Spanish–English parallel text
El lobo y los siete cabritos
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
Brothers Grimm
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Érase una vez una vieja cabra que tenía siete cabritos, y los quería con todo el amor que una madre tiene por sus hijos. Un día quiso ir al bosque a buscar comida.
Once upon a time there was an old goat who had seven little kids, and she loved them with all the love a mother has for her children. One day she wanted to go into the forest to get some food.
Así que llamó a los siete y les dijo: «Queridos hijos, tengo que ir al bosque. Tened cuidado con el lobo. Si entra, os comerá a todos, con piel, pelo y todo.
So she called all seven to her and said: “Dear children, I have to go into the forest. Be on your guard against the wolf. If he comes in, he will eat you all up, skin, hair, and everything.
El desgraciado se disfraza a menudo, pero lo reconoceréis enseguida por su voz ronca y sus patas negras». Los cabritos dijeron: «Querida madre, nos cuidaremos bien. Puedes irte sin preocuparte».
The wretch often disguises himself, but you will know him right away by his rough voice and his black feet.” The kids said: “Dear mother, we will take good care of ourselves. You can go without worrying.”
Entonces la vieja cabra baló y siguió su camino, tranquila.
Then the old goat bleated and went on her way, feeling calm.
No pasó mucho tiempo antes de que alguien llamara a la puerta de la casa y gritara: «Abrid la puerta, queridos hijos. Vuestra madre está aquí y ha traído algo para cada uno de vosotros». Pero los cabritos supieron que era el lobo por su voz ronca.
It wasn’t long before someone knocked at the door of the house and called: “Open the door, dear children. Your mother is here, and she has brought something back for each of you.” But the little kids knew it was the wolf by his rough voice.
«No abriremos la puerta», gritaron. «Tú no eres nuestra madre. Ella tiene una voz suave y agradable, pero tu voz es ronca. ¡Tú eres el lobo!».
“We won’t open the door,” they cried. “You are not our mother. She has a soft, pleasant voice, but your voice is rough. You are the wolf!”
Entonces el lobo fue a ver a un tendero y se compró un gran trozo de tiza. Se la comió y eso le suavizó la voz.
Then the wolf went to a shopkeeper and bought himself a big lump of chalk. He ate it, and it made his voice soft.
Luego volvió, llamó a la puerta de la casa y gritó: «Abrid la puerta, queridos hijos. Vuestra madre está aquí y ha traído algo para cada uno de vosotros».
Then he came back, knocked at the door of the house, and called: “Open the door, dear children. Your mother is here, and she has brought something back for each of you.”
Pero el lobo había puesto sus patas negras en la ventana, y los cabritos las vieron y gritaron: «No abriremos la puerta. Nuestra madre no tiene las patas negras como tú. ¡Tú eres el lobo!».
But the wolf had put his black paws against the window, and the kids saw them and cried: “We won’t open the door. Our mother doesn’t have black feet like you. You are the wolf!”
Entonces el lobo corrió hacia un panadero y le dijo: «Me he hecho daño en las patas. Úntame un poco de masa en ellas». Y cuando el panadero le hubo untado masa en las patas, corrió hacia el molinero y le dijo: «Échame un poco de harina blanca en las patas».
Then the wolf ran to a baker and said: “I have hurt my feet. Rub some dough on them for me.” And when the baker had rubbed dough on his feet, he ran to the miller and said: “Sprinkle some white flour on my feet for me.”
El molinero pensó: «El lobo quiere engañar a alguien», y dijo que no. Pero el lobo dijo: «Si no lo haces, te comeré». Entonces el molinero tuvo miedo y le puso las patas blancas. Así es la gente, después de todo.
The miller thought to himself: “The wolf wants to trick someone,” and he said no. But the wolf said: “If you won’t do it, I will eat you.” Then the miller was afraid and made the wolf’s paws white. That is how people are, after all.
Así que el desgraciado fue a la puerta de la casa por tercera vez, llamó y dijo: «Abridme la puerta, hijos. Vuestra querida madre ha vuelto a casa y os ha traído algo del bosque a cada uno».
So now the wretch went to the door of the house for the third time, knocked, and said: “Open the door for me, children. Your dear little mother has come home, and she has brought each of you something from the forest.”
Los cabritos gritaron: «Primero enséñanos las patas, para que sepamos con seguridad que eres nuestra querida madre». Entonces él metió las patas por la ventana, y cuando los cabritos vieron que eran blancas, creyeron todo lo que decía y abrieron la puerta.
The little kids cried: “First show us your paws, so we can be sure you’re our dear little mother.” Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed everything he said and opened the door.
¡Pero quién iba a entrar sino el lobo! Se aterrorizaron y quisieron esconderse.
But who should come in but the wolf! They were terrified and wanted to hide.
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