Los nietos de Adán y Eva
Dice que no eran manzanas, sino castañas
she says they weren't apples, but instead that they were chestnuts
Le dije que era inocente porque no había comido castañas
I said I was innocent since I had not eaten any chestnuts
pero la Serpiente le informó que "castaño" también podía tener un significado figurado
but the Serpent informed her that "chestnut" could also have a figurative meaning
Dice que una castaña puede ser una broma envejecida y mohosa
she says a chestnut can be an aged and mouldy joke
Me puse pálido ante esta definición
I turned pale at this definition
porque he hecho muchos chistes para pasar el tiempo cansado
because I have made many jokes to pass the weary time
y algunos de ellos mis chistes podrían haber sido de la variedad castaña
and some of them my jokes could have been of the chestnut variety
pero honestamente había supuesto que eran chistes nuevos cuando los hice
but I had honestly supposed that they were new jokes when I made them
Me preguntó si había hecho alguna broma justo en el momento de la catástrofe
She asked me if I had made any jokes just at the time of the catastrophe
Me vi obligado a admitir que me había hecho una broma a mí mismo
I was obliged to admit that I had made a joke to myself
aunque no hice la broma en voz alta
although I did not make the joke aloud
este era el chiste que estaba pensando para mí mismo:
this was the joke I was thinking to myself:
Estaba pensando en las cascadas
I was thinking about the waterfalls
"¡Qué maravilloso es ver caer esa vasta masa de agua allí abajo!"
"How wonderful it is to see that vast body of water tumble down there!"
Entonces, en un instante, un pensamiento brillante brilló en mi cabeza
Then in an instant a bright thought flashed into my head
"¡Sería mucho más maravilloso ver el agua caer por la cascada!"
"It would be a great deal more wonderful to see the water tumble up the waterfall!"
Estaba a punto de morir de la risa cuando toda la naturaleza se desató
I was just about to die from laughing when all nature broke loose
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