Spanish–English parallel text
Jack el Perezoso
Lazy Jack
Joseph Jacobs
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Había una vez un chico llamado Jack, y vivía con su madre en un terreno comunal.
Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack, and he lived with his mother on a common.
Eran muy pobres, y la anciana se ganaba la vida hilando. Pero Jack era tan perezoso que no hacía nada más que tumbarse al sol cuando hacía calor y sentarse junto a la chimenea en invierno. Por eso la gente lo llamaba Jack el Perezoso.
They were very poor, and the old woman made her living by spinning. But Jack was so lazy that he did nothing but lie in the sun in hot weather and sit by the corner of the fireplace in winter. So people called him Lazy Jack.
Su madre no conseguía que hiciera nada por ella. Al final, un lunes, le dijo que si no empezaba a trabajar para ganarse la comida, lo echaría a la calle para que se ganara la vida por su cuenta.
His mother couldn’t get him to do anything for her. At last, one Monday, she told him that if he didn’t start working for his porridge, she would throw him out to make his own living.
Esto hizo reaccionar a Jack. Salió y se contrató con un granjero vecino para el día siguiente por un penique. Pero cuando volvía a casa, lo perdió al cruzar un arroyo, porque nunca antes había tenido dinero.
This woke Jack up. He went out and hired himself to a neighboring farmer for the next day for a penny. But as he was coming home, he lost it while crossing a brook, because he had never had any money before.
«Chico tonto», dijo su madre, «deberías haberlo metido en el bolsillo». «Lo haré la próxima vez», respondió Jack.
“You stupid boy,” said his mother, “you should have put it in your pocket.” “I’ll do that next time,” replied Jack.
El miércoles, Jack volvió a salir y se contrató con un vaquero, que le dio una jarra de leche por el trabajo del día. Jack cogió la jarra, la metió en el bolsillo grande de su chaqueta y derramó toda la leche mucho antes de llegar a casa. «¡Madre mía!»,
On Wednesday, Jack went out again and hired himself to a cow-keeper, who gave him a jar of milk for his day’s work. Jack took the jar and put it into the large pocket of his jacket, and spilled all of it long before he got home. “Dear me!”
dijo la anciana. «Deberías haberla llevado sobre la cabeza». «Lo haré la próxima vez», dijo Jack.
said the old woman. “You should have carried it on your head.” “I’ll do that next time,” said Jack.
Así que el jueves, Jack volvió a contratarse con un granjero, y el granjero aceptó darle un queso de nata por su trabajo. Por la tarde Jack cogió el queso y se fue a casa con él sobre la cabeza.
So on Thursday, Jack hired himself to a farmer again, and the farmer agreed to give him a cream cheese for his work. In the evening Jack took the cheese and went home with it on his head.
Cuando llegó a casa, el queso estaba completamente arruinado. Parte se había perdido y parte se le había pegado en el pelo. «Tonto de remate», dijo su madre, «deberías haberlo llevado con mucho cuidado en las manos». «Lo haré la próxima vez», respondió Jack.
By the time he got home, the cheese was completely ruined. Part of it was lost, and part of it was stuck in his hair. “You stupid fool,” said his mother, “you should have carried it very carefully in your hands.” “I’ll do that next time,” replied Jack.
El viernes, Jack el Perezoso volvió a salir y se contrató con un panadero, que por su trabajo no le dio nada más que un gran gato macho.
On Friday, Lazy Jack went out again and hired himself to a baker, who would give him nothing for his work but a large tomcat.
Jack cogió al gato y empezó a llevarlo con mucho cuidado en las manos, pero pronto el gato le arañó tanto que tuvo que soltarlo.
Jack took the cat and began to carry it very carefully in his hands, but soon the cat scratched him so much that he had to let it go.
Cuando llegó a casa, su madre le dijo: «Chico bobo, deberías haberlo atado con una cuerda y haberlo llevado arrastrando detrás de ti». «Lo haré la próxima vez», dijo Jack.
When he got home, his mother said to him, “You silly boy, you should have tied it with a string and pulled it along behind you.” “I’ll do that next time,” said Jack.
Así que el sábado, Jack se contrató con un carnicero, que le pagó con el hermoso regalo de una paletilla de cordero.
So on Saturday, Jack hired himself to a butcher, who paid him with the fine gift of a shoulder of mutton.
Jack cogió el cordero, lo ató a una cuerda y lo arrastró detrás de él por la tierra, así que cuando llegó a casa la carne estaba completamente echada a perder.
Jack took the mutton, tied it to a string, and dragged it along behind him in the dirt, so by the time he got home the meat was completely ruined.
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