Spanish
El zorro y la cigüeña se visitan y parecen buenos amigos.
English translation
The fox and the stork visit each other and seem to be good friends.
Spanish · Absolute Beginner
El zorro y la cigüeña
Adapted from The Fox and the Stork
A fox serves food in a way the stork cannot eat, and the stork later returns the trick.
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El plato llano del zorro
The fox's shallow dish
Spanish
Un día, el zorro la invita a cenar.
English translation
One day, the fox invites her to dinner.
Spanish
Quiere hacerle una broma y le da sopa en un plato muy plano.
English translation
He wants to play a trick on her and serves her soup on a very flat plate.
Spanish
El zorro toma la sopa con la lengua.
English translation
The fox laps up the soup with his tongue.
Spanish
La cigüeña solo puede mojar la punta de su pico largo.
English translation
The stork can only get the tip of her long beak wet.
Spanish
No puede comer y sigue con hambre.
English translation
She can't eat and is still hungry.
Spanish
Después, la cigüeña invita al zorro a cenar en su casa.
English translation
Later, the stork invites the fox to dinner at her house.
Spanish
Eligen un día para la visita.
English translation
They choose a day for the visit.
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