Ranita the frog princess

Bumbling

(adj.) blundering and awkward; (n.) clumsiness awkward in movement or in handling things.

Chapultepec

A former fort outside of Mexico City

Ranita

A little frog with a mysterious past.

Forest clearing

A part in the forest where trees have been removed. There is just grass.

Cook

A person who prepares food. A chef.

Hunting lodge

A place where people stay when they want to go hunting.

spell

A spoken word or form of words held to have magic power

Vieja Sabia

A wise but cranky old woman.

Ladies

A women of noble birth

Golden arrow

Arrow made of gold

Bows

Bending at the waste as a sign of thanks

Whining

Complaining. Making a pitiful, high-pitched crying sound.

well

Deep hole drilled or dug into the ground to reach groundwater

Frustrated

Feeling annoyed and upset because you cannot do something you are trying to do

Pepe

Felipe's mistreated servant

Chapultepec forest

Forest in Mexico City.

Fetches

Grabs an item and brings it back

Disgusting

Gross

Members of a hunting party

Group of people hunting together

Not my problem

He doesn't care about anyone but himself

Cranky

In a bad mood

Searching

Looking for something

Viceroy's wife

Married to the viceroy (ruler)

Cross fingers behind back

Means you just told a lie

Plato

Plate

Viceroy

Ruler of a colony. The representative of the Spanish throne.

Promise

Saying one will do a particular thing

Determined

Someone who wants to do something very much, and won't let anything get in the way.

Pink

Sound an object makes when hits the ground

Felipe

The Viceroy's rotten son. The rulers bad son.

Setting

The time and place of a story

Noblemen

The upperclass; people with wealth and high social position. Rich people.

Attending

To be present at an event. To to be there.

Twist

To change something slightly. Something will be different.

Squish

To crush

Espera

Wait

Evil

Wicked

Mexico

a country in North America

Jaguar

a large heavily built cat that has a yellowish-brown coat with black spots

Servant

a person who is hired to do household or personal duties such as cleaning and cooking

Señor

a title or form of address used of or to a Spanish-speaking man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.

cama

bed

frantically

hurriedly, in a panicked/worried way

Threateningly

in a frightening or alarming way

Wise

smart, intelligent

Rotten

spoiled or bad

Stomping foot

stamp (one's feet).

Foolish

stupid

Hunting

the sport of chasing and killing animals

Tortillas

thin, flat round cakes made of cornmeal or flour

beso

to kiss

Mistreated

treated badly by others

Mysterious

unknown

Joyously

with great happiness