Spanish–English parallel text

El león y el asno

The Lion and the Ass

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Un león y un asno acordaron ir de caza juntos. Mientras buscaban presas, vieron a varias cabras salvajes entrar corriendo en una cueva, e hicieron un plan para atraparlas.

A lion and an ass agreed to go hunting together. While they were looking for prey, they saw a number of wild goats run into a cave, and they made a plan to catch them.

El asno tenía que entrar en la cueva y echar fuera a las cabras, mientras el león se quedaría a la entrada y las derribaría.

The ass was to go into the cave and drive the goats out, while the lion would stand at the entrance and strike them down.

El plan funcionó muy bien. El asno hizo un ruido tan terrible en la cueva, dando coces y rebuznando con todas sus fuerzas, que las cabras salieron corriendo asustadas, solo para caer víctimas del león.

The plan worked beautifully. The ass made such a terrible noise in the cave, kicking and braying with all his might, that the goats ran out in a panic, only to fall victim to the lion.

El asno salió de la cueva, sintiéndose orgulloso.

The ass came out of the cave, feeling proud.

«¿Has visto cómo las he hecho correr?», dijo.

“Did you see how I made them run?” he said.

«Sí, lo he visto», respondió el león. «Y si no te conociera a ti y a los de tu especie, yo también correría».

“Yes, I did,” answered the lion. “And if I didn’t know you and your kind, I would have run too.”

Un fanfarrón ruidoso no impresiona ni asusta a las personas que lo conocen.

A loud boaster doesn’t impress or scare the people who know him.

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