Spanish · Intermediate
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 · Intermediate
En la última tarde del año hacía un frío terrible. La nieve caía con fuerza y ya casi había oscurecido. Por las calles vagaba una niña pobre, con la cabeza descubierta y los pies descalzos.
On the last afternoon of the year, it was terribly cold. Snow was falling heavily, and it was almost dark. A poor little girl wandered through the streets, bareheaded and barefoot.
Había salido de casa con unas pantuflas que habían pertenecido a su madre, pero eran enormes para ella y de poco le servían. Al cruzar la calle tuvo que correr para esquivar dos carruajes que avanzaban a gran velocidad y las perdió. Una desapareció y no pudo encontrarla.
She had left home wearing a pair of slippers that had belonged to her mother, but they were much too big for her and hardly any use. As she crossed the street, she had to run to dodge two carriages speeding past, and she lost them. One disappeared, and she couldn't find it.
Un niño tomó la otra y escapó, diciendo que le serviría de cuna cuando tuviera hijos.
A boy took the other one and ran off, saying it would make a cradle for him when he had children.
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