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La Rana y el Ratón

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Aesop’s  Fables – La Rana y el Ratón

 

A simple and young mouse was happily drinking water from a pond. A cunning frog was watching the mouse. He thought of a very evil plan.

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Un sencillo y joven Ratón bebía contento agua de un estanque. Una Rana astuta estaba mirando al Ratón. Pensó en un plan muy malvado.

 

The frog thought, “CROAK! CROAK! I have a very evil plan. How smart I am!”

The frog swam up to the mouse and spoke to him in a very sweet voice.

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La Rana pensó: “¡CROAR! ¡CROAR! Tengo un plan muy malvado. ¡Qué inteligente soy!”

La Rana nadó hasta el Ratón y le habló con una voz muy dulce.

 

“CROAK! CROAK! How are you Mr. Mouse? Why are you outside in the sun on such a hit day when you can cool off in the pond?”

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“¡CROAR! ¡CROAR! ¿Cómo está, Sr. Ratón? ¿Por qué está afuera, al sol, en un día tan caloroso cuando podría refrescarse en el estanque?”

 

The mouse replied, “SQUEAK! SQUEAK! But I do not know how to swim, Mr. Frog. I would surely drown.”

The cunning frog replied, “I know how to swim very well. Why don’t I take you with me?”

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El Ratón respondió: “¡SQUEAK! ¡SQUEAK! Pero no sé nadar, Sr. Rana. Seguramente me ahogaría.”.

La astuta Rana respondió: “Yo sé nadar muy bien. ¿Por qué no lo llevo conmigo?”.

The mouse was very happy and agreed. The frog tied a string to the mouse’s leg and then to his leg and then swam around the pond. The mouse was very happy. Soon, he wanted to go out since he was tired. The evil frog had his own evil plan. He dived deep into the water. Deep, deep, deep he went and the mouse drowned.

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El Ratón se alegró mucho y accedió. La Rana ató una cuerda a la pata del Ratón y luego a su pata, luego nadó alrededor del estanque. El Ratón estaba muy feliz. Pronto quiso salir porque estaba cansado. Pero la Rana malvada tenía su plan malvado. Se sumergió profundamente en el agua. Nadó profundo, profundo, profundo y el Ratón se ahogó.

 

The frog thought, “Ha Ha Ha. What a foolish mouse. How smart I am to have fooled him”

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La Rana pensó: “Ja, ja, ja. Qué tonto Ratón. Qué inteligente soy por haberlo engañado.”.

 

When he came back to the land to untie the string, a hawk saw the dead mouse. He dived down and in one swoop, caught the mouse and flew away. The frog was tied to the mouse and was carried away.

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Cuando regresó a la superficie para desatar la cuerda, un Halcón vio al ratón muerto. Se zambulló y de un solo golpe, atrapó al ratón y se fue volando. La Rana estaba atada al ratón y se la llevaron también.

 

The frog shouted, “Help! Help! Someone untie me.”

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La Rana gritó: “¡Ayuda! ¡Ayuda! Que alguien me desate.”.

 

The hawk saw the frog and said, “Oh wonderful! Meat and Fish for dinner! What a dumb frog you are?”

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El Halcón vio a la rana y dijo: “¡Oh, maravilloso! ¡Carne y pescado para cenar! Qué Rana tan tonta eres.

 

Saying so, he flew back to his nest. The frog learnt its lesson but it was too late.

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Dicho eso, voló de regreso a su nido. La Rana aprendió su lección, pero ya era demasiado tarde.

 

Moral: Those who seek to harm others often come to harm themselves through their own deceit.Translate

Moraleja: “Aquellos que buscan dañar a otros, a menudo llegan a dañarse a sí mismos con su propio engaño.”

 

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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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