Spanish–English parallel text
El viento del norte y el sol
The North Wind and the Sun
Aesop
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Las fábulas de Esopo para niños El viento del norte y el sol El viento del norte y el sol tuvieron una disputa sobre cuál de ellos era el más fuerte. Mientras discutían con mucho calor y alboroto, un viajero pasó por el camino envuelto en una capa.
The Æsop for Children The North Wind & the Sun The North Wind and the Sun had a quarrel about which of them was the stronger. While they were disputing with much heat and bluster, a Traveler passed along the road wrapped in a cloak.
«Acordemos», dijo el sol, «que el más fuerte es aquel que pueda despojar a ese viajero de su capa».
“Let us agree,” said the Sun, “that he is the stronger who can strip that Traveler of his cloak.”
«Muy bien», gruñó el viento del norte, y de inmediato envió una ráfaga fría y aullante contra el viajero.
“Very well,” growled the North Wind, and at once sent a cold, howling blast against the Traveler.
Con la primera ráfaga de viento, los extremos de la capa azotaron el cuerpo del viajero. Pero él inmediatamente se la envolvió bien alrededor, y cuanto más fuerte soplaba el viento, más se la apretaba contra sí.
With the first gust of wind the ends of the cloak whipped about the Traveler’s body. But he immediately wrapped it closely around him, and the harder the Wind blew, the tighter he held it to him.
El viento del norte tiró con furia de la capa, pero todos sus esfuerzos fueron en vano.
The North Wind tore angrily at the cloak, but all his efforts were in vain.
Entonces el sol comenzó a brillar. Al principio sus rayos fueron suaves, y en la agradable calidez tras el frío amargo del viento del norte, el viajero desabrochó su capa y dejó que colgara holgadamente de sus hombros. Los rayos del sol se volvieron cada vez más cálidos.
Then the Sun began to shine. At first his beams were gentle, and in the pleasant warmth after the bitter cold of the North Wind, the Traveler unfastened his cloak and let it hang loosely from his shoulders. The Sun’s rays grew warmer and warmer.
El hombre se quitó la gorra y se secó la frente. Finalmente, se acaloró tanto que se quitó la capa y, para escapar del sol abrasador, se arrojó a la agradable sombra de un árbol al borde del camino.
The man took off his cap and mopped his brow. At last he became so heated that he pulled off his cloak, and, to escape the blazing sunshine, threw himself down in the welcome shade of a tree by the roadside.
La gentileza y la persuasión amable ganan donde la fuerza y el alboroto fracasan.
Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail.
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