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El León y el Ratón

Spanish short stories – Learning Spanish through English

Aesop’s  Fables – El León y el Ratón

 

Once upon a time, there was a large Lion who was asleep in the forest. His huge head was resting on his paws and he was snoring loudly.

“SNORE! SNORE! ZZZZZZZZZ”, snored the lion.

A tiny mouse was running and did not see the lion. He tripped on the lion. The lion woke up and roared. The mouse was so scared that he couldn’t move.

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Érase una vez un gran León que estaba dormido en el bosque. Su enorme cabeza descansaba sobre sus patas y roncaba ruidosamente.

“¡SNORE! ¡SNORE! ZZZZZZZZZ”, roncaba el León.

Un Ratoncito corría y no se percató del León. Tropezó con el León. El León se despertó y rugió. El Ratón estaba tan asustado que no podía moverse.

 

The lion angrily caught the mouse and said “How dare you wake me up from my sleep. I am now going to eat you!”

The mouse was very frightened and squeaked “SQUEAK SQUEAK! Mr Lion, I am so sorry. Please let me go. Some day, I promise I will repay you”.

The lion roared with laughter.

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El León enojado atrapó al Ratón y dijo: “¿Cómo te atreves a despertarme de mi sueño? ¡Ahora te voy a comer!”

El Ratón estaba muy asustado y chilló “¡SQUEAK! ¡SQUEAK! Señor León, lo siento mucho. Por favor déjeme ir. Algún día, le prometo que se lo recompensaré.

El León rugió de risa.

 

“But you are such a small mouse and I am a mighty lion. How can you ever repay me?”

“Please my lord”, said the mouse, “I promise you with the paws crossed.”

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 “Pero tú eres un Ratón tan pequeño y yo soy un León poderoso. ¿Cómo podrías recompensarme alguna vez?”

“Por favor, mi señor”, dijo el Ratón, “Se lo prometo con las patas cruzadas.”.

 

The lion was very amused. “Very well. I shall let you go. But I believe that you will never be able to repay me.”

The mouse thanked the lion and went on its way.

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El León estaba muy divertido. “Muy bien. Te dejaré ir. Pero creo que nunca podrás recompensarme.”.

El Ratón agradeció al León y siguió su camino.

 

Some days later, the lion was walking through the forest and he got caught in a hunter’s net. He roared and pulled and pushed. He struggled and strained. The net was too strong and he was fully stuck. He roared and roared as loudly as he could.

The mouse heard the sounds of the lion and immediately knew it was the roar of the lion who had let him live. He ran to the lion and saw that he was stuck in the net.

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Unos días después, el León caminaba por el bosque y quedó atrapado bajo la red de un cazador. Rugió, tiró y empujó. Luchó y se esforzó. Pero la red era demasiado resistente y estaba completamente atrapado. Rugió y rugió tan fuerte como pudo.

El Ratón escuchó los rugidos del León e inmediatamente supo que era el rugido del León que lo había dejado vivir. Corrió hacia el León y vio que estaba atrapado bajo la red.

 

“My lord, let me cut the net for you” said the mouse.

The rope was as thick as the mouse but she managed to gnaw through the ropes. Soon, the lion was free.

 “My lord, as I promised you before, I have helped you. You laughed at me before and asked how a tiny mouse can help a lion. Now you see, even the tiniest of mice can help the mightiest of lions”

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“Mi señor, déjeme cortar la red por usted.” dijo el Ratón.

La cuerda era tan gruesa como un Ratón, pero él logró roer las cuerdas. Pronto, el León quedó libre.

 “Mi señor, como se lo prometí antes, le he ayudado. Se rió de mí antes y me preguntó cómo un pequeño Ratón podría ayudar a un León. Ya ve, incluso el más pequeño de los Ratones puede ayudar al más poderoso de los Leones.”

 

Moral: Kindness is never wasted.

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Moraleja: La bondad nunca se desperdicia.

 

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About: Studying through Dual Language immersion is among the best techniques for learning a new language. The objective of this website is to teach yourself how to read and speak Spanish confidently using English as a base 🙂

These Spanish short stories are super cool to read for beginners and also for entertaining children. Aesop’s Fables are among the best stories that can be studied on a daily basis.

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