Spanish · Beginner
Adapted from The Ant and the Grasshopper
A grasshopper spends the summer singing while an ant stores food for winter.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Un día de verano, una cigarra saltaba y cantaba tranquilamente en el campo. Cerca de ella pasó una hormiga. Llevaba comida al hormiguero con mucho esfuerzo.
One summer day, a cicada was hopping and singing peacefully in the field. An ant passed nearby. She was carrying food to the anthill with great effort.
«¿Por qué no vienes a hablar conmigo en lugar de trabajar tanto?», preguntó la cigarra.
“Why don’t you come and talk with me instead of working so hard?” the cicada asked.
«Estoy ayudando a guardar comida para el invierno —respondió la hormiga—. Guarda comida tú también».
“I’m helping store food for the winter,” the ant replied. “You should store food too.”
«¿Para qué preocuparme por el invierno? —respondió la cigarra—. ¡Ahora tenemos mucha comida!».
“Why should I worry about winter?” the cicada replied. “We have plenty of food now!”
Pero la hormiga siguió su camino y continuó trabajando.
But the ant went on her way and continued working.
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