Spanish
Un zorro ve a la señora Cuervo.
English translation
A fox sees Mrs. Crow.
Spanish · Absolute Beginner
El zorro y el cuervo
Adapted from The Fox and the Crow
A fox flatters a crow into dropping the food she is holding.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
El zorro adula al cuervo
The fox flatters the crow
Spanish
La señora Cuervo vuela con un trozo de queso en el pico.
English translation
Mrs. Crow flies with a piece of cheese in her beak.
Spanish
Luego se posa en una rama de un árbol.
English translation
Then she lands on a tree branch.
Spanish
El zorro quiere el queso.
English translation
The fox wants the cheese.
Spanish
Se acerca al árbol.
English translation
He approaches the tree.
Spanish
El zorro le dice: «¡Qué hermosa está usted! Seguro que canta muy bien. Cante una canción. Así puedo llamarla reina de las aves».
English translation
The fox says, “How beautiful you look! I’m sure you sing very well. Sing a song. That way I can call you the queen of the birds.”
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