Spanish–English parallel text

La bicicleta roja

The Red Bicycle

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Tom tiene seis años. Tiene una bicicleta nueva. La bicicleta es roja. Tiene un timbre. El timbre hace «ring-ring».

Tom is six. He has a new bicycle. The bicycle is red. It has a bell. The bell goes “ding-ding”.

Pero Tom tiene un problema. No sabe montar en bicicleta. Todavía no.

But Tom has a problem. He can’t ride a bike. Not yet.

Su hermana Mia tiene diez años. Mia va rápido. Va sin manos. Incluso va con un solo pie.

His sister Mia is ten. Mia rides fast. She rides with no hands. She even rides with just one foot.

«Hoy lo aprendo», dice Tom. «¡Hoy voy a montar!»

“Today I’m going to learn,” says Tom. “Today I’m going to ride!”

Papá va con Tom al parque. El camino en el parque es largo y llano. Papá sujeta la bicicleta. Tom se sienta en el sillín.

Dad goes to the park with Tom. The path in the park is long and flat. Dad holds the bicycle. Tom sits on the saddle.

«¡Vamos!», dice papá. Tom pedalea. Papá corre al lado de Tom. Sujeta la bicicleta por detrás.

“Go!” says Dad. Tom pushes the pedals. Dad runs next to Tom. He holds the bicycle tight at the back.

«¡Papá, no me sueltes!» «No, no. Te sujeto.»

“Dad, don’t let go!” “No, no. I’m holding on.”

Pero papá ya no es joven. Corre y corre. Después de cinco minutos su cara está roja. Es tan roja como la bicicleta.

But Dad isn’t young any more. He runs and runs. After five minutes his face is red. It is as red as the bicycle.

«¡Descanso!», grita papá. Se sienta en un banco y respira fuerte.

“Break!” calls Dad. He sits on a bench and breathes loudly.

Tom lo intenta solo. Recorre un metro. Entonces se cae. ¡Pum! Recorre dos metros. ¡Pum! Ahora le duele la rodilla.

Tom tries on his own. He rides one metre. Then he falls over. Bump! He rides two metres. Bump! Now his knee hurts.

Tom se sienta en la hierba. Está enfadado. «¡La bicicleta es tonta! ¡No puedo hacerlo!»

Tom sits in the grass. He is angry. “The bike is stupid! I can’t do it!”

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