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Spanish · Intermediate

Rapunzel

By The Brothers Grimm

A girl with extraordinarily long hair is kept in a tower until a prince discovers her.

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Illustration for the scene “A wish for a child”

Scene 1 · Intermediate

El deseo de tener un hijo

A wish for a child

Spanish

Un hombre y una mujer llevaban mucho tiempo deseando tener un hijo, sin conseguirlo. Por fin, la mujer empezó a tener esperanzas de que Dios estuviera a punto de concederles su deseo.

English translation

A man and a woman had long wished for a child but had been unable to have one. At last, the woman began to hope that God was about to grant their wish.

Spanish

En la parte trasera de su casa había una pequeña ventana que daba a un jardín espléndido, lleno de flores y hierbas hermosas. Lo rodeaba un muro alto y nadie se atrevía a cruzarlo: el jardín pertenecía a una hechicera muy poderosa, a quien todos temían.

English translation

At the back of their house was a small window that looked out onto a splendid garden, full of beautiful flowers and herbs. A high wall surrounded it, and no one dared to cross it: the garden belonged to a very powerful witch, whom everyone feared.

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