Dejected beyond measure did Don Quixote pursue his journey, turning over in his mind the cruel trick the enchanters had played him in changing his lady Dulcinea into the vile shape of the village lass, nor could he think of any way of restoring her to her original form; and these reflections so absorbed him, that without being aware of it he let go Rocinante's bridle, and he, perceiving the liberty that was granted him, stopped at every step to crop the fresh grass with which the plain abounded.
Pensativo además iba don Quijote por su camino adelante, considerando la mala burla que le habían hecho los encantadores, volviendo a su señora Dulcinea en la mala figura de la aldeana, y no imaginaba qué remedio tendría para volverla a su ser primero; y estos pensamientos le llevaban tan fuera de sí, que, sin sentirlo, soltó las riendas a Rocinante, el cual, sintiendo la libertad que se le daba, a cada paso se detenía a pacer la verde yerba de que aquellos campos abundaban.