Spanish–English parallel text
El cuento de Jemima Pato-Charco
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
Beatrix Potter
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¡Qué espectáculo tan divertido es ver a una nidada de patitos con una gallina!
What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen!
--Escucha la historia de Jemima Pata de Charco, quien estaba molesta porque la esposa del granjero no le permitía incubar sus propios huevos.
--Listen to the story of Jemima Puddle-duck, who was annoyed because the farmer’s wife would not let her hatch her own eggs.
Su cuñada, la señora Rebeccah Pata de Charco, estaba perfectamente dispuesta a dejar la incubación a alguien más--“No tengo la paciencia para sentarme en un nido durante veintiocho días; y tú tampoco, Jemima.
Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to leave the hatching to some one else--“I have not the patience to sit on a nest for twenty-eight days; and no more have you, Jemima.
¡Dejarías que se enfriaran; sabes que lo harías!”
You would let them go cold; you know you would!”
“Deseo incubar mis propios huevos; los incubaré todos yo sola”, graznó Jemima Pata de Charco.
“I wish to hatch my own eggs; I will hatch them all by myself,” quacked Jemima Puddle-duck.
Intentó esconder sus huevos; pero siempre los encontraban y se los llevaban.
She tried to hide her eggs; but they were always found and carried off.
Jemima Pata de Charco se desesperó bastante. Decidió hacer un nido lejos de la granja.
Jemima Puddle-duck became quite desperate. She determined to make a nest right away from the farm.
Partió en una hermosa tarde de primavera por el camino de carretas que lleva sobre la colina.
She set off on a fine spring afternoon along the cart-road that leads over the hill.
Llevaba un chal y una capota.
She was wearing a shawl and a poke bonnet.
Cuando llegó a la cima de la colina, vio un bosque a lo lejos.
When she reached the top of the hill, she saw a wood in the distance.
Pensó que parecía un lugar seguro y tranquilo.
She thought that it looked a safe quiet spot.
Jemima Pata de Charco no tenía mucha costumbre de volar. Corrió cuesta abajo unos metros agitando su chal, y luego saltó al aire.
Jemima Puddle-duck was not much in the habit of flying. She ran downhill a few yards flapping her shawl, and then she jumped off into the air.
Volaba maravillosamente una vez que tomaba un buen impulso.
She flew beautifully when she had got a good start.
Planeó sobre las copas de los árboles hasta que vio un lugar abierto en medio del bosque, donde los árboles y la maleza habían sido despejados.
She skimmed along over the tree-tops until she saw an open place in the middle of the wood, where the trees and brushwood had been cleared.
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