora OAhora arran"ar de raKJ un rbol+Q
he 3outh pulled 5rom the earth the largest largest oak tree in the 5orest9 5orest9 and this 4as eas3 5or him+
El ;o8en arran"N de la tierra la en"ina ma3or del bos>ue9 3 esto 5ue 5"il para *l+
Ohat is good9Q said the giant9 O3ou ha8e "ompleted 3our edu"ationPQ and he took him to the @eld 5rom 4here he had grabbed him+
OEso es bueno9Q di;o el gigante9 Oahora ha "ompletado su edu"a"iNn+Q F lo lle8N al "ampo de donde lo habKa "ogido+
His 5ather 4as ploughing the @eld+ he 3oung giant approa"hed him and said9 O? am here9 m3 5ather9 and am a big man+Q
Su padre estaba arando el "ampo+ El ;o8en gigante se a"er"N a *l 3 le di;o: OFo OFo esto3 a>uK9 mi padre9 3 so3 un hombre grande+Q
he 5armer 4as startled9 and "ried out9 out9 O0o9 3ou are not m3 son+ son+ ? do not lo8e 3ou+ Go a4a3Q
El "ampesino se asustN 3 gritN: gri tN: O0o9 t no eres mi hi;o9 3o no te >uieroP mr"hate+Q
OFes9 OFes9 ? am 3our son+ Let me 4ork in 3our pla"e+ ? "an plough better than 3ou+Q
OSK9 3o so3 8uestro hi;o+ D*;ame traba;ar en 8uestro lugar+ uedo arar me;or >ue t+Q
O0o9 no9 3ou are not m3 son9 and 3ou do not kno4 ho4 to plough+ Lea8eQ
O0o9 no9 t no eres mi hi;o9 3 no sabes "Nmo ararP mr"hate+Q
Ho4e8er9 as he 4as a5raid o5 the giant9 he le5t the plough and stood at some distan"e+
ero9 "omo tenKa miedo del gigante9 de;N el arado 3 se puso a alguna distan"ia+
hen the 3outh9 taking the implement 4ith one one hand9 lent o8er 4ith su"h 5or"e that the plough sunk deep into the earth+
Enton"es9 el ;o8en9 "ogiendo el instrumento "on una sola mano9 se apo3N en"ima "on tal 5uerJa9 >ue el arado se hundiN pro5undamente en la tierra+
he 5armer "ould not stop himsel59 and and shouted out to him9 O?5 O?5 3ou 4ant to plough9 3ou must not press so hardP it is not good+Q
El "ampesino no pudo detenerse9 3 le gritN: OSi >uieres arar9 no se debe presionar "on tanta 5uerJaP no es e s bueno+Q
he 3outh then unhit"hed the horses and harnessed himsel5 to the the plough9 sa3ing to his 5ather9 OGo home9 5ather9 and tell m3 mother to prepare me a large mealP mean4hile9 ? 4ill @nish ploughing the @eld+Q
El ;o8en enton"es desengan"hN los "aballos 3 se engan"hN al arado9 di"iendo a su padre: OVete a "asa9 3 di a mi madre >ue me prepare una "omida grandeP mientras tanto9 a"abar* de arar el "ampo+Q
he 5armer 4ent home and told his 4i5e e8er3thing+
El labrador 5ue a su "asa 3 se lo di;o todo a su mu;er+
?n the meantime9 the 3oung giant ploughed the 4hole @eld all b3 himsel5+
.ientras tanto9 el ;o8en gigante arN todo el "ampo por sK mismo+
#hen he had @nished he 4ent 4e nt to his parents< house+
6uando hubo terminado se 5ue a "asa de sus padres+
#hen he entered the 3ard9 his mother9 4ho did not re"ogniJe him9 e="laimed9 O#ho is that horrible giantQ
6uando entrN en el patio9 su madre9 >ue no le "ono"Ka9 e="lamN: OWRui*n es ese horrible giganteQ
Ohat is our son9Q said the 5armer 5 armer++
OEs nuestro hi;o9Q di;o el labrador+ labrador+
O0o9Q she said9 Ohe is not our sonP our son has alread3 died+ #e ne8er had su"h a big oneP ours 4as 8er3 small+Q
O0o9Q di;o ella9 Ono es nuestro hi;oP nuestro hi;o ha muerto 3a+ 3 a+ 0osotros no hemos tenido nun"a ninguno tan grande: el nuestro era mu3 pe>ueTito+Q
She shouted at him9 OGo a4a39 4e do not 4ant 3ouQ
Ella le gritN: OU.r"hateP OU .r"hateP nosotros no te >ueremosQ
he bo3 did not ans4er her+ her+
El ;o8en no la "ontestN+
He took the horses to the stable9 ga8e them ha3 and oats9 and took good "are o5 them+
Lle8N los "aballos al establo9 les dio heno 3 a8ena 3 los "uidN per5e"tamente+
hen9 4hen he had @nished9 he entered into the loungeP and sitting on a ben"h9 said9 O.other9 ? am 8er3 hungr3P is the 5ood read3Q
Despu*s9 "uando hubo "on"luido9 entrN en el salNn9 3 sentndose en un ban"o9 di;o: O.adre9 tengo mu"ha hambre9 Wes la l a "omida preparadaQ
OFes9Q OFes9Q she replied9 and pla"ed be5ore him t4o 8er3 large dishes9 @lled to the brim the3 4ould ha8e been enough to eat 5or her and her husband 5or eight da3s+
OSK9Q respondiN9 3 puso delante de *l * l dos platos mu3 grandes9 llenos hasta arribaP 3 >ue hubieran bastado para "omer ella 3 su marido durante o"ho dKas+
he 3outh ate e8er3thingP he immediatel3 asked i5 she she had an3thing more+
El ;o8en se "omiN todoP enseguida preguntN si habKa algo ms+
O0o9 that is all 4e ha8e+Q
O0oP eso es todo lo >ue tenemos+Q
Ohat 4as ;ust enough to 4het m3 appetiteP ? need something else+Q
OEso apenas ha bastado para abrirme el apetitoP ne"esito otra "osa+Q
he mother did not dare to re5use re5use him: she put a huge pot 5ull 5ull o5 ba"on on the @re9 and ga8e it to him as soon as it 4as "ooked+
La madre no se atre8iN a negarse: puso a la lumbre una marmita mu3 grande9 llena de to"ino 3 se le dio en "uanto estu8o "o"ido+
O#ell9Q he said9 Ono4 Ono4 ? "an take a bite9Q and he ate it allP but he 4as still hungr3+
OBueno9Q di;o9 Oahora puedo tomar un bo"ado9Q 3 se lo "omiN todoP pero *l toda8Ka tenKa hambre+
hen he said to his 5ather9 O? see see that in 3our home there is not 4hat ? need to eat+ Bring me an iron bar that ? "annot break o8er m3 knee9 and ? 4ill go out into the 4orld+Q
Enton"es di;o a su padre: OVeo >ue en "asa no ha3 lo l o >ue ne"esito para "omer+ "omer+ reme reme una barra de hierro >ue no se rompa en"ima de mi rodilla9 3 3o ir* por el mundo+Q
he 5armer 4as elated+ He hit"hed the t4o t4o horses to the "art9 and 5rom the 5orge brought an iron bar so big and so thi"k that the t4o horses "ould hardl3 drag it+
El gran;ero estaba en"antado+ [l engan"hN los dos "aballos al "arro9 3 tra;o de la 5ragua una barra de hierro tan grande 3 tan gruesa >ue los dos "aballos apenas podKan arrastrarla+
he 3oung man took it and broke broke it9 like like a sti"k9 o8er his knee+ He tossed tossed the pie"es to one side+
El ;o8en la "ogiN 3 la rompiN9 "omo un palo9 en su rodillaP tirN los pedaJos a un lado+
he 5ather then harnessed 5our horses9 horses9 and brought another another iron bar mu"h bigger and stronger than the @rst+
El padre enton"es engan"hN "uatro "aballos9 3 tra;o otra barra de hierro mu"ho ms grande 3 5uerte >ue la primera+
0e8ertheless9 his son also broke it o8er his knee9 sa3ing9 Ohis is also uselessP bring me another stronger one+Q
ero su hi;o tambi*n la rompiN en"ima de su rodilla9 di"iendo: OEsta es tambi*n intilP me trae otra ms 5uerte+Q
inall39 the 5ather hit"hed eight e ight horses and brought an enormous iron rod the eight horses "ould hardl3 drag it+
or ltimo9 el padre engan"hN o"ho "aballos 3 tra;o una barra de hierro enorme los o"ho "aballos apenas podKa arrastrarlo+
he son took it in his hand9 broke a bit 5rom 5rom one end9 and said to his 5ather9 O0o4 ? see that 3ou "annot bring me the iron bar ? need+ ? am lea8ing 3our house+Q
El hi;o la "ogiN en su mano9 rompiN un po"o de una puntaP 3 di;o a su padre: OAhora OAhora 8eo >ue no me puedes traer la barra de hierro >ue ne"esito+ .e mar"ho de 8uestra "asa+Q
He 4ent into the 4orld to be"ome a bla"ksmith+
EntrN en el mundo para "on8ertirse en un herrero+
He "ame to a "it3 4here a 8er3 greed3 bla"ksmith li8ed9 4ho 4anted e8er3thing 5or himsel5+
LlegN a una "iudad donde 8i8Ka un herrero mu3 "odi"ioso9 >ue >uerKa todo para sK mismo+
He presented himsel5 at the 5orge9 and asked the bla"ksmith 5or a ;ob+
Se presentN en la 5ragua 3 le pidiN al herrero para un traba;o+
OFes9Q OFes9Q said the bla"ksmith9 and looked at him and thought9 OHe is 8er3 strong+Q
OSK9Q respondiN el herrero9 3 lo mirN 3 pensN9 O*l es mu3 5uerte+Q
OHo4 mu"h do 3ou 4ant 5or a 4ageQ he asked+
OW6unto >uieres por un salarioQ le preguntN+
O0othing9Q responded the 3oung man9 Obut e8er3 5ortnight9 4hen 3ou pa3 the others9 ? 4ant to gi8e 3ou t4o pun"hes9 4hi"h 3ou 4ill be obliged to re"ei8e+Q
O0ada9Q respondiN el ;o8en9 Opero "ada >uin"e dKas9 dK as9 "uando pagas a los dems9 >uiero darte dos puTetaJos9 >ue >uedars obligado a re"ibir+Q re"ibir+Q
he miser 4as greatl3 satis@ed9 satis@ed9 thinking he 4ould sa8e a lot o5 mone3+ mone3+
El a8aro estaba mu3 satis5e"ho9 pensando >ue ahorrarKa mu"ho dinero+
he 5ollo4ing da39 the ne4 emplo3ee started 4ork+ He ga8e su"h su"h a blo4 that the iron bar broke9 and the an8il sank into the ground+
Al dKa siguiente9 el nue8o empleado "omenJN a traba;ar+ traba;ar+ Le dio un golpe tal >ue la barra de hierro se rompiN9 3 el 3un>ue se hundiN en el suelo+
he bla"ksmith 4as angr39 and said to to him9 OFou OFou are too strong+ strong+ #hat do 3ou 4ant me to gi8e 3ou 5or that single blo4Q
El herrero se eno;N9 3 le di;o: O O eres demasiado 5uerte+ WRu* >uieres >ue te d* por ese solo golpeQ
O? 4ant to gi8e 3ou a ki"k9 that is all9Q said the 3oung man+
ORuiero darte una patada9 eso es todo9Q di;o el ;o8en+
He raised his 5oot9 and ga8e him a big ki"k+ he bla"ksmith Ce4 o8er 5our bales o5 ha3+
[l le8antN el pie 3 le dio una gran patada+ El herrero 8olN sobre "uatro balas de heno+
hen he sought the thi"kest thi"kest iron bar that he "ould @nd in the 5orge9 and taking it as a "ane9 "ontinued on his 4a3+ 4a3+
Despu*s bus"N la barra de hierro ms gruesa >ue pudo hallar en la 5ragua9 3 "ogi*ndola "omo un bastNn9 "ontinuN su "amino+
A little 5urther on9 he "ame to a 5arm9 and asked the o4ner i5 he needed a ser8ant+
Mn po"o ms le;os se llegN a una gran;a9 3 le preguntN al propietario si ne"esitaba un sir8iente+
OFes9Q he replied9 O? need one+ Fou seem to me to be a 8er3 strong bo3+ hough9 ho4 mu"h do 3ou 4ant 5or a 4ageQ 4ageQ
OSK9Q le respondiN9 One"esito One"esito uno+ me pare"es un mu"ha"ho mu3 8igoroso+ ero9 ero9 W"unto >uieres de un salarioQ
He replied that he did not 4ant a 4age9 and 4ould be "ontented 4ith gi8ing him three pun"hes e8er3 3ear9 4hi"h he 4ould be obliged to re"ei8e+
Le respondiN >ue no >uerKa salario 3 se "ontentaba "on darle todos los aTos tres golpes9 >ue se obligarKa a re"ibir+ re"ibir+
he 5armer 4as 8er3 mu"h delighted b3 this "ontra"t9 "ontra"t9 5or he 4as also 8er3 greed3+
El gran;ero se alegrN mu"ho "on este e ste "ontrato9 por>ue era tambi*n mu3 a8ari"ioso+
he ne=t morning the ser8ants ser8ants had to go into the 4oods+ 4oods+ he other ser8ants 4ere alread3 a4ake9 but our 3oung man 4as still in bed+
A la maTana siguiente9 los l os sir8ientes tu8ieron >ue ir al bos>ue+ Los otros sir8ientes 3a estaban despiertos9 pero nuestro ;o8en se hallaba an en la "ama+
ne o5 them shouted at him9 OGet upP 4e are going to the 5orest9 and it is ne"essar3 that 3ou "ome 4ith us+Q
Mno de ellos le gritN: OLe8ntateP 8amos al bos>ue9 3 es pre"iso >ue 8engas "on nosotros+Q
OGo ahead9Q he replied brus>uel3P O? 4ill be ba"k long be5ore 3ou+Q
O?d delante9Q le "ontestN brus"amente9 O3o estar* de 8uelta mu"ho antes >ue 8osotros+Q
he others 4ent to @nd the master9 master9 and the3 said to him that the ne4 ser8ant 4as still l3ing do4n9 and did not 4ant to go 4ith them to the 5orest+
Los otros se 5ueron a bus"ar al maestro9 3 le di;eron >ue el nue8o sir8iente toda8Ka estaba a"ostado9 3 no >uerKa ir "on ellos a la sel8a+
he master said to them that the3 the3 4ere to a4aken him again9 and tell him to hit"h up the horses+
El maestro les di;o >ue iban a despertarle de nue8o9 3 le di;eron a engan"har los "aballos+
Ho4e8er9 our man said to them on"e again9 OGo aheadP ? 4ill be ba"k be5ore 3ou+Q
Sin embargo9 nuestro hombre les di;o una 8eJ ms: O?d delanteP 3o estar* de 8uelta antes >ue 8osotros+Q
He la3 do4n 5or t4o more hours+
Se a"ostN durante dos horas ms+
A5ter this time9 he got himsel5 upP and a5ter ha8ing taken t4o bushels o5 peas and making a good ste49 that he then ate >uietl39 he hit"hed the horses to dri8e the "art into the 5orest+
Al "abo de este tiempo se le8antN9 3 despu*s de haber "ogido dos 5anegas de guisantes 3 ha"erse un buen "o"ido >ue "omiN tran>uilamente9 engan"hN los "aballos para "ondu"ir la "arreta al bos>ue+
o o rea"h the pla"e9 he had to go do4n a road road that 4as on a ra8ineP he @rst dro8e the horses passed9 and then9 stopping the horses9 he turned ba"k and "o8ered the tra"k 4ith trees and brush in su"h a 4a3 that it 4as not possible to pass+
ara llegar a este sitio habKa >ue pasar por un "amino >ue se hallaba en una hondonadaP hiJo pasar primero la "arreta9 despu*s9 deteniendo los "aballos 8ol8iN atrs9 "ubriN el "amino "on rboles 3 maleJas9 de modo >ue no era e ra posible pasar+
#hen he entered the 4oods9 the others 4ere alread3 returning 4ith their loaded "oatsP and he said to them9 OGo aheadP ? 4ill be home be5ore 3ou+Q
6uando entrN en el bos>ue los otros 8ol8Kan 3a "on sus "arretas "argadas9 3 les di;o: O?d delanteP 3o estar* en "asa antes >ue 8osotros+Q
#ithout going 5urther9 he "ontented himsel5 4ith uprooting t4o enormous trees9 that he thre4 into his "artP and then he returned b3 the same route+
Sin andar ms9 se "ontentN "on arran"ar dos rboles enormes >ue e"hN en su "arreta9 3 despu*s se 8ol8iN por el mismo "amino+
#hen he 5ound the others detained and 4ithout the "apa"it3 to get be3ond the trees that he had laid out 4ith that 8er3 ob;e"ti8e he said to them9 O?5 3ou had sta3ed in the house this morning m orning like me9 3ou 4ould ha8e slept one hour more+Q
6uando los hallN detenidos 3 sin poder pasar delante de los rboles >ue habKa preparado "on a>uel ob;eto les di;o: OSi os hubierais >uedado en "asa esta maTana "omo 3o9 habrKais dormido una hora ms+Q
And sin"e he "ould not mo8e his horses 5or4ard9 he unhit"hed them and put them on top o5 the "artP and taking the logs in one hand9 he "limbed o8er the barri"ade 4ith e8er3thing+
F "omo no podKa a8anJar sus "aballos9 "aballos9 los desengan"hN9 los puso puso en"ima de la "arreta9 3 tomando los tron"os en una mano9 se subiN sobre la barri"ada "on todo+
#hen he 4as on the other side he said to the others9 OSeeP ? 4ill arri8e long be5ore 3ouPQ and he "ontinued on his 4a3+ 4a3+
6uando estu8o al otro lado9 di;o a los otros: OVedP llegar* mu"ho antes >ue 8osotrosPQ 3 "ontinuN su "amino+
Mpon arri8al9 he took a tree in his hand and sho4ed it to the master9 sa3ing9 O?s this not a @ne trunkQ
Al llegar "ogiN un rbol en la mano9 3 le enseTN al maestro9 di"iendo: OW0o es este un hermoso tron"oQ
he master said to his 4i5e9 Ohis is a good ser8ant: he gets up mu"h later than the others9 and also returns be5ore them+Q
El maestro di;o a su mu;er: OEste es un buen "riado: se le8anta ms tarde >ue los dems9 3 tambi*n 8uel8e antes >ue ellos+Q
He ser8ed the 5armer 5or one 3ear+ he other ser8ants re"ei8ed their 4ages9 and the 3outh e=pe"ted his re4ard+
Sir8iN al gran;ero durante un aTo+ Los otros sir8ientes re"ibieron re"ibieron sus salarios9 3 el ;o8en esperN su re"ompensa+
Ho4e8er9 the master9 terri@ed b3 the prospe"t o5 the pun"hes9 de"lared that he pre5erred to be the ser8ant9 and 4ould gi8e him the 5arm+
ero el maestro9 aterroriJado a la perspe"ti8a de los golpes9 de"larN >ue pre5erKa ser el sir8iente9 3 le darKa la gran;a+
O0o9Q he replied9 O? do not 4ant the 5arm+ ? am a ser8ant9 and 4ant to "ontinue being oneP but 4hat has been agreed upon must be e=e"uted+Q
O0o9Q le respondiN9 O3o no >uiero la gran;a9 so3 un sir8iente9 3 >uiero "ontinuar si*ndoloP pero lo >ue se ha "on8enido debe e;e"utarse+Q
he 5armer oered to gi8e him an3thing he 4anted9 but it 4as in 8ain9 5or he al4a3s ans4ered9 O0o+Q
El gran;ero le o5re"iN darle todo lo >ue >uisiera9 pero 5ue en 8ano9 pues respondKa siempre: O0o+Q
He asked 5or a period o5 t4o 4eeks to @nd some 4a3 o5 es"ape9 to 4hi"h the other "onsented+
Le pidiN un plaJo de >uin"e dKas para bus"ar alguna es"apatoria+ El otro "onsintiN+
he 5armer then assembled all his ser8ants9 ser8ants9 and asked them them 5or their opinion+
El gran;ero reuniN enton"es a todos sus "riados 3 les pidiN su pare"er+ pare"er+
A5ter ha8ing reCe"ted 5or a long time9 the3 responded that 4ith su"h a ser8ant9 no one 4as sure o5 their li5e9 and that he "ould kill a man as he 4ould a C3+ C3+
Despu*s de haber reCe=ionado por mu"ho tiempo9 respondieron >ue "on un "riado seme;ante nadie estaba seguro de su 8ida9 3 >ue matarKa a un hombre "omo a una mos"a+
he3 4ere then o5 the 8ie4 that he be made to go do4n the 4ell to "lean "lean it and as soon as he 4as at the bottom9 the3 should thro4 do4n a "olle"tion o5 mill stones that 4ere near there9 su"h that he 4ould be killed in the pro"ess+
ueron9 ueron9 pues9 de pare"er >ue se le hi"iera ba;ar al poJo para limpiarle 3 en "uanto estu8iera aba;o9 e"harle en"ima de la "abeJa una por"iNn de piedras de molino >ue estaban allK "er"a9 de modo >ue le matasen en el a"to+
he ad8i"e pleased the 5armer9 and the ser8ant ser8ant hurried do4n the 4ell+
El "onse;o agradN al gran;ero9 3 el "riado se apresurN a ba;ar al poJo+
As soon as he 4as at the bottom9 the3 thre4 do4n those enormous stones on top o5 him9 thinking the3 4ould shatter his headP but he shouted at them 5rom belo49 O6hase a4a3 the hens that are s"rat"hing in the sand+ he sand 5alls in m3 e3es+Q
an an pronto "omo *l estu8o en el 5ondo9 se arro;aron arro;aron sobre *l a>uellas enormes piedras9 "re3endo >ue le desharKan la "abeJa9 pero *l les gritaba
desde aba;o: OAhu3enta OAhu3enta a los gallinas >ue se ras"an en la arena+ La arena "ae en los o;os+Q
he 5armer said Oshoo9 shooPQ pretending pretending to "hase a4a3 the hens+
El gran;ero di;o: Osp"ha9 sp"haPQ pretendiendo ahu3entar a las gallinas+
#hen the ser8ant @nished9 he "limbed up and said9 OLook #hat a beauti5ul ne"kla"eQ He had the largest stones around his ne"k+
6uando el sir8iente "on"lu3N se subiN 3 di;o: O.iraP O .iraP >u* hermoso "ollar+Q "ollar+Q enKa enKa las piedras ms grandes alrededor alrededor de su "uello+
he ser8ant kept demanding his his salar39 but the 5armer asked asked him 5or another 5ortnight9 determined to reCe"t on it+
El sir8iente seguKa e=igiendo su salario9 pero el gran;ero le pidiN otros >uin"e dKas9 de"idido a reCe=ionarlo+
His ser8ants ad8ised him to send the 3oung man to the haunted mill9 to grind grain during the night9 5or no one had emerged ali8e the 5ollo4ing da3+
Sus sir8ientes le a"onse;aron en8iar al ;o8en al molino embru;ado9 para moler el grano durante la no"he9 pues nadie habKa salido 8i8o al dKa siguiente+
his ad8i"e pleased the master9 and immediatel3 sent his his ser8ant to the mill 4ith eight bushels o5 4heat9 and to grind them during the night9 5or the3 4ere alread3 la"king+
Este "onse;o agradN al maestro9 3 en el mismo instante en8iN a su sir8iente al molino "on o"ho 5anegas de trigo9 3 molerlas durante la no"he9 por>ue estaban 3a es"asas+
he ser8ant put t4o bushels o5 4heat in his right po"ket9 po"ket9 t4o in the le5t9 and loaded 5our in a saddlebag9 (t4o at the 5ront9 5 ront9 and t4o behind9) and 4ent running to the mill+
El "riado e"hN dos 5anegas de trigo en su bolsillo dere"ho9 dos en el iJ>uierdo9 se "argN "uatro en una al5or;a9 dos por delante 3 dos por detrs9 3 mar"hN "orriendo al molino+
he miller said he "ould 8er3 4ell grind b3 da3 but not b3 night9 night9 5or all those 4ho 8entured to do this9 had appeared dead the 5ollo4ing morning+
El molinero le di;o >ue podKa mu3 bien moler de dKa pero no de no"he9 pues todos los >ue se a8enturaban a ha"er esto9 habKan apare"ido muertos a la maTana siguiente+
he 3oung man replied9 O? shall shall not die+ Go and lie do4n9 and sleep 4ithout "are+Q
El ;o8en respondiN: O0o morir*+ Ve 3 a"u*state9 3 dormir sin "uidado+Q
And entering the mill9 he began to grind the 4heat as i5 it 4ere nothing+
F entrando en el molino empeJN a moler el trigo "omo si no se se tratase de nada+
Around ele8en in the e8ening9 e8e ning9 he entered the miller
Ha"ia las on"e de la no"he entrN en el "uarto del molinero9 3 se sentN en un ban"o+
A5ter a moment the door opened b3 itsel59 and he sa4 a 8er3 large table enterP on 4hi"h 4ere pla"ed (b3 themsel8es) a multitude o5 dishes and bottles 5ull o5 the most e=>uisite things though 4ithout an3one seeming to "arr3 them+
Al "abo de un instante la puerta se abriN por sK misma9 3 se 8io entrar una mesa mu3 grande9 en la >ue se "olo"aron (por sK solos) una multitud de platos 3 de botellas llenos l lenos de las "osas ms e=>uisitas9 sin >ue pare"iera nadie para lle8arlos+
he stools 4ere pla"ed around around the table9 4ithout an3one presenting presenting themsel8esP but the 3outh at last sa4 @ngers 4ithout hands (or an3thing else) "oming and going to the plates9 and the3 handled the 5orks and kni8es+
Los taburetes se "olo"aron tambi*n alrededor de la mesa9 sin >ue se presentase nadie9 pero el ;o8en 8io al @n dedos sin mano ni nada >ue iban 3 8enKan a los platos9 3 mane;aban los tenedores 3 los "u"hillos+
As he 4as hungr3 and the 5ood smelled good9 he also sat himsel5 at the table and ate heartil3+
6omo tenKa hambre 3 le olKan bien los man;ares9 se sentN tambi*n a la mesa 3 "omiN "on apetito+
#hen dinner had "on"luded9 and the empt3 plates announ"ed that the in8isibles had also @nished9 he "learl3 heard that the lights turned o+
6uando la "enar hubo "on"luido 3 los platos 8a"Kos anun"iaron >ue los in8isibles habKan "on"luido tambi*n9 o3N "laramente >ue apagaban las lu"es+
hen9 in the darkness9 he 5elt something something on his "heek like like a bo= on the ear9 and he said in a loud 8oi"e9 O?5 3ou start9 ? start too+Q
Enton"es9 en la os"uridad9 sintiN en su me;illa una "osa pare"ida a un bo5etNn9 3 di;o en 8oJ alta: OSi empieJas9 empieJo 3o tambi*n+Q
Ho4e8er9 he re"ei8ed a se"ond9 and then he re"ipro"ated+
Ie"ibiN sin embargo un segundo 3 "orrespondiN enton"es+
he gi8ing and re"ei8ing o5 bo=es bo=es on the ears "ontinued "ontinued all night long9 and the 3oung giant 4as not le5t lagging in the game+ At da4n9 e8er3thing "eased+
Los bo5etones dados 3 de8ueltos "ontinuaron toda la no"he9 3 el ;o8en gigante no se >uedN atrs en el ;uego+ Al amane"er "esN todo+
he miller arri8ed9 and mar8elled at @nding him still ali8e+
El molinero llegN 3 se admirN de hallarle 8i8o toda8Ka+
O? ha8e gi8en 4ell9Q said the giant: O? ha8e re"ei8ed slaps9 but ha8e also gi8en them+Q
O.e he regalado bien9Q di;o el gigante: Ohe re"ibido bo5etones9 pero tambi*n los he dado+Q
he miller 4as 8er3 pleased9 5or no4 the spell o8er his mill 4as brokenP brokenP he 4anted to gi8e the 3oung giant a lot o5 mone3 to "ompensate him+
El molinero se puso mu3 "ontento9 por>ue 3a estaba desen"antado su molinoP >uerKa dar al ;o8en gigante mu"ho dinero para re"ompensarle+
O? do not 4ant mone39Q he saidP O? ha8e more than ? need+Q
O0o >uiero dinero9Q le di;o9 Otengo ms del >ue ne"esito+Q
He returned home 4ith the sa"ks o5 Cour9 and de"lared to the 5armer that his ;ob 4as @nished and he 4anted 4 anted his salar3+ salar3+
F e"hndose sus sa"os de harina a las espaldas9 8ol8iN a la gran;a9 3 de"larN al gran;ero >ue su traba;o estaba e staba "on"luida 3 >uerKa su salario+
he 5armer 4as a5raid: he "ould not stand stand still (in the one pla"e)9 and and 4as pa"ing ba"k and 5or4ards in the room9 4ith drops o5 s4eat rolling do4n his 5a"e+
El gran;ero estaba asustadoP no podKa estar >uieto en un lugar9 iba 3 8enKa por el "uarto9 3 las gotas de sudor le "aKan por el rostro+
o o "at"h his breath a little he opened the 4indo49 and then the the ser8ant ga8e him a ki"k9 k i"k9 4hi"h made him go C3ing out the 4indo4+ 4indo4+
ara respirar un po"o abriN la 8entana9 3 luego el sir8iente le dio una patada9 >ue le hiJo salir 8olando por la 8entana+
hen the ser8ant said to the 5armerXs 5armerXs 4i5e9 O0o4 it is 3our turn+Q turn+Q
Enton"es el sir8iente di;o a la esposa del gran;ero: OAhora es su turno+Q
Ho4e8er9 she "ried out9 O0o9 please do not hit me+Q
ero ella e="lamN: O0o9 por 5a8or no me pegues+Q
She opened the other 4indo49 4hile the s4eat ran do4n her 5oreheadP and then the ser8ant ga8e her a ki"k that made her go C3ing out the 4indo4 mu"h higher e8en than her husband9 5or she 4as mu"h lighter+ lighter+
F abriN la otra 8entana9 por>ue el sudor sudor "orrKa por su 5renteP 3 luego el sir8iente le dio una patada9 >ue le hiJo salir 8olando por la 8entana ms alto toda8Ka >ue a su marido9 por>ue era mu"ho ms ligera+
Her husband shouted out9 O6ome 4ith me+Q
Su marido le l e gritN: OVen "onmigo+Q
And she responded9 OFou OFou "ome 4ith me9 5or ? "annot go to 3ou+Q 3 ou+Q
F ella le respondKa: O O 8ienes "onmigo9 por>ue 3o no puedo puedo ir "ontigo+Q
And the3 "ontinued Coating in the air9 4ithout su""ess5ull3 meeting+
F "ontinuaron Cotando en el aire9 sin "onseguir reunirse+ reunirse+
As 5or the 3oung giant9 he took his iron bar and set o do4n the road+
En "uanto al ;o8en gigante9 "ogiN su barra de hierro 3 se puso en "amino+
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Green Book: Spanish to English
La 6eni"ienta
6inderella
Mn hombre ri"o tenKa a su mu;er mu3 en5erma9 3 "uando 8io >ue se a"er"aba su @n9 llamN a su hi;a ni"a 3 le di;o:
A ri"h man had a 8er3 si"k 4i5e9 and 4hen she sa4 that she 4as near her end9 "alled her onl3 daughter9 and said to her:
ORuerida hi;a9 s* piadosa 3 buena9 Dios te proteger desde el "ielo 3 3o no me apartar* de tu lado 3 te bende"ir*+Q
ODear "hild9 be pious and good+ hen God 4ill prote"t 3ou 5rom the hea8ens9 and ? 4ill not depart 5rom 3our sideP and 4ill bless 3ou+Q
o"o despu*s "errN los o;os 3 espirN+ La niTa iba todos los dKas a llorar al sepul"ro de su madre 3 "ontinuN siendo siempre piadosa 3 buena+
Soon a5ter4ards9 she "losed her e3es and e=pired+ he "hild 4ent e8er3 da3 to mourn at the gra8e o5 her mother9 and "ontinued al4a3s being pious and good+
LlegN el in8ierno 3 la nie8e "ubriN el sepul"ro "on su blan"o manto9 llegN la prima8era 3 el sol dorN las Cores del "ampo 3 el padre de la niTa se "asN de nue8o+
#inter "ame9 and the sno4 "o8ered the gra8e 4ith a 4hite blanketP spring "ame9 and the sun spread gold on the Co4ers o5 the @elds and the 5ather o5 the girl married again+
La esposa tra;o dos niTas >ue tenKan un rostro mu3 hermoso9 pero un "oraJNn mu3 duro 3 "ruelP enton"es "omenJaron mu3 malos tiempos para la pobre hu*r5ana+
he 4i5e brought t4o girls that had 8er3 beauti5ul 5a"es9 but 8er3 hard and "ruel heartsP then began a 8er3 di"ult time 5or the poor motherless girl+
O0o >ueremos >ue est* ese pedaJo de ganso sentada a nuestro lado9 >ue gane el pan >ue "oma9 83ase a la "o"ina "on la "riada+Q
O#e do not 4ant that this pie"e o5 goose sit b3 our side+ ne earns e arns the bread that one eats: go to the kit"hen 4ith the maid+Q
La >uitaron sus 8estidos buenos9 la pusieron una bas>uiTa remendada 3 8ie;a 3 la dieron unos Jue"os+
he3 took o her prett3 "lothes9 put an old9 pat"hed go4n on her9 and shod her in 4ooden shoes+
OURu* su"ia est la orgullosa prin"esaQ de"Kan ri*ndose9 3 la mandaron ir a la "o"inaP
OHo4 dirt3 the proud prin"ess isQ in laughing at her9 and ordered her to go to the kit"hen+
tenKa >ue traba;ar allK desde por la maTana hasta la no"he9 le8antarse temprano9 traer agua9 en"ender lumbre9 "oser 3 la8arP
She had to 4ork there 5rom the morning until the night: rising earl39 "arr3ing 4ater9 lighting the @re9 se4ing9 and 4ashing+
sus hermanas la ha"Kan adems todo el daTo posible9 se burlaban de ella 3 la 8ertKan la "omida en la lumbre9 de manera >ue tenKa >ue ba;arse a re"ogerla+
Her sisters also did her e8er3 possible in;ur3: the3 teased her and tipped her 5ood in the ashes9 su"h that she had to get do4n and "olle"t it+
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 "omo siempre estaba9 llena de pol8o 3 "eniJa9 la llamaban la 6eni"ienta+
?n the night9 4hen she 4as e=hausted 5rom so mu"h 4ork9 she "ould not lie do4n as she had no bed and leaning to the side o5 the @repla"e+ As she 4as al4a3s 5ull o5 dust and ashes9 the3 "alled her 6inderella+
Su"ediN >ue su padre 5ue en una o"asiNn a una 5eria 3 preguntN a sus hi;astras lo >ue >uerKan las tra;ese+
?t happened that the 5ather 4as on"e going to the 5air9 5 air9 and he asked his t4o stepdaughters 4hat to bring them+
OMn bonito 8estidoQ di;o la una+ OMna buena sorti;a9Q aTadiN la segunda+
OA beauti5ul dress9Q said oneP Oa ni"e ring9Q added the se"ond+
OF t 6eni"ienta9 W>u* >uieresQ >uie resQ le di;o+
OAnd 3ou9 6inderella9 4hat do 3ou 4antQ he said to her+ her+
Oadre9 Oadre9 traedme la l a primera rama >ue en"ontr*is en el "amino+Q
Oather9 Oather9 bring me the @rst bran"h 3ou en"ounter on 3our 4a3+Q 4a3+Q
6omprN a sus dos hi;astras hermosos 8estidos 3 sorti;as adornadas de perlas 3 piedras pre"iosasP
or the t4o stepdaughters he bought beauti5ul dresses and rings adorned 4ith pearls and pre"ious stones+
3 a su regreso9 al pasar por un bos>ue "ubierto de 8erdor9 tropeJN "on su sombrero en una rama de JarJa9 3 la "ortN+
n his return9 he passed through a 5orest "o8ered 4ith greener3+ greener3+ His hat "aught on the bran"h o5 a bush9 and he "ut it o+
6uando 8ol8iN a su "asa dio a sus hi;astras lo >ue le habKan pedido 3 la rama a la 6eni"ienta9 la "ual se lo agrade"iNP
#hen he returned to his house9 he ga8e the t4o stepdaughters 4hat the3 had re>uested9 and the bran"h to 6inderella 5or 4hi"h she thanked him+
"orriN al sepul"ro de su madre9 plantN la rama en *l 3 llorN tanto >ue regada por sus lgrimas9 no tardN la rama en "re"er 3 "on8ertirse en un hermoso rbol+
She ran to her motherXs gra8e9 planted the bran"h on it9 and 4ept so mu"h that it 4as 4atered b3 the tears+ #ithout dela39 it gre4 and turned into a splendid tree+
La 6eni"ienta iba tres 8e"es todos los dKas a 8er el rbol9 lloraba 3 oraba 3 siempre iba a des"ansar en *l un pa;arillo9 3 "uando sentKa algn deseo9 en el a"to la "on"edKa el pa;arillo lo >ue deseaba+
6inderella 4ent three times e8er3 da3 to see the tree: to 4eep and to pra3+ pra3+ A little bird al4a3s al4 a3s "ame to rest on itP and 4hen 6inderella 5elt an3 desire9 in this a"t the little bird granted her that 4hi"h she desired+
6elebrN por enton"es el re3 unas grandes @estas9 >ue debKan durar tres dKas9 e in8itN a ellas a todas las ;N8enes del paKs para >ue su hi;o eligiera la >ue ms le agradase por esposa+
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: "ountr3: so that his son ma3 sele"t as a bride9 the one that pleased him the most+
6uando supieron las dos hermanastras >ue debKan asistir a a>uellas @estas9 llamaron a la 6eni"ienta 3 la di;eron: Op*inanos9 lKmpianos los Japatos 3 ponles bien las hebillas9 pues 8amos a una @esta al pala"io del re3+Q
#hen the t4o stepsisters learnt that the3 4ould 4 ould attend that 5esti8al9 the3 "alled out to 6inderella and said to her: O6omb our hair9 "lean our shoes9 and arrange our bu"kles9 5or 4e are going to a 5esti8al at the Ying
La 6eni"ienta las es"u"hN llorando9 pues las hubiera a"ompaTado "on mu"ho gusto al baile9 3 supli"N a su madrastra se lo permitiese+
6inderella "ried as she listened9 5or she 4ould ha8e lo8ed to a""ompan3 them to the dan"eP and so she pleaded 4ith her stepmother to permit her+ her+
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
O6inderella9Q she saidP O3ou are 5ull o5 dust and ashes9 and 3ou 4ant to go to a 5esti8al Fou Fou ha8e neither "lothes nor shoes9 and 3ou 4ant to dan"eQ
ero "omo insistiese en sus spli"as9 le di;o por ltimo: OSe ha "aKdo un plato de lente;as en la "eniJa9 si las re"oges antes de dos horas9 8endrs "on nosotras+Q
Ho4e8er9 as the girl insisted in her pleas9 she @nall3 said to her: OA OA plate o5 lentils has 5allen in the ashes+ ?5 3ou pi"k them out 4ithin t4o hours9 3ou "an "ome 4ith us+Q
La ;o8en saliN al ;ardKn por la puerta trasera 3 di;o: Oiernas palomas9 amables tNrtolas9 p;aros del "ielo9 8enid todos 3 a3udadme a re"oger+ Las buenas en el pu"heroP las malas en el "aldero+Q
he 3oung girl 4ent 8ia the ba"k door out into the garden9 and she she said: OGentle pigeons9 kind do8es9 birds o5 the sk3+++ sk3+++ all o5 3ou "ome9 and help me "olle"t them+ he good into the potP the bad into the "auldron+Q
Entraron por la 8entana de la l a "o"ina dos palomas blan"as9 3 despu*s dos tNrtolas 3 por ltimo "omenJaron a re8olotear alrededor del hogar todos los p;aros del "ielo9 >ue a"abaron por ba;arse a la "eniJaP 3 pusieron todos los granos buenos en el plato+
4o 4o 4hite do8es entered b3 the kit"hen 4indo4P 4indo4P then "ame t4o turtle do8esP and @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 good grains on the plate+
Enton"es la "hi"a lle8N el plato a su madrastra9 "re3endo >ue le permitirKa ir a la @estaP pero le di;o: O0o9 6eni"ienta9 no tienes 8estido 3 no sabes bailar9 se reirKan de nosotrasPQ
hen the girl took the dish to her stepmother9 stepmother9 belie8ing that she 4ould be permitted to go to the 5esti8alP 5 esti8alP but the stepmother said: O0o9 6inderella9
3ou ha8e no shoes and do not kno4 ho4 to dan"eP the3 4ould laugh at us+Q
pero 8iendo >ue lloraba aTadiN: OSi puedes re"oger de entre la "eniJa dos platos llenos de lente;as en una hora9 irs "on nosotras+Q
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
6re3endo en su interior9 >ue no podrKa ha"erlo9 8ertiN los dos platos de lente;as en la "eniJa 3 se mar"hN9 pero la ;o8en saliN enton"es al ;ardKn por la puerta trasera 3 8ol8iN a de"ir:
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 into the garden (8ia the ba"k door9) and said again:
Oiernas palomas9 amables tNrtolas9 p;aros del "ielo9 8enid todos 3 a3udadme a re"oger+ re"oger+ Las buenas en el pu"heroP las malas en el "aldero+Q
OGentle pigeons9 kind do8es9 birds o5 the sk3+++ sk3+++ "ome one and all9 and help me to pi"k+ he good into the potP the bad into the "auldron+Q
Entraron por la 8entana de la l a "o"ina dos palomas blan"as9 3 despu*s dos tNrtolas 3 por ltimo "omenJaron a re8olotear alrededor del hogar todos los p;aros del "ielo9 >ue a"abaron por ba;arse a la "eniJaP 3 pusieron todas las lente;as buenas en los l os platos+
4o 4o 4hite do8es entered b3 the kit"hen 4indo4P 4indo4P then t4o turtledo8esP and @nall3 all the birds o5 the sk3 began to Cutter around the @repla"e+ he3 e8entuall3 lo4ered themsel8es into the ashes9 ashes9 and put all the good lentils on the dish+
Enton"es la "hi"a lle8N los platos a su madrastra9 "re3endo la permitirKa ir a la @esta9 pero le di;o: Oodo Oodo es intil9 no puedes 8enir9 8enir 9 por>ue no tienes 8estido 3 no sabes bailarP se reirKan de nosotras+
hen the girl "arried the dishes to to her stepmother9 belie8ing she 4ould permit 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 the3 4ill laugh at us+Q
Enton"es le 8ol8iN la espalda 3 se mar"hN "on sus orgullosas hi;as+
n this9 she turned her ba"k and hurried a4a3 4ith her t4o proud daughters+
En "uanto >uedN sola en "asa9 5ue la 6eni"ienta al sepul"ro de su madre9 deba;o del rbol9 3 "omenJN a de"ir: OArbolito OArbolito pe>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP >ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3 bien te;ido+Q
As she 4as alone in the house9 6inderella 4ent to her motherXs gra8e beneath the tree9 and began to "r3 out: OLittle tree9 gi8e me a dressP make it be o5 gold and sil8er9 and o5 beauti5ul "loth+Q
El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido de oro 3 plata 3 unos Japatos bordados de plata 3 sedaP en seguida se puso el 8estido 3 se mar"hN a la @estaP
he bird then ga8e her a gold and sil8er dress9 and slippers embroidered 4ith sil8er and silkP she then put on the dress and 4ent to the part3+ part3+
sus hermanas 3 madrastra no la "ono"ieron9 "re3endo serKa alguna prin"esa e=tran;era9 pues les pare"iN mu3 hermosa he rmosa "on su 8estido de oro9 3 ni aun se a"ordaban de la 6eni"ienta9 "re3endo estarKa mondando lente;as sentada en el hogar+
Her sisters and stepmother did not re"ognise her: the3 thought she 4as some 5oreign prin"ess9 5or she looked so beauti5ul in the golden dress+ he3 ne8er on"e thought o5 6inderella9 belie8ing that she 4as sitting at home pi"king out lentils+
SaliN a su en"uentro el hi;o del re39 la tomN de la mano 3 bailN "on ella9 no permiti*ndola bailar "on nadie9 pues no la soltN de la mano9 3 si se a"er"aba algn otro a in8itarla9 le de"Ka: Oes mi pare;a+Q
he Ying
BailN hasta el amane"er 3 enton"es de"idiN mar"harseP el prKn"ipe le di;o: O?r* "ontigo 3 te a"ompaTar*ZQ pero ella se despidiN 3 saltN al palomar9 enton"es aguardN el hi;o del re3 a >ue 5uera su padre 3 le di;o >ue la don"ella e=tran;era habKa saltado al palomar+
She dan"ed until da4n9 and then de"ided to lea8e+ he prin"e said to her: O? 4ill depart and a""ompan3 3ou+++Q Ho4e8er9 she took lea8e9 and sprang into the pigeonlo5t+ he YingXs son then 4aited until her 5ather "ame9 and then he told him that the 5oreign maiden had leapt into the pigeonlo5t+
El an"iano "re3N >ue debKa ser la 6eni"ientaP tra;eron una pi>ueta 3 un martillo para derribar el palomar9 pero no habKa nadie dentroP
he old man 4ondered i5 it "ould be be 6inderella+ He brought a pi"ka=e and a hammer9 in order to kno"k do4n the lo5t+ Ho4e8er9 no one 4as inside+
3 "uando llegaron a la "asa de la 6eni"ienta9 la en"ontraron sentada en el hogar "on sus su"ios 8estidosP pues la 6eni"ienta habKa entrado 3 salido mu3 ligera en el palomar 3 "orrido ha"ia el sepul"ro de su madre9 donde se >uitN los hermosos 8estidos >ue se lle8N el p;aro 3 despu*s se 5ue a sentar "on su bas>uiTa gris a la "o"ina+
#hen the3 rea"hed 6inderellauietl3 le5t the lo5t9 ran to her mother
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 3 di;o: OArbolito OArbolito pe>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP 8 estidoP >ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3 bien te;ido+Q
he ne=t da39 4hen the time "ame "ame 5or the 5esti8ities to start a5resh9 (and her 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
El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido mu"ho ms hermoso >ue el del dKa anterior 3 "uando se presentN en la @esta "on a>uel tra;e9 de;N a todos admirados de su e=traordinaria belleJaP
he bird then ga8e her a dress dress that 4as mu"h more more beauti5ul than the one 5rom the da3 be5oreP and 4hen she presented hersel5 at the 5esti8al in su"h an out@t9 e8er3one e8e r3one 4as le5t amaJed b3 her e=traordinar3 beaut3+ beaut3+
el prKn"ipe >ue la estaba aguardando la "ogiN de la mano 3 bailN toda la no"he "on ellaP "uando iba algn otro a in8itarla9 de"Ka: OEs mi pare;a+Q
he prin"e9 4ho 4as 4aiting9 took her b3 the the hand and dan"ed 4ith her all night long+ #hen an3one "ame to in8ite her to dan"e9 he said: OShe is m3 partner+Q
Al amane"er mani5estN deseos de mar"harse9 pero el hi;o del re3 la siguiN para 8er la "asa en >ue entrabaP pero de pronto se metiN en el ;ardKn de detrs de la "asa+
As da4n approa"hed she 4anted to lea8e9 but the Ying
HabKa en *l un hermoso rbol mu3 grande9 del "ul "olgaban hermosas perasP la 6eni"ienta trepN hasta sus ramas 3 el prKn"ipe no pudo saber por dNnde habKa idoP
?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 see 4here she had gone+
pero aguardN hasta >ue 8ino su padre 3 le di;o: OLa don"ella e=tran;era se me ha es"apadoP me pare"e >ue ha saltado el peral+Q
Ho4e8er9 he 4aited until her 5ather "ame9 and said to him: Othe 5oreign damsel has es"aped 5rom meP it seems to me she has ;umped up into the pear tree+Q
El padre "re3N >ue 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 "asa9 estaba la 6eni"ienta sentada en el hogar9 "omo la no"he anterior9 pues habKa saltado por el otro lado el rbol 3 5ue "orriendo al sepul"ro de su madre9 donde de;N al p;aro sus hermosos 8estidos 3 tomN su bas>uiTa gris+
he 5ather 4ondered 4hether it "ould be 6inderella+ 6inderella+ Demanding an a=e and a hat"het be brought9 he kno"ked do4n the tree9 but there 4as no one in it+ #hen he rea"hed the house9 6inderella 4as sitting b3 the @repla"e9 like the night be5ore 5or she had ;umped do4n the other side o5 the tree9 and had ran to her mother
Al dKa siguiente9 "uando se mar"haron sus padres 3 hermanas9 5ue tambi*n la 6eni"ienta al sepul"ro de su madre 3 di;o al arbolito: OArbolito OArbolito pe>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP >ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3 bien te;ido+Q
he 5ollo4ing da39 4hen her parents and sisters had le5t9 6inderella 6inderella 4ent on"e more to her mother
El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido >ue era mu"ho ms hermoso 3 magnK@"o >ue ninguno de los anteriores9 3 los Japatos eran todos de oro9 3 "uando se presentN en la @esta "on a>uel 8estido9 nadie tenKa palabras para e=presar su asombroP
he bird then ga8e her a dress dress that 4as mu"h more more striking and magni@"ent than an3 o5 the ones be5ore9 and the slippers 4ere entirel3 o5 goldP and 4hen she presented hersel5 at the 5esti8al9 no one had the 4ords to e=press their amaJement+
el prKn"ipe bailN toda la no"he "on ella 3 "uando se a"er"aba alguno a in8itarla9 le de"Ka: OEs mi pare;a+Q
he prin"e dan"e all the night 4ith her9 and and 4hen an3 one approa"hed to in8ite her9 he said9 Ohis is m3 partner+Q partner+Q
Al amane"er se empeTN en mar"harse la 6eni"ienta9 3 el prKn"ipe en a"ompaTarla9 pero se es"apN "on tal ligereJa >ue no pudo seguirlaP
At da4n9 6inderella insisted on lea8ingP the prin"e a""ompanied herP but she es"aped so s4i5tl3 that he "ould not 5ollo4 her+
pero el hi;o del re3 habKa mandado untar toda la es"alera de peJ 3 se >uedN pegado en ella el Japato iJ>uierdo de la ;o8enP el prKn"ipe 8io >ue era mu3 pe>ueTo9 bonito 3 todo de oro+
Ho4e8er9 the Ying
Al dKa siguiente 5ue a 8er al padre de la 6eni"ienta 3 le di;o: OHe de"idido sea mi esposa a la l a >ue 8enga bien este Japato de oro+Q
he ne=t da3 he 4ent to see see 6inderella
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 podKa meter9 por>ue sus dedos eran demasiado largos 3 el Japato mu3 pe>ueTo+
he t4o sisters 4ere glad9 5or the3 had prett3 5eet+ he eldest entered into her bedroom 4ith the shoe9 to tr3 it onP ho4e8er9 she "ould not insert the 5oot9 5or her toes 4ere too big and the shoe 4as 8er3 small+
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
Her mother ga8e her a kni5e and said: O6ut o 3our toesP 4hen 3ou are Rueen 3ou 4ill ne8er go on 5oot+Q
La ;o8en se "ortN los dedosP metiN el Japato en el pie9 o"ultN su dolor 3 saliN a reunirse "on el hi;o del re39 >ue la subiN a su "aballo "omo si 5uera su no8ia9 3 se mar"hN "on ellaP
he 3oung lad3 "ut o her toes9 put the shoe on the 5oot9 and hiding her pain9 she 4ent out to meet 4ith the Ying
pero tenKa >ue pasar por el lado del sepul"ro de la primera mu;er de su padrastro+ Sentado en el rbol habKa dos palomas9 pal omas9 >ue "omenJaron a de"ir: O0o sigas ms adelanteP detente a 8er un instanteP >ue el Japato es mu3 pe>ueTo 3 esa no8ia no es su dueTo+Q
Ho4e8er9 she had to pass near the gra8e o5 her step5ather
aheadP 4ait a moment and seeP the shoe is too small9 and this bride is not the o4ner+Q
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 >ue se probase el Japato la otra hermana+
He stopped9 looked at her 5eet9 and sa4 blood running+ He then turned his horse9 and returned to the 5ake brideuested9 and to tr3 the shoe on the other sister+ sister+
EntrN *sta en su "uarto 3 se le metiN bien por delante9 pero el talNn era demasiado 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 a pie+Q
he sister 4ent into her bedroom9 bedroom9 and her 5oot started slipping ni"el3 into the shoe9 but the heel 4as too thi"k+ Her mother then handed her a kni5e and said: O6ut o a pie"e o5 the heelP 5or 4hen 3ou are Rueen9 3ou 4ill ne8er go b3 5oot+Q
La ;o8en se "ortN un pedaJo de talNn9 metiN un pie en el Japato9 3 o"ultando el dolor9 saliN a 8er al hi;o del re39 >ue la subiN en su "aballo "omo si 5uera su no8ia 3 se mar"hN "on ellaP "uando pasaron delante del rbol9 las dos palomas gritaron: O0o sigas ms adelanteP detente a 8er un instanteP >ue el Japato es mu3 pe>ueTo 3 esa no8ia no es su dueTo+Q
he 3oung 4oman "ut a bit o5 the heel heel o9 put her 5oot in the shoe9 shoe9 and "on"ealing the pain9 4ent out to see the Ying
Se detu8o9 la mirN los pies9 3 8io "orrer la sangre9 8ol8iN su "aballo 3 "ondu;o a su "asa a la no8ia @ngida+
He stopped9 looked at her 5eet9 and sa4 blood runningP so he turned his horse and took the 5ake bride to her home+
Oampo"o es esta la >ue bus"o9Q di;oP OWen*is otra hi;a
Ohis is also not the one ? seek9Q he saidP Odo 3ou ha8e another daughterQ
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 no puede ser la no8ia >ue bus"is+Q
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 the bride that 3ou seek+Q
El hi;o del re3 insistiN i nsistiN en 8erla9 pero la madre le repli"N: O0o9 no9 est demasiado su"ia para atre8erme a enseTarla+Q
he Ying
Se empeTN sin embargo en >ue saliera 3 hubo >ue llamar a la 6eni"ienta+
Ho4e8er9 he insisted that she "ome out9 and so the3 had to "all 6inderella+
Se la8N primero la "ara 3 las manos9 3 saliN despu*s a presen"ia del prKn"ipe >ue la alargN el Japato de oroP
irst9 she 4ashed her 5a"e and hands9 and then 4ent out and presented hersel5 to the prin"e9 4ho handed her the golden slipper+ slipper+
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 el rostro9 re"ono"iN a la hermosa don"ella >ue habKa bailado "on *l9 3 di;o: OEsta es mi 8erdadera no8ia+Q
She sat on her ben"h9 pulled o the hea83 "log 5rom her 5oot9 and put on the shoe it @tted per5e"tl3+ per5e"tl3+ #hen she rose and the prin"e looked in her 5a"e9 he re"ognised the beauti5ul maiden that had dan"ed 4ith himP and he said: Ohis is m3 real s4eetheart+Q
La madrastra 3 las dos hermanas se pusieron plidas de ira9 pero el prKn"ipe asistiN a 6eni"ienta en su "aballo9 3 mar"hN "on ellaP 3 "uando pasaban por delante del rbol9 di;eron las dos palomas blan"as: OSigue9 prKn"ipe9 sigue adelante sin parar un solo instante9 pues 3a en"ontraste el dueTo del Japatito pe>ueTo+Q
he stepmother and the t4o sisters turned 4hite 4ith rage9 but the prin"e simpl3 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 go on 4ithout stopping 5or a moment9 5or no4 3ou ha8e 5ound the o4ner o5 the little shoe+Q
Despu*s de de"ir esto9 e"haron a 8olar 3 se pusieron en los hombros de la 6eni"ienta9 una en el dere"ho 3 otra en el iJ>uierdo+
A5ter sa3ing this9 the3 "ame C3ing do4n and pla"ed pl a"ed themsel8es on 6inderella
6uando se 8eri@"N la boda9 5ueron las 5alsas hermanas a a"ompaTarla 3 tomar parte en su 5eli"idad9 3 al dirigirse los no8ios a la iglesia9 iba la ma3or a la dere"ha 3 la menor a la iJ>uierdaP 3 las palomas pi"aron la ma3or en el o;o dere"ho 3 la menor en el o;o iJ>uierdoP
#hen the 4edding 4as to take pla"e9 the 5alse sisters "ame to partake in the "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 and pe"ked the eldest in the right e3e9 and the 3oungest in the le5t e3e+
a su regreso se puso la ma3or a la iJ>uierda 3 la menor a la dere"ha9 3 las palomas pi"aron a "ada una en el otro o;o9 >uedando "iegas toda su 8ida por su 5alsedad 3 en8idia+
n their return9 the eldest 4as on the le5t and the 3oungest on the rightP r ightP and the pigeons pi"ked ea"h girl in the other e3e9 lea8ing them totall3 blind 5or li5e 5or their h3po"ris3 and ;ealous3+ ;ealous3+
IapunJel
IapunJel
HabKa en una o"asiNn un matrimonio >ue deseaba ha"Ka mu"ho tiempo tener un hi;o9 hasta >ue al @n dio la mu;er esperanJas de >ue el SeTor >uerKa se "umpliesen sus deseos+
here 4as on"e a "ouple 4ho had 4anted a "hild 5or a long time9 until until @nall3 the 4i5e ga8e in to hoping that God 4ould 5ul@l her desires+
En la al"oba de los esposos habKa una 8entana pe>ueTa9 "u3as 8istas daban a un hermoso huerto9 en el "ual se en"ontraban toda "lase de Cores 3 legumbres+
?n the "ouples bedroom there 4as a small 4indo49 oering 8ie4s o5 a beauti5ul garden in 4hi"h 4ere 5ound all kinds o5 Co4ers and 8egetables+
Se hallaba empero rodeado de una alta pared9 3 nadie se atre8Ka a entrar dentro9 por>ue pertene"Ka a una he"hi"era mu3 poderosa 3 temida de todos+
?t 4as9 ho4e8er9 surrounded b3 a high 4all9 4all 9 and no one dared to go into it be"ause it belonged to a 4it"h 4ho 4as 8er3 po4er5ul and 5eared b3 e8er3one+
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+
ne da3 the 4oman 4as b3 this 4indo4 and looking into the garden 4hen she sa4 a bed planted 4ith rampion9 and it looked so 5resh and green that she 5elt a "ra8ing to eat it+
6re"iN su anto;o de dKa en dKa 39 "omo no ignoraba >ue no podKa satis5a"erle9 "omenJN a estar triste9 plida 3 en5ermiJa+
he desire in"reased in"reased da3 b3 da39 and as she did not kno4 ho4 to satis53 it9 she be"ame sad9 pale9 and si"kl3 looking+
reo"upado9 el marido la preguntN: OWRu* ha3 de malo9 >uerida esposaQ
Being 4orried9 her husband asked: O#hat is 4rong9 m3 dear 4i5eQ
OUhQ le "ontestN9 Osi no puedo "omer 8erdeJuelas de los >ue ha3 detrs de nuestra "asa9 me morir* mori r* de seguro+Q
Oh9Q she replied9 Oi5 ? "annot eat some o5 the rampion that is behind our house9 ? 4ill surel3 die+Q
El marido >ue la >uerKa mu"ho9 pensN para sK+ OAntes OAntes de "onsentir en >ue muera mi mu;er9 la traer* el 8erdeJuela9 3 sea lo >ue Dios >uiera+Q
he husband lo8ed his 4i5e a lot9 and thought to himsel5: OBe5ore ? allo4 m3 4i5e to die9 ? 4ill bring her some rampion9 and it is God
Al ano"he"er saltN las paredes del huerto de la he"hi"era9 "ogiN en un momento un puTado de 8erdeJuela9 3 se lo lle8N a su mu;er9 >ue hiJo enseguida una ensalada 3 se lo "omiN "on el ma3or apetito+
At dusk he ;umped the 4all into the garden o5 the sor"eress9 >ui"kl3 grabbed a hand5ul o5 rampion9 and took it to his 4i5e9 4ho immediatel3 made a salad 4ith it9 and ate it 4ith an enthusiasti" appetite+
ero la supo tan bien9 tan bien9 >ue al dKa siguiente tenKa mu"ha ms gana toda8Ka de 8ol8erlo a "omer9 no podKa tener des"anso si su marido no iba otra 8eJ al huerto+
Ho4e8er9 she de8eloped su"h a taste 5or it9 that the ne=t da3 her appetite to again eat it in"reased "onsiderabl3+ "onsiderabl3+ She "ould ha8e no rest i5 her husband did not go on"e more into the garden+
ue por lo tanto al ano"he"er9 pero se asustN mu"ho9 por>ue estaba en *l la he"hi"era+
?n the e8ening he did so9 but he be"ame 8er3 mu"h a5raid9 5or the sor"eress 4as in the garden+
OW6Nmo te atre8es9Q le di;o en"oleriJada9 Oa 8enir a mi huerto 3 a robarme mi 8erdeJuela "omo un ladrNn W0o sabes >ue puede 8enirte una desgra"iaQ
OHo4 dare 3ou9Q she said angril39 O"ome into m3 garden and steal m3 rampion like a thie5+ Do 3ou not kno4 that mis5ortune 4ill "ome to 3ouQ
OUAhQ la "ontestN9 Operdonad mi atre8imiento9 pues lo he he"ho por ne"esidad+ .i mu;er ha 8isto 8uestro 8erdeJuela desde la 8entana9 3 se le ha anto;ado de tal manera >ue morirKa si no lo "omiese+Q
OAh9Q he ans4ered9 O5orgi8e m3 auda"it39 5or ? ha8e done it out o5 ne"essit3+ ne"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
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 >ue entregarme el hi;o >ue d* a luJ tu mu;er+ 0ada le 5altar9 3 le "uidar* "omo si 5uera su madre+Q
So5tening her anger the 4it"h then said to him: O?5 it is as 3ou sa39 take as mu"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 5or her as i5 ? 4ere her mother+Q mother+Q
El marido se "omprometiN "on pena9 3 en "uanto 8io la luJ su hi;o le presentN a la he"hi"era9 >ue puso a la niTa el nombre de IapunJel (>ue signi@"a 8erdeJuela) 3 se la lle8N+ l le8N+
hough pained9 the husband "onsented9 "onsented9 and 4hen the "hild 4as born9 it 4as presented to the 4it"h9 4ho ga8e the little girl the name IapunJel (4hi"h means rampion9) and took her a4a3+ a4a3+
IapunJel era la "riatura ms hermosa >ue ha habido ba;o el sol+
IapunJel 4as the most beauti5ul "reature that had e8er been beneath the sun+
6uando "umpliN do"e aTos9 la he"hi"era la en"errN en una torre en medio de un bos>ue9 la "ual no tenKa es"alera ni puerta9 sino ni"amente una 8entana mu3 pe>ueTa 3 alta+
#hen she 4as t4el8e 3ears 3 ears 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 high 4indo4+
6uando la he"hi"era >uerKa entrar se ponKa deba;o de ella 3 de"Ka: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abelleraPQ pues IapunJel tenKa unos "abellos mu3 largos 3 hermosos 3 tan @nos "omo el oro hilado+
#hen the sor"eress 4anted to enter9 she pla"ed hersel5 belo4 the 4indo4 and said: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or mePQ m ePQ 5or IapunJel had long and beauti5ul tresses9 as @ne as spun gold+
Apenas oKa la 8oJ de la he"hi"era9 desataba su trenJa9 la de;aba "aer desde 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+
As soon as she heard the 8oi"e o5 the 4it"h9 she untied her braids and let them 5all 5rom atop the 4indo4 that 4as more m ore than t4ent3 3ards 5rom the ground and the 4it"h then "limbed up them+
ero su"ediN9 tras"urridos un par de aTos9 >ue 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 3 sua8e >ue se detu8o es"u"hndole+
Ho4e8er9 it happened a5ter a "ouple o5 3ears had gone b3 that a Ying
Era IapunJel >ue pasaba el tiempo en su soledad entreteni*ndose en repetir "on su dul"e 8oJ las ms agradables "an"iones+
?t 4as IapunJel passing the time in solitude9 entertaining hersel5 b3 repeating the most engaging songs in her s4eet 8oi"e+
El hi;o del re3 hubiera >uerido entrar9 3 bus"N la puerta de la torre9 pero no pudo en"ontrarla+
he Ying
IegresN IegresN a su "asa9 pero el "nti"o habKa penetrado de tal manera en su "oraJNn9 >ue iba todos los dKas al bos>ue a es"u"harle+
He returned home9 but the singing had tou"hed his heart in su"h a manner that he 4ent e8er3 da3 into the 5orest to listen to it+
Mna 8eJ9 mientras >ue o"ulta ba;o un rbol9 8io >ue llegaba una he"hi"era9 3 la o3N de"ir: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abellera+Q
n"e9 4hen he 4as thus standing behind a tree9 he sa4 that an en"hantress "ame there9 and he heard her sa3: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or me+Q
IapunJel de;N enton"es "aer su "abellera 3 la he"hi"era subiN por ella+
IapunJel then let do4n her braids9 and the en"hantress "limbed up b3 it+
Si es esa la es"alera por >ue se sube9 di;o el prKn"ipe9 >uiero 3o tambi*n probar 5ortuna+ F al dKa siguiente9 "uando empeJaba a ano"he"er se a"er"N a la torre 3 di;o: OI OIapunJel9 apunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abellera+Q
O?5 this is the ladder b3 4hi"h one "limbs9Q said the prin"e9 O? 4ant also to tr3 m3 5ortunePQ and the ne=t da39 4hen it began to gro4 dark9 he approa"hed the to4er and "ried: OI OIapunJel9 apunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or me+Q
Enseguida "a3eron los "abellos 3 subiN el hi;o del re3+ re3+
?mmediatel3 the hair 5ell do4n9 and the YingXs son "limbed up+
Al prin"ipio se asustN IapunJel "uando 8io entrar un hombre9 pues sus o;os no habKan 8isto toda8Ka ninguno9 pero el hi;o del re3 "omenJN a hablarla "on la ma3or amabilidad9 3 la re@riN >ue su "nti"o habKa "onmo8ido de tal manera su "oraJNn9 >ue desde enton"es no habKa podido des"ansar un solo instante 3 se habKa propuesto 8erla 3 hablarla+
At @rst IapunJel 4as startled 4hen she sa4 a man enter9 5or her e3es had ne8er en"ountered one+ Ho4e8er9 the Ying
Desapare"iN "on esto el miedo de IapunJel 3 "uando la preguntN si >uerKa "asarse "on *l9 3 8io 8 io >ue era ;o8en 3 buen moJo9 pensN entre sK: OLe >uerr* mu"ho ms >ue a la 8ie;a he"hi"era+Q
#ith this9 IapunJel
Le di;o >ue sK9 3 estre"hN e stre"hN su mano "on la su3a9 aTadiendo: ODe buena gana me mar"harKa "ontigo9 pero ignoro "Nmo he de ba;arP siempre >ue 8engas 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
She said 3es to him9 and pressed her hand into his9 4hile adding: O? 4ould 8er3 mu"h like to go 4ith 3ou9 but ? do not kno4 ho4 to get do4n+ Ea"h time 3ou "ome9 bring me some silk "hords+ B3 these9 ? 4ill make a ladderP and 4hen it is su"ientl3 long9 ? "an des"end9 and 3ou "an take me a4a3 on 3our horse+Q
6on8inieron en >ue 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: ODime9
abuelita W"Nmo es >ue tardas tanto tiempo en subir9 mientras el hi;o del re3 llega en un momento a mi ladoQ
he3 agreed that he should "ome "ome b3 night9 5or the 4it"h "ame in the da3 da3+ he 4it"h did not suspe"t an3thing9 an3thing9 until one da3 IapunJel IapunJel said: Oell Oell me9 grandma9 ho4 is it that it takes 3ou so long to "limb up9 4hile the Ying
OUAh9 pK"araQ la "ontestN la he"hi"era+ OURu* es lo l o >ue oigo UFo UFo >ue "reKa haberte o"ultado a todo el mundo9 3 me has engaTadoQ
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
6ogiN en"oleriJada los hermosos "abellos de IapunJel9 los dio un par de 8ueltas a su mano iJ>uierda9 tomN unas ti;eras "on la dere"ha9 3 tris9 tras9 los "ortN9 "a3endo al suelo las hermosas trenJasP 3 llegN a tal e=tremo su 5uror >ue lle8N a la pobre IapunJel a un desierto9 donde la "ondenN a 8i8ir entre lgrimas 3 dolores+
?n her anger she grasped IapunJel
El mismo dKa en >ue la he"hi"era des"ubriN el se"reto de IapunJel9 ella tomN los "abellos >ue se habKa "ortado9 3 les asegurN a la 8entana+ 6uando el prKn"ipe llegN 3 di;o IapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abellera<9 los en"ontrN "olgando+
he same da3 that the en"hantress en"hantress dis"o8ered IapunJelXs IapunJelXs se"ret9 she took the tresses that she had "ut9 and se"ured them to the 4indo4+ 4indo4+ #hen the prin"e "ame and said IapunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or me<9 he 5ound them hanging+
El hi;o del re3 subiN enton"es9 pero no en"ontrN a su >uerida IapunJelP *l se en"ontrN "ara a "ara "on la he"hi"era9 >ue lo miraba "on mali"ia+
he YingXs son as"ended9 but he did not @nd his dearest IapunJel+ IapunJel+ He 5ound himsel5 5a"e to 5a"e 4ith the sor"eress9 4ho looked at him 4i"kedl3+ 4i"kedl3+
OUHolaQ le di;o burlndose9 O8ienes a bus"ar a tu >ueridita9 pero el p;aro no est 3a en su nido 3 no 8ol8er a "antarP le han sa"ado de su ;aula 3 tus o;os no le 8ern 3a ms+ IapunJel est perdida para tiP no la en"ontrars nun"a+Q
OHello there9Q she said9 mo"king himP O3ou ha8e "ome to seek 3our little darling9 but the bird is no longer in its nest9 and 4ill sing no more+ ? ha8e taken her 5rom her "age9 and 3our e3es 4ill see her he r no more+ IapunJel is lost to 3ouP 3ou 4ill ne8er @nd her+Q
El prKn"ipe sintiN el dolor ms pro5undo 3 en su desespera"iNn saltN de la torreP tu8o la 5ortuna de no perder la 8ida9 pero las JarJas en >ue "a3N le atra8esaron los o;os+
he prin"e 5elt a most pro5ound grie59 and in his despair9 he leapt 5rom 5rom the to4er+ to4er+ He 4as 5ortunate not to lose his li5e9 but the thorns into 4hi"h he 5ell pier"ed his e3es+
6omenJN a andar a "iegas por el bos>ue9 no "omKa ms >ue raK"es 3 hierbas9 3 sNlo se o"upaba en lamentarse 3 llorar la p*rdida de su >uerida esposa+
He began to 4ander blind through the 5orest9 eating nothing but roots and herbs9 and doing nothing but lament and mourn the loss o5 his dear partner+
VagN asK durante algunos aTos en la ma3or miseria9 mi seria9 hasta >ue llegN al @nal desierto donde 8i8Ka IapunJel en "ontinua angustia+
He roamed like this 5or some 3ears in utter miser39 until he @nall3 "ame to the desert 4here IapunJel li8ed in "onstant anguish+
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+ l lorN+
He heard her 8oi"e9 and thought he re"ognised it+ He 4ent straight up to her+ her+ She re"ognised him9 and 5ell on his ne"k and 4ept+
Las lgrimas >ue batearon sus o;os9 les de8ol8ieron de 8ol8ieron su antigua "laridad 3 8ol8iN a 8er "omo antes+ La lle8N a su reino donde 5ueron re"ibidos "on grande alegrKa9 3 8i8ieron mu"hos aTos di"hosos 3 "ontentos+
he tears that hit his e3es returned returned them to their 5ormer "larit3 he he "ould see 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+
La Bella Durmiente
Sleeping Beaut3
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
.an3 3ears ago9 there li8ed li8e d a Ying and Rueen9 4ho said e8er3 da3: OAh9 OAh9 i5 onl3 4e had a "hildQ Despite this9 no "hild 4as born+
pero una 8eJ9 estando la reina baTndose9 saltN una rana en el agua9 la "ual le di;o: OAntes OAntes de un aTo 8ers "umplido tu deseo9 3 tendrs una hi;a+Q
Ho4e8er9 one time9 4hile the Rueen 4as bathing9 a 5rog ;umped into the 4aterP it said to her: OBe5ore one 3ear ends9 3ou 4ill see 3our 4ish 5ul@lled: 3ou 4ill ha8e a daughter+Q daughter+Q
0o tardN en 8eri@"arse lo >ue habKa predi"ho la rana9 pues la reina dio a luJ una niTa tan hermosa9 >ue el re39 lleno de alegrKa9 ignoraba >ue ha"erse 3 dispuso un gran 5estKn9 al "ual in8itN no sNlo a sus parientes9 amigos 3 "ono"idos9 sino tambi*n a las hadas para >ue la niTa 5uese amable 3 de buenas "ostumbres+
#hat the 5rog predi"ted soon "ame true9 5or the Rueen ga8e birth to a bab3 girl+ She 4as so beauti5ul that the Ying 4as 5ull o5 ;o39 and arranged 5or a great 5east+ He in8ited not onl3 relati8es9 5riends9 and a">uaintan"es9 but also the 5airies9 su"h that the "hild 4ould re"ei8e kindness and high morals+
HabKa tre"e hadas en su reino9 pero "omo sNlo tenKa do"e platos de oro9 una de ellas no podKa asistir al ban>uete+
here 4ere thirteen 5airies in his kingdom9 but sin"e he onl3 had t4el8e t4el8e golden plates9 one o5 them "ould not attend the ban>uet+
El ban>uete se lle8N a "abo "on gran esplendor9 3 "uando llegN a su @n9 las hadas dieron el niTo sus regalos espe"iales:
he 5east took pla"e 4ith great splendour9 splendour9 and 4hen it "ame to an end9 the 5airies ga8e the "hild their spe"ial gi5ts+
*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
his one ga8e 8irtue9 that one ga8e beaut39 a third ga8e ri"hes9 and so on9 su"h that she 4as granted e8er3thing in the 4orld she "ould ha8e desired+
mas apenas habKa hablado la l a und*"ima9 entrN de repente la de"imoter"era9 deseosa de 8engarse por>ue no la habKan "on8idado9 3 sin saludar 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 la sala sin de"ir otra palabra+
Ho4e8er9 no sooner had the ele8enth spoke 4hen the thirteenth suddenl3 entered she 4as seeking re8enge 5or not ha8ing been in8ited+ #ithout greeting or looking at an3one9 she "ried out in a loud 8oi"e: Ohe prin"ess shall pri"k hersel5 4ith a spindle on her @5teenth birthda39 and 4ill die immediatel3+Q immediatel3+Q And she le5t the room 4ithout sa3ing another 4ord+
odo odo el mundo se sorprendiN9 sorprendiN9 pero entrN enseguida la duod*"ima >ue no habKa he"ho an su regaloP no pudiendo e8itar el mal >ue habKa predi"ho su "ompaTera9 pro"urN modi@"arle 3 di;o: OLa prin"esa no morir9 pero estar sumergida en un pro5undo sueTo por espa"io de un siglo+Q
E8er3bod3 4as sho"kedP ho4e8er9 the t4el5th then entered she had not 3et oered her gi5t+ 0ot being able to a8oid the e8il that her "ompanion had predi"ted9 she tried to modi53 it+ She thus said: Ohe prin"ess 4ill not die9 but 4ill 5all into a deep sleep 5or the period o5 one "entur3+Q "entur3+Q
El re39 >ue >uerKa e8itar a su >uerida hi;a todo g*nero de desgra"ias9 dio la orden de >ue se >uemasen todos los husos de su reinoP
he Ying9 4ho 4anted his belo8ed daughter daughter to a8oid an3 possible kind o5 mis5ortune9 ga8e the orders that all the spindles in the kingdom be burnt+
.ientras tanto9 la ;o8en se hallaba adornada de todas las gra"ias >ue la habKan "on"edido las hadas9 pues era mu3 hermosa9 amable9 gra"iosa 3 sabio9 de manera9 >ue "uantos la 8eKan9 sentKan ha"ia ella el ma3or "ariTo+
?n the meantime9 the 3oung girl 4as adorned 4ith all the gra"es that the 5airies had granted herP 5or she 4as 8er3 beauti5ul9 5riendl39 gra"ious9 and 4ise su"h that all 4ho sa4 the girl 5elt 5el t the greatest ae"tion 5or her+
Sin embargo9 en el mismo dKa en >ue "umpliN los >uin"e aTos9 el re3 3 la reina no estaban en "asa9 3 la "hi"a estaba sola en el pala"io+
Ho4e8er9 on the same da3 that she turned @5teen9 the Ying and Rueen 4ere not at home9 and the girl 4as alone in the pala"e+
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 a una torre mu3 ele8ada+
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 8e r3 high to4er+ to4er+
La ;o8en subiN una estre"ha es"alera 3 llegN a una puerta9 la "ual no se tardN en abrir+ abrir+ Vio una pe>ueTa habita"iNn9 donde se hallaba una an"iana "on su huso hilando "on la ma3or laboriosidad+
he 3oung 4oman "limbed a narro4 narro4 stair"ase and "ame to a door9 4hi"h she opened 4ithout dela3+ dela3+ She sa4 a little room9 in 4hi"h 4as an old 4oman spinning laboriousl3 on her spindle+
OBuenos dKas9 seTora9Q di;o la hi;a del re39 OWRu* ha"es ahKQ
OGood da39 madam9Q said the YingXs daughterP O4hat are 3ou doing thereQ
OEsto3 hilando9Q "ontestN la an"iana9 3 asintiN "on la "abeJa+
O? am spinning9Q replied the old 4oman9 and nodded her head+
OWRu* es eso >ue se mue8e "on tanta ligereJaQ "ontinuN di"iendo la niTaP 3 5ue a "oger el huso para ponerse a hilarP pero apenas le habKa to"ado9 se realiJN el en"anto9 3 se pin"hN pi n"hN un dedo+
O#hat is it that mo8es so lightl3Q the girl "ontinued sa3ingP and she 4ent to grab the spindle and put it to spinning+ Ho4e8er9 ;ust as she tou"hed it the spell "ame into ee"t9 and she pri"ked a @nger+ @nger+
En el mismo momento9 se desplomN 3 "a3N en e n un pro5undo sueTo+ Este sueTo se e=tendiN sobre todo el pala"io+
At that same moment9 she "ollapsed and 5ell into a pro5ound sleep+ his sleep e=tended o8er the 4hole pala"e+
El re3 3 la reina9 >ue habKan entrado en el pala"io en a>uel mismo momento9 se >uedaron dormidosP 3 toda la "orte "on ellosP
he Ying and Rueen9 4ho had entered entered the pala"e in that same same moment9 4ent to sleep and the 4hole "ourt 4ith them+
tambi*n se durmieron los "aballos en la l a "uadra9 los perros en el patio9 las palomas en el te"ho9 las mos"as en la paredP
he horses9 too9 4ent to sleep sleep in the stableP and the dogs in the 3ard9 the pigeons upon the roo59 the Cies on the 4allP
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+ de spierto+
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"h that no one 4as le5t a4ake+
El 8iento de;N de soplarP ni una ho;a se mo8Ka en los rboles alrededores del pala"io+
he 4ind stopped blo4ingP nor did a lea5 stir stir on the trees around around the pala"e+
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 "ompleto9 de manera >ue ni aun su te"ho se 8eKa9 3 solo los an"ianos del paKs podKan dar alguna noti"ia de la hermosa Iosa"onespinas >ue se hallaba allK dormidaP pues "on este nombre era "ono"ida la prin"esaP
#ithout mu"h dela39 a hedge o5 thorns sprouted and gre4 around the pala"e+ Ea"h da3 it gre4 higher9 until it en"ir"led it "ompletel3 su"h that not e8en the roo5 "ould be seen+ nl3 the elders o5 the land "ould pro8ide an3 in5ormation about the beauti5ul Iose 4ith thorns< (Briarrose) that 4as asleep thereP and so it 4as that the prin"ess be"ame kno4n b3 this name+
3 de tiempo en tiempo 8enKan algunos prKn"ipes >ue >uerKan penetrar a tra8*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 no pudiendo mu"has 8e"es soltarse9 de modo >ue morKan allK+
rom time to time prin"es< 4ould "ome and tr3 to penetrate through the brush at the pala"e+ Ho4e8er9 the3 5ound it impossible: the thorns 4ere tightl3 interlo"ked+ he 3ouths be"ame "aught b3 them9 and o5ten "ould not 5ree themsel8es su"h that the3 died there+
Despu*s de mu"hos aTos un prKn"ipe llegN a la regiNn+ 3N un an"iano hablando sobre el seto de espinos9 detrs de la "ual habKa un pala"io9 en 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+
A5ter man3 3ears9 a prin"e "ame to the region+ He heard an old man talking 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 "alle d BriarroseP BriarroseP and 4ith her slept the Ying and Rueen9 and all the "ourt+
ATadiN adems haber oKdo de"ir a su abuelo >ue mu"hos prKn"ipes habKan tratado 3a de atra8esar por el JarJal9 pero no podKan pasar+ pasar+ Ellos >uedaron atrapados 3 murieron una muerte dolorosa+
He also added ha8ing heard 5rom his grand5ather that man3 prin"es< had alread3 tried to "ross through the thorn3 hedge9 but "ould not pass+ he3 be"ame trapped and died a pain5ul death+
Enton"es di;o el don"el: OFo OFo no tengo miedoP ir* i r* 3 8er* a la bella Iosa"on espinas+Q
he 3outh then said9 O? ha8e no 5earP ? shall go and see the beauti5ul Iose Iose 4iththorns+Q
El buen an"iano >uiso distraerle de su propNsito9 pero 8iendo no lo "onseguKa9 le de;N entregarse a su suerte+
he old man tried to distra"t him 5rom 5rom his purpose9 but seeing that that he "ould not9 le5t him to entertain his lu"k+
ero pre"isamente enton"es habKan tras"urrido los "ien aTos+ HabKa llegado el dKa de la hermosa Iosa"onespinas a despertar+ despertar+
Ho4e8er9 ;ust then one hundred 3ears had passed+ he da3 had "ome 5or the beauti5ul Briar Bria rrose to a4aken+
6uando se a"er"N el prKn"ipe a la JarJa9 la hallN "on8ertida en un hermoso rosal >ue abri*ndose por sK mismo mi smo le de;N pasar9 3 "errN despu*s+
#hen the prin"e "ame to the hedge9 he 5ound it had turned into a beauti5ul rose bush+ ?t opened b3 itsel5 to let him pass9 and then "losed a5ter4ards+
LlegN a la "uadra 3 8io dormidos a los perros 3 "aballos9 mirN el te"ho 3 8io a las palomas "on sus "abeJas ba;o sus alas9 3 "uando entrN en el e l pala"io9 notN >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 di spuesto a "antar+ "antar+
He "ame to the stable and sa4 the dogs and horses sleeping+ He looked up 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 the 4alls+ ?n the kit"hen9 the "ook 4as in the a"t o5 talking to the ser8antsP and the maid 4as near a rooster that seemed about to sing+
[l siguiN un po"o ms le;os9 3 en el gran salNn 8io a toda la "orte 3a"iendo dormido9 3 el re3 3 la reina estaban durmiendo en su trono+
He 4ent on a little 5urther9 and in the great hall sa4 the 4hole "ourt l3ing asleep9 and the Ying and Rueen 4ere sleeping on their throne+
Enton"es se 5ue un po"o ms all9 3 todo estaba tan silen"ioso >ue se podKa oKr su propia respira"iNn+
hen he 4ent a little 5urther9 and all 4as so so >uiet that he "ould hear his o4n breath+
Al @n llegN a la torre9 3 abriN la puerta de la pe>ueTa habita"iNn donde Iosa"onespinas estaba dormido+
At last he "ame to the to4er and opened the door o5 the little room 4here Briarrose Briarrose 4as asleep+
AllK 3a"Ka9 3 ella era tan hermosa >ue no podKa apartar los o;os de ella+
here she la39 and she 4as so beauti5ul that he "ould not take his e3es o her+
Se in"linN 3 le dio un beso+ Sin embargo9 tan pronto "omo *l la l a besN9 Iosa "onespinas abriN los o;os9 despertN9 3 lo mirN mu3 dul"emente+
He bent do4n and ga8e her a kiss+ Ho4e8er9 as soon as he kissed her9 Briarrose Briarrose opened her e3es9 a4oke9 and looked at him >uite s4eetl3+ s4eetl3+
Enton"es des"endieron ;untos9 3 el re3 3 la reina despertaron9 ;unto "on toda la "orte+ Se miraron m iraron unos a otros "on gran asombro+
hen the3 des"ended togetherP and the Ying and the Rueen a4oke9 a4oke9 along 4ith the 4hole "ourt+ he3 looked at ea"h other in great astonishment+
Los "aballos en el establo se le8antaron l e8antaron 3 "omenJaron a relin"harP los perros saltaron 3 menearon sus "olas+
he horses in the stable stood stood up and began to neighP the dogs ;umped up and 4agged their tails+
Las palomas en el te"ho sa"aron sus "abeJas de deba;o de sus alas9 miraron alrededor 3 8olaron ha"ia el "ampo+
he pigeons on the roo5 roo5 pulled out their heads 5rom under their 4ings9 4ings9 looked around9 and Ce4 into the "ountr3side+
Las mos"as de la pared re8olotearon de nue8o+ El 5uego en la "o"ina 8ol8iN 8ol8i N a la 8ida9 3 se "o"iN la "omidaP el "o"inero le dio una bo5etada a "ada sier8oP 3 la "riada despertN al "anto del gallo+
he Cies on the 4all "rept "rept again+ he @re in the the kit"hen "ame to li5e9 and "ooked the 5oodP the "ook ga8e a slap to ea"h ser8antP and the maid a4oke to the "ro4ing o5 the rooster+ rooster+
La boda del prKn"ipe 3 Iosa Iosa"onespinas "onespinas se "elebrN "on gran esplendor9 3 8i8ieron 5eli"es hasta el @n de sus dKas+
he 4edding o5 the prin"e and Briarrose Briarrose 4as "elebrated 4ith great splendour9 and the3 li8ed happil3 to the end o5 their da3s+
6aperu"ita Io;a
Little Ied6ap
HabKa una 8eJ una "hi"a adorable >ue era amado por todos9 pero sobre todo por su abuela+ Mna 8eJ >ue ella le dio una pe>ueTa gorra ro;a+ Ella nun"a >uerKa usar otra "osa9 asK >ue todo el mundo empeJN a llamarla 6aperu"ita Io;a<+
here 4as on"e an adorable girl 4ho 4as lo8ed b3 e8er3one9 but most o5 all b3 her grandmother+ n"e she ga8e her a little red "ap+ She ne8er 4anted to 4ear an3thing else9 so e8er3bod3 began to "all her Little Ied 6ap<+
Mn dKa su madre le di;o: \Ven9 6aperu"ita Io;a9 Io;a9 a>uK tengo un pedaJo de pastel 3 una botella de 8ino+ Ll*8alos a tu abuelaP ella est e st en5erma 3 d*bil9 3 esto le a3udar+
ne da3 her mother told her9 O6ome9 Little Ied6ap9 here is a pie"e o5 "ake and a bottle o5 4ine+ ake them to 3our grandmotherP she is ill and 4eak9 and this 4ill help her+
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 3 romper la botella: no habr nada para su abuela+
0o4 go earl39 be5ore it gets hotP and 4alk "are5ull3 on the pathP do not turn o the pathP do not 5all and break the bottle else there 4ill be nothing le5t 5or 3our grandmother+ grandmother+
F "uando entres a su dormitorio no ol8ides de"irle9 Buenos dKas
And 4hen 3ou go to her bedroom do not 5orget to sa39 Good morning
O0o te preo"upes9 har* bien todo9Q di;o 6aperu"ita Io;aP tomN las "osas9 3 se despidiN "ariTosamente+
QDon
La abuela 8i8Ka en el bos>ue9 "er"a de un kilNmetro de su "asa+ F nadie ms habKa 6aperu"ita Io;a entrN en el bos>ue siempre en el "amino "uando se en"ontrN "on un lobo+
he grandmother li8ed out in the 4oods9 around around a kilometre 5rom her home+ 0o more had Little Ied6ap entered the 4oods al4a3s al 4a3s sta3ing on the trail 4hen she met 4ith a 4ol5+
6aperu"ita Io;a no sabKa >ue esa "riatura pudiera ha"er algn daTo9 3 no tu8o ningn temor de *l+
Little Ied6ap did not kno4 that this "reature "ould do an3 harm9 and did not ha8e an3 5ear o5 him+
OBuenos dKas9 6aperu"ita Io;a9Q di;o el lobo+
OGood morning9 Little Ied6ap9Q said the 4ol5+ 4ol5+
\Buenos dKas\9 di;o la niTa+
OGood morning9Q said the girl+
OWAdNnde 8as tan temprano9 6aperu"ita Io;aQ
O#here are 3ou going so earl39 Little Ied6apQ
OA la "asa de mi abuelita+Q
Oo m3 grandma
OWF >u* lle8as en esa "anastaQ
OAnd 4hat are 3ou "arr3ing in i n that basketQ
Oastel 3 8ino+ A3er A3er 5ue dKa de hornear9 asK >ue mi pobre abuelita en5erma 8a a tener algo bueno para 5ortale"erse+Q
O6ake and 4ineP 3esterda3 4as baking da39 so m3 poor si"k grandmother is to ha8e something good to strengthen her+Q
OWF adonde 8i8e tu abuelita9 6aperu"ita Io;aQ
OAnd 4here does 3our grandmother li8e9 Little Ied6apQ
OAlrededor de la mitad un kilNmetro ms adentro en el bos>ue+ Su "asa est ba;o tres grandes rboles+ Seguramente usted ha 8isto9Q respondiN 6aperu"ita Io;a ino"entemente+
OAbout hal5 a kilometre 5urther into the 4oods+ Her house is under three large trees+ Surel3 3ou ha8e seen it9Q replied Little Ied6ap inno"entl3+ inno"entl3+
El lobo se di;o en silen"io a sK mismo: OURu* "riatura tierna URu* buen aperiti8oP 3 ella ser ms sabroso >ue la an"iana .e 8o3 a "oger a los dos+Q
he 4ol5 said >uietl3 to himsel59 O#hat a tender tender "reature #hat a ni"e sna"kP and she 4ill be tastier than the old 4oman+ ? am going to "at"h them both+Q
Luego a"ompaTN a 6aperu"ita Io;a un po"o ms en el "amino9 3 luego le di;o: O6aperu"ita Io;a9 mira las Cores bonitas+ Wor >u* no 8as 3 re"oger algunos de ellas
He then a""ompanied Little Ied6ap a little 4a3 4 a3 on the path9 and said to her9 OLittle Ied6ap9 look at the prett3 Co4ers+ #h3 don
F 3o "reo tambi*n >ue no te has dado "uenta de lo dul"e >ue "antan "antan los pa;aritos+ Es >ue 8as tan apurada en el "amino "omo si 5ueras para la es"uela9 mientras >ue todo el bos>ue est lleno de mara8illas+Q
? also think that 3ou ha8e not realiJed ho4 s4eetl3 the birds are singing+ Fou Fou are going in su"h a hurr3 on the tra"k as i5 3ou are are o to s"hool9 4hile the 4hole 5orest is 5ull o5 4onders+Q
6aperu"ita Io;a le8antN sus o;os9 3 "uando 8io los ra3os del sol danJando a>uK 3 all entre los rbolesP 8io las bellas CoresP 3 o3N el "anto de los p;aros9 pensN: OSupongo >ue podrKa tomar algunas de estas Cores 5res"as a mi abuela+ Adems9 an es mu3 temprano 3 no habr problema si me atraso un po>uito9 siempre llegar* a buena hora+Q
Little Ied6ap raised her e3es9 and 4hen she sa4 the sun
F asK9 ella se saliN del "amino 3 se 5ue 5ue a "ortar Cores+ F "uando "uando "ortaba una9 8eKa otra ms bonita9 3 otra 3 otra9 3 sin darse "uenta se 5ue adentrando en el bos>ue+
hus9 she le5t the path path and 4ent to pi"k Co4ers+ As soon as she pi"ked pi"ked one9 she sa4 another more beauti5ul9 and then another and anotherP and 4ithout realising it9 4ent deeper into the 5orest+
.ientras tanto el lobo apro8e"hN el tiempo 3 "orriN dire"to a la "asa de la abuelita 3 to"N a la puerta+
.ean4hile the 4ol5 used this time to run straight to the grandmotherXs house9 and kno"ked at the door+
OWRui*n esQ preguntN la abuelita+
O#ho is itQ 4ondered the grandmother+
O6aperu"ita Io;a9Q "ontestN el lobo+ Oraigo Oraigo pastel 3 8ino+ Abra la puerta9 por 5a8or+Q
OLittle Ied6ap9Q replied the 4ol5+ O? bring "ake and 4ineP open the door please+Q
OLe8ante el pestillo9Q gritN la abuela9 Oesto3 mu3 d*bil 3 no me puedo le8antarme+Q
OLi5t the lat"h9Q 3elled the grandmother9 O? am 8er3 4eak9 and "annot get up+Q
El lobo le8antN el pestillo9 abriN la puerta9 3 sin de"ir una palabra ms9 se 5ue dire"to a la "ama de la abuelita 3 se la tragN de un bo"ado+
he 4ol5 li5ted the lat"h9 opened the the doorP and 4ithout sa3ing a 4ord more9 he 4ent straight to the grandmotherXs bed9 and s4allo4ed her in one mouth5ul+
F enseguida se puso ropa ropa de ella9 se "olo"N un gorro9 gorro9 se metiN en la "ama 3 "errN las "ortinas+
hen he put on her "lothes and bonnet9 got into bed9 and dre4 dre4 the "urtains+
.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 su abuelita 3 se puso en "amino ha"ia ella+
.ean4hile9 Little Ied6ap had been "olle"ting Co4ers9 and 4hen she sa4 that she had gathered so man3 that she "ould not "arr3 an3 more9 she remembered her grandmother9 and set out on the path to4ard her+ her+
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 me siento mu3 in"Nmodo en la a"tualidad9 3 otras 8e"es >ue me ha gustado tanto estar "on abuelita+Q
#hen she arri8ed9 she 4as surprised to @nd the door openP and 4hen she 4ent into the house9 she had su"h a strange 5eeling that she said to hersel59 Oh9 ? 5eel 8er3 un"om5ortable at the moment9 and ? usuall3 like being 4ith grandmother so mu"h+Q
Enton"es gritN: OUBuenos dKasQ pero no hubo respuesta9 asK >ue 5ue al dormitorio 3 abriN las "ortinas+
hen she "alled out9 OGood OGood morning9Q but there there 4as no ans4er9 so she 4ent into the bedroom and dre4 ba"k the "urtains+
La abuela pare"Ka estar allK9 "on su gorro "ubri*ndole toda la "ara9 3 "on una aparien"ia mu3 e=traTa+
here la3 her grandmother 4ith her "ap "o8ering her 5a"e9 and looking 8er3 strange+
OUh9 abuelaQ di;o9 O>u* ore;as tan grandes >ue tienes+Q
Oh9 grandmaQ she said9 O4hat big ears 3ou ha8eQ
OEs para oKrte me;or9 mi niTa9Q 5ue la respuesta+
O?t is to hear 3ou better9 m3 "hild9Q 4as the repl3+ repl3+
Oero abuela9 >u* o;os tan grandes >ue tienes+Q
OBut grandma9 4hat big e3es 3ou ha8eQ
OSon para 8erte me;or9 >uerida+Q
Ohe3 are to see 3ou better9 m3 dear+Q dear+Q
Oero abuelita9 >u* braJos tan grandes >ue tienes+Q
OBut9 grandmother9 4hat large hands 3ou ha8eQ
Oara abraJarte me;or+Q me;or+Q
Ohe better it is to hug 3ou+Q
OF >u* bo"a tan grande >ue tienes+Q
OAnd 4hat a big mouth 3ou ha8eQ
Oara "omerte me;or+Q
Ohe better it is to eat 3ouQ
6uando el lobo hubo di;o esto9 saltN de la "ama 3 "omiN Little Ied tambi*n+
#hen the 4ol5 had said this9 he ;umped out o5 the bed and ate Little Ied 6ap too+
Enton"es el lobo de"idiN tomar una siesta9 3 8ol8iN a la "ama+ Mna 8eJ dormido9 empeJN a ron"ar 5uertemente+
hen the 4ol5 de"ided to take take a nap9 and returned returned to the bed+ n"e asleep9 he began to snore loudl3+
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 si ne"esita alguna a3uda+Q
B3 "han"e9 a hunter 4as passing b3 there at that moment9 heard the loud snores9 and thought9 Ohe old 4oman snores 8er3 loudl3 l oudl3++ ? 4ill see i5 she needs an3 help+Q
Enton"es ingresN al dormitorio9 3 "uando se a"er"N a la "ama 8io al lobo a"ostado allK+
So he entered the bedroom9 and 4hen he approa"hed the bed9 he sa4 the 4ol5 l3ing there+
OUAsK >ue te en"uentro a>uK9 8ie;o pe"adorQ di;o *l+ OUHa"Ka tiempo >ue te bus"abaQ
OSo ? @nd 3ou here9 old sinnerQ he said+ Oor some time ? ha8e sought 3ouQ
F 3a se disponKa a disparar su arma arma "ontra *l9 "uando pensN >ue el lobo podrKa haber de8orado a la 8ie;a 3 >ue an podrKa ser sal8ada9 por lo >ue de"idiN no disparar+ disparar+ En "ambio9 tomN unas ti;eras 3 empeJN a "ortar el 8ientre del lobo durmiente+
He 4as ;ust about to @re his gun at him9 4hen it o""urred to him that the 4ol5 might ha8e de8oured the old 4oman9 and that she might still be sa8ed9 so he de"ided not to @re+ ?nstead9 he took a pair o5 s"issors9 and began to "ut open the stoma"h o5 the sleeping 4ol5+
[l hiJo un "orte9 3 8io una gorra ro;a+ [l hiJo dos "ortes9 3 una niTa saliN gritando: OFo OFo estaba mu3 asustada+ Estaba mu3 os"uro dentro del lobo+Q Enton"es la abuela saliN+ A5ortunadamente ella estaba 8i8a tambi*n+
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 4ol5+Q hen the grandmother "ame out+ ortunatel39 ortunatel39 she 4as ali8e too+
6aperu"ita Io;a tra;o rpidamente algunas piedras grandes9 3 el "aJador llena el estNmago del lobo "on ellos+ 6uando el lobo despertN9 tratN de "orrer+ "orrer+ Sin embargo9 las piedras eran tan pesadas >ue "a3N muerto+
Little Ied6ap >ui"kl3 brought some big stones9 and the hunter @lled the 4ol5Xs stoma"h 4ith them+ #hen the 4ol5 4oke up9 he tried to run+ Ho4e8er9 the stones 4ere so hea83 that he 5ell do4n dead+
Las tres personas se sintieron 5eli"es+ El "aJador le >uitN la piel al lobo 3 se la lle8N a su "asa+ La abuela "omiN el pastel 3 bebiN el 8ino >ue le tra;o 6aperu"ita Io;a 3 se reanimN+ ero ero 6aperu"ita Io;a solamente pensN: O.ientras 8i8o9 3o nun"a des8iarse del "amino+Q
he three people 5elt elated+ he hunter hunter took a4a3 the 4ol5Xs skin9 and 4ent home 4ith it+ he grandmother ate the "ake and drank the 4ine that Little Ied6ap had brought9 and she re8i8ed+ Ho4e8er9 Little Ied6ap thought to hersel59 OAs OAs long as ? li8e9 ? 4ill ne8er stra3 5rom the path+Q
ambi*n ambi*n se "uenta >ue una 8eJ >ue 6aperu"ita Io;a Io;a lle8aba pastel a su abuela9 otro lobo le hablN9 3 tratN de ha"erla salir del "amino+
?t is also related that on"e Little Ied6ap 4as "arr3ing "ake to her grandmother9 another 4ol5 spoke to her9 and tried to make her lea8e the path+
Sin embargo9 6aperu"ita Io;a estaba en guardia9 3 siguiN su "amino+
Ho4e8er9 Little Ied6ap 4as on guard9 and "ontinued on her 4a3+ 4a3+
Al llegar9 le "ontN a su abuelita >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 de seguro >ue se la hubiera tragado+
Mpon arri8al9 she told her grandmother that she had met 4ith another 4ol59 and that he had greeted her 4ith good morning
OBueno9Q di;o la abuela9 O"erraremos bien la puerta9 de modo >ue no puede entrar+Q
O#ell9Q said the grandmother9 O4e 4ill shut the door properl39 su"h that he "annot enter+Q
Al "abo de un rato el lobo llegN 3 to"N a la puerta9 3 gritN: OUAbuela9 abre la puerta Es 6aperu"ita Io;a9 3 traigo unos pasteles+Q
A5ter a 4hile9 the 4ol5 "ame and kno"ked on the door9 and "ried9 OGrandma9 open the door+ ?t is Little Ied6ap9 and ? bring some "akes+Q
ero ellas "allaron 3 no abrieron la puerta+ El lobo "omenJN a "aminar alrededor de la "asa+ Luego saltN sobre el te"ho9 >ue esperar a 6aperu"ita Io;a para 8ol8er a "asa9 3 luego "om*rsela en la os"uridad+
Ho4e8er9 the3 4ere silent and did not open the door+ he 4ol5 began 4alking around the house+ hen it ;umped on the roo5: to 4ait 5or Little Ied6ap to return home9 and then eat her in the darkness+
ero la abuela "ono"Ka mu3 bien sus malas m alas inten"iones+
Ho4e8er9 the grandmother 4ell kne4 his bad intentions+
?n 5ront o5 the house 4as a big trough9 so she said to the "hild9 OFesterda3 OFesterda3 ? made a ri"h sau"e+ ut the sau"e in the trough+Q
AsK9 6aperu"ita Io;a llena el "omedero "on la l a salsa+
hus9 Little Ied6ap Ied6ap @lled the trough 4ith the sau"e+
F empeJaron a>uellos deli"iosos aromas aromas a llegar a la nariJ del lobo9 3 empeJN a aspirar 3 a "aminar ha"ia a>uel e=>uisito olor+ olor+
he deli"ious smells began to rea"h rea"h the nose o5 the 4ol59 and he started started to 4alk to4ards the e=>uisite s"ent+
F "aminN hasta llegar a la orilla del te"ho 3 estirN estirN tanto su "abeJa >ue resbalN 3 "a3N de bru"es e=a"tamente al "entro de la olla hir8iente9 ahogndose 3 "o"inndose inmediatamente+
He 4alked up to the edge o5 the roo59 and stret"hed his head9 su"h that he slipped and 5ell headlong9 e=a"tl3 into the "entre o5 the boiling pot9 thus dro4ning and "ooking immediatel3+ immediatel3+
F 6aperu"ita Io;a retornN retornN segura a su "asa "asa 3 en adelante siempre se "uidN de no "aer en las trampas de los >ue bus"an ha"er daTo+
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+
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
[rase una 8eJ un leTador mu3 pobre >ue tenKa dos hi;os: un niTo llamado Hansel9 3 una niTa llamada Gretel+ HabKa entrado en un nue8o matrimonio despu*s de >ue la madre de los niTos 5alle"iera+
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 another marriage a5ter the mother o5 the "hildren had died+
El leTador >uerKa mu"ho a sus hi;os9 pero un dKa una terrible hambruna asolN la regiNn+
he 4ood"utter lo8ed his "hildren 8er3 mu"h9 but one da3 a terrible 5amine stru"k the region+
6on pr"ti"amente nada >ue "omer9 una no"he la mal8ada esposa del leTador le di;o: OLos "uatro "uatro de nosotros no podremos sobre8i8ir otro in8ierno+
#ith pra"ti"all3 nothing to eat9 one night the 4ood"utter
6uando salgamos a traba;ar por la maTana9 nos lle8aremos a los niTos a la parte ms pro5undo del bos>ue+
#hen 4e lea8e 5or 4ork in the morning9 4e 4ill take the "hildren to the deepest part o5 the 5orest+
Les daremos un pedaJo de pan9 3 luego los de;aremos allK nun"a en"ontrarn el "amino a "asa+Q
#e 4ill gi8e them a pie"e o5 bread9 and then lea8e them there the3 4ill ne8er @nd their 4a3 home+Q
El leTador se negN a esta idea por>ue amaba a sus hi;os 3 sabKa >ue si los de;aba en el bos>ue morirKan de hambre o de8orados por las @erasP
he 4ood"utter re;e"ted this idea be"ause be"ause he lo8ed his "hildren9 and kne4 that i5 he le5t them in the 5orest the3 4ould die 5rom hunger or be de8oured b3 4ild beasts+
pero su esposa le di;o: Oonto9 Oonto9 Wno te das "uenta >ue si no de;as a los niTos en el bos>ue9 enton"es los "uatro moriremos de hambreQ
Ho4e8er9 the 4i5e said to him9 OFou OFou 5ool9 do 3ou not realise that i5 4e do not lea8e the "hildren in the 5orest9 then all 5our o5 us 4ill die o5 hungerQ
F tanto insistiN la mal8ada mu;er9 >ue @nalmente "on8en"iN a su marido de abandonar a los niTos en el bos>ue+
he 4i"ked 4oman 4as so insistent that she @nall3 @nall3 "on8in"ed her husband to abandon the "hildren in the 5orest+
A5ortunadamente los niTos estaban an despiertos 3 es"u"haron todo lo >ue planearon sus padres+
ortunatel39 the "hildren 4ere still a4ake9 and listened to e8er3thing that the parents had planned+
OGretelQ di;o Hansel a su hermana: O0o O 0o te preo"upesP 3o 3a tengo una solu"iNn+Q
OGrethel9Q said Hansel to his sister9 Odo not 4orr3 3oursel5P ? alread3 ha8e a solution+Q
A la maTana siguiente todo o"urriN "omo se habKa planeado+
he 5ollo4ing morning e8er3thing happened as 4as planned+ planned+
La mu;er le8antN a los pe>ueTos mu3 temprano9 les dio a "ada uno un pedaJo de pan9 3 los "uatro emprendieron la mar"ha ha"ia el bos>ue+
he 4oman got the "hildren up 8er3 8er3 earl39 and ga8e ea"h a pie"e o5 breadP and the 5our o5 them began the 4alk into the 4oods+
Lo >ue el leTador 3 su mu;er no sabKan era >ue durante la no"he9 Hansel habKa salido al ;ardKn para llenar sus bolsillos de gui;arros blan"os9 3 ahora9 mientras "aminaban9 lenta 3 sigilosamente 5ue de;ando "aer gui;arro tras gui;arro 5ormando un "amino >ue e8itarKa >ue se perdieran dentro del bos>ue+
#hat the 4ood"utter and his 4i5e did not kno4 4as that during the night Hansel had gone out into the garden to stu his po"kets 4ith 4hite pebblesP and no49 4hile 4alking9 he 4as slo4l3 and stealthil3 dropping pebble a5ter pebble9 5orming a path to a8oid being lost in the 5orest+
6uando llegaron a la parte ms bos"osa9 en"endieron un 5uego9 sentaron a los niTos en un rbol "aKdo 3 les di;eron9 OAguarden OAguarden a>uK hasta >ue terminemos de traba;ar+Q traba;ar+Q
#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 our 4ork+Q
Los niTos esperaron durante 8arias horas hasta >ue se hiJo os"uro+ Ellos permane"ieron en silen"io ;unto al 5uego9 por>ue oKan oK an un "lap"lap< en la distan"ia9 3 "reKan >ue su padre estaba traba;ando "er"a+
he "hildren 4aited 5or man3 hours until until it be"ame dark+ he3 remained >uietl3 beside the @re9 5or the3 heard a "lap"lap< in the distan"e9 and belie8ed their 5ather 4as 4orking nearb3+ nearb3+
ero ignoraban >ue su madrastra habKa atado una rama a un rbol para >ue hi"iera ese ruido al ser mo8ida por el 8iento+
Ho4e8er9 the3 4ere una4are that their stepmother had atta"hed a bran"h to a tree: to make the "lapping< noise as it 4as mo8ed b3 the 4ind+
6uando la no"he se hiJo ms os"ura Gretel de"idiN >ue era tiempo de 8ol8er9 pero Hansel le di;o >ue debKan esperar >ue saliera la luna 3 asK lo hi"ieronP "uando la luna iluminN los l os gui;arros blan"os de;ados por Hansel 5ue "omo si hubiera delante de ellos un "amino de plata+
#hen the night be"ame 8er3 dark9 Grethel de"ided that it 4as time to return9 but Hansel said to her that the3 must 4ait 5or the moon to "ome out and so the3 did+ #hen the moon rose9 it illuminated the 4hite pebbles le5t b3 Hansel it 4as as i5 the3 had a sil8er path be5ore them+
A la maTana siguiente los dos niTos golpearon la puerta de su padreP OUHemos llegadoQ gritaron los niTosP la madrastra estaba 5uriosa9 pero el leTador se alegrN inmensamente9 por>ue lamentaba mu"ho lo >ue habKa he"ho+
he 5ollo4ing morning the t4o "hildren "hildren kno"ked on their 5ather
4ood"utter 4as immensel3 happ39 5or he had been deepl3 saddened b3 4hat he had done+
Vi8ieron nue8amente los "uatro ;untos un tiempo ms9 pero a los po"os dKas9 una hambruna an ms terrible >ue la anterior 8ol8iN a de8astar la regiNn+
he 5our o5 them li8ed together 5or some time more9 but but in ;ust a short time9 a 5amine e8en more terrible than the last l ast returned to de8astate the region+
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+
he 4ood"utter did not 4ant to be separated separated 5rom his "hildren9 "hildren9 but on"e again his 4i5e "on8in"ed him that it 4as the onl3 solution+
Los niTos o3eron esto una segunda 8eJ9 pero esta 8eJ Hansel no pudo salir a re"oger los gui;arros por>ue su madrastra habKa "errado "on lla8e la puerta para >ue los niTos no se pudieran es"apar+
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 door 4ith the ke3 su"h that the "hildren "ould not es"ape+
O0o importaQ le di;o Hansel a Gretel: O0o te preo"upes9 >ue algo se me o"urrir maTanaPQ an no habKa salido el sol "uando los "uatros de;aron la "asa+
O0o problem9Q Hansel said to Grethel: ODo not 4orr3 3oursel5P ? 4ill think o5 something in the morningPQ 3et the sun had not 3et risen 4hen the 5our le5t the house+
Hansel 5ue de;ando "aer todo a lo largo del "amino las miguitas del pan >ue la mal8ada madrastra m adrastra le habKan dado antes de partir+ partir+
All along the path9 Hansel 4as dropping little "rumbs 5rom the bread the 4i"ked stepmother had gi8en them prior to departure+
Mna 8eJ ms se >uedaron ;unto al 5uego9 en lo ms pro5undo del bos>ue9 3 esperaron mu"ho tiempo allK sentados+ 6uando se hiJo os"uro9 >uisieron 8ol8er a "asa+
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+ there+ #hen it be"ame 8er3 dark9 the3 4anted to return home+++
h Ru* gran sorpresa abrumada a los niTos "uando 8ieron >ue los p;aros del bos>ue habKan "omido todas las miga;as lanJadas por Hansel+
h #hat a great surprise o8er4helmed the "hildren 4hen the3 sa4 that the 5orest birds had eaten all the bread"rumbs dropped b3 Hansel+
Solos9 "on mu"ha hambre 3 llenos de miedo9 los dos niTos se en"ontraron en un bos>ue espeso 3 os"uro del >ue no podKan hallar la salida+
Alone9 4ith great hunger and 5ull o5 5ear9 the t4o "hildren had 5ound themsel8es in a dense and dark 5orest9 and the3 "ould not @nd a 4a3 out+
Vagaron durante mu"has horas hasta >ue por @n9 en"ontraron un "laro donde sus o;os des"ubrieron la mara8illa ms grande >ue ;ams hubiesen podido imaginar: Uuna "asita he"ha de dul"es
#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 e8er ha8e imagined: a house made o5 "and3
El te"ho estaba he"ho de "ho"olate9 las paredes de maJapn9 las 8entanas de "aramelo9 las puertas de turrNn9 el "amino de "on@tesP
he roo5 4as made o5 "ho"olateP the 4alls o5 marJipanP the 4indo4s o5 "aramelP the doors o5 nougatP and the path o5 s4eets+
OUun 8erdadero man;arQ di;o Hansel9 >uien "orriN ha"ia la "asita di"iendo a su hermana: OUVen Gretel9 3o "omer* del te"ho 3 tu podrs "omerte las 8entanasQ
OA 8eritable deli"a"3Q said Hansel9 4ho then ran to4ards the house sa3ing to his sister9 O6ome GrethelP ? 4ill eat some o5 the roo59 and 3ou "an eat some o5 the 4indo4sQ
Los niTos se abalanJaron sobre la "asa 3 "omenJaron a de8orarla+ de8 orarla+
he "hildren poun"ed on the house9 house9 and began to de8our it+
OVeo OVeo >ue >uieren "omer mi "asa9Q di;o la bru;aP Obueno9 ahora 8o3 a "omertePQ 3 ella los tomN prisioneros+
O? see that 3ou 4ant to eat m3 house9Q said the 4it"hP O4ell no4 ? am going to eat 3ouPQ and she took them prisoner+
Ella los e=aminN: Ou9 Ou9 la niTa9Q di;o9 mirando a Gretel9 Ot me a3udar en e n la "o"ina+ Ruiero engordar al niTo+ [l es demasiado delgado para "omer+Q
She e=amined them: OFou9 OFou9 the girl9Q she said9 looking at GrethelP O3ou 4ill help me in the kit"hen+ ? 4ant to 5atten up the bo3+ bo3+ He is too skinn3 to eat+Q
La bru;a ignorN las lgrimas de Gretel+ omN omN Hansel 3 lo empu;N en una pe>ueTa habita"iNn+
he 4it"h ignored GrethelXs GrethelXs tears+ She took Hansel and sho8ed sho8ed him in a tin3 room+
Mna no"he mientras la bru;a dormKa los niTos empeJaron a "rear un plan+
ne night9 4hile the 4it"h slept9 the "hildren began to "reate a plan+
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 e s gordo9 pasar este hueso 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+
OAs the 4it"h is 8er3 shortsighted9Q said Grethel9 O4hen she asks 3ou to sho4 her one o5 3our @ngers to 5eel i5 3ou are 5at9 pass this bone bet4een the bars o5 the "age+ he 4it"h 4ill 5eel the bone9 and de"ide to 4ait a little longer+Q longer+Q he3 4ere both in agreement 4ith the idea+
Sin embargo9 3 "omo era de esperarse9 esa situa"iNn no podKa durar por siempre9 3 un mal dKa la bru;a 8o"i5erN: OFa OFa esto3 "ansada de esperar >ue este niTo engorde+ 6ome 3 "ome todo el dKa 3 sigue Ca"o "omo el dKa >ue llegN+Q
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 to 5attenP eating and eating all da3 long9 and still he is as skinn3 as the da3 he arri8ed+Q
Enton"es ella en"endiN un gigantes"o horno9 3 le gritN a Gretel9 Om*tete dentro 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
hen she lit a giganti" 5urna"e9 5urna"e9 and 3elled out to Grethel9 Oget into it to see i5 it is hotPQ but the "hild kno4ing that in realit3 the 4it"h 4anted to trap her inside to eat her too replied to her: O? do not kno4 ho4 to do it+Q
ORuKtate9Q grito la bru;a9 mo8iendo los braJos de lado a lado 3 lanJando maldi"iones a diestra die stra 3 siniestra+ OEsto3 mu3 5rustrado9Q le di;o+ O O eres un idiota+ Es la "osa ms 5"il del mundo+ Fo Fo te mostrar* "Nmo ha"erlo+Q Enton"es se metiN en el horno+
OGet a4a39Q shouted the 4it"h9 4a8ing her hands 5rom side to side9 and hurling "urses to the right and le5t+ O? am 8er3 5rustrated9Q she said+ OFou OFou are su"h a 5ool+ ?t is the easiest thing in the 4orld+ ? 4ill sho4 3ou ho4 to do it+Q hen she slipped into the o8en+
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
Grethel9 4ithout a momentXs hesitation9 "losed the door and le5t the 4it"h trapped there+ She s"reamed loudl39 and demanded9 OLet me out+Q
Ese dKa9 la bru;a >uemada hasta la muerte en su propia trampa+
n that da39 the 4it"h burnt to death in her o4n trap+
Gretel enton"es "orriN a su hermano9 3 lo liberN de su prisiNn+
Grethel then ran to her brother9 and liberated him 5rom his prison+
Enton"es los niTos 8ieron >ue la "asa de la bru;a mal8ada tenKa grandes bolsas llenas de piedras pre"iosas 3 perlas+
hen the "hildren sa4 that the 4i"ked 4it"h
Llenaron sus bolsillos lo ms >ue pudieron 3 a toda prisa de;aron a>uel bos>ue embru;ado+
hen the3 @lled their po"kets as mu"h as the3 "ould9 and and hastil3 le5t the be4it"hed 5orest+
6aminaron 3 "aminaron sin des"anso9 3 @nalmente en"ontraron la "asa de su padre+
he3 4alked and 4alked 4alked 4ithout rest9 and @nall3 @nall3 5ound their 5atherXs house+
6uando *l los 8io9 se llenN de alegrKa9 por>ue desde >ue los habKa abandonado no habKa pasado un solo dKa sin >ue lamentase su de"isiNn+
#hen he sa4 them9 he 4as @lled 4ith ;o3P 5or sin"e the da3 he had abandoned them not a single da3 had passed 4ithout him regretting his de"ision+
Los niTos "orrieron a abraJarlo 39 una 8eJ >ue se hubieron reen"ontrado9 les "ontN >ue la mal8ada esposa habKa muerto 3 >ue nun"a ms 8ol8erKa a lastimarlos9 los niTos enton"es re"ordaron 3 8a"iaron sus bolsillos ante los in"r*dulos o;os de su padre+
he "hildren ran and hugged him9 and on"e the3 had reunited9 reunited9 he told them that the male8olent 4i5e had died and 4ould ne8er return to harm them+ he "hildren then remembered9 and emptied their po"kets in 5ront o5 the in"redulous e3es o5 their 5ather+ 5ather+
El su5rimiento habKa terminado9 3 la 8ida era buena+
he suering 4as o8er9 and li5e 4as good+
El rKn"ipe Iana
he rog rog rin"e
En los 8ie;os tiempos9 8i8Ka 8i8K a un re3 "u3as hi;as eran todas mu3 hermosas9 pero la ms pe>ueTa era ms hermosa >ue el mismo sol+
?n old times there li8ed a Ying 4hose daughters 4ere all beauti5ul9 but the 3oungest 4as more beauti5ul than the sun itsel5+ itsel5+
6er"a del pala"io del re3 habKa un bos>ue grande 3 espeso9 3 en el bos>ue9 ba;o un rbol 8ie;o9 habKa una 5uenteP
0ear the Ying
"uando ha"Ka mu"ho "alor9 la hi;a del re3 iba al bos>ue 3 se sentaba a la orilla de la 5res"a 5uente+
#hen it 4as 8er3 hot9 the Ying
Si ella tenKa mu"ho tiempo9 lle8aba una bola de oro9 >ue tiraba a lo alto 3 la 8ol8Ka a "oger9 siendo este su ;uego 5a8orito+
?5 she had a lot o5 time she used to take a golden ball9 and thro4 it up high and then "at"h it on its return this being her 5a8ourite game+
ero su"ediN una 8eJ >ue la bola de oro de la prin"esa no "a3N en sus manos9 "uando la tirN a lo alto9 sino >ue 5ue a parar al suelo 3 de allK rodN al agua+
0o4 it happened on one o""asion that the prin"essXs golden ball did not 5all into her hands 4hen it 4as tossed up high but rather9 5ell to the ground9 and 5rom there rolled into the 4ater+
La hi;a del re3 la siguiN "on los o;os9 pero la bola desapare"iN9 3 la 5uente era mu3 honda9 tan honda >ue no se 8eKa su 5ondo+
he YingXs daughter 5ollo4ed it 4ith her e3es9 but it disappeared9 and the the spring 4as 8er3 deep so deep that the bottom "ould not be seen+
Enton"es "omenJN a llorar9 3 lloraba "ada 8eJ ms alto 3 no podKa "onsolarse+
hen she began to "r39 and she she "ried louder and louder9 and "ould not be be "onsoled+
F "uando se lamentaba asK9 le di;o una 8oJ: OWRu* tienes9 hi;a del re39 >ue te lamentas de modo >ue puedes enterne"er a una piedra
As she thus lamented9 a 8oi"e "alled out to her9 O#hat ails the daughter o5 the Ying Fou Fou 4eep in su"h a 4a3 4 a3 as to so5ten e8en a stone+Q
.irN enton"es a su alrededor9 para 8er de dNnde salKa la 8oJ9 3 8io una rana >ue sa"aba del agua su as>uerosa "abeJa: OUAh WEres t9 8ie;a "har"o "hapoteo<Q le di;oP Olloro por mi bola de oro9 >ue se me ha "aKdo a la 5uente+Q
She looked around to see 4here the 8oi"e "ame 5rom9 and sa4 a 5rog 5 rog stret"hing 5orth its ugl3+ ugl3+ OAh OAh ?t is 3ou9 old puddle splash<Q she saidP O? 4eep 5or m3 golden ball9 4hi"h ? ha8e dropped into the spring+Q
Oran>uilKJate Oran>uilKJate 3 no lloresQ le "ontestN la ranaP O3o puedo sa"arla9 pero W>u* me das9 si te de8uel8o tu ;ugueteQ
O6alm 3oursel5 do4n9 and do not 4eep9Q the 5rog ans4ered herP O? "an get it outP but9 4hat 4ill 3ou gi8e me i5 ? return 3our to3 to 3ouQ
OLo >ue >uieras9 >uerida rana9Q le di;o: Omis 8estidos9 mis perlas 3 piedras pre"iosas 3 hasta la "orona dorada >ue lle8o puesta+Q
O#hate8er 3ou 4ant9 dear 5rog9Q she said to him: Om3 "lothes9 m3 pearls and pre"ious stones9 and e8en the golden "ro4n that ? am 4earing+Q
La rana "ontestN: Ous Ous 8estidos9 tus perlas 3 piedras pre"iosas 3 tu "orona de oro no me sir8en de nadaP pero si me prometes amarme 3 tenerme a tu lado "omo amiga 3 "ompaTera en tus ;uegos9 sentarme "ontigo a tu mesa9 darme 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
he 5rog replied: OFour OFour "lothes9 3our pearls and pre"ious pre"ious stones9 and 3our golden "ro4n are o5 no use to me+ Ho4e8er9 i5 3ou promise to lo8e me and keep me b3 3our side as a 5riend and "ompanion in 3our gamesP seat me beside 3ou at 3our tableP gi8e me drinks 5rom 3our golden glassP let me eat 5rom 3our plateP and let me sleep in 3our bed9 ? 4ill go do4n to the bottom o5 the spring9 and bring 3ou 3our golden ball+Q
OUAhQ le di;oP Ote prometo todo lo >ue >uieras9 si me de8uel8es mi bola de oro+Q
OAhQ she said to himP O? promise 3ou e8er3thing that 3ou 4ant9 i5 3ou "an bring me ba"k m3 golden ball+Q
ero pensN para sK: OU6Nmo "harla esa e sa pobre rana or>ue "anta en el agua entre sus iguales9 se @gura >ue puede ser "ompaTera de los hombres+Q
She9 ho4e8er9 thought to hersel59 OHo4 to "hat 4ith this poor 5rog 5or he sings in the 4ater among his e>uals9 and @gures he "an be a "ompanion to human beingsQ
La rana9 en "uanto hubo re"ibido la promesa9 hundiN su "abeJa en el agua9 ba;N al 5ondo 3 un rato despu*s apare"iN de nue8o9 lle8ando en la bo"a la bola9 >ue arro;N en la 3erba+
he 5rog9 as soon as he had re"ei8ed the promise9 promise9 dipped his head into the 4ater9 sank to the bottomP and a5ter a 4hile appeared again9 "arr3ing the ball in his mouth 4hi"h he tossed on the grass+
La hi;a del re39 llena de alegrKa en "uanto 8io su hermoso ;uguete9 le "ogiN 3 se mar"hN "on *l saltando+
he Ying
OUEspera9 esperaQ gritN la rana+ OLl*8ame "ontigoP 3o no puedo "orrer "omo t+Q
O#ait9 O# ait9 4aitQ "ried the 5rog+ O O ake me 4ith 3ouP ? "annot run like 3ou+Q
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 su 5uente+
Ho4e8er9 it 4as o5 little use9 5or the prin"ess ran home and 8er3 >ui"kl3 5orgot the poor 5rog 4ho had to remain in the spring+
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 de
mrmol9 >ue "uando llegN arriba9 llamN a la puerta 3 di;o: OHi;a del re39 la ms pe>ueTa9 breme+Q
he ne=t da39 4hen she sat sat at table 4ith the Ying and all all the "ourtiers9 and 4as eating 5rom her little golden plate9 she heard something "limbing up the marble stair"aseZ su"h that 4hen it made it up9 it kno"ked on the door9 and said9 ODaughter o5 the Ying9 the 3oungest one9 open up 5or me+Q
La prin"esa se le8antN para 8er >ue estaba 5uera+ 6uando abriN la puerta9 8io a la rana+
he prin"ess arose to see see 4ho 4as outside+ #hen she she opened the door9 she sa4 the 5rog+
6errN la puerta rpidamente9 se sentN en seguida a la mesa 3 se puso mu3 triste+
She shut the door >ui"kl39 and then sat do4n at the table and be"ame 8er3 sad+
El re3 al 8er su tristeJa la preguntN: OHi;a mKa9 W>u* tienes WHa3 a la puerta algn gigante 3 8iene a lle8arteQ
he Ying9 seeing her sadness9 asked her9 O.3 dear daughter9 daughter9 4hat is it ?s there some giant at the door9 4ho has "ome to take 3ou a4a3Q
OUAh9 noQ "ontestNP Ono es ningn gigante9 sino una 5ea rana+Q
OAh9 no9Q she replied9 Oit is not a giant9 but rather an ugl3 5rog+Q
OWRu* di"e la rana >uiere de tiQ
O#hat does the 5rog 4ant 4ith 3ouQ
OUA39 amado padre 6uando estaba 3o a3er ;ugando en e n el bos>ue9 ;unto a la 5uente9 mi bola de oro "a3N en el agua+ F "omo 3o lloraba9 5ue a bus"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
OAh9 dear 5ather Festerda39 4hen ? 4as pla3ing in the 5orest9 near the 5ountain9 m3 golden ball 5ell into the 4ater+ And sin"e ? "ried9 the 5rog 4ent to look 5or it a5ter ha8ing demanded a promise 5rom me that he 4ould be m3 "ompanionP but ? ne8er ne 8er thought he "ould "ome out o5 the 4ater+ 0o4 he has ;ust "ome9 and 4ants to enter+Q enter+Q
Entre tanto llamaba por segunda 8eJ di"iendo: OHi;a del re39 la ms pe>ueTa9 bremeP Wno sabes lo >ue me di;iste a3er ;unto a la 5rKa agua de la 5uente Hi;a del re39 la ms pe>ueTa9 breme+Q
.ean4hile9 he "alled 5or a se"ond time9 sa3ing9 ODaughter o5 the Ying9 the 3oungest9 open the door 5or meP do 3ou not re"all that 4hi"h 3ou told me 3esterda3 b3 the "ool 4aters o5 the spring Daughter o5 the Ying9 the 3oungest9 open up+Q
Enton"es di;o el re3: ODebes "umplirla lo >ue la has prometido9 8e 3 brela+Q
he Ying then said9 OFou OFou must 5ul@l that 4hi"h 3ou ha8e promisedP go and open it+Q
ue 3 abriN la puerta 3 entrN la rana9 3endo siempre ;unto a sus pies hasta llegar a su silla+ Se "olo"N allK 3 di;o: Oonme en"ima de ti+Q
She 4ent and opened the door9 and the 5rog entered9 sta3ing b3 her 5eet until she rea"hed her "hair+ "hair+ He settled there9 and said9 Out me up onto 3ou+Q
La niTa 8a"ilN hasta >ue lo mandN el re3+ re3+ ero "uando la rana estu8o 3a en la silla9 di;o: ORuiero subir en"ima de la l a mesaZ ahora a"*r"ame tu plato dorado9 para >ue podamos "omer ;untas+Q
he girl 4a8ered until the Ying ordered ordered her9 but 4hen the 5rog 5rog 4as then on the "hair9 he said9 O? 4ant to "limb up to the tableZ no49 bring 3our golden plate near to me9 so 4e "an eat together+Q together+Q
Lo hiJo inmediatamenteP pero se 8io bien >ue no lo ha"Ka de buena gana+ La rana "omiN mu"ho9 pero derramaba "asi la mitad de "ada bo"ado+
She did this immediatel3P but one "ould 4ell see that she did not do it 4illingl3+ 4illingl3+ he 5rog ate a lot9 but spilt almost hal5 o5 e8er3 mouth5ul+
Al @n di;o: OEsto3 satis5e"ho 3 "ansadoP ll*8ame a tu "uartito 3 *"hame en tu "ama 3 dormiremos ;untas+Q
At last he said9 O? am satis@ed and tiredP "arr3 me to 3our little room and toss me in 3our bed and 4e 4ill sleep together+Q together+Q
La hi;a del re3 "omenJN a llorar 3 re"elN >ue no podrKa des"ansar ;unto a la 5rKa rana9 >ue >uerKa dormir en su hermoso 3 limpio le"ho+
he Ying
ero el sapo se in"omodN 3 di;o: O0o debes despre"iar al >ue te a3udN "uando te hallabas en la ne"esidad+Q
Ho4e8er9 the 5rog be"ame anno3ed and said9 OFou OFou must not despise the one 4ho helped 4hen 3ou 5ound 3oursel5 in need+Q
Enton"es ella lo agarrN "on dos dedos9 lo lle8N arriba9 3 lo puso en un rin"Nn+
hen she grabbed him 4ith t4o @ngers9 @ngers9 "arried him upstairs9 and pla"ed him in a "orner+
ero en "uanto estu8o en la "ama9 la rana se a"er"N 3 le di;o: OEsto3 "ansadoP >uiero dormir tan bien "omo tP sbeme9 o se lo digo a tu padre+Q
Ho4e8er9 on"e she 4as in the bed9 the 5rog approa"hed and said to her9 O? am tiredP ? 4ant to sleep as 4ell as 3ouP li5t me up9 or ? 4ill tell 3our 5ather+Q
La prin"esa se sintiN mu3 molesto9 lo "ogiN 3 lo tirN "ontra la pared "on todas sus 5uerJas+ 5uer Jas+ OAhora OAhora des"ansars9 rana as>uerosa+Q
he prin"ess be"ame 8er3 mu"h anno3ed9 grabbed him9 and thre4 him against the 4all 4ith all her might+ O0o4 3ou 4ill be >uiet9 disgusting 5rog+Q
Sin embargo9 "uando la rana "a3N al suelo9 se "on8irtiN en el hi;o de un re3 "on o;os hermosos 3 amables9 >ue 5ue desde enton"es9 por la 8oluntad de su padre9 su >uerido "ompaTero 3 esposoP
Ho4e8er9 a5ter 5alling to the ground9 the 5rog be"ame the son o5 a Ying9 4ith beauti5ul and kind e3es 4ho 4as 5rom then on9 b3 the 8olition o5 her 5ather9 her dear "ompanion and husband+
enton"es *l le di;o >ue habKa sido en"antado por una mala he"hi"era 3 >ue nadie podKa sa"arle de la 5uente ms >ue ella sola 3 >ue al dKa siguiente se mar"harKan a su paKs+
hen he said that he had been be4it"hed be4it"hed b3 a 4i"ked sor"eressP sor"eressP and no one other than her alone "ould release him 5rom the spring and that the 5ollo4ing da3 the3 4ould make their 4a3 to his "ountr3+ "ountr3+
Enton"es durmieron hasta el otro dKa 3 en "uanto saliN el sol se metieron metie ron en un "o"he tirado por siete "aballos blan"os >ue lle8aban plumas blan"as en la "abeJa 3 tenKan por riendas "adenas de oroP detrs iba el "riado del ;o8en re39 >ue era el @el Enri>ue+
he3 then slept until morning9 and 4hen the sun rose9 rose9 the3 got into a "arriage dra4n b3 se8en 4hite horses 4hi"h 4ere 4earing 4hite 5eathers on their heads and had gold "hains 5or reins+ Ad8an"ing 5rom behind 4as the ser8ant o5 the 3oung YingP it 4as 5aith5ul Henr3+ Henr3+
(El @el Enri>ue se aCigiN tanto "uando su seTor 5ue "on8ertido en rana9 >ue se habKa puesto tres 8arillas de hierro en"ima del "oraJNn para >ue no saltase del dolor 3 la tristeJa+)
(aith5ul (aith5ul Henr3 4as so a]i"ted 4hen his master 4as turned into a 5rog that he had pla"ed three iron rods o8er his heart: so as not to burst 5rom the pain and sadness+)
El @el Enri>ue subiN despu*s de ambos9 se "olo"N detrs de ellos e iba lleno de alegrKa por la libertad de su amo+
aith5ul Henr3 "limbed in a5ter the "ouple9 sat himsel5 do4n behind them9 and 4as 5ull o5 ;o3 5or the 5reedom o5 his master+ master+
F "uando hubieron andado un po"o del "amino9 el hi;o del re3 re3 o3N una "osa >ue sonaba detrs9 "omo si algo se rompKa+
#hen the3 had gone a little 4a39 the Ying
Enton"es se 8ol8iN 3 gritN: gri tN: OEnri>ue9 el "o"he se ha roto+Q
He there5ore turned round and "ried "rie d out9 OHenr39 the "arriage has broken+Q
O0o seTor9 no se rompiNP es sNlo una 8arilla alrededor de mi "oraJNn+Q
O0o9 master9 it did not breakP it is ;ust a rod around m3 heart+Q
oda8Ka oda8Ka 8ol8iN a sonar otra 8eJ 3 otra 8eJ en el "amino 3 el hi;o del del re3 "reKa siempre >ue el "o"he se rompKa9 3 eran las 8arillas >ue rompKan de alrededor del "oraJNn del @el Enri>ue9 por>ue su seTor era libre 3 5eliJ+
Something rang out again and again on the 4a39 and the Ying
Los .si"os de Brema
he Bremen o4n o4n .usi"ians
Mn pobre labrador tenKa un burro >ue le habKa ser8ido lealmente durante mu"hos aTos9 pero "u3as 5uerJas se habKan debilitado de manera >ue 3a no ser8Ka para el traba;o+
A poor 5armer had a donke3 that had ser8ed him lo3all3 5or man3 3ears9 but 4hose strength had 4eakened9 su"h that he 4as no4 no longer @t 5or 4ork+
El burro9 8iendo un mal 8iento soplaba9 se es"apN 3 tomN el "amino de Brema+
he donke39 seeing a bad 4ind 4as blo4ing9 es"aped and took took the road to Bremen+
OAllK9Q di;o9 Opodr* ha"erme msi"o de la muni"ipalidad+Q
Ohere9Q he thought9 O? "an make m3sel5 musi"ian o5 the to4n+Q
Despu*s de haber andado por algn tiempo9 en"ontrN en el "amino un perro de "aJa9 >ue ladraba "omo un animal "ansado de una larga "arrera+
A5ter he had 4alked 5or some time9 he en"ountered (on the 4a3) a hunting dogP it 4as barking like an animal 4ear3 5rom a length3 run+
OWor >u* ladras asK9 "amaradaQ le di;o+
O#h3 do 3ou bark so9 "omradeQ he said to it+
OUAhQ "ontestN el perroP Opor>ue so3 8ie;o9 8o3 perdiendo 5uerJas de dKa en dKa9 3 no puedo ir a "aJar9 mi amo ha >uerido matarme+ Fo Fo he huido9 pero W"Nmo me arreglar* para bus"arme la 8idaQ
OAhQ replied the dogP Obe"ause ? am old9 am losing strength da3 b3 da39 and "annot go hunting9 m3 o4ner 4anted to kill me+ ? ha8e run a4a39 but ho4 "an ? manage to earn m3 li8elihoodQ
O0o tengas "uidado9Q repuso el burroP O3o 8o3 a Brema para ha"erme msi"o de la "iudad+ Ven "onmigoP 3o to"ar* la trompa9 3 t to"ars los timbales+Q
ODon
El perro a"eptN 3 "ontinuaron ;untos su "amino+
he dog a""epted9 and the3 "ontinued together on their 4a3+ 4a3+
Mn po"o ms adelante en"ontraron un gato e"hado en el "amino "on una "ara bien triste+
A little later the3 5ound a "at l3ing on the road 4ith a 8er3 sad 5a"e+
OWRu* tienes9 8ie;o bigotudo<Q le di;o el burro+
O#hat is it9 old 4hiskered<Q the donke3 asked him+
O6uando la "abeJa est en peligro9 uno no tiene un mu3 buen humor9Q respondiN el gatoP Opor>ue mi edad es algo a8anJada9 mis dientes estn un po"o gastados9 3 me gusta ms dormir ;unto al hogar >ue "orrer tras los ratones9 mi amo ha >uerido matarme+ Fo Fo he huidoP pero W>u* he de ha"er ahora9 WadNnde he de irQ
O#hen the head is in danger9 one does not ha8e a 8er3 good sense o5 humour9Q responded the "atP Obe"ause m3 age is some4hat ad8an"ed9 m3 teeth are a little 4orn9 and ? pre5er to sleep b3 the @repla"e rather than run a5ter rats9 m3 master 4anted to kill me+ ? ha8e run a4a3+ a4a3+ Still9 4hat do ? do no4 #here do ? goQ
OVen "on nosotros a Brema+ entiendes la msi"a no"turna9 3 "omo nosotros9 t sers un msi"o de la "iudad+Q
OGo 4ith us to Bremen+ Fou Fou understand no"turnal musi"9 and like us9 3ou 4ill be"ome musi"ian in the "it3+Q "it3+Q
El gato a"ordN9 3 partiN "on ellos+ 0uestros tres 8ia;eros pronto pasaron pasaron delante de un "orral9 3 en"ima de la puerta era un gallo >ue "antaba "on todas sus 5uerJas+
he "at agreed9 and departed 4ith 4ith them+ ur three tra8ellers soon passed passed in 5ront o5 a 5arm3ard9 5 arm3ard9 and on top o5 the gate 4as a rooster that "ro4ed 4ith all his might+
OWor >u* gritas de esa maneraQ di;o el burro+
O#h3 are 3ou shouting in this mannerQ said the donke3+ donke3+
OEsto3 anun"iando el buen tiempo9Q "ontestN el gallo9 O3 "omo maTana es domingo ha3 una gran "omida en "asa9 3 mi maestro9 sin la menor "ompasiNn9 ha di"ho a la "o"inera >ue me "omer "on el ma3or gusto "on arroJ9 3 esta no"he tiene >ue retor"erme el pes"ueJo+ AsK he gritado "on todas mis 5uerJas9 no sin "ierta satis5a""iNn9 8iendo >ue respiro toda8Ka+Q
O? am announ"ing the @ne 4eather9Q replied the roosterP Oand sin"e tomorro4 is Sunda3 there is a great meal in i n the houseP and m3 master9 4ithout the least "ompassion9 has said to the "ook that he 4ill eat me 4ith the greatest pleasure (4ith ri"e)9 and tonight he 4ill ha8e to 4ring m3 ne"k+ So ? ha8e shouted 4ith all m3 strength9 and not 4ithout some satis5a"tion9 seeing that ? "an still breath+Q
O6resta ro;a9Q di;o el burroP O8ente "on nosotros a BremaP en "ual>uier parte en"ontrars una "osa algo me;or >ue la muerte+ mue rte+ tienes buena 8oJ9 3 "uando "antemos ;untos9 haremos un "on"ierto admirable+Q
OIed"rest9Q OIed"rest9Q said the donke39 O"ome 4ith us to BremenP go to an3 pla"e and 3ou 4ill @nd something better than death+ Fou Fou ha8e a @ne 8oi"e9 and 4hen 4e sing together9 4e 4ill make an admirable "on"ert+Q
El gallo a"eptN la propuesta9 3 los "uatro partieron ;untosP pero no podKan llegar en a>uel dKa a la "iudad de BremaP al ano"he"er pararon en un bos>ue9 donde de"idieron pasar la no"he+
he rooster a""epted the proposal9 proposal9 and all 5our departed together+ together+ Ho4e8er9 the3 "ould not rea"h the "it3 o5 Bremen on that da3P at night5all9 the3 stopped in a 5orest 5 orest 4here the3 de"ided to spend the night+
El burro 3 el perro se "olo"aron deba;o de un rbol mu3 grandeP el gato se subiN al rbolP 3 el gallo 8olN a la rama ms alta9 donde se "reKa ms seguro+
he donke3 and the dog laid themsel8es do4n under a large treeP treeP the "at "limbed into the treeP and the rooster Ce4 to the highest bran"h9 4here it 4as thought most sa5e+
Antes de dormirse9 el gallo mirN a su alrededor+ alrededor+ Vio una luJ en la distan"ia9 3 di;o a sus "ompaTeros >ue debKa haber una "asa "er"ana+
Be5ore 5alling asleep9 the rooster looked all around+ He sa4 a light in the distan"e9 and said to his "ompanions that there must be a house nearb3+ nearb3+
OSi es asK9Q di;o el burro9 Odebemos ir allK9 pues este hotel no es de mi gusto+Q
O?5 so9Q said the donke39 O4e must go there9 5or this hotel is not to m3 taste+Q
A lo "ual aTadiN el perro: OEn e5e"to9 no me 8endrKan mal algunos huesos "on su po"o de "arne+Q
o o 4hi"h the dog added9 O?ndeed9 some bones 4ith a little meat on them them 4ould not do me an3 harm+Q
Se dirigieron ha"ia el punto de donde salKa la luJP no tardaron en 8erla brillar 3 agrandarse9 hasta >ue al @n llegaron a una "asa de ladrones mu3 bien iluminada+
he3 headed to4ard the point 5rom 5rom 4here the light "ame 5rom promptl3 seeing it brilliant and enlarged until at last the3 "ame to a 8er3 4ell lit house o5 thie8es+
El burro9 >ue era el ms grande de todos9 se a"er"N a la "asa 3 mirN dentro+
he donke39 4ho 4as bigger bigger than the others9 approa"hed approa"hed the house and looked in+
OWRu* es lo >ue 8es9 gris burroQ preguntN el gallo+
O#hat "an 3ou see9 gre3 donke3Q asked the rooster+ rooster+
OWRu* puedo 8erQ di;o el burro+ OVeo OVeo una mesa llena de man;ares 3 bebidas9 3 los ladrones se di8ierten+Q
O#hat "an ? seeQ said the donke3+ donke3+ O? see a table 5ull o5 deli"a"ies and drinks9 and thie8es en;o3ing themsel8es+Q
OURu* buen nego"io >ue serKa para nosotrosQ aTadiN el gallo+
O#hat good business that 4ould be 5or 5 or us9Q added the rooster+ rooster+
OEso es seguro9Q repuso el burroP OUah9 Usi estu8i*ramos dentroQ
Ohat is 5or sure9Q replied the donke3P Ooh9 i5 4e 4ere insideQ
6omenJaron a idear un medio para e"har de allK a los ladrones9 3 al @n le en"ontraron+
he3 began to think o5 a 4a3 to dra4 out the the robbers9 and the3 @nall3 @nall3 5ound it+
El burro se puso ba;o la 8entana9 poniendo sus pies delanteros en el al5*iJarP el perro saltN sobre la espalda e spalda del burroP el gato trepN en"ima del perroP 3 el gallo 8olN 3 se "olo"N en"ima de la "abeJa del gato+
he donke3 pla"ed himsel5 under the 4indo49 putting his 5ront 5ront 5eet on the 4indo4ledgeP the dog ;umped up on the donke3
A una seTal dada por el gallo9 "omenJaron to"ando su msi"a:
n a gi8en signal b3 the rooster9 the3 began pla3ing their musi":
el burro "omenJN a relin"har9 el perro a ladrar9 el gato a maullar 3 el gallo a "antarP despu*s de lo "ual se lanJaron por la 8entana+
the donke3 began to neigh9 the dog to bark9 the "at to meo49 and the rooster to "ro4P a5ter 4hi"h the3 laun"hed themsel8es through the 4indo4+
Los ladrones pensaron >ue un 5antasma habKa entrado en la l a habita"iNn9 3 es"aparon al bos>ue+
he robbers thought that a ghost had entered entered the room9 and es"aped into the 5orest+
Enton"es los "uatro "ompaTeros se sentaron a la mesa9 3 "omieron "omo si debern a3unar un mes+
hen the 5our "ompanions sat themsel8es do4n at the table9 and ate as i5 the3 4ere going to 5ast 5or a month+
an an pronto "omo los "uatro "uatro msi"os habKan "on"luido9 las lu"es se apagaron9 3 bus"aron un lugar para dormir+ dormir+
As soon as the 5our musi"ians had "on"luded9 the lights 4ent out9 and the3 sought a pla"e to sleep+
El burro se a"ostN sobre un po"o de pa;a en el establoP el perro detrs de la puertaP el gato en el hogar9 "er"a de las "eniJas "alientesP 3 el gallo en una 8iga del te"ho+
he donke3 la3 do4n on some some stra4 in the stableP the dog behind the doorP the "at at the @repla"e9 "lose to the hot ashesP and the rooster on a beam+
6omo estaban "ansados de su largo 8ia;e9 8i a;e9 no tardaron en dormirse+
As the3 4ere tired 5rom their long ;ourne39 the3 4ere soon asleep+
Despu*s de mediano"he9 "uando los ladrones 8ieron desde le;os >ue no habKa luJ en la "asa 3 >ue todo pare"Ka tran>uilo9 les di;o el "apitn: OSomos "obardes+Q
A5ter midnight9 4hen the robbers sa4 5rom a5ar that there 4as no light in the house9 and that all appeared >uiet9 the "aptain said to them9 O#e are "o4ards+Q
.andN uno de ellos para ir a 8er lo >ue pasaba en la "asa+
He sent one o5 them to go and see 4hat 4as happening in the house+
El mensa;ero lo hallN todo tran>uiloP entrN en la "o"ina 3 5ue a en"ender la luJP "ogiN una "andelaP 3 "omo los inCamados 3 brillantes o;os del gato le pare"Kan dos as"uas9 a"er"N a ellos para en"ender la "andelaP pero "omo el gato no entendKa la broma9 saltN a su "ara 3 le araTN+
he messenger 5ound it all >uietP entered entered the kit"hen to start a lightP grabbed a "andleP and as the inCamed and brilliant e3es o5 the "at seemed to him to be t4o embers9 he approa"h them to light the "andleP ho4e8er sin"e the "at did not understand the ;oke9 it leapt in his 5a"e and s"rat"hed him+
Lleno de un miedo terrible9 el hombre "orriN ha"ia la puerta9 pero el perro9 >ue estaba e"hado detrs de ella9 se le8antN 3 le mordiN en la pierna+
illed 4ith a terrible 5ear9 the man ran to4ards the doorP but the dog9 4ho 4as l3ing behind it9 rose up and bit him on the leg+
6uando pasN el establo9 el burro le dio un par de buenos patadasP
#hen he passed the stable9 the donke3 ga8e him a "ouple o5 good ki"ksP
mientras el gallo9 despertado por el ruido9 gritN U>ui>uiri>uK< desde lo alto de la 8iga+
4hile the rooster9 a4akened b3 the noise9 shouted out "o"kadoodledoo< 5rom the top o5 the beam+
El ladrNn "orriN ha"ia su "apitn a toda prisa9 3 le di;o: OEn nuestra "asa ha3 una bru;a horrible >ue ha araTado "on sus uTas largasP l argasP
he robber ran to his "aptain "aptain at 5ull speed9 and said to him: O?n O?n our house there is a horrible 4it"h 4ho has s"rat"hed me 4ith her long nailsP
al lado de la puerta era un hombre armado "on un "u"hillo grande9 >ue ha per5orado la piernaP en el establo es un gran monstruo9 >ue me ha golpeado "on un garroteP
ne=t to the door 4as a man armed 4ith a 8er3 big kni5e9 4ho has pun"tured m3 legP in the stable is a big monster9 4ho has beaten me 4ith a "lubP
3 en lo alto del te"ho era un ;ueJ >ue gritaba: traerlo a>uK9 trelo a>uK9 trelo a mKP< asK >ue "orrK a toda prisa+Q
and on top o5 the roo5 4as a ;udge 4ho "alled out9 bring him hereP bring him hereP bring him here to meP< so ? ran a4a3 hastil3+Q hastil3+Q
Desde enton"es los ladrones no se atre8ieron a entrar en la "asa9 3 los "uatro msi"os de Bremen gustaban tanto >ue no >uisieron abandonarla+
Sin"e then9 the thie8es did not dare to enter the houseP and the 5our musi"ians o5 Bremen liked it so mu"h that the3 did not 4ant to abandon it+
Blan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa Io;arosa
Sno4#hite and IoseIed
Mna pobre mu;er 8i8Ka en una "abaTa en medio del "ampoP en un huerto situado delante de la puerta9 pue rta9 habKa dos rosales9 uno de los "uales daba rosas blan"as 3 el otro rosas ro;as+
A poor 4oman li8ed in a "ottage in the middle o5 the "ountr3side+ ?n a garden in 5ront o5 the door 4ere t4o rose bushes: one o5 4hi"h bore 4hite roses9 and the other9 red roses+
La 8iuda tenKa dos hi;as >ue se pare"Kan a los dos rosales9 la una se llamaba Blan"anie8e 3 la otra Io;arosa+
he 4ido4 had t4o daughters9 4ho 4ere 4ere like t4o rose rose bushes+ ne 4as "alled Sno44hite9 and the other9 Ios Iosered+ ered+
Las dos niTas eran los ms amables9 obediente 3 traba;ador >ue se habKa 8isto nun"a en el mundoP pero Blan"anie8e tenKa un "ar"ter ms tran>uilo 3 bondadoso+
he t4o girls 4ere the most kind9 obedient9 and hard4orking that one had 3et seen in the 4orldP although Sno44hite had a more >uiet and gentle "hara"ter+
Iosered pre5erKa pre5erKa "orrer por los prados 3 los "ampos en bus"a de Cores 3 de mariposas+
Iosered pre5erred pre5erred to run through the meado4s and @elds seeking Co4ers and butterCies+
Blan"anie8e se >uedaba en su "asa "on su madre9 la a3udaba en los traba;os dom*sti"os9 3 la leKa algn libro "uando habKan a"abado su tarea+
Sno44hite sta3ed home 4ith her mother9 helped her 4ith the house4ork9 and read her some book 4hen the3 had @nished their tasks+
Las dos hermanas se amaban tanto >ue siempre iban de la mano "uando salKanP 3 "uando de"Ka Blan"anie8e: O0o nos separaremos nun"a9Q "ontestaba Io;arosa: OEn toda nuestra 8idaPQ 3 la madre aTadKa: Oodo Oodo deberKa ser "omn entre 8osotras dos+Q
he t4o sisters lo8ed ea"h other so mu"h mu"h that the3 al4a3s 4ent hand in hand 4hen the3 4ent outP and 4hen Sno44hite said9 O#e 4ill ne8er separate9Q Iosered ans4ered9 O?n our 4hole li5ePQ and the mother 4ould add9 OE8er3thing should be shared bet4een 3ou t4o+Q
?ban "on 5re"uen"ia al bos>ue para "oger 5rutas sil8estres9 3 los animales las respetaban 3 se a"er"aban a ellas sin temor+ temor+
he3 4ent 5re>uentl3 into the 5orest 5orest to gather 4ild 5ruits9 and the the animals respe"ted them and approa"hed them 4ithout 5ear+
La liebre "omKa de sus manosP la "abra pa"Ka a su ladoP el "ier8o ;ugaba delante de ellasP 3 los p;aros "antaban en los rboles+
he hare ate 5rom their handsP handsP the goat graJed b3 their sideP the deer deer pla3ed in 5ront o5 themP and the birds sang in the trees+
Las "hi"as nun"a llegaron a daTo+ Si la no"he les sorprendKa en el bos>ue9 se a"ostaban en el musgo9 una al lado de la otra9 3 dormKan hasta la maTanaP su madre lo sabKa 3 no se preo"upaba+
he girls ne8er "ame to harm+ ?5 the the night surprised them in the 5orest9 5orest9 the3 la3 do4n on the moss9 one beside the other9 and slept until morningP their mother kne4 this9 and 4as not 4orried+
Mna 8eJ >ue pasaron la no"he en el bos>ue+ 6uando se despertaron al amane"er9 8ieron un niTo mu3 hermoso 8estido "on una tni"a de resplande"iente blan"ura sentado ;unto a ellas+ ell as+
ne time the3 passed the night in the 5orest+ #hen the3 a4oke at da4n9 the3 sa4 a 8er3 beauti5ul "hild dressed in a robe o5 shimmering 4hiteness sitting ne=t to them+
Se le8antN 3 les dio una mirada amableP luego9 desapare"iN en el bos>ue sin de"ir una palabra+
He got up and ga8e them a 5riendl3 lookP then9 he disappeared in the 5orest 4ithout sa3ing a 4ord+
Vieron enton"es >ue se habKan a"ostado "er"a de un pre"ipi"io9 3 >ue hubieran "aKdo en *l "on solo dar dos pasos ms en la os"uridad+
hen the3 sa4 the3 4ere l3ing beside a pre"ipi"e9 and the3 4ould ha8e 5allen in it 4ith 4i th ;ust t4o more steps taken in the darkness+
Su madre les di;o >ue a>uel niTo era el ^ngel de la Guarda de las niTas buenas+
heir mother said that the "hild 4as the the guardian angel o5 good girls+
Blan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa mantenKan la "abaTa de su madre tan limpia 3 aseada9 >ue era un pla"er 8erla+
Sno44hite and Iosered kept their motherXs little "abin so "lean and neat9 that it 4as a pleasure to see it+
Io;arosa Io;arosa "uidaba de la "asa en 8erano9 3 todas las maTanas le ponKa un ramo de Cores "er"a de la "ama de su madre+ El ramo habKa una rosa de "ada rosal+
Iosered took "are o5 the house in summer9 and e8er3 e8e r3 morning she laid a bou>uet o5 Co4ers near her motherXs bed+ he bou>uet had a rose 5rom ea"h rose bush+
Blan"anie8e en"endKa la lumbre en in8ierno9 3 "olgaba el "aldero sobre las brasasP 3 el "aldero9 >ue era de "obre9 era tan limpio >ue brillaba "omo el oro+
?n the 4inter9 Sno44hite lit li t the @re and hung the "auldron o8er the embersP and the "auldron9 4hi"h 4as "opper9 4as so "lean that it shone like gold+
or la no"he9 "uando ne8aba9 la madre de"Ka: OBlan"anie8e9 8e a e"har el "erro;o9Q 3 luego se sentaban en un rin"Nn a la lumbreP
?n the e8ening9 4hen it sno4ed9 the mother used to sa39 OSno44hite9 go and slide the boltPQ and then the3 sat in a "orner b3 the @re+
la madre se ponKa los anteo;os 3 leKa de un libro grandeP 3 las dos niTas es"u"haban9 hilando diligentementeP
he mother put on her spe"ta"les and read read 5rom a large bookP and the t4o t4o girls listened9 spinning diligentl3+ diligentl3+
"er"a de ellas estaba a"ostado un pe>ueTo "ordero 3 detrs dormKa una paloma blan"a en su per"ha9 "on la "abeJa ba;o el ala+
A little lamb 4as l3ing "lose to themP and behind them slept a 4hite do8e on its per"h9 4ith its head under a 4ing+
Mna no"he9 "uando estaban hablando tran>uilamente9 llamaron ll amaron a la puerta+
ne e8ening9 4hen the3 4ere talking "alml39 there 4as a kno"k at the door+
OIo;arosa9Q OIo;arosa9Q di;o la madre9 O8e a abrir la puerta9 pues sin duda ser algn 8ia;ero e=tra8iado >ue bus"ar re5ugio por esta no"he+Q
OIosered9Q said the mother9 Ogo and open the door9 5or 5 or 4ithout doubt it 4ill be some lost tra8eller 4ho seeks shelter 5or tonight+Q
Io;arosa Io;arosa 5ue a des"orrer el "erro;o9 pensando >ue serKa un hombre pobre9 pero no lo era+ Mn oso grande asomN su "abeJa por la puerta abierta+
Iosered 4ent to dra4 ba"k the bolt9 thinking that it 4as a poor man9 but it 4as not+ A big bear poked his head through the open door+
Io;arosa Io;arosa e"hN a "orrer dando gritos9 el "ordero "omenJN a balar9 la paloma re8oloteaba por todo el "uarto9 3 Blan"anie8e "orriN a es"onderse detrs de la "ama de su madre+
Iosered ;umped ba"k9 s"reamingP the lamb began to bleatP the do8e Cuttered all around the room9 and Sno44hite ran and hid hersel5 behind her motherXs bed+
ero el oso les di;o: O0o temis9 no os har* daToP esto3 medio helado 3 sNlo deseo "alentarme un po"o por el 5uego+Q
Ho4e8er9 the bear said to them9 Oear Oear not9 ? 4ill do 3ou no harm ? am hal5 5roJen9 and onl3 4ant to 4arm m3sel5 up a little b3 the @re+Q
OA"*r"ate al 5uego9 pobre osoPQ "ontestN la madre9 Opero ten "uidado de no >uemarte la piel+Q
O6ome "lose to the @re9 poor bearPQ ans4ered the mother9 Obut take "are that 3ou do not burn 3our "oat+Q
Despu*s llamN a sus hi;as de esta manera: OBlan"anie8e9 Io;arosa9 8enidP el oso no os har daTo9 tiene buenas inten"iones+Q
hen she "alled out to her daughters in this manner: OSno44hite9 Iose Iose red9 "ome outP the bear 4ill do 3ou no harmP he has good intentions+Q
Enton"es las dos hermanas 8inieronP 3 el "ordero 3 la paloma tambi*n se a"er"aron po"o a po"o9 3 ol8idaron su temor+ temor+
hen the t4o sisters "ame outP and and the lamb and the do8e also approa"hed little b3 little9 and 5orgot their 5ear+ 5ear+
O0iTas9Q el oso di;o9 OW>uer*is sa"udir la nie8e >ue ha "aKdo sobre mi pela;eQ
O6hildren9Q the bear said9 Odo 3ou 4ant to shake the sno4 that has 5allen on m3 "oatQ
Enton"es las niTas agarraron la es"oba 3 barrieron todo el pela;eP despu*s se e=tendiN delante del 5uego9 mani5estando "on sus gruTidos >ue estaba "ontento 3 satis5e"ho+
hen the girls grabbed the broom broom and s4ept the 4hole "oat+ A5ter4ards A5ter4ards he stret"hed himsel5 out in 5ront o5 the @re9 re8ealing 4ith his grunts that he 4as pleased and satis@ed+
En po"o tiempo9 las niTas se "almaron "ompletamente9 e in"luso ;ugaron "on el in8itado inesperado:
Be5ore long9 the girls "almed do4n "ompletel3P and e8en pla3ed 4ith the une=pe"ted guest:
le tiraban del peloP se subKan en"ima de su espaldaP le rodaban por la habita"iNnP 3 le golpearon "on un palitoZ 3 "uando *l gruTKa9 "omenJaban a reKr+
the3 tugged on his hairP "limbed on top o5 his ba"kP rolled him around the roomP and hit him 4ith a little sti"kZ and 4hen he gro4led9 the3 began to laugh+
El oso las de;aba ha"er lo >ue >uerKan9 pero "uando 8eKa >ue sus ;uegos iban demasiado le;os9 les de"Ka: ODe;adme 8i8ir9 no 8a3is a matar a 8uestro pretendiente+<
he bear let them do 4hate8er the3 4anted9 but 4hen he sa4 that their games 4ent too 5ar9 he said to them9 OLet me li8eP do not go and kill 3our suitor+Q
6uando 5ueron a a"ostarse9 le di;o la madre: ORu*date ahKP pasa la no"he delante de la lumbre9 pues por lo menos estars resguardado del 5rKo 3 del mal tiempo+Q
#hen the3 4ent to bed9 the mother said to him9 OSpend the night in 5ront o5 the @repla"e9 5or at least 3ou 4ill be sheltered 5rom the "old and the bad 4eather+Q
Las niTas abrieron la puerta al amane"er9 3 *l se 5ue al bos>ue trotando sobre la nie8e+
As soon as da3 da4ned the t4o "hildren let him out9 and he 4ent into the 5orest trotting o8er the sno4+
Desde a>uel dKa9 8ol8Ka todas las no"hes a la misma hora9 se e=tendKa delante de la lumbre9 3 las niTas ;ugaban "on *l todo lo >ue >uerKan9 habiendo llegado a a"ostumbrarse de tal modo a su presen"ia9 >ue nun"a e"haban el "erro;o a la puerta hasta >ue *l 8enKa+
Sin"e that da39 he returned e8er3 night at the same hour9 spread himsel5 out in 5ront o5 the @repla"e9 and the girls pla3ed 4ith him as mu"h as the3 4anted ha8ing be"ome a""ustomed in su"h a 4a3 to his presen"e9 that the3 ne8er slid the bolt o5 the door until he "ame+
6uando la prima8era habKa llegado9 3 todo era 8erde9 di;o el oso a Blan"anie8e: O.e mar"ho9 3 no 8ol8er* en todo el 8erano+Q
#hen spring had "ome9 and e8er3thing 4as green9 the bear said to Sno4 4hite9 O? depart9 and 4ill not return 5or the 4hole summer+Q
OWDNnde 8as9 >uerido osoQ le preguntN Blan"anie8e+
O#here are 3ou going9 belo8ed bearQ asked Sno44hite+
O.e 8o3 al bos>ueP tengo >ue proteger mis tesoros de los mal8ados enanos+
O? am going into the 5orest+ ? ha8e to prote"t m3 treasures 5rom the 4i"ked d4ar5s+
En el in8ierno9 "uando la tierra est helada9 se 8en obligados a permane"er en sus agu;eros9 sin poder abrirse pasoP
?n the 4inter9 4hen the earth is 5roJen hard9 the3 are obliged to sta3 in their holes9 unable to break throughP
pero ahora >ue el sol ha "alentado 3a la tierra9 8an a salir a merodear 3 robarP
but no4 that the sun has 4armed the earth9 the3 4ill "ome out to pro4l and steelP
lo >ue "ogen 3 o"ultan en sus agu;eros no 8uel8e a 8er la luJ "on 5a"ilidad+Q
that 4hi"h the3 seiJe and hide in their holes does not return to see the light easil3+Q
Blan"anie8e sintiN mu3 triste por la partida del oso+ 6uando abriN la puerta9 3 el oso saliN9 se arran"N un po"o de piel "on el perno+
Sno44hite 5elt 8er3 sad at the departure o5 the bear+ bear+ #hen she opened the door9 and the bear 4ent out9 it tore o some skin 4ith the bolt+
Blan"anie8e "re3N haber 8isto brillar oro ba;o su piel9 pero no estaba segura de ello+
Sno44hite thought she had seen gold shining under his skin9 but she 4as not sure about this+
El oso hu3N rpidamente9 3 desapare"iN bien pronto entre los rboles+
he bear ran o >ui"kl39 and >uite soon had disappeared bet4een the trees+
Algn tiempo despu*s9 la madre en8iN a sus hi;os en el bos>ue a re"oger leTa+
Some time later9 the mother sent her "hildren into the 5orest to "olle"t @re4ood+
En"ontraron un gran rbol en el suelo9 3 "er"a del tron"o9 8ieron algo >ue "orrKa por la hierba pero no podKan determinar lo >ue era+
he3 5ound a big tree on the groundP groundP and near the trunk9 the3 sa4 something that ran through the grass but the3 "ould not determine 4hat it 4as+
Al a"er"arse9 8ieron un enano "on un 8ie;o rostro 3 una larga barba blan"a+
n approa"hing9 the3 sa4 a d4ar5 4ith an old 5a"e and a long 4hite beard+
HabKa "ogido la barba en una hendidura del rbol+ El hombre"illo saltaba "omo un perro atado "on una "uerda+
He had "aught the beard in a "le5t o5 the tree+ he little 5ello4 4as ;umping like a dog tied to a rope+
.irN @;amente a las niTas "on sus ardientes o;os ro;os9 3 gritN: OWRu* ha"*is mirando Wor >u* no 8engis a res"atarmeQ
He glared at the girls 4ith his @er3 red e3es and "ried9 O#hat are 3ou doing ;ust looking 6an 3ou not "ome here and help meQ
OW6ul es el problema9 pobre hombre"illoQ preguntN Io;arosa+
O#hat is the problem9 poor little manQ asked Iosered+ Iosered+
OU?diota tontaQ repli"N el enanoP ORuerKa partir este rbol para tener pe>ueTos pedaJos de madera+ 0uestros platos son pe>ueTas9 3 grandes tron"os arden la "omida+
OFou OFou sill3 5oolQ replied the d4ar5+ d4ar5+ O? 4anted to split this tree to ha8e little pie"es o5 4ood+ ur dishes di shes are small9 and big logs burn the 5ood+
Fa Fa habKa impulsado la "uTa en la madera9 pero pero la "uTa era demasiado resbaladiJaP ha saltado de 5orma inesperada9 3 el tron"o se ha "errado tan pronto9 >ue no he tenido tiempo para retirar mi hermosa barba blan"a >ue se ha >uedado enredada+ Ahora est e st atrapado9 3 no puedo es"apar+ Wor Wor >u* reKs URu* 5eas soisQ
? had ;ust dri8en the 4edge into the 4ood9 but the 4edge 4as too slipper3P it has ;umped out une=pe"tedl39 and the trunk has "losed so suddenl3 that ? did not ha8e the time to 4ithdra4 m3 beauti5ul 4hite beard that has be"ome entangled+ 0o4 it is trapped9 and ? "annot es"ape+ #h3 are 3ou laughing Ho4 ugl3 3ou areQ
or ms >ue hi"ieron las niTas no pudieron sa"ar la barba >ue estaba "ogida "omo "on un tornillo+
As mu"h as the "hildren tried9 the3 "ould not remo8e the beard that 4as "aught like a s"re4+
OVo3 OVo3 a bus"ar gente9Q di;o Io;arosa+ Io;arosa+
O? 4ill run and @nd someone9Q said Iosered+
OWLlamar genteQ e="lamN el enano e nano "on su ron"a 8oJP OW0o se os o"urre nada me;orQ
O6all someoneQ e="laimed the d4ar5 in his hoarse 8oi"e+ O6an 3ou not think o5 something betterQ
Oen Oen un po"o de pa"ien"ia9Q di;o Blan"anie8e9 O3 todo se arreglar+Q
OHa8e a little patien"e9Q said Sno44hite9 Oand e8er3thing 4ill 4ork out+Q
F sa"ando las ti;eras de su bolsillo9 bolsillo9 "ortN la punta de la barba+
aking aking the s"issors 5rom her po"ket9 po"ket9 she "ut o the end o5 the beard+ beard+
an an pronto el enano se 8io libre9 libre9 se 5ue a "oger un sa"o lleno de oro oro >ue estaba o"ulto en las raK"es del rbol9 di"iendo: OWRue animales son estas "riaturas U6ortar la punta de mi guapa barba El diablo os lle8ar*is+Q
As soon as the d4ar5 5elt himsel5 5ree9 he 4ent to grab a bag 5ull o5 gold that 4as hidden in the roots o5 the treeP sa3ing9 O#hat animals are those "reatures 6ut the tip o5 m3 lo8el3 beard he de8il 4ill take 3ou+Q
Despu*s se e"hN el sa"o a la espalda 3 se mar"hN sin si>uiera mirarlas+
hen he thre4 the sa"k sa"k on his ba"k and le5t 4ithout e8en looking at them+
Algunos meses despu*s9 las hermanas 5ueron a pes"ar en el rKo+
Some months a5ter9 the sisters 4ent to @sh in the ri8er+
Vieron algo pare"ido a un saltamontes grande9 saltando ha"ia el agua+
he3 sa4 something like a large grasshopper9 hopping to4ards to4ards the 4ater+ 4ater+
EmpeJaron a "orrer9 3 "uando se a"er"aron9 re"ono"ieron al enano+
he3 began to run9 and as the3 approa"hed9 approa"hed9 the3 re"ognised re"ognised the d4ar5+ d4ar5+
OWA dNnde 8asQ preguntN Io;arosa+ Io;arosa+ OWEs >ue >uieres lanJarte al rKoQ
O#here are 3ou goingQ asked Iosered+ O?s it that 3ou 4ant to thro4 3oursel5 into the ri8er\
OU0o so3 tan tontoQ e="lamN el enano+ OW0o 8eis >ue es ese maldito peJ >ue >uiere arrastrarme al aguaQ
O? am not su"h a 5oolQ e="laimed the d4ar5+ ODonXt 3ou see it is that damn @sh that 4ants to drag me into the 4aterQ
El hombre"illo habKa e"hado el anJuelo9 pero por desgra"ia el 8iento enredN el sedal en la barba del enano+
he little man had "ast out the bait9 but un5ortunatel39 the 4ind entangled entangled the thread in his beard+
6uando algunos instantes despu*s un gran peJ mordiN el "ebo9 arrastrN el enano ha"ia el agua+
#hen a 5e4 moments later a big @sh took the bait9 it dragged the d4ar5 to4ard the 4ater+
Las niTas llegaron a tiempo para detenerle9 3 trataron a desenredar su barba9 pero 5ue en 8ano+
he girls "ame in time to stop him9 and and tried to untangle his beard9 beard9 but it 4as in 8ain+
ue pre"isa re"urrir re"urrir otra 8eJ a las ti;eras9 3 "ortaron un po"o de la punta+
?t 4as ne"essar3 to again resort to the s"issors9 and the3 "ut o a little 5rom the tip+
En5ure"ido9 el enano enton"es e="lamN: OU?diotas WEstis 8osotros en el hbito de des@gurar la gente
Enraged9 the d4ar5 then e="laimed9 O?diots Are 3ou in the habit o5 dis@guring people
W0o ha sido bastante "on haberme "ortado la barba una 8eJ W6Nmo me 8o3 a presentarme a mi 5amilia
#as it not enough to "ut m3 beard one time Ho4 am ? going to present m3sel5 to m3 5amil3
UEspero >ue tengis a "orrer sin Japatos 3 lastimar sus piesQ
? hope 3ou ha8e to run 4ithout shoes and hurt 3our 5eetQ
6ogiendo un sa"o de perlas >ue estaba o"ulto entre las "aTas9 se lo lle8N sin de"ir una palabraP 3 desapare"iN en seguida detrs de una piedra+
Grabbing a sa"k o5 pearls that 4as hidden among the reeds9 he took it 4ithout sa3ing another 4ordP and soon disappeared behind a stone+
o"o tiempo despu*s la madre en8iN a sus hi;as a la aldea para "omprar un po"o de hilo9 agu;as 3 "intas+ enKan enKan >ue pasar por un erial lleno de ro"as+
Shortl3 a5ter4ards9 the mother sent her "hildren to the 8illage to bu3 some thread9 needles9 and ribbons+ he3 had to pass a 4asteland 5ull o5 ro"ks+
AllK notaron un a8e mu3 grande >ue daba 8ueltas en el aireP 3 >ue despu*s de haber 8olado largo tiempo por en"ima de sus "abeJas9 "omenJN a ba;ar po"o a po"o9 hasta >ue @nalmente aterriJN "er"a de una gran ro"a+
here the3 noti"ed a 8er3 large bird bird "ir"ling in the air+ air+ A5ter ha8ing ha8ing Co4n abo8e their heads 5or a long time9 it began to drop slo4l39 until it @nall3 landed near a big ro"k+
Al mismo tiempo se o3eron un grito 5uerte 3 penetrante+
At the same time9 the3 heard a loud and pier"ing "r3+ "r3+
6orrieron allK 3 8ieron "on espanto >ue un guila habKa agarrado su 8ie;o "ono"ido (el enano)P 3 se intentaba a lle8rselo+
he3 ran there and sa4 to their their horror that an eagle had grabbed their old a">uaintan"e (the d4ar5)9 and 4as attempting to "arr3 him o+
Las niTas9 guiadas por sus "oraJones bondadosos9 sostu8ieron al enano "on todas sus 5uerJasP 3 el guila @nalmente soltN su presa+
he "hildren9 guided b3 their goodnatured goodnatured hearts9 held the d4ar5 4ith all their might9 and the eagle e agle @nall3 let go o5 its pre3+ pre3+
Sin embargo9 "uando el enano se re"uperN de su sorpresa9 les gritN "on su 8oJ gruTona:
Ho4e8er9 4hen the d4ar5 re"o8ered 5rom his astonishment9 he shouted at them in his grump3 8oi"e:
OW0o podKais haberme "ogido "on un po"o ms de "uidado9 pues hab*is tirado de tal manera >ue est roto 3 lleno de agu;eros URu* torpes soisQ
O6ould 3ou not ha8e "aught me 4ith a little more "are9 5or 3ou ha8e pulled on m3 poor "oat in su"h a 4a3 that it is torn and 5ull o5 holes Ho4 5oolish 3ou areQ
Despu*s "ogiN un sa"o de piedras pre"iosas 3 se desliJN a su agu;ero9 en medio de las ro"as+
hen he took a sa"k o5 pre"ious stones9 and slipped into his hole9 in the middle o5 the ro"ks+
Las niTas estaban a"ostumbradas a su ingratitud 3 asK "ontinuaron su "amino sin ha"er "aso9 3endo a la aldea para ha"er sus "ompras+
he girls 4ere a""ustomed to his ingratitude9 and so "ontinued on their 4a3 4ithout making it an issue going to the 8illage to do their shopping+
A su regreso9 pasaron por el desierto9 3 sorprendieron al enano9 >ue estaba 8a"iando su sa"o de piedras pie dras pre"iosas "re3endo >ue nadie pasarKa por allK a esa hora9 pues era 3a mu3 tarde+
n their return9 the3 passed through the 4astelandP and the3 surprised the d4ar59 4ho 4as empt3ing his sa"k o5 pre"ious stones belie8ing that nobod3 4ould pass b3 there at that hour9 5or it 4as alread3 8er3 late+
El sol iluminaba las piedras pie dras pre"iosas9 3 brillaba "on ms intensidad+ Las "hi"as se detu8ieron para "ontemplarlas+
he setting sun illuminated the pre"ious pre"ious stones9 and the3 sparkled sparkled more brightl3+ brightl3+ he girls stopped to "ontemplate them+
OWor >u* os >uedis ahK "omo JombisQ *l las di;o9 3 su rostro9 ordinariamente gris9 estaba "ompletamente ro;o de rabia+
O#h3 do 3ou remain there like JombiesQ he said to themP and his 55a"e9 a"e9 ordinaril3 gre39 4as entirel3 red 4ith rage+
?ba a "ontinuar "on su in8e"ti8a9 "uando un oso negro saliN del bos>ue9 dando terribles gruTidos+
He 4as going to "ontinue 4ith his tirade9 4hen a bla"k bear "ame out o5 the 5orest9 gi8ing out terrible gro4ls+
Lleno de temor9 el enano >uerKa huir9 pero no tu8o tiempo de llegar a su es"ondri;o9 pues el oso le "errN el paso+
ull o5 5ear9 the d4ar5 4anted to Cee9 but had no time to rea"h his hiding pla"e9 5or the bear blo"ked his 4a3+
Luego le supli"N9 "on un tono desesperado:
hen he pleaded 4ith him9 in a desperate tone: tone:
OerdNname9 >uerida seTor so+ Fo Fo te dar* todos mis tesoros: todas esas ;o3as >ue 8es delante de ti+ 6on"*deme mi 8ida+
Oorgi8e me9 belo8ed .r Bear+ ? 4ill gi8e 3ou all m3 treasures: all those ;e4els that 3ou see in 5ront o5 3ou+ Grant me m3 li5e+
WRu* ganars en matar a un miserable enano "omo 3o 0o me sentirKas entre los dientes+ 6omer estas dos mu"ha"has malas+ mal as+ Ellas estn tiernos 3 grasa+ En el nombre de Dios9 D ios9 "omerlas+Q
#hat 4ill 3ou gain b3 killing a miserable d4ar5 like me Fou Fou 4ould not 5eel me bet4een 3our teeth+ Eat these t4o 4i"ked girls+ he3 are tender and 5at+ ?n the name o5 God9 eat them+Q
Sin es"u"har9 el oso dio la "riatura mal8ada un golpe "on su pata9 3 "a3N muerto+
#ithout listening9 the bear ga8e the 4i"ked "reature a blo4 4ith his pa49 and he 5ell do4n dead+
Las mu"ha"has habKan huido9 pero el oso les gritN: OUBlan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa9 Io;arosa9 no tengis miedoP esperarmeQ
he girls had run a4a39 but the bear "alled "alled out to them: OSno44hite and Iosered9 do not be a5raidP 4ait 5or meQ me Q
Ie"ono"ieron Ie"ono"ieron su 8oJ 3 se detu8ieronP 3 "uando estu8o "er"a de ellas9 e llas9 el pela;e del oso "a3N repentinamenteP 3 8ieron a un ;o8en 8estido "on un tra;e dorado+
he re"ognised his 8oi"e and 4aitedP and and 4hen he 4as near them9 the bearXs "oat dropped suddenl3P and the3 sa4 a 3oung man dressed in a golden suit+
OSo3 un prKn"ipe9Q *l les di;oP Oese in5ame enano me habKa trans5ormado en un oso9 despu*s de haberme robado todos mis tesorosP
O? am a prin"e9Q he said to themP Othat in5amous d4ar5 had trans5ormed me into a bear a5ter ha8ing robbed me o5 all m3 treasures+
HabKa sido "ondenado a 8agar por los bos>ues ba;o esta 5orma9 hasta su muerte+ Ahora ha re"ibido el "astigo >ue mere"Ka+Q
? had been "ondemned to roam the 5orests in this 4a39 until his death+ 0o4 he has re"ei8ed the punishment that he deser8es+Q
Blan"anie8e se "asN "on el e l prKn"ipe9 3 Io;arosa se "asN "on su hermano9 3 "ompartieron los grandes tesoros >ue el enano habKa a"umulado en su "ue8a+
Sno44hite married the prin"e9 and Ios Iosered ered married his brotherP and the3 shared the great treasures that the d4ar5 had amassed in his "a8e+
La an"iana madre 8i8iN por mu"hos aTos 5eli"es "on sus hi;os+
he old mother li8ed 5or man3 happ3 3ears 4ith her "hildren+
omN omN los dos rosales "on "on ella9 3 los plantN delante de su 8entana 8entana donde daban hermosas rosas blan"as 3 ro;as todas las prima8eras+
She took the t4o rose bushes 4ith her9 and planted them in 5ront o5 her 4indo4 4here the3 ga8e beauti5ul 4hite and red roses e8er3 spring+
El es"ador 3 su .u;er
he isherman isherman and his #i5e #i5e
HabKa una 8eJ un pes"ador >ue 8i8Ka "on su mu;er en una "hoJa9 a la orilla del mar+ mar+ El pes"ador iba todos los dKas a e"har su anJueloP 3 le e"haba 3 le e"haba sin "esar+
n"e upon a time there 4as a @sherman 4ho li8ed 4ith his 4i5e in a hut at the edge o5 the sea+ he angler 4ent e8er3 da3 to "ast his baitP and he "ast and he "ast9 "easelessl3+
Mn dKa estaba sentado "on su "aTa en la orilla9 mirando en el agua "lara9 "uando de repente 8io el anJuelo hundirse hasta el 5ondo+ Enton"es algo saliN a la super@"ie+ El pes"ador 8io >ue era un gran barbo+
ne da3 he 4as sitting 4ith his rod on the shore9 looking in the "lear 4ater9 4hen suddenl3 he sa4 the hook sink do4n to the bottom+ hen something "ame to the sur5a"e+ he @sherman sa4 it 4as a big bi g "at@sh+
El peJ le di;o: Oe Oe supli"o >ue no me >uites la 8idaP no so3 un barbo 8erdaderoP so3 un prKn"ipe en"antado+ 0o me matesP lib*rame 3 d*;ame nadar+Q
he @sh said to him9 O? beg that 3ou do not take take a4a3 m3 li5eP ? am not a real "at@shP ? am an en"hanted prin"e+ Do not kill meP release me and let me s4im+Q
O6iertamente9Q le di;o el pes"adorP Ono tenKas ne"esidad de hablar tantoP un peJ >ue sabe "Nmo hablar puede nadar a sus an"has+Q
O6ertainl39Q said the ishermanP O3ou did not need to sa3 so mu"hP a @sh 4ho kno4s ho4 to talk "an s4im at their leisure+Q
El pes"ador liberN el barbo9 3 se sumergiN en el 5ondo9 de;ando tras sK una larga huella de sangre+
he @sherman released the the "at@sh9 and it sank to the bottom9 lea8ing behind a long trail o5 blood+
Enton"es el pes"ador 5ue a su "asa "on su esposa+
hen the @sherman 4ent home to to his 4i5e+
O.i >uerido marido9Q le di;o9 OWno has "ogido nada ho3Q
O.3 dear husband9Q said the 4oman9 O3ou ha8e not "aught an3thing toda3Q
O0o9Q "ontestN el maridoP O"ogK un barbo >ue de"Ka ser un prKn"ipe en"antado9 asK >ue lo liber*+Q
O0o9Q replied the man9 O? "aught a "at@sh 4ho "laimed to be an en"hanted prin"e9 so ? released him+Q
OW0o le has pedido nada para tiQ preguntN la mu;er+
OFou OFou did not re>uest something 5or 3oursel5Q in>uired the 4oman+
O0o9Q repuso el maridoP OW3 >u* habKa de pedirleQ
O0o9Q replied the manP O4hat should ? ha8e asked itQ
OUAhQ respondiN la mu;erP Oes tan tristeP es tan triste 8i8ir siempre en una "hoJa su"ia "omo estaP hubieras debido pedirle una "asa pe>ueTita para nosotros+ Vuel8e Vuel8e 3 llama al barboP dile >ue >uisi*ramos tener una "asa pe>ueTita9 pues nos la dar de seguro+Q
OAh9Q said the 4oman9 Oit is so sadP it is so sad to al4a3s li8e in a dirt3 hut like this+ Fou Fou might ha8e asked him 5or a little house 5or us+ Go ba"k and "all the "at@shP tell him that 4e 4ould like to ha8e a little house9 5or it 4ill gi8e us some se"urit3+Q
OUAhQ di;o el marido9 OW3 por >u* he de 8ol8erQ
OAhQ said the husbandP Oand 4h3 should ? go ba"kQ
OW0o le has "ogido9Q "ontinuN la mu;er9 O3 de;ado nadar "omo antes ues lo harsP 8e "orriendo+Q
OHa8e 3ou not "aught him9Q "ontinued the 4oman9 Oand allo4ed him to s4im as be5ore #ell 3ou 4ill do itP go runningQ
El marido no ha"Ka mu"ho "asoP sin embargo9 5ue a la orilla del mar9 3 "uando llegN allK9 la 8io toda amarilla 3 toda 8erde9 se a"er"N al agua 3 di;o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
he man did not ha8e mu"h interestP interestP ho4e8er9 he 4ent to the seashoreP seashoreP and 4hen he arri8ed there9 he sa4 it 4as all 3ello4 and greenP he approa"hed the 4ater and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a 4ish+Q
El barbo a8anJN ha"ia *l 3 le di;o: OWRu* >uieresQ
he "at@sh "ame to4ard him and said9 O#hat do 3ou 4antQ
OUAhQ repuso el hombre9 Oha"e po"o >ue te he "ogidoP 3 mi mu;er sostiene >ue hubiera debido pedirte algo+ 0o est "ontenta "on 8i8ir en una "hoJa de ;un"osP ella realmente >uisiera una "asa de madera+Q
OAhQ said the man9 O!ust re"entl3 ? ha8e "aught 3ouP and m3 4i5e maintains that ? ought to ha8e asked 3ou 5or something+ She is not "ontent li8ing in a hut o5 reedsP she reall3 4ould like a 4ooden house+Q
Ouedes 8ol8er9Q le di;o el barbo9 Opues 3a la tiene+Q
OFou "an go ba"k9Q said the "at@sh9 O5or she has it alread3+Q
El marido 8ol8iN9 3 su mu;er no estaba 3a en la "hoJa9 pero en su lugar habKa una "asa pe>ueTa9 3 su mu;er estaba a la puerta sentada en un ban"o+
he husband returned9 returned9 and his partner 4as no longer longer in the hutP 5or in its pla"e 4as a little house9 and his partner 4as b3 the door sitting on a ben"h+
Le "ogiN de la mano 3 le di;o: OEntra 3 mira: esto es mu"ho me;or+Q me;or+Q
She took him b3 the hand and said to him9 O6ome in and see: this is mu"h better+Q
Los dos entraron 3 hallaron dentro de la "asa una bonita sala 3 una al"oba donde estaba su le"ho9 un "omedor9 3 una "o"ina "on una estu5a de "obre brillante9 3 un ;uego "ompleto de utensilios+
Hen"e9 the3 4ent in and dis"o8ered (inside the house) a lo8el3 room 4ith an al"o8e "ontaining their bedP a dining roomP and a kit"hen 4ith a shin3 "opper sto8e and a "omplete set o5 utensils+
Detrs habKa un patio pe>ueTo "on gallinas 3 patos9 3 un "anastillo "on legumbres 3 5rutas+
Behind it 4as a little 3ard 4ith "hi"kens and du"ks9 and a basket 4ith 8egetables and 5ruits+
OWVes9Q OWVes9Q le di;o la mu;er9 O>u* bonito es estoQ e stoQ
OFou OFou see9Q the 4i5e said to him9 Oho4 beauti5ul it isQ
OSK9Q le di;o el maridoP Osi 8i8imos siempre a>uK9 seremos mu3 5eli"es+Q
OFes9Q OFes9Q the husband said to her9 Oi5 Oi 5 4e li8e here he re al4a3s9 4e 4ill be 8er3 happ3+Q
Despu*s "omieron 3 se a"ostaron+
A5ter this9 the3 ate and 4ent to bed+
6ontinuaron asK durante o"ho o >uin"e dKas9 dK as9 pero al @n di;o la mu;er: mu;e r: OUEs"u"ha9 marido mKo: esta "asa es demasiado estre"ha9 3 el patio 3 el huerto son tan pe>ueTos El barbo hubiera debido en realidad darnos una "asa mu"ho ms grande+ Fo Fo >uisiera 8i8ir en un pala"io de piedraP 8e a bus"ar al barboP es pre"iso >ue nos d* un pala"io+Q
E8er3thing 4ent 4ell 5or a 4eek or t4o9 but then the 4oman said9 OListen9 m3 dear: this "ottage is too narro49 and the 3ard and garden are so small+ he truth is9 the "at@sh "at@sh ought to ha8e gi8en us a mu"h larger house+ ? 4ould like to li8e in a pala"e made o5 stoneP go and seek the "at@sh: he must gi8e us a "astle+Q
OUAh9 mu;er9Q repli"N el marido9 Oesta "asa es en realidad mu3 buenaP Wde >u* nos ser8irKa 8i8ir en un pala"ioQ
OAh9 4oman9Q said the man9 Othis "ottage is a"tuall3 8er3 good+ o o 4hat end 4ould it ser8e us9 li8ing in a pala"eQ
OVe9Q OVe9Q di;o la mu;er9 Oel barbo puede mu3 bien ha"erlo+Q
OGoQ said the 4omanP Othe "at@sh ma3 8er3 4ell do it+Q
O0o9 mu;er9Q repli"N el marido9 Oel barbo a"aba de darnos esta "asaP no >uiero 8ol8er: temerKa importunarle+Q
O0o9 4i5e9Q said the man9 Othe "at@sh has ;ust gi8en us this "ottageP ? do not 4ant to go ba"k: ? 4ould be a5raid to bother him+Q
OVe9Q OVe9Q insistiN la mu;er9 Opuede ha"erlo 3 lo har "on mu"ho gustoP 8e9 te digo+Q
OGo9Q insisted the 4oman9 Ohe "an do it9 and 4ill do it 4ith pleasureP go9 ? tell 3ou+Q
El marido reCe=ionN pro5undamente9 3 no tenKa mu"ha prisa9 pues se de"Ka: O0o me pare"e bien9Q pero obede"iN sin embargo+
he husband pondered deepl39 and 4as in no hurr3 to goP 5or he said to himsel59 O?t does not seem right to mePQ ho4e8er he ne8ertheless obe3ed+
6uando llegN "er"a del mar9 el agua tenKa un "olor de 8ioleta 3 aJul os"uroP no estaba 8erde 3 amarilla "omo la 8eJ primeraP sin embargo9 toda8Ka estaba en "alma+
#hen he arri8ed near the sea9 the 4ater had the "olour o5 8iolet and dark blueP it 4as not green and 3ello4 like the @rst timeP ho4e8er9 it 4as still "alm+
El pes"ador se a"er"N 3 di;o: di; o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
he @sherman approa"hed approa"hed and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a 4ish+Q
OWRu* >uiere tu mu;erQ di;o el barbo+
O#hat does 3our 4i5e 4antQ said the "at@sh+
OUAhQ "ontestN el marido medio turbado9 O>uiere habitar un pala"io grande de piedra+Q
OAh9Q replied the husband9 hal5 embarrassed9 Oshe 4ants to li8e in a large l arge pala"e made o5 stone+Q
OVete9Q OVete9Q repli"N el barbo9 Ola en"ontrars a la puerta+Q
OFou must go9Q replied the "at@shP O3ou 4ill @nd her at the door+Q
.ar"hN el marido9 "re3endo 8ol8er a su moradaP pero "uando se a"er"aba9 8io en su lugar un gran pala"io de piedra+
hen the man 4ent a4a39 intending to return return to his d4ellingP but 4hen 4hen he approa"hed9 he sa4 a great9 stone "astle in its pla"e+
Su mu;er9 >ue se hallaba en lo alto de las gradas9 iba a entrar dentroP le "ogiN de la mano 3 le di;o: OEntra "onmigo+Q
His 4i5e9 4ho 4as at the top o5 the stairs9 4as going insideP she took him b3 the hand and said9 O6ome in 4ith me+Q
La siguiN+ El pala"io tenKa una inmensa sala9 "u3as paredes eran de mrmolP numerosos "riados abrKan las puertas "on grande estr*pito delante de sKP
He 5ollo4ed her+ he pala"e had an immense hall9 4hose 4 hose 4alls 4ere o5 marbleP numerous ser8ants opened the doors9 4ith a great ru"kus behind themP
las paredes resplande"Kan "on oro9 3 estaban "ubiertas de hermosas "olgadurasP las sillas 3 las l as mesas de las habita"iones eran de oroP
the 4alls shimmered 4ith gold9 and 4ere "o8ered b3 beauti5ul hangingsP the "hairs and the tables o5 the rooms 4ere made o5 goldP
miles de araTas de "ristal "olgaban de los te"hos9 3 todas las habita"iones habKa hermosas al5ombrasP
thousands o5 "r3stal "handeliers hung 5rom the "eilings9 and all the rooms had beauti5ul "arpetsP
las mesas estaban "argadas de los 8inos 3 man;ares ms e=>uisitos9 hasta el punto >ue pare"Ka iban a romperse ba;o su peso+
the tables 4ere 5ull o5 the most e=>uisite 4ines and deli"a"ies9 to the point that it seemed the3 4ere going to "ra"k under their 4eight+
Detrs del pala"io habKa un patio mu3 grande9 "on establos para las 8a"as 3 "aballeriJas para los "aballos9 3 magnK@"os "o"hesP
Behind the house 4as a great "ourt3ard9 4ith stables 5or "o4s and stalls 5or horses9 and magni@"ent "oa"hesP
habKa adems un grande 3 hermoso ;ardKn9 adornado de las Cores ms hermosas 3 de rboles 5rutalesP
there 4as also a large and beauti5ul garden9 adorned 4ith the most beauti5ul Co4ers and 5ruit treesP
3 por ltimo9 un par>ue de al menos un kilNmetro de largo9 donde se 8eKan "ier8os9 gamos9 liebres 3 todo "uanto se pudiera apete"er+ apete"er+
and lastl39 there 4as a park at least hal5 a kilometre long9 in 4hi"h deer9 bu"ks9 hares9 and e8er3thing that one "ould 4ish 4i sh 5or9 "ould be seen+
OW0o es mu3 hermoso9 todo estoQ e stoQ di;o la mu;er+
O?s it not beauti5ul9 all thisQ said the 4oman+
OUh9 USKQ repuso el maridoP O>ued*monos a>uK 3 8i8iremos mu3 "ontentos+Q
Oh 3esQ replied the husbandP Olet
OFa OFa reCe=ionaremos9Q di;o la mu;er9 Odurmamos primeroPQ 3 se a"ostaron+Q
O#e 4ill think about that9Q said the 4oman9 O4e must sleep @rstPQ and the3 la3 do4n+
La maTana siguiente la mu;er se despertN 3 8io desde su "ama la hermosa "ampiTa+ El marido se estirN al despertar+
0e=t morning the 4i5e a4oke9 and 5rom her bed she sa4 the beauti5ul "ountr3side+ he husband stret"hed upon a4akening+
Ella le dio un golpe"ito "on el "odo9 3 luego le di;o: O.arido mKo9 le8ntate 3 mira por la 8entanaP W8es9 Wno podrKamos ser los gobernantes de todo este paKs 6orre a bus"ar al barbo 3 seremos re3es+Q
She ga8e him a poke 4ith her elbo49 and then said to him9 O.3 husband9 get 3oursel5 up and look out the 4indo4P do 3ou see 6ould 4e not be rulers o5 this 4hole "ountr3 Iun and look 5or the "at@sh9 and 4e 4ill be YingsQ
OUAh9 mu;er9Q repuso el marido9 O3 por >u* hemos de ser re3es9 3o no tengo ganas de serlo+Q
OAh9 4i5e9Q replied her husband9 O4h3 should 4e be Yings ? ha8e no desire to be one+Q
Oues si t no >uieres ser re39Q repli"N la mu;er9 O3o >uiero ser reina+ Ve Ve a bus"ar al barboP 3o >uiero ser reina+Q
O#ell9 i5 3ou do not 4ant to be YingQ responded the 4i5e9 O? 4ant to be Rueen+ Go and @nd the "at@sh ? 4ant to be Rueen+Q
OUAh9 mu;er9Q insistiN el maridoP OWpara >u* >uieres >uie res ser reina Fo Fo no >uiero de"irle eso+Q
OAh9 4i5e9Q insisted the man9 O4h3 do 3ou 4ant to be Rueen ? do not 4ant to sa3 that to him+Q
OWF por >u* noQ di;o la mu;erP O8e al instanteP es pre"iso >ue 3o sea reina+Q
OAnd 4h3 notQ said the 4oman+ OGo at on"eP ? must be RueenQ
El marido 5ue9 pero estaba mu3 apesadumbrado de >ue su mu;er >uisiese ser reina+
he husband 4ent9 but 4as 8er3 8er3 mu"h irked that his 4i5e 4anted to be Rueen+
0o me pare"e bien9 no me pare"e bien en realidad9Q pensaba para sK+ O0o >uiero irPQ 3 5ue sin embargo+
O?t does not seem right to meP it does not seem right at all9Q he thought to himsel5P O? do not 4ant to goPQ 3et he ne8ertheless 4ent+
6uando se a"er"N al mar9 estaba de un "olor gris9 el agua subKa a borbotones desde el 5ondo a la super@"ie 3 tenKa un olor 5*tidoP
#hen he approa"hed the sea9 it 4as a gre3 "olourP 4ater rose in surges 5rom the depths to the sur5a"e9 and it had a 5oul odour+ odour+
se adelantN 3 di;o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
He stepped 5or4ard and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a 4ish+Q
OWF >u* >uiere tu mu;erQ di;o el barbo+
OAnd 4hat does 3our 4i5e 4antQ said the "at@sh+
OUAhQ "ontestN el maridoP O>uiere ser reina+Q
OAlas9Q said the man9 Oshe 4ants to be Rueen+Q
OVuel8e9 OVuel8e9 >ue 3a lo es9Q repli"N el barbo+
OFou OFou ma3 returnP she is alread39Q replied the "at@sh+
El marido partiN9 3 "uando se a"er"aba al pala"io9 8io >ue se habKa he"ho mu"ho ma3or 3 tenKa una torre mu3 alta de"orada "on magnK@"os adornos+
he man set o9 and 4hen he neared the pala"e9 he sa4 that that it had be"ome mu"h bigger9 and had a 8er3 high to4er de"orated 4ith magni@"ent ornaments+
A la puerta habKa guardias de "entinela 3 una multitud de soldados "on trompetas 3 timbales+
At the door stood sentr3 guards9 and a multitude o5 soldiers 4ith trumpets and drums+
6uando entrN en el edi@"io 8io 8 io por todas partes mrmol del ms puro9 enri>ue"ido "on oro9 tapi"es de ter"iopelo 3 grandes "o5res de oro ma"iJo+
#hen he entered the building9 he sa4 the purest marble9 enri"hed 4ith gold9 e8er34hereP and 8el8et "arpets and large golden trimmings+
Los sir8ientes abrieron las puertas de la sala+ oda oda la "orte se hallaba reunida 3 su mu;er estaba sentada en un ele8ado trono de oro 3 de diamantes+
he ser8ants opened the doors o5 the hall+ hall+ he 4hole "ourt 4as assembled9 and his 4i5e 4as sitting on an ele8ated throne made o5 gold and diamonds+
Se adelantN 3 di;o: OUAh9 mu;er mu;e r WFa WFa eres reinaQ
hen he stepped 5or4ard and said9 OAh9 4i5e9 3ou are no4 Rueen+Q
OSK9Q le "ontestN9 O3a so3 reina+Q
OFes9Q she replied9 Ono4 ? am Rueen+Q
Se "olo"N delante de ella 3 la mirN9 3 en "uanto la hubo "ontemplado por un instante9 di;o: OUAh9 mu;er URu* bueno es >ue seas reina Ahora no tendrs 3a nada >ue desear+Q desear+Q
He stood in 5ront o5 her9 and looked at herP and 4hen he had "ontemplated brieC39 he said9 OAh9 OAh9 4i5e Ho4 good it is that 3ou are Rueen 0o4 3ou 4ill ha8e nothing more to desire+Q
ODe ningn modo9 marido mKo9Q le "ontestN9 mu3 agitadaP Oha"e mu"ho tiempo >ue so3 reina9 >uiero ser mu"ho ms+ Ve Ve a bus"ar al barbo 3 dile >ue 3a so3 reina9 pero >ue ne"esito ser emperatriJ+Q
OB3 no means9 m3 husband9Q said the 4oman9 >uite agitated+ O? ha8e been Rueen 5or some timeP ? 4ant to be mu"h more+ Go and @nd the "at@sh9 and tell him that ? am no4 Rueen9 but ? must be"ome be "ome Empress+Q
OUAh9 mu;erQ repli"N el marido9 O3o s* >ue no puede ha"erte emperatriJ 3 no me atre8o a de"irle eso+Q
OAlas9 4i5e9Q replied the husband9 O? kno4 that he "annot make 3ou empress9 and ? dare not tell him that+Q
OUFo OUFo so3 reina9Q di;o la mu;er9 O3 t eres mi marido Ve9 si ha podido ha"ernos re3es9 tambi*n podr ha"ernos emperadores+ Ve9 Ve9 te digo+Q
O? am Rueen9Q said the 4oman9 Oand 3ou are m3 husband Look9 i5 he 4as "apable o5 making us Ying and Rueen9 he "an also make us emperors+ Go9 ? tell 3ou+Q
u8o u8o >ue mar"harP pero al ale;arse se hallaba hallaba turbado 3 se de"Ka a sK mismo: O0o me pare"e bien+ WEmperador Es pedir demasiado 3 el barbo se "ansar+Q
He had to lea8eP but upon 4ithdra4ing9 he 5elt disturbed9 and said to himsel59 O?t does not seem right to me+ Emperor ?t is asking too mu"h9 and the "at@sh 4ill gro4 4ear3+Q
ensando esto 8io >ue el agua estaba negra 3 her8Ka a borbotones9 la espuma subKa a la super@"ie 3 el 8iento la le8antaba soplando "on 8iolen"iaP
#hile thinking this he sa4 the 4ater 4as bla"k and seething in spurtsP 5oam rose to the sur5a"e and the 4ind 4as blo4ing 8iolentl3+ 8iolentl3+
pero se a"er"N 3 di;o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
Despite this9 he 4ent 5or4ard and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a re>uest+Q
OWF >u* >uiereQ di;o el barbo+
OAnd 4hat does she 4antQ said the "at@sh+
OUAh9 barboQ le "ontestNP Omi mu;er >uiere llegar a ser emperatriJ+Q
O#ell9 "at@sh9Q "at@sh9Q he replied9 Om3 4i5e 4ants to be"ome empress+Q e mpress+Q
Ouede 8uel8e9Q di;o el barboP Oella es la emperatriJ desde este momento+Q
OFou OFou "an go ba"k9Q said the "at@shP Oshe is empress em press 5rom this moment+Q
El marido 8ol8iN9 3 "uando estu8o de regreso9 todo el pala"io era de mrmol pulimentado9 enri>ue"ido "on estatuas de alabastro 3 adornado "on oro+
he husband returned9 returned9 and 4hen he arri8ed ba"k9 he 5ound 5ound the 4hole pala"e 4as made o5 polished marble9 enhan"ed b3 alabaster statues and adorned 4ith gold+
Delante de la puerta habKa mu"has legiones de soldados9 >ue to"aban trompetas9 timbales 3 tamboresP en el interior del pala"io los barones 3 los "ondes 3 los du>ues iban 3 8enKan en "alidad de simples "riados9 3 le abrKan las puertas9 >ue eran de oro ma"iJo+
utside the door there 4ere man3 deta"hments o5 soldiers that pla3ed trumpets9 and "3mbals and drumsP in the interior o5 the pala"e9 the barons9 earls9 and dukes "ame and 4ent in the "apa"it3 o5 mere ser8ants9 and the3 opened the doors 4hi"h 4ere o5 solid gold to him+
En "uanto entrN9 8io a su mu;er mu;e r sentada en un trono de oro de una sola pieJa 3 de ms de mil pies de alto9 lle8aba una enorme "orona de oro9 guarne"ido "on diamantesP en una mano tenKa el "etro 3 en la otra el globo imperialP
As he entered9 he sa4 his 4i5e sitting on a golden throne a single pie"e9 and more than a thousand 5eet high 4earing a huge golden "ro4n9 ornamented 4ith diamondsP in one hand she held a s"eptre9 and in the other9 the imperial globeP
a un lado estaban sus guardias en dos @las9 ms pe>ueTos unos >ue otrosP adems habKa gigantes enormes de "ien pies de altos 3 pe>ueTos enanos >ue no eran ma3ores >ue el dedo pulgar+
to one side 4ere guards in t4o ro4s9 one a5ter the other smaller in statureP as 4ell9 there 4ere huge giants one hundred 5eet high9 and small d4ar8es that 4ere no larger than 3our thumb+
Delante de ella habKa de pie una multitud de prKn"ipes 3 de du>ues+
Standing in 5ront o5 her 4as a multitude o5 prin"es and dukes+
El marido a8anJN por en medio de ellos9 3 le di;o: O.u;er9 3a eres emperatriJ+Q
he husband 4alked through through the midst o5 them9 and said said to her9 O#i5e9 are are 3ou empress no4Q
OSK9Q le "ontestN9 O3a so3 emperatriJ+Q
OFes9Q she said9 O? am Empress+Q
Enton"es se puso delante de ella 3 "omenJN a mirarla 3 le pare"Ka >ue 8eKa al sol+
hen he positioned himsel5 in 5ront o5 her and began to look at her9 and it seemed to him that he sa4 the sun+
OUAh9 mu;er9Q le di;o9 O>u* buena "osa es ser emperatriJQ
OAh9 4i5e9Q he said to her9 O4hat a great thing it is to be empressQ
ero permane"Ka tiesa9 mu3 tiesa 3 no de"Ka palabra+
Ho4e8er9 she remained rigid9 (8er3 rigid9) and did not sa3 a 4ord+
Al @n el marido e="lamN: OU.u;er9 3a estars "ontenta9 3a eres emperatriJ WRu* ms puedes desearQ
inall3 the husband e="laimed9 O#oman9 3ou 4ill no4 be happ3P 3ou are no4 empress #hat more "ould 3ou 4antQ
OVeamos9Q "ontestN la mu;er+
OLet
ueron ueron enseguida a a"ostarse9 pero ella no estaba "ontentaP la ambi"iNn le impedKa dormir 3 pensaba siempre en ser toda8Ka ms+
he3 4ent immediatel3 to bed9 but she 4as not "ontentedP the ambition impeded her sleep9 and she 4as "onstantl3 thinking about be"oming still more+
El marido durmiN pro5undamenteP habKa andado todo el dKaP pero la mu;er no pudo des"ansar un momento: se 8ol8Ka de un lado a otro durante toda la no"he9 pensando siempre en ser toda8Ka ms9 3 no en"ontrando nada por >u* de"idirse+
he husband slept deepl3P he had 4alked 4alked all da3P but the 4oman "ould not rest 5or a moment: she turned 5rom one side to the other during the entire night9 al4a3s thinking o5 be"oming still more9 but not @nding an3thing to settle upon+
Sin embargo9 el sol "omenJN a subir9 3 "uando per"ibiN la aurora9 se in"orporN un po"o 3 mirN ha"ia la luJ9 3 al 8er entrar por su 8entana los ra3os del sol+++
Ho4e8er9 the sun began to rise9 and 4hen she per"ei8ed @rst light9 she sat up a little and looked at the glo49 and sa4 ho4 the ra3s 5rom the sun entered through her 4indo4Z
OUAhQ pensNP OWpor >u* no he de poder mandar salir al Sol 3 a la LunaQ
OAh9Q she thought9 O4h3 should ? not be "apable o5 "ommanding the sun and the moon to "ome outQ
O.arido mKoQ empu;ndole "on el "odo9 OUdespi*rtate9 8e a bus"ar al barboP >uiero ser seme;ante a DiosQ
O.3 husband9Q she said9 ;abbing him 4ith her elbo4P O4ake upP go and @nd the "at@shP ? 4ant to be ;ust like GodQ
El marido estaba dormido toda8Ka9 pero se asustN de tal manera9 >ue se "a3N de la "ama+
he husband 4as still hal5 asleep9 but but he 4as sho"ked sho"ked in su"h a 4a3 that he 5ell o the bed+
6re3endo >ue habKa oKdo mal9 se 5rotN los o;os 3 preguntN: OUAh9 mu;er WRu* di"esQ
hinking he had heard 4rong9 4rong9 he rubbed his e3es and asked9 asked9 OAh9 OAh9 4i5e #hat are 3ou sa3ingQ
O.arido mKo9 si no puedo mandar salir al Sol 3 a la Luna9 3 si es pre"iso >ue los 8ea salir sin orden mKa9 no podr* des"ansar 3 no tendr* una hora de tran>uilidad9 pues estar* siempre pensando en >ue no los puedo mandar salir+Q
OHusband9 i5 ? "annot order the sun and moon to rise9 and i5 it happens that the sun and moon "ome out 4ithout m3 ordering them9 ? 4ill not rest and 4ill not ha8e a tran>uil hour 5or ? 4ill be thinking "onstantl3 that ? "annot send them out+Q
F al de"ir esto le mirN "on un "eTo tan horrible9 >ue sintiN baTarse todo su "uerpo de un sudor 5rKo+
n sa3ing this9 she looked at him 4ith su"h a horrible s"o4l su"h that he 5elt his 4hole bod3 bathed in a "old s4eat+
OVe OVe al instante9 >uiero ser seme;ante a Dios+Q
OGo at on"eP ? 4ant to be akin to God+Q
OUAh9 mu;erQ di;o el marido arro;ndose a sus piesP Oel barbo no puede ha"er esoP ha podido mu3 bien ha"erte reina 3 emperatriJ9 pero9 te lo supli"o9 "ont*ntate "on ser emperatriJ+Q
OAlas9 4i5e9Q said the man9 dropping to her 5eetP Othe "at@sh "annot do thatP he "ertainl3 has been able to make 3ou Rueen and empressP but9 ? beg 3ou9 "ontent 3oursel5 4ith being empress+Q
Enton"es e"hN a llorarP sus "abellos 8olaron en desorden alrededor de su "abeJaP 3 ella gritN: gri tN: O0o puedo9 no >uiero "ontentarme "on estoP mar"ha m ar"ha al instante+Q
hen she began to 4eepP her hair Ce4 into disarra3 around her headP and she s"reamed9 O? "annotZ ? do not 4ant to "ontent m3sel5 4ith thisP go at on"e+Q
El marido se 8istiN 8i stiN rpidamente 3 e"hN a "orrer9 "omo un insensato+
he husband dressed >ui"kl3 >ui"kl3 and ran o like a madman+
ero la tempestad se habKa desen"adenado 3 rugKa 5uriosa: las "asas 3 los rboles se mo8KanP pedaJos de ro"a rodaban por el marP 3 el "ielo estaba negro "omo la peJP
Ho4e8er9 the storm had unleashed itsel5 and roared 5uriousl3: 5uriousl3: the houses and the trees trembledP pie"es o5 ro"k rolled into i nto the seaP and the sk3 4as dark like tar+
GritN9 pues apenas podKa oKrse *l mismo sus propias palabras: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
He shouted9 5or he "ould barel3 hear his o4n 4ords: OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a re>uest+Q
OWRu* >uieres t9 amigoQ di;o el barbo+
O#hat do 3ou 4ant9 m3 5riendQ said the "at@sh+
OUAh9Q "ontestN9 O>uiere ser seme;ante a DiosQ
OAlas9Q said he9 Oshe 4ants to be likened to God+Q
OVuel8e OVuel8e 3 la l a en"ontrars en la "hoJa+Q
OGo ba"k9 and 3ou 4ill @nd her ba"k again in the hut+Q
F a estas horas 8i8en allK toda8Ka+
And the3 still li8e there at this 8er3 time+
Los res elos de ro del Diablo
he De8il 4ith the hree Golden Hairs
HabKa una 8eJ una pobre mu;er >ue dio a luJ un hi;o+ [l na"iN de pie+ En "onse"uen"ia9 se predi;o >ue en los "ator"e aTos se "asarKa "on la hi;a del re3+
here 4as on"e a poor 4oman 4ho ga8e ga8e birth to a little son+ He 4as born standing up+ 6onse>uentl39 it 4as predi"ted that in his 5ourteenth 3ear he 4ould marr3 the daughter o5 the Ying+
El mismo dKa9 el re3 pasN por el pueblo9 sin >ue nadie le "ono"iese9 3 preguntando lo >ue habKa de nue8o9 le respondieron >ue a"ababa de na"er un niTo de pie9 3 >ue le habKan 8ati"inado >ue "uando tu8iera "ator"e aTos se "asarKa "on la hi;a del re3+ re3+
n the same da39 the Ying passed b3 the 8illage9 4ithout an3bod3 kno4ing itP and in>uiring 4hat ne4s there 4as9 the3 responded that a bo3 had ;ust been born standing9 and that it had been predi"ted that 4hen he 4as 5ourteen 3ears old he 4ould marr3 the Ying
El re3 tenKa mu3 mal "oraJNn9 3 esta predi""iNn le in"omodN+ i n"omodN+
he Ying had a 8er3 4i"ked heart9 heart9 and this predi"tion troubled him+
ue a bus"ar a los padres del re"i*n na"ido9 3 les di;o en tono amistoso: OVosotros OVosotros sois mu3 pobreP dadme 8uestro hi;o9 3 3o "uidar* de *l+Q
He 4ent looking 5or the parents o5 the ne4born9 and said to them in a 5riendl3 tone9 OFou OFou are 8er3 poorP gi8e gi 8e me 3our son9 and ? 4ill take "are o5 him+Q
Al prin"ipio se negaban9 pero el 5orastero les o5re"iN mu"ho oro9 3 pensaron a sK mismos: Ouesto >ue el niTo ha na"ido de pie9 todo lo >ue su"eda ser por su bien+Q F a"abaron por "eder 3 entregar a su hi;o+
At @rst the3 re5used9 but the stranger oered them a lot o5 goldP and the3 thought9 OSin"e the "hild 4as born standing9 all that happens 4ill be 5or his 4ellbeing+Q And e8entuall3 the3 "on"eded9 and handed o8er their son+
El re3 le puso en una "a;a 3 le lle8N a la orilla de un rKo+ Arro;N la "a;a en el agua9 pensando >ue habKa liberado a su hi;a de una maldi"iNn+
he Ying put him in a bo=9 bo=9 and took him to the bank o5 a ri8er+ ri8er+ He thre4 the bo= into the 4ater9 thinking he had liberated his daughter 5rom a "urse+
ero la "a;a en 8eJ de irse al 5ondo9 "omenJN a Cotar "omo un bar>uito9 sin >ue entrase en ella ni una sola gota de aguaP
Ho4e8er9 the bo=9 instead o5 going to the bottom9 began to Coat like a little boat 4ithout a single drop o5 4ater entering it+
la "orriente la arrastrN hasta dos kilNmetros de la "apital9 donde se detu8o en la presa de un molino+
he "urrent dragged it to 4ithin t4o kilometres o5 the "apital9 "apital9 4here it stopped in the dam o5 a mill+
Mn "riado del molinero9 >ue se hallaba allK por "asualidad9 la 8io 3 la sa"N "on un gar@o9 esperando en"ontrar un gran tesoroP pero "uando la abriN9 se hallN un niTo mu3 bonito9 despierto 3 alegre+
A miller bo3 that 4as there b3 "han"e sa4 it and retrie8ed it 4ith a hook9 hoping to @nd a great treasureP but 4hen he opened it9 he dis"o8ered a 8er3 beauti5ul9 a4ake9 and "heer5ul little bo3+ bo3+
Le lle8N al molino9 3 el molinero 3 su mu;er9 >ue no tenKan hi;os9 le re"ibieron "omo si se le hubiera en8iado Dios+
He took him to the mill9 and the miller and his 4i5e9 4ho had no "hildren9 re"ei8ed him as i5 he had been sent b3 God+
rataron rataron mu3 bien al huer5anito9 >ue "re"iN "re"iN en su "asa en 5uerJas 3 en buenas "ualidades+
he3 treated the orphan 8er3 4ell he gre4 gre4 up strong and 4ith good good >ualities9 in their home+
El re39 sorprendido un dKa por una tempestad9 entrN en el molino9 3 preguntN al molinero si a>uel ;o8en era hi;o su3o+
he Ying9 surprised one da3 b3 a storm9 storm9 entered in the mill9 and he asked the miller i5 that 3outh 4as his son+
O0o seTorQ le "ontestN9 Oes un e=pNsito >ue hemos en"ontrado en una "a;a >ue el agua arrastrN hasta la es"lusa del molinoZ har unos "ator"e aTosP mi "riado le sa"N del agua+Q
O0o sir9Q he replied9 Ohe is i s a 5oundling that 4e dis"o8ered in a bo= that the 4ater dragged until the 4eir o5 the damZ that 4ill make it some 5ourteen 3ears agoP m3 ser8ant pulled him out o5 the 4ater+Q 4ater+Q
El re3 "ono"iN enton"es >ue este era el niTo >ue habKa na"ido de pie9 3 *l lo habKa arro;ado en el rKo+
he Ying then kne4 that this 4as the bo3 born standing9 and that he had thro4n him into the ri8er+ ri8er+
OBuenas gentesQ les di;oP OWno podrKa este ;o8en lle8ar una "arta de parte mKa a la reina Le dar* dos monedas de oro por su traba;o+Q
OGood people9Q he said to them9 O"ould not this 3oung man "arr3 a letter 5rom me to the Rueen ? 4ill gi8e t4o pie"es o5 gold 5or his 4ork+Q
O6omo el re3 ordena9Q le "ontestaron9 3 di;eron al ;o8en >ue se preparase para ponerse en "amino+
OAs the Ying "ommands9Q the3 ans4ered himP and the3 told the bo3 to read3 himsel5 to take to the road+
El re3 en8iN a la reina una "arta en >ue la mandaba prender al portador9 darle muerte 3 enterrarle9 de manera >ue a su regreso lo en"ontrase he"ho todo+
he Ying sent the Rueen a letter instru"ting instru"ting her to arrest arrest the bearer9 and to kill and bur3 him9 su"h that on his return he 4ould @nd it all done+
El mu"ha"ho se puso en "amino "on la "arta9 pero se e=tra8iN 3 por la no"he llegN a un bos>ue mu3 denso+
he bo3 set out 4ith this letter9 letter9 but he be"ame lost9 and in the the e8ening he arri8ed at a 8er3 dense 5orest+
A lo le;os distinguiN una d*bil luJ en medio de las tinieblas9 3 dirigi*ndose ha"ia a>uel lado llegN a una "asita pe>ueTa9 donde se en"ontrN una 8ie;a sentada ;unto al hogar+
ar o he made out a 5aint light in the darkness9 and heading to4ards that dire"tion "ame to a small house9 4here he 5ound an old 4oman sitting b3 the @re+
Sorprendida al 8er al ;o8en9 le di;o a>uella mu;er: OWDe dNnde 8ienes 3 >u* >uieresQ
Surprised to see the 3oung man9 the 4oman said to him9 O#here do 3ou "ome 5rom9 and 4hat do 3ou 4antQ
OVengo OVengo del molinoQ respondiNP Olle8o una "arta a la reina9 me he perdido en el "amino 3 >uisiera pasar la no"he a>uK+Q
O? "ome 5rom the mill9Q he respondedP O? am taking a letter to the RueenP ? ha8e lost m3 4a3 and 4ish to spend the night here+Q
ODesgra"iado ;o8enQ le repli"N la mu;er9 Ohas "aKdo en una "a8erna de ladrones9 3 si te en"uentran a>uK9 morirs morir s sin remedio+Q
OFou OFou un5ortunate 3oung man9Q replied the 4omanP O3ou ha8e 5allen into a den o5 thie8es9 and i5 the3 dis"o8er 3ou here9 3ou 4ill surel3 die+Q
O0o ha3 problemaQ di;o el ;o8en9 Ono tengo miedo9 3 adems esto3 tan "ansado >ue me es imposible ir ms le;os+Q
O0o problem9Q said the bo39 O? ha8e no 5earP and ? am also so tired that it is impossible 5or me to go an3 5urther+Q
Se e"hN en un ban"o 3 se durmiNP po"o despu*s9 los ladrones llegaron 3 preguntaron9 en5ure"ido9 por >u* el 5orastero estaba tirado allK+
He la3 do4n on a ben"h and 5ell asleep+ Shortl3 a5ter4ards9 the robbers "ame9 and angered9 the3 asked 4h3 the stranger 4as l3ing there+
OUAhQ di;o la 8ie;a9 Oes un pobre niTo >ue se ha perdido en el bos>ue 3 le he re"ibido por "ompasiNnP lle8a una "arta a la reina+Q
OAh9Q said the old 4oman9 Oit is a poor bo3 4ho has lost himsel5 in the 5orest9 and ? ha8e re"ei8ed him out o5 "ompassionP he takes a letter to the Rueen+Q
Los ladrones abrieron la "arta9 3 8ieron >ue "ontenKa la orden de dar muerte al portador+ portador+
he robbers opened the letter9 and sa4 that it "ontained an order order to put the bearer to death+
A pesar de la l a dureJa de sus "oraJones9 se "ompade"ieron del pobre hombre+
Despite the hardness o5 their hearts9 the3 took pit3 on the poor 5ello4+ 5ello4+
El lKder rompiN la "arta 3 puso otra en su lugar9 en >ue de"Ka >ue tan pronto "omo llega el ;o8en9 ;o8e n9 *l debe "asarse "on la l a hi;a del re3+ re3+
he leader tore up the letter and put another in its pla"e9 in 4hi"h it said that as soon as the bo3 arri8es9 he is to marr3 the daughter o5 the Ying+
Despu*s9 los ladrones le de;aron dormir en el ban"o hasta la maTana siguiente9 3 en "uanto despertN9 le entregaron la "arta 3 le enseTaron el "amino+
A5ter4ards9 A5ter4ards9 the robbers le5t him sleeping on the ben"h (until the ne=t morning)9 and as soon as he a4oke9 the3 ga8e him the letter and sho4ed him the 4a3+
Apenas despu*s de haber re"ibido la "arta9 la reina e;e"utN lo >ue se de"Ka en su "ontenido: la boda se "elebrN "on esplendorP la hi;a del re3 se "asN "on el niTo na"ido de pieP 3 "omo era guapo 3 amable9 8i8Ka a gusto "on *l+
Hardl3 ha8ing re"ei8ed the letter9 the Rueen implemented 4hat 4as said in its "ontents: the 4edding 4as held 4ith splendourP the Ying
Algn tiempo despu*s9 el re3 8ol8iN a su pala"io 3 8io >ue la predi""iNn se habKa "umplido9 3 >ue el niTo na"ido de pie se habKa "asado "on su hi;a+
Some time a5ter4ards9 the Ying returned to his pala"e and sa4 that the predi"tion had been 5ul@lled9 and that the "hild born standing had married his daughter+
OW6Nmo hab*is he"ho esoQ di;oP O3o habKa dado una orden mu3 di5erente en la "arta+Q
OHo4 is it 3ou ha8e done thatQ he said+ O? had gi8en a 8er3 dierent order in the letter+Q
La reina le enseTN la "arta9 3 le di;o >ue podKa 8er lo >ue "ontenKa+
he Rueen sho4ed him the letter9 and said said he "ould see 4hat it "ontained+ "ontained+
La le3N9 3 8io >ue su habKa sido "ambiado por otro+
He read it9 and sa4 that his hi s had been e="hanged 5or another+
reguntN al ;o8en lo >ue habKa he"ho de la "arta >ue le habKa entregado9 3 por >u* habKa dado otra+
He asked the 3outh 4hat he had done 4ith the letter entrusted to him9 and 4h3 he had pro8ided another+ another+
O0o s* nada de esoQ repli"N el ;o8en9 Oa menos >ue no la ha3an "ambiado la no"he >ue pas* en el bos>ue+Q
O? kno4 nothing about that9Q he ans4eredP Ounless the3 "hanged it the night ? spent in the 4oods+Q
En"oleriJado9 el re3 le di;o: OEsto no puede >uedar asKP el >ue pretenda a mi hi;a primero debe ir al in@erno 3 traerme tres pelos de oro de la "abeJa del diablo+ remelos9 remelos9 3 ganars mi hi;a+Q
Enraged9 the Ying said to him9 him 9 Ohis "annot remain su"h as it isP 4hoe8er "ourts m3 daughter must @rst go to hell and bring me three golden hairs
5rom the head o5 the de8il+ Bring them to me9 and 3ou 4ill 4in m3 daughter+Q
El re39 al darle esta "omisiNn9 "reKa >ue no 8ol8erKa ms+
he Ying9 in gi8ing him this task9 task9 belie8ed that he 4ould ne8er return+ return+
El ;o8en le respondiN: O0o tengo miedo al diabloP ir* a bus"ar los tres pelos de oro+Q F se despidiN del re3 3 se puso en "amino+
Ho4e8er9 the 3oung man replied9 O? ha8e no 5ear o5 the de8ilP ? 4ill go and @nd the three golden hairs+Q He said goodb3e to the Ying9 and set o+
LlegN a las puertas de una gran "iudadP el "entinela le preguntN "ul era su traba;o9 3 lo >ue sabKa+
He arri8ed at the gates o5 a large "it3P the 4at"hman asked him 4hat his ;ob 4as9 and 4hat he kne4+ kne4+
OFo OFo lo s* todo9Q respondiN el ;o8en+
O? kno4 e8er3thing9Q ans4ered the 3oung man+
OEnton"es puedes ha"ernos un 5a8or9Q di;o el e l "entinela9 Ode"irnos por >u* la 5uente en el mer"ado9 >ue antes daba siempre 8ino9 se ha se"ado 3 ni si>uiera da agua+Q
Ohen 3ou "an do us a 5a8our9Q said the 4at"hmanP Otell us 4h3 the 5ountain in the market9 4hi"h be5ore al4a3s ga8e 4ine9 has dried up and does not e8en gi8e 4aterQ
OEsperadQ le respondiN9 O3 os lo dir* a mi regreso+Q regreso+Q
O#ait9Q O# ait9Q he responded9 Oand ? 4ill tell 3ou on m3 return+Q
.s le;os9 llegN a las puertas de otra "iudadP el "entinela le preguntN "ul era su traba;o9 3 lo >ue sabKa+
urther urther on9 he "ame to the gates o5 another "it3P the 4at"hman asked him 4hat his ;ob 4as and 4hat he kne4+
OFo OFo lo s* todo9Q respondiN el ;o8en+
O? kno4 e8er3thing9Q ans4ered the 3oung man+
OEnton"es puedes ha"ernos un 5a8or9Q di;o el e l "entinela9 Ode"irnos por >u* el rbol grande de nuestra "iudad9 >ue antes daba siempre manJanas de oro9 no produ"e 3a ni aun ho;as+Q
Ohen 3ou "an do us a 5a8our9Q said the 4at"hmanP Otell us 4h3 a tree in our to4n9 4hi"h on"e bore golden apples9 no longer e8en produ"es lea8esQ
OEsperadQ le respondiN9 O3 os lo dir* a mi regreso+Q regreso+Q
O#ait9Q O# ait9Q he responded9 Oand ? 4ill tell 3ou on m3 return+Q
.s le;os toda8Ka llegN delante de un an"ho rKo >ue ne"esitaba pasar+ pasar+
Still 5urther on9 he "ame up to a 4ide ri8er that he needed to pass+
El bar>uero le preguntN "ul era su traba;o9 3 lo >ue sabKa+
he 5err3man asked him 4hat his trade 4as9 and 4hat he kne4+ kne4+
OFo OFo lo s* todo9Q respondiN el ;o8en+
O? kno4 e8er3thing9Q he ans4ered+
OEnton"es puedes ha"erme un 5a8or9Q di;o el bar>uero9 Ode"irme si debo permane"er siempre en este puesto sin ser rele8ado nun"a+Q
Ohen 3ou "an do me a 5a8our9Q said the 5err3manP Otell me i5 ? 4ill al4a3s remain in this post 4ithout e8er being relie8ed+Q
OEsperaQ le "ontestN9 O3 te lo dir* a mi regreso+Q
O#ait9Q O# ait9Q he responded9 Oand ? 4ill tell 3ou on m3 return+Q
En el otro lado del agua en"ontrN la entrada al in@ernoP estaba os"uro 3 lleno de humo negro+
n the other side o5 the 4ater he 5ound the entran"e to Hell+ ?t 4as dark and 5ull o5 bla"k smoke+
El diablo no se hallaba en su "asa9 pero en"ontrN a su patrona9 >ue estaba sentada en un sillNn grande+
he De8il 4as not to be 5ound (in his home)9 but he "ame a"ross a"ross his landlad39 4ho 4as sitting in a large "hair+ "hair+
OWRu* >uieresQ le preguntN9 "on un tono bastante dul"e+
O#hat do 3ou 4antQ she asked him9 in a rather s4eet tone+
O0e"esito tres pelos de oro de la "abeJa del diablo9 sin lo "ual no puedo 8i8ir "on mi mu;er+Q mu;er+Q
O? need three golden hairs 5rom the head o5 the de8il9 4ithout 4hi"h ? "annot li8e 4ith m3 4i5e+Q
OEso es mu"ho pedirQ le di;o9 O3 si el diablo te 8e "uando entre9 pasars un rato mu3 maloP sin embargo9 tengo inter*s por ti9 3 8o3 a pro"urar a3udarte+Q
Ohat is a lot to ask9Q she said to him9 Oand i5 the de8il sees 3ou 4hen he enters9 3ou 4ill pass through a 8er3 bad timeP ho4e8er9 ? ha8e "on"ern 5or 3ou9 and am going to endea8our to help 3ou+Q
Ella le "on8irtiN en una hormiga9 3 le di;o: O"ltate en los pliegues de mi 8estidoP a>uK estars e stars seguro+Q
She "hanged him into an ant and said9 OHide 3oursel5 in the 5olds o5 m3 dressP here 3ou 4ill be sa5e+Q
OGra"iasQ la "ontestNP O"reo >ue esto 8a 8 a bienP pero ne"esito adems saber tres "osas:
Ohanks9Q he responded to herP O? belie8e that this is going 4ellP but ? need also to kno4 three things:
por >u* una 5uente >ue manaba siempre 8ino9 no mana 3a ni aun aguaP
4h3 a 5ountain that al4a3s Co4ed 4ith 4ine9 no4 does not e8en run 4ith 4aterP
por >u* un rbol >ue daba manJanas de oro9 no produ"e 3a ni aun ho;asP
4h3 a tree that ga8e golden apples9 no4 does not e8en gro4 lea8esP
3 si "ierto bar>uero debe permane"er siempre en su puesto sin ser rele8ado nun"a+Q
and i5 it is the "ase that a 5err3man must al4a3s remain at his post9 4ithout e8er being relie8edQ
OEsas son tres preguntas mu3 di5K"iles9 pero no tengas "uidadoP presta aten"iNn a lo >ue diga el diablo "uando 3o le arran>ue los tres pelos de oro+Q
Ohose are three 8er3 di"ult >uestions9 but do not be 4orriedP pa3 attention to 4hat the de8il sa3s 4hen ? tear out the three golden hairs+Q
or la no"he el diablo 8ol8iN a su "asa9 3 apenas habKa entrado9 notN un olor e=traTo+
?n the e8ening9 the de8il returned to his homeP and he had ;ust ; ust entered 4hen he noti"ed a strange smell+
OWRu* ha3 a>uK de nue8oQ di;oP Ohuele a "arne humana+Q IegistrN todos los rin"ones9 pero sin en"ontrar nada+
O#hat is there ne4 hereQ he said+ O?t smells o5 human Cesh+Q He e=amined e8er3 "orner9 4ithout @nding an3thing+
La patrona le reprendiN: OA"abo OA"abo de barrer 3 de arreglarlo todoQ le di;o9 O3 8as a desarreglarloP siempre ests oliendo a "arne humana+ USi*ntate 3 "enaQ
he landlad3 s"olded him: O? ha8e ;ust s4ept s4ept and arranged e8er3thing9Q she said to him9 Oand 3ou go and rearrange it+ Fou Fou are al4a3s smelling human Cesh+ Sit do4n and eat dinnerQ
6omiN 3 bebiN9 3 "omo estaba "ansado9 puso la "abeJa en el regaJo de la patrona9 3 no tardN en dormirse 3 ron"ar+ ron"ar+
He ate and drank9 and as he 4as tired9 he put his head on the lap o5 the landlad39 and 4as soon asleep and snoring+
La 8ie;a "ogiN un pelo de oro9 lo arran"N 3 lo puso a su lado+
he old 4oman grabbed a golden hair9 pulled it out9 out9 and put it to her side+ side+
OUA3Q e="lamN el diablo9 OW>u* ha"esQ
OHe3Q e="laimed the de8il9 O4hat are 3ou doingQ
OHe tenido un mal sueTo9Q di;o la patrona9 O3 te he agarrado del pelo+Q
O? ha8e had a bad dream9Q ans4ered the landlad39 Oand ha8e seiJed hold o5 3our hair+Q
OWRu* has soTadoQ la preguntN el diablo+
O#hat ha8e 3ou dreamtQ asked the de8il+
OHe soTado >ue la 5uente de un mer"ado >ue manaba siempre 8ino9 se ha se"ado 3 no da 3a ni aun aguaP W"ul puede ser la "ausaQ
O? dreamt that a 5ountain in a marketpla"e9 4hi"h on"e Co4ed 4ith 4ine9 has dried upP and no4 it does not e8en pro8ide 4aterP 4hat "ould be the "ause o5 thisQ
OUAh USi lo supieranQ "ontestN el diabloP Oha3 un sapo en la 5uente9 deba;o de una piedraP no tienen ms >ue matarle 3 8ol8er a manar 8ino+Q
OAh ?5 the3 kne4 it9Q ans4ered the de8ilP Othere is a toad in the 5ountain under a ro"k+ he3 ha8e onl3 to kill it9 and the 4ine 4ill again Co4+Q Co4+Q
Vol8iN a dormir 3 "omenJN a ron"ar 5uertemente+
He 4ent ba"k to sleep and began to snore loudl3+ loudl3+
Enton"es le arran"N el segundo pelo+
hen she pulled out the se"ond hair hair++
OUA3 WRu* ha"esQ e="lamN el diablo en"oleriJado+
OHe3 #hat are 3ou doingQ "ried the de8il angril3+ angril3+
O0o te preo"upes9Q le respondiNP Oes un sueTo >ue he tenido+Q
ODo not 4orr3 3oursel59Q she respondedP Oit is a dream that ? ha8e had+Q
OWRu* has soTadoQ la preguntN+
O#hat ha8e 3ou dreamtQ he asked+
OHe soTado >ue en "ierto paKs ha3 un rbol9 >ue daba antes manJanas de oro9 3 ahora no tiene ni aun ho;asP W"ul puede ser el moti8oQ
O? dreamt that in a "ertain "ountr3 there is a tree 4hi"h used to produ"e golden apples9 and no4 it doesn
OUh USi lo supieranQ repli"N el diabloP Oha3 un ratNn >ue roe la raKJP no tienen ms >ue matarle 3 el rbol 8ol8er a produ"ir manJanas de oroP pero si "ontina ro3*ndola9 se se"ar por "ompleto+ Ahora de;adme en paJZ t 3 tus sueTos+ Si me 8uel8es a despertar9 te dar* una bo5etada+Q
Oh ?5 the3 kne4 it9Q ans4ered the de8il+ Ohere is a mouse that gna4s the root+ he3 ha8e onl3 to kill it9 and the tree 4ill again produ"e golden applesP but i5 he "ontinues gna4ing9 it 4ill dr3 up "ompletel3+ "ompletel3+ 0o4 lea8e me in pea"eZ 3ou and 3our dreams+ ?5 3ou 4ake me again9 ? 4ill gi8e 3ou a slap+Q
La mu;er lo "almN9 3 se durmiN 3 "omenJN a ron"ar+ ron"ar+
he 4oman "almed him do4n9 and he 5ell asleep and began began to snore+
Enton"es le arran"N el ter"er pelo de oro+
hen she pulled out the third third golden hair+ hair+
El diablo se le8antN gritando 3 >uerKa pegarlaP pero ella le supo engaTar9 di"i*ndole: OWRui*n puede librarse de un mal sueToQ
he de8il ;umped up s"reaming9 and 4anted to gi8e her a slapP but she she kne4 ho4 to 5ool him9 sa3ing9 O#ho "an 5ree onesel5 5rom a bad dreamQ
OWRu* has soTado ahoraQ la l a preguntN "on "uriosidad+
O#hat ha8e 3ou dreamt no4Q he asked9 some4hat "urious+
OHe soTado "on un bar>uero >ue se >ue;aba de estar siempre remando en el rKo en su bar"o9 sin >ue le reempla"e nun"a nadie+Q
O? dreamt o5 a 5err3man 4ho "omplained o5 being al4a3s ro4ing on the ri8er9 4ith no one to e8er repla"e him+Q
OUAh el tontoQ repuso el diablo9 Ono tiene ms >ue poner el remo en la mano al primero >ue 8a3a a pasar el rKo9 3 >uedar libre+Q
OAh he 5ool9Q replied the de8ilP Ohe has onl3 to put the oar in the hand o5 the @rst one 4ho "omes to "ross the ri8er9 and he 4ill be 5ree+Q
6omo la patrona le habKa arran"ado los tres "abellos de oro 3 habKa sabido las tres respuestas >ue >uerKa saber9 le de;N en paJ 3 *l se durmiN hasta la maTana siguiente+
As the landlad3 had plu"ked out the three golden hairs9 and had learnt the three responses that she 4anted to kno49 she le5t him in pea"e9 and he slept until the 5ollo4ing morning+
Apenas hubo el diablo salido de la "asa9 "ogiN la 8ie;a a la hormiga de entre los pliegues de su 8estido9 3 8ol8iN al ;o8en su 5orma humana+
he de8il had onl3 ;ust le5t the house house 4hen the old 4oman took the ant 5rom bet4een the 5olds o5 her dress9 and turned the 3outh into his human 5orm+
OAhK tienes los tres "abellos9Q le di;o+ OWHas oKdo bien las respuestas del diablo a tus tres preguntasQ
OHere 3ou ha8e the three golden hairs9Q she said to him+ OFou OFou ha8e heard the de8il
uestionsQ
O.u3 bienQ respondiN9 Ono las ol8idar*+Q
OVer3 OVer3 "learl39Q he responded9 O? 4ill not 5orget them+Q
O O tienes lo >ue >uieres9Q le di;o9 O3 puedes seguir tu "amino+Q
OFou ha8e 4hat 3ou 4ant9Q said she9 Oand "an go 3our 4a3+Q
Dio gra"ias a la 8ie;a por lo bien >ue le habKa a3udado9 3 saliN del in@erno mu3 "ontento de haber tenido tan buena 5ortuna+
He thanked the old 4oman 5or ha8ing helped him so mu"h9 and e=ited 5rom Hell 5eeling 8er3 "ontent 5or ha8ing had su"h good 5ortune+
6uando llegN donde estaba el bar>uero9 se hiJo pasar al otro lado antes de darle la respuesta prometida 3 enton"es le dio el "onse;o del diablo: O0o tienes ms >ue poner el remo en la mano al primero >ue 8enga a pasar el rKo+Q
#hen he "ame to 4here the 5err3man 4as9 he passed to the other side be5ore telling him the promised repl3 gi8ing him the ad8i"e 5rom the de8il: OFou OFou ha8e onl3 to put the oar in the hand o5 the @rst one that "omes to "ross the ri8er+Q
o"o despu*s llegN a la "iudad "on el rbol se"oP el "entinela esperaba tambi*n su respuesta+
Soon a5ter he "ame to the "it3 4ith the 4ithered treeP the 4at"hman also e=pe"ted his response+
O.ata al ratNn >ue roe las raK"esQ le di;o9 O3 8ol8er a dar manJanas de oro+Q
OYill the mouse that gna4s the roots9Q he said9 Oand it 4ill again bear golden apples+Q
En agrade"imiento9 el "entinela le dio dos burros "argados de este metal pre"ioso+
?n gratitude9 the 4at"hman ga8e him t4o donke3s laden 4ith this pre"ious metal+
Enton"es llegN a la "iudad "u3a 5uente estaba se"o9 3 di;o al "entinela: OEn la 5uente9 deba;o de la piedra9 ha3 un sapoP bus"adlo 3 matadlo9 3 8ol8er a "orrer el 8ino en abundan"ia+Q
hen he arri8ed at the "it3 4hose 5ountain 5ountain 4as dr39 and said to the 4at"hman9 Ohere is a toad underneath a stone at the 5ountainP @nd him and kill him9 and 4ine 4ill again Co4 in abundan"e+Q
El "entinela le dio las gra"ias9 3 tambi*n le dio dos burros "argados de oro+
he 4at"hman thanked him9 and also ga8e him t4o donke3s donke3s laden 4ith gold+
El niTo na"ido de pie llegN por ltimo donde se hallaba su mu;er9 >ue se rego"i;N de todo "oraJNn por su regreso9 3 en parti"ular al saber >ue todo le habKa salido bien+
he "hild born standing @nall3 @nall3 arri8ed to 4here his 4i5e 4as9 4ho re;oi"ed in his return 4ith all her heart and in parti"ular 4ith the kno4ledge that e8er3thing had gone 4ell+
EntregN al re3 los tres pelos de oro del diabloP el re3 >uedN mu3 satis5e"ho al 8er los "uatro burros "argados "argados de oroP
o o the Ying he deli8ered the three three golden hairs 5rom the de8ilP the Ying Ying 4as le5t 8er3 satis@ed in seeing the 5our donke3s laden 4ith goldP
3 le di;o: OAhora has "umplido 3a "on todas las "ondi"iones9 3 mi hi;a es tu3a+ ero9 >uerido hi;o mKo9 dime9 Wde dNnde has sa"ado tanto oro ues has traKdo un 8erdadero tesoro+Q
and he said to him9 O0o4 3ou ha8e "ompleted all o5 the "onditions9 and m3 daughter is 3ours+ Although9 m3 dear son9 tell me9 5rom 4here did 3ou get so mu"h gold or 3ou ha8e brought a substantial treasure+Q treasure+Q
OLo he "ogidoQ le "ontestN9 O"er"a de un rKo >ue he atra8esadoP es en la arena en la otra orilla+Q
O? ha8e "olle"ted it9Q he replied9 Onear a ri8er that ? ha8e "rossedP it is in the sand on the other shore+Q
OWodrKa 3o "oger otro tantoQ le preguntN el re3 >ue era mu3 a8aro+
O6ould ? get the sameQ said the Ying9 4ho 4as 8er3 8e r3 greed3+ greed3+
OF mu"ho msQ le respondiNP Oha3 un bar>ueroP ir a *l para pasar el rKo9 3 podrs llenar sus sa"os+Q
OAnd mu"h more9Q he repliedP Othere is a 5err3manP go to him in order to "ross the ri8er9 and 3ou 4ill be able to @ll all 3our bags+Q
El a8aro monar"a se puso en seguida en "amino9 3 al llegar al rKo9 hiJo una seTal al bar>uero+
he a8ari"ious monar"h set o at on"e9 and on rea"hing rea"hing the ri8er9 he made a signal to the 5err3man+
El bar>uero le mandN entrar9 3 en "uanto estu8ieron al otro lado9 le puso el remo en la mano 3 saltN 5uera+
he 5err3man dire"ted him to get in9 and as soon as the3 the3 4ere on the other side9 he put the oar in the Ying
El re3 >uedN asK9 en "astigo de sus pe"ados+
he Ying remained like this9 this9 in punishment 5or his sins+ sins+
WSigue si*ndolo toda8Ka
And he still is
UAh sin duda9 puesto >ue nadie le ha tomado el remo+
Ah9 no doubt9 5or no one has taken the oar 5rom him+
El !o8en Gigante
he Foung Foung Giant
Mn "ampesino tenKa un hi;o tan grande "omo un dedo pulgar9 3 durante mu"hos aTos9 su estatura no aumentN+
A 5armer had a son as big as a thumb9 and 5or man3 3ears9 his height did not in"rease+
Mn dKa9 "uando su padre se iba a traba;ar en el "ampoP el pe>ueTo niTo le di;o: Oadre9 >uiero ir "ontigo+Q
ne da39 4hen his 5ather 4as going to 4ork in the @eldP the tin3 bo3 said to him9 Oather9 Oather9 ? 4ant to go 4ith 3ou+Q
OWRuieres 8enir "onmigoQ di;o el padreP OURu*date a>uK uera de "asa no ser8irKas ms >ue para in"omodarP 3 adems podrKas perderte+Q
OFou OFou 4ant to go 4ith meQ said the 5ather+ OSta3 here utside the house 3ou 4ould ser8e no more than to be a bother9 and 3ou might get lost+Q
Sin embargo9 el enano se e"hN a llorar9 3 para tener paJ9 su padre lo puso en su bolsillo 3 se lo lle8N+
Ho4e8er9 the d4ar5 began to "r39 and to ha8e pea"e9 his 5ather put him in his po"ket and took him+
an an pronto "omo llegN a la tierra tierra >ue iba a arar9 le sentN en un sur"o sur"o re"i*n abierto+
As soon as he rea"hed the land he 4as going to plough9 he sat him in a ne4l3 opened 5urro4+
.ientras estaba allK9 apare"iN un gran gigante >ue 8enKa del otro lado de las montaTas+
#hile he 4as there9 a 8er3 big giant appeared it "ame 5rom the other side o5 the mountains+
OU.ira Ves el gran hombre9Q su padre le di;o9 >ue >uerKa >uerK a asustar a su hi;o (para ha"erlo ms obediente)P O8iene a "ogerte+Q
OLook Do 3ou see the big manQ his 5ather said to himP 5or he 4anted to 5righten his son (to make him more obedient)P obedie nt)P Ohe is "oming to "at"h 3ou+Q 3 ou+Q
ero el gigante9 >ue habKa oKdo esto9 llegN al sur"o en dos pasosP "ogiN el pe>ueTo hombre ;o8en 3 se le lle8N sin de"ir una palabra+
he giant ho4e8er9 4ho had heard this9 this9 rea"hed the 5urro4 5urro4 in t4o stepsP he seiJed the little 3oung man and took him 4ithout sa3ing a 4ord+
El padre9 mudo de asombro9 no tu8o 5uerJas 5 uerJas ni aun para dar un grito+
he 5ather9 dumb5ounded9 had not the strength strength e8en to gi8e a shout+ shout+
[l "reKa >ue su hi;o estu8o perdido9 3 no esperN 8ol8erle a 8er ms+
He belie8ed his son 4as lost9 and did not e=pe"t e8er to see him again+
El gigante se le lle8N a su "asa9 3 le "rio por sK mismo9 3 el enanito "re"iN 3 llegN a ser pare"ido a un gigante+
he giant took him to his house9 and raised him b3 himsel5P and the d4ar5 gre4 and "ame to be similar to a giant+
Al "abo de dos aTos el gigante 5ue "on *l al bos>ueP para probarle9 le di;o: OSa"a un rbol+Q
#hen t4o 3ears had passed9 the giant 4ent 4ith him to the 5orestP to test him9 he said9 Oull out a tree+Q
El mu"ha"ho era 3a tan 5uerte9 >ue arran"N de la tierra un arbolito "on raK"es+
he bo3 4as alread3 so strong strong that he tore tore 5rom the earth a small tree tree 4ith its roots+
ero el gigante pensN: O*l es mu3 d*bilPQ lo lle8N a "asa9 3 lo nutriN durante dos aTos ms+
0e8ertheless9 the giant thought9 OHe is 8er3 4eak9Q and took him home and nurtured him 5or t4o more 3ears+
Despu*s de este tiempo9 su 5uerJa habKa aumentado de tal manera >ue se arran"N un enorme rbol de la tierra+
A5ter this time9 his strength had in"reased in su"h a 4a3 that he tore a huge tree 5rom the earth+
ero esto no era su@"iente para el giganteP gi ganteP lo nutriN por dos aTos ms9 3 luego se 5ue "on *l al bos>ue9 3 le di;o: OAhora OAhora arran"ar de raKJ un rbol+Q
his 4as still not enough 5or the the giant+ He nurtured him 5or t4o t4o more 3ears9 and then 4ent 4ith 4i th him to the 5orest9 and said to him9 O0o4 uproot a tree+Q
El ;o8en arran"N de la tierra la en"ina ma3or del bos>ue9 3 esto 5ue 5"il para *l+
he 3outh pulled 5rom the earth the largest largest oak tree in the 5orest9 5orest9 and this 4as eas3 5or him+
OEso es bueno9Q di;o el gigante9 Oahora ha "ompletado su edu"a"iNn+Q F lo lle8N al "ampo de donde lo habKa "ogido+
Ohat is good9Q said the giant9 O3ou ha8e "ompleted 3our edu"ationPQ and he took him to the @eld 5rom 4here he had grabbed him+
Su padre estaba arando el "ampo+ El ;o8en gigante se a"er"N a *l 3 le di;o: OFo OFo esto3 a>uK9 mi padre9 3 so3 un hombre grande+Q
His 5ather 4as ploughing the @eld+ he 3oung giant approa"hed him and said9 O? am here9 m3 5ather9 and am a big man+Q
El "ampesino se asustN 3 gritN: gri tN: O0o9 t no eres mi hi;o9 3o no te >uieroP mr"hate+Q
he 5armer 4as startled9 and "ried out9 out9 O0o9 3ou are not m3 son+ son+ ? do not lo8e 3ou+ Go a4a3Q
OSK9 3o so3 8uestro hi;o+ D*;ame traba;ar en 8uestro lugar+ lugar+ uedo arar me;or >ue t+Q
OFes9 OFes9 ? am 3our son+ Let me 4ork in 3our pla"e+ ? "an plough better than 3ou+Q
O0o9 no9 t no eres mi hi;o9 3 no sabes "Nmo ararP mr"hate+Q
O0o9 no9 3ou are not m3 son9 and 3ou do not kno4 ho4 to plough+ Lea8eQ
ero9 "omo tenKa miedo del gigante9 de;N el arado 3 se puso a alguna distan"ia+
Ho4e8er9 as he 4as a5raid o5 the giant9 he le5t the plough and stood at some distan"e+
Enton"es9 el ;o8en9 "ogiendo el instrumento "on una sola mano9 se apo3N en"ima "on tal 5uerJa9 >ue el arado se hundiN pro5undamente en la tierra+
hen the 3outh9 taking the implement 4ith one one hand9 lent o8er 4ith su"h 5or"e that the plough sunk deep into the earth+
El "ampesino no pudo detenerse9 3 le gritN: OSi >uieres arar9 no se debe presionar "on tanta 5uerJaP no es e s bueno+Q
he 5armer "ould not stop himsel59 and and shouted out to him9 O?5 O?5 3ou 4ant to plough9 3ou must not press so hardP it is not good+Q
El ;o8en enton"es desengan"hN los "aballos 3 se engan"hN al arado9 di"iendo a su padre: OVete a "asa9 3 di a mi madre >ue me prepare una "omida grandeP mientras tanto9 a"abar* de arar el "ampo+Q
he 3outh then unhit"hed the horses and harnessed himsel5 to the the plough9 sa3ing to his 5ather9 OGo home9 5ather9 and tell m3 mother to prepare me a large mealP mean4hile9 ? 4ill @nish ploughing the @eld+Q
El labrador 5ue a su "asa 3 se lo di;o todo a su mu;er+
he 5armer 4ent home and told his 4i5e e8er3thing+
.ientras tanto9 el ;o8en gigante arN todo el "ampo por sK mismo+
?n the meantime9 the 3oung giant ploughed the 4hole @eld all b3 himsel5+
6uando hubo terminado se 5ue a "asa de sus padres+
#hen he had @nished he 4ent 4e nt to his parents< house+
6uando entrN en el patio9 su madre9 >ue no le "ono"Ka9 e="lamN: OWRui*n es ese horrible giganteQ
#hen he entered the 3ard9 his mother9 4ho did not re"ogniJe him9 e="laimed9 O#ho is that horrible giantQ
OEs nuestro hi;o9Q di;o el labrador+ labrador+
Ohat is our son9Q said the 5armer 5 armer++
O0o9Q di;o ella9 Ono es nuestro hi;oP nuestro hi;o ha muerto 3a+ 3 a+ 0osotros no hemos tenido nun"a ninguno tan grande: el nuestro era mu3 pe>ueTito+Q
O0o9Q she said9 Ohe is not our sonP our son has alread3 died+ #e ne8er had su"h a big oneP ours 4as 8er3 small+Q
Ella le gritN: OU.r"hateP OU .r"hateP nosotros no te >ueremosQ
She shouted at him9 OGo a4a39 4e do not 4ant 3ouQ
El ;o8en no la "ontestN+
he bo3 did not ans4er her+ her+
Lle8N los "aballos al establo9 les dio heno 3 a8ena 3 los "uidN per5e"tamente+
He took the horses to the stable9 ga8e them ha3 and oats9 and took good "are o5 them+
Despu*s9 "uando hubo "on"luido9 entrN en el salNn9 3 sentndose en un ban"o9 di;o: O.adre9 tengo mu"ha hambre9 Wes la l a "omida preparadaQ
hen9 4hen he had @nished9 he entered into the loungeP and sitting on a ben"h9 said9 O.other9 ? am 8er3 hungr3P is the 5ood read3Q
OSK9Q respondiN9 3 puso delante de *l * l dos platos mu3 grandes9 llenos hasta arribaP 3 >ue hubieran bastado para "omer ella 3 su marido durante o"ho dKas+
OFes9Q OFes9Q she replied9 and pla"ed be5ore him t4o 8er3 large dishes9 @lled to the brim the3 4ould ha8e been enough to eat 5or her and her husband 5or eight da3s+
El ;o8en se "omiN todoP enseguida preguntN si habKa algo ms+
he 3outh ate e8er3thingP he immediatel3 asked i5 she she had an3thing more+
O0oP eso es todo lo >ue tenemos+Q
O0o9 that is all 4e ha8e+Q
OEso apenas ha bastado para abrirme el apetitoP ne"esito otra "osa+Q
Ohat 4as ;ust enough to 4het m3 appetiteP ? need something else+Q
La madre no se atre8iN a negarse: puso a la lumbre una marmita mu3 grande9 llena de to"ino 3 se le dio en "uanto estu8o "o"ido+
he mother did not dare to re5use re5use him: she put a huge pot 5ull 5ull o5 ba"on on the @re9 and ga8e it to him as soon as it 4as "ooked+
OBueno9Q di;o9 Oahora puedo tomar un bo"ado9Q 3 se lo "omiN todoP pero *l toda8Ka tenKa hambre+
O#ell9Q he said9 Ono4 Ono4 ? "an take a bite9Q and he ate it allP but he 4as still hungr3+
Enton"es di;o a su padre: OVeo >ue en "asa no ha3 lo l o >ue ne"esito para "omer+ "omer+ reme reme una barra de hierro >ue no se rompa en"ima de mi rodilla9 3 3o ir* por el mundo+Q
hen he said to his 5ather9 O? see see that in 3our home there is not 4hat ? need to eat+ Bring me an iron bar that ? "annot break o8er m3 knee9 and ? 4ill go out into the 4orld+Q
El gran;ero estaba en"antado+ [l engan"hN los dos "aballos al "arro9 3 tra;o de la 5ragua una barra de hierro tan grande 3 tan gruesa >ue los dos "aballos apenas podKan arrastrarla+
he 5armer 4as elated+ He hit"hed the t4o t4o horses to the "art9 and 5rom the 5orge brought an iron bar so big and so thi"k that the t4o horses "ould hardl3 drag it+
El ;o8en la "ogiN 3 la rompiN9 "omo un palo9 en su rodillaP tirN los pedaJos a un lado+
he 3oung man took it and broke broke it9 like like a sti"k9 o8er his knee+ He tossed tossed the pie"es to one side+
El padre enton"es engan"hN "uatro "aballos9 3 tra;o otra barra de hierro mu"ho ms grande 3 5uerte >ue la primera+
he 5ather then harnessed 5our horses9 horses9 and brought another another iron bar mu"h bigger and stronger than the @rst+
ero su hi;o tambi*n la rompiN en"ima de su rodilla9 di"iendo: OEsta es tambi*n intilP me trae otra ms 5uerte+Q
0e8ertheless9 his son also broke it o8er his knee9 sa3ing9 Ohis is also uselessP bring me another stronger one+Q
or ltimo9 el padre engan"hN o"ho "aballos 3 tra;o una barra de hierro enorme los o"ho "aballos apenas podKa arrastrarlo+
inall39 the 5ather hit"hed eight e ight horses and brought an enormous iron rod the eight horses "ould hardl3 drag it+
El hi;o la "ogiN en su mano9 rompiN un po"o de una puntaP 3 di;o a su padre: OAhora OAhora 8eo >ue no me puedes traer la barra de hierro >ue ne"esito+ .e mar"ho de 8uestra "asa+Q
he son took it in his hand9 broke a bit 5rom 5rom one end9 and said to his 5ather9 O0o4 ? see that 3ou "annot bring me the iron bar ? need+ ? am lea8ing 3our house+Q
EntrN en el mundo para "on8ertirse en un herrero+
He 4ent into the 4orld to be"ome a bla"ksmith+
LlegN a una "iudad donde 8i8Ka un herrero mu3 "odi"ioso9 >ue >uerKa todo para sK mismo+
He "ame to a "it3 4here a 8er3 greed3 bla"ksmith li8ed9 4ho 4anted e8er3thing 5or himsel5+
Se presentN en la 5ragua 3 le pidiN al herrero para un traba;o+
He presented himsel5 at the 5orge9 and asked the bla"ksmith 5or a ;ob+
OSK9Q respondiN el herrero9 3 lo mirN 3 pensN9 O*l es mu3 5uerte+Q
OFes9Q OFes9Q said the bla"ksmith9 and looked at him and thought9 OHe is 8er3 strong+Q
OW6unto >uieres por un salarioQ le preguntN+
OHo4 mu"h do 3ou 4ant 5or a 4ageQ he asked+
O0ada9Q respondiN el ;o8en9 Opero "ada >uin"e dKas9 dK as9 "uando pagas a los dems9 >uiero darte dos puTetaJos9 >ue >uedars obligado a re"ibir+Q re"ibir+Q
O0othing9Q responded the 3oung man9 Obut e8er3 5ortnight9 4hen 3ou pa3 the others9 ? 4ant to gi8e 3ou t4o pun"hes9 4hi"h 3ou 4ill be obliged to re"ei8e+Q
El a8aro estaba mu3 satis5e"ho9 pensando >ue ahorrarKa mu"ho dinero+
he miser 4as greatl3 satis@ed9 satis@ed9 thinking he 4ould sa8e a lot o5 mone3+ mone3+
Al dKa siguiente9 el nue8o empleado "omenJN a traba;ar+ traba;ar+ Le dio un golpe tal >ue la barra de hierro se rompiN9 3 el 3un>ue se hundiN en el suelo+
he 5ollo4ing da39 the ne4 emplo3ee started 4ork+ He ga8e su"h su"h a blo4 that the iron bar broke9 and the an8il sank into the ground+
El herrero se eno;N9 3 le di;o: O O eres demasiado 5uerte+ WRu* >uieres >ue te d* por ese solo golpeQ
he bla"ksmith 4as angr39 and said to to him9 OFou OFou are too strong+ strong+ #hat do 3ou 4ant me to gi8e 3ou 5or that single blo4Q
ORuiero darte una patada9 eso es todo9Q di;o el ;o8en+
O? 4ant to gi8e 3ou a ki"k9 that is all9Q said the 3oung man+
[l le8antN el pie 3 le dio una gran patada+ El herrero 8olN sobre "uatro balas de heno+
He raised his 5oot9 and ga8e him a big ki"k+ he bla"ksmith Ce4 o8er 5our bales o5 ha3+
Despu*s bus"N la barra de hierro ms gruesa >ue pudo hallar en la 5ragua9 3 "ogi*ndola "omo un bastNn9 "ontinuN su "amino+
hen he sought the thi"kest thi"kest iron bar that he "ould @nd in the 5orge9 and taking it as a "ane9 "ontinued on his 4a3+ 4a3+
Mn po"o ms le;os se llegN a una gran;a9 3 le preguntN al propietario si ne"esitaba un sir8iente+
A little 5urther on9 he "ame to a 5arm9 and asked the o4ner i5 he needed a ser8ant+
OSK9Q le respondiN9 One"esito One"esito uno+ me pare"es un mu"ha"ho mu3 8igoroso+ ero9 ero9 W"unto >uieres de un salarioQ
OFes9Q he replied9 O? need one+ Fou seem to me to be a 8er3 strong bo3+ hough9 ho4 mu"h do 3ou 4ant 5or a 4ageQ 4ageQ
Le respondiN >ue no >uerKa salario 3 se "ontentaba "on darle todos los aTos tres golpes9 >ue se obligarKa a re"ibir+ re"ibir+
He replied that he did not 4ant a 4age9 and 4ould be "ontented 4ith gi8ing him three pun"hes e8er3 3ear9 4hi"h he 4ould be obliged to re"ei8e+
El gran;ero se alegrN mu"ho "on este e ste "ontrato9 por>ue era tambi*n mu3 a8ari"ioso+
he 5armer 4as 8er3 mu"h delighted b3 this "ontra"t9 "ontra"t9 5or he 4as also 8er3 greed3+
A la maTana siguiente9 los l os sir8ientes tu8ieron >ue ir al bos>ue+ Los otros sir8ientes 3a estaban despiertos9 pero nuestro ;o8en se hallaba an en la "ama+
he ne=t morning the ser8ants ser8ants had to go into the 4oods+ 4oods+ he other ser8ants 4ere alread3 a4ake9 but our 3oung man 4as still in bed+
Mno de ellos le gritN: OLe8ntateP 8amos al bos>ue9 3 es pre"iso >ue 8engas "on nosotros+Q
ne o5 them shouted at him9 OGet upP 4e are going to the 5orest9 and it is ne"essar3 that 3ou "ome 4ith us+Q
O?d delante9Q le "ontestN brus"amente9 O3o estar* de 8uelta mu"ho antes >ue 8osotros+Q
OGo ahead9Q he replied brus>uel3P O? 4ill be ba"k long be5ore 3ou+Q
Los otros se 5ueron a bus"ar al maestro9 3 le di;eron >ue el nue8o sir8iente toda8Ka estaba a"ostado9 3 no >uerKa ir "on ellos a la sel8a+
he others 4ent to @nd the master9 master9 and the3 said to him that the ne4 ser8ant 4as still l3ing do4n9 and did not 4ant to go 4ith them to the 5orest+
El maestro les di;o >ue iban a despertarle de nue8o9 3 le di;eron a engan"har los "aballos+
he master said to them that the3 the3 4ere to a4aken him again9 and tell him to hit"h up the horses+
Sin embargo9 nuestro hombre les di;o una 8eJ ms: O?d delanteP 3o estar* de 8uelta antes >ue 8osotros+Q
Ho4e8er9 our man said to them on"e again9 OGo aheadP ? 4ill be ba"k be5ore 3ou+Q
Se a"ostN durante dos horas ms+
He la3 do4n 5or t4o more hours+
Al "abo de este tiempo se le8antN9 3 despu*s de haber "ogido dos 5anegas de guisantes 3 ha"erse un buen "o"ido >ue "omiN tran>uilamente9 engan"hN los "aballos para "ondu"ir la "arreta al bos>ue+
A5ter this time9 he got himsel5 upP and a5ter ha8ing taken t4o bushels o5 peas and making a good ste49 that he then ate >uietl39 he hit"hed the horses to dri8e the "art into the 5orest+
ara llegar a este sitio habKa >ue pasar por un "amino >ue se hallaba en una hondonadaP hiJo pasar primero la "arreta9 despu*s9 deteniendo los "aballos 8ol8iN atrs9 "ubriN el "amino "on rboles 3 maleJas9 de modo >ue no era e ra posible pasar+
o o rea"h the pla"e9 he had to go do4n a road road that 4as on a ra8ineP he @rst dro8e the horses passed9 and then9 stopping the horses9 he turned ba"k and "o8ered the tra"k 4ith trees and brush in su"h a 4a3 that it 4as not possible to pass+
6uando entrN en el bos>ue los otros 8ol8Kan 3a "on sus "arretas "argadas9 3 les di;o: O?d delanteP 3o estar* en "asa antes >ue 8osotros+Q
#hen he entered the 4oods9 the others 4ere alread3 returning 4ith their loaded "oatsP and he said to them9 OGo aheadP ? 4ill be home be5ore 3ou+Q
Sin andar ms9 se "ontentN "on arran"ar dos rboles enormes >ue e"hN en su "arreta9 3 despu*s se 8ol8iN por el mismo "amino+
#ithout going 5urther9 he "ontented himsel5 4ith uprooting t4o enormous trees9 that he thre4 into his "artP and then he returned b3 the same route+
6uando los hallN detenidos 3 sin poder pasar delante de los rboles >ue habKa preparado "on a>uel ob;eto les di;o: OSi os hubierais >uedado en "asa esta maTana "omo 3o9 habrKais dormido una hora ms+Q
#hen he 5ound the others detained and 4ithout the "apa"it3 to get be3ond the trees that he had laid out 4ith that 8er3 ob;e"ti8e he said to them9 O?5 3ou had sta3ed in the house this morning m orning like me9 3ou 4ould ha8e slept one hour more+Q
F "omo no podKa a8anJar sus "aballos9 "aballos9 los desengan"hN9 los puso puso en"ima de la "arreta9 3 tomando los tron"os en una mano9 se subiN sobre la barri"ada "on todo+
And sin"e he "ould not mo8e his horses 5or4ard9 he unhit"hed them and put them on top o5 the "artP and taking the logs in one hand9 he "limbed o8er the barri"ade 4ith e8er3thing+
6uando estu8o al otro lado9 di;o a los otros: OVedP llegar* mu"ho antes >ue 8osotrosPQ 3 "ontinuN su "amino+
#hen he 4as on the other side he said to the others9 OSeeP ? 4ill arri8e long be5ore 3ouPQ and he "ontinued on his 4a3+ 4a3+
Al llegar "ogiN un rbol en la mano9 3 le enseTN al maestro9 di"iendo: OW0o es este un hermoso tron"oQ
Mpon arri8al9 he took a tree in his hand and sho4ed it to the master9 sa3ing9 O?s this not a @ne trunkQ
El maestro di;o a su mu;er: OEste es un buen "riado: se le8anta ms tarde >ue los dems9 3 tambi*n 8uel8e antes >ue ellos+Q
he master said to his 4i5e9 Ohis is a good ser8ant: he gets up mu"h later than the others9 and also returns be5ore them+Q
Sir8iN al gran;ero durante un aTo+ Los otros sir8ientes re"ibieron re"ibieron sus salarios9 3 el ;o8en esperN su re"ompensa+
He ser8ed the 5armer 5or one 3ear+ he other ser8ants re"ei8ed their 4ages9 and the 3outh e=pe"ted his re4ard+
ero el maestro9 aterroriJado a la perspe"ti8a de los golpes9 de"larN >ue pre5erKa ser el sir8iente9 3 le darKa la gran;a+
Ho4e8er9 the master9 terri@ed b3 the prospe"t o5 the pun"hes9 de"lared that he pre5erred to be the ser8ant9 and 4ould gi8e him the 5arm+
O0o9Q le respondiN9 O3o no >uiero la gran;a9 so3 un sir8iente9 3 >uiero "ontinuar si*ndoloP pero lo >ue se ha "on8enido debe e;e"utarse+Q
O0o9Q he replied9 O? do not 4ant the 5arm+ ? am a ser8ant9 and 4ant to "ontinue being oneP but 4hat has been agreed upon must be e=e"uted+Q
El gran;ero le o5re"iN darle todo lo >ue >uisiera9 pero 5ue en 8ano9 pues respondKa siempre: O0o+Q
he 5armer oered to gi8e him an3thing he 4anted9 but it 4as in 8ain9 5or he al4a3s ans4ered9 O0o+Q
Le pidiN un plaJo de >uin"e dKas para bus"ar alguna es"apatoria+ El otro "onsintiN+
He asked 5or a period o5 t4o 4eeks to @nd some 4a3 o5 es"ape9 to 4hi"h the other "onsented+
El gran;ero reuniN enton"es a todos sus "riados 3 les pidiN su pare"er+ pare"er+
he 5armer then assembled all his ser8ants9 ser8ants9 and asked them them 5or their opinion+
Despu*s de haber reCe=ionado por mu"ho tiempo9 respondieron >ue "on un "riado seme;ante nadie estaba seguro de su 8ida9 3 >ue matarKa a un hombre "omo a una mos"a+
A5ter ha8ing reCe"ted 5or a long time9 the3 responded that 4ith su"h a ser8ant9 no one 4as sure o5 their li5e9 and that he "ould kill a man as he 4ould a C3+ C3+
ueron9 ueron9 pues9 de pare"er >ue se le hi"iera ba;ar al poJo para limpiarle 3 en "uanto estu8iera aba;o9 e"harle en"ima de la "abeJa una por"iNn de piedras de molino >ue estaban allK "er"a9 de modo >ue le matasen en el a"to+
he3 4ere then o5 the 8ie4 that he be made to go do4n the 4ell to "lean "lean it and as soon as he 4as at the bottom9 the3 should thro4 do4n a "olle"tion o5 mill stones that 4ere near there9 su"h that he 4ould be killed in the pro"ess+
El "onse;o agradN al gran;ero9 3 el "riado se apresurN a ba;ar al poJo+
he ad8i"e pleased the 5armer9 and the ser8ant ser8ant hurried do4n the 4ell+
an an pronto "omo *l estu8o en el 5ondo9 se arro;aron arro;aron sobre *l a>uellas enormes piedras9 "re3endo >ue le desharKan la "abeJa9 pero *l les gritaba desde aba;o: OAhu3enta OAhu3enta a los gallinas >ue se ras"an en la arena+ La arena "ae en los o;os+Q
As soon as he 4as at the bottom9 the3 thre4 do4n those enormous stones on top o5 him9 thinking the3 4ould shatter his headP but he shouted at them 5rom belo49 O6hase a4a3 the hens that are s"rat"hing in the sand+ he sand 5alls in m3 e3es+Q
El gran;ero di;o: Osp"ha9 sp"haPQ pretendiendo ahu3entar a las gallinas+
he 5armer said Oshoo9 shooPQ pretending pretending to "hase a4a3 the hens+
6uando el sir8iente "on"lu3N se subiN 3 di;o: O.iraP O .iraP >u* hermoso "ollar+Q "ollar+Q enKa enKa las piedras ms grandes alrededor alrededor de su "uello+
#hen the ser8ant @nished9 he "limbed up and said9 OLook #hat a beauti5ul ne"kla"eQ He had the largest stones around his ne"k+
El sir8iente seguKa e=igiendo su salario9 pero el gran;ero le pidiN otros >uin"e dKas9 de"idido a reCe=ionarlo+
he ser8ant kept demanding his his salar39 but the 5armer asked asked him 5or another 5ortnight9 determined to reCe"t on it+
Sus sir8ientes le a"onse;aron en8iar al ;o8en al molino embru;ado9 para moler el grano durante la no"he9 pues nadie habKa salido 8i8o al dKa siguiente+
His ser8ants ad8ised him to send the 3oung man to the haunted mill9 to grind grain during the night9 5or no one had emerged ali8e the 5ollo4ing da3+
Este "onse;o agradN al maestro9 3 en el mismo instante en8iN a su sir8iente al molino "on o"ho 5anegas de trigo9 3 molerlas durante la no"he9 por>ue estaban 3a es"asas+
his ad8i"e pleased the master9 and immediatel3 sent his his ser8ant to the mill 4ith eight bushels o5 4heat9 and to grind them during the night9 5or the3 4ere alread3 la"king+
El "riado e"hN dos 5anegas de trigo en su bolsillo dere"ho9 dos en el iJ>uierdo9 se "argN "uatro en una al5or;a9 dos por delante 3 dos por detrs9 3 mar"hN "orriendo al molino+
he ser8ant put t4o bushels o5 4heat in his right po"ket9 po"ket9 t4o in the le5t9 and loaded 5our in a saddlebag9 (t4o at the 5ront9 5 ront9 and t4o behind9) and 4ent running to the mill+
El molinero le di;o >ue podKa mu3 bien moler de dKa pero no de no"he9 pues todos los >ue se a8enturaban a ha"er esto9 habKan apare"ido muertos a la maTana siguiente+
he miller said he "ould 8er3 4ell grind b3 da3 but not b3 night9 night9 5or all those 4ho 8entured to do this9 had appeared dead the 5ollo4ing morning+
El ;o8en respondiN: O0o morir*+ Ve 3 a"u*state9 3 dormir sin "uidado+Q
he 3oung man replied9 O? shall shall not die+ Go and lie do4n9 and sleep 4ithout "are+Q
F entrando en el molino empeJN a moler el trigo "omo si no se se tratase de nada+
And entering the mill9 he began to grind the 4heat as i5 it 4ere nothing+
Ha"ia las on"e de la no"he entrN en el "uarto del molinero9 3 se sentN en un ban"o+
Around ele8en in the e8ening9 e8e ning9 he entered the miller
Al "abo de un instante la puerta se abriN por sK misma9 3 se 8io entrar una mesa mu3 grande9 en la >ue se "olo"aron (por sK solos) una multitud de platos 3 de botellas llenos l lenos de las "osas ms e=>uisitas9 sin >ue pare"iera nadie para lle8arlos+
A5ter a moment the door opened b3 itsel59 and he sa4 a 8er3 large table enterP on 4hi"h 4ere pla"ed (b3 themsel8es) a multitude o5 dishes and bottles 5ull o5 the most e=>uisite things though 4ithout an3one seeming to "arr3 them+
Los taburetes se "olo"aron tambi*n alrededor de la mesa9 sin >ue se presentase nadie9 pero el ;o8en 8io al @n dedos sin mano ni nada >ue iban 3 8enKan a los platos9 3 mane;aban los tenedores 3 los "u"hillos+
he stools 4ere pla"ed around around the table9 4ithout an3one presenting presenting themsel8esP but the 3outh at last sa4 @ngers 4ithout hands (or an3thing else) "oming and going to the plates9 and the3 handled the 5orks and kni8es+
6omo tenKa hambre 3 le olKan bien los man;ares9 se sentN tambi*n a la mesa 3 "omiN "on apetito+
As he 4as hungr3 and the 5ood smelled good9 he also sat himsel5 at the table and ate heartil3+
6uando la "enar hubo "on"luido 3 los platos 8a"Kos anun"iaron >ue los in8isibles habKan "on"luido tambi*n9 o3N "laramente >ue apagaban las lu"es+
#hen dinner had "on"luded9 and the empt3 plates announ"ed that the in8isibles had also @nished9 he "learl3 heard that the lights turned o+
Enton"es9 en la os"uridad9 sintiN en su me;illa una "osa pare"ida a un bo5etNn9 3 di;o en 8oJ alta: OSi empieJas9 empieJo 3o tambi*n+Q
hen9 in the darkness9 he 5elt something something on his "heek like like a bo= on the ear9 and he said in a loud 8oi"e9 O?5 3ou start9 ? start too+Q
Ie"ibiN sin embargo un segundo 3 "orrespondiN enton"es+
Ho4e8er9 he re"ei8ed a se"ond9 and then he re"ipro"ated+
Los bo5etones dados 3 de8ueltos "ontinuaron toda la no"he9 3 el ;o8en gigante no se >uedN atrs en el ;uego+ Al amane"er "esN todo+
he gi8ing and re"ei8ing o5 bo=es bo=es on the ears "ontinued "ontinued all night long9 and the 3oung giant 4as not le5t lagging in the game+ At da4n9 e8er3thing "eased+
El molinero llegN 3 se admirN de hallarle 8i8o toda8Ka+
he miller arri8ed9 and mar8elled at @nding him still ali8e+
O.e he regalado bien9Q di;o el gigante: Ohe re"ibido bo5etones9 pero tambi*n los he dado+Q
O? ha8e gi8en 4ell9Q said the giant: O? ha8e re"ei8ed slaps9 but ha8e also gi8en them+Q
El molinero se puso mu3 "ontento9 por>ue 3a estaba desen"antado su molinoP >uerKa dar al ;o8en gigante mu"ho dinero para re"ompensarle+
he miller 4as 8er3 pleased9 5or no4 the spell o8er his mill 4as brokenP brokenP he 4anted to gi8e the 3oung giant a lot o5 mone3 to "ompensate him+
O0o >uiero dinero9Q le di;o9 Otengo ms del >ue ne"esito+Q
O? do not 4ant mone39Q he saidP O? ha8e more than ? need+Q
F e"hndose sus sa"os de harina a las espaldas9 8ol8iN a la gran;a9 3 de"larN al gran;ero >ue su traba;o estaba e staba "on"luida 3 >uerKa su salario+
He returned home 4ith the sa"ks o5 Cour9 and de"lared to the 5armer that his ;ob 4as @nished and he 4anted 4 anted his salar3+ salar3+
El gran;ero estaba asustadoP no podKa estar >uieto en un lugar9 iba 3 8enKa por el "uarto9 3 las gotas de sudor le "aKan por el rostro+
he 5armer 4as a5raid: he "ould not stand stand still (in the one pla"e)9 and and 4as pa"ing ba"k and 5or4ards in the room9 4ith drops o5 s4eat rolling do4n his 5a"e+
ara respirar un po"o abriN la 8entana9 3 luego el sir8iente le dio una patada9 >ue le hiJo salir 8olando por la 8entana+
o o "at"h his breath a little he opened the 4indo49 and then the the ser8ant ga8e him a ki"k9 k i"k9 4hi"h made him go C3ing out the 4indo4+ 4indo4+
Enton"es el sir8iente di;o a la esposa del gran;ero: OAhora es su turno+Q
hen the ser8ant said to the 5armerXs 5armerXs 4i5e9 O0o4 it is 3our turn+Q turn+Q
ero ella e="lamN: O0o9 por 5a8or no me pegues+Q
Ho4e8er9 she "ried out9 O0o9 please do not hit me+Q
F abriN la otra 8entana9 por>ue el sudor sudor "orrKa por su 5renteP 3 luego el sir8iente le dio una patada9 >ue le hiJo salir 8olando por la 8entana ms alto toda8Ka >ue a su marido9 por>ue era mu"ho ms ligera+
She opened the other 4indo49 4hile the s4eat ran do4n her 5oreheadP and then the ser8ant ga8e her a ki"k that made her go C3ing out the 4indo4 mu"h higher e8en than her husband9 5or she 4as mu"h lighter+ lighter+
Su marido le l e gritN: OVen "onmigo+Q
Her husband shouted out9 O6ome 4ith me+Q
F ella le respondKa: O O 8ienes "onmigo9 por>ue 3o no puedo puedo ir "ontigo+Q
And she responded9 OFou OFou "ome 4ith me9 5or ? "annot go to 3ou+Q 3 ou+Q
F "ontinuaron Cotando en el aire9 sin "onseguir reunirse+ reunirse+
And the3 "ontinued Coating in the air9 4ithout su""ess5ull3 meeting+
En "uanto al ;o8en gigante9 "ogiN su barra de hierro 3 se puso en "amino+
As 5or the 3oung giant9 he took his iron bar and set o do4n the road+
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SE6?0 2
Green Book: English
6inderella
A ri"h man had a 8er3 si"k 4i5e9 and 4hen she sa4 that she 4as near her end9 "alled her onl3 daughter9 and said to her:
ODear "hild9 be pious and good+ hen God 4ill prote"t 3ou 5rom the hea8ens9 and ? 4ill not depart 5rom 3our sideP and 4ill bless 3ou+Q
Soon a5ter4ards9 she "losed her e3es and e=pired+ he "hild 4ent e8er3 da3 to mourn at the gra8e o5 her mother9 and "ontinued al4a3s being pious and good+
#inter "ame9 and the sno4 "o8ered the gra8e 4ith a 4hite blanketP spring "ame9 and the sun spread gold on the Co4ers o5 the @elds and the 5ather o5 the girl married again+
he 4i5e brought t4o girls that had 8er3 beauti5ul 5a"es9 but 8er3 hard and "ruel heartsP then began a 8er3 di"ult time 5or the poor motherless girl+
O#e do not 4ant that this pie"e o5 goose sit b3 our side+ ne earns e arns the bread that one eats: go to the kit"hen 4ith the maid+Q
he3 took o her prett3 "lothes9 put an old9 pat"hed go4n on her9 and shod her in 4ooden shoes+
OHo4 dirt3 the proud prin"ess isQ in laughing at her9 and ordered her to go to the kit"hen+
She had to 4ork there 5rom the morning until the night: rising earl39 "arr3ing 4ater9 lighting the @re9 se4ing9 and 4ashing+
Her sisters also did her e8er3 possible in;ur3: the3 teased her and tipped her 5ood in the ashes9 su"h that she had to get do4n and "olle"t it+
?n the night9 4hen she 4as e=hausted 5rom so mu"h 4ork9 she "ould not lie do4n as she had no bed and leaning to the side o5 the @repla"e+ As she 4as al4a3s 5ull o5 dust and ashes9 the3 "alled her 6inderella+
?t happened that the 5ather 4as on"e going to the 5air9 5 air9 and he asked his t4o stepdaughters 4hat to bring them+
OA beauti5ul dress9Q said oneP Oa ni"e ring9Q added the se"ond+
OAnd 3ou9 6inderella9 4hat do 3ou 4antQ he said to her+ her+
Oather9 Oather9 bring me the @rst bran"h 3ou en"ounter on 3our 4a3+Q 4a3+Q
or the t4o stepdaughters he bought beauti5ul dresses and rings adorned 4ith pearls and pre"ious stones+
n his return9 he passed through a 5orest "o8ered 4ith greener3+ greener3+ His hat "aught on the bran"h o5 a bush9 and he "ut it o+
#hen he returned to his house9 he ga8e the t4o stepdaughters 4hat the3 had re>uested9 and the bran"h to 6inderella 5or 4hi"h she thanked him+
She ran to her motherXs gra8e9 planted the bran"h on it9 and 4ept so mu"h that it 4as 4atered b3 the tears+ #ithout dela39 it gre4 and turned into a splendid tree+
6inderella 4ent three times e8er3 da3 to see the tree: to 4eep and to pra3+ pra3+ A little bird al4a3s al4 a3s "ame to rest on itP and 4hen 6inderella 5elt an3 desire9 in this a"t the little bird granted her that 4hi"h she desired+
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: "ountr3: so that his son ma3 sele"t as a bride9 the one that pleased him the most+
#hen the t4o stepsisters learnt that the3 4ould 4 ould attend that 5esti8al9 the3 "alled out to 6inderella and said to her: O6omb our hair9 "lean our shoes9 and arrange our bu"kles9 5or 4e are going to a 5esti8al at the Ying
6inderella "ried as she listened9 5or she 4ould ha8e lo8ed to a""ompan3 them to the dan"eP and so she pleaded 4ith her stepmother to permit her+ her+
O6inderella9Q she saidP O3ou are 5ull o5 dust and ashes9 and 3ou 4ant to go to a 5esti8al Fou Fou ha8e neither "lothes nor shoes9 and 3ou 4ant to dan"eQ
Ho4e8er9 as the girl insisted in her pleas9 she @nall3 said to her: OA OA plate o5 lentils has 5allen in the ashes+ ?5 3ou pi"k them out 4ithin t4o hours9 3ou "an "ome 4ith us+Q
he 3oung girl 4ent 8ia the ba"k door out into the garden9 and she she said: OGentle pigeons9 kind do8es9 birds o5 the sk3+++ sk3+++ all o5 3ou "ome9 and help me "olle"t them+ he good into the potP the bad into the "auldron+Q
4o 4o 4hite do8es entered b3 the kit"hen 4indo4P 4indo4P then "ame t4o turtle do8esP and @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 good grains on the plate+
hen the girl took the dish to her stepmother9 stepmother9 belie8ing that she 4ould be permitted to go to the 5esti8alP 5 esti8alP but the stepmother said: O0o9 6inderella9 3ou ha8e no shoes and do not kno4 ho4 to dan"eP the3 4ould laugh at us+Q
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
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 into the garden (8ia the ba"k door9) and said again:
OGentle pigeons9 kind do8es9 birds o5 the sk3+++ sk3+++ "ome one and all9 and help me to pi"k+ he good into the potP the bad into the "auldron+Q
4o 4o 4hite do8es entered b3 the kit"hen 4indo4P 4indo4P then t4o turtledo8esP and @nall3 all the birds o5 the sk3 began to Cutter around the @repla"e+ he3 e8entuall3 lo4ered themsel8es into the ashes9 ashes9 and put all the good lentils on the dish+
hen the girl "arried the dishes to to her stepmother9 belie8ing she 4ould permit 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 the3 4ill laugh at us+Q
n this9 she turned her ba"k and hurried a4a3 4ith her t4o proud daughters+
As she 4as alone in the house9 6inderella 4ent to her motherXs gra8e beneath the tree9 and began to "r3 out: OLittle tree9 gi8e me a dressP make it be o5 gold and sil8er9 and o5 beauti5ul "loth+Q
he bird then ga8e her a gold and sil8er dress9 and slippers embroidered 4ith sil8er and silkP she then put on the dress and 4ent to the part3+ part3+
Her sisters and stepmother did not re"ognise her: the3 thought she 4as some 5oreign prin"ess9 5or she looked so beauti5ul in the golden dress+ he3 ne8er on"e thought o5 6inderella9 belie8ing that she 4as sitting at home pi"king out lentils+
he Ying
She dan"ed until da4n9 and then de"ided to lea8e+ he prin"e said to her: O? 4ill depart and a""ompan3 3ou+++Q Ho4e8er9 she took lea8e9 and sprang
into the pigeonlo5t+ he YingXs son then 4aited until her 5ather "ame9 and then he told him that the 5oreign maiden had leapt into the pigeonlo5t+
he old man 4ondered i5 it "ould be be 6inderella+ He brought a pi"ka=e and a hammer9 in order to kno"k do4n the lo5t+ Ho4e8er9 no one 4as inside+
#hen the3 rea"hed 6inderellauietl3 le5t the lo5t9 ran to her mother
he ne=t da39 4hen the time "ame "ame 5or the 5esti8ities to start a5resh9 (and her 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
he bird then ga8e her a dress dress that 4as mu"h more more beauti5ul than the one 5rom the da3 be5oreP and 4hen she presented hersel5 at the 5esti8al in su"h an out@t9 e8er3one e8e r3one 4as le5t amaJed b3 her e=traordinar3 beaut3+ beaut3+
he prin"e9 4ho 4as 4aiting9 took her b3 the the hand and dan"ed 4ith her all night long+ #hen an3one "ame to in8ite her to dan"e9 he said: OShe is m3 partner+Q
As da4n approa"hed she 4anted to lea8e9 but the Ying
?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 see 4here she had gone+
Ho4e8er9 he 4aited until her 5ather "ame9 and said to him: Othe 5oreign damsel has es"aped 5rom meP it seems to me she has ;umped up into the pear tree+Q
he 5ather 4ondered 4hether it "ould be 6inderella+ 6inderella+ Demanding an a=e and a hat"het be brought9 he kno"ked do4n the tree9 but there 4as no one in it+ #hen he rea"hed the house9 6inderella 4as sitting b3 the @repla"e9 like the night be5ore 5or she had ;umped do4n the other side o5 the tree9 and had ran to her mother
he 5ollo4ing da39 4hen her parents and sisters had le5t9 6inderella 6inderella 4ent on"e more to her mother
he bird then ga8e her a dress dress that 4as mu"h more more striking and magni@"ent than an3 o5 the ones be5ore9 and the slippers 4ere entirel3 o5 goldP and 4hen she presented hersel5 at the 5esti8al9 no one had the 4ords to e=press their amaJement+
he prin"e dan"e all the night 4ith her9 and and 4hen an3 one approa"hed to in8ite her9 he said9 Ohis is m3 partner+Q partner+Q
At da4n9 6inderella insisted on lea8ingP the prin"e a""ompanied herP but she es"aped so s4i5tl3 that he "ould not 5ollo4 her+
Ho4e8er9 the Ying
he ne=t da3 he 4ent to see see 6inderella
he t4o sisters 4ere glad9 5or the3 had prett3 5eet+ he eldest entered into her bedroom 4ith the shoe9 to tr3 it onP ho4e8er9 she "ould not insert the 5oot9 5or her toes 4ere too big and the shoe 4as 8er3 small+
Her mother ga8e her a kni5e and said: O6ut o 3our toesP 4hen 3ou are Rueen 3ou 4ill ne8er go on 5oot+Q
he 3oung lad3 "ut o her toes9 put the shoe on the 5oot9 and hiding her pain9 she 4ent out to meet 4ith the Ying
Ho4e8er9 she had to pass near the gra8e o5 her step5ather
He stopped9 looked at her 5eet9 and sa4 blood running+ He then turned his horse9 and returned to the 5ake brideuested9 and to tr3 the shoe on the other sister+ sister+
he sister 4ent into her bedroom9 bedroom9 and her 5oot started slipping ni"el3 into the shoe9 but the heel 4as too thi"k+ Her mother then handed her a kni5e and said: O6ut o a pie"e o5 the heelP 5or 4hen 3ou are Rueen9 3ou 4ill ne8er go b3 5oot+Q
he 3oung 4oman "ut a bit o5 the heel heel o9 put her 5oot in the shoe9 shoe9 and "on"ealing the pain9 4ent out to see the Ying
He stopped9 looked at her 5eet9 and sa4 blood runningP so he turned his horse and took the 5ake bride to her home+
Ohis is also not the one ? seek9Q he saidP Odo 3ou ha8e another daughterQ
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 the bride that 3ou seek+Q
he Ying
Ho4e8er9 he insisted that she "ome out9 and so the3 had to "all 6inderella+
irst9 she 4ashed her 5a"e and hands9 and then 4ent out and presented hersel5 to the prin"e9 4ho handed her the golden slipper+ slipper+
She sat on her ben"h9 pulled o the hea83 "log 5rom her 5oot9 and put on the shoe it @tted per5e"tl3+ per5e"tl3+ #hen she rose and the prin"e looked in her 5a"e9 he re"ognised the beauti5ul maiden that had dan"ed 4ith himP and he said: Ohis is m3 real s4eetheart+Q
he stepmother and the t4o sisters turned 4hite 4ith rage9 but the prin"e simpl3 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 go on 4ithout stopping 5or a moment9 5or no4 3ou ha8e 5ound the o4ner o5 the little shoe+Q
A5ter sa3ing this9 the3 "ame C3ing do4n and pla"ed pl a"ed themsel8es on 6inderella
#hen the 4edding 4as to take pla"e9 the 5alse sisters "ame to partake in the "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 and pe"ked the eldest in the right e3e9 and the 3oungest in the le5t e3e+
n their return9 the eldest 4as on the le5t and the 3oungest on the rightP r ightP and the pigeons pi"ked ea"h girl in the other e3e9 lea8ing them totall3 blind 5or li5e 5or their h3po"ris3 and ;ealous3+ ;ealous3+
IapunJel
here 4as on"e a "ouple 4ho had 4anted a "hild 5or a long time9 until until @nall3 the 4i5e ga8e in to hoping that God 4ould 5ul@l her desires+
?n the "ouples bedroom there 4as a small 4indo49 oering 8ie4s o5 a beauti5ul garden in 4hi"h 4ere 5ound all kinds o5 Co4ers and 8egetables+
?t 4as9 ho4e8er9 surrounded b3 a high 4all9 4all 9 and no one dared to go into it be"ause it belonged to a 4it"h 4ho 4as 8er3 po4er5ul and 5eared b3 e8er3one+
ne da3 the 4oman 4as b3 this 4indo4 and looking into the garden 4hen she sa4 a bed planted 4ith rampion9 and it looked so 5resh and green that she 5elt a "ra8ing to eat it+
he desire in"reased in"reased da3 b3 da39 and as she did not kno4 ho4 to satis53 it9 she be"ame sad9 pale9 and si"kl3 looking+
Being 4orried9 her husband asked: O#hat is 4rong9 m3 dear 4i5eQ
Oh9Q she replied9 Oi5 ? "annot eat some o5 the rampion that is behind our house9 ? 4ill surel3 die+Q
he husband lo8ed his 4i5e a lot9 and thought to himsel5: OBe5ore ? allo4 m3 4i5e to die9 ? 4ill bring her some rampion9 and it is God
At dusk he ;umped the 4all into the garden o5 the sor"eress9 >ui"kl3 grabbed a hand5ul o5 rampion9 and took it to his 4i5e9 4ho immediatel3 made a salad 4ith it9 and ate it 4ith an enthusiasti" appetite+
Ho4e8er9 she de8eloped su"h a taste 5or it9 that the ne=t da3 her appetite to again eat it in"reased "onsiderabl3+ "onsiderabl3+ She "ould ha8e no rest i5 her husband did not go on"e more into the garden+
?n the e8ening he did so9 but he be"ame 8er3 mu"h a5raid9 5or the sor"eress 4as in the garden+
OHo4 dare 3ou9Q she said angril39 O"ome into m3 garden and steal m3 rampion like a thie5+ Do 3ou not kno4 that mis5ortune 4ill "ome to 3ouQ
OAh9Q he ans4ered9 O5orgi8e m3 auda"it39 5or ? ha8e done it out o5 ne"essit3+ ne"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
So5tening her anger the 4it"h then said to him: O?5 it is as 3ou sa39 take as mu"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 5or her as i5 ? 4ere her mother+Q mother+Q
hough pained9 the husband "onsented9 "onsented9 and 4hen the "hild 4as born9 it 4as presented to the 4it"h9 4ho ga8e the little girl the name IapunJel (4hi"h means rampion9) and took her a4a3+ a4a3+
IapunJel 4as the most beauti5ul "reature that had e8er been beneath the sun+
#hen she 4as t4el8e 3ears 3 ears 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 high 4indo4+
#hen the sor"eress 4anted to enter9 she pla"ed hersel5 belo4 the 4indo4 and said: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or mePQ m ePQ 5or IapunJel had long and beauti5ul tresses9 as @ne as spun gold+
As soon as she heard the 8oi"e o5 the 4it"h9 she untied her braids and let them 5all 5rom atop the 4indo4 that 4as more m ore than t4ent3 3ards 5rom the ground and the 4it"h then "limbed up them+
Ho4e8er9 it happened a5ter a "ouple o5 3ears had gone b3 that a Ying
?t 4as IapunJel passing the time in solitude9 entertaining hersel5 b3 repeating the most engaging songs in her s4eet 8oi"e+
he Ying
He returned home9 but the singing had tou"hed his heart in su"h a manner that he 4ent e8er3 da3 into the 5orest to listen to it+
n"e9 4hen he 4as thus standing behind a tree9 he sa4 that an en"hantress "ame there9 and he heard her sa3: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or me+Q
IapunJel then let do4n her braids9 and the en"hantress "limbed up b3 it+
O?5 this is the ladder b3 4hi"h one "limbs9Q said the prin"e9 O? 4ant also to tr3 m3 5ortunePQ and the ne=t da39 4hen it began to gro4 dark9 he approa"hed the to4er and "ried: OI OIapunJel9 apunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or me+Q
?mmediatel3 the hair 5ell do4n9 and the YingXs son "limbed up+
At @rst IapunJel 4as startled 4hen she sa4 a man enter9 5or her e3es had ne8er en"ountered one+ Ho4e8er9 the Ying
heart in su"h a manner that he had not had a moments rest sin"e thenP and he had there5ore set out to see her9 and speak 4ith her+ her+
#ith this9 IapunJel
She said 3es to him9 and pressed her hand into his9 4hile adding: O? 4ould 8er3 mu"h like to go 4ith 3ou9 but ? do not kno4 ho4 to get do4n+ Ea"h time 3ou "ome9 bring me some silk "hords+ B3 these9 ? 4ill make a ladderP and 4hen it is su"ientl3 long9 ? "an des"end9 and 3ou "an take me a4a3 on 3our horse+Q
he3 agreed that he should "ome "ome b3 night9 5or the 4it"h "ame in the da3 da3+ he 4it"h did not suspe"t an3thing9 an3thing9 until one da3 IapunJel IapunJel said: Oell Oell me9 grandma9 ho4 is it that it takes 3ou so long to "limb up9 4hile the Ying
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
?n her anger she grasped IapunJel
he same da3 that the en"hantress en"hantress dis"o8ered IapunJelXs IapunJelXs se"ret9 she took the tresses that she had "ut9 and se"ured them to the 4indo4+ 4indo4+ #hen the prin"e "ame and said IapunJel9 IapunJel9 let do4n 3our hair 5or me<9 he 5ound them hanging+
he YingXs son as"ended9 but he did not @nd his dearest IapunJel+ IapunJel+ He 5ound himsel5 5a"e to 5a"e 4ith the sor"eress9 4ho looked at him 4i"kedl3+ 4i"kedl3+
OHello there9Q she said9 mo"king himP O3ou ha8e "ome to seek 3our little darling9 but the bird is no longer in its nest9 and 4ill sing no more+ ? ha8e taken her 5rom her "age9 and 3our e3es 4ill see her he r no more+ IapunJel is lost to 3ouP 3ou 4ill ne8er @nd her+Q
he prin"e 5elt a most pro5ound grie59 and in his despair9 he leapt 5rom 5rom the to4er+ to4er+ He 4as 5ortunate not to lose his li5e9 but the thorns into 4hi"h he 5ell pier"ed his e3es+
He began to 4ander blind through the 5orest9 eating nothing but roots and herbs9 and doing nothing but lament and mourn the loss o5 his dear partner+
He roamed like this 5or some 3ears in utter miser39 until he @nall3 "ame to the desert 4here IapunJel li8ed in "onstant anguish+
He heard her 8oi"e9 and thought he re"ognised it+ He 4ent straight up to her+ her+ She re"ognised him9 and 5ell on his ne"k and 4ept+
he tears that hit his e3es returned returned them to their 5ormer "larit3 he he "ould see 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+
Sleeping Beaut3
.an3 3ears ago9 there li8ed li8e d a Ying and Rueen9 4ho said e8er3 da3: OAh9 OAh9 i5 onl3 4e had a "hildQ Despite this9 no "hild 4as born+
Ho4e8er9 one time9 4hile the Rueen 4as bathing9 a 5rog ;umped into the 4aterP it said to her: OBe5ore one 3ear ends9 3ou 4ill see 3our 4ish 5ul@lled: 3ou 4ill ha8e a daughter+Q daughter+Q
#hat the 5rog predi"ted soon "ame true9 5or the Rueen ga8e birth to a bab3 girl+ She 4as so beauti5ul that the Ying 4as 5ull o5 ;o39 and arranged 5or a great 5east+ He in8ited not onl3 relati8es9 5riends9 and a">uaintan"es9 but also the 5airies9 su"h that the "hild 4ould re"ei8e kindness and high morals+
here 4ere thirteen 5airies in his kingdom9 but sin"e he onl3 had t4el8e t4el8e golden plates9 one o5 them "ould not attend the ban>uet+
he 5east took pla"e 4ith great splendour9 splendour9 and 4hen it "ame to an end9 the 5airies ga8e the "hild their spe"ial gi5ts+
his one ga8e 8irtue9 that one ga8e beaut39 a third ga8e ri"hes9 and so on9 su"h that she 4as granted e8er3thing in the 4orld she "ould ha8e desired+
Ho4e8er9 no sooner had the ele8enth spoke 4hen the thirteenth suddenl3 entered she 4as seeking re8enge 5or not ha8ing been in8ited+ #ithout greeting or looking at an3one9 she "ried out in a loud 8oi"e: Ohe prin"ess shall pri"k hersel5 4ith a spindle on her @5teenth birthda39 and 4ill die immediatel3+Q immediatel3+Q And she le5t the room 4ithout sa3ing another 4ord+
E8er3bod3 4as sho"kedP ho4e8er9 the t4el5th then entered she had not 3et oered her gi5t+ 0ot being able to a8oid the e8il that her "ompanion had predi"ted9 she tried to modi53 it+ She thus said: Ohe prin"ess 4ill not die9 but 4ill 5all into a deep sleep 5or the period o5 one "entur3+Q "entur3+Q
he Ying9 4ho 4anted his belo8ed daughter daughter to a8oid an3 possible kind o5 mis5ortune9 ga8e the orders that all the spindles in the kingdom be burnt+
?n the meantime9 the 3oung girl 4as adorned 4ith all the gra"es that the 5airies had granted herP 5or she 4as 8er3 beauti5ul9 5riendl39 gra"ious9 and 4ise su"h that all 4ho sa4 the girl 5elt 5el t the greatest ae"tion 5or her+
Ho4e8er9 on the same da3 that she turned @5teen9 the Ying and Rueen 4ere not at home9 and the girl 4as alone in the pala"e+
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 8e r3 high to4er+ to4er+
he 3oung 4oman "limbed a narro4 narro4 stair"ase and "ame to a door9 4hi"h she opened 4ithout dela3+ dela3+ She sa4 a little room9 in 4hi"h 4as an old 4oman spinning laboriousl3 on her spindle+
OGood da39 madam9Q said the YingXs daughterP O4hat are 3ou doing thereQ
O? am spinning9Q replied the old 4oman9 and nodded her head+
O#hat is it that mo8es so lightl3Q the girl "ontinued sa3ingP and she 4ent to grab the spindle and put it to spinning+ Ho4e8er9 ;ust as she tou"hed it the spell "ame into ee"t9 and she pri"ked a @nger+ @nger+
At that same moment9 she "ollapsed and 5ell into a pro5ound sleep+ his sleep e=tended o8er the 4hole pala"e+
he Ying and Rueen9 4ho had entered entered the pala"e in that same same moment9 4ent to sleep and the 4hole "ourt 4ith them+
he horses9 too9 4ent to sleep sleep in the stableP and the dogs in the 3ard9 the pigeons upon the roo59 the Cies on the 4allP
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"h that no one 4as le5t a4ake+
he 4ind stopped blo4ingP nor did a lea5 stir stir on the trees around around the pala"e+
#ithout mu"h dela39 a hedge o5 thorns sprouted and gre4 around the pala"e+ Ea"h da3 it gre4 higher9 until it en"ir"led it "ompletel3 su"h that not e8en the roo5 "ould be seen+ nl3 the elders o5 the land "ould pro8ide an3 in5ormation about the beauti5ul Iose 4ith thorns< (Briarrose) that 4as asleep thereP and so it 4as that the prin"ess be"ame kno4n b3 this name+
rom time to time prin"es< 4ould "ome and tr3 to penetrate through the brush at the pala"e+ Ho4e8er9 the3 5ound it impossible: the thorns 4ere tightl3 interlo"ked+ he 3ouths be"ame "aught b3 them9 and o5ten "ould not 5ree themsel8es su"h that the3 died there+
A5ter man3 3ears9 a prin"e "ame to the region+ He heard an old man talking 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 "alle d BriarroseP BriarroseP and 4ith her slept the Ying and Rueen9 and all the "ourt+
He also added ha8ing heard 5rom his grand5ather that man3 prin"es< had alread3 tried to "ross through the thorn3 hedge9 but "ould not pass+ he3 be"ame trapped and died a pain5ul death+
he 3outh then said9 O? ha8e no 5earP ? shall go and see the beauti5ul Iose Iose 4iththorns+Q
he old man tried to distra"t him 5rom 5rom his purpose9 but seeing that that he "ould not9 le5t him to entertain his lu"k+
Ho4e8er9 ;ust then one hundred 3ears had passed+ he da3 had "ome 5or the beauti5ul Briar Bria rrose to a4aken+
#hen the prin"e "ame to the hedge9 he 5ound it had turned into a beauti5ul rose bush+ ?t opened b3 itsel5 to let him pass9 and then "losed a5ter4ards+
He "ame to the stable and sa4 the dogs and horses sleeping+ He looked up 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 the 4alls+ ?n the kit"hen9 the "ook 4as in the a"t o5 talking to the ser8antsP and the maid 4as near a rooster that seemed about to sing+
He 4ent on a little 5urther9 and in the great hall sa4 the 4hole "ourt l3ing asleep9 and the Ying and Rueen 4ere sleeping on their throne+
hen he 4ent a little 5urther9 and all 4as so so >uiet that he "ould hear his o4n breath+
At last he "ame to the to4er and opened the door o5 the little room 4here Briarrose Briarrose 4as asleep+
here she la39 and she 4as so beauti5ul that he "ould not take his e3es o her+
He bent do4n and ga8e her a kiss+ Ho4e8er9 as soon as he kissed her9 Briarrose Briarrose opened her e3es9 a4oke9 and looked at him >uite s4eetl3+ s4eetl3+
hen the3 des"ended togetherP and the Ying and the Rueen a4oke9 a4oke9 along 4ith the 4hole "ourt+ he3 looked at ea"h other in great astonishment+
he horses in the stable stood stood up and began to neighP the dogs ;umped up and 4agged their tails+
he pigeons on the roo5 roo5 pulled out their heads 5rom under their 4ings9 4ings9 looked around9 and Ce4 into the "ountr3side+
he Cies on the 4all "rept "rept again+ he @re in the the kit"hen "ame to li5e9 and "ooked the 5oodP the "ook ga8e a slap to ea"h ser8antP and the maid a4oke to the "ro4ing o5 the rooster+ rooster+
he 4edding o5 the prin"e and Briarrose Briarrose 4as "elebrated 4ith great splendour9 and the3 li8ed happil3 to the end o5 their da3s+
Little Ied6ap
here 4as on"e an adorable girl 4ho 4as lo8ed b3 e8er3one9 but most o5 all b3 her grandmother+ n"e she ga8e her a little red "ap+ She ne8er 4anted to 4ear an3thing else9 so e8er3bod3 began to "all her Little Ied 6ap<+
ne da3 her mother told her9 O6ome9 Little Ied6ap9 here is a pie"e o5 "ake and a bottle o5 4ine+ ake them to 3our grandmotherP she is ill and 4eak9 and this 4ill help her+
0o4 go earl39 be5ore it gets hotP and 4alk "are5ull3 on the pathP do not turn o the pathP do not 5all and break the bottle else there 4ill be nothing le5t 5or 3our grandmother+ grandmother+
And 4hen 3ou go to her bedroom do not 5orget to sa39 Good morning
QDon
he grandmother li8ed out in the 4oods9 around around a kilometre 5rom her home+ 0o more had Little Ied6ap entered the 4oods al4a3s al 4a3s sta3ing on the trail 4hen she met 4ith a 4ol5+
Little Ied6ap did not kno4 that this "reature "ould do an3 harm9 and did not ha8e an3 5ear o5 him+
OGood morning9 Little Ied6ap9Q said the 4ol5+ 4ol5+
OGood morning9Q said the girl+
O#here are 3ou going so earl39 Little Ied6apQ
Oo m3 grandma
OAnd 4hat are 3ou "arr3ing in i n that basketQ
O6ake and 4ineP 3esterda3 4as baking da39 so m3 poor si"k grandmother is to ha8e something good to strengthen her+Q
OAnd 4here does 3our grandmother li8e9 Little Ied6apQ
OAbout hal5 a kilometre 5urther into the 4oods+ Her house is under three large trees+ Surel3 3ou ha8e seen it9Q replied Little Ied6ap inno"entl3+ inno"entl3+
he 4ol5 said >uietl3 to himsel59 O#hat a tender tender "reature #hat a ni"e sna"kP and she 4ill be tastier than the old 4oman+ ? am going to "at"h them both+Q
He then a""ompanied Little Ied6ap a little 4a3 4 a3 on the path9 and said to her9 OLittle Ied6ap9 look at the prett3 Co4ers+ #h3 don
? also think that 3ou ha8e not realiJed ho4 s4eetl3 the birds are singing+ Fou Fou are going in su"h a hurr3 on the tra"k as i5 3ou are are o to s"hool9 4hile the 4hole 5orest is 5ull o5 4onders+Q
Little Ied6ap raised her e3es9 and 4hen she sa4 the sun
hus9 she le5t the path path and 4ent to pi"k Co4ers+ As soon as she pi"ked pi"ked one9 she sa4 another more beauti5ul9 and then another and anotherP and 4ithout realising it9 4ent deeper into the 5orest+
.ean4hile the 4ol5 used this time to run straight to the grandmotherXs house9 and kno"ked at the door+
O#ho is itQ 4ondered the grandmother+
OLittle Ied6ap9Q replied the 4ol5+ O? bring "ake and 4ineP open the door please+Q
OLi5t the lat"h9Q 3elled the grandmother9 O? am 8er3 4eak9 and "annot get up+Q
he 4ol5 li5ted the lat"h9 opened the the doorP and 4ithout sa3ing a 4ord more9 he 4ent straight to the grandmotherXs bed9 and s4allo4ed her in one mouth5ul+
hen he put on her "lothes and bonnet9 got into bed9 and dre4 dre4 the "urtains+
.ean4hile9 Little Ied6ap had been "olle"ting Co4ers9 and 4hen she sa4 that she had gathered so man3 that she "ould not "arr3 an3 more9 she remembered her grandmother9 and set out on the path to4ard her+ her+
#hen she arri8ed9 she 4as surprised to @nd the door openP and 4hen she 4ent into the house9 she had su"h a strange 5eeling that she said to hersel59 Oh9 ? 5eel 8er3 un"om5ortable at the moment9 and ? usuall3 like being 4ith grandmother so mu"h+Q
hen she "alled out9 OGood OGood morning9Q but there there 4as no ans4er9 so she 4ent into the bedroom and dre4 ba"k the "urtains+
here la3 her grandmother 4ith her "ap "o8ering her 5a"e9 and looking 8er3 strange+
Oh9 grandmaQ she said9 O4hat big ears 3ou ha8eQ
O?t is to hear 3ou better9 m3 "hild9Q 4as the repl3+ repl3+
OBut grandma9 4hat big e3es 3ou ha8eQ
Ohe3 are to see 3ou better9 m3 dear+Q dear+Q
OBut9 grandmother9 4hat large hands 3ou ha8eQ
Ohe better it is to hug 3ou+Q
OAnd 4hat a big mouth 3ou ha8eQ
Ohe better it is to eat 3ouQ
#hen the 4ol5 had said this9 he ;umped out o5 the bed and ate Little Ied 6ap too+
hen the 4ol5 de"ided to take take a nap9 and returned returned to the bed+ n"e asleep9 he began to snore loudl3+
B3 "han"e9 a hunter 4as passing b3 there at that moment9 heard the loud snores9 and thought9 Ohe old 4oman snores 8er3 loudl3 l oudl3++ ? 4ill see i5 she needs an3 help+Q
So he entered the bedroom9 and 4hen he approa"hed the bed9 he sa4 the 4ol5 l3ing there+
OSo ? @nd 3ou here9 old sinnerQ he said+ Oor some time ? ha8e sought 3ouQ
He 4as ;ust about to @re his gun at him9 4hen it o""urred to him that the 4ol5 might ha8e de8oured the old 4oman9 and that she might still be sa8ed9 so he de"ided not to @re+ ?nstead9 he took a pair o5 s"issors9 and began to "ut open the stoma"h o5 the sleeping 4ol5+
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 4ol5+Q hen the grandmother "ame out+ ortunatel39 ortunatel39 she 4as ali8e too+
Little Ied6ap >ui"kl3 brought some big stones9 and the hunter @lled the 4ol5Xs stoma"h 4ith them+ #hen the 4ol5 4oke up9 he tried to run+ Ho4e8er9 the stones 4ere so hea83 that he 5ell do4n dead+
he three people 5elt elated+ he hunter hunter took a4a3 the 4ol5Xs skin9 and 4ent home 4ith it+ he grandmother ate the "ake and drank the 4ine that Little Ied6ap had brought9 and she re8i8ed+ Ho4e8er9 Little Ied6ap thought to hersel59 OAs OAs long as ? li8e9 ? 4ill ne8er stra3 5rom the path+Q
?t is also related that on"e Little Ied6ap 4as "arr3ing "ake to her grandmother9 another 4ol5 spoke to her9 and tried to make her lea8e the path+
Ho4e8er9 Little Ied6ap 4as on guard9 and "ontinued on her 4a3+ 4a3+
Mpon arri8al9 she told her grandmother that she had met 4ith another 4ol59 and that he had greeted her 4ith good morning
O#ell9Q said the grandmother9 O4e 4ill shut the door properl39 su"h that he "annot enter+Q
A5ter a 4hile9 the 4ol5 "ame and kno"ked on the door9 and "ried9 OGrandma9 open the door+ ?t is Little Ied6ap9 and ? bring some "akes+Q
Ho4e8er9 the3 4ere silent and did not open the door+ he 4ol5 began 4alking around the house+ hen it ;umped on the roo5: to 4ait 5or Little Ied6ap to return home9 and then eat her in the darkness+
Ho4e8er9 the grandmother 4ell kne4 his bad intentions+
?n 5ront o5 the house 4as a big trough9 so she said to the "hild9 OFesterda3 OFesterda3 ? made a ri"h sau"e+ ut the sau"e in the trough+Q
hus9 Little Ied6ap Ied6ap @lled the trough 4ith the sau"e+
he deli"ious smells began to rea"h rea"h the nose o5 the 4ol59 and he started started to 4alk to4ards the e=>uisite s"ent+
He 4alked up to the edge o5 the roo59 and stret"hed his head9 su"h that he slipped and 5ell headlong9 e=a"tl3 into the "entre o5 the boiling pot9 thus dro4ning and "ooking immediatel3+ immediatel3+
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+
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 another marriage a5ter the mother o5 the "hildren had died+
he 4ood"utter lo8ed his "hildren 8er3 mu"h9 but one da3 a terrible 5amine stru"k the region+
#ith pra"ti"all3 nothing to eat9 one night the 4ood"utter
#hen 4e lea8e 5or 4ork in the morning9 4e 4ill take the "hildren to the deepest part o5 the 5orest+
#e 4ill gi8e them a pie"e o5 bread9 and then lea8e them there the3 4ill ne8er @nd their 4a3 home+Q
he 4ood"utter re;e"ted this idea be"ause be"ause he lo8ed his "hildren9 and kne4 that i5 he le5t them in the 5orest the3 4ould die 5rom hunger or be de8oured b3 4ild beasts+
Ho4e8er9 the 4i5e said to him9 OFou OFou 5ool9 do 3ou not realise that i5 4e do not lea8e the "hildren in the 5orest9 then all 5our o5 us 4ill die o5 hungerQ
he 4i"ked 4oman 4as so insistent that she @nall3 @nall3 "on8in"ed her husband to abandon the "hildren in the 5orest+
ortunatel39 the "hildren 4ere still a4ake9 and listened to e8er3thing that the parents had planned+
OGrethel9Q said Hansel to his sister9 Odo not 4orr3 3oursel5P ? alread3 ha8e a solution+Q
he 5ollo4ing morning e8er3thing happened as 4as planned+ planned+
he 4oman got the "hildren up 8er3 8er3 earl39 and ga8e ea"h a pie"e o5 breadP and the 5our o5 them began the 4alk into the 4oods+
#hat the 4ood"utter and his 4i5e did not kno4 4as that during the night Hansel had gone out into the garden to stu his po"kets 4ith 4hite pebblesP and no49 4hile 4alking9 he 4as slo4l3 and stealthil3 dropping pebble a5ter pebble9 5orming a path to a8oid being lost in the 5orest+
#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 our 4ork+Q
he "hildren 4aited 5or man3 hours until until it be"ame dark+ he3 remained >uietl3 beside the @re9 5or the3 heard a "lap"lap< in the distan"e9 and belie8ed their 5ather 4as 4orking nearb3+ nearb3+
Ho4e8er9 the3 4ere una4are that their stepmother had atta"hed a bran"h to a tree: to make the "lapping< noise as it 4as mo8ed b3 the 4ind+
#hen the night be"ame 8er3 dark9 Grethel de"ided that it 4as time to return9 but Hansel said to her that the3 must 4ait 5or the moon to "ome out and so the3 did+ #hen the moon rose9 it illuminated the 4hite pebbles le5t b3 Hansel it 4as as i5 the3 had a sil8er path be5ore them+
he 5ollo4ing morning the t4o "hildren "hildren kno"ked on their 5ather
he 5our o5 them li8ed together 5or some time more9 but but in ;ust a short time9 a 5amine e8en more terrible than the last l ast returned to de8astate the region+
he 4ood"utter did not 4ant to be separated separated 5rom his "hildren9 "hildren9 but on"e again his 4i5e "on8in"ed him that it 4as the onl3 solution+
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 door 4ith the ke3 su"h that the "hildren "ould not es"ape+
O0o problem9Q Hansel said to Grethel: ODo not 4orr3 3oursel5P ? 4ill think o5 something in the morningPQ 3et the sun had not 3et risen 4hen the 5our le5t the house+
All along the path9 Hansel 4as dropping little "rumbs 5rom the bread the 4i"ked stepmother had gi8en them prior to departure+
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+ there+ #hen it be"ame 8er3 dark9 the3 4anted to return home+++
h #hat a great surprise o8er4helmed the "hildren 4hen the3 sa4 that the 5orest birds had eaten all the bread"rumbs dropped b3 Hansel+
Alone9 4ith great hunger and 5ull o5 5ear9 the t4o "hildren had 5ound themsel8es in a dense and dark 5orest9 and the3 "ould not @nd a 4a3 out+
#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 e8er ha8e imagined: a house made o5 "and3
he roo5 4as made o5 "ho"olateP the 4alls o5 marJipanP the 4indo4s o5 "aramelP the doors o5 nougatP and the path o5 s4eets+
OA 8eritable deli"a"3Q said Hansel9 4ho then ran to4ards the house sa3ing to his sister9 O6ome GrethelP ? 4ill eat some o5 the roo59 and 3ou "an eat some o5 the 4indo4sQ
he "hildren poun"ed on the house9 house9 and began to de8our it+
O? see that 3ou 4ant to eat m3 house9Q said the 4it"hP O4ell no4 ? am going to eat 3ouPQ and she took them prisoner+
She e=amined them: OFou9 OFou9 the girl9Q she said9 looking at GrethelP O3ou 4ill help me in the kit"hen+ ? 4ant to 5atten up the bo3+ bo3+ He is too skinn3 to eat+Q
he 4it"h ignored GrethelXs GrethelXs tears+ She took Hansel and sho8ed sho8ed him in a tin3 room+
ne night9 4hile the 4it"h slept9 the "hildren began to "reate a plan+
OAs the 4it"h is 8er3 shortsighted9Q said Grethel9 O4hen she asks 3ou to sho4 her one o5 3our @ngers to 5eel i5 3ou are 5at9 pass this bone bet4een the bars o5 the "age+ he 4it"h 4ill 5eel the bone9 and de"ide to 4ait a little longer+Q longer+Q he3 4ere both in agreement 4ith the 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 to 5attenP eating and eating all da3 long9 and still he is as skinn3 as the da3 he arri8ed+Q
hen she lit a giganti" 5urna"e9 5urna"e9 and 3elled out to Grethel9 Oget into it to see i5 it is hotPQ but the "hild kno4ing that in realit3 the 4it"h 4anted to trap her inside to eat her too replied to her: O? do not kno4 ho4 to do it+Q
OGet a4a39Q shouted the 4it"h9 4a8ing her hands 5rom side to side9 and hurling "urses to the right and le5t+ O? am 8er3 5rustrated9Q she said+ OFou OFou are su"h a 5ool+ ?t is the easiest thing in the 4orld+ ? 4ill sho4 3ou ho4 to do it+Q hen she slipped into the o8en+
Grethel9 4ithout a momentXs hesitation9 "losed the door and le5t the 4it"h trapped there+ She s"reamed loudl39 and demanded9 OLet me out+Q
n that da39 the 4it"h burnt to death in her o4n trap+
Grethel then ran to her brother9 and liberated him 5rom his prison+
hen the "hildren sa4 that the 4i"ked 4it"h
hen the3 @lled their po"kets as mu"h as the3 "ould9 and and hastil3 le5t the be4it"hed 5orest+
he3 4alked and 4alked 4alked 4ithout rest9 and @nall3 @nall3 5ound their 5atherXs house+
#hen he sa4 them9 he 4as @lled 4ith ;o3P 5or sin"e the da3 he had abandoned them not a single da3 had passed 4ithout him regretting his de"ision+
he "hildren ran and hugged him9 and on"e the3 had reunited9 reunited9 he told them that the male8olent 4i5e had died and 4ould ne8er return to harm them+ he "hildren then remembered9 and emptied their po"kets in 5ront o5 the in"redulous e3es o5 their 5ather+ 5ather+
he suering 4as o8er9 and li5e 4as good+
he rog rog rin"e
?n old times there li8ed a Ying 4hose daughters 4ere all beauti5ul9 but the 3oungest 4as more beauti5ul than the sun itsel5+ itsel5+
0ear the Ying
#hen it 4as 8er3 hot9 the Ying
?5 she had a lot o5 time she used to take a golden ball9 and thro4 it up high and then "at"h it on its return this being her 5a8ourite game+
0o4 it happened on one o""asion that the prin"essXs golden ball did not 5all into her hands 4hen it 4as tossed up high but rather9 5ell to the ground9 and 5rom there rolled into the 4ater+
he YingXs daughter 5ollo4ed it 4ith her e3es9 but it disappeared9 and the the spring 4as 8er3 deep so deep that the bottom "ould not be seen+
hen she began to "r39 and she she "ried louder and louder9 and "ould not be be "onsoled+
As she thus lamented9 a 8oi"e "alled out to her9 O#hat ails the daughter o5 the Ying Fou Fou 4eep in su"h a 4a3 4 a3 as to so5ten e8en a stone+Q
She looked around to see 4here the 8oi"e "ame 5rom9 and sa4 a 5rog 5 rog stret"hing 5orth its ugl3+ ugl3+ OAh OAh ?t is 3ou9 old puddle splash<Q she saidP O? 4eep 5or m3 golden ball9 4hi"h ? ha8e dropped into the spring+Q
O6alm 3oursel5 do4n9 and do not 4eep9Q the 5rog ans4ered herP O? "an get it outP but9 4hat 4ill 3ou gi8e me i5 ? return 3our to3 to 3ouQ
O#hate8er 3ou 4ant9 dear 5rog9Q she said to him: Om3 "lothes9 m3 pearls and pre"ious stones9 and e8en the golden "ro4n that ? am 4earing+Q
he 5rog replied: OFour OFour "lothes9 3our pearls and pre"ious pre"ious stones9 and 3our golden "ro4n are o5 no use to me+ Ho4e8er9 i5 3ou promise to lo8e me and keep me b3 3our side as a 5riend and "ompanion in 3our gamesP seat me beside 3ou at 3our tableP gi8e me drinks 5rom 3our golden glassP let me eat 5rom 3our plateP and let me sleep in 3our bed9 ? 4ill go do4n to the bottom o5 the spring9 and bring 3ou 3our golden ball+Q
OAhQ she said to himP O? promise 3ou e8er3thing that 3ou 4ant9 i5 3ou "an bring me ba"k m3 golden ball+Q
She9 ho4e8er9 thought to hersel59 OHo4 to "hat 4ith this poor 5rog 5or he sings in the 4ater among his e>uals9 and @gures he "an be a "ompanion to human beingsQ
he 5rog9 as soon as he had re"ei8ed the promise9 promise9 dipped his head into the 4ater9 sank to the bottomP and a5ter a 4hile appeared again9 "arr3ing the ball in his mouth 4hi"h he tossed on the grass+
he Ying
O#ait9 O# ait9 4aitQ "ried the 5rog+ O O ake me 4ith 3ouP ? "annot run like 3ou+Q
Ho4e8er9 it 4as o5 little use9 5or the prin"ess ran home and 8er3 >ui"kl3 5orgot the poor 5rog 4ho had to remain in the spring+
he ne=t da39 4hen she sat sat at table 4ith the Ying and all all the "ourtiers9 and 4as eating 5rom her little golden plate9 she heard something "limbing up the marble stair"aseZ su"h that 4hen it made it up9 it kno"ked on the door9 and said9 ODaughter o5 the Ying9 the 3oungest one9 open up 5or me+Q
he prin"ess arose to see see 4ho 4as outside+ #hen she she opened the door9 she sa4 the 5rog+
She shut the door >ui"kl39 and then sat do4n at the table and be"ame 8er3 sad+
he Ying9 seeing her sadness9 asked her9 O.3 dear daughter9 daughter9 4hat is it ?s there some giant at the door9 4ho has "ome to take 3ou a4a3Q
OAh9 no9Q she replied9 Oit is not a giant9 but rather an ugl3 5rog+Q
O#hat does the 5rog 4ant 4ith 3ouQ
OAh9 dear 5ather Festerda39 4hen ? 4as pla3ing in the 5orest9 near the 5ountain9 m3 golden ball 5ell into the 4ater+ And sin"e ? "ried9 the 5rog 4ent to look 5or it a5ter ha8ing demanded a promise 5rom me that he 4ould be m3 "ompanionP but ? ne8er ne 8er thought he "ould "ome out o5 the 4ater+ 0o4 he has ;ust "ome9 and 4ants to enter+Q enter+Q
.ean4hile9 he "alled 5or a se"ond time9 sa3ing9 ODaughter o5 the Ying9 the 3oungest9 open the door 5or meP do 3ou not re"all that 4hi"h 3ou told me 3esterda3 b3 the "ool 4aters o5 the spring Daughter o5 the Ying9 the 3oungest9 open up+Q
he Ying then said9 OFou OFou must 5ul@l that 4hi"h 3ou ha8e promisedP go and open it+Q
She 4ent and opened the door9 and the 5rog entered9 sta3ing b3 her 5eet until she rea"hed her "hair+ "hair+ He settled there9 and said9 Out me up onto 3ou+Q
he girl 4a8ered until the Ying ordered ordered her9 but 4hen the 5rog 5rog 4as then on the "hair9 he said9 O? 4ant to "limb up to the tableZ no49 bring 3our golden plate near to me9 so 4e "an eat together+Q together+Q
She did this immediatel3P but one "ould 4ell see that she did not do it 4illingl3+ 4illingl3+ he 5rog ate a lot9 but spilt almost hal5 o5 e8er3 mouth5ul+
At last he said9 O? am satis@ed and tiredP "arr3 me to 3our little room and toss me in 3our bed and 4e 4ill sleep together+Q together+Q
he Ying
Ho4e8er9 the 5rog be"ame anno3ed and said9 OFou OFou must not despise the one 4ho helped 4hen 3ou 5ound 3oursel5 in need+Q
hen she grabbed him 4ith t4o @ngers9 @ngers9 "arried him upstairs9 and pla"ed him in a "orner+
Ho4e8er9 on"e she 4as in the bed9 the 5rog approa"hed and said to her9 O? am tiredP ? 4ant to sleep as 4ell as 3ouP li5t me up9 or ? 4ill tell 3our 5ather+Q
he prin"ess be"ame 8er3 mu"h anno3ed9 grabbed him9 and thre4 him against the 4all 4ith all her might+ O0o4 3ou 4ill be >uiet9 disgusting 5rog+Q
Ho4e8er9 a5ter 5alling to the ground9 the 5rog be"ame the son o5 a Ying9 4ith beauti5ul and kind e3es 4ho 4as 5rom then on9 b3 the 8olition o5 her 5ather9 her dear "ompanion and husband+
hen he said that he had been be4it"hed be4it"hed b3 a 4i"ked sor"eressP sor"eressP and no one other than her alone "ould release him 5rom the spring and that the 5ollo4ing da3 the3 4ould make their 4a3 to his "ountr3+ "ountr3+
he3 then slept until morning9 and 4hen the sun rose9 rose9 the3 got into a "arriage dra4n b3 se8en 4hite horses 4hi"h 4ere 4earing 4hite 5eathers on their heads and had gold "hains 5or reins+ Ad8an"ing 5rom behind 4as the ser8ant o5 the 3oung YingP it 4as 5aith5ul Henr3+ Henr3+
(aith5ul (aith5ul Henr3 4as so a]i"ted 4hen his master 4as turned into a 5rog that he had pla"ed three iron rods o8er his heart: so as not to burst 5rom the pain and sadness+)
aith5ul Henr3 "limbed in a5ter the "ouple9 sat himsel5 do4n behind them9 and 4as 5ull o5 ;o3 5or the 5reedom o5 his master+ master+
#hen the3 had gone a little 4a39 the Ying
He there5ore turned round and "ried "rie d out9 OHenr39 the "arriage has broken+Q
O0o9 master9 it did not breakP it is ;ust a rod around m3 heart+Q
Something rang out again and again on the 4a39 and the Ying
he Bremen o4n o4n .usi"ians
A poor 5armer had a donke3 that had ser8ed him lo3all3 5or man3 3ears9 but 4hose strength had 4eakened9 su"h that he 4as no4 no longer @t 5or 4ork+
he donke39 seeing a bad 4ind 4as blo4ing9 es"aped and took took the road to Bremen+
Ohere9Q he thought9 O? "an make m3sel5 musi"ian o5 the to4n+Q
A5ter he had 4alked 5or some time9 he en"ountered (on the 4a3) a hunting dogP it 4as barking like an animal 4ear3 5rom a length3 run+
O#h3 do 3ou bark so9 "omradeQ he said to it+
OAhQ replied the dogP Obe"ause ? am old9 am losing strength da3 b3 da39 and "annot go hunting9 m3 o4ner 4anted to kill me+ ? ha8e run a4a39 but ho4 "an ? manage to earn m3 li8elihoodQ
ODon
he dog a""epted9 and the3 "ontinued together on their 4a3+ 4a3+
A little later the3 5ound a "at l3ing on the road 4ith a 8er3 sad 5a"e+
O#hat is it9 old 4hiskered<Q the donke3 asked him+
O#hen the head is in danger9 one does not ha8e a 8er3 good sense o5 humour9Q responded the "atP Obe"ause m3 age is some4hat ad8an"ed9 m3 teeth are a little 4orn9 and ? pre5er to sleep b3 the @repla"e rather than run a5ter rats9 m3 master 4anted to kill me+ ? ha8e run a4a3+ a4a3+ Still9 4hat do ? do no4 #here do ? goQ
OGo 4ith us to Bremen+ Fou Fou understand no"turnal musi"9 and like us9 3ou 4ill be"ome musi"ian in the "it3+Q "it3+Q
he "at agreed9 and departed 4ith 4ith them+ ur three tra8ellers soon passed passed in 5ront o5 a 5arm3ard9 5 arm3ard9 and on top o5 the gate 4as a rooster that "ro4ed 4ith all his might+
O#h3 are 3ou shouting in this mannerQ said the donke3+ donke3+
O? am announ"ing the @ne 4eather9Q replied the roosterP Oand sin"e tomorro4 is Sunda3 there is a great meal in i n the houseP and m3 master9 4ithout the least "ompassion9 has said to the "ook that he 4ill eat me 4ith the greatest pleasure (4ith ri"e)9 and tonight he 4ill ha8e to 4ring m3 ne"k+ So ? ha8e shouted 4ith all m3 strength9 and not 4ithout some satis5a"tion9 seeing that ? "an still breath+Q
OIed"rest9Q OIed"rest9Q said the donke39 O"ome 4ith us to BremenP go to an3 pla"e and 3ou 4ill @nd something better than death+ Fou Fou ha8e a @ne 8oi"e9 and 4hen 4e sing together9 4e 4ill make an admirable "on"ert+Q
he rooster a""epted the proposal9 proposal9 and all 5our departed together+ together+ Ho4e8er9 the3 "ould not rea"h the "it3 o5 Bremen on that da3P at night5all9 the3 stopped in a 5orest 5 orest 4here the3 de"ided to spend the night+
he donke3 and the dog laid themsel8es do4n under a large treeP treeP the "at "limbed into the treeP and the rooster Ce4 to the highest bran"h9 4here it 4as thought most sa5e+
Be5ore 5alling asleep9 the rooster looked all around+ He sa4 a light in the distan"e9 and said to his "ompanions that there must be a house nearb3+ nearb3+
O?5 so9Q said the donke39 O4e must go there9 5or this hotel is not to m3 taste+Q
o o 4hi"h the dog added9 O?ndeed9 some bones 4ith a little meat on them them 4ould not do me an3 harm+Q
he3 headed to4ard the point 5rom 5rom 4here the light "ame 5rom promptl3 seeing it brilliant and enlarged until at last the3 "ame to a 8er3 4ell lit house o5 thie8es+
he donke39 4ho 4as bigger bigger than the others9 approa"hed approa"hed the house and looked in+
O#hat "an 3ou see9 gre3 donke3Q asked the rooster+ rooster+
O#hat "an ? seeQ said the donke3+ donke3+ O? see a table 5ull o5 deli"a"ies and drinks9 and thie8es en;o3ing themsel8es+Q
O#hat good business that 4ould be 5or 5 or us9Q added the rooster+ rooster+
Ohat is 5or sure9Q replied the donke3P Ooh9 i5 4e 4ere insideQ
he3 began to think o5 a 4a3 to dra4 out the the robbers9 and the3 @nall3 @nall3 5ound it+
he donke3 pla"ed himsel5 under the 4indo49 putting his 5ront 5ront 5eet on the 4indo4ledgeP the dog ;umped up on the donke3
n a gi8en signal b3 the rooster9 the3 began pla3ing their musi":
the donke3 began to neigh9 the dog to bark9 the "at to meo49 and the rooster to "ro4P a5ter 4hi"h the3 laun"hed themsel8es through the 4indo4+
he robbers thought that a ghost had entered entered the room9 and es"aped into the 5orest+
hen the 5our "ompanions sat themsel8es do4n at the table9 and ate as i5 the3 4ere going to 5ast 5or a month+
As soon as the 5our musi"ians had "on"luded9 the lights 4ent out9 and the3 sought a pla"e to sleep+
he donke3 la3 do4n on some some stra4 in the stableP the dog behind the doorP the "at at the @repla"e9 "lose to the hot ashesP and the rooster on a beam+
As the3 4ere tired 5rom their long ;ourne39 the3 4ere soon asleep+
A5ter midnight9 4hen the robbers sa4 5rom a5ar that there 4as no light in the house9 and that all appeared >uiet9 the "aptain said to them9 O#e are "o4ards+Q
He sent one o5 them to go and see 4hat 4as happening in the house+
he messenger 5ound it all >uietP entered entered the kit"hen to start a lightP grabbed a "andleP and as the inCamed and brilliant e3es o5 the "at seemed to him to be t4o embers9 he approa"h them to light the "andleP ho4e8er sin"e the "at did not understand the ;oke9 it leapt in his 5a"e and s"rat"hed him+
illed 4ith a terrible 5ear9 the man ran to4ards the doorP but the dog9 4ho 4as l3ing behind it9 rose up and bit him on the leg+
#hen he passed the stable9 the donke3 ga8e him a "ouple o5 good ki"ksP
4hile the rooster9 a4akened b3 the noise9 shouted out "o"kadoodledoo< 5rom the top o5 the beam+
he robber ran to his "aptain "aptain at 5ull speed9 and said to him: O?n O?n our house there is a horrible 4it"h 4ho has s"rat"hed me 4ith her long nailsP
ne=t to the door 4as a man armed 4ith a 8er3 big kni5e9 4ho has pun"tured m3 legP in the stable is a big monster9 4ho has beaten me 4ith a "lubP
and on top o5 the roo5 4as a ;udge 4ho "alled out9 bring him hereP bring him hereP bring him here to meP< so ? ran a4a3 hastil3+Q hastil3+Q
Sin"e then9 the thie8es did not dare to enter the houseP and the 5our musi"ians o5 Bremen liked it so mu"h that the3 did not 4ant to abandon it+
Sno4#hite and IoseIed
A poor 4oman li8ed in a "ottage in the middle o5 the "ountr3side+ ?n a garden in 5ront o5 the door 4ere t4o rose bushes: one o5 4hi"h bore 4hite roses9 and the other9 red roses+
he 4ido4 had t4o daughters9 4ho 4ere 4ere like t4o rose rose bushes+ ne 4as "alled Sno44hite9 and the other9 Ios Iosered+ ered+
he t4o girls 4ere the most kind9 obedient9 and hard4orking that one had 3et seen in the 4orldP although Sno44hite had a more >uiet and gentle "hara"ter+
Iosered pre5erred pre5erred to run through the meado4s and @elds seeking Co4ers and butterCies+
Sno44hite sta3ed home 4ith her mother9 helped her 4ith the house4ork9 and read her some book 4hen the3 had @nished their tasks+
he t4o sisters lo8ed ea"h other so mu"h mu"h that the3 al4a3s 4ent hand in hand 4hen the3 4ent outP and 4hen Sno44hite said9 O#e 4ill ne8er separate9Q Iosered ans4ered9 O?n our 4hole li5ePQ and the mother 4ould add9 OE8er3thing should be shared bet4een 3ou t4o+Q
he3 4ent 5re>uentl3 into the 5orest 5orest to gather 4ild 5ruits9 and the the animals respe"ted them and approa"hed them 4ithout 5ear+
he hare ate 5rom their handsP handsP the goat graJed b3 their sideP the deer deer pla3ed in 5ront o5 themP and the birds sang in the trees+
he girls ne8er "ame to harm+ ?5 the the night surprised them in the 5orest9 5orest9 the3 la3 do4n on the moss9 one beside the other9 and slept until morningP their mother kne4 this9 and 4as not 4orried+
ne time the3 passed the night in the 5orest+ #hen the3 a4oke at da4n9 the3 sa4 a 8er3 beauti5ul "hild dressed in a robe o5 shimmering 4hiteness sitting ne=t to them+
He got up and ga8e them a 5riendl3 lookP then9 he disappeared in the 5orest 4ithout sa3ing a 4ord+
hen the3 sa4 the3 4ere l3ing beside a pre"ipi"e9 and the3 4ould ha8e 5allen in it 4ith 4i th ;ust t4o more steps taken in the darkness+
heir mother said that the "hild 4as the the guardian angel o5 good girls+
Sno44hite and Iosered kept their motherXs little "abin so "lean and neat9 that it 4as a pleasure to see it+
Iosered took "are o5 the house in summer9 and e8er3 e8e r3 morning she laid a bou>uet o5 Co4ers near her motherXs bed+ he bou>uet had a rose 5rom ea"h rose bush+
?n the 4inter9 Sno44hite lit li t the @re and hung the "auldron o8er the embersP and the "auldron9 4hi"h 4as "opper9 4as so "lean that it shone like gold+
?n the e8ening9 4hen it sno4ed9 the mother used to sa39 OSno44hite9 go and slide the boltPQ and then the3 sat in a "orner b3 the @re+
he mother put on her spe"ta"les and read read 5rom a large bookP and the t4o t4o girls listened9 spinning diligentl3+ diligentl3+
A little lamb 4as l3ing "lose to themP and behind them slept a 4hite do8e on its per"h9 4ith its head under a 4ing+
ne e8ening9 4hen the3 4ere talking "alml39 there 4as a kno"k at the door+
OIosered9Q said the mother9 Ogo and open the door9 5or 5 or 4ithout doubt it 4ill be some lost tra8eller 4ho seeks shelter 5or tonight+Q
Iosered 4ent to dra4 ba"k the bolt9 thinking that it 4as a poor man9 but it 4as not+ A big bear poked his head through the open door+
Iosered ;umped ba"k9 s"reamingP the lamb began to bleatP the do8e Cuttered all around the room9 and Sno44hite ran and hid hersel5 behind her motherXs bed+
Ho4e8er9 the bear said to them9 Oear Oear not9 ? 4ill do 3ou no harm ? am hal5 5roJen9 and onl3 4ant to 4arm m3sel5 up a little b3 the @re+Q
O6ome "lose to the @re9 poor bearPQ ans4ered the mother9 Obut take "are that 3ou do not burn 3our "oat+Q
hen she "alled out to her daughters in this manner: OSno44hite9 Iose Iose red9 "ome outP the bear 4ill do 3ou no harmP he has good intentions+Q
hen the t4o sisters "ame outP and and the lamb and the do8e also approa"hed little b3 little9 and 5orgot their 5ear+ 5ear+
O6hildren9Q the bear said9 Odo 3ou 4ant to shake the sno4 that has 5allen on m3 "oatQ
hen the girls grabbed the broom broom and s4ept the 4hole "oat+ A5ter4ards A5ter4ards he stret"hed himsel5 out in 5ront o5 the @re9 re8ealing 4ith his grunts that he 4as pleased and satis@ed+
Be5ore long9 the girls "almed do4n "ompletel3P and e8en pla3ed 4ith the une=pe"ted guest:
the3 tugged on his hairP "limbed on top o5 his ba"kP rolled him around the roomP and hit him 4ith a little sti"kZ and 4hen he gro4led9 the3 began to laugh+
he bear let them do 4hate8er the3 4anted9 but 4hen he sa4 that their games 4ent too 5ar9 he said to them9 OLet me li8eP do not go and kill 3our suitor+Q
#hen the3 4ent to bed9 the mother said to him9 OSpend the night in 5ront o5 the @repla"e9 5or at least 3ou 4ill be sheltered 5rom the "old and the bad 4eather+Q
As soon as da3 da4ned the t4o "hildren let him out9 and he 4ent into the 5orest trotting o8er the sno4+
Sin"e that da39 he returned e8er3 night at the same hour9 spread himsel5 out in 5ront o5 the @repla"e9 and the girls pla3ed 4ith him as mu"h as the3 4anted ha8ing be"ome a""ustomed in su"h a 4a3 to his presen"e9 that the3 ne8er slid the bolt o5 the door until he "ame+
#hen spring had "ome9 and e8er3thing 4as green9 the bear said to Sno4 4hite9 O? depart9 and 4ill not return 5or the 4hole summer+Q
O#here are 3ou going9 belo8ed bearQ asked Sno44hite+
O? am going into the 5orest+ ? ha8e to prote"t m3 treasures 5rom the 4i"ked d4ar5s+
?n the 4inter9 4hen the earth is 5roJen hard9 the3 are obliged to sta3 in their holes9 unable to break throughP
but no4 that the sun has 4armed the earth9 the3 4ill "ome out to pro4l and steelP
that 4hi"h the3 seiJe and hide in their holes does not return to see the light easil3+Q
Sno44hite 5elt 8er3 sad at the departure o5 the bear+ bear+ #hen she opened the door9 and the bear 4ent out9 it tore o some skin 4ith the bolt+
Sno44hite thought she had seen gold shining under his skin9 but she 4as not sure about this+
he bear ran o >ui"kl39 and >uite soon had disappeared bet4een the trees+
Some time later9 the mother sent her "hildren into the 5orest to "olle"t @re4ood+
he3 5ound a big tree on the groundP groundP and near the trunk9 the3 sa4 something that ran through the grass but the3 "ould not determine 4hat it 4as+
n approa"hing9 the3 sa4 a d4ar5 4ith an old 5a"e and a long 4hite beard+
He had "aught the beard in a "le5t o5 the tree+ he little 5ello4 4as ;umping like a dog tied to a rope+
He glared at the girls 4ith his @er3 red e3es and "ried9 O#hat are 3ou doing ;ust looking 6an 3ou not "ome here and help meQ
O#hat is the problem9 poor little manQ asked Iosered+ Iosered+
OFou OFou sill3 5oolQ replied the d4ar5+ d4ar5+ O? 4anted to split this tree to ha8e little pie"es o5 4ood+ ur dishes di shes are small9 and big logs burn the 5ood+
? had ;ust dri8en the 4edge into the 4ood9 but the 4edge 4as too slipper3P it has ;umped out une=pe"tedl39 and the trunk has "losed so suddenl3 that ? did not ha8e the time to 4ithdra4 m3 beauti5ul 4hite beard that has be"ome entangled+ 0o4 it is trapped9 and ? "annot es"ape+ #h3 are 3ou laughing Ho4 ugl3 3ou areQ
As mu"h as the "hildren tried9 the3 "ould not remo8e the beard that 4as "aught like a s"re4+
O? 4ill run and @nd someone9Q said Iosered+
O6all someoneQ e="laimed the d4ar5 in his hoarse 8oi"e+ O6an 3ou not think o5 something betterQ
OHa8e a little patien"e9Q said Sno44hite9 Oand e8er3thing 4ill 4ork out+Q
aking aking the s"issors 5rom her po"ket9 po"ket9 she "ut o the end o5 the beard+ beard+
As soon as the d4ar5 5elt himsel5 5ree9 he 4ent to grab a bag 5ull o5 gold that 4as hidden in the roots o5 the treeP sa3ing9 O#hat animals are those "reatures 6ut the tip o5 m3 lo8el3 beard he de8il 4ill take 3ou+Q
hen he thre4 the sa"k sa"k on his ba"k and le5t 4ithout e8en looking at them+
Some months a5ter9 the sisters 4ent to @sh in the ri8er+
he3 sa4 something like a large grasshopper9 hopping to4ards to4ards the 4ater+ 4ater+
he3 began to run9 and as the3 approa"hed9 approa"hed9 the3 re"ognised re"ognised the d4ar5+ d4ar5+
O#here are 3ou goingQ asked Iosered+ O?s it that 3ou 4ant to thro4 3oursel5 into the ri8er\
O? am not su"h a 5oolQ e="laimed the d4ar5+ ODonXt 3ou see it is that damn @sh that 4ants to drag me into the 4aterQ
he little man had "ast out the bait9 but un5ortunatel39 the 4ind entangled entangled the thread in his beard+
#hen a 5e4 moments later a big @sh took the bait9 it dragged the d4ar5 to4ard the 4ater+
he girls "ame in time to stop him9 and and tried to untangle his beard9 beard9 but it 4as in 8ain+
?t 4as ne"essar3 to again resort to the s"issors9 and the3 "ut o a little 5rom the tip+
Enraged9 the d4ar5 then e="laimed9 O?diots Are 3ou in the habit o5 dis@guring people
#as it not enough to "ut m3 beard one time Ho4 am ? going to present m3sel5 to m3 5amil3
? hope 3ou ha8e to run 4ithout shoes and hurt 3our 5eetQ
Grabbing a sa"k o5 pearls that 4as hidden among the reeds9 he took it 4ithout sa3ing another 4ordP and soon disappeared behind a stone+
Shortl3 a5ter4ards9 the mother sent her "hildren to the 8illage to bu3 some thread9 needles9 and ribbons+ he3 had to pass a 4asteland 5ull o5 ro"ks+
here the3 noti"ed a 8er3 large bird bird "ir"ling in the air+ air+ A5ter ha8ing ha8ing Co4n abo8e their heads 5or a long time9 it began to drop slo4l39 until it @nall3 landed near a big ro"k+
At the same time9 the3 heard a loud and pier"ing "r3+ "r3+
he3 ran there and sa4 to their their horror that an eagle had grabbed their old a">uaintan"e (the d4ar5)9 and 4as attempting to "arr3 him o+
he "hildren9 guided b3 their goodnatured goodnatured hearts9 held the d4ar5 4ith all their might9 and the eagle e agle @nall3 let go o5 its pre3+ pre3+
Ho4e8er9 4hen the d4ar5 re"o8ered 5rom his astonishment9 he shouted at them in his grump3 8oi"e:
O6ould 3ou not ha8e "aught me 4ith a little more "are9 5or 3ou ha8e pulled on m3 poor "oat in su"h a 4a3 that it is torn and 5ull o5 holes Ho4 5oolish 3ou areQ
hen he took a sa"k o5 pre"ious stones9 and slipped into his hole9 in the middle o5 the ro"ks+
he girls 4ere a""ustomed to his ingratitude9 and so "ontinued on their 4a3 4ithout making it an issue going to the 8illage to do their shopping+
n their return9 the3 passed through the 4astelandP and the3 surprised the d4ar59 4ho 4as empt3ing his sa"k o5 pre"ious stones belie8ing that nobod3 4ould pass b3 there at that hour9 5or it 4as alread3 8er3 late+
he setting sun illuminated the pre"ious pre"ious stones9 and the3 sparkled sparkled more brightl3+ brightl3+ he girls stopped to "ontemplate them+
O#h3 do 3ou remain there like JombiesQ he said to themP and his 55a"e9 a"e9 ordinaril3 gre39 4as entirel3 red 4ith rage+
He 4as going to "ontinue 4ith his tirade9 4hen a bla"k bear "ame out o5 the 5orest9 gi8ing out terrible gro4ls+
ull o5 5ear9 the d4ar5 4anted to Cee9 but had no time to rea"h his hiding pla"e9 5or the bear blo"ked his 4a3+
hen he pleaded 4ith him9 in a desperate tone: tone:
Oorgi8e me9 belo8ed .r Bear+ ? 4ill gi8e 3ou all m3 treasures: all those ;e4els that 3ou see in 5ront o5 3ou+ Grant me m3 li5e+
#hat 4ill 3ou gain b3 killing a miserable d4ar5 like me Fou Fou 4ould not 5eel me bet4een 3our teeth+ Eat these t4o 4i"ked girls+ he3 are tender and 5at+ ?n the name o5 God9 eat them+Q
#ithout listening9 the bear ga8e the 4i"ked "reature a blo4 4ith his pa49 and he 5ell do4n dead+
he girls had run a4a39 but the bear "alled "alled out to them: OSno44hite and Iosered9 do not be a5raidP 4ait 5or meQ me Q
he re"ognised his 8oi"e and 4aitedP and and 4hen he 4as near them9 the bearXs "oat dropped suddenl3P and the3 sa4 a 3oung man dressed in a golden suit+
O? am a prin"e9Q he said to themP Othat in5amous d4ar5 had trans5ormed me into a bear a5ter ha8ing robbed me o5 all m3 treasures+
? had been "ondemned to roam the 5orests in this 4a39 until his death+ 0o4 he has re"ei8ed the punishment that he deser8es+Q
Sno44hite married the prin"e9 and Ios Iosered ered married his brotherP and the3 shared the great treasures that the d4ar5 had amassed in his "a8e+
he old mother li8ed 5or man3 happ3 3ears 4ith her "hildren+
She took the t4o rose bushes 4ith her9 and planted them in 5ront o5 her 4indo4 4here the3 ga8e beauti5ul 4hite and red roses e8er3 spring+
he isherman isherman and his #i5e #i5e
n"e upon a time there 4as a @sherman 4ho li8ed 4ith his 4i5e in a hut at the edge o5 the sea+ he angler 4ent e8er3 da3 to "ast his baitP and he "ast and he "ast9 "easelessl3+
ne da3 he 4as sitting 4ith his rod on the shore9 looking in the "lear 4ater9 4hen suddenl3 he sa4 the hook sink do4n to the bottom+ hen something "ame to the sur5a"e+ he @sherman sa4 it 4as a big bi g "at@sh+
he @sh said to him9 O? beg that 3ou do not take take a4a3 m3 li5eP ? am not a real "at@shP ? am an en"hanted prin"e+ Do not kill meP release me and let me s4im+Q
O6ertainl39Q said the ishermanP O3ou did not need to sa3 so mu"hP a @sh 4ho kno4s ho4 to talk "an s4im at their leisure+Q
he @sherman released the the "at@sh9 and it sank to the bottom9 lea8ing behind a long trail o5 blood+
hen the @sherman 4ent home to to his 4i5e+
O.3 dear husband9Q said the 4oman9 O3ou ha8e not "aught an3thing toda3Q
O0o9Q replied the man9 O? "aught a "at@sh 4ho "laimed to be an en"hanted prin"e9 so ? released him+Q
OFou OFou did not re>uest something 5or 3oursel5Q in>uired the 4oman+
O0o9Q replied the manP O4hat should ? ha8e asked itQ
OAh9Q said the 4oman9 Oit is so sadP it is so sad to al4a3s li8e in a dirt3 hut like this+ Fou Fou might ha8e asked him 5or a little house 5or us+ Go ba"k and "all the "at@shP tell him that 4e 4ould like to ha8e a little house9 5or it 4ill gi8e us some se"urit3+Q
OAhQ said the husbandP Oand 4h3 should ? go ba"kQ
OHa8e 3ou not "aught him9Q "ontinued the 4oman9 Oand allo4ed him to s4im as be5ore #ell 3ou 4ill do itP go runningQ
he man did not ha8e mu"h interestP interestP ho4e8er9 he 4ent to the seashoreP seashoreP and 4hen he arri8ed there9 he sa4 it 4as all 3ello4 and greenP he approa"hed the 4ater and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a 4ish+Q
he "at@sh "ame to4ard him and said9 O#hat do 3ou 4antQ
OAhQ said the man9 O!ust re"entl3 ? ha8e "aught 3ouP and m3 4i5e maintains that ? ought to ha8e asked 3ou 5or something+ She is not "ontent li8ing in a hut o5 reedsP she reall3 4ould like a 4ooden house+Q
OFou "an go ba"k9Q said the "at@sh9 O5or she has it alread3+Q
he husband returned9 returned9 and his partner 4as no longer longer in the hutP 5or in its pla"e 4as a little house9 and his partner 4as b3 the door sitting on a ben"h+
She took him b3 the hand and said to him9 O6ome in and see: this is mu"h better+Q
Hen"e9 the3 4ent in and dis"o8ered (inside the house) a lo8el3 room 4ith an al"o8e "ontaining their bedP a dining roomP and a kit"hen 4ith a shin3 "opper sto8e and a "omplete set o5 utensils+
Behind it 4as a little 3ard 4ith "hi"kens and du"ks9 and a basket 4ith 8egetables and 5ruits+
OFou OFou see9Q the 4i5e said to him9 Oho4 beauti5ul it isQ
OFes9Q OFes9Q the husband said to her9 Oi5 Oi 5 4e li8e here he re al4a3s9 4e 4ill be 8er3 happ3+Q
A5ter this9 the3 ate and 4ent to bed+
E8er3thing 4ent 4ell 5or a 4eek or t4o9 but then the 4oman said9 OListen9 m3 dear: this "ottage is too narro49 and the 3ard and garden are so small+ he truth is9 the "at@sh "at@sh ought to ha8e gi8en us a mu"h larger house+ ? 4ould like to li8e in a pala"e made o5 stoneP go and seek the "at@sh: he must gi8e us a "astle+Q
OAh9 4oman9Q said the man9 Othis "ottage is a"tuall3 8er3 good+ o o 4hat end 4ould it ser8e us9 li8ing in a pala"eQ
OGoQ said the 4omanP Othe "at@sh ma3 8er3 4ell do it+Q
O0o9 4i5e9Q said the man9 Othe "at@sh has ;ust gi8en us this "ottageP ? do not 4ant to go ba"k: ? 4ould be a5raid to bother him+Q
OGo9Q insisted the 4oman9 Ohe "an do it9 and 4ill do it 4ith pleasureP go9 ? tell 3ou+Q
he husband pondered deepl39 and 4as in no hurr3 to goP 5or he said to himsel59 O?t does not seem right to mePQ ho4e8er he ne8ertheless obe3ed+
#hen he arri8ed near the sea9 the 4ater had the "olour o5 8iolet and dark blueP it 4as not green and 3ello4 like the @rst timeP ho4e8er9 it 4as still "alm+
he @sherman approa"hed approa"hed and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a 4ish+Q
O#hat does 3our 4i5e 4antQ said the "at@sh+
OAh9Q replied the husband9 hal5 embarrassed9 Oshe 4ants to li8e in a large l arge pala"e made o5 stone+Q
OFou must go9Q replied the "at@shP O3ou 4ill @nd her at the door+Q
hen the man 4ent a4a39 intending to return return to his d4ellingP but 4hen 4hen he approa"hed9 he sa4 a great9 stone "astle in its pla"e+
His 4i5e9 4ho 4as at the top o5 the stairs9 4as going insideP she took him b3 the hand and said9 O6ome in 4ith me+Q
He 5ollo4ed her+ he pala"e had an immense hall9 4hose 4 hose 4alls 4ere o5 marbleP numerous ser8ants opened the doors9 4ith a great ru"kus behind themP
the 4alls shimmered 4ith gold9 and 4ere "o8ered b3 beauti5ul hangingsP the "hairs and the tables o5 the rooms 4ere made o5 goldP
thousands o5 "r3stal "handeliers hung 5rom the "eilings9 and all the rooms had beauti5ul "arpetsP
the tables 4ere 5ull o5 the most e=>uisite 4ines and deli"a"ies9 to the point that it seemed the3 4ere going to "ra"k under their 4eight+
Behind the house 4as a great "ourt3ard9 4ith stables 5or "o4s and stalls 5or horses9 and magni@"ent "oa"hesP
there 4as also a large and beauti5ul garden9 adorned 4ith the most beauti5ul Co4ers and 5ruit treesP
and lastl39 there 4as a park at least hal5 a kilometre long9 in 4hi"h deer9 bu"ks9 hares9 and e8er3thing that one "ould 4ish 4i sh 5or9 "ould be seen+
O?s it not beauti5ul9 all thisQ said the 4oman+
Oh 3esQ replied the husbandP Olet
O#e 4ill think about that9Q said the 4oman9 O4e must sleep @rstPQ and the3 la3 do4n+
0e=t morning the 4i5e a4oke9 and 5rom her bed she sa4 the beauti5ul "ountr3side+ he husband stret"hed upon a4akening+
She ga8e him a poke 4ith her elbo49 and then said to him9 O.3 husband9 get 3oursel5 up and look out the 4indo4P do 3ou see 6ould 4e not be rulers o5 this 4hole "ountr3 Iun and look 5or the "at@sh9 and 4e 4ill be YingsQ
OAh9 4i5e9Q replied her husband9 O4h3 should 4e be Yings ? ha8e no desire to be one+Q
O#ell9 i5 3ou do not 4ant to be YingQ responded the 4i5e9 O? 4ant to be Rueen+ Go and @nd the "at@sh ? 4ant to be Rueen+Q
OAh9 4i5e9Q insisted the man9 O4h3 do 3ou 4ant to be Rueen ? do not 4ant to sa3 that to him+Q
OAnd 4h3 notQ said the 4oman+ OGo at on"eP ? must be RueenQ
he husband 4ent9 but 4as 8er3 8er3 mu"h irked that his 4i5e 4anted to be Rueen+
O?t does not seem right to meP it does not seem right at all9Q he thought to himsel5P O? do not 4ant to goPQ 3et he ne8ertheless 4ent+
#hen he approa"hed the sea9 it 4as a gre3 "olourP 4ater rose in surges 5rom the depths to the sur5a"e9 and it had a 5oul odour+ odour+
He stepped 5or4ard and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a 4ish+Q
OAnd 4hat does 3our 4i5e 4antQ said the "at@sh+
OAlas9Q said the man9 Oshe 4ants to be Rueen+Q
OFou OFou ma3 returnP she is alread39Q replied the "at@sh+
he man set o9 and 4hen he neared the pala"e9 he sa4 that that it had be"ome mu"h bigger9 and had a 8er3 high to4er de"orated 4ith magni@"ent ornaments+
At the door stood sentr3 guards9 and a multitude o5 soldiers 4ith trumpets and drums+
#hen he entered the building9 he sa4 the purest marble9 enri"hed 4ith gold9 e8er34hereP and 8el8et "arpets and large golden trimmings+
he ser8ants opened the doors o5 the hall+ hall+ he 4hole "ourt 4as assembled9 and his 4i5e 4as sitting on an ele8ated throne made o5 gold and diamonds+
hen he stepped 5or4ard and said9 OAh9 4i5e9 3ou are no4 Rueen+Q
OFes9Q she replied9 Ono4 ? am Rueen+Q
He stood in 5ront o5 her9 and looked at herP and 4hen he had "ontemplated brieC39 he said9 OAh9 OAh9 4i5e Ho4 good it is that 3ou are Rueen 0o4 3ou 4ill ha8e nothing more to desire+Q
OB3 no means9 m3 husband9Q said the 4oman9 >uite agitated+ O? ha8e been Rueen 5or some timeP ? 4ant to be mu"h more+ Go and @nd the "at@sh9 and tell him that ? am no4 Rueen9 but ? must be"ome be "ome Empress+Q
OAlas9 4i5e9Q replied the husband9 O? kno4 that he "annot make 3ou empress9 and ? dare not tell him that+Q
O? am Rueen9Q said the 4oman9 Oand 3ou are m3 husband Look9 i5 he 4as "apable o5 making us Ying and Rueen9 he "an also make us emperors+ Go9 ? tell 3ou+Q
He had to lea8eP but upon 4ithdra4ing9 he 5elt disturbed9 and said to himsel59 O?t does not seem right to me+ Emperor ?t is asking too mu"h9 and the "at@sh 4ill gro4 4ear3+Q
#hile thinking this he sa4 the 4ater 4as bla"k and seething in spurtsP 5oam rose to the sur5a"e and the 4ind 4as blo4ing 8iolentl3+ 8iolentl3+
Despite this9 he 4ent 5or4ard and said9 OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a re>uest+Q
OAnd 4hat does she 4antQ said the "at@sh+
O#ell9 "at@sh9Q "at@sh9Q he replied9 Om3 4i5e 4ants to be"ome empress+Q e mpress+Q
OFou OFou "an go ba"k9Q said the "at@shP Oshe is empress em press 5rom this moment+Q
he husband returned9 returned9 and 4hen he arri8ed ba"k9 he 5ound 5ound the 4hole pala"e 4as made o5 polished marble9 enhan"ed b3 alabaster statues and adorned 4ith gold+
utside the door there 4ere man3 deta"hments o5 soldiers that pla3ed trumpets9 and "3mbals and drumsP in the interior o5 the pala"e9 the barons9 earls9 and dukes "ame and 4ent in the "apa"it3 o5 mere ser8ants9 and the3 opened the doors 4hi"h 4ere o5 solid gold to him+
As he entered9 he sa4 his 4i5e sitting on a golden throne a single pie"e9 and more than a thousand 5eet high 4earing a huge golden "ro4n9 ornamented 4ith diamondsP in one hand she held a s"eptre9 and in the other9 the imperial globeP
to one side 4ere guards in t4o ro4s9 one a5ter the other smaller in statureP as 4ell9 there 4ere huge giants one hundred 5eet high9 and small d4ar8es that 4ere no larger than 3our thumb+
Standing in 5ront o5 her 4as a multitude o5 prin"es and dukes+
he husband 4alked through through the midst o5 them9 and said said to her9 O#i5e9 are are 3ou empress no4Q
OFes9Q she said9 O? am Empress+Q
hen he positioned himsel5 in 5ront o5 her and began to look at her9 and it seemed to him that he sa4 the sun+
OAh9 4i5e9Q he said to her9 O4hat a great thing it is to be empressQ
Ho4e8er9 she remained rigid9 (8er3 rigid9) and did not sa3 a 4ord+
inall3 the husband e="laimed9 O#oman9 3ou 4ill no4 be happ3P 3ou are no4 empress #hat more "ould 3ou 4antQ
OLet
he3 4ent immediatel3 to bed9 but she 4as not "ontentedP the ambition impeded her sleep9 and she 4as "onstantl3 thinking about be"oming still more+
he husband slept deepl3P he had 4alked 4alked all da3P but the 4oman "ould not rest 5or a moment: she turned 5rom one side to the other during the entire night9 al4a3s thinking o5 be"oming still more9 but not @nding an3thing to settle upon+
Ho4e8er9 the sun began to rise9 and 4hen she per"ei8ed @rst light9 she sat up a little and looked at the glo49 and sa4 ho4 the ra3s 5rom the sun entered through her 4indo4Z
OAh9Q she thought9 O4h3 should ? not be "apable o5 "ommanding the sun and the moon to "ome outQ
O.3 husband9Q she said9 ;abbing him 4ith her elbo4P O4ake upP go and @nd the "at@shP ? 4ant to be ;ust like GodQ
he husband 4as still hal5 asleep9 but but he 4as sho"ked sho"ked in su"h a 4a3 that he 5ell o the bed+
hinking he had heard 4rong9 4rong9 he rubbed his e3es and asked9 asked9 OAh9 OAh9 4i5e #hat are 3ou sa3ingQ
OHusband9 i5 ? "annot order the sun and moon to rise9 and i5 it happens that the sun and moon "ome out 4ithout m3 ordering them9 ? 4ill not rest and 4ill not ha8e a tran>uil hour 5or ? 4ill be thinking "onstantl3 that ? "annot send them out+Q
n sa3ing this9 she looked at him 4ith su"h a horrible s"o4l su"h that he 5elt his 4hole bod3 bathed in a "old s4eat+
OGo at on"eP ? 4ant to be akin to God+Q
OAlas9 4i5e9Q said the man9 dropping to her 5eetP Othe "at@sh "annot do thatP he "ertainl3 has been able to make 3ou Rueen and empressP but9 ? beg 3ou9 "ontent 3oursel5 4ith being empress+Q
hen she began to 4eepP her hair Ce4 into disarra3 around her headP and she s"reamed9 O? "annotZ ? do not 4ant to "ontent m3sel5 4ith thisP go at on"e+Q
he husband dressed >ui"kl3 >ui"kl3 and ran o like a madman+
Ho4e8er9 the storm had unleashed itsel5 and roared 5uriousl3: 5uriousl3: the houses and the trees trembledP pie"es o5 ro"k rolled into i nto the seaP and the sk3 4as dark like tar+
He shouted9 5or he "ould barel3 hear his o4n 4ords: OBeauti5ul @sh9 little neighbour9 m3 poor 4i5e has a re>uest+Q
O#hat do 3ou 4ant9 m3 5riendQ said the "at@sh+
OAlas9Q said he9 Oshe 4ants to be likened to God+Q
OGo ba"k9 and 3ou 4ill @nd her ba"k again in the hut+Q
And the3 still li8e there at this 8er3 time+
he De8il 4ith the hree Golden Hairs
here 4as on"e a poor 4oman 4ho ga8e ga8e birth to a little son+ He 4as born standing up+ 6onse>uentl39 it 4as predi"ted that in his 5ourteenth 3ear he 4ould marr3 the daughter o5 the Ying+
n the same da39 the Ying passed b3 the 8illage9 4ithout an3bod3 kno4ing itP and in>uiring 4hat ne4s there 4as9 the3 responded that a bo3 had ;ust been born standing9 and that it had been predi"ted that 4hen he 4as 5ourteen 3ears old he 4ould marr3 the Ying
he Ying had a 8er3 4i"ked heart9 heart9 and this predi"tion troubled him+
He 4ent looking 5or the parents o5 the ne4born9 and said to them in a 5riendl3 tone9 OFou OFou are 8er3 poorP gi8e gi 8e me 3our son9 and ? 4ill take "are o5 him+Q
At @rst the3 re5used9 but the stranger oered them a lot o5 goldP and the3 thought9 OSin"e the "hild 4as born standing9 all that happens 4ill be 5or his 4ellbeing+Q And e8entuall3 the3 "on"eded9 and handed o8er their son+
he Ying put him in a bo=9 bo=9 and took him to the bank o5 a ri8er+ ri8er+ He thre4 the bo= into the 4ater9 thinking he had liberated his daughter 5rom a "urse+
Ho4e8er9 the bo=9 instead o5 going to the bottom9 began to Coat like a little boat 4ithout a single drop o5 4ater entering it+
he "urrent dragged it to 4ithin t4o kilometres o5 the "apital9 "apital9 4here it stopped in the dam o5 a mill+
A miller bo3 that 4as there b3 "han"e sa4 it and retrie8ed it 4ith a hook9 hoping to @nd a great treasureP but 4hen he opened it9 he dis"o8ered a 8er3 beauti5ul9 a4ake9 and "heer5ul little bo3+ bo3+
He took him to the mill9 and the miller and his 4i5e9 4ho had no "hildren9 re"ei8ed him as i5 he had been sent b3 God+
he3 treated the orphan 8er3 4ell he gre4 gre4 up strong and 4ith good good >ualities9 in their home+
he Ying9 surprised one da3 b3 a storm9 storm9 entered in the mill9 and he asked the miller i5 that 3outh 4as his son+
O0o sir9Q he replied9 Ohe is i s a 5oundling that 4e dis"o8ered in a bo= that the 4ater dragged until the 4eir o5 the damZ that 4ill make it some 5ourteen 3ears agoP m3 ser8ant pulled him out o5 the 4ater+Q 4ater+Q
he Ying then kne4 that this 4as the bo3 born standing9 and that he had thro4n him into the ri8er+ ri8er+
OGood people9Q he said to them9 O"ould not this 3oung man "arr3 a letter 5rom me to the Rueen ? 4ill gi8e t4o pie"es o5 gold 5or his 4ork+Q
OAs the Ying "ommands9Q the3 ans4ered himP and the3 told the bo3 to read3 himsel5 to take to the road+
he Ying sent the Rueen a letter instru"ting instru"ting her to arrest arrest the bearer9 and to kill and bur3 him9 su"h that on his return he 4ould @nd it all done+
he bo3 set out 4ith this letter9 letter9 but he be"ame lost9 and in the the e8ening he arri8ed at a 8er3 dense 5orest+
ar o he made out a 5aint light in the darkness9 and heading to4ards that dire"tion "ame to a small house9 4here he 5ound an old 4oman sitting b3 the @re+
Surprised to see the 3oung man9 the 4oman said to him9 O#here do 3ou "ome 5rom9 and 4hat do 3ou 4antQ
O? "ome 5rom the mill9Q he respondedP O? am taking a letter to the RueenP ? ha8e lost m3 4a3 and 4ish to spend the night here+Q
OFou OFou un5ortunate 3oung man9Q replied the 4omanP O3ou ha8e 5allen into a den o5 thie8es9 and i5 the3 dis"o8er 3ou here9 3ou 4ill surel3 die+Q
O0o problem9Q said the bo39 O? ha8e no 5earP and ? am also so tired that it is impossible 5or me to go an3 5urther+Q
He la3 do4n on a ben"h and 5ell asleep+ Shortl3 a5ter4ards9 the robbers "ame9 and angered9 the3 asked 4h3 the stranger 4as l3ing there+
OAh9Q said the old 4oman9 Oit is a poor bo3 4ho has lost himsel5 in the 5orest9 and ? ha8e re"ei8ed him out o5 "ompassionP he takes a letter to the Rueen+Q
he robbers opened the letter9 and sa4 that it "ontained an order order to put the bearer to death+
Despite the hardness o5 their hearts9 the3 took pit3 on the poor 5ello4+ 5ello4+
he leader tore up the letter and put another in its pla"e9 in 4hi"h it said that as soon as the bo3 arri8es9 he is to marr3 the daughter o5 the Ying+
A5ter4ards9 A5ter4ards9 the robbers le5t him sleeping on the ben"h (until the ne=t morning)9 and as soon as he a4oke9 the3 ga8e him the letter and sho4ed him the 4a3+
Hardl3 ha8ing re"ei8ed the letter9 the Rueen implemented 4hat 4as said in its "ontents: the 4edding 4as held 4ith splendourP the Ying
Some time a5ter4ards9 the Ying returned to his pala"e and sa4 that the predi"tion had been 5ul@lled9 and that the "hild born standing had married his daughter+
OHo4 is it 3ou ha8e done thatQ he said+ O? had gi8en a 8er3 dierent order in the letter+Q
he Rueen sho4ed him the letter9 and said said he "ould see 4hat it "ontained+ "ontained+
He read it9 and sa4 that his hi s had been e="hanged 5or another+
He asked the 3outh 4hat he had done 4ith the letter entrusted to him9 and 4h3 he had pro8ided another+ another+
O? kno4 nothing about that9Q he ans4eredP Ounless the3 "hanged it the night ? spent in the 4oods+Q
Enraged9 the Ying said to him9 him 9 Ohis "annot remain su"h as it isP 4hoe8er "ourts m3 daughter must @rst go to hell and bring me three golden hairs 5rom the head o5 the de8il+ Bring them to me9 and 3ou 4ill 4in m3 daughter+Q
he Ying9 in gi8ing him this task9 task9 belie8ed that he 4ould ne8er return+ return+
Ho4e8er9 the 3oung man replied9 O? ha8e no 5ear o5 the de8ilP ? 4ill go and @nd the three golden hairs+Q He said goodb3e to the Ying9 and set o+
He arri8ed at the gates o5 a large "it3P the 4at"hman asked him 4hat his ;ob 4as9 and 4hat he kne4+ kne4+
O? kno4 e8er3thing9Q ans4ered the 3oung man+
Ohen 3ou "an do us a 5a8our9Q said the 4at"hmanP Otell us 4h3 the 5ountain in the market9 4hi"h be5ore al4a3s ga8e 4ine9 has dried up and does not e8en gi8e 4aterQ
O#ait9Q O# ait9Q he responded9 Oand ? 4ill tell 3ou on m3 return+Q
urther urther on9 he "ame to the gates o5 another "it3P the 4at"hman asked him 4hat his ;ob 4as and 4hat he kne4+
O? kno4 e8er3thing9Q ans4ered the 3oung man+
Ohen 3ou "an do us a 5a8our9Q said the 4at"hmanP Otell us 4h3 a tree in our to4n9 4hi"h on"e bore golden apples9 no longer e8en produ"es lea8esQ
O#ait9Q O# ait9Q he responded9 Oand ? 4ill tell 3ou on m3 return+Q
Still 5urther on9 he "ame up to a 4ide ri8er that he needed to pass+
he 5err3man asked him 4hat his trade 4as9 and 4hat he kne4+ kne4+
O? kno4 e8er3thing9Q he ans4ered+
Ohen 3ou "an do me a 5a8our9Q said the 5err3manP Otell me i5 ? 4ill al4a3s remain in this post 4ithout e8er being relie8ed+Q
O#ait9Q O# ait9Q he responded9 Oand ? 4ill tell 3ou on m3 return+Q
n the other side o5 the 4ater he 5ound the entran"e to Hell+ ?t 4as dark and 5ull o5 bla"k smoke+
he De8il 4as not to be 5ound (in his home)9 but he "ame a"ross a"ross his landlad39 4ho 4as sitting in a large "hair+ "hair+
O#hat do 3ou 4antQ she asked him9 in a rather s4eet tone+
O? need three golden hairs 5rom the head o5 the de8il9 4ithout 4hi"h ? "annot li8e 4ith m3 4i5e+Q
Ohat is a lot to ask9Q she said to him9 Oand i5 the de8il sees 3ou 4hen he enters9 3ou 4ill pass through a 8er3 bad timeP ho4e8er9 ? ha8e "on"ern 5or 3ou9 and am going to endea8our to help 3ou+Q
She "hanged him into an ant and said9 OHide 3oursel5 in the 5olds o5 m3 dressP here 3ou 4ill be sa5e+Q
Ohanks9Q he responded to herP O? belie8e that this is going 4ellP but ? need also to kno4 three things:
4h3 a 5ountain that al4a3s Co4ed 4ith 4ine9 no4 does not e8en run 4ith 4aterP
4h3 a tree that ga8e golden apples9 no4 does not e8en gro4 lea8esP
and i5 it is the "ase that a 5err3man must al4a3s remain at his post9 4ithout e8er being relie8edQ
Ohose are three 8er3 di"ult >uestions9 but do not be 4orriedP pa3 attention to 4hat the de8il sa3s 4hen ? tear out the three golden hairs+Q
?n the e8ening9 the de8il returned to his homeP and he had ;ust ; ust entered 4hen he noti"ed a strange smell+
O#hat is there ne4 hereQ he said+ O?t smells o5 human Cesh+Q He e=amined e8er3 "orner9 4ithout @nding an3thing+
he landlad3 s"olded him: O? ha8e ;ust s4ept s4ept and arranged e8er3thing9Q she said to him9 Oand 3ou go and rearrange it+ Fou Fou are al4a3s smelling human Cesh+ Sit do4n and eat dinnerQ
He ate and drank9 and as he 4as tired9 he put his head on the lap o5 the landlad39 and 4as soon asleep and snoring+
he old 4oman grabbed a golden hair9 pulled it out9 out9 and put it to her side+ side+
OHe3Q e="laimed the de8il9 O4hat are 3ou doingQ
O? ha8e had a bad dream9Q ans4ered the landlad39 Oand ha8e seiJed hold o5 3our hair+Q
O#hat ha8e 3ou dreamtQ asked the de8il+
O? dreamt that a 5ountain in a marketpla"e9 4hi"h on"e Co4ed 4ith 4ine9 has dried upP and no4 it does not e8en pro8ide 4aterP 4hat "ould be the "ause o5 thisQ
OAh ?5 the3 kne4 it9Q ans4ered the de8ilP Othere is a toad in the 5ountain under a ro"k+ he3 ha8e onl3 to kill it9 and the 4ine 4ill again Co4+Q Co4+Q
He 4ent ba"k to sleep and began to snore loudl3+ loudl3+
hen she pulled out the se"ond hair hair++
OHe3 #hat are 3ou doingQ "ried the de8il angril3+ angril3+
ODo not 4orr3 3oursel59Q she respondedP Oit is a dream that ? ha8e had+Q
O#hat ha8e 3ou dreamtQ he asked+
O? dreamt that in a "ertain "ountr3 there is a tree 4hi"h used to produ"e golden apples9 and no4 it doesn
Oh ?5 the3 kne4 it9Q ans4ered the de8il+ Ohere is a mouse that gna4s the root+ he3 ha8e onl3 to kill it9 and the tree 4ill again produ"e golden applesP but i5 he "ontinues gna4ing9 it 4ill dr3 up "ompletel3+ "ompletel3+ 0o4 lea8e me in pea"eZ 3ou and 3our dreams+ ?5 3ou 4ake me again9 ? 4ill gi8e 3ou a slap+Q
he 4oman "almed him do4n9 and he 5ell asleep and began began to snore+
hen she pulled out the third third golden hair+ hair+
he de8il ;umped up s"reaming9 and 4anted to gi8e her a slapP but she she kne4 ho4 to 5ool him9 sa3ing9 O#ho "an 5ree onesel5 5rom a bad dreamQ
O#hat ha8e 3ou dreamt no4Q he asked9 some4hat "urious+
O? dreamt o5 a 5err3man 4ho "omplained o5 being al4a3s ro4ing on the ri8er9 4ith no one to e8er repla"e him+Q
OAh he 5ool9Q replied the de8ilP Ohe has onl3 to put the oar in the hand o5 the @rst one 4ho "omes to "ross the ri8er9 and he 4ill be 5ree+Q
As the landlad3 had plu"ked out the three golden hairs9 and had learnt the three responses that she 4anted to kno49 she le5t him in pea"e9 and he slept until the 5ollo4ing morning+
he de8il had onl3 ;ust le5t the house house 4hen the old 4oman took the ant 5rom bet4een the 5olds o5 her dress9 and turned the 3outh into his human 5orm+
OHere 3ou ha8e the three golden hairs9Q she said to him+ OFou OFou ha8e heard the de8il
uestionsQ
OVer3 OVer3 "learl39Q he responded9 O? 4ill not 5orget them+Q
OFou ha8e 4hat 3ou 4ant9Q said she9 Oand "an go 3our 4a3+Q
He thanked the old 4oman 5or ha8ing helped him so mu"h9 and e=ited 5rom Hell 5eeling 8er3 "ontent 5or ha8ing had su"h good 5ortune+
#hen he "ame to 4here the 5err3man 4as9 he passed to the other side be5ore telling him the promised repl3 gi8ing him the ad8i"e 5rom the de8il: OFou OFou ha8e onl3 to put the oar in the hand o5 the @rst one that "omes to "ross the ri8er+Q
Soon a5ter he "ame to the "it3 4ith the 4ithered treeP the 4at"hman also e=pe"ted his response+
OYill the mouse that gna4s the roots9Q he said9 Oand it 4ill again bear golden apples+Q
?n gratitude9 the 4at"hman ga8e him t4o donke3s laden 4ith this pre"ious metal+
hen he arri8ed at the "it3 4hose 5ountain 5ountain 4as dr39 and said to the 4at"hman9 Ohere is a toad underneath a stone at the 5ountainP @nd him and kill him9 and 4ine 4ill again Co4 in abundan"e+Q
he 4at"hman thanked him9 and also ga8e him t4o donke3s donke3s laden 4ith gold+
he "hild born standing @nall3 @nall3 arri8ed to 4here his 4i5e 4as9 4ho re;oi"ed in his return 4ith all her heart and in parti"ular 4ith the kno4ledge that e8er3thing had gone 4ell+
o o the Ying he deli8ered the three three golden hairs 5rom the de8ilP the Ying Ying 4as le5t 8er3 satis@ed in seeing the 5our donke3s laden 4ith goldP
and he said to him9 O0o4 3ou ha8e "ompleted all o5 the "onditions9 and m3 daughter is 3ours+ Although9 m3 dear son9 tell me9 5rom 4here did 3ou get so mu"h gold or 3ou ha8e brought a substantial treasure+Q treasure+Q
O? ha8e "olle"ted it9Q he replied9 Onear a ri8er that ? ha8e "rossedP it is in the sand on the other shore+Q
O6ould ? get the sameQ said the Ying9 4ho 4as 8er3 8e r3 greed3+ greed3+
OAnd mu"h more9Q he repliedP Othere is a 5err3manP go to him in order to "ross the ri8er9 and 3ou 4ill be able to @ll all 3our bags+Q
he a8ari"ious monar"h set o at on"e9 and on rea"hing rea"hing the ri8er9 he made a signal to the 5err3man+
he 5err3man dire"ted him to get in9 and as soon as the3 the3 4ere on the other side9 he put the oar in the Ying
he Ying remained like this9 this9 in punishment 5or his sins+ sins+
And he still is
Ah9 no doubt9 5or no one has taken the oar 5rom him+
he Foung Foung Giant
A 5armer had a son as big as a thumb9 and 5or man3 3ears9 his height did not in"rease+
ne da39 4hen his 5ather 4as going to 4ork in the @eldP the tin3 bo3 said to him9 Oather9 Oather9 ? 4ant to go 4ith 3ou+Q
OFou OFou 4ant to go 4ith meQ said the 5ather+ OSta3 here utside the house 3ou 4ould ser8e no more than to be a bother9 and 3ou might get lost+Q
Ho4e8er9 the d4ar5 began to "r39 and to ha8e pea"e9 his 5ather put him in his po"ket and took him+
As soon as he rea"hed the land he 4as going to plough9 he sat him in a ne4l3 opened 5urro4+
#hile he 4as there9 a 8er3 big giant appeared it "ame 5rom the other side o5 the mountains+
OLook Do 3ou see the big manQ his 5ather said to himP 5or he 4anted to 5righten his son (to make him more obedient)P obedie nt)P Ohe is "oming to "at"h 3ou+Q 3 ou+Q
he giant ho4e8er9 4ho had heard this9 this9 rea"hed the 5urro4 5urro4 in t4o stepsP he seiJed the little 3oung man and took him 4ithout sa3ing a 4ord+
he 5ather9 dumb5ounded9 had not the strength strength e8en to gi8e a shout+ shout+
He belie8ed his son 4as lost9 and did not e=pe"t e8er to see him again+
he giant took him to his house9 and raised him b3 himsel5P and the d4ar5 gre4 and "ame to be similar to a giant+
#hen t4o 3ears had passed9 the giant 4ent 4ith him to the 5orestP to test him9 he said9 Oull out a tree+Q
he bo3 4as alread3 so strong strong that he tore tore 5rom the earth a small tree tree 4ith its roots+
0e8ertheless9 the giant thought9 OHe is 8er3 4eak9Q and took him home and nurtured him 5or t4o more 3ears+
A5ter this time9 his strength had in"reased in su"h a 4a3 that he tore a huge tree 5rom the earth+
his 4as still not enough 5or the the giant+ He nurtured him 5or t4o t4o more 3ears9 and then 4ent 4ith 4i th him to the 5orest9 and said to him9 O0o4 uproot a tree+Q
he 3outh pulled 5rom the earth the largest largest oak tree in the 5orest9 5orest9 and this 4as eas3 5or him+
Ohat is good9Q said the giant9 O3ou ha8e "ompleted 3our edu"ationPQ and he took him to the @eld 5rom 4here he had grabbed him+
His 5ather 4as ploughing the @eld+ he 3oung giant approa"hed him and said9 O? am here9 m3 5ather9 and am a big man+Q
he 5armer 4as startled9 and "ried out9 out9 O0o9 3ou are not m3 son+ son+ ? do not lo8e 3ou+ Go a4a3Q
OFes9 OFes9 ? am 3our son+ Let me 4ork in 3our pla"e+ ? "an plough better than 3ou+Q
O0o9 no9 3ou are not m3 son9 and 3ou do not kno4 ho4 to plough+ Lea8eQ
Ho4e8er9 as he 4as a5raid o5 the giant9 he le5t the plough and stood at some distan"e+
hen the 3outh9 taking the implement 4ith one one hand9 lent o8er 4ith su"h 5or"e that the plough sunk deep into the earth+
he 5armer "ould not stop himsel59 and and shouted out to him9 O?5 O?5 3ou 4ant to plough9 3ou must not press so hardP it is not good+Q
he 3outh then unhit"hed the horses and harnessed himsel5 to the the plough9 sa3ing to his 5ather9 OGo home9 5ather9 and tell m3 mother to prepare me a large mealP mean4hile9 ? 4ill @nish ploughing the @eld+Q
he 5armer 4ent home and told his 4i5e e8er3thing+
?n the meantime9 the 3oung giant ploughed the 4hole @eld all b3 himsel5+
#hen he had @nished he 4ent 4e nt to his parents< house+
#hen he entered the 3ard9 his mother9 4ho did not re"ogniJe him9 e="laimed9 O#ho is that horrible giantQ
Ohat is our son9Q said the 5armer 5 armer++
O0o9Q she said9 Ohe is not our sonP our son has alread3 died+ #e ne8er had su"h a big oneP ours 4as 8er3 small+Q
She shouted at him9 OGo a4a39 4e do not 4ant 3ouQ
he bo3 did not ans4er her+ her+
He took the horses to the stable9 ga8e them ha3 and oats9 and took good "are o5 them+
hen9 4hen he had @nished9 he entered into the loungeP and sitting on a ben"h9 said9 O.other9 ? am 8er3 hungr3P is the 5ood read3Q
OFes9Q OFes9Q she replied9 and pla"ed be5ore him t4o 8er3 large dishes9 @lled to the brim the3 4ould ha8e been enough to eat 5or her and her husband 5or eight da3s+
he 3outh ate e8er3thingP he immediatel3 asked i5 she she had an3thing more+
O0o9 that is all 4e ha8e+Q
Ohat 4as ;ust enough to 4het m3 appetiteP ? need something else+Q
he mother did not dare to re5use re5use him: she put a huge pot 5ull 5ull o5 ba"on on the @re9 and ga8e it to him as soon as it 4as "ooked+
O#ell9Q he said9 Ono4 Ono4 ? "an take a bite9Q and he ate it allP but he 4as still hungr3+
hen he said to his 5ather9 O? see see that in 3our home there is not 4hat ? need to eat+ Bring me an iron bar that ? "annot break o8er m3 knee9 and ? 4ill go out into the 4orld+Q
he 5armer 4as elated+ He hit"hed the t4o t4o horses to the "art9 and 5rom the 5orge brought an iron bar so big and so thi"k that the t4o horses "ould hardl3 drag it+
he 3oung man took it and broke broke it9 like like a sti"k9 o8er his knee+ He tossed tossed the pie"es to one side+
he 5ather then harnessed 5our horses9 horses9 and brought another another iron bar mu"h bigger and stronger than the @rst+
0e8ertheless9 his son also broke it o8er his knee9 sa3ing9 Ohis is also uselessP bring me another stronger one+Q
inall39 the 5ather hit"hed eight e ight horses and brought an enormous iron rod the eight horses "ould hardl3 drag it+
he son took it in his hand9 broke a bit 5rom 5rom one end9 and said to his 5ather9 O0o4 ? see that 3ou "annot bring me the iron bar ? need+ ? am lea8ing 3our house+Q
He 4ent into the 4orld to be"ome a bla"ksmith+
He "ame to a "it3 4here a 8er3 greed3 bla"ksmith li8ed9 4ho 4anted e8er3thing 5or himsel5+
He presented himsel5 at the 5orge9 and asked the bla"ksmith 5or a ;ob+
OFes9Q OFes9Q said the bla"ksmith9 and looked at him and thought9 OHe is 8er3 strong+Q
OHo4 mu"h do 3ou 4ant 5or a 4ageQ he asked+
O0othing9Q responded the 3oung man9 Obut e8er3 5ortnight9 4hen 3ou pa3 the others9 ? 4ant to gi8e 3ou t4o pun"hes9 4hi"h 3ou 4ill be obliged to re"ei8e+Q
he miser 4as greatl3 satis@ed9 satis@ed9 thinking he 4ould sa8e a lot o5 mone3+ mone3+
he 5ollo4ing da39 the ne4 emplo3ee started 4ork+ He ga8e su"h su"h a blo4 that the iron bar broke9 and the an8il sank into the ground+
he bla"ksmith 4as angr39 and said to to him9 OFou OFou are too strong+ strong+ #hat do 3ou 4ant me to gi8e 3ou 5or that single blo4Q
O? 4ant to gi8e 3ou a ki"k9 that is all9Q said the 3oung man+
He raised his 5oot9 and ga8e him a big ki"k+ he bla"ksmith Ce4 o8er 5our bales o5 ha3+
hen he sought the thi"kest thi"kest iron bar that he "ould @nd in the 5orge9 and taking it as a "ane9 "ontinued on his 4a3+ 4a3+
A little 5urther on9 he "ame to a 5arm9 and asked the o4ner i5 he needed a ser8ant+
OFes9Q he replied9 O? need one+ Fou seem to me to be a 8er3 strong bo3+ hough9 ho4 mu"h do 3ou 4ant 5or a 4ageQ 4ageQ
He replied that he did not 4ant a 4age9 and 4ould be "ontented 4ith gi8ing him three pun"hes e8er3 3ear9 4hi"h he 4ould be obliged to re"ei8e+
he 5armer 4as 8er3 mu"h delighted b3 this "ontra"t9 "ontra"t9 5or he 4as also 8er3 greed3+
he ne=t morning the ser8ants ser8ants had to go into the 4oods+ 4oods+ he other ser8ants 4ere alread3 a4ake9 but our 3oung man 4as still in bed+
ne o5 them shouted at him9 OGet upP 4e are going to the 5orest9 and it is ne"essar3 that 3ou "ome 4ith us+Q
OGo ahead9Q he replied brus>uel3P O? 4ill be ba"k long be5ore 3ou+Q
he others 4ent to @nd the master9 master9 and the3 said to him that the ne4 ser8ant 4as still l3ing do4n9 and did not 4ant to go 4ith them to the 5orest+
he master said to them that the3 the3 4ere to a4aken him again9 and tell him to hit"h up the horses+
Ho4e8er9 our man said to them on"e again9 OGo aheadP ? 4ill be ba"k be5ore 3ou+Q
He la3 do4n 5or t4o more hours+
A5ter this time9 he got himsel5 upP and a5ter ha8ing taken t4o bushels o5 peas and making a good ste49 that he then ate >uietl39 he hit"hed the horses to dri8e the "art into the 5orest+
o o rea"h the pla"e9 he had to go do4n a road road that 4as on a ra8ineP he @rst dro8e the horses passed9 and then9 stopping the horses9 he turned ba"k and "o8ered the tra"k 4ith trees and brush in su"h a 4a3 that it 4as not possible to pass+
#hen he entered the 4oods9 the others 4ere alread3 returning 4ith their loaded "oatsP and he said to them9 OGo aheadP ? 4ill be home be5ore 3ou+Q
#ithout going 5urther9 he "ontented himsel5 4ith uprooting t4o enormous trees9 that he thre4 into his "artP and then he returned b3 the same route+
#hen he 5ound the others detained and 4ithout the "apa"it3 to get be3ond the trees that he had laid out 4ith that 8er3 ob;e"ti8e he said to them9 O?5 3ou had sta3ed in the house this morning m orning like me9 3ou 4ould ha8e slept one hour more+Q
And sin"e he "ould not mo8e his horses 5or4ard9 he unhit"hed them and put them on top o5 the "artP and taking the logs in one hand9 he "limbed o8er the barri"ade 4ith e8er3thing+
#hen he 4as on the other side he said to the others9 OSeeP ? 4ill arri8e long be5ore 3ouPQ and he "ontinued on his 4a3+ 4a3+
Mpon arri8al9 he took a tree in his hand and sho4ed it to the master9 sa3ing9 O?s this not a @ne trunkQ
he master said to his 4i5e9 Ohis is a good ser8ant: he gets up mu"h later than the others9 and also returns be5ore them+Q
He ser8ed the 5armer 5or one 3ear+ he other ser8ants re"ei8ed their 4ages9 and the 3outh e=pe"ted his re4ard+
Ho4e8er9 the master9 terri@ed b3 the prospe"t o5 the pun"hes9 de"lared that he pre5erred to be the ser8ant9 and 4ould gi8e him the 5arm+
O0o9Q he replied9 O? do not 4ant the 5arm+ ? am a ser8ant9 and 4ant to "ontinue being oneP but 4hat has been agreed upon must be e=e"uted+Q
he 5armer oered to gi8e him an3thing he 4anted9 but it 4as in 8ain9 5or he al4a3s ans4ered9 O0o+Q
He asked 5or a period o5 t4o 4eeks to @nd some 4a3 o5 es"ape9 to 4hi"h the other "onsented+
he 5armer then assembled all his ser8ants9 ser8ants9 and asked them them 5or their opinion+
A5ter ha8ing reCe"ted 5or a long time9 the3 responded that 4ith su"h a ser8ant9 no one 4as sure o5 their li5e9 and that he "ould kill a man as he 4ould a C3+ C3+
he3 4ere then o5 the 8ie4 that he be made to go do4n the 4ell to "lean "lean it and as soon as he 4as at the bottom9 the3 should thro4 do4n a "olle"tion o5 mill stones that 4ere near there9 su"h that he 4ould be killed in the pro"ess+
he ad8i"e pleased the 5armer9 and the ser8ant ser8ant hurried do4n the 4ell+
As soon as he 4as at the bottom9 the3 thre4 do4n those enormous stones on top o5 him9 thinking the3 4ould shatter his headP but he shouted at them 5rom belo49 O6hase a4a3 the hens that are s"rat"hing in the sand+ he sand 5alls in m3 e3es+Q
he 5armer said Oshoo9 shooPQ pretending pretending to "hase a4a3 the hens+
#hen the ser8ant @nished9 he "limbed up and said9 OLook #hat a beauti5ul ne"kla"eQ He had the largest stones around his ne"k+
he ser8ant kept demanding his his salar39 but the 5armer asked asked him 5or another 5ortnight9 determined to reCe"t on it+
His ser8ants ad8ised him to send the 3oung man to the haunted mill9 to grind grain during the night9 5or no one had emerged ali8e the 5ollo4ing da3+
his ad8i"e pleased the master9 and immediatel3 sent his his ser8ant to the mill 4ith eight bushels o5 4heat9 and to grind them during the night9 5or the3 4ere alread3 la"king+
he ser8ant put t4o bushels o5 4heat in his right po"ket9 po"ket9 t4o in the le5t9 and loaded 5our in a saddlebag9 (t4o at the 5ront9 5 ront9 and t4o behind9) and 4ent running to the mill+
he miller said he "ould 8er3 4ell grind b3 da3 but not b3 night9 night9 5or all those 4ho 8entured to do this9 had appeared dead the 5ollo4ing morning+
he 3oung man replied9 O? shall shall not die+ Go and lie do4n9 and sleep 4ithout "are+Q
And entering the mill9 he began to grind the 4heat as i5 it 4ere nothing+
Around ele8en in the e8ening9 e8e ning9 he entered the miller
A5ter a moment the door opened b3 itsel59 and he sa4 a 8er3 large table enterP on 4hi"h 4ere pla"ed (b3 themsel8es) a multitude o5 dishes and bottles 5ull o5 the most e=>uisite things though 4ithout an3one seeming to "arr3 them+
he stools 4ere pla"ed around around the table9 4ithout an3one presenting presenting themsel8esP but the 3outh at last sa4 @ngers 4ithout hands (or an3thing else) "oming and going to the plates9 and the3 handled the 5orks and kni8es+
As he 4as hungr3 and the 5ood smelled good9 he also sat himsel5 at the table and ate heartil3+
#hen dinner had "on"luded9 and the empt3 plates announ"ed that the in8isibles had also @nished9 he "learl3 heard that the lights turned o+
hen9 in the darkness9 he 5elt something something on his "heek like like a bo= on the ear9 and he said in a loud 8oi"e9 O?5 3ou start9 ? start too+Q
Ho4e8er9 he re"ei8ed a se"ond9 and then he re"ipro"ated+
he gi8ing and re"ei8ing o5 bo=es bo=es on the ears "ontinued "ontinued all night long9 and the 3oung giant 4as not le5t lagging in the game+ At da4n9 e8er3thing "eased+
he miller arri8ed9 and mar8elled at @nding him still ali8e+
O? ha8e gi8en 4ell9Q said the giant: O? ha8e re"ei8ed slaps9 but ha8e also gi8en them+Q
he miller 4as 8er3 pleased9 5or no4 the spell o8er his mill 4as brokenP brokenP he 4anted to gi8e the 3oung giant a lot o5 mone3 to "ompensate him+
O? do not 4ant mone39Q he saidP O? ha8e more than ? need+Q
He returned home 4ith the sa"ks o5 Cour9 and de"lared to the 5armer that his ;ob 4as @nished and he 4anted 4 anted his salar3+ salar3+
he 5armer 4as a5raid: he "ould not stand stand still (in the one pla"e)9 and and 4as pa"ing ba"k and 5or4ards in the room9 4ith drops o5 s4eat rolling do4n his 5a"e+
o o "at"h his breath a little he opened the 4indo49 and then the the ser8ant ga8e him a ki"k9 k i"k9 4hi"h made him go C3ing out the 4indo4+ 4indo4+
hen the ser8ant said to the 5armerXs 5armerXs 4i5e9 O0o4 it is 3our turn+Q turn+Q
Ho4e8er9 she "ried out9 O0o9 please do not hit me+Q
She opened the other 4indo49 4hile the s4eat ran do4n her 5oreheadP and then the ser8ant ga8e her a ki"k that made her go C3ing out the 4indo4 mu"h higher e8en than her husband9 5or she 4as mu"h lighter+ lighter+
Her husband shouted out9 O6ome 4ith me+Q
And she responded9 OFou OFou "ome 4ith me9 5or ? "annot go to 3ou+Q 3 ou+Q
And the3 "ontinued Coating in the air9 4ithout su""ess5ull3 meeting+
As 5or the 3oung giant9 he took his iron bar and set o do4n the road+
HE E0D
SE6?0 /
Green Book: Spanish
La 6eni"ienta
Mn hombre ri"o tenKa a su mu;er mu3 en5erma9 3 "uando 8io >ue se a"er"aba su @n9 llamN a su hi;a ni"a 3 le di;o:
ORuerida hi;a9 s* piadosa 3 buena9 Dios te proteger desde el "ielo 3 3o no me apartar* de tu lado 3 te bende"ir*+Q
o"o despu*s "errN los o;os 3 espirN+ La niTa iba todos los dKas a llorar al sepul"ro de su madre 3 "ontinuN siendo siempre piadosa 3 buena+
LlegN el in8ierno 3 la nie8e "ubriN el sepul"ro "on su blan"o manto9 llegN la prima8era 3 el sol dorN las Cores del "ampo 3 el padre de la niTa se "asN de nue8o+
La esposa tra;o dos niTas >ue tenKan un rostro mu3 hermoso9 pero un "oraJNn mu3 duro 3 "ruelP enton"es "omenJaron mu3 malos tiempos para la pobre hu*r5ana+
O0o >ueremos >ue est* ese pedaJo de ganso sentada a nuestro lado9 >ue gane el pan >ue "oma9 83ase a la "o"ina "on la "riada+Q
La >uitaron sus 8estidos buenos9 la pusieron una bas>uiTa remendada 3 8ie;a 3 la dieron unos Jue"os+
OURu* su"ia est la orgullosa prin"esaQ de"Kan ri*ndose9 3 la mandaron ir a la "o"inaP
tenKa >ue traba;ar allK desde por la maTana hasta la no"he9 le8antarse temprano9 traer agua9 en"ender lumbre9 "oser 3 la8arP
sus hermanas la ha"Kan adems todo el daTo posible9 se burlaban de ella 3 la 8ertKan la "omida en la lumbre9 de manera >ue tenKa >ue ba;arse a re"ogerla+
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 "omo siempre estaba9 llena de pol8o 3 "eniJa9 la llamaban la 6eni"ienta+
Su"ediN >ue su padre 5ue en una o"asiNn a una 5eria 3 preguntN a sus hi;astras lo >ue >uerKan las tra;ese+
OMn bonito 8estidoQ di;o la una+ OMna buena sorti;a9Q aTadiN la segunda+
OF t 6eni"ienta9 W>u* >uieresQ >uie resQ le di;o+
Oadre9 Oadre9 traedme la l a primera rama >ue en"ontr*is en el "amino+Q
6omprN a sus dos hi;astras hermosos 8estidos 3 sorti;as adornadas de perlas 3 piedras pre"iosasP
3 a su regreso9 al pasar por un bos>ue "ubierto de 8erdor9 tropeJN "on su sombrero en una rama de JarJa9 3 la "ortN+
6uando 8ol8iN a su "asa dio a sus hi;astras lo >ue le habKan pedido 3 la rama a la 6eni"ienta9 la "ual se lo agrade"iNP
"orriN al sepul"ro de su madre9 plantN la rama en *l 3 llorN tanto >ue regada por sus lgrimas9 no tardN la rama en "re"er 3 "on8ertirse en un hermoso rbol+
La 6eni"ienta iba tres 8e"es todos los dKas a 8er el rbol9 lloraba 3 oraba 3 siempre iba a des"ansar en *l un pa;arillo9 3 "uando sentKa algn deseo9 en el a"to la "on"edKa el pa;arillo lo >ue deseaba+
6elebrN por enton"es el re3 unas grandes @estas9 >ue debKan durar tres dKas9 e in8itN a ellas a todas las ;N8enes del paKs para >ue su hi;o eligiera la >ue ms le agradase por esposa+
6uando supieron las dos hermanastras >ue debKan asistir a a>uellas @estas9 llamaron a la 6eni"ienta 3 la di;eron: Op*inanos9 lKmpianos los Japatos 3 ponles bien las hebillas9 pues 8amos a una @esta al pala"io del re3+Q
La 6eni"ienta las es"u"hN llorando9 pues las hubiera a"ompaTado "on mu"ho gusto al baile9 3 supli"N a su madrastra se lo permitiese+
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
ero "omo insistiese en sus spli"as9 le di;o por ltimo: OSe ha "aKdo un plato de lente;as en la "eniJa9 si las re"oges antes de dos horas9 8endrs "on nosotras+Q
La ;o8en saliN al ;ardKn por la puerta trasera 3 di;o: Oiernas palomas9 amables tNrtolas9 p;aros del "ielo9 8enid todos 3 a3udadme a re"oger+ Las buenas en el pu"heroP las malas en el "aldero+Q
Entraron por la 8entana de la l a "o"ina dos palomas blan"as9 3 despu*s dos tNrtolas 3 por ltimo "omenJaron a re8olotear alrededor del hogar todos los p;aros del "ielo9 >ue a"abaron por ba;arse a la "eniJaP 3 pusieron todos los granos buenos en el plato+
Enton"es la "hi"a lle8N el plato a su madrastra9 "re3endo >ue le permitirKa ir a la @estaP pero le di;o: O0o9 6eni"ienta9 no tienes 8estido 3 no sabes bailar9 se reirKan de nosotrasPQ
pero 8iendo >ue lloraba aTadiN: OSi puedes re"oger de entre la "eniJa dos platos llenos de lente;as en una hora9 irs "on nosotras+Q
6re3endo en su interior9 >ue no podrKa ha"erlo9 8ertiN los dos platos de lente;as en la "eniJa 3 se mar"hN9 pero la ;o8en saliN enton"es al ;ardKn por la puerta trasera 3 8ol8iN a de"ir:
Oiernas palomas9 amables tNrtolas9 p;aros del "ielo9 8enid todos 3 a3udadme a re"oger+ re"oger+ Las buenas en el pu"heroP las malas en el "aldero+Q
Entraron por la 8entana de la l a "o"ina dos palomas blan"as9 3 despu*s dos tNrtolas 3 por ltimo "omenJaron a re8olotear alrededor del hogar todos los p;aros del "ielo9 >ue a"abaron por ba;arse a la "eniJaP 3 pusieron todas las lente;as buenas en los l os platos+
Enton"es la "hi"a lle8N los platos a su madrastra9 "re3endo la permitirKa ir a la @esta9 pero le di;o: Oodo Oodo es intil9 no puedes 8enir9 8enir 9 por>ue no tienes 8estido 3 no sabes bailarP se reirKan de nosotras+
Enton"es le 8ol8iN la espalda 3 se mar"hN "on sus orgullosas hi;as+
En "uanto >uedN sola en "asa9 5ue la 6eni"ienta al sepul"ro de su madre9 deba;o del rbol9 3 "omenJN a de"ir: OArbolito OArbolito pe>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP >ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3 bien te;ido+Q
El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido de oro 3 plata 3 unos Japatos bordados de plata 3 sedaP en seguida se puso el 8estido 3 se mar"hN a la @estaP
sus hermanas 3 madrastra no la "ono"ieron9 "re3endo serKa alguna prin"esa e=tran;era9 pues les pare"iN mu3 hermosa he rmosa "on su 8estido de oro9 3 ni aun se a"ordaban de la 6eni"ienta9 "re3endo estarKa mondando lente;as sentada en el hogar+
SaliN a su en"uentro el hi;o del re39 la tomN de la mano 3 bailN "on ella9 no permiti*ndola bailar "on nadie9 pues no la soltN de la mano9 3 si se a"er"aba algn otro a in8itarla9 le de"Ka: Oes mi pare;a+Q
BailN hasta el amane"er 3 enton"es de"idiN mar"harseP el prKn"ipe le di;o: O?r* "ontigo 3 te a"ompaTar*ZQ pero ella se despidiN 3 saltN al palomar9 enton"es aguardN el hi;o del re3 a >ue 5uera su padre 3 le di;o >ue la don"ella e=tran;era habKa saltado al palomar+
El an"iano "re3N >ue debKa ser la 6eni"ientaP tra;eron una pi>ueta 3 un martillo para derribar el palomar9 pero no habKa nadie dentroP
3 "uando llegaron a la "asa de la 6eni"ienta9 la en"ontraron sentada en el hogar "on sus su"ios 8estidosP pues la 6eni"ienta habKa entrado 3 salido mu3 ligera en el palomar 3 "orrido ha"ia el sepul"ro de su madre9 donde se >uitN los hermosos 8estidos >ue se lle8N el p;aro 3 despu*s se 5ue a sentar "on su bas>uiTa gris a la "o"ina+
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 3
di;o: OArbolito OArbolito pe>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP 8 estidoP >ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3 bien te;ido+Q
El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido mu"ho ms hermoso >ue el del dKa anterior 3 "uando se presentN en la @esta "on a>uel tra;e9 de;N a todos admirados de su e=traordinaria belleJaP
el prKn"ipe >ue la estaba aguardando la "ogiN de la mano 3 bailN toda la no"he "on ellaP "uando iba algn otro a in8itarla9 de"Ka: OEs mi pare;a+Q
Al amane"er mani5estN deseos de mar"harse9 pero el hi;o del re3 la siguiN para 8er la "asa en >ue entrabaP pero de pronto se metiN en el ;ardKn de detrs de la "asa+
HabKa en *l un hermoso rbol mu3 grande9 del "ul "olgaban hermosas perasP la 6eni"ienta trepN hasta sus ramas 3 el prKn"ipe no pudo saber por dNnde habKa idoP
pero aguardN hasta >ue 8ino su padre 3 le di;o: OLa don"ella e=tran;era se me ha es"apadoP me pare"e >ue ha saltado el peral+Q
El padre "re3N >ue 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 "asa9 estaba la 6eni"ienta sentada en el hogar9 "omo la no"he anterior9 pues habKa saltado por el otro lado el rbol 3 5ue "orriendo al sepul"ro de su madre9 donde de;N al p;aro sus hermosos 8estidos 3 tomN su bas>uiTa gris+
Al dKa siguiente9 "uando se mar"haron sus padres 3 hermanas9 5ue tambi*n la 6eni"ienta al sepul"ro de su madre 3 di;o al arbolito: OArbolito OArbolito pe>ueTo9 dame un 8estidoP >ue sea9 de oro 3 plata9 mu3 bien te;ido+Q
El p;aro la dio enton"es un 8estido >ue era mu"ho ms hermoso 3 magnK@"o >ue ninguno de los anteriores9 3 los Japatos eran todos de oro9 3 "uando se presentN en la @esta "on a>uel 8estido9 nadie tenKa palabras para e=presar su asombroP
el prKn"ipe bailN toda la no"he "on ella 3 "uando se a"er"aba alguno a in8itarla9 le de"Ka: OEs mi pare;a+Q
Al amane"er se empeTN en mar"harse la 6eni"ienta9 3 el prKn"ipe en a"ompaTarla9 pero se es"apN "on tal ligereJa >ue no pudo seguirlaP
pero el hi;o del re3 habKa mandado untar toda la es"alera de peJ 3 se >uedN pegado en ella el Japato iJ>uierdo de la ;o8enP el prKn"ipe 8io >ue era mu3 pe>ueTo9 bonito 3 todo de oro+
Al dKa siguiente 5ue a 8er al padre de la 6eni"ienta 3 le di;o: OHe de"idido sea mi esposa a la l a >ue 8enga bien este Japato de oro+Q
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 podKa meter9 por>ue sus dedos eran demasiado largos 3 el Japato mu3 pe>ueTo+
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
La ;o8en se "ortN los dedosP metiN el Japato en el pie9 o"ultN su dolor 3 saliN a reunirse "on el hi;o del re39 >ue la subiN a su "aballo "omo si 5uera su no8ia9 3 se mar"hN "on ellaP
pero tenKa >ue pasar por el lado del sepul"ro de la primera mu;er de su padrastro+ Sentado en el rbol habKa dos palomas9 pal omas9 >ue "omenJaron a de"ir: O0o sigas ms adelanteP detente a 8er un instanteP >ue el Japato es mu3 pe>ueTo 3 esa no8ia no es su dueTo+Q
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 >ue se probase el Japato la otra hermana+
EntrN *sta en su "uarto 3 se le metiN bien por delante9 pero el talNn era demasiado 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 a pie+Q
La ;o8en se "ortN un pedaJo de talNn9 metiN un pie en el Japato9 3 o"ultando el dolor9 saliN a 8er al hi;o del re39 >ue la subiN en su "aballo "omo si 5uera su no8ia 3 se mar"hN "on ellaP "uando pasaron delante del rbol9 las dos palomas gritaron: O0o sigas ms adelanteP detente a 8er un instanteP >ue el Japato es mu3 pe>ueTo 3 esa no8ia no es su dueTo+Q
Se detu8o9 la mirN los pies9 3 8io "orrer la sangre9 8ol8iN su "aballo 3 "ondu;o a su "asa a la no8ia @ngida+
Oampo"o es esta la >ue bus"o9Q di;oP OWen*is otra hi;a
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 no puede ser la no8ia >ue bus"is+Q
El hi;o del re3 insistiN i nsistiN en 8erla9 pero la madre le repli"N: O0o9 no9 est demasiado su"ia para atre8erme a enseTarla+Q
Se empeTN sin embargo en >ue saliera 3 hubo >ue llamar a la 6eni"ienta+
Se la8N primero la "ara 3 las manos9 3 saliN despu*s a presen"ia del prKn"ipe >ue la alargN el Japato de oroP
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 el rostro9 re"ono"iN a la hermosa don"ella >ue habKa bailado "on *l9 3 di;o: OEsta es mi 8erdadera no8ia+Q
La madrastra 3 las dos hermanas se pusieron plidas de ira9 pero el prKn"ipe asistiN a 6eni"ienta en su "aballo9 3 mar"hN "on ellaP 3 "uando
pasaban por delante del rbol9 di;eron las dos palomas blan"as: OSigue9 prKn"ipe9 sigue adelante sin parar un solo instante9 pues 3a en"ontraste el dueTo del Japatito pe>ueTo+Q
Despu*s de de"ir esto9 e"haron a 8olar 3 se pusieron en los hombros de la 6eni"ienta9 una en el dere"ho 3 otra en el iJ>uierdo+
6uando se 8eri@"N la boda9 5ueron las 5alsas hermanas a a"ompaTarla 3 tomar parte en su 5eli"idad9 3 al dirigirse los no8ios a la iglesia9 iba la ma3or a la dere"ha 3 la menor a la iJ>uierdaP 3 las palomas pi"aron la ma3or en el o;o dere"ho 3 la menor en el o;o iJ>uierdoP
a su regreso se puso la ma3or a la iJ>uierda 3 la menor a la dere"ha9 3 las palomas pi"aron a "ada una en el otro o;o9 >uedando "iegas toda su 8ida por su 5alsedad 3 en8idia+
IapunJel
HabKa en una o"asiNn un matrimonio >ue deseaba ha"Ka mu"ho tiempo tener un hi;o9 hasta >ue al @n dio la mu;er esperanJas de >ue el SeTor >uerKa se "umpliesen sus deseos+
En la al"oba de los esposos habKa una 8entana pe>ueTa9 "u3as 8istas daban a un hermoso huerto9 en el "ual se en"ontraban toda "lase de Cores 3 legumbres+
Se hallaba empero rodeado de una alta pared9 3 nadie se atre8Ka a entrar dentro9 por>ue pertene"Ka a una he"hi"era mu3 poderosa 3 temida de todos+
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+
6re"iN su anto;o de dKa en dKa 39 "omo no ignoraba >ue no podKa satis5a"erle9 "omenJN a estar triste9 plida 3 en5ermiJa+
reo"upado9 el marido la preguntN: OWRu* ha3 de malo9 >uerida esposaQ
OUhQ le "ontestN9 Osi no puedo "omer 8erdeJuelas de los >ue ha3 detrs de nuestra "asa9 me morir* mori r* de seguro+Q
El marido >ue la >uerKa mu"ho9 pensN para sK+ OAntes OAntes de "onsentir en >ue muera mi mu;er9 la traer* el 8erdeJuela9 3 sea lo >ue Dios >uiera+Q
Al ano"he"er saltN las paredes del huerto de la he"hi"era9 "ogiN en un momento un puTado de 8erdeJuela9 3 se lo lle8N a su mu;er9 >ue hiJo enseguida una ensalada 3 se lo "omiN "on el ma3or apetito+
ero la supo tan bien9 tan bien9 >ue al dKa siguiente tenKa mu"ha ms gana toda8Ka de 8ol8erlo a "omer9 no podKa tener des"anso si su marido no iba otra 8eJ al huerto+
ue por lo tanto al ano"he"er9 pero se asustN mu"ho9 por>ue estaba en *l la he"hi"era+
OW6Nmo te atre8es9Q le di;o en"oleriJada9 Oa 8enir a mi huerto 3 a robarme mi 8erdeJuela "omo un ladrNn W0o sabes >ue puede 8enirte una desgra"iaQ
OUAhQ la "ontestN9 Operdonad mi atre8imiento9 pues lo he he"ho por ne"esidad+ .i mu;er ha 8isto 8uestro 8erdeJuela desde la 8entana9 3 se le ha anto;ado de tal manera >ue morirKa si no lo "omiese+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 >ue entregarme el hi;o >ue d* a luJ tu mu;er+ 0ada le 5altar9 3 le "uidar* "omo si 5uera su madre+Q
El marido se "omprometiN "on pena9 3 en "uanto 8io la luJ su hi;o le presentN a la he"hi"era9 >ue puso a la niTa el nombre de IapunJel (>ue signi@"a 8erdeJuela) 3 se la lle8N+ l le8N+
IapunJel era la "riatura ms hermosa >ue ha habido ba;o el sol+
6uando "umpliN do"e aTos9 la he"hi"era la en"errN en una torre en medio de un bos>ue9 la "ual no tenKa es"alera ni puerta9 sino ni"amente una 8entana mu3 pe>ueTa 3 alta+
6uando la he"hi"era >uerKa entrar se ponKa deba;o de ella 3 de"Ka: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abelleraPQ pues IapunJel tenKa unos "abellos mu3 largos 3 hermosos 3 tan @nos "omo el oro hilado+
Apenas oKa la 8oJ de la he"hi"era9 desataba su trenJa9 la de;aba "aer desde 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+
ero su"ediN9 tras"urridos un par de aTos9 >ue 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 3 sua8e >ue se detu8o es"u"hndole+
Era IapunJel >ue pasaba el tiempo en su soledad entreteni*ndose en repetir "on su dul"e 8oJ las ms agradables "an"iones+
El hi;o del re3 hubiera >uerido entrar9 3 bus"N la puerta de la torre9 pero no pudo en"ontrarla+
IegresN IegresN a su "asa9 pero el "nti"o habKa penetrado de tal manera en su "oraJNn9 >ue iba todos los dKas al bos>ue a es"u"harle+
Mna 8eJ9 mientras >ue o"ulta ba;o un rbol9 8io >ue llegaba una he"hi"era9 3 la o3N de"ir: OIapunJel9 IapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abellera+Q
IapunJel de;N enton"es "aer su "abellera 3 la he"hi"era subiN por ella+
Si es esa la es"alera por >ue se sube9 di;o el prKn"ipe9 >uiero 3o tambi*n probar 5ortuna+ F al dKa siguiente9 "uando empeJaba a ano"he"er se a"er"N a la torre 3 di;o: OI OIapunJel9 apunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abellera+Q
Enseguida "a3eron los "abellos 3 subiN el hi;o del re3+ re3+
Al prin"ipio se asustN IapunJel "uando 8io entrar un hombre9 pues sus o;os no habKan 8isto toda8Ka ninguno9 pero el hi;o del re3 "omenJN a hablarla "on la ma3or amabilidad9 3 la re@riN >ue su "nti"o habKa "onmo8ido de tal manera su "oraJNn9 >ue desde enton"es no habKa podido des"ansar un solo instante 3 se habKa propuesto 8erla 3 hablarla+
Desapare"iN "on esto el miedo de IapunJel 3 "uando la preguntN si >uerKa "asarse "on *l9 3 8io 8 io >ue era ;o8en 3 buen moJo9 pensN entre sK: OLe >uerr* mu"ho ms >ue a la 8ie;a he"hi"era+Q
Le di;o >ue sK9 3 estre"hN e stre"hN su mano "on la su3a9 aTadiendo: ODe buena gana me mar"harKa "ontigo9 pero ignoro "Nmo he de ba;arP siempre >ue 8engas 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
6on8inieron en >ue 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: ODime9 abuelita W"Nmo es >ue tardas tanto tiempo en subir9 mientras el hi;o del re3 llega en un momento a mi ladoQ
OUAh9 pK"araQ la "ontestN la he"hi"era+ OURu* es lo l o >ue oigo UFo UFo >ue "reKa haberte o"ultado a todo el mundo9 3 me has engaTadoQ
6ogiN en"oleriJada los hermosos "abellos de IapunJel9 los dio un par de 8ueltas a su mano iJ>uierda9 tomN unas ti;eras "on la dere"ha9 3 tris9 tras9 los "ortN9 "a3endo al suelo las hermosas trenJasP 3 llegN a tal e=tremo su 5uror >ue lle8N a la pobre IapunJel a un desierto9 donde la "ondenN a 8i8ir entre lgrimas 3 dolores+
El mismo dKa en >ue la he"hi"era des"ubriN el se"reto de IapunJel9 ella tomN los "abellos >ue se habKa "ortado9 3 les asegurN a la 8entana+ 6uando el prKn"ipe llegN 3 di;o IapunJel9 IapunJel9 su*ltame tu "abellera<9 los en"ontrN "olgando+
El hi;o del re3 subiN enton"es9 pero no en"ontrN a su >uerida IapunJelP *l se en"ontrN "ara a "ara "on la he"hi"era9 >ue lo miraba "on mali"ia+
OUHolaQ le di;o burlndose9 O8ienes a bus"ar a tu >ueridita9 pero el p;aro no est 3a en su nido 3 no 8ol8er a "antarP le han sa"ado de su ;aula 3 tus o;os no le 8ern 3a ms+ IapunJel est perdida para tiP no la en"ontrars nun"a+Q
El prKn"ipe sintiN el dolor ms pro5undo 3 en su desespera"iNn saltN de la torreP tu8o la 5ortuna de no perder la 8ida9 pero las JarJas en >ue "a3N le atra8esaron los o;os+
6omenJN a andar a "iegas por el bos>ue9 no "omKa ms >ue raK"es 3 hierbas9 3 sNlo se o"upaba en lamentarse 3 llorar la p*rdida de su >uerida esposa+
VagN asK durante algunos aTos en la ma3or miseria9 mi seria9 hasta >ue llegN al @nal desierto donde 8i8Ka IapunJel en "ontinua angustia+
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+ l lorN+
Las lgrimas >ue batearon sus o;os9 les de8ol8ieron de 8ol8ieron su antigua "laridad 3 8ol8iN a 8er "omo antes+ La lle8N a su reino donde 5ueron re"ibidos "on grande alegrKa9 3 8i8ieron mu"hos aTos di"hosos 3 "ontentos+
La Bella Durmiente
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
pero una 8eJ9 estando la reina baTndose9 saltN una rana en el agua9 la "ual le di;o: OAntes OAntes de un aTo 8ers "umplido tu deseo9 3 tendrs una hi;a+Q
0o tardN en 8eri@"arse lo >ue habKa predi"ho la rana9 pues la reina dio a luJ una niTa tan hermosa9 >ue el re39 lleno de alegrKa9 ignoraba >ue ha"erse 3 dispuso un gran 5estKn9 al "ual in8itN no sNlo a sus parientes9 amigos 3 "ono"idos9 sino tambi*n a las hadas para >ue la niTa 5uese amable 3 de buenas "ostumbres+
HabKa tre"e hadas en su reino9 pero "omo sNlo tenKa do"e platos de oro9 una de ellas no podKa asistir al ban>uete+
El ban>uete se lle8N a "abo "on gran esplendor9 3 "uando llegN a su @n9 las hadas dieron el niTo sus regalos espe"iales:
*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
mas apenas habKa hablado la l a und*"ima9 entrN de repente la de"imoter"era9 deseosa de 8engarse por>ue no la habKan "on8idado9 3 sin saludar 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 la sala sin de"ir otra palabra+
odo odo el mundo se sorprendiN9 sorprendiN9 pero entrN enseguida la duod*"ima >ue no habKa he"ho an su regaloP no pudiendo e8itar el mal >ue habKa predi"ho su "ompaTera9 pro"urN modi@"arle 3 di;o: OLa prin"esa no morir9 pero estar sumergida en un pro5undo sueTo por espa"io de un siglo+Q
El re39 >ue >uerKa e8itar a su >uerida hi;a todo g*nero de desgra"ias9 dio la orden de >ue se >uemasen todos los husos de su reinoP
.ientras tanto9 la ;o8en se hallaba adornada de todas las gra"ias >ue la habKan "on"edido las hadas9 pues era mu3 hermosa9 amable9 gra"iosa 3 sabio9 de manera9 >ue "uantos la 8eKan9 sentKan ha"ia ella el ma3or "ariTo+
Sin embargo9 en el mismo dKa en >ue "umpliN los >uin"e aTos9 el re3 3 la reina no estaban en "asa9 3 la "hi"a estaba sola en el pala"io+
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 a una torre mu3 ele8ada+
La ;o8en subiN una estre"ha es"alera 3 llegN a una puerta9 la "ual no se tardN en abrir+ abrir+ Vio una pe>ueTa habita"iNn9 donde se hallaba una an"iana "on su huso hilando "on la ma3or laboriosidad+
OBuenos dKas9 seTora9Q di;o la hi;a del re39 OWRu* ha"es ahKQ
OEsto3 hilando9Q "ontestN la an"iana9 3 asintiN "on la "abeJa+
OWRu* es eso >ue se mue8e "on tanta ligereJaQ "ontinuN di"iendo la niTaP 3 5ue a "oger el huso para ponerse a hilarP pero apenas le habKa to"ado9 se realiJN el en"anto9 3 se pin"hN pi n"hN un dedo+
En el mismo momento9 se desplomN 3 "a3N en e n un pro5undo sueTo+ Este sueTo se e=tendiN sobre todo el pala"io+
El re3 3 la reina9 >ue habKan entrado en el pala"io en a>uel mismo momento9 se >uedaron dormidosP 3 toda la "orte "on ellosP
tambi*n se durmieron los "aballos en la l a "uadra9 los perros en el patio9 las palomas en el te"ho9 las mos"as en la paredP
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+ de spierto+
El 8iento de;N de soplarP ni una ho;a se mo8Ka en los rboles alrededores del pala"io+
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 "ompleto9 de manera >ue ni aun su te"ho se 8eKa9 3 solo los an"ianos del paKs podKan dar alguna noti"ia de la hermosa Iosa"onespinas >ue se hallaba allK dormidaP pues "on este nombre era "ono"ida la prin"esaP
3 de tiempo en tiempo 8enKan algunos prKn"ipes >ue >uerKan penetrar a tra8*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 no pudiendo mu"has 8e"es soltarse9 de modo >ue morKan allK+
Despu*s de mu"hos aTos un prKn"ipe llegN a la regiNn+ 3N un an"iano hablando sobre el seto de espinos9 detrs de la "ual habKa un pala"io9 en 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+
ATadiN adems haber oKdo de"ir a su abuelo >ue mu"hos prKn"ipes habKan tratado 3a de atra8esar por el JarJal9 pero no podKan pasar+ pasar+ Ellos >uedaron atrapados 3 murieron una muerte dolorosa+
Enton"es di;o el don"el: OFo OFo no tengo miedoP ir* i r* 3 8er* a la bella Iosa"on espinas+Q
El buen an"iano >uiso distraerle de su propNsito9 pero 8iendo no lo "onseguKa9 le de;N entregarse a su suerte+
ero pre"isamente enton"es habKan tras"urrido los "ien aTos+ HabKa llegado el dKa de la hermosa Iosa"onespinas a despertar+ despertar+
6uando se a"er"N el prKn"ipe a la JarJa9 la hallN "on8ertida en un hermoso rosal >ue abri*ndose por sK mismo mi smo le de;N pasar9 3 "errN despu*s+
LlegN a la "uadra 3 8io dormidos a los perros 3 "aballos9 mirN el te"ho 3 8io a las palomas "on sus "abeJas ba;o sus alas9 3 "uando entrN en el e l pala"io9 notN >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 di spuesto a "antar+ "antar+
[l siguiN un po"o ms le;os9 3 en el gran salNn 8io a toda la "orte 3a"iendo dormido9 3 el re3 3 la reina estaban durmiendo en su trono+
Enton"es se 5ue un po"o ms all9 3 todo estaba tan silen"ioso >ue se podKa oKr su propia respira"iNn+
Al @n llegN a la torre9 3 abriN la puerta de la pe>ueTa habita"iNn donde Iosa"onespinas estaba dormido+
AllK 3a"Ka9 3 ella era tan hermosa >ue no podKa apartar los o;os de ella+
Se in"linN 3 le dio un beso+ Sin embargo9 tan pronto "omo *l la l a besN9 Iosa "onespinas abriN los o;os9 despertN9 3 lo mirN mu3 dul"emente+
Enton"es des"endieron ;untos9 3 el re3 3 la reina despertaron9 ;unto "on toda la "orte+ Se miraron m iraron unos a otros "on gran asombro+
Los "aballos en el establo se le8antaron l e8antaron 3 "omenJaron a relin"harP los perros saltaron 3 menearon sus "olas+
Las palomas en el te"ho sa"aron sus "abeJas de deba;o de sus alas9 miraron alrededor 3 8olaron ha"ia el "ampo+
Las mos"as de la pared re8olotearon de nue8o+ El 5uego en la "o"ina 8ol8iN 8ol8i N a la 8ida9 3 se "o"iN la "omidaP el "o"inero le dio una bo5etada a "ada sier8oP 3 la "riada despertN al "anto del gallo+
La boda del prKn"ipe 3 Iosa Iosa"onespinas "onespinas se "elebrN "on gran esplendor9 3 8i8ieron 5eli"es hasta el @n de sus dKas+
6aperu"ita Io;a
HabKa una 8eJ una "hi"a adorable >ue era amado por todos9 pero sobre todo por su abuela+ Mna 8eJ >ue ella le dio una pe>ueTa gorra ro;a+ Ella nun"a >uerKa usar otra "osa9 asK >ue todo el mundo empeJN a llamarla 6aperu"ita Io;a<+
Mn dKa su madre le di;o: \Ven9 6aperu"ita Io;a9 Io;a9 a>uK tengo un pedaJo de pastel 3 una botella de 8ino+ Ll*8alos a tu abuelaP ella est en5erma 3 d*bil9 3 esto le a3udar+
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 3 romper la botella: no habr nada para su abuela+
F "uando entres a su dormitorio no ol8ides de"irle9 Buenos dKas
O0o te preo"upes9 har* bien todo9Q di;o 6aperu"ita Io;aP tomN las "osas9 3 se despidiN "ariTosamente+
La abuela 8i8Ka en el bos>ue9 "er"a de un kilNmetro de su "asa+ F nadie ms habKa 6aperu"ita Io;a entrN en el bos>ue siempre en el "amino "uando se en"ontrN "on un lobo+
6aperu"ita Io;a no sabKa >ue esa "riatura pudiera ha"er algn daTo9 3 no tu8o ningn temor de *l+
OBuenos dKas9 6aperu"ita Io;a9Q di;o el lobo+
\Buenos dKas\9 di;o la niTa+
OWAdNnde 8as tan temprano9 6aperu"ita Io;aQ
OA la "asa de mi abuelita+Q
OWF >u* lle8as en esa "anastaQ
Oastel 3 8ino+ A3er A3er 5ue dKa de hornear9 asK >ue mi pobre abuelita en5erma 8a a tener algo bueno para 5ortale"erse+Q
OWF adonde 8i8e tu abuelita9 6aperu"ita Io;aQ
OAlrededor de la mitad un kilNmetro ms adentro en el bos>ue+ Su "asa est ba;o tres grandes rboles+ Seguramente usted ha 8isto9Q respondiN 6aperu"ita Io;a ino"entemente+
El lobo se di;o en silen"io a sK mismo: OURu* "riatura tierna URu* buen aperiti8oP 3 ella ser ms sabroso >ue la an"iana .e 8o3 a "oger a los dos+Q
Luego a"ompaTN a 6aperu"ita Io;a un po"o ms en el "amino9 3 luego le di;o: O6aperu"ita Io;a9 mira las Cores bonitas+ Wor >u* no 8as 3 re"oger algunos de ellas
F 3o "reo tambi*n >ue no te has dado "uenta de lo dul"e >ue "antan "antan los pa;aritos+ Es >ue 8as tan apurada en el "amino "omo si 5ueras para la es"uela9 mientras >ue todo el bos>ue est lleno de mara8illas+Q
6aperu"ita Io;a le8antN sus o;os9 3 "uando 8io los ra3os del sol danJando a>uK 3 all entre los rbolesP 8io las bellas CoresP 3 o3N el "anto de los p;aros9 pensN: OSupongo >ue podrKa tomar algunas de estas Cores 5res"as a mi abuela+ Adems9 an es mu3 temprano 3 no habr problema si me atraso un po>uito9 siempre llegar* a buena hora+Q
F asK9 ella se saliN del "amino 3 se 5ue 5ue a "ortar Cores+ F "uando "uando "ortaba una9 8eKa otra ms bonita9 3 otra 3 otra9 3 sin darse "uenta se 5ue adentrando en el bos>ue+
.ientras tanto el lobo apro8e"hN el tiempo 3 "orriN dire"to a la "asa de la abuelita 3 to"N a la puerta+
OWRui*n esQ preguntN la abuelita+
O6aperu"ita Io;a9Q "ontestN el lobo+ Oraigo Oraigo pastel 3 8ino+ Abra la puerta9 por 5a8or+Q
OLe8ante el pestillo9Q gritN la abuela9 Oesto3 mu3 d*bil 3 no me puedo le8antarme+Q
El lobo le8antN el pestillo9 abriN la puerta9 3 sin de"ir una palabra ms9 se 5ue dire"to a la "ama de la abuelita 3 se la tragN de un bo"ado+
F enseguida se puso ropa ropa de ella9 se "olo"N un gorro9 gorro9 se metiN en la "ama 3 "errN las "ortinas+
.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 su abuelita 3 se puso en "amino ha"ia ella+
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 me siento mu3 in"Nmodo en la a"tualidad9 3 otras 8e"es >ue me ha gustado tanto estar "on abuelita+Q
Enton"es gritN: OUBuenos dKasQ pero no hubo respuesta9 asK >ue 5ue al dormitorio 3 abriN las "ortinas+
La abuela pare"Ka estar allK9 "on su gorro "ubri*ndole toda la "ara9 3 "on una aparien"ia mu3 e=traTa+
OUh9 abuelaQ di;o9 O>u* ore;as tan grandes >ue tienes+Q
OEs para oKrte me;or9 mi niTa9Q 5ue la respuesta+
Oero abuela9 >u* o;os tan grandes >ue tienes+Q
OSon para 8erte me;or9 >uerida+Q
Oero abuelita9 >u* braJos tan grandes >ue tienes+Q
Oara abraJarte me;or+Q me;or+Q
OF >u* bo"a tan grande >ue tienes+Q
Oara "omerte me;or+Q
6uando el lobo hubo di;o esto9 saltN de la "ama 3 "omiN Little Ied tambi*n+
Enton"es el lobo de"idiN tomar una siesta9 3 8ol8iN a la "ama+ Mna 8eJ dormido9 empeJN a ron"ar 5uertemente+
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 si ne"esita alguna a3uda+Q
Enton"es ingresN al dormitorio9 3 "uando se a"er"N a la "ama 8io al lobo a"ostado allK+
OUAsK >ue te en"uentro a>uK9 8ie;o pe"adorQ di;o *l+ OUHa"Ka tiempo >ue te bus"abaQ
F 3a se disponKa a disparar su arma arma "ontra *l9 "uando pensN >ue el lobo podrKa haber de8orado a la 8ie;a 3 >ue an podrKa ser sal8ada9 por lo >ue de"idiN no disparar+ disparar+ En "ambio9 tomN unas ti;eras 3 empeJN a "ortar el 8ientre del lobo durmiente+
[l hiJo un "orte9 3 8io una gorra ro;a+ [l hiJo dos "ortes9 3 una niTa saliN gritando: OFo OFo estaba mu3 asustada+ Estaba mu3 os"uro dentro del lobo+Q Enton"es la abuela saliN+ A5ortunadamente ella estaba 8i8a tambi*n+
6aperu"ita Io;a tra;o rpidamente algunas piedras grandes9 3 el "aJador llena el estNmago del lobo "on ellos+ 6uando el lobo despertN9 tratN de "orrer+ "orrer+ Sin embargo9 las piedras eran tan pesadas >ue "a3N muerto+
Las tres personas se sintieron 5eli"es+ El "aJador le >uitN la piel al lobo 3 se la lle8N a su "asa+ La abuela "omiN el pastel 3 bebiN el 8ino >ue le tra;o 6aperu"ita Io;a 3 se reanimN+ ero ero 6aperu"ita Io;a solamente pensN: O.ientras 8i8o9 3o nun"a des8iarse del "amino+Q
ambi*n ambi*n se "uenta >ue una 8eJ >ue 6aperu"ita Io;a Io;a lle8aba pastel a su abuela9 otro lobo le hablN9 3 tratN de ha"erla salir del "amino+
Sin embargo9 6aperu"ita Io;a estaba en guardia9 3 siguiN su "amino+
Al llegar9 le "ontN a su abuelita >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 de seguro >ue se la hubiera tragado+
OBueno9Q di;o la abuela9 O"erraremos bien la puerta9 de modo >ue no puede entrar+Q
Al "abo de un rato el lobo llegN 3 to"N a la puerta9 3 gritN: OUAbuela9 abre la puerta Es 6aperu"ita Io;a9 3 traigo unos pasteles+Q
ero ellas "allaron 3 no abrieron la puerta+ El lobo "omenJN a "aminar alrededor de la "asa+ Luego saltN sobre el te"ho9 >ue esperar a 6aperu"ita Io;a para 8ol8er a "asa9 3 luego "om*rsela en la os"uridad+
ero la abuela "ono"Ka mu3 bien sus malas m alas inten"iones+
AsK9 6aperu"ita Io;a llena el "omedero "on la l a salsa+
F empeJaron a>uellos deli"iosos aromas aromas a llegar a la nariJ del lobo9 3 empeJN a aspirar 3 a "aminar ha"ia a>uel e=>uisito olor+ olor+
F "aminN hasta llegar a la orilla del te"ho 3 estirN estirN tanto su "abeJa >ue resbalN 3 "a3N de bru"es e=a"tamente al "entro de la olla hir8iente9 ahogndose 3 "o"inndose inmediatamente+
F 6aperu"ita Io;a retornN retornN segura a su "asa "asa 3 en adelante siempre se "uidN de no "aer en las trampas de los >ue bus"an ha"er daTo+
Hansel and Gretel
[rase una 8eJ un leTador mu3 pobre >ue tenKa dos hi;os: un niTo llamado Hansel9 3 una niTa llamada Gretel+ HabKa entrado en un nue8o matrimonio despu*s de >ue la madre de los niTos 5alle"iera+
El leTador >uerKa mu"ho a sus hi;os9 pero un dKa una terrible hambruna asolN la regiNn+
6on pr"ti"amente nada >ue "omer9 una no"he la mal8ada esposa del leTador le di;o: OLos "uatro "uatro de nosotros no podremos sobre8i8ir otro in8ierno+
6uando salgamos a traba;ar por la maTana9 nos lle8aremos a los niTos a la parte ms pro5undo del bos>ue+
Les daremos un pedaJo de pan9 3 luego los de;aremos allK nun"a en"ontrarn el "amino a "asa+Q
El leTador se negN a esta idea por>ue amaba a sus hi;os 3 sabKa >ue si los de;aba en el bos>ue morirKan de hambre o de8orados por las @erasP
pero su esposa le di;o: Oonto9 Oonto9 Wno te das "uenta >ue si no de;as a los niTos en el bos>ue9 enton"es los "uatro moriremos de hambreQ
F tanto insistiN la mal8ada mu;er9 >ue @nalmente "on8en"iN a su marido de abandonar a los niTos en el bos>ue+
A5ortunadamente los niTos estaban an despiertos 3 es"u"haron todo lo >ue planearon sus padres+
OGretelQ di;o Hansel a su hermana: O0o O 0o te preo"upesP 3o 3a tengo una solu"iNn+Q
A la maTana siguiente todo o"urriN "omo se habKa planeado+
La mu;er le8antN a los pe>ueTos mu3 temprano9 les dio a "ada uno un pedaJo de pan9 3 los "uatro emprendieron la mar"ha ha"ia el bos>ue+
Lo >ue el leTador 3 su mu;er no sabKan era >ue durante la no"he9 Hansel habKa salido al ;ardKn para llenar sus bolsillos de gui;arros blan"os9 3 ahora9 mientras "aminaban9 lenta 3 sigilosamente 5ue de;ando "aer gui;arro tras gui;arro 5ormando un "amino >ue e8itarKa >ue se perdieran dentro del bos>ue+
6uando llegaron a la parte ms bos"osa9 en"endieron un 5uego9 sentaron a los niTos en un rbol "aKdo 3 les di;eron9 OAguarden OAguarden a>uK hasta >ue terminemos de traba;ar+Q traba;ar+Q
Los niTos esperaron durante 8arias horas hasta >ue se hiJo os"uro+ Ellos permane"ieron en silen"io ;unto al 5uego9 por>ue oKan oK an un "lap"lap< en la distan"ia9 3 "reKan >ue su padre estaba traba;ando "er"a+
ero ignoraban >ue su madrastra habKa atado una rama a un rbol para >ue hi"iera ese ruido al ser mo8ida por el 8iento+
6uando la no"he se hiJo ms os"ura Gretel de"idiN >ue era tiempo de 8ol8er9 pero Hansel le di;o >ue debKan esperar >ue saliera la luna 3 asK lo hi"ieronP "uando la luna iluminN los l os gui;arros blan"os de;ados por Hansel 5ue "omo si hubiera delante de ellos un "amino de plata+
A la maTana siguiente los dos niTos golpearon la puerta de su padreP OUHemos llegadoQ gritaron los niTosP la madrastra estaba 5uriosa9 pero el leTador se alegrN inmensamente9 por>ue lamentaba mu"ho lo >ue habKa he"ho+
Vi8ieron nue8amente los "uatro ;untos un tiempo ms9 pero a los po"os dKas9 una hambruna an ms terrible >ue la anterior 8ol8iN a de8astar la regiNn+
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+
Los niTos o3eron esto una segunda 8eJ9 pero esta 8eJ Hansel no pudo salir a re"oger los gui;arros por>ue su madrastra habKa "errado "on lla8e la puerta para >ue los niTos no se pudieran es"apar+
O0o importaQ le di;o Hansel a Gretel: O0o te preo"upes9 >ue algo se me o"urrir maTanaPQ an no habKa salido el sol "uando los "uatros de;aron la "asa+
Hansel 5ue de;ando "aer todo a lo largo del "amino las miguitas del pan >ue la mal8ada madrastra m adrastra le habKan dado antes de partir+ partir+
Mna 8eJ ms se >uedaron ;unto al 5uego9 en lo ms pro5undo del bos>ue9 3 esperaron mu"ho tiempo allK sentados+ 6uando se hiJo os"uro9 >uisieron 8ol8er a "asa+
h Ru* gran sorpresa abrumada a los niTos "uando 8ieron >ue los p;aros del bos>ue habKan "omido todas las miga;as lanJadas por Hansel+
Solos9 "on mu"ha hambre 3 llenos de miedo9 los dos niTos se en"ontraron en un bos>ue espeso 3 os"uro del >ue no podKan hallar la salida+
Vagaron durante mu"has horas hasta >ue por @n9 en"ontraron un "laro donde sus o;os des"ubrieron la mara8illa ms grande >ue ;ams hubiesen podido imaginar: Uuna "asita he"ha de dul"es
El te"ho estaba he"ho de "ho"olate9 las paredes de maJapn9 las 8entanas de "aramelo9 las puertas de turrNn9 el "amino de "on@tesP
OUun 8erdadero man;arQ di;o Hansel9 >uien "orriN ha"ia la "asita di"iendo a su hermana: OUVen Gretel9 3o "omer* del te"ho 3 tu podrs "omerte las 8entanasQ
Los niTos se abalanJaron sobre la "asa 3 "omenJaron a de8orarla+ de8 orarla+
OVeo OVeo >ue >uieren "omer mi "asa9Q di;o la bru;aP Obueno9 ahora 8o3 a "omertePQ 3 ella los tomN prisioneros+
Ella los e=aminN: Ou9 Ou9 la niTa9Q di;o9 mirando a Gretel9 Ot me a3udar en e n la "o"ina+ Ruiero engordar al niTo+ [l es demasiado delgado para "omer+Q
La bru;a ignorN las lgrimas de Gretel+ omN omN Hansel 3 lo empu;N en una pe>ueTa habita"iNn+
Mna no"he mientras la bru;a dormKa los niTos empeJaron a "rear un plan+
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 e s gordo9 pasar este hueso 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+
Sin embargo9 3 "omo era de esperarse9 esa situa"iNn no podKa durar por siempre9 3 un mal dKa la bru;a 8o"i5erN: OFa OFa esto3 "ansada de esperar >ue este niTo engorde+ 6ome 3 "ome todo el dKa 3 sigue Ca"o "omo el dKa >ue llegN+Q
Enton"es ella en"endiN un gigantes"o horno9 3 le gritN a Gretel9 Om*tete dentro 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
ORuKtate9Q grito la bru;a9 mo8iendo los braJos de lado a lado 3 lanJando maldi"iones a diestra die stra 3 siniestra+ OEsto3 mu3 5rustrado9Q le di;o+ O O eres un idiota+ Es la "osa ms 5"il del mundo+ Fo Fo te mostrar* "Nmo ha"erlo+Q Enton"es se metiN en el horno+
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
Ese dKa9 la bru;a >uemada hasta la muerte en su propia trampa+
Gretel enton"es "orriN a su hermano9 3 lo liberN de su prisiNn+
Enton"es los niTos 8ieron >ue la "asa de la bru;a mal8ada tenKa grandes bolsas llenas de piedras pre"iosas 3 perlas+
Llenaron sus bolsillos lo ms >ue pudieron 3 a toda prisa de;aron a>uel bos>ue embru;ado+
6aminaron 3 "aminaron sin des"anso9 3 @nalmente en"ontraron la "asa de su padre+
6uando *l los 8io9 se llenN de alegrKa9 por>ue desde >ue los habKa abandonado no habKa pasado un solo dKa sin >ue lamentase su de"isiNn+
Los niTos "orrieron a abraJarlo 39 una 8eJ >ue se hubieron reen"ontrado9 les "ontN >ue la mal8ada esposa habKa muerto 3 >ue nun"a ms 8ol8erKa a lastimarlos9 los niTos enton"es re"ordaron 3 8a"iaron sus bolsillos ante los in"r*dulos o;os de su padre+
El su5rimiento habKa terminado9 3 la 8ida era buena+
El rKn"ipe Iana
En los 8ie;os tiempos9 8i8Ka 8i8K a un re3 "u3as hi;as eran todas mu3 hermosas9 pero la ms pe>ueTa era ms hermosa >ue el mismo sol+
6er"a del pala"io del re3 habKa un bos>ue grande 3 espeso9 3 en el bos>ue9 ba;o un rbol 8ie;o9 habKa una 5uenteP
"uando ha"Ka mu"ho "alor9 la hi;a del re3 iba al bos>ue 3 se sentaba a la orilla de la 5res"a 5uente+
Si ella tenKa mu"ho tiempo9 lle8aba una bola de oro9 >ue tiraba a lo alto 3 la 8ol8Ka a "oger9 siendo este su ;uego 5a8orito+
ero su"ediN una 8eJ >ue la bola de oro de la prin"esa no "a3N en sus manos9 "uando la tirN a lo alto9 sino >ue 5ue a parar al suelo 3 de allK rodN al agua+
La hi;a del re3 la siguiN "on los o;os9 pero la bola desapare"iN9 3 la 5uente era mu3 honda9 tan honda >ue no se 8eKa su 5ondo+
Enton"es "omenJN a llorar9 3 lloraba "ada 8eJ ms alto 3 no podKa "onsolarse+
F "uando se lamentaba asK9 le di;o una 8oJ: OWRu* tienes9 hi;a del re39 >ue te lamentas de modo >ue puedes enterne"er a una piedra
.irN enton"es a su alrededor9 para 8er de dNnde salKa la 8oJ9 3 8io una rana >ue sa"aba del agua su as>uerosa "abeJa: OUAh WEres t9 8ie;a "har"o "hapoteo<Q le di;oP Olloro por mi bola de oro9 >ue se me ha "aKdo a la 5uente+Q
Oran>uilKJate Oran>uilKJate 3 no lloresQ le "ontestN la ranaP O3o puedo sa"arla9 pero W>u* me das9 si te de8uel8o tu ;ugueteQ
OLo >ue >uieras9 >uerida rana9Q le di;o: Omis 8estidos9 mis perlas 3 piedras pre"iosas 3 hasta la "orona dorada >ue lle8o puesta+Q
La rana "ontestN: Ous Ous 8estidos9 tus perlas 3 piedras pre"iosas 3 tu "orona de oro no me sir8en de nadaP pero si me prometes amarme 3 tenerme a tu lado "omo amiga 3 "ompaTera en tus ;uegos9 sentarme "ontigo a tu mesa9 darme 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
OUAhQ le di;oP Ote prometo todo lo >ue >uieras9 si me de8uel8es mi bola de oro+Q
ero pensN para sK: OU6Nmo "harla esa e sa pobre rana or>ue "anta en el agua entre sus iguales9 se @gura >ue puede ser "ompaTera de los hombres+Q
La rana9 en "uanto hubo re"ibido la promesa9 hundiN su "abeJa en el agua9 ba;N al 5ondo 3 un rato despu*s apare"iN de nue8o9 lle8ando en la bo"a la bola9 >ue arro;N en la 3erba+
La hi;a del re39 llena de alegrKa en "uanto 8io su hermoso ;uguete9 le "ogiN 3 se mar"hN "on *l saltando+
OUEspera9 esperaQ gritN la rana+ OLl*8ame "ontigoP 3o no puedo "orrer "omo t+Q
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 su 5uente+
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 de mrmol9 >ue "uando llegN arriba9 llamN a la puerta 3 di;o: OHi;a del re39 la ms pe>ueTa9 breme+Q
La prin"esa se le8antN para 8er >ue estaba 5uera+ 6uando abriN la puerta9 8io a la rana+
6errN la puerta rpidamente9 se sentN en seguida a la mesa 3 se puso mu3 triste+
El re3 al 8er su tristeJa la preguntN: OHi;a mKa9 W>u* tienes WHa3 a la puerta algn gigante 3 8iene a lle8arteQ
OUAh9 noQ "ontestNP Ono es ningn gigante9 sino una 5ea rana+Q
OWRu* di"e la rana >uiere de tiQ
OUA39 amado padre 6uando estaba 3o a3er ;ugando en e n el bos>ue9 ;unto a la 5uente9 mi bola de oro "a3N en el agua+ F "omo 3o lloraba9 5ue a bus"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
Entre tanto llamaba por segunda 8eJ di"iendo: OHi;a del re39 la ms pe>ueTa9 bremeP Wno sabes lo >ue me di;iste a3er ;unto a la 5rKa agua de la 5uente Hi;a del re39 la ms pe>ueTa9 breme+Q
Enton"es di;o el re3: ODebes "umplirla lo >ue la has prometido9 8e 3 brela+Q
ue 3 abriN la puerta 3 entrN la rana9 3endo siempre ;unto a sus pies hasta llegar a su silla+ Se "olo"N allK 3 di;o: Oonme en"ima de ti+Q
La niTa 8a"ilN hasta >ue lo mandN el re3+ re3+ ero "uando la rana estu8o 3a en la silla9 di;o: ORuiero subir en"ima de la l a mesaZ ahora a"*r"ame tu plato dorado9 para >ue podamos "omer ;untas+Q
Lo hiJo inmediatamenteP pero se 8io bien >ue no lo ha"Ka de buena gana+ La rana "omiN mu"ho9 pero derramaba "asi la mitad de "ada bo"ado+
Al @n di;o: OEsto3 satis5e"ho 3 "ansadoP ll*8ame a tu "uartito 3 *"hame en tu "ama 3 dormiremos ;untas+Q
La hi;a del re3 "omenJN a llorar 3 re"elN >ue no podrKa des"ansar ;unto a la 5rKa rana9 >ue >uerKa dormir en su hermoso 3 limpio le"ho+
ero el sapo se in"omodN 3 di;o: O0o debes despre"iar al >ue te a3udN "uando te hallabas en la ne"esidad+Q
Enton"es ella lo agarrN "on dos dedos9 lo lle8N arriba9 3 lo puso en un rin"Nn+
ero en "uanto estu8o en la "ama9 la rana se a"er"N 3 le di;o: OEsto3 "ansadoP >uiero dormir tan bien "omo tP sbeme9 o se lo digo a tu padre+Q
La prin"esa se sintiN mu3 molesto9 lo "ogiN 3 lo tirN "ontra la pared "on todas sus 5uerJas+ 5uer Jas+ OAhora OAhora des"ansars9 rana as>uerosa+Q
Sin embargo9 "uando la rana "a3N al suelo9 se "on8irtiN en el hi;o de un re3 "on o;os hermosos 3 amables9 >ue 5ue desde enton"es9 por la 8oluntad de su padre9 su >uerido "ompaTero 3 esposoP
enton"es *l le di;o >ue habKa sido en"antado por una mala he"hi"era 3 >ue nadie podKa sa"arle de la 5uente ms >ue ella sola 3 >ue al dKa siguiente se mar"harKan a su paKs+
Enton"es durmieron hasta el otro dKa 3 en "uanto saliN el sol se metieron metie ron en un "o"he tirado por siete "aballos blan"os >ue lle8aban plumas blan"as en la "abeJa 3 tenKan por riendas "adenas de oroP detrs iba el "riado del ;o8en re39 >ue era el @el Enri>ue+
(El @el Enri>ue se aCigiN tanto "uando su seTor 5ue "on8ertido en rana9 >ue se habKa puesto tres 8arillas de hierro en"ima del "oraJNn para >ue no saltase del dolor 3 la tristeJa+)
El @el Enri>ue subiN despu*s de ambos9 se "olo"N detrs de ellos e iba lleno de alegrKa por la libertad de su amo+
F "uando hubieron andado un po"o del "amino9 el hi;o del re3 re3 o3N una "osa >ue sonaba detrs9 "omo si algo se rompKa+
Enton"es se 8ol8iN 3 gritN: gri tN: OEnri>ue9 el "o"he se ha roto+Q
O0o seTor9 no se rompiNP es sNlo una 8arilla alrededor de mi "oraJNn+Q
oda8Ka oda8Ka 8ol8iN a sonar otra 8eJ 3 otra 8eJ en el "amino 3 el hi;o del del re3 "reKa siempre >ue el "o"he se rompKa9 3 eran las 8arillas >ue rompKan de alrededor del "oraJNn del @el Enri>ue9 por>ue su seTor era libre 3 5eliJ+
Los .si"os de Brema
Mn pobre labrador tenKa un burro >ue le habKa ser8ido lealmente durante mu"hos aTos9 pero "u3as 5uerJas se habKan debilitado de manera >ue 3a no ser8Ka para el traba;o+
El burro9 8iendo un mal 8iento soplaba9 se es"apN 3 tomN el "amino de Brema+
OAllK9Q di;o9 Opodr* ha"erme msi"o de la muni"ipalidad+Q
Despu*s de haber andado por algn tiempo9 en"ontrN en el "amino un perro de "aJa9 >ue ladraba "omo un animal "ansado de una larga "arrera+
OWor >u* ladras asK9 "amaradaQ le di;o+
OUAhQ "ontestN el perroP Opor>ue so3 8ie;o9 8o3 perdiendo 5uerJas de dKa en dKa9 3 no puedo ir a "aJar9 mi amo ha >uerido matarme+ Fo Fo he huido9 pero W"Nmo me arreglar* para bus"arme la 8idaQ
O0o tengas "uidado9Q repuso el burroP O3o 8o3 a Brema para ha"erme msi"o de la "iudad+ Ven "onmigoP 3o to"ar* la trompa9 3 t to"ars los timbales+Q
El perro a"eptN 3 "ontinuaron ;untos su "amino+
Mn po"o ms adelante en"ontraron un gato e"hado en el "amino "on una "ara bien triste+
OWRu* tienes9 8ie;o bigotudo<Q le di;o el burro+
O6uando la "abeJa est en peligro9 uno no tiene un mu3 buen humor9Q respondiN el gatoP Opor>ue mi edad es algo a8anJada9 mis dientes estn un po"o gastados9 3 me gusta ms dormir ;unto al hogar >ue "orrer tras los ratones9 mi amo ha >uerido matarme+ Fo Fo he huidoP pero W>u* he de ha"er ahora9 WadNnde he de irQ
OVen "on nosotros a Brema+ entiendes la msi"a no"turna9 3 "omo nosotros9 t sers un msi"o de la "iudad+Q
El gato a"ordN9 3 partiN "on ellos+ 0uestros tres 8ia;eros pronto pasaron pasaron delante de un "orral9 3 en"ima de la puerta era un gallo >ue "antaba "on todas sus 5uerJas+
OWor >u* gritas de esa maneraQ di;o el burro+
OEsto3 anun"iando el buen tiempo9Q "ontestN el gallo9 O3 "omo maTana es domingo ha3 una gran "omida en "asa9 3 mi maestro9 sin la menor "ompasiNn9 ha di"ho a la "o"inera >ue me "omer "on el ma3or gusto "on arroJ9 3 esta no"he tiene >ue retor"erme el pes"ueJo+ AsK he gritado "on todas mis 5uerJas9 no sin "ierta satis5a""iNn9 8iendo >ue respiro toda8Ka+Q
O6resta ro;a9Q di;o el burroP O8ente "on nosotros a BremaP en "ual>uier parte en"ontrars una "osa algo me;or >ue la muerte+ mue rte+ tienes buena 8oJ9 3 "uando "antemos ;untos9 haremos un "on"ierto admirable+Q
El gallo a"eptN la propuesta9 3 los "uatro partieron ;untosP pero no podKan llegar en a>uel dKa a la "iudad de BremaP al ano"he"er pararon en un bos>ue9 donde de"idieron pasar la no"he+
El burro 3 el perro se "olo"aron deba;o de un rbol mu3 grandeP el gato se subiN al rbolP 3 el gallo 8olN a la rama ms alta9 donde se "reKa ms seguro+
Antes de dormirse9 el gallo mirN a su alrededor+ alrededor+ Vio una luJ en la distan"ia9 3 di;o a sus "ompaTeros >ue debKa haber una "asa "er"ana+
OSi es asK9Q di;o el burro9 Odebemos ir allK9 pues este hotel no es de mi gusto+Q
A lo "ual aTadiN el perro: OEn e5e"to9 no me 8endrKan mal algunos huesos "on su po"o de "arne+Q
Se dirigieron ha"ia el punto de donde salKa la luJP no tardaron en 8erla brillar 3 agrandarse9 hasta >ue al @n llegaron a una "asa de ladrones mu3 bien iluminada+
El burro9 >ue era el ms grande de todos9 se a"er"N a la "asa 3 mirN dentro+
OWRu* es lo >ue 8es9 gris burroQ preguntN el gallo+
OWRu* puedo 8erQ di;o el burro+ OVeo OVeo una mesa llena de man;ares 3 bebidas9 3 los ladrones se di8ierten+Q
OURu* buen nego"io >ue serKa para nosotrosQ aTadiN el gallo+
OEso es seguro9Q repuso el burroP OUah9 Usi estu8i*ramos dentroQ
6omenJaron a idear un medio para e"har de allK a los ladrones9 3 al @n le en"ontraron+
El burro se puso ba;o la 8entana9 poniendo sus pies delanteros en el al5*iJarP el perro saltN sobre la espalda e spalda del burroP el gato trepN en"ima del perroP 3 el gallo 8olN 3 se "olo"N en"ima de la "abeJa del gato+
A una seTal dada por el gallo9 "omenJaron to"ando su msi"a:
el burro "omenJN a relin"har9 el perro a ladrar9 el gato a maullar 3 el gallo a "antarP despu*s de lo "ual se lanJaron por la 8entana+
Los ladrones pensaron >ue un 5antasma habKa entrado en la l a habita"iNn9 3 es"aparon al bos>ue+
Enton"es los "uatro "ompaTeros se sentaron a la mesa9 3 "omieron "omo si debern a3unar un mes+
an an pronto "omo los "uatro "uatro msi"os habKan "on"luido9 las lu"es se apagaron9 3 bus"aron un lugar para dormir+ dormir+
El burro se a"ostN sobre un po"o de pa;a en el establoP el perro detrs de la puertaP el gato en el hogar9 "er"a de las "eniJas "alientesP 3 el gallo en una 8iga del te"ho+
6omo estaban "ansados de su largo 8ia;e9 8i a;e9 no tardaron en dormirse+
Despu*s de mediano"he9 "uando los ladrones 8ieron desde le;os >ue no habKa luJ en la "asa 3 >ue todo pare"Ka tran>uilo9 les di;o el "apitn: OSomos "obardes+Q
.andN uno de ellos para ir a 8er lo >ue pasaba en la "asa+
El mensa;ero lo hallN todo tran>uiloP entrN en la "o"ina 3 5ue a en"ender la luJP "ogiN una "andelaP 3 "omo los inCamados 3 brillantes o;os del gato le pare"Kan dos as"uas9 a"er"N a ellos para en"ender la "andelaP pero "omo el gato no entendKa la broma9 saltN a su "ara 3 le araTN+
Lleno de un miedo terrible9 el hombre "orriN ha"ia la puerta9 pero el perro9 >ue estaba e"hado detrs de ella9 se le8antN 3 le mordiN en la pierna+
6uando pasN el establo9 el burro le dio un par de buenos patadasP
mientras el gallo9 despertado por el ruido9 gritN U>ui>uiri>uK< desde lo alto de la 8iga+
El ladrNn "orriN ha"ia su "apitn a toda prisa9 3 le di;o: OEn nuestra "asa ha3 una bru;a horrible >ue ha araTado "on sus uTas largasP l argasP
al lado de la puerta era un hombre armado "on un "u"hillo grande9 >ue ha per5orado la piernaP en el establo es un gran monstruo9 >ue me ha golpeado "on un garroteP
3 en lo alto del te"ho era un ;ueJ >ue gritaba: traerlo a>uK9 trelo a>uK9 trelo a mKP< asK >ue "orrK a toda prisa+Q
Desde enton"es los ladrones no se atre8ieron a entrar en la "asa9 3 los "uatro msi"os de Bremen gustaban tanto >ue no >uisieron abandonarla+
Blan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa Io;arosa
Mna pobre mu;er 8i8Ka en una "abaTa en medio del "ampoP en un huerto situado delante de la puerta9 pue rta9 habKa dos rosales9 uno de los "uales daba rosas blan"as 3 el otro rosas ro;as+
La 8iuda tenKa dos hi;as >ue se pare"Kan a los dos rosales9 la una se llamaba Blan"anie8e 3 la otra Io;arosa+
Las dos niTas eran los ms amables9 obediente 3 traba;ador >ue se habKa 8isto nun"a en el mundoP pero Blan"anie8e tenKa un "ar"ter ms tran>uilo 3 bondadoso+
Iosered pre5erKa pre5erKa "orrer por los prados 3 los "ampos en bus"a de Cores 3 de mariposas+
Blan"anie8e se >uedaba en su "asa "on su madre9 la a3udaba en los traba;os dom*sti"os9 3 la leKa algn libro "uando habKan a"abado su tarea+
Las dos hermanas se amaban tanto >ue siempre iban de la mano "uando salKanP 3 "uando de"Ka Blan"anie8e: O0o nos separaremos nun"a9Q "ontestaba Io;arosa: OEn toda nuestra 8idaPQ 3 la madre aTadKa: Oodo Oodo deberKa ser "omn entre 8osotras dos+Q
?ban "on 5re"uen"ia al bos>ue para "oger 5rutas sil8estres9 3 los animales las respetaban 3 se a"er"aban a ellas sin temor+ temor+
La liebre "omKa de sus manosP la "abra pa"Ka a su ladoP el "ier8o ;ugaba delante de ellasP 3 los p;aros "antaban en los rboles+
Las "hi"as nun"a llegaron a daTo+ Si la no"he les sorprendKa en el bos>ue9 se a"ostaban en el musgo9 una al lado de la otra9 3 dormKan hasta la maTanaP su madre lo sabKa 3 no se preo"upaba+
Mna 8eJ >ue pasaron la no"he en el bos>ue+ 6uando se despertaron al amane"er9 8ieron un niTo mu3 hermoso 8estido "on una tni"a de resplande"iente blan"ura sentado ;unto a ellas+ ell as+
Se le8antN 3 les dio una mirada amableP luego9 desapare"iN en el bos>ue sin de"ir una palabra+
Vieron enton"es >ue se habKan a"ostado "er"a de un pre"ipi"io9 3 >ue hubieran "aKdo en *l "on solo dar dos pasos ms en la os"uridad+
Su madre les di;o >ue a>uel niTo era el ^ngel de la Guarda de las niTas buenas+
Blan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa mantenKan la "abaTa de su madre tan limpia 3 aseada9 >ue era un pla"er 8erla+
Io;arosa Io;arosa "uidaba de la "asa en 8erano9 3 todas las maTanas le ponKa un ramo de Cores "er"a de la "ama de su madre+ El ramo habKa una rosa de "ada rosal+
Blan"anie8e en"endKa la lumbre en in8ierno9 3 "olgaba el "aldero sobre las brasasP 3 el "aldero9 >ue era de "obre9 era tan limpio >ue brillaba "omo el oro+
or la no"he9 "uando ne8aba9 la madre de"Ka: OBlan"anie8e9 8e a e"har el "erro;o9Q 3 luego se sentaban en un rin"Nn a la lumbreP
la madre se ponKa los anteo;os 3 leKa de un libro grandeP 3 las dos niTas es"u"haban9 hilando diligentementeP
"er"a de ellas estaba a"ostado un pe>ueTo "ordero 3 detrs dormKa una paloma blan"a en su per"ha9 "on la "abeJa ba;o el ala+
Mna no"he9 "uando estaban hablando tran>uilamente9 llamaron ll amaron a la puerta+
OIo;arosa9Q OIo;arosa9Q di;o la madre9 O8e a abrir la puerta9 pues sin duda ser algn 8ia;ero e=tra8iado >ue bus"ar re5ugio por esta no"he+Q
Io;arosa Io;arosa 5ue a des"orrer el "erro;o9 pensando >ue serKa un hombre pobre9 pero no lo era+ Mn oso grande asomN su "abeJa por la puerta abierta+
Io;arosa Io;arosa e"hN a "orrer dando gritos9 el "ordero "omenJN a balar9 la paloma re8oloteaba por todo el "uarto9 3 Blan"anie8e "orriN a es"onderse detrs de la "ama de su madre+
ero el oso les di;o: O0o temis9 no os har* daToP esto3 medio helado 3 sNlo deseo "alentarme un po"o por el 5uego+Q
OA"*r"ate al 5uego9 pobre osoPQ "ontestN la madre9 Opero ten "uidado de no >uemarte la piel+Q
Despu*s llamN a sus hi;as de esta manera: OBlan"anie8e9 Io;arosa9 8enidP el oso no os har daTo9 tiene buenas inten"iones+Q
Enton"es las dos hermanas 8inieronP 3 el "ordero 3 la paloma tambi*n se a"er"aron po"o a po"o9 3 ol8idaron su temor+ temor+
O0iTas9Q el oso di;o9 OW>uer*is sa"udir la nie8e >ue ha "aKdo sobre mi pela;eQ
Enton"es las niTas agarraron la es"oba 3 barrieron todo el pela;eP despu*s se e=tendiN delante del 5uego9 mani5estando "on sus gruTidos >ue estaba "ontento 3 satis5e"ho+
En po"o tiempo9 las niTas se "almaron "ompletamente9 e in"luso ;ugaron "on el in8itado inesperado:
le tiraban del peloP se subKan en"ima de su espaldaP le rodaban por la habita"iNnP 3 le golpearon "on un palitoZ 3 "uando *l gruTKa9 "omenJaban a reKr+
El oso las de;aba ha"er lo >ue >uerKan9 pero "uando 8eKa >ue sus ;uegos iban demasiado le;os9 les de"Ka: ODe;adme 8i8ir9 no 8a3is a matar a 8uestro pretendiente+<
6uando 5ueron a a"ostarse9 le di;o la madre: ORu*date ahKP pasa la no"he delante de la lumbre9 pues por lo menos estars resguardado del 5rKo 3 del mal tiempo+Q
Las niTas abrieron la puerta al amane"er9 3 *l se 5ue al bos>ue trotando sobre la nie8e+
Desde a>uel dKa9 8ol8Ka todas las no"hes a la misma hora9 se e=tendKa delante de la lumbre9 3 las niTas ;ugaban "on *l todo lo >ue >uerKan9 habiendo llegado a a"ostumbrarse de tal modo a su presen"ia9 >ue nun"a e"haban el "erro;o a la puerta hasta >ue *l 8enKa+
6uando la prima8era habKa llegado9 3 todo era 8erde9 di;o el oso a Blan"anie8e: O.e mar"ho9 3 no 8ol8er* en todo el 8erano+Q
OWDNnde 8as9 >uerido osoQ le preguntN Blan"anie8e+
O.e 8o3 al bos>ueP tengo >ue proteger mis tesoros de los mal8ados enanos+
En el in8ierno9 "uando la tierra est helada9 se 8en obligados a permane"er en sus agu;eros9 sin poder abrirse pasoP
pero ahora >ue el sol ha "alentado 3a la tierra9 8an a salir a merodear 3 robarP
lo >ue "ogen 3 o"ultan en sus agu;eros no 8uel8e a 8er la luJ "on 5a"ilidad+Q
Blan"anie8e sintiN mu3 triste por la partida del oso+ 6uando abriN la puerta9 3 el oso saliN9 se arran"N un po"o de piel "on el perno+
Blan"anie8e "re3N haber 8isto brillar oro ba;o su piel9 pero no estaba segura de ello+
El oso hu3N rpidamente9 3 desapare"iN bien pronto entre los rboles+
Algn tiempo despu*s9 la madre en8iN a sus hi;os en el bos>ue a re"oger leTa+
En"ontraron un gran rbol en el suelo9 3 "er"a del tron"o9 8ieron algo >ue "orrKa por la hierba pero no podKan determinar lo >ue era+
Al a"er"arse9 8ieron un enano "on un 8ie;o rostro 3 una larga barba blan"a+
HabKa "ogido la barba en una hendidura del rbol+ El hombre"illo saltaba "omo un perro atado "on una "uerda+
.irN @;amente a las niTas "on sus ardientes o;os ro;os9 3 gritN: OWRu* ha"*is mirando Wor >u* no 8engis a res"atarmeQ
OW6ul es el problema9 pobre hombre"illoQ preguntN Io;arosa+
OU?diota tontaQ repli"N el enanoP ORuerKa partir este rbol para tener pe>ueTos pedaJos de madera+ 0uestros platos son pe>ueTas9 3 grandes tron"os arden la "omida+
Fa Fa habKa impulsado la "uTa en la madera9 pero pero la "uTa era demasiado resbaladiJaP ha saltado de 5orma inesperada9 3 el tron"o se ha "errado tan pronto9 >ue no he tenido tiempo para retirar mi hermosa barba blan"a >ue se ha >uedado enredada+ Ahora est e st atrapado9 3 no puedo es"apar+ Wor Wor >u* reKs URu* 5eas soisQ
or ms >ue hi"ieron las niTas no pudieron sa"ar la barba >ue estaba "ogida "omo "on un tornillo+
OVo3 OVo3 a bus"ar gente9Q di;o Io;arosa+ Io;arosa+
OWLlamar genteQ e="lamN el enano e nano "on su ron"a 8oJP OW0o se os o"urre nada me;orQ
Oen Oen un po"o de pa"ien"ia9Q di;o Blan"anie8e9 O3 todo se arreglar+Q
F sa"ando las ti;eras de su bolsillo9 bolsillo9 "ortN la punta de la barba+
an an pronto el enano se 8io libre9 libre9 se 5ue a "oger un sa"o lleno de oro oro >ue estaba o"ulto en las raK"es del rbol9 di"iendo: OWRue animales son estas "riaturas U6ortar la punta de mi guapa barba El diablo os lle8ar*is+Q
Despu*s se e"hN el sa"o a la espalda 3 se mar"hN sin si>uiera mirarlas+
Algunos meses despu*s9 las hermanas 5ueron a pes"ar en el rKo+
Vieron algo pare"ido a un saltamontes grande9 saltando ha"ia el agua+
EmpeJaron a "orrer9 3 "uando se a"er"aron9 re"ono"ieron al enano+
OWA dNnde 8asQ preguntN Io;arosa+ Io;arosa+ OWEs >ue >uieres lanJarte al rKoQ
OU0o so3 tan tontoQ e="lamN el enano+ OW0o 8eis >ue es ese maldito peJ >ue >uiere arrastrarme al aguaQ
El hombre"illo habKa e"hado el anJuelo9 pero por desgra"ia el 8iento enredN el sedal en la barba del enano+
6uando algunos instantes despu*s un gran peJ mordiN el "ebo9 arrastrN el enano ha"ia el agua+
Las niTas llegaron a tiempo para detenerle9 3 trataron a desenredar su barba9 pero 5ue en 8ano+
ue pre"isa re"urrir re"urrir otra 8eJ a las ti;eras9 3 "ortaron un po"o de la punta+
En5ure"ido9 el enano enton"es e="lamN: OU?diotas WEstis 8osotros en el hbito de des@gurar la gente
W0o ha sido bastante "on haberme "ortado la barba una 8eJ W6Nmo me 8o3 a presentarme a mi 5amilia
UEspero >ue tengis a "orrer sin Japatos 3 lastimar sus piesQ
6ogiendo un sa"o de perlas >ue estaba o"ulto entre las "aTas9 se lo lle8N sin de"ir una palabraP 3 desapare"iN en seguida detrs de una piedra+
o"o tiempo despu*s la madre en8iN a sus hi;as a la aldea para "omprar un po"o de hilo9 agu;as 3 "intas+ enKan enKan >ue pasar por un erial lleno de ro"as+
AllK notaron un a8e mu3 grande >ue daba 8ueltas en el aireP 3 >ue despu*s de haber 8olado largo tiempo por en"ima de sus "abeJas9 "omenJN a ba;ar po"o a po"o9 hasta >ue @nalmente aterriJN "er"a de una gran ro"a+
Al mismo tiempo se o3eron un grito 5uerte 3 penetrante+
6orrieron allK 3 8ieron "on espanto >ue un guila habKa agarrado su 8ie;o "ono"ido (el enano)P 3 se intentaba a lle8rselo+
Las niTas9 guiadas por sus "oraJones bondadosos9 sostu8ieron al enano "on todas sus 5uerJasP 3 el guila @nalmente soltN su presa+
Sin embargo9 "uando el enano se re"uperN de su sorpresa9 les gritN "on su 8oJ gruTona:
OW0o podKais haberme "ogido "on un po"o ms de "uidado9 pues hab*is tirado de tal manera >ue est roto 3 lleno de agu;eros URu* torpes soisQ
Despu*s "ogiN un sa"o de piedras pre"iosas 3 se desliJN a su agu;ero9 en medio de las ro"as+
Las niTas estaban a"ostumbradas a su ingratitud 3 asK "ontinuaron su "amino sin ha"er "aso9 3endo a la aldea para ha"er sus "ompras+
A su regreso9 pasaron por el desierto9 3 sorprendieron al enano9 >ue estaba 8a"iando su sa"o de piedras pie dras pre"iosas "re3endo >ue nadie pasarKa por allK a esa hora9 pues era 3a mu3 tarde+
El sol iluminaba las piedras pie dras pre"iosas9 3 brillaba "on ms intensidad+ Las "hi"as se detu8ieron para "ontemplarlas+
OWor >u* os >uedis ahK "omo JombisQ *l las di;o9 3 su rostro9 ordinariamente gris9 estaba "ompletamente ro;o de rabia+
?ba a "ontinuar "on su in8e"ti8a9 "uando un oso negro saliN del bos>ue9 dando terribles gruTidos+
Lleno de temor9 el enano >uerKa huir9 pero no tu8o tiempo de llegar a su es"ondri;o9 pues el oso le "errN el paso+
Luego le supli"N9 "on un tono desesperado:
OerdNname9 >uerida seTor so+ Fo Fo te dar* todos mis tesoros: todas esas ;o3as >ue 8es delante de ti+ 6on"*deme mi 8ida+
WRu* ganars en matar a un miserable enano "omo 3o 0o me sentirKas entre los dientes+ 6omer estas dos mu"ha"has malas+ mal as+ Ellas estn tiernos 3 grasa+ En el nombre de Dios9 D ios9 "omerlas+Q
Sin es"u"har9 el oso dio la "riatura mal8ada un golpe "on su pata9 3 "a3N muerto+
Las mu"ha"has habKan huido9 pero el oso les gritN: OUBlan"anie8e 3 Io;arosa9 Io;arosa9 no tengis miedoP esperarmeQ
Ie"ono"ieron Ie"ono"ieron su 8oJ 3 se detu8ieronP 3 "uando estu8o "er"a de ellas9 e llas9 el pela;e del oso "a3N repentinamenteP 3 8ieron a un ;o8en 8estido "on un tra;e dorado+
OSo3 un prKn"ipe9Q *l les di;oP Oese in5ame enano me habKa trans5ormado en un oso9 despu*s de haberme robado todos mis tesorosP
HabKa sido "ondenado a 8agar por los bos>ues ba;o esta 5orma9 hasta su muerte+ Ahora ha re"ibido el "astigo >ue mere"Ka+Q
Blan"anie8e se "asN "on el e l prKn"ipe9 3 Io;arosa se "asN "on su hermano9 3 "ompartieron los grandes tesoros >ue el enano habKa a"umulado en su "ue8a+
La an"iana madre 8i8iN por mu"hos aTos 5eli"es "on sus hi;os+
omN omN los dos rosales "on "on ella9 3 los plantN delante de su 8entana 8entana donde daban hermosas rosas blan"as 3 ro;as todas las prima8eras+
El es"ador 3 su .u;er
HabKa una 8eJ un pes"ador >ue 8i8Ka "on su mu;er en una "hoJa9 a la orilla del mar+ mar+ El pes"ador iba todos los dKas a e"har su anJueloP 3 le e"haba 3 le e"haba sin "esar+
Mn dKa estaba sentado "on su "aTa en la orilla9 mirando en el agua "lara9 "uando de repente 8io el anJuelo hundirse hasta el 5ondo+ Enton"es algo saliN a la super@"ie+ El pes"ador 8io >ue era un gran barbo+
El peJ le di;o: Oe Oe supli"o >ue no me >uites la 8idaP no so3 un barbo 8erdaderoP so3 un prKn"ipe en"antado+ 0o me matesP lib*rame 3 d*;ame nadar+Q
O6iertamente9Q le di;o el pes"adorP Ono tenKas ne"esidad de hablar tantoP un peJ >ue sabe "Nmo hablar puede nadar a sus an"has+Q
El pes"ador liberN el barbo9 3 se sumergiN en el 5ondo9 de;ando tras sK una larga huella de sangre+
Enton"es el pes"ador 5ue a su "asa "on su esposa+
O.i >uerido marido9Q le di;o9 OWno has "ogido nada ho3Q
O0o9Q "ontestN el maridoP O"ogK un barbo >ue de"Ka ser un prKn"ipe en"antado9 asK >ue lo liber*+Q
OW0o le has pedido nada para tiQ preguntN la mu;er+
O0o9Q repuso el maridoP OW3 >u* habKa de pedirleQ
OUAhQ respondiN la mu;erP Oes tan tristeP es tan triste 8i8ir siempre en una "hoJa su"ia "omo estaP hubieras debido pedirle una "asa pe>ueTita para nosotros+ Vuel8e Vuel8e 3 llama al barboP dile >ue >uisi*ramos tener una "asa pe>ueTita9 pues nos la dar de seguro+Q
OUAhQ di;o el marido9 OW3 por >u* he de 8ol8erQ
OW0o le has "ogido9Q "ontinuN la mu;er9 O3 de;ado nadar "omo antes ues lo harsP 8e "orriendo+Q
El marido no ha"Ka mu"ho "asoP sin embargo9 5ue a la orilla del mar9 3 "uando llegN allK9 la 8io toda amarilla 3 toda 8erde9 se a"er"N al agua 3 di;o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
El barbo a8anJN ha"ia *l 3 le di;o: OWRu* >uieresQ
OUAhQ repuso el hombre9 Oha"e po"o >ue te he "ogidoP 3 mi mu;er sostiene >ue hubiera debido pedirte algo+ 0o est "ontenta "on 8i8ir en una "hoJa de ;un"osP ella realmente >uisiera una "asa de madera+Q
Ouedes 8ol8er9Q le di;o el barbo9 Opues 3a la tiene+Q
El marido 8ol8iN9 3 su mu;er no estaba 3a en la "hoJa9 pero en su lugar habKa una "asa pe>ueTa9 3 su mu;er estaba a la puerta sentada en un ban"o+
Le "ogiN de la mano 3 le di;o: OEntra 3 mira: esto es mu"ho me;or+Q me;or+Q
Los dos entraron 3 hallaron dentro de la "asa una bonita sala 3 una al"oba donde estaba su le"ho9 un "omedor9 3 una "o"ina "on una estu5a de "obre brillante9 3 un ;uego "ompleto de utensilios+
Detrs habKa un patio pe>ueTo "on gallinas 3 patos9 3 un "anastillo "on legumbres 3 5rutas+
OWVes9Q OWVes9Q le di;o la mu;er9 O>u* bonito es estoQ e stoQ
OSK9Q le di;o el maridoP Osi 8i8imos siempre a>uK9 seremos mu3 5eli"es+Q
Despu*s "omieron 3 se a"ostaron+
6ontinuaron asK durante o"ho o >uin"e dKas9 dK as9 pero al @n di;o la mu;er: mu;e r: OUEs"u"ha9 marido mKo: esta "asa es demasiado estre"ha9 3 el patio 3 el huerto son tan pe>ueTos El barbo hubiera debido en realidad darnos una "asa mu"ho ms grande+ Fo Fo >uisiera 8i8ir en un pala"io de piedraP 8e a bus"ar al barboP es pre"iso >ue nos d* un pala"io+Q
OUAh9 mu;er9Q repli"N el marido9 Oesta "asa es en realidad mu3 buenaP Wde >u* nos ser8irKa 8i8ir en un pala"ioQ
OVe9Q OVe9Q di;o la mu;er9 Oel barbo puede mu3 bien ha"erlo+Q
O0o9 mu;er9Q repli"N el marido9 Oel barbo a"aba de darnos esta "asaP no >uiero 8ol8er: temerKa importunarle+Q
OVe9Q OVe9Q insistiN la mu;er9 Opuede ha"erlo 3 lo har "on mu"ho gustoP 8e9 te digo+Q
El marido reCe=ionN pro5undamente9 3 no tenKa mu"ha prisa9 pues se de"Ka: O0o me pare"e bien9Q pero obede"iN sin embargo+
6uando llegN "er"a del mar9 el agua tenKa un "olor de 8ioleta 3 aJul os"uroP no estaba 8erde 3 amarilla "omo la 8eJ primeraP sin embargo9 toda8Ka estaba en "alma+
El pes"ador se a"er"N 3 di;o: di; o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
OWRu* >uiere tu mu;erQ di;o el barbo+
OUAhQ "ontestN el marido medio turbado9 O>uiere habitar un pala"io grande de piedra+Q
OVete9Q OVete9Q repli"N el barbo9 Ola en"ontrars a la puerta+Q
.ar"hN el marido9 "re3endo 8ol8er a su moradaP pero "uando se a"er"aba9 8io en su lugar un gran pala"io de piedra+
Su mu;er9 >ue se hallaba en lo alto de las gradas9 iba a entrar dentroP le "ogiN de la mano 3 le di;o: OEntra "onmigo+Q
La siguiN+ El pala"io tenKa una inmensa sala9 "u3as paredes eran de mrmolP numerosos "riados abrKan las puertas "on grande estr*pito delante de sKP
las paredes resplande"Kan "on oro9 3 estaban "ubiertas de hermosas "olgadurasP las sillas 3 las l as mesas de las habita"iones eran de oroP
miles de araTas de "ristal "olgaban de los te"hos9 3 todas las habita"iones habKa hermosas al5ombrasP
las mesas estaban "argadas de los 8inos 3 man;ares ms e=>uisitos9 hasta el punto >ue pare"Ka iban a romperse ba;o su peso+
Detrs del pala"io habKa un patio mu3 grande9 "on establos para las 8a"as 3 "aballeriJas para los "aballos9 3 magnK@"os "o"hesP
habKa adems un grande 3 hermoso ;ardKn9 adornado de las Cores ms hermosas 3 de rboles 5rutalesP
3 por ltimo9 un par>ue de al menos un kilNmetro de largo9 donde se 8eKan "ier8os9 gamos9 liebres 3 todo "uanto se pudiera apete"er+ apete"er+
OW0o es mu3 hermoso9 todo estoQ e stoQ di;o la mu;er+
OUh9 USKQ repuso el maridoP O>ued*monos a>uK 3 8i8iremos mu3 "ontentos+Q
OFa OFa reCe=ionaremos9Q di;o la mu;er9 Odurmamos primeroPQ 3 se a"ostaron+Q
La maTana siguiente la mu;er se despertN 3 8io desde su "ama la hermosa "ampiTa+ El marido se estirN al despertar+
Ella le dio un golpe"ito "on el "odo9 3 luego le di;o: O.arido mKo9 le8ntate 3 mira por la 8entanaP W8es9 Wno podrKamos ser los gobernantes de todo este paKs 6orre a bus"ar al barbo 3 seremos re3es+Q
OUAh9 mu;er9Q repuso el marido9 O3 por >u* hemos de ser re3es9 3o no tengo ganas de serlo+Q
Oues si t no >uieres ser re39Q repli"N la mu;er9 O3o >uiero ser reina+ Ve Ve a bus"ar al barboP 3o >uiero ser reina+Q
OUAh9 mu;er9Q insistiN el maridoP OWpara >u* >uieres >uie res ser reina Fo Fo no >uiero de"irle eso+Q
OWF por >u* noQ di;o la mu;erP O8e al instanteP es pre"iso >ue 3o sea reina+Q
El marido 5ue9 pero estaba mu3 apesadumbrado de >ue su mu;er >uisiese ser reina+
0o me pare"e bien9 no me pare"e bien en realidad9Q pensaba para sK+ O0o >uiero irPQ 3 5ue sin embargo+
6uando se a"er"N al mar9 estaba de un "olor gris9 el agua subKa a borbotones desde el 5ondo a la super@"ie 3 tenKa un olor 5*tidoP
se adelantN 3 di;o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
OWF >u* >uiere tu mu;erQ di;o el barbo+
OUAhQ "ontestN el maridoP O>uiere ser reina+Q
OVuel8e9 OVuel8e9 >ue 3a lo es9Q repli"N el barbo+
El marido partiN9 3 "uando se a"er"aba al pala"io9 8io >ue se habKa he"ho mu"ho ma3or 3 tenKa una torre mu3 alta de"orada "on magnK@"os adornos+
A la puerta habKa guardias de "entinela 3 una multitud de soldados "on trompetas 3 timbales+
6uando entrN en el edi@"io 8io 8 io por todas partes mrmol del ms puro9 enri>ue"ido "on oro9 tapi"es de ter"iopelo 3 grandes "o5res de oro ma"iJo+
Los sir8ientes abrieron las puertas de la sala+ oda oda la "orte se hallaba reunida 3 su mu;er estaba sentada en un ele8ado trono de oro 3 de diamantes+
Se adelantN 3 di;o: OUAh9 mu;er mu;e r WFa WFa eres reinaQ
OSK9Q le "ontestN9 O3a so3 reina+Q
Se "olo"N delante de ella 3 la mirN9 3 en "uanto la hubo "ontemplado por un instante9 di;o: OUAh9 mu;er URu* bueno es >ue seas reina Ahora no tendrs 3a nada >ue desear+Q desear+Q
ODe ningn modo9 marido mKo9Q le "ontestN9 mu3 agitadaP Oha"e mu"ho tiempo >ue so3 reina9 >uiero ser mu"ho ms+ Ve Ve a bus"ar al barbo 3 dile >ue 3a so3 reina9 pero >ue ne"esito ser emperatriJ+Q
OUAh9 mu;erQ repli"N el marido9 O3o s* >ue no puede ha"erte emperatriJ 3 no me atre8o a de"irle eso+Q
OUFo OUFo so3 reina9Q di;o la mu;er9 O3 t eres mi marido Ve9 si ha podido ha"ernos re3es9 tambi*n podr ha"ernos emperadores+ Ve9 Ve9 te digo+Q
u8o u8o >ue mar"harP pero al ale;arse se hallaba hallaba turbado 3 se de"Ka a sK mismo: O0o me pare"e bien+ WEmperador Es pedir demasiado 3 el barbo se "ansar+Q
ensando esto 8io >ue el agua estaba negra 3 her8Ka a borbotones9 la espuma subKa a la super@"ie 3 el 8iento la le8antaba soplando "on 8iolen"iaP
pero se a"er"N 3 di;o: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
OWF >u* >uiereQ di;o el barbo+
OUAh9 barboQ le "ontestNP Omi mu;er >uiere llegar a ser emperatriJ+Q
Ouede 8uel8e9Q di;o el barboP Oella es la emperatriJ desde este momento+Q
El marido 8ol8iN9 3 "uando estu8o de regreso9 todo el pala"io era de mrmol pulimentado9 enri>ue"ido "on estatuas de alabastro 3 adornado "on oro+
Delante de la puerta habKa mu"has legiones de soldados9 >ue to"aban trompetas9 timbales 3 tamboresP en el interior del pala"io los barones 3 los "ondes 3 los du>ues iban 3 8enKan en "alidad de simples "riados9 3 le abrKan las puertas9 >ue eran de oro ma"iJo+
En "uanto entrN9 8io a su mu;er mu;e r sentada en un trono de oro de una sola pieJa 3 de ms de mil pies de alto9 lle8aba una enorme "orona de oro9 guarne"ido "on diamantesP en una mano tenKa el "etro 3 en la otra el globo imperialP
a un lado estaban sus guardias en dos @las9 ms pe>ueTos unos >ue otrosP adems habKa gigantes enormes de "ien pies de altos 3 pe>ueTos enanos >ue no eran ma3ores >ue el dedo pulgar+
Delante de ella habKa de pie una multitud de prKn"ipes 3 de du>ues+
El marido a8anJN por en medio de ellos9 3 le di;o: O.u;er9 3a eres emperatriJ+Q
OSK9Q le "ontestN9 O3a so3 emperatriJ+Q
Enton"es se puso delante de ella 3 "omenJN a mirarla 3 le pare"Ka >ue 8eKa al sol+
OUAh9 mu;er9Q le di;o9 O>u* buena "osa es ser emperatriJQ
ero permane"Ka tiesa9 mu3 tiesa 3 no de"Ka palabra+
Al @n el marido e="lamN: OU.u;er9 3a estars "ontenta9 3a eres emperatriJ WRu* ms puedes desearQ
OVeamos9Q "ontestN la mu;er+
ueron ueron enseguida a a"ostarse9 pero ella no estaba "ontentaP la ambi"iNn le impedKa dormir 3 pensaba siempre en ser toda8Ka ms+
El marido durmiN pro5undamenteP habKa andado todo el dKaP pero la mu;er no pudo des"ansar un momento: se 8ol8Ka de un lado a otro durante toda la no"he9 pensando siempre en ser toda8Ka ms9 3 no en"ontrando nada por >u* de"idirse+
Sin embargo9 el sol "omenJN a subir9 3 "uando per"ibiN la aurora9 se in"orporN un po"o 3 mirN ha"ia la luJ9 3 al 8er entrar por su 8entana los ra3os del sol+++
OUAhQ pensNP OWpor >u* no he de poder mandar salir al Sol 3 a la LunaQ
O.arido mKoQ empu;ndole "on el "odo9 OUdespi*rtate9 8e a bus"ar al barboP >uiero ser seme;ante a DiosQ
El marido estaba dormido toda8Ka9 pero se asustN de tal manera9 >ue se "a3N de la "ama+
6re3endo >ue habKa oKdo mal9 se 5rotN los o;os 3 preguntN: OUAh9 mu;er WRu* di"esQ
O.arido mKo9 si no puedo mandar salir al Sol 3 a la Luna9 3 si es pre"iso >ue los 8ea salir sin orden mKa9 no podr* des"ansar 3 no tendr* una hora de tran>uilidad9 pues estar* siempre pensando en >ue no los puedo mandar salir+Q
F al de"ir esto le mirN "on un "eTo tan horrible9 >ue sintiN baTarse todo su "uerpo de un sudor 5rKo+
OVe OVe al instante9 >uiero ser seme;ante a Dios+Q
OUAh9 mu;erQ di;o el marido arro;ndose a sus piesP Oel barbo no puede ha"er esoP ha podido mu3 bien ha"erte reina 3 emperatriJ9 pero9 te lo supli"o9 "ont*ntate "on ser emperatriJ+Q
Enton"es e"hN a llorarP sus "abellos 8olaron en desorden alrededor de su "abeJaP 3 ella gritN: gri tN: O0o puedo9 no >uiero "ontentarme "on estoP mar"ha m ar"ha al instante+Q
El marido se 8istiN 8i stiN rpidamente 3 e"hN a "orrer9 "omo un insensato+
ero la tempestad se habKa desen"adenado 3 rugKa 5uriosa: las "asas 3 los rboles se mo8KanP pedaJos de ro"a rodaban por el marP 3 el "ielo estaba negro "omo la peJP
GritN9 pues apenas podKa oKrse *l mismo sus propias palabras: OHermoso pes"ado9 pe>ueTo 8e"ino9 mi pobre esposa tiene un deseo+Q
OWRu* >uieres t9 amigoQ di;o el barbo+
OUAh9Q "ontestN9 O>uiere ser seme;ante a DiosQ
OVuel8e OVuel8e 3 la l a en"ontrars en la "hoJa+Q
F a estas horas 8i8en allK toda8Ka+
Los res elos de ro del Diablo
HabKa una 8eJ una pobre mu;er >ue dio a luJ un hi;o+ [l na"iN de pie+ En "onse"uen"ia9 se predi;o >ue en los "ator"e aTos se "asarKa "on la hi;a del re3+
El mismo dKa9 el re3 pasN por el pueblo9 sin >ue nadie le "ono"iese9 3 preguntando lo >ue habKa de nue8o9 le respondieron >ue a"ababa de na"er un niTo de pie9 3 >ue le habKan 8ati"inado >ue "uando tu8iera "ator"e aTos se "asarKa "on la hi;a del re3+ re3+
El re3 tenKa mu3 mal "oraJNn9 3 esta predi""iNn le in"omodN+ i n"omodN+
ue a bus"ar a los padres del re"i*n na"ido9 3 les di;o en tono amistoso: OVosotros OVosotros sois mu3 pobreP dadme 8uestro hi;o9 3 3o "uidar* de *l+Q
Al prin"ipio se negaban9 pero el 5orastero les o5re"iN mu"ho oro9 3 pensaron a sK mismos: Ouesto >ue el niTo ha na"ido de pie9 todo lo >ue su"eda ser por su bien+Q F a"abaron por "eder 3 entregar a su hi;o+
El re3 le puso en una "a;a 3 le lle8N a la orilla de un rKo+ Arro;N la "a;a en el agua9 pensando >ue habKa liberado a su hi;a de una maldi"iNn+
ero la "a;a en 8eJ de irse al 5ondo9 "omenJN a Cotar "omo un bar>uito9 sin >ue entrase en ella ni una sola gota de aguaP
la "orriente la arrastrN hasta dos kilNmetros de la "apital9 donde se detu8o en la presa de un molino+
Mn "riado del molinero9 >ue se hallaba allK por "asualidad9 la 8io 3 la sa"N "on un gar@o9 esperando en"ontrar un gran tesoroP pero "uando la abriN9 se hallN un niTo mu3 bonito9 despierto 3 alegre+
Le lle8N al molino9 3 el molinero 3 su mu;er9 >ue no tenKan hi;os9 le re"ibieron "omo si se le hubiera en8iado Dios+
rataron rataron mu3 bien al huer5anito9 >ue "re"iN "re"iN en su "asa en 5uerJas 3 en buenas "ualidades+
El re39 sorprendido un dKa por una tempestad9 entrN en el molino9 3 preguntN al molinero si a>uel ;o8en era hi;o su3o+
O0o seTorQ le "ontestN9 Oes un e=pNsito >ue hemos en"ontrado en una "a;a >ue el agua arrastrN hasta la es"lusa del molinoZ har unos "ator"e aTosP mi "riado le sa"N del agua+Q
El re3 "ono"iN enton"es >ue este era el niTo >ue habKa na"ido de pie9 3 *l lo habKa arro;ado en el rKo+
OBuenas gentesQ les di;oP OWno podrKa este ;o8en lle8ar una "arta de parte mKa a la reina Le dar* dos monedas de oro por su traba;o+Q
O6omo el re3 ordena9Q le "ontestaron9 3 di;eron al ;o8en >ue se preparase para ponerse en "amino+
El re3 en8iN a la reina una "arta en >ue la mandaba prender al portador9 darle muerte 3 enterrarle9 de manera >ue a su regreso lo en"ontrase he"ho todo+
El mu"ha"ho se puso en "amino "on la "arta9 pero se e=tra8iN 3 por la no"he llegN a un bos>ue mu3 denso+
A lo le;os distinguiN una d*bil luJ en medio de las tinieblas9 3 dirigi*ndose ha"ia a>uel lado llegN a una "asita pe>ueTa9 donde se en"ontrN una 8ie;a sentada ;unto al hogar+
Sorprendida al 8er al ;o8en9 le di;o a>uella mu;er: OWDe dNnde 8ienes 3 >u* >uieresQ
OVengo OVengo del molinoQ respondiNP Olle8o una "arta a la reina9 me he perdido en el "amino 3 >uisiera pasar la no"he a>uK+Q
ODesgra"iado ;o8enQ le repli"N la mu;er9 Ohas "aKdo en una "a8erna de ladrones9 3 si te en"uentran a>uK9 morirs morir s sin remedio+Q
O0o ha3 problemaQ di;o el ;o8en9 Ono tengo miedo9 3 adems esto3 tan "ansado >ue me es imposible ir ms le;os+Q
Se e"hN en un ban"o 3 se durmiNP po"o despu*s9 los ladrones llegaron 3 preguntaron9 en5ure"ido9 por >u* el 5orastero estaba tirado allK+
OUAhQ di;o la 8ie;a9 Oes un pobre niTo >ue se ha perdido en el bos>ue 3 le he re"ibido por "ompasiNnP lle8a una "arta a la reina+Q
Los ladrones abrieron la "arta9 3 8ieron >ue "ontenKa la orden de dar muerte al portador+ portador+
A pesar de la l a dureJa de sus "oraJones9 se "ompade"ieron del pobre hombre+
El lKder rompiN la "arta 3 puso otra en su lugar9 en >ue de"Ka >ue tan pronto "omo llega el ;o8en9 ;o8e n9 *l debe "asarse "on la l a hi;a del re3+ re3+
Despu*s9 los ladrones le de;aron dormir en el ban"o hasta la maTana siguiente9 3 en "uanto despertN9 le entregaron la "arta 3 le enseTaron el "amino+
Apenas despu*s de haber re"ibido la "arta9 la reina e;e"utN lo >ue se de"Ka en su "ontenido: la boda se "elebrN "on esplendorP la hi;a del re3 se "asN "on el niTo na"ido de pieP 3 "omo era guapo 3 amable9 8i8Ka a gusto "on *l+
Algn tiempo despu*s9 el re3 8ol8iN a su pala"io 3 8io >ue la predi""iNn se habKa "umplido9 3 >ue el niTo na"ido de pie se habKa "asado "on su hi;a+
OW6Nmo hab*is he"ho esoQ di;oP O3o habKa dado una orden mu3 di5erente en la "arta+Q
La reina le enseTN la "arta9 3 le di;o >ue podKa 8er lo >ue "ontenKa+
La le3N9 3 8io >ue su habKa sido "ambiado por otro+
reguntN al ;o8en lo >ue habKa he"ho de la "arta >ue le habKa entregado9 3 por >u* habKa dado otra+
O0o s* nada de esoQ repli"N el ;o8en9 Oa menos >ue no la ha3an "ambiado la no"he >ue pas* en el bos>ue+Q
En"oleriJado9 el re3 le di;o: OEsto no puede >uedar asKP el >ue pretenda a mi hi;a primero debe ir al in@erno 3 traerme tres pelos de oro de la "abeJa del diablo+ remelos9 remelos9 3 ganars mi hi;a+Q
El re39 al darle esta "omisiNn9 "reKa >ue no 8ol8erKa ms+
El ;o8en le respondiN: O0o tengo miedo al diabloP ir* a bus"ar los tres pelos de oro+Q F se despidiN del re3 3 se puso en "amino+
LlegN a las puertas de una gran "iudadP el "entinela le preguntN "ul era su traba;o9 3 lo >ue sabKa+
OFo OFo lo s* todo9Q respondiN el ;o8en+
OEnton"es puedes ha"ernos un 5a8or9Q di;o el e l "entinela9 Ode"irnos por >u* la 5uente en el mer"ado9 >ue antes daba siempre 8ino9 se ha se"ado 3 ni si>uiera da agua+Q
OEsperadQ le respondiN9 O3 os lo dir* a mi regreso+Q regreso+Q
.s le;os9 llegN a las puertas de otra "iudadP el "entinela le preguntN "ul era su traba;o9 3 lo >ue sabKa+
OFo OFo lo s* todo9Q respondiN el ;o8en+
OEnton"es puedes ha"ernos un 5a8or9Q di;o el e l "entinela9 Ode"irnos por >u* el rbol grande de nuestra "iudad9 >ue antes daba siempre manJanas de oro9 no produ"e 3a ni aun ho;as+Q
OEsperadQ le respondiN9 O3 os lo dir* a mi regreso+Q regreso+Q
.s le;os toda8Ka llegN delante de un an"ho rKo >ue ne"esitaba pasar+ pasar+
El bar>uero le preguntN "ul era su traba;o9 3 lo >ue sabKa+
OFo OFo lo s* todo9Q respondiN el ;o8en+
OEnton"es puedes ha"erme un 5a8or9Q di;o el bar>uero9 Ode"irme si debo permane"er siempre en este puesto sin ser rele8ado nun"a+Q
OEsperaQ le "ontestN9 O3 te lo dir* a mi regreso+Q
En el otro lado del agua en"ontrN la entrada al in@ernoP estaba os"uro 3 lleno de humo negro+
El diablo no se hallaba en su "asa9 pero en"ontrN a su patrona9 >ue estaba sentada en un sillNn grande+
OWRu* >uieresQ le preguntN9 "on un tono bastante dul"e+
O0e"esito tres pelos de oro de la "abeJa del diablo9 sin lo "ual no puedo 8i8ir "on mi mu;er+Q mu;er+Q
OEso es mu"ho pedirQ le di;o9 O3 si el diablo te 8e "uando entre9 pasars un rato mu3 maloP sin embargo9 tengo inter*s por ti9 3 8o3 a pro"urar a3udarte+Q
Ella le "on8irtiN en una hormiga9 3 le di;o: O"ltate en los pliegues de mi 8estidoP a>uK estars e stars seguro+Q
OGra"iasQ la "ontestNP O"reo >ue esto 8a 8 a bienP pero ne"esito adems saber tres "osas:
por >u* una 5uente >ue manaba siempre 8ino9 no mana 3a ni aun aguaP
por >u* un rbol >ue daba manJanas de oro9 no produ"e 3a ni aun ho;asP
3 si "ierto bar>uero debe permane"er siempre en su puesto sin ser rele8ado nun"a+Q
OEsas son tres preguntas mu3 di5K"iles9 pero no tengas "uidadoP presta aten"iNn a lo >ue diga el diablo "uando 3o le arran>ue los tres pelos de oro+Q
or la no"he el diablo 8ol8iN a su "asa9 3 apenas habKa entrado9 notN un olor e=traTo+
OWRu* ha3 a>uK de nue8oQ di;oP Ohuele a "arne humana+Q IegistrN todos los rin"ones9 pero sin en"ontrar nada+
La patrona le reprendiN: OA"abo OA"abo de barrer 3 de arreglarlo todoQ le di;o9 O3 8as a desarreglarloP siempre ests oliendo a "arne humana+ USi*ntate 3 "enaQ
6omiN 3 bebiN9 3 "omo estaba "ansado9 puso la "abeJa en el regaJo de la patrona9 3 no tardN en dormirse 3 ron"ar+ ron"ar+
La 8ie;a "ogiN un pelo de oro9 lo arran"N 3 lo puso a su lado+
OUA3Q e="lamN el diablo9 OW>u* ha"esQ
OHe tenido un mal sueTo9Q di;o la patrona9 O3 te he agarrado del pelo+Q
OWRu* has soTadoQ la preguntN el diablo+
OHe soTado >ue la 5uente de un mer"ado >ue manaba siempre 8ino9 se ha se"ado 3 no da 3a ni aun aguaP W"ul puede ser la "ausaQ
OUAh USi lo supieranQ "ontestN el diabloP Oha3 un sapo en la 5uente9 deba;o de una piedraP no tienen ms >ue matarle 3 8ol8er a manar 8ino+Q
Vol8iN a dormir 3 "omenJN a ron"ar 5uertemente+
Enton"es le arran"N el segundo pelo+
OUA3 WRu* ha"esQ e="lamN el diablo en"oleriJado+
O0o te preo"upes9Q le respondiNP Oes un sueTo >ue he tenido+Q
OWRu* has soTadoQ la preguntN+
OHe soTado >ue en "ierto paKs ha3 un rbol9 >ue daba antes manJanas de oro9 3 ahora no tiene ni aun ho;asP W"ul puede ser el moti8oQ
OUh USi lo supieranQ repli"N el diabloP Oha3 un ratNn >ue roe la raKJP no tienen ms >ue matarle 3 el rbol 8ol8er a produ"ir manJanas de oroP
pero si "ontina ro3*ndola9 se se"ar por "ompleto+ Ahora de;adme en paJZ t 3 tus sueTos+ Si me 8uel8es a despertar9 te dar* una bo5etada+Q
La mu;er lo "almN9 3 se durmiN 3 "omenJN a ron"ar+ ron"ar+
Enton"es le arran"N el ter"er pelo de oro+
El diablo se le8antN gritando 3 >uerKa pegarlaP pero ella le supo engaTar9 di"i*ndole: OWRui*n puede librarse de un mal sueToQ
OWRu* has soTado ahoraQ la l a preguntN "on "uriosidad+
OHe soTado "on un bar>uero >ue se >ue;aba de estar siempre remando en el rKo en su bar"o9 sin >ue le reempla"e nun"a nadie+Q
OUAh el tontoQ repuso el diablo9 Ono tiene ms >ue poner el remo en la mano al primero >ue 8a3a a pasar el rKo9 3 >uedar libre+Q
6omo la patrona le habKa arran"ado los tres "abellos de oro 3 habKa sabido las tres respuestas >ue >uerKa saber9 le de;N en paJ 3 *l se durmiN hasta la maTana siguiente+
Apenas hubo el diablo salido de la "asa9 "ogiN la 8ie;a a la hormiga de entre los pliegues de su 8estido9 3 8ol8iN al ;o8en su 5orma humana+
OAhK tienes los tres "abellos9Q le di;o+ OWHas oKdo bien las respuestas del diablo a tus tres preguntasQ
O.u3 bienQ respondiN9 Ono las ol8idar*+Q
O O tienes lo >ue >uieres9Q le di;o9 O3 puedes seguir tu "amino+Q
Dio gra"ias a la 8ie;a por lo bien >ue le habKa a3udado9 3 saliN del in@erno mu3 "ontento de haber tenido tan buena 5ortuna+
6uando llegN donde estaba el bar>uero9 se hiJo pasar al otro lado antes de darle la respuesta prometida 3 enton"es le dio el "onse;o del diablo: O0o tienes ms >ue poner el remo en la mano al primero >ue 8enga a pasar el rKo+Q
o"o despu*s llegN a la "iudad "on el rbol se"oP el "entinela esperaba tambi*n su respuesta+
O.ata al ratNn >ue roe las raK"esQ le di;o9 O3 8ol8er a dar manJanas de oro+Q
En agrade"imiento9 el "entinela le dio dos burros "argados de este metal pre"ioso+
Enton"es llegN a la "iudad "u3a 5uente estaba se"o9 3 di;o al "entinela: OEn la 5uente9 deba;o de la piedra9 ha3 un sapoP bus"adlo 3 matadlo9 3 8ol8er a "orrer el 8ino en abundan"ia+Q
El "entinela le dio las gra"ias9 3 tambi*n le dio dos burros "argados de oro+
El niTo na"ido de pie llegN por ltimo donde se hallaba su mu;er9 >ue se rego"i;N de todo "oraJNn por su regreso9 3 en parti"ular al saber >ue todo le habKa salido bien+
EntregN al re3 los tres pelos de oro del diabloP el re3 >uedN mu3 satis5e"ho al 8er los "uatro burros "argados "argados de oroP
3 le di;o: OAhora has "umplido 3a "on todas las "ondi"iones9 3 mi hi;a es tu3a+ ero9 >uerido hi;o mKo9 dime9 Wde dNnde has sa"ado tanto oro ues has traKdo un 8erdadero tesoro+Q
OLo he "ogidoQ le "ontestN9 O"er"a de un rKo >ue he atra8esadoP es en la arena en la otra orilla+Q
OWodrKa 3o "oger otro tantoQ le preguntN el re3 >ue era mu3 a8aro+
OF mu"ho msQ le respondiNP Oha3 un bar>ueroP ir a *l para pasar el rKo9 3 podrs llenar sus sa"os+Q
El a8aro monar"a se puso en seguida en "amino9 3 al llegar al rKo9 hiJo una seTal al bar>uero+
El bar>uero le mandN entrar9 3 en "uanto estu8ieron al otro lado9 le puso el remo en la mano 3 saltN 5uera+
El re3 >uedN asK9 en "astigo de sus pe"ados+
WSigue si*ndolo toda8Ka
UAh sin duda9 puesto >ue nadie le ha tomado el remo+
El !o8en Gigante
Mn "ampesino tenKa un hi;o tan grande "omo un dedo pulgar9 3 durante mu"hos aTos9 su estatura no aumentN+
Mn dKa9 "uando su padre se iba a traba;ar en el "ampoP el pe>ueTo niTo le di;o: Oadre9 >uiero ir "ontigo+Q
OWRuieres 8enir "onmigoQ di;o el padreP OURu*date a>uK uera de "asa no ser8irKas ms >ue para in"omodarP 3 adems podrKas perderte+Q
Sin embargo9 el enano se e"hN a llorar9 3 para tener paJ9 su padre lo puso en su bolsillo 3 se lo lle8N+
an an pronto "omo llegN a la tierra tierra >ue iba a arar9 le sentN en un sur"o sur"o re"i*n abierto+
.ientras estaba allK9 apare"iN un gran gigante >ue 8enKa del otro lado de las montaTas+
OU.ira Ves el gran hombre9Q su padre le di;o9 >ue >uerKa >uerK a asustar a su hi;o (para ha"erlo ms obediente)P O8iene a "ogerte+Q
ero el gigante9 >ue habKa oKdo esto9 llegN al sur"o en dos pasosP "ogiN el pe>ueTo hombre ;o8en 3 se le lle8N sin de"ir una palabra+
El padre9 mudo de asombro9 no tu8o 5uerJas 5 uerJas ni aun para dar un grito+
[l "reKa >ue su hi;o estu8o perdido9 3 no esperN 8ol8erle a 8er ms+
El gigante se le lle8N a su "asa9 3 le "rio por sK mismo9 3 el enanito "re"iN 3 llegN a ser pare"ido a un gigante+
Al "abo de dos aTos el gigante 5ue "on *l al bos>ueP para probarle9 le di;o: OSa"a un rbol+Q
El mu"ha"ho era 3a tan 5uerte9 >ue arran"N de la tierra un arbolito "on raK"es+
ero el gigante pensN: O*l es mu3 d*bilPQ lo lle8N a "asa9 3 lo nutriN durante dos aTos ms+
Despu*s de este tiempo9 su 5uerJa habKa aumentado de tal manera >ue se arran"N un enorme rbol de la tierra+
ero esto no era su@"iente para el giganteP gi ganteP lo nutriN por dos aTos ms9 3 luego se 5ue "on *l al bos>ue9 3 le di;o: OAhora OAhora arran"ar de raKJ un rbol+Q
El ;o8en arran"N de la tierra la en"ina ma3or del bos>ue9 3 esto 5ue 5"il para *l+
OEso es bueno9Q di;o el gigante9 Oahora ha "ompletado su edu"a"iNn+Q F lo lle8N al "ampo de donde lo habKa "ogido+
Su padre estaba arando el "ampo+ El ;o8en gigante se a"er"N a *l 3 le di;o: OFo OFo esto3 a>uK9 mi padre9 3 so3 un hombre grande+Q
El "ampesino se asustN 3 gritN: gri tN: O0o9 t no eres mi hi;o9 3o no te >uieroP mr"hate+Q
OSK9 3o so3 8uestro hi;o+ D*;ame traba;ar en 8uestro lugar+ lugar+ uedo arar me;or >ue t+Q
O0o9 no9 t no eres mi hi;o9 3 no sabes "Nmo ararP mr"hate+Q
ero9 "omo tenKa miedo del gigante9 de;N el arado 3 se puso a alguna distan"ia+
Enton"es9 el ;o8en9 "ogiendo el instrumento "on una sola mano9 se apo3N en"ima "on tal 5uerJa9 >ue el arado se hundiN pro5undamente en la tierra+
El "ampesino no pudo detenerse9 3 le gritN: OSi >uieres arar9 no se debe presionar "on tanta 5uerJaP no es e s bueno+Q
El ;o8en enton"es desengan"hN los "aballos 3 se engan"hN al arado9 di"iendo a su padre: OVete a "asa9 3 di a mi madre >ue me prepare una "omida grandeP mientras tanto9 a"abar* de arar el "ampo+Q
El labrador 5ue a su "asa 3 se lo di;o todo a su mu;er+
.ientras tanto9 el ;o8en gigante arN todo el "ampo por sK mismo+
6uando hubo terminado se 5ue a "asa de sus padres+
6uando entrN en el patio9 su madre9 >ue no le "ono"Ka9 e="lamN: OWRui*n es ese horrible giganteQ
OEs nuestro hi;o9Q di;o el labrador+ labrador+
O0o9Q di;o ella9 Ono es nuestro hi;oP nuestro hi;o ha muerto 3a+ 3 a+ 0osotros no hemos tenido nun"a ninguno tan grande: el nuestro era mu3 pe>ueTito+Q
Ella le gritN: OU.r"hateP OU .r"hateP nosotros no te >ueremosQ
El ;o8en no la "ontestN+
Lle8N los "aballos al establo9 les dio heno 3 a8ena 3 los "uidN per5e"tamente+
Despu*s9 "uando hubo "on"luido9 entrN en el salNn9 3 sentndose en un ban"o9 di;o: O.adre9 tengo mu"ha hambre9 Wes la l a "omida preparadaQ
OSK9Q respondiN9 3 puso delante de *l * l dos platos mu3 grandes9 llenos hasta arribaP 3 >ue hubieran bastado para "omer ella 3 su marido durante o"ho dKas+
El ;o8en se "omiN todoP enseguida preguntN si habKa algo ms+
O0oP eso es todo lo >ue tenemos+Q
OEso apenas ha bastado para abrirme el apetitoP ne"esito otra "osa+Q
La madre no se atre8iN a negarse: puso a la lumbre una marmita mu3 grande9 llena de to"ino 3 se le dio en "uanto estu8o "o"ido+
OBueno9Q di;o9 Oahora puedo tomar un bo"ado9Q 3 se lo "omiN todoP pero *l toda8Ka tenKa hambre+
Enton"es di;o a su padre: OVeo >ue en "asa no ha3 lo l o >ue ne"esito para "omer+ "omer+ reme reme una barra de hierro >ue no se rompa en"ima de mi rodilla9 3 3o ir* por el mundo+Q
El gran;ero estaba en"antado+ [l engan"hN los dos "aballos al "arro9 3 tra;o de la 5ragua una barra de hierro tan grande 3 tan gruesa >ue los dos "aballos apenas podKan arrastrarla+
El ;o8en la "ogiN 3 la rompiN9 "omo un palo9 en su rodillaP tirN los pedaJos a un lado+
El padre enton"es engan"hN "uatro "aballos9 3 tra;o otra barra de hierro mu"ho ms grande 3 5uerte >ue la primera+
ero su hi;o tambi*n la rompiN en"ima de su rodilla9 di"iendo: OEsta es tambi*n intilP me trae otra ms 5uerte+Q
or ltimo9 el padre engan"hN o"ho "aballos 3 tra;o una barra de hierro enorme los o"ho "aballos apenas podKa arrastrarlo+
El hi;o la "ogiN en su mano9 rompiN un po"o de una puntaP 3 di;o a su padre: OAhora OAhora 8eo >ue no me puedes traer la barra de hierro >ue ne"esito+ .e mar"ho de 8uestra "asa+Q
EntrN en el mundo para "on8ertirse en un herrero+
LlegN a una "iudad donde 8i8Ka un herrero mu3 "odi"ioso9 >ue >uerKa todo para sK mismo+
Se presentN en la 5ragua 3 le pidiN al herrero para un traba;o+
OSK9Q respondiN el herrero9 3 lo mirN 3 pensN9 O*l es mu3 5uerte+Q
OW6unto >uieres por un salarioQ le preguntN+
O0ada9Q respondiN el ;o8en9 Opero "ada >uin"e dKas9 dK as9 "uando pagas a los dems9 >uiero darte dos puTetaJos9 >ue >uedars obligado a re"ibir+Q re"ibir+Q
El a8aro estaba mu3 satis5e"ho9 pensando >ue ahorrarKa mu"ho dinero+
Al dKa siguiente9 el nue8o empleado "omenJN a traba;ar+ traba;ar+ Le dio un golpe tal >ue la barra de hierro se rompiN9 3 el 3un>ue se hundiN en el suelo+
El herrero se eno;N9 3 le di;o: O O eres demasiado 5uerte+ WRu* >uieres >ue te d* por ese solo golpeQ
ORuiero darte una patada9 eso es todo9Q di;o el ;o8en+
[l le8antN el pie 3 le dio una gran patada+ El herrero 8olN sobre "uatro balas de heno+
Despu*s bus"N la barra de hierro ms gruesa >ue pudo hallar en la 5ragua9 3 "ogi*ndola "omo un bastNn9 "ontinuN su "amino+
Mn po"o ms le;os se llegN a una gran;a9 3 le preguntN al propietario si ne"esitaba un sir8iente+
OSK9Q le respondiN9 One"esito One"esito uno+ me pare"es un mu"ha"ho mu3 8igoroso+ ero9 ero9 W"unto >uieres de un salarioQ
Le respondiN >ue no >uerKa salario 3 se "ontentaba "on darle todos los aTos tres golpes9 >ue se obligarKa a re"ibir+ re"ibir+
El gran;ero se alegrN mu"ho "on este e ste "ontrato9 por>ue era tambi*n mu3 a8ari"ioso+
A la maTana siguiente9 los l os sir8ientes tu8ieron >ue ir al bos>ue+ Los otros sir8ientes 3a estaban despiertos9 pero nuestro ;o8en se hallaba an en la "ama+
Mno de ellos le gritN: OLe8ntateP 8amos al bos>ue9 3 es pre"iso >ue 8engas "on nosotros+Q
O?d delante9Q le "ontestN brus"amente9 O3o estar* de 8uelta mu"ho antes >ue 8osotros+Q
Los otros se 5ueron a bus"ar al maestro9 3 le di;eron >ue el nue8o sir8iente toda8Ka estaba a"ostado9 3 no >uerKa ir "on ellos a la sel8a+
El maestro les di;o >ue iban a despertarle de nue8o9 3 le di;eron a engan"har los "aballos+
Sin embargo9 nuestro hombre les di;o una 8eJ ms: O?d delanteP 3o estar* de 8uelta antes >ue 8osotros+Q
Se a"ostN durante dos horas ms+
Al "abo de este tiempo se le8antN9 3 despu*s de haber "ogido dos 5anegas de guisantes 3 ha"erse un buen "o"ido >ue "omiN tran>uilamente9 engan"hN los "aballos para "ondu"ir la "arreta al bos>ue+
ara llegar a este sitio habKa >ue pasar por un "amino >ue se hallaba en una hondonadaP hiJo pasar primero la "arreta9 despu*s9 deteniendo los "aballos 8ol8iN atrs9 "ubriN el "amino "on rboles 3 maleJas9 de modo >ue no era e ra posible pasar+
6uando entrN en el bos>ue los otros 8ol8Kan 3a "on sus "arretas "argadas9 3 les di;o: O?d delanteP 3o estar* en "asa antes >ue 8osotros+Q
Sin andar ms9 se "ontentN "on arran"ar dos rboles enormes >ue e"hN en su "arreta9 3 despu*s se 8ol8iN por el mismo "amino+
6uando los hallN detenidos 3 sin poder pasar delante de los rboles >ue habKa preparado "on a>uel ob;eto les di;o: OSi os hubierais >uedado en "asa esta maTana "omo 3o9 habrKais dormido una hora ms+Q
F "omo no podKa a8anJar sus "aballos9 "aballos9 los desengan"hN9 los puso puso en"ima de la "arreta9 3 tomando los tron"os en una mano9 se subiN sobre la barri"ada "on todo+
6uando estu8o al otro lado9 di;o a los otros: OVedP llegar* mu"ho antes >ue 8osotrosPQ 3 "ontinuN su "amino+
Al llegar "ogiN un rbol en la mano9 3 le enseTN al maestro9 di"iendo: OW0o es este un hermoso tron"oQ
El maestro di;o a su mu;er: OEste es un buen "riado: se le8anta ms tarde >ue los dems9 3 tambi*n 8uel8e antes >ue ellos+Q
Sir8iN al gran;ero durante un aTo+ Los otros sir8ientes re"ibieron re"ibieron sus salarios9 3 el ;o8en esperN su re"ompensa+
ero el maestro9 aterroriJado a la perspe"ti8a de los golpes9 de"larN >ue pre5erKa ser el sir8iente9 3 le darKa la gran;a+
O0o9Q le respondiN9 O3o no >uiero la gran;a9 so3 un sir8iente9 3 >uiero "ontinuar si*ndoloP pero lo >ue se ha "on8enido debe e;e"utarse+Q
El gran;ero le o5re"iN darle todo lo >ue >uisiera9 pero 5ue en 8ano9 pues respondKa siempre: O0o+Q
Le pidiN un plaJo de >uin"e dKas para bus"ar alguna es"apatoria+ El otro "onsintiN+
El gran;ero reuniN enton"es a todos sus "riados 3 les pidiN su pare"er+ pare"er+
Despu*s de haber reCe=ionado por mu"ho tiempo9 respondieron >ue "on un "riado seme;ante nadie estaba seguro de su 8ida9 3 >ue matarKa a un hombre "omo a una mos"a+
ueron9 ueron9 pues9 de pare"er >ue se le hi"iera ba;ar al poJo para limpiarle 3 en "uanto estu8iera aba;o9 e"harle en"ima de la "abeJa una por"iNn de piedras de molino >ue estaban allK "er"a9 de modo >ue le matasen en el a"to+
El "onse;o agradN al gran;ero9 3 el "riado se apresurN a ba;ar al poJo+
an an pronto "omo *l estu8o en el 5ondo9 se arro;aron arro;aron sobre *l a>uellas enormes piedras9 "re3endo >ue le desharKan la "abeJa9 pero *l les gritaba desde aba;o: OAhu3enta OAhu3enta a los gallinas >ue se ras"an en la arena+ La arena "ae en los o;os+Q
El gran;ero di;o: Osp"ha9 sp"haPQ pretendiendo ahu3entar a las gallinas+
6uando el sir8iente "on"lu3N se subiN 3 di;o: O.iraP O .iraP >u* hermoso "ollar+Q "ollar+Q enKa enKa las piedras ms grandes alrededor alrededor de su "uello+
El sir8iente seguKa e=igiendo su salario9 pero el gran;ero le pidiN otros >uin"e dKas9 de"idido a reCe=ionarlo+
Sus sir8ientes le a"onse;aron en8iar al ;o8en al molino embru;ado9 para moler el grano durante la no"he9 pues nadie habKa salido 8i8o al dKa siguiente+
Este "onse;o agradN al maestro9 3 en el mismo instante en8iN a su sir8iente al molino "on o"ho 5anegas de trigo9 3 molerlas durante la no"he9 por>ue estaban 3a es"asas+
El "riado e"hN dos 5anegas de trigo en su bolsillo dere"ho9 dos en el iJ>uierdo9 se "argN "uatro en una al5or;a9 dos por delante 3 dos por detrs9 3 mar"hN "orriendo al molino+
El molinero le di;o >ue podKa mu3 bien moler de dKa pero no de no"he9 pues todos los >ue se a8enturaban a ha"er esto9 habKan apare"ido muertos a la maTana siguiente+
El ;o8en respondiN: O0o morir*+ Ve 3 a"u*state9 3 dormir sin "uidado+Q
F entrando en el molino empeJN a moler el trigo "omo si no se se tratase de nada+
Ha"ia las on"e de la no"he entrN en el "uarto del molinero9 3 se sentN en un ban"o+
Al "abo de un instante la puerta se abriN por sK misma9 3 se 8io entrar una mesa mu3 grande9 en la >ue se "olo"aron (por sK solos) una multitud de platos 3 de botellas llenos l lenos de las "osas ms e=>uisitas9 sin >ue pare"iera nadie para lle8arlos+
Los taburetes se "olo"aron tambi*n alrededor de la mesa9 sin >ue se presentase nadie9 pero el ;o8en 8io al @n dedos sin mano ni nada >ue iban 3 8enKan a los platos9 3 mane;aban los tenedores 3 los "u"hillos+
6omo tenKa hambre 3 le olKan bien los man;ares9 se sentN tambi*n a la mesa 3 "omiN "on apetito+
6uando la "enar hubo "on"luido 3 los platos 8a"Kos anun"iaron >ue los in8isibles habKan "on"luido tambi*n9 o3N "laramente >ue apagaban las lu"es+
Enton"es9 en la os"uridad9 sintiN en su me;illa una "osa pare"ida a un bo5etNn9 3 di;o en 8oJ alta: OSi empieJas9 empieJo 3o tambi*n+Q
Ie"ibiN sin embargo un segundo 3 "orrespondiN enton"es+
Los bo5etones dados 3 de8ueltos "ontinuaron toda la no"he9 3 el ;o8en gigante no se >uedN atrs en el ;uego+ Al amane"er "esN todo+
El molinero llegN 3 se admirN de hallarle 8i8o toda8Ka+
O.e he regalado bien9Q di;o el gigante: Ohe re"ibido bo5etones9 pero tambi*n los he dado+Q
El molinero se puso mu3 "ontento9 por>ue 3a estaba desen"antado su molinoP >uerKa dar al ;o8en gigante mu"ho dinero para re"ompensarle+
O0o >uiero dinero9Q le di;o9 Otengo ms del >ue ne"esito+Q
F e"hndose sus sa"os de harina a las espaldas9 8ol8iN a la gran;a9 3 de"larN al gran;ero >ue su traba;o estaba e staba "on"luida 3 >uerKa su salario+
El gran;ero estaba asustadoP no podKa estar >uieto en un lugar9 iba 3 8enKa por el "uarto9 3 las gotas de sudor le "aKan por el rostro+
ara respirar un po"o abriN la 8entana9 3 luego el sir8iente le dio una patada9 >ue le hiJo salir 8olando por la 8entana+
Enton"es el sir8iente di;o a la esposa del gran;ero: OAhora es su turno+Q
ero ella e="lamN: O0o9 por 5a8or no me pegues+Q
F abriN la otra 8entana9 por>ue el sudor sudor "orrKa por su 5renteP 3 luego el sir8iente le dio una patada9 >ue le hiJo salir 8olando por la 8entana ms alto toda8Ka >ue a su marido9 por>ue era mu"ho ms ligera+
Su marido le l e gritN: OVen "onmigo+Q
F ella le respondKa: O O 8ienes "onmigo9 por>ue 3o no puedo puedo ir "ontigo+Q
F "ontinuaron Cotando en el aire9 sin "onseguir reunirse+ reunirse+
En "uanto al ;o8en gigante9 "ogiN su barra de hierro 3 se puso en "amino+
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