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Pero yendo al Este o al Oeste, siempre tenía yo la ansiedad de llegar a las islas de eterno verdor donde podían cogerse cocos de las palmeras y el saludo de bienvenida era una guirnalda de flores.
But eastward or west, I was always eager to reach the islands of eternal green, where coconuts could be had for the picking and garlands of fragrant flowers were everyday greetings.
El perfume de ambas flores era tan exquisito y a la vez tan frágil, que no sólo tenían que cogerse los capullos antes de la salida del sol, sino que requerían una elaboración muy especial y delicada.
The perfume of these two flowers was both so exquisite and so fragile that not only did the blossoms have to be picked before sunrise, but they also demanded the most gentle and special handling.
Salieron de la bahía por entre las dos fortalezas de la Boca Chica, y al cabo de cuatro horas de navegación entraron en el estanque interior del archipiélago, en cuyo fondo de corales podían cogerse con la mano las langostas dormidas.
They left the bay between the two fortresses of Boca Chica, and after four hours of sailing they entered the interior still waters of the archipelago in whose coral depths they could pick up sleeping lobsters with their hands.
Era Chatín quien gastaba la broma del lápiz a todos los maestros…, un lápiz cuya punta se doblaba porque era de goma…, que desaparecía en cuanto el incauto profesor trataba de escribir con él… o que se clavaba en el suelo y no podía cogerse.
It was Snubby who tried out all the trick pencils on the various masters - the pencil whose point wobbled because it was made of rubber - the one whose point disappeared inside the pencil as soon as the unsuspecting master tried to write - the pencil that could be nailed to the ftoor and couldnt be picked up.
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