Llega de caminar por la pradera,
una hoja delgada y pequeña
con una capa gris viene cubierta
y lleva un caracol como cartera,
que sobre la silla deja.
De aquella cartera bien sentada,
emerge una cabeza solitaria,
la hoja con delicadeza la agarra,
la deja sobre la capa
y le dice que espere, que ya viene a ayudarla.
It comes from walking in the meadow,
a thin, small leaf
with a gray cloak comes covered
and carries a snail as a purse,
which she leaves on the chair.
From that well seated satchel
a solitary head emerges,
the leaf with delicacy grabs it,
leaves it on the cape
and tells her to wait, that he is coming to help her.
Pero la cabeza solitaria,
no hace caso y al suelo se lanza,
se trepa en una rama delgada
que tiene algunas prendas colgadas
y se las coloca afanada.
Ahora que está vestida,
toma el abrigo que no es a su medida
se va contenta con la nueva pinta,
aunque no es bonita
y le queda chiquita.
But the solitary head,
ignores it and throws itself to the ground,
climbs on a thin branch
that has some garments hanging on it
and busily puts them on.
Now that she is dressed,
she takes the coat that doesn't fit her
she goes away happy with her new look,
even though it is not pretty
and is too small for her.
Cuando la hoja regresa
trae consigo otra maleta,
pero, se lleva una gran sorpresa,
la cabeza solitaria ya no se encuentra,
se marchó llevándose sus prendas.
Lo que nunca supo la cabeza solitaria,
es que la hoja traía una sorpresa mágica,
en la maleta una estructura guardaba,
que serviría de cuerpo
y con ropa nueva bien diseñada.
When the leaf returns
she brings another suitcase with her,
but, she gets a big surprise,
the lone head is no longer there,
he left, taking his clothes with him.
What the lonely head never knew,
was that the leaf was carrying a magical surprise,
in the suitcase a structure was kept,
that would serve as a body
and with well-designed new clothes.
Aquella cabeza solitaria
no supo lo que lo esperaba,
perdió una oportunidad por afanada,
de tener un cuerpo de estructura compacta
y ropa bien ajustada.
That lonely head
did not know what awaited him,
it missed an opportunity for eagerness,
to have a body with a compact structure
and well-fitting clothes.
