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La malvada madrastra
The wicked stepmother
Spanish
En un país lejano vivía un rey con once hijos y una hija llamada Elisa. Los príncipes aprendían sus lecciones con facilidad. Usaban lápices de diamante y pizarras de oro. Elisa tenía un hermoso libro ilustrado y se sentaba en un pequeño banco de cristal.
English translation
In a faraway land, a king lived with his eleven sons and a daughter named Elisa. The princes learned their lessons easily. They used diamond pencils and gold slates. Elisa had a beautiful picture book and sat on a little glass bench.
Spanish
Los niños eran felices hasta que su padre se casó con una mujer malvada. Desde el primer día supieron que su madrastra no los quería. Durante los festejos de la boda, en vez de darles pasteles y manzanas para sus juegos, les dio una taza con arena y les dijo que imaginaran que era pastel.
English translation
The children were happy until their father married an evil woman. From the first day, they knew their stepmother didn’t love them. During the wedding celebrations, instead of giving them cakes and apples to play with, she gave them a cup of sand and told them to imagine it was cake.
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