Citas de Pulgarcita

10 citas célebres de Thumbelina (1835), de Hans Christian Andersen, palabra por palabra, con su significado y su procedencia.

18 min de lectura

1. 1

   There was once a woman who wished very much to have a little child, but she could not obtain her wish.

   Significado: A woman longs for a child but cannot fulfill that wish.

   NarratorPárrafo 1Copia
2. 2

   She was scarcely half as long as a thumb, and they gave her the name of “Thumbelina,” or Tiny, because she was so small.

   Significado: Thumbelina receives her name because of her extraordinarily small size.

   NarratorPárrafo 3Copia
3. 3

   A walnut-shell, elegantly polished, served her for a cradle; her bed was formed of blue violet-leaves, with a rose-leaf for a counterpane.

   Significado: Ordinary shells and flower petals become furniture suited to Thumbelina’s tiny world.

   NarratorPárrafo 3Copia
4. 4

   “Oh! she is ugly,” said all the lady cockchafers, although Tiny was very pretty.

   Significado: The cockchafers reject Thumbelina because their narrow idea of beauty excludes anyone unlike themselves.

   Narrator and the lady cockchafersPárrafo 11Copia

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5. 5

   “Perhaps this was the one who sang to me so sweetly in the summer,” she said; “and how much pleasure it gave me, you dear, pretty bird.”

   Significado: Thumbelina remembers the joy birds brought her and feels compassion for the apparently lifeless swallow.

   ThumbelinaPárrafo 18Copia
6. 6

   Stay in your warm bed; I will take care of you.”

   Significado: Thumbelina promises to shelter and nurse the weakened swallow.

   ThumbelinaPárrafo 20Copia
7. 7

   Then Tiny wept, and said she would not marry the disagreeable mole.

   Significado: Thumbelina openly rejects a marriage that would make her unhappy.

   NarratorPárrafo 28Copia
8. 8

   Fly now with me, dear little Tiny; you saved my life when I lay frozen in that dark passage.”

   Significado: The swallow offers Thumbelina escape in gratitude for her lifesaving kindness.

   The swallowPárrafo 33Copia
9. 9

   “Yes, I will go with you,” said Tiny; and she seated herself on the bird’s back, with her feet on his outstretched wings, and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers.

   Significado: Thumbelina chooses to leave with her trusted friend rather than accept an unwanted marriage.

   Thumbelina and NarratorPárrafo 34Copia
10. 10

    Each of them brought Tiny a present; but the best gift was a pair of beautiful wings, which had belonged to a large white fly and they fastened them to Tiny’s shoulders, so that she might fly from flower to flower.

    Significado: Her new wings give Thumbelina freedom to move independently among the flowers.

    NarratorPárrafo 42Copia

Preguntas sobre estas citas

Why is Thumbelina called Thumbelina?

Her name refers to her tiny size: she is described as less than half the length of a thumb. This version also calls her Tiny.

What does Thumbelina’s kindness to the swallow mean?

Her care shows compassion without expecting a reward. Later, the swallow returns that kindness by helping her escape an unwanted marriage and find a happier home.