Spanish
Un príncipe quiere casarse con una princesa de verdad.
English translation
A prince wants to marry a real princess.
Spanish · Absolute Beginner
La princesa y el guisante
Adapted from The Princess and the Pea
A queen devises an unusual test to find out whether a visitor is a real princess.
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El príncipe quiere una princesa de verdad
The prince wants a real princess
Spanish
Viaja por todo el mundo para buscarla.
English translation
He travels all over the world to look for one.
Spanish
Conoce a muchas princesas.
English translation
He meets many princesses.
Spanish
Pero no sabe si son princesas de verdad.
English translation
But he doesn’t know whether they’re real princesses.
Spanish
Al final vuelve a casa triste.
English translation
In the end, he returns home sad.
Spanish
Todavía quiere encontrar a una.
English translation
He still wants to find one.
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