La reina y el despertar

The queen and the awakening

Adapted from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll.

En el jardín, la Reina de Corazones grita y da órdenes. Juegan al croquet con flamencos y erizos. Nada está quieto. Después hay un juicio: alguien ha robado unas tartas. La reina quiere un castigo antes de escuchar la verdad. Alicia ve que aquello no es justo.

Alicia crece otra vez y deja de tener miedo. Dice que los miembros del tribunal son solo una baraja. Las cartas vuelan hacia ella. Entonces abre los ojos: está junto al río con su hermana. Al final, todo ha sido un sueño. Alicia le cuenta su aventura.

In the garden, the Queen of Hearts shouts and gives orders. They play croquet with flamingos and hedgehogs. Nothing stays still. Then there is a trial: someone has stolen some tarts. The queen wants a punishment before hearing the truth. Alice sees that this is not fair.

Alice grows again and stops being afraid. She says the members of the court are only a deck of cards. The cards fly toward her. Then she opens her eyes: she is beside the river with her sister. In the end, it has all been a dream. Alice tells her about her adventure.

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tener miedo

to be afraid

Names the fear Alice stops feeling toward the court.

Al final

in the end

Marks the conclusion of her adventure.

baraja

deck of cards

The playing cards that make up the queen’s court.

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Original source and edition

Adapted from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll.

A short, abridged Spanish retelling by Read Spanish Daily, adapted from the original English novel. Events and dialogue are simplified for each reading level; this is not the complete novel or a literal translation.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland — Project Gutenberg eBook 11, English text. Project Gutenberg, 2008.

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