Spanish
Un niño cuida sus ovejas junto a una montaña.
English translation
A boy looks after his sheep beside a mountain.
Spanish · Absolute Beginner
El pastorcito mentiroso
Adapted from The Boy Who Cried Wolf
A shepherd boy repeatedly tricks nearby villagers with a false wolf alarm, then cannot get help when danger is real.
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El pastorcito solitario
The lonely shepherd boy
Spanish
Cerca hay un bosque.
English translation
There is a forest nearby.
Spanish
El niño pasa el día solo.
English translation
The boy spends the day alone.
Spanish
Quiere estar con otras personas.
English translation
He wants to be with other people.
Spanish
Quiere hacer algo divertido.
English translation
He wants to do something fun.
Spanish
Entonces tiene una idea.
English translation
Then he has an idea.
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