Spanish · Intermediate
Adapted from Thumbelina
A tiny girl is carried far from home and meets creatures who want to decide her future.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Una mujer deseaba con todo su corazón tener un hijo pequeño, pero no conseguía cumplir su deseo. Finalmente acudió a un hada.
A woman longed with all her heart to have a little child, but she couldn’t make her wish come true. At last, she went to a fairy.
«Me gustaría tanto tener un hijo... ¿Podría decirme dónde encontrar uno?», preguntó.
“I would so love to have a child... Could you tell me where to find one?” she asked.
«Eso tiene una solución sencilla», contestó el hada. «Toma este grano de cebada. No es como los que crecen en los campos y comen las gallinas. Plántalo en una maceta y verás lo que sucede».
“There’s a simple solution to that,” the fairy replied. “Take this barley grain. It isn’t like the ones that grow in the fields and the hens eat. Plant it in a flowerpot and see what happens.”
La mujer le dio las gracias y pagó los doce chelines que costaba aquella semilla especial.
The woman thanked her and paid the twelve shillings the special seed cost.
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