Spanish short stories – Learning Spanish through English
Tenali Raman – Tenali Raman y el ladrón
One day, Tenali Raman was on his way to a temple in Tirupati. The temple was three days away and he had to cross a large forest to reach the temple.
TranslateUn día, Tenali Raman se dirigía a un templo en Tirupati. El templo estaba a tres días de distancia y tenía que cruzar un gran bosque para llegar a él.
On the way, a traveller saw Tenali Raman and stopped him.
The man said, “I am Ram Kumar. I am on my way to the temple in Tirupati. If you are going in the same route, can we please go together? I have heard that there are many thieves in the route. We can beat them if we are together.”
TranslateEn el camino, un viajero vio a Tenali Raman y lo detuvo.
El hombre dijo: “Soy Ram Kumar. Estoy de camino al templo de Tirupati. Si va por la misma ruta, ¿podemos, por favor, ir juntos? He escuchado que hay muchos ladrones en la ruta. Podremos vencerlos si estamos juntos.”.
Tenali Raman was short and weak but he was very intelligent. The other man was large and looked very strong. Tenali immediately knew that the man was the thief. He agreed to walk along with him to Tirupati.
TranslateTenali Raman era bajo y débil, pero muy inteligente. El otro hombre era alto y parecía muy fuerte. Tenali supo de inmediato que el hombre era el ladrón. Aceptó caminar con él hasta Tirupati.
They stopped at a small hut to sleep in the night. Tenali Raman paid for the lodging with a copper coin. At midnight, the thief woke up and saw that Tenali Raman was fast asleep.
TranslateSe detuvieron en una pequeña cabaña para dormir por la noche. Tenali Raman pagó el alojamiento con una moneda de cobre. A la medianoche, el ladrón se despertó y vio que Tenali Raman estaba profundamente dormido.
He was a very skilled thief and did not make any sound. He checked under Tenali Raman’s pillow but there was no money there. He checked Tenali Raman’s bag but there was no money there. He checked Tenali Raman’s pockets but there was no money there as well.
TranslateEra un ladrón muy hábil y no emitía sonido alguno. Revisó debajo de la almohada de Tenali Raman, pero no había dinero allí. Comprobó el bolso de Tenali Raman, pero no había dinero allí. Revisó los bolsillos de Tenali Raman, pero tampoco había dinero allí.
The thief was very disappointed. He was sure that Tenali Raman had money since he had paid for the lodging with a copper coin.
TranslateEl ladrón quedó muy decepcionado. Estaba seguro de que Tenali Raman tenía dinero ya que había pagado el alojamiento con una moneda de cobre.
The next morning, the two woke up and started walking towards Tirupati. They again stopped at a second hut to sleep for the night. Tenali Raman paid for the lodging with a copper coin. At midnight, the thief carefully woke up and saw that Tenali Raman was asleep and snoring.
TranslateA la mañana siguiente, los dos se despertaron y comenzaron a caminar hacia Tirupati. De nuevo se detuvieron en una segunda cabaña para pasar la noche. Tenali Raman pagó el alojamiento con una moneda de cobre. A la medianoche, el ladrón se despertó con cuidado y vio que Tenali Raman estaba dormido y roncando.
The thief carefully checked all the bags of Tenali Raman. He even carefully removed the pillow and checked it fully. There were no coins anywhere. The thief was very disappointed again.
TranslateEl ladrón revisó cuidadosamente todas las bolsas de Tenali Raman. Incluso tomó con cuidado la almohada y la revisó por completo. No había monedas por ningún lado. El ladrón volvió a quedar muy decepcionado.
The next day they both woke up and reached Tirupati. Tenali Raman had a bag of money in his hand. The thief told Tenali, “I do not know if you knew who I was. I am a famous thief and this is the first time I have failed. You are the smartest traveller I have met. Please tell me where you hid the money.”
TranslateAl día siguiente, ambos se despertaron, y llegaron a Tirupati. Tenali Raman tenía una bolsa de dinero en la mano. El ladrón le dijo a Tenali: “No sé si usted sabía quién era yo. Soy un ladrón famoso y esta es la primera vez que he fallado. Es usted el viajero más inteligente que he conocido. Por favor, dígame dónde escondía su dinero.”.
Tenali Raman smiled and said, “I knew you were a thief since the first day. I hid the money in the only place you would never look.”
TranslateTenali Raman sonrió y dijo: “Sabía que eras un ladrón desde el primer día. Escondí el dinero en el único lugar donde nunca mirarías.”.
The thief said, “But where did you hide it? I looked everywhere for the money!”
Tenali Raman said, “Did you look under your pillow?”
TranslateEl ladrón dijo: “Pero, ¿dónde lo escondió? ¡Busqué el dinero por todas partes!”.
Tenali Raman dijo: “¿Miraste debajo de tu almohada?”.
The thief was confused and said, “I checked under your pillow. Why should I search under my pillow?”
TranslateEl ladrón estaba confundido y dijo: “Revisé debajo de su almohada. ¿Por qué debería buscar debajo de mi almohada?”.
Tenali Raman said, “I kept my money under your pillow since I was very sure that you would never search there.”
TranslateTenali Raman dijo: “Guardé mi dinero debajo de tu almohada porque estaba muy seguro de que nunca buscarías allí.”.
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