Spanish · Beginner
Adapted from The Ugly Duckling
A young bird is rejected by the farmyard before discovering where he belongs.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Era verano y el campo estaba hermoso. Alrededor de los campos había grandes bosques con lagunas profundas. Cerca de una vieja casa, junto al río, crecían plantas con hojas tan grandes que un niño podía esconderse debajo.
It was summer, and the countryside was beautiful. Around the fields were vast forests with deep ponds. Near an old house, beside the river, plants grew with leaves so large that a child could hide beneath them.
Allí tenía su nido una pata que esperaba el nacimiento de sus crías. Llevaba mucho tiempo sentada sobre los huevos y estaba cansada. Casi nadie la visitaba, porque los otros patos preferían nadar en el río.
A mother duck had her nest there, waiting for her ducklings to hatch. She had been sitting on the eggs for a long time and was tired. Almost no one came to visit her, because the other ducks preferred to swim in the river.
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