#025 🇪🇸 Spanish story for BEGINNERS | Can you understand it? ❓🤔

This is the story of a rooster
Esta es la historia de un gallo

that every day
que todos los días

crows at 5 in the morning
canta a las 5 de la mañana: kikiriki kikiriki.

The owner, annoyed
El dueño, molesto,

gets up angry and says,
se levanta enfadado y le dice,

“Shut up, rooster!
¡cállate gallo!

You’re very annoying!”
¡Eres muy molesto!

Until one day,
Hasta que un día

the rooster stops crowing
el gallo se calla

and the owner wakes up late
y el dueño se levanta tarde

and has problems:
y tiene problemas:

his animals are hungry,
sus animales tienen hambre,

his house is dirty,
su casa está sucia,

he misses the town fair,
se pierde la feria del pueblo,

his plants dry up,
sus plantas se secan,

he doesn’t take his animals to the vet
no lleva a sus animales al veterinario,

he misses a seed delivery,
pierde una entrega de semillas

and some animals escape.
y algunos animales se escapan.

The owner realizes
El dueño se da cuenta de que

he needs to change his routine.
necesita cambiar su rutina.

His life is disorganized
Su vida está desorganizada

without the rooster’s crow.
sin el canto del gallo.

One day,
Un día,

he approaches the rooster and says,
se acerca al gallo y le dice:

“I’m sorry, rooster.
“Lo siento, gallo.

I didn’t know how much I needed you.
No sabía cuánto te necesitaba.

Please, crow again.”
Por favor, canta de nuevo”.

The next morning,
A la mañana siguiente,

the rooster crows again:
el gallo vuelve a cantar: kikiriki kikiriki

The owner wakes up with a smile,
El dueño se despierta con una sonrisa,

grateful for the rooster’s crow
agradecido por el canto del gallo

that marks the start of his day.
que marca el inicio de su día.

His life improves:
Su vida mejora:

He wakes up early,
Se despierta temprano,

brushes his teeth,
se cepilla los dientes,

washes his face,
se lava la cara

and dresses in clean clothes.
y se viste con ropa limpia.

He prepares coffee,
Prepara café,

toasts bread,
tuesta pan

and cuts an apple
y corta una manzana

for breakfast.
para el desayuno.

He takes good care of his animals,
Cuida bien de sus animales,

sweeps the floor,
barre el suelo

and cleans the house.
y limpia la casa.

He goes to the town fair.
Va a la feria del pueblo.

He cooks lunch
Cocina el almuerzo

and washes the dishes
y lava los platos

after eating.
después de comer.

He works in his garden in the afternoon
Trabaja en su huerto por la tarde

and feeds the animals before nightfall.
y alimenta a los animales antes de anochecer.

At night,
Por la noche,

he takes a shower,
se da una ducha,

puts on his pajamas,
se pone el pijama

and reads a book before sleeping.
y lee un libro antes de dormir.

From then on,
Desde entonces,

the rooster’s crow
el canto del gallo

becomes the signal
se convierte en la señal

of a well-organized of a well-organized and happy day
de un día bien organizado y feliz

on the farm.
en la granja.

Moral:
Moraleja:

The alarm clock is your friend.
El despertador es tu amigo.

When we follow a routine,
Cuando seguimos una rutina,

we can make better use of our time
podemos aprovechar mejor el tiempo

and enjoy a more balanced and satisfying life.
y disfrutar de una vida más equilibrada y satisfactoria.

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