Well, he huffed and he puffed, and he huffed and he puffed, and he puffed and he huffed; but he could
not get the house down. When he found that he could not, with all his huffing and puffing, blow the
house down, he said, "Little Pig, I know where there is a nice field of turnips."
"Where?" said the little Pig.
"Oh, in Mr. Smith's home-field; and if you will be ready tomorrow morning, I will call for you, and we will go
together and get some for dinner."
"Very well," said the little Pig, "I will be ready. What time do you mean to
go?"
"Oh, at six o'clock."
Well, the little Pig got up at five, and got the turnips and was home again before six. When the Wolf came he said, "Little Pig, are you ready?"
"Ready!" said the little Pig, "I have been and come back again, and got a nice
pot-full for dinner."
The Wolf felt very angry at this, but thought that he would be up to the little Pig
somehow or other; so he said, "Little Pig, I know where there is a nice apple-tree."
"Where?" said the Pig.
"Down at Merry-garden," replied the Wolf; "and if you will not deceive me I will come for you, at five o'clock
tomorrow, and we will go together and get some apples."
Well, the little Pig woke at four the next morning, and bustled up, and went off for the apples,
hoping to get back before the Wolf came; but he had farther to go, and had to
climb the tree, so that just as he was coming down from it, he saw the Wolf coming, which, as you may
suppose, frightened him very much. When the Wolf came up he said, "Little Pig, what! are you here
before me? Are they nice apples?"
"Yes, very," said the little Pig; "I will throw you down one." And he threw it
so far that, while the Wolf was gone to pick it up, the little Pig
jumped down and ran home.
| field | campo |
| turnips | nabos |
| together | juntos |
| dinner | cena |
| mean to go | tienes intención de ir |
| got up | se levantó |
| pot-full | olla (llena de algo). En inglés moderno se escribe potful. |
| angry | enojado |
| be up to | igualar, estar a la altura de |
| somehow or other | de una manera u otra |
| deceive | engañar |
| woke | se despertó |
| bustled up | se movió rápidamente |
| hoping | esperando |
| farther | más lejos |
| climb | subir, trepar |
| coming down | bajando, descendiendo |
| as you may suppose | como puedes suponer |
| frightened | lo asustó |
| before | antes que |
| throw | lanzar |
| threw | lanzó |
| so far | tan lejos |
| was gone | se fue |
| pick it up | levantarla |
| jumped down | bajó de un salto |
| ran home | corrió a la casa |
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