Spanish
Es verano y hace mucho calor.
English translation
It’s summer, and it’s very hot.
Spanish · Absolute Beginner
El zorro y las uvas
Adapted from The Fox and the Grapes
A hungry fox tries to reach a bunch of grapes and dismisses them when he cannot.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
El zorro salta para alcanzar las uvas
The fox jumps for the grapes
Spanish
Un zorro camina y tiene sed.
English translation
A fox walks and is thirsty.
Spanish
Ve unas uvas en una planta.
English translation
He sees some grapes on a plant.
Spanish
Las uvas están muy altas.
English translation
The grapes are very high up.
Spanish
El zorro corre y salta.
English translation
The fox runs and jumps.
Spanish
Casi llega a las uvas, pero no puede tomarlas.
English translation
He almost reaches the grapes, but he can’t get them.
Spanish
Corre y salta otra vez.
English translation
He runs and jumps again.
Spanish
Tampoco puede tomarlas.
English translation
He can’t get them either.
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FrenchAbsolute Beginner · Le Renard et les RaisinsGermanAbsolute Beginner · Der Fuchs und die TraubenItalianAbsolute Beginner · La volpe e l'uvaPortugueseAbsolute Beginner · A raposa e as uvasPolishAbsolute Beginner · Lis i winogronaRomanianAbsolute Beginner · Vulpea și struguriiHungarianAbsolute Beginner · A róka és a szőlőDutchAbsolute Beginner · De vos en de druivenSwedishAbsolute Beginner · Räven och druvornaNorwegianAbsolute Beginner · Reven og drueneDanishAbsolute Beginner · Ræven og druerneEnglishAbsolute Beginner · The Fox and the Grapes
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