Don Quixote saluted them, and after ascertaining that their road was the same as his, made them an offer of his company, and begged them to slacken their pace, as their young asses travelled faster than his horse; and then, to gratify them, he told them in a few words who he was and the calling and profession he followed, which was that of a knight-errant seeking adventures in all parts of the world.
Saludóles don Quijote, y, después de saber el camino que llevaban, que era el mesmo que él hacía, les ofreció su compañía, y les pidió detuviesen el paso, porque caminaban más sus pollinas que su caballo; y, para obligarlos, en breves razones les dijo quién era, y su oficio y profesión, que era de caballero andante que iba a buscar las aventuras por todas las partes del mundo.