Hace mucho tiempo, un rey y una reina deseaban tener un hijo. Hablaban de ello todos los días, pero su deseo no se cumplía.
A long time ago, a king and queen wanted to have a child. They talked about it every day, but their wish did not come true.

Spanish · Beginner
Adapted from Sleeping Beauty
A princess and her kingdom fall into a long sleep after a curse, until a prince reaches the castle.
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Hace mucho tiempo, un rey y una reina deseaban tener un hijo. Hablaban de ello todos los días, pero su deseo no se cumplía.
A long time ago, a king and queen wanted to have a child. They talked about it every day, but their wish did not come true.
Un día, mientras la reina se bañaba, una rana salió del agua y le dijo: «Su deseo se va a cumplir. Antes de un año tendrá una hija».
One day, while the queen was bathing, a frog came out of the water and said to her, “Your wish is going to come true. Within a year, you will have a daughter.”
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