Dice que no eran manzanas, sino castaas

she says they weren't apples, but instead that they were chestnuts

Le dije que era inocente porque no haba comido castaas

I said I was innocent since I had not eaten any chestnuts

pero la Serpiente le inform que "castao" tambin poda tener un significado figurado

but the Serpent informed her that "chestnut" could also have a figurative meaning

Dice que una castaa puede ser una broma envejecida y mohosa

she says a chestnut can be an aged and mouldy joke

Me puse plido ante esta definicin

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 podran haber sido de la variedad castaa

and some of them my jokes could have been of the chestnut variety

pero honestamente haba supuesto que eran chistes nuevos cuando los hice

but I had honestly supposed that they were new jokes when I made them

Me pregunt si haba hecho alguna broma justo en el momento de la catstrofe

She asked me if I had made any jokes just at the time of the catastrophe

Me vi obligado a admitir que me haba hecho una broma a m 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 m mismo:

this was the joke I was thinking to myself:

Estaba pensando en las cascadas

I was thinking about the waterfalls

" Qu maravilloso es ver caer esa vasta masa de agua all abajo!"

"How wonderful it is to see that vast body of water tumble down there!"

Entonces, en un instante, un pensamiento brillante brill en mi cabeza

Then in an instant a bright thought flashed into my head

" Sera mucho ms 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 desat

I was just about to die from laughing when all nature broke loose