Spanish–English parallel text

El cuento de los dos ratones malos

The Tale of Two Bad Mice

Beatrix Potter

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Había una vez una casa de muñecas muy hermosa; era de ladrillo rojo con ventanas blancas, y tenía cortinas de muselina de verdad, una puerta de entrada y una chimenea.

Once upon a time there was a very beautiful doll’s-house; it was red brick with white windows, and it had real muslin curtains and a front door and a chimney.

Pertenecía a dos muñecas llamadas Lucinda y Jane; al menos pertenecía a Lucinda, pero ella nunca pedía las comidas.

It belonged to two Dolls called Lucinda and Jane; at least it belonged to Lucinda, but she never ordered meals.

Jane era la cocinera; pero nunca cocinaba nada, porque la cena se había comprado ya hecha, en una caja llena de virutas.

Jane was the Cook; but she never did any cooking, because the dinner had been bought ready-made, in a box full of shavings.

Había dos langostas rojas y un jamón, un pescado, un pudin y algunas peras y naranjas.

There were two red lobsters and a ham, a fish, a pudding, and some pears and oranges.

No se podían despegar de los platos, pero eran extremadamente hermosos.

They would not come off the plates, but they were extremely beautiful.

Una mañana, Lucinda y Jane habían salido a dar un paseo en el cochecito de muñecas. No había nadie en la guardería y estaba muy tranquila.

One morning Lucinda and Jane had gone out for a drive in the doll’s perambulator. There was no one in the nursery, and it was very quiet.

De repente, se oyó un pequeño ruido de forcejeo y arañazos en un rincón cerca de la chimenea, donde había un agujero debajo del rodapié.

Presently there was a little scuffling, scratching noise in a corner near the fire-place, where there was a hole under the skirting-board.

Pulgarcito sacó la cabeza por un momento y luego la volvió a meter.

Tom Thumb put out his head for a moment, and then popped it in again.

Pulgarcito era un ratón.

Tom Thumb was a mouse.

Un minuto después, Hunca Munca, su esposa, también sacó la cabeza; y cuando vio que no había nadie en la guardería, se aventuró a salir sobre el hule debajo de la caja del carbón.

A minute afterwards, Hunca Munca, his wife, put her head out, too; and when she saw that there was no one in the nursery, she ventured out on the oilcloth under the coal-box.

La casa de muñecas estaba al otro lado de la chimenea. Pulgarcito y Hunca Munca cruzaron con cautela la alfombra de la chimenea. Empujaron la puerta principal; no estaba cerrada.

The doll’s-house stood at the other side of the fire-place. Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca went cautiously across the hearthrug. They pushed the front door--it was not fast.

Pulgarcito y Hunca Munca subieron las escaleras y se asomaron al comedor. ¡Entonces chillaron de alegría!

Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca went upstairs and peeped into the dining-room. Then they squeaked with joy!

¡Qué cena tan encantadora estaba servida sobre la mesa! Había cucharas de estaño, cuchillos y tenedores de plomo, y dos sillitas de muñecas; ¡todo muy práctico!

Such a lovely dinner was laid out upon the table! There were tin spoons, and lead knives and forks, and two dolly-chairs--all so convenient!

Pulgarcito se puso manos a la obra de inmediato para trinchar el jamón. Era de un hermoso amarillo brillante, veteado de rojo.

Tom Thumb set to work at once to carve the ham. It was a beautiful shiny yellow, streaked with red.

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