Spanish
Un león duerme.
English translation
A lion is sleeping.
Spanish · Absolute Beginner
El león y el ratón
Adapted from The Lion and the Mouse
A lion spares a mouse, who later frees him from a hunter’s net.
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El león atrapa al ratón
The lion catches the mouse
Spanish
Un ratoncito corre sobre él y lo despierta.
English translation
A little mouse runs over him and wakes him up.
Spanish
El león atrapa al ratón con una pata.
English translation
The lion catches the mouse with one paw.
Spanish
Abre la boca para comérselo.
English translation
He opens his mouth to eat him.
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