Spanish short stories – Learning Spanish through English
Tenali Raman – Tenali Raman y el luchador
One day, a great wrestler came to the kingdom of King Krishnadevaraya. He was huge, much larger than any man in the kingdom. All his muscles were bulging out and he looked very scary.
TranslateUn día, un gran luchador llegó al reino del rey Krishnadevaraya. Era enorme, mucho más grande que cualquier hombre del reino. Todos sus músculos estaban hinchados y parecía muy aterrador.
He said to the King, “My King, I am the strongest man in the world. I am ready to challenge anyone in your kingdom. I dare any of your wrestlers to beat me in a competition. If I win everyone, you must agree that there is no one in this Kingdom as strong as I am.”
TranslateLe dijo al Rey: “Mi Rey, soy el hombre más fuerte del mundo. Estoy listo para desafiar a cualquiera de su reino. Desafío a cualquiera de sus luchadores a vencerme en una competencia. Si le gano a todos, deberá estar de acuerdo en que no hay nadie en este reino tan fuerte como yo.”.
The King agreed and said, “You shall face my strongest wrestlers tomorrow.”
The King called all the wrestlers in the Kingdom. The moment they took a look at the man, they began to shiver. The wrestler was much bigger than any of them.
TranslateEl Rey accedió y dijo: “Mañana te enfrentarás a mis luchadores más fuertes.”.
El Rey llamó a todos los luchadores del reino. En el momento en que miraban al hombre, comenzaban a temblar. El luchador era mucho más grande que cualquiera de ellos.
The chief wrestler said, “My King, we cannot challenge him in anything and win. He is much bigger and stronger than any of us. In a fight, he would kill us. He can lift heavier and can also throw farther than any of us. We would lose badly.”
TranslateEl jefe luchador dijo: “Mi Rey, no podemos desafiarlo y ganar. Es mucho más grande y fuerte que cualquiera de nosotros. En una pelea, nos mataría. Puede levantar más peso y también lanzarlo más lejos que cualquiera de nosotros. Perderíamos terriblemente.”.
The King became worried, “Is there no one in this kingdom who can save the honour of Vijayanagar? Can no one beat this man?”
Tenali Raman came forward and said, “I wish to challenge the wrestler tomorrow.”
TranslateEl Rey se preocupó, “¿No hay nadie en este reino que pueda salvar el honor de Vijayanagar? ¿Nadie puede vencer a este hombre?”.
Tenali Raman se acercó y dijo: “Deseo desafiar al luchador mañana.”.
Everyone started to laugh. Tenali Raman was small and had no muscles. He had never trained for a fight. The wrestler would carry him and throw him out.
TranslateTodos empezaron a reír. Tenali Raman era pequeño y no tenía músculos. Nunca había entrenado para una pelea. El luchador lo cargaría y lo tiraría.
The King said, “Silence! You can all laugh but Tenali Raman is the only one who is willing to make a challenge.”
TranslateEl Rey dijo: “¡Silencio! Todos pueden reír, pero Tenali Raman es el único que está dispuesto a desafiarlo.”.
The next day, Tenali Raman came with a large bucket to the arena. The bucket was covered completely.
TranslateAl día siguiente, Tenali Raman llegó con un gran balde a la arena. El balde estaba completamente cubierto.
Tenali Raman said, “Oh Great wrestler, I wish to challenge you! I will do something with my eyes closed which you should do with your eyes open. Do you agree?”
TranslateTenali Raman dijo: “¡Oh, gran luchador, deseo desafiarte! Haré algo con los ojos cerrados que tú debes hacer con los ojos abiertos. ¿Estás de acuerdo?”.
The wrestler began to laugh and said, “Are you sure? You are so small and puny.”
Tenali Raman said, “I shall repeat my challenge. I will do something with my eyes closed which you should do with your eyes open. Do you agree?”
TranslateEl luchador se echó a reír y dijo: “¿Estás seguro? Eres tan pequeño y débil.”.
Tenali Raman dijo: “Repetiré mi desafío. Haré algo con los ojos cerrados que tú debes hacer con los ojos abiertos. ¿Estás de acuerdo?”.
The wrestler and the audience began to laugh loudly. If Tenali Raman could do something with his eyes closed, the wrestler could easily do it with his eyes open.
TranslateEl luchador y el público comenzaron a reír a carcajadas. Si Tenali Raman hacía algo con los ojos cerrados, el luchador podría fácilmente hacerlo con los ojos abiertos.
Tenali Raman opened the bucket and it was filled with sand. He sat down in a chair and called his servant. His servant lifted the bucket and threw the sand straight at Tenali’s face. Since his eyes were closed, Tenali was not injured.
TranslateTenali Raman descubrió el cubo, estaba lleno de arena. Se sentó en una silla y llamó a su criado. Su criado levantó el cubo y arrojó la arena directamente a la cara de Tenali. Como tenía los ojos cerrados, Tenali no resultó herido.
Tenali opened his eyes and wiped his face. He then said to the wrestler, “Now it is your turn. You must keep your eyes open and the sand will be thrown at your face.”
TranslateTenali abrió los ojos y se limpió la cara. Luego le dijo al luchador: “Ahora es tu turno. Debes mantener los ojos abiertos y te arrojarán arena a la cara.”.
The wrestler was shocked. There was no way he could keep his eyes open. If the sand entered his eyes, he would go blind.
TranslateEl luchador estaba sorprendido. No había forma alguna de que pudiera mantener los ojos abiertos. Si la arena entraba en sus ojos, quedaría ciego.
The wrestler laughed loudly and said, “I concede defeat, Tenali Raman. You are stronger than me!”
TranslateEl luchador rio a carcajadas y dijo: “Admito la derrota, Tenali Raman. ¡Eres más fuerte que yo!”.
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These Spanish short stories are super cool to read for beginners and also for entertaining children. Akbar and Birbal are among the most famous Indian stories for children that can be studied on a daily basis.
Keep on writing, great job!
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