Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. Laval
Part 1 – Magnificent Stories, Stories of Animals, Anecdotes (Cuentos maravillosos, Cuentos de animales, Anécdotas)
006. The Tortilla or The Enchanted Canary (La Tortilla o El Canarito Encantado)
(Referred to by Mr. Osvaldo Martínez, a Priest, from Santiago, in 1912)
There was a King who had an only daughter of extraordinary beauty; not only that, she was also virtuous, charitable and hard-working. The King loved her dearly and, as they would say, kept his careful eyes on her.
The Princess used to go up to the palace terrace and spent hours there sewing or embroidering and taking in the view of the plants, trees and flowers that adorned the royal park, which dominated from that viewpoint.
One day when she was at her usual tasks, a pretty little Canary perched on a branch of the tree that almost touched where she was sitting, and sang such a melodious song that the princess, in order to hear him better, got up to get close to the little bird, but as soon as she moved away from her seat, the bird flew away.
The Princess, thinking that the little bird might return, had a cage wired with traps and placed it in the same tree to catch him.
Indeed, the little Canary returned the next day, but instead of approaching the cage, he landed on the Princess’s sewing frame and after twittering a few trills, he grabbed a skein of silk with his beak and flew away.
The next day the Princess was, as usual, busy with her chores when the little Canary suddenly arrived. He stopped on her sewing frame, gently sang for a moment, and grabbing with his beak the golden thimble that the Princess had left on the sewing box, he then spread his wings and disappeared into thin air.
The repetition of these events worried the Princess a great deal that she did not have a good night sleep. However, she rose early in the morning and returned to the terrace to continue with her embroidery, thinking of the little Canary, whom she wanted to possess at all costs.
She was working at this when the pretty little bird arrived, singing even better than he did in the previous days, and without even pausing for a moment, he seized the Princess’s golden scissors, and soaring through the air, he flew out of sight.
The Princess became gravely ill. At the King’s summons, the most prestigious physicians and the most famous fortune-tellers, both inside the kingdom and abroad, came by, but none knew what caused her illness.
In the meantime, the Princess languished, her illness grew worse, and she became more and more emaciated by the day. The King, in despair, issued an edict offering great rewards to those who could cure his daughter.
Many tried, but none succeeded, and the Princess obviously continued to worsen.
In a village some distance from the city where the Court resided, there lived a little old woman who had a lively and bright son named Juan.
One day, she called for him and said:
Look, my little Juan, take these three tortillas which I have just made on the ember and bring them to the Princess, for they will nurse her back to health. And don’t you eat nor lose any of them, for all three must reach the Princess.
The boy was accustomed to obeying without questions. He climbed on a donkey; on one side of the saddlebags he placed the tortillas, and on the other a piece of bread, flour, and a little bit of beef jerky, then he set out on his way.
He was halfway there when the donkey began to buck and no matter how hard little Juan hit him with a stick, the animal wouldn’t advance a step forward.
Seeing the donkey’s stubbornness, little Juan took the tortillas out from the saddlebags and got off the donkey to continue on foot; but as soon as he got off, he dropped one of the tortillas and it rolled down the road.
It was quite a sight to see how little Juan ran after the tortilla, which rolled on and on without him being able to catch up to it; and the rogue donkey, who did not want to move before, followed little Juan so closely that it was almost stepping on his heels.
At last the tortilla rolled into a cave and little Juan slipped in behind it.
When little Juan was inside, he found himself, without knowing how, in a large, regally furnished dining hall. The table was full of good foods and delicacies of all sorts that gave off a delicious smell, and as the boy, with his previous race against the tortilla, had worked up quite an appetite, he took a ladle to serve himself a plate of casserole. And he was about to put it in the soup tureen when the ladle straightened in his hand and smacked him in the face and said:
How dare you eat before your masters do?
At this moment he heard a big noise, and a large copper ball rolled into the dining room. Little Juan, who was filled with fear, barely had time to hide behind the door, and from there he could see that the ball opened into two parts, like a shell, and a beautiful canary came out from it.
With the same noise and in the same way, two more balls rolled in, one after another, and from each came out another canary.
The three little birds shook their feathers for a moment, as if they had just woken up, and then flew into an elegant bedroom next to the dining room, where there were three luxurious beds [waiting for them].
Little Juan continued observing from his hideout with the curiosity that is to be expected of such strange events. Then he suddenly saw three slaves crossing the courtyard and the dining room and entered the bedroom, each carrying a silver bath, which they placed next to the beds.
Immediately the little Canaries plunged into the water, and a short while later they came out of the baths transformed into handsome Princes. The slaves perfumed them, rinsed them and helped them get dressed, and then they retired, leaving the Princes lying on their beds, telling one another what had happened to them in the last fifteen days, time in which they had not seen one another.
Two of the Princes had nothing of importance to tell; but the third told how, on one of his excursions, he had met a Princess more beautiful than anyone that he had ever seen before in his life, that he was hopelessly in love with her and that, not knowing how to attract her attention, he had stolen from her on one day a skein of silk with which she was embroidering, on another day her thimble, and the next day a pair of golden scissors, objects that he was now keeping beside him next to his nightstand. And picking them up, he kissed them tenderly, saying the sweetest and most affectionate words to them.
After hearing this, little Juan managed to slip away unnoticed, and since he was starving, he entered the kitchen and found no one there. He fearfully tried one of the stews, and seeing that nothing happened to him, he thought it was fine to stuff his stomach.
After satisfying his appetite, he left the enchanted palace without running into any mishaps, and just outside of the entrance to the cave he stumbled upon his donkey, who was waiting for him there. He climbed on the monkey, and in a couple of hours found himself in front of the King’s palace.
He asked for permission from the commander of the guards to go see the Princess and give her the tortillas, with which -he assured the commander- the sick Princess would be cured. At first they did not want to grant him entry, but due to his insistence, they led him to the presence of the King, and as little Juan’s request was in accordance with the edict that the King himself had proclaimed, he gave orders for him to be taken to the Princess’s quarters.
The Princess, tired with all the questions thrown at her by those other charlatans who visited earlier, turned to face the wall as soon as little Juan entered the room; but little Juan, without batting an eyelid, said the following words to her in one breath:
My beloved mom sends words that Your Royal Highness is her Lady, that she hopes you are having a good day and that she is sending you these three tortillas, but I only have two here with me, because the other one slipped away from me when I was on my way here, and I, when chasing after it, got to an enchanted palace, where I saw and heard such amazing things that perhaps no living souls in the world has ever seen or heard of. Just imagine, my Lady, while hidden behind the door to the palace dining room, I saw the arrival of three large copper balls, which made a lot of noise when they rolled, and which opened at the middle, and from each came out a little canary.
At this point, the Princess turned from the wall to face little Juan, and sitting up in her bed, she asked him anxiously:
And what did those little birds do?
They flapped their little wings and immediately flew to a bedroom next to the dining room, in which there were three beds; and then three slaves arrived, each bringing a bath that they placed beside the beds; each of the canaries then went into a bath, and in an instant they came out transformed into three handsome Princes, who then lay down on their beds and began to tell one another about what had happened to them in the last few days. Two of them had nothing new to tell, but the last, who was the most handsome among the three, told them that one day while he was flying by the palace of a King, he caught sight of the most beautiful Princess that he had ever seen, that he had fallen hopelessly in love with her and that, to attract her attention, he had stolen a skein of silk one day, a golden thimble in another, and her scissors in the last. I heard nothing more, because I could no longer put up with the hunger and had to go to the kitchen to eat something. Then I left after having satisfied my hunger, and outside I ran into my donkey, got on it and came here to fulfill my dear mom’s task for me. But Your Royal Highness will have to forgive me for only having brought you two out of the three tortillas that my mom entrusted me with, for as you could have seen, it is not my fault that I had lost one.
The Princess, who had eagerly listened to little Juan’s story, replied:
That is fine, little Juan, and would you be able to take me to the cave where this enchanted palace is?
Not a problem, My Lady, for the way is really straightforward; it’s just around the corner.
The Princess then sent for her father, the King.
Father, -she said- all those who have come to see me thus far are nothing but charlatans, with the exception of this boy here, who is a true physician. He has brought me back to health, but although I’m feeling well, in order to be fully healed I will need to make a trip lasting a few days, and I hope Your Majesty won’t deny my request. This boy alone will accompany me on my journey.
The King was amazed to see the drastic change in his daughter’s health in just a short period of time, and as he loved her dearly and dared not deny her anything, he granted her permission for what she requested. He wanted her to bring money along, a lot of money, to pay for the expenses that she would have to pay for; but she refused this, the same to the retinue that was offered to her, and left the palace with no other company than little Juan, both riding on the donkey that had brought the child to the palace.
In a couple of hours, the donkey led them to the entrance of the cave where they got off. The Princess gave little Juan a letter to hand over to the King, in which she asked him not to worry about her, that she was well, that in a few more days she would return in perfect health, and that he should give little Juan the money that he had offered to whoever that could cure her of her illness.
Little Juan went on his way and put the Princess’s letter in the hands of the King. The King gave orders to bring him a large sum of money, and with that little Juan returned to his mother’s house, and both of them had lived a peaceful and comfortable life ever since.
Let us now return to the Princess who, once she was left alone, entered the cave and suddenly found herself in a large, regally furnished dining room. She did not know what to do when the little Canary came flying in, fluttering and singing merrily, and after giving a thousand thanks to his beloved Princess, he stopped and spoke to her thus:
Beautiful Princess, what made you come to this place where so many dangers await you?
Beautiful little bird, to see and have you by my side I will do everything that comes my way; I only wish to be in your company and listen to your beautiful songs.
Princess, this enchanted cave is being watched over by an old sorceress; search for her and you will find her in the last room inside, then tell her that you wish to stay here and have come to offer her your service; she will accept your offer and task you with works that will seem impossible to do, but don’t you worry for I will always keep watch over you and will help you in completing all tasks.
The Princess, after going through many courtyards and verandas, arrived at a room where sat an old, terrible-looking woman by its door. She had disheveled hair, a filthy face, very long nails, and fierce-looking eyes. As soon as she saw the Princess, she asked her in a harsh voice:
What are you searching for in this area, vile little earthworm?
Ma’am -she replied-, I am in need of employment and was looking for a place to serve when I came to this house, and as I found the door open and no one answered my call, I entered this place without encountering anyone along the way; wouldn’t you like to take me into your service?
Very well, -said the old woman-; retire to that room over there and tomorrow, at dawn, come here to receive my instructions.
The Princess retired to the room in great distress; she was frightened by the sorceress’s twisted face and her harsh, unpleasant voice, and spent a sleepless night worrying about what was to come.
As soon as dawn broke, she went to the old woman’s room, who was already up and waiting for her with a glass bottle.
Take this bottle, -she said-, and before noon today you will bring it back to me, filled with the tears of hummingbirds; and if you cannot do this, you will pay with your life.
The Princess cried as she left the room, not knowing where to go; but in a short while she saw the little Canary on a tree, who said to her:
Go to that mountain that you can see over there; before heading up, make a stick from the first plant that you encounter on the right side of the path to the peak, then go up there and wait for the sun to rise; place the bottle on the ground and a great number of hummingbirds will immediately come, and one after another will stop at the mouth of the bottle. Then you will tap them on the head with the stick and each one will shed three tears into the bottle. There will be so many of them and they will quickly take turns at the bottle mouth that in less than an hour it will be filled to the brim.
The Princess followed the path indicated by the Canary, and when she arrived at the foot of the mountain, she cut a stick from the first bush which she found on the right side of the trail. She immediately continued with her climb, and once she got up at the top, she put the bottle on the ground, sat down on a boulder and reflected on her sad fate and the strange adventures in her short life thus far, until the bright and majestic sun rose up in the horizon.
Immediately a multitude of hummingbirds came from all directions, their iridescent feathers gave off vivid reflections as if they were wounded by the sun’s rays. The pretty little birds fluttered around the Princess, and departing from the group in twos or threes, they perched on the edge of the mouth of the bottle and waited for the young lady to tap them gently on the head with the stick, before retiring and leaving their place to their other companions. This scene was repeated with such rapidity that, even though only three tears were deposited in the bottle by each hummingbird, in half an hour it had filled completely. Despite having fulfilled her task, the Princess did not return right away: the very memory of the Sorceress frightened and shook her to the core, and also because being surrounded by the trees and the birds made her feel so refreshed again!
When the sun reached its zenith in the sky, the Princess affectionately bid farewell to the hummingbirds, thanking them with loving phrases for what they had done for her; and being surrounded by them, they only left her after she had gotten back down to the base of the mountain with the bottle in her hands.
A few moments later she arrived at the cave and met the loathsome old woman, and she said upon handing her the bottle:
Ma’am, here is what you asked for.
Very well, -growled the Sorceress-; come again tomorrow morning to get a new task from me.
And hurling a crust of bread at her, she motioned with a finger that she should retire to her room.
The Princess spent the night without any sleep, so that very early in the morning, even before dawn, she was already in the presence of the sorceress. The old woman, who was waiting for her, handed her an unimaginably beautiful chest, covered with golden incrustations and adorned with flowers made from diamonds, pearls and rubies. Then she gave her a little key and ordered her to bring these to the house of another old woman, a friend of hers, as it was her birthday. This friend would open the chest and take out its contents, and then the Princess was to return with the chest and be back by mid-day.
The Princess did not know what to do and left the room crying when she suddenly found herself at the base of the mountain where she had been the previous morning. There she met the little Canary, who said to her:
Wipe away your tears, beautiful Princess, and stay here until the appropriate hour. What the old woman wants is for you to open the chest; but you must not open it, nor will you take it to her friend’s house, for she would make you open it. You will go back to the cave shortly before noon and hand the chest back to the old woman, saying that her friend had opened it and many warriors had come out from the chest and killed her.
Then the little Canary flew away.
While she waited for noon to come, the Princess enjoyed her time with the hummingbirds that fluttered around her in the most gracious manner, making thousands of figures and revolutions as if they were dancing; but when the sun was about to reach its zenith, she headed down the mountain while always being surrounded by the little birds, up until the very moment that she reached the cave. The old woman was waiting for her inside, at the door of her room, and she handed her the chest saying that her friend had barely opened it when an innumerable number of armed warriors came out from the chest and killed her in just a short time, then disappearing immediately afterwards.
Is it true what you are telling me, girl? -replied the old woman- That just cannot be!
But that’s how it was, ma’am.
Let me see, give me the key.
And taking the key, she opened the chest and an army of young men armed with swords, spears and axes appeared and cut the evil old woman to pieces, who then rolled around on the ground in a sea of blood. The young warriors then disappeared, leaving her lying there for dead; but the Sorceress had the nine lives of a cat, and, dragging herself on the floor as best she could, she got herself to her bed.
The Princess was stunned by what she saw, and she would have remained as if nailed to the floor for who knows how long if the voice of the old woman had not brought her back to her senses.
My dear, -the old woman pretended to say to her in an affectionate tone-, go to the other room and take the first bottle that you see in the cupboard, then bring it to me; I want to drink the liquid in it to end my suffering and die at once.
The Princess went to the adjacent room, and there she saw the little Canary, who whispered very quietly in her ear:
Take not the first but the last of the bottles in the cupboard to her, this will then truly kill her: any other bottle you bring her will only give her life, and our sufferings will never end.
The Princess complied and brought her the last bottle.
Is this the first one, my dear?
Yes ma’am, this is the first one.
You didn’t make a mistake and took the second one?
No ma’am, I am completely sure that I got the first one.
Then give me a spoonful from the bottle.
The Princess passed a spoonful of the liquid from the bottle to the old woman and she drank it eagerly; but she had barely swallowed it when the Sorceress began to writhe and tear herself to pieces with her nails, to bite her arms and hands, and screamed out so violently that it seemed as if the palace would collapse to the ground.
Luckily, all this did not last long, for the old woman, in the midst of these intolerable pains, soon yielded her soul to the devil, whom she had so loyally served during her long life.
As soon as the Sorceress’s shrieks ceased, something unexpected happened. The cave and the palace transformed into a beautiful and vast kingdom; the Canaries, into three handsome princes; the slaves that little Juan had seen, into officials of the court; and the hummingbirds, into the inhabitants of the kingdom, all of whom came to pay homage to the Princess.
The most handsome of the three Princes approached her and, kneeling down on one knee, spoke to the Princess in this way:
Princess, I am the Canary who snatched the skein of silk, the thimble, and the scissors from you, and who later advised you on what you must do to free yourself and us from the evil sorceress who, to satisfy a despicable revenge, killed our parents and had put a curse on me, my brothers, and our people. You know well that I love you and will not be able to live without you. I know that you love me too, since your love for me had dragged you through so many dangers. Would you like for us to go now to your father, who rules over our neighboring lands, so I can ask for your hand in marriage?
Prince, -replied the young lady-, it is my desire to be your wife; let us leave as soon as possible.
The people enthusiastically lauded the Princess, calling her their queen, their wonderful and beloved queen, and vowing to love and protect her from all danger.
Great was the joy of the King, father of the Princess, upon seeing her arrived, completely healed of her illness and in such handsome company. The wedding was celebrated the next day and there were great festivities and public celebrations in the two kingdoms, whose peoples fraternized as if they were one and the same. The newlyweds were very happy; they governed their people with paternal kindness and God rewarded them with beautiful and virtuous children, who made their pilgrimage in this life pleasant.
—– VOCABULARY —–
Caritativo – charitable, generous [[que ejerce la caridad; perteneciente o relativo a la caridad (actitude solidaria con el sufrimiento ajeno; limosna que se da o auxilio que se presta a los necesitados)]]
Entonar – (music) to sing, to intone, to give (a note); (to vary the tone of) to modulate; (to strengthen) to tone up; (to enliven) to liven up, to perk up
Colocar – (to arrange) to place, to put, to lay, to put up, to hang, to position
Trampa – (hunting) trap, snare; (door in the floor) trapdoor
Posarse – (to settle on a surface after flying) to land, to alight, to perch [[soltar la carga que se trae a cuestas, para descansar o tomar aliento; poner suavemente]]
Bastidor – (structure) frame, framework; (theater) wing; (sewing) frame; (art) stretcher (of a canvas)
Gorjear – (birds) to chirp, to twitter, to trill; (baby) to gurgle [[cantar o emitir su voz característica; hacer quiebros con la voz en la garganta]]
Trino – (bird song) trill, chirping
Madeja – (ball of yarn) skein, hank; (messy hair) mop
Dedal – (sewing) thimble
Costurero – (container) sewing box (box), sewing basket (basket); (portable case) workbox, sewing kit
Apoderarse – (to appropriate, used with “de”) to seize, to take possession of, to take control of [[dar poder a otra para que la represente en juicio o fuera de él; poner algo en poder de alguien o darle la posesión de ello]]
Tijera – (tool) scissors
Bando – (decree) edict, proclamation [[proclama o edicto que se hace público, originariamente de modo oral, por orden superior, especialmente militar o de un alcalde]]
Tentar – (to entice) to tempt; (to examine by touch) to feel; (to test) to try
Vivo – (enthusiastic) lively; (mentally sharp) quick, bright
Despierto – (not asleep) awake; (vigilant) alert, sharp; (smart) bright
Rescoldo – (cinder) ember [[brasa menuda resguardada por la ceniza; escozor, recelo o escrúpulo]]
Llegar a poder – to be able to; reach to
Harina – (culinary) flour
Charqui – (culinary) (South America) beef jerky, jerked beef, jerky
Corcovear – to buck [[corcovo – salto que dan algunos animales encorvando el lomo; desigualdad, torcimiento o falta de rectitud]]
Varilla – (slim cylinder) rod, bar, spoke (of a bicycle wheel or an umbrella); rib (of an umbrella or a fan); earpiece (on a pair of glasses)
Porfiá, porfía – (obstinacy) stubbornness; (insistence) persistence, determination; (quarrel) dispute
Pícaro – (impish person) rascal, rogue, scoundrel; (clever person) sly person; (literature) rogue
Pisar – (to put your foot on) to step on, to step in, to tread on
Talón – (anatomy) heel
Colarse – (to enter furtively) to sneak in, to slip in, to crash
Regiamente – regally
Amueblado – (with furniture) furnished
Viandas – (literary) (dishes) food
Cucharón – (culinary) ladle
Cazuela – casserole dish; (metal pan) saucepan, pot
Sopera – (tableware) soup tureen
Enderezarse – (to become straight) to stand up straight, to sit up straight, to straighten up; (to get resolved) to sort itself out (things or situation); (to mend one’s ways) to sort oneself out (person)
Concha – (animal anatomy) shell, seashell (marine), tortoiseshell
Desperezar – (to awake from sleep) to wake up; desperezarse – (to flex oneself) to stretch
Introducir – (to fit into) to insert, to put, to place; (to establish) to bring into, to introduce, to bring in
Acontecimientos – (occasion) event
Conducir – (to guide) to lead; (to transport) to carry; (to manage) to run; (to result in) to lead, to drive; (to operate) to drive
Sendos – each (this adjective is always used in the plural)
Zambullir – (to submerge in water) to dip, to duck; (to jump into water) to dive; (to submerge oneself) to duck
Esclavo – (captive) slave
Enjuagar – (to wash with water) to rinse, to rinse off
Recostado – lying down, lying, leaning back
Referir: (to recommend) to refer; (literary) (to narrate) to tell of, to recount, to relate; (to draw a connection between) to relate
Divisar – (to detect) to make out, to spot, to spy, to sight
Perdidamente – (inevitably) hopelessly
Velador – (small table by the bed) (Latin America) nightstand, bedside table; (table with one leg) pedestal table
Tiernamente – tenderly
Escabullirse – (to run away) to escape, to slip away, to scurry off [[salir de un encierro, de una enfermedad o de un peligro; dicho de una cosa: irsa o escaparse de entre los manos]]
Apretar – (to apply pressure) to press, to pull, to squeeze, to step on (accelerator)
Tropiezos – (act of stumbling) stumble, trip; (mishap) setback, hitch; (blunder) mistake, slip
Tropezarse – (to meet) to run into; tropezar – (to hit accidentally; often used with “con”) to trip, to stumble
Inmutarse – (to be bothered) to get upset, to be perturbed, to bat an eyelid; inmutar – (to bother) to upset, to perturb
Términos – (word) terms
Resuello – (gasp) panting, pant, heavy breathing; (respiration) breath; (repose) (Latin America) rest, breather [[aliento o respiración, especialmente la violenta; bienes de cualquier clase]]
Figurarse – (to suppose) to imagine; figurar – (to be present) to appear, to figure; (to stand out) to be prominent; (to symbolize) to represent; (to give the appearance of) to feign
Incorporarse – (to raise one’s body) to sit up; (to unite) to join; (to show up) to report for work
Aguantar – (to withstand) to bear, to take, to support, to hold, to hold up; (to tolerate) to put up with, to endure, to stand, to bear [[sostener, sustentar, no dejar caer; reprimir o contener; resistir pesos, impulsos o trabajos]]
Anhelante – longing, eager
Refácil – really easy
Esquina – corner
Restablecer – (to establish again) to re-establish, to restore; restablecerse – (medicine) to recover; (to be reinstated) to be re-established, to be restored
Operar – (to perform a surgery on) to operate on; (to cause) to produce, to bring about
Rehusar – (to reject) to refuse; (to withhold from) to deny [[no querer o no aceptar algo]]
Séquito – entourage, retinue, train
Holgada – (without difficulties) comfortable, comfortably off, easy
Amueblado – furnished
Revolotear – (to hover around) to flutter, to flit, to flit about [[arrojar algo a lo alto con ímpetu, de suerte que parece que da vueltas; volar haciendo tornos o giros en poco espacio]]
Liviano – (of little weight) light; (thin) light
Hechicero – (magician) sorcerer, wizard, witch doctor, sorceress, witch
Cabellera – (the hair on one’s head) head of hair, hair
Desgreñada – disheveled
Rostro – (anatomy) face, countenance
Uñas – nail
Larguísimo – very long
Encarnizado – bloody, fierce, bitter
Ảspero – (course) rough; (jagged) uneven, rough, rugged; (bad-tempered) sour, surly, abrupt; (rude) rough, harsh
Vil – (foul) vile, despicable
Gusanillo – bug, itch, worm [[cierto género de labor menuda que se hace en los tejidos de lienzo y othras telas; hilo de oro, plata, sed, etc. , ensortijado para formar con él ciertas labores; afición o deseo de hacer algo]]
Franca – (candid) frank, honest, open; (evident) marked, clear; (commerce) free
Sumamente – (greatly) extremely; exceedingly; highly
Agestado (mal) – de mala cara
Atemorizar – (to cause fear) to frighten; to intimidate
Frasco – (vessel) jar, bottle
Vidrio – (material) glass; (glass shard) piece of glass
Picaflores – (animal) (Latin America) hummingbird; (colloquial) (philanderer) (Latin America) womanizer, Don Juan (figurative)
Varillita – varilla – (slim cylinder) rod, bar, spoke, rib, earpiece;
Cima – (geography) summit, top; (high point) peak, height; (botany) top
Derramar – (to knock from its container) to spill; (to emit) to shed; (to disseminate) to spread [[verter, esparcir cosas líquidas o menudas; publicar, extender, divulgar una noticia]]
Turnarse – (to alternate) to take turns
Arbusto – (botany) bush, shrub
Tornasolado – iridescent; shot
Imponer – (to implement) to impose, to set, to enforce; (to force to be accepted) to impose, to instill, to make compulsory; (to tax) to levy, to put
Pavor – (fear) dread, terror [[temor, con espanto o sobresalto]]
Extremecerse – (to tremble) to shake (a building or object); to shudder (a person)
Cerro – (geography) hill; (Andes) mountain
Aborrecible – loathsome, detestable, abhorrent
Refunfuñar – (to complain) to grumble, to growl
Arrojar – (to fling) to throw, to hurl (with force); (to generate) to produce
Mendrugo – (colinary) crust of bread
Cofre – (storage container) chest, trunk
Imponderable – (inestimable) imponderable, incalculable
Incrustación – (inlay) incrustation
Enjugar – (to clear) to wipe away (tears), to wipe off, to dry
Llanto – crying, weeping
Guerrero – (soldier) warrior; (related to war) war; (bellicose) warlike, fighting
Traspasar – (to penetrate) to go through, to pierce, to run through; (to cut through) to pierce
Destrozar – (to damage) to destroy, to smash, to wreck, to ruin; (to defeat morally) to destroy, to shatter, to devastate, to break
Revolcar – (to throw to the ground) to knock down, to knock over; (to defeat) to wipe the floor with; Revolcarse – (to roll) to roll around; to roll about; to wallow (animal)
Arrastrar – (to move along the ground) to drag, to sweep, to brush; arrastrarse – to crawl, to slither
Anonadado – (shocked) stunned, astonished, speechless
Armario – (furniture) wardrobe; closet; cupboard (for food or dishes); cabinet
Equivocado – (erroneous) wrong; (to identify or interpret incorrectly) mistaken, wrong
Cucharada – (culinary) spoonful (portion), tablespoon (measure)
Ansia – (strong desire) yearning, longing, thirst, lust; (nervousness) anxiety; (dread) fear; (angst) anguish
Despedazarse – (to break apart) to break to pieces; despedazar – (to tear apart) to tear to shreds, to rip to pieces, to tear up; (to cut into pieces) to cut up
Morderse – (to cut with the teeth) to bite; morder – (to eat away at) to eat into
Desaforados – (uncontrolled) boundless, riotous, wild, violent, disorderly; (mad person) crazy person
Empeño – (resolve) determination, effort; (obstinacy) insistence; (loan with collateral) pawn, pawning; (attempt) undertaking
Cesar – (to end) to cease
Alarido – (cry) shriek, howl, yell
Homenaje – (celebration) homage, tribute, ceremony; (reverence) tribute; (fealty) homage
Hincar – (to ram) to thrust, to drive, to bury, to stick; hincarse – (to kneel down) to kneel
Ruin – (detestable) despicable, contemptible, mean, vicious (animal); (niggardly) miserly, mean, stingy; (small or scant) meager
Anhelo – (want) desire, longing
Regocijos – (joyous event) festivities, celebrations, rejoicing
Confraternizar – to fraternize
Bondad – (virtue) goodness, kindness; (kind act) kindness