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Spanish · Beginner

La gansa de los huevos de oro

Adapted from The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs

By Aesop

A farmer kills the goose that lays golden eggs, hoping to get all its gold at once.

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Un extraño huevo amarillo

A strange yellow egg

Spanish

Un día, un campesino encontró un huevo amarillo y brillante en el nido de su gansa. Lo recogió y notó que era muy pesado. Pensó que era una broma y quiso tirarlo.

English translation

One day, a farmer found a shiny yellow egg in his goose’s nest. He picked it up and noticed that it was very heavy. He thought it was a joke and wanted to throw it away.

Spanish

Después lo pensó mejor y decidió llevarlo a casa. Allí descubrió con alegría que era de oro puro. Cada mañana encontraba otro huevo igual. El campesino los vendía y pronto se hizo rico.

English translation

Then he thought better of it and decided to take it home. There, to his delight, he discovered that it was pure gold. Every morning he found another egg just like it. The farmer sold them and soon became rich.

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