Spanish · Beginner
Adapted from The Little Match Girl
On a cold New Year’s Eve, a poor girl lights her matches and sees visions in their flames.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Era la última tarde del año. Hacía mucho frío, nevaba y ya casi estaba oscuro. Una niña pobre caminaba por las calles sin nada en la cabeza y con los pies descalzos.
It was the last afternoon of the year. It was very cold, it was snowing, and it was almost dark. A poor girl walked through the streets bareheaded and barefoot.
Al salir de casa, la niña llevaba unas pantuflas. Eran de su madre y le quedaban muy grandes. Luego tuvo que correr para evitar dos carruajes que iban muy rápido y perdió las pantuflas. No encontró una y un niño se llevó la otra.
When she left home, the girl was wearing slippers. They belonged to her mother and were much too big for her. Then she had to run to avoid two carriages that were going very fast, and she lost her slippers. She couldn’t find one, and a boy took the other.
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