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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Una pata espera en su nido
A duck waiting on her nest
Spanish
Era verano y el campo ofrecía un paisaje precioso: cereales dorados, avena verde y montones de heno sobre los prados. Una cigüeña caminaba con sus largas patas rojas y parloteaba en la lengua egipcia que había aprendido de su madre. Alrededor de los campos se extendían grandes bosques con lagunas profundas.
English translation
It was summer, and the countryside offered a beautiful sight: golden grain, green oats, and haystacks scattered across the meadows. A stork walked on her long red legs, chattering in the Egyptian language she had learned from her mother. Great forests with deep ponds stretched all around the fields.
Spanish
Junto a un río se alzaba una antigua casa de campo. Entre la casa y la orilla crecían hojas de bardana tan grandes que un niño pequeño podía ponerse de pie debajo de ellas. Allí, en aquel rincón que parecía parte de un bosque, una pata esperaba en su nido a que nacieran sus crías.
English translation
An old farmhouse stood beside a river. Between the house and the riverbank grew burdock leaves so large that a small child could stand beneath them. There, in a corner that seemed part of a forest, a mother duck waited in her nest for her ducklings to hatch.
Spanish
La espera se le estaba haciendo larga y empezaba a cansarse. Además, casi nadie la visitaba: los otros patos preferían nadar antes que subir por la orilla resbaladiza para charlar con ella.
English translation
The wait was growing long, and she was beginning to tire. Besides, hardly anyone came to visit her: the other ducks preferred swimming to climbing the slippery bank to chat with her.
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