Spanish–English parallel text
El mono y el cocodrilo
The Monkey and the Crocodile
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El árbol de jambul
The Rose-Apple Tree
Un gran árbol de jambul estaba en la orilla de un ancho río en la India. Tenía fruta dulce todo el año. Un mono vivía en sus ramas.
A big rose-apple tree stood on the bank of a wide river in India. It had sweet fruit all year. A monkey lived in its branches.
El mono era pequeño y rápido. Todos los días comía jambul y miraba el río. Estaba feliz, pero a veces se sentía un poco solo.
The monkey was small and quick. Every day he ate rose-apples and watched the river. He was happy, but sometimes he felt a little lonely.
Una tarde calurosa, un gran cocodrilo salió del río. Se tumbó en la arena suave debajo del árbol. Parecía cansado y hambriento.
One hot afternoon, a big crocodile came out of the river. He lay down in the soft sand under the tree. He looked tired and hungry.
El mono lo miró desde arriba. «¡Hola!», dijo. «Eres un invitado en mi árbol. ¿Quieres fruta?»
The monkey looked down at him. “Hello!” he said. “You are a guest at my tree. Would you like some fruit?”
«¿Fruta?», preguntó el cocodrilo. «Normalmente no como fruta. Pero hoy tengo mucha hambre.»
“Fruit?” asked the crocodile. “I don’t usually eat fruit. But I’m very hungry today.”
El mono tiró abajo unos pocos jambules. El cocodrilo comió uno, luego otro, y después cinco más.
The monkey threw down a few rose-apples. The crocodile ate one, then another, then five more.
«¡Son maravillosos!», dijo. «Son tan dulces como la miel. Gracias, amigo.»
“These are wonderful!” he said. “They are as sweet as honey. Thank you, my friend.”
Después de eso, el cocodrilo volvió todos los días. El mono le tiraba fruta y hablaban durante horas. Hablaban del río, del bosque, de la lluvia y de las estrellas.
After that, the crocodile came back every day. The monkey threw him fruit, and they talked for hours. They talked about the river, the forest, the rain and the stars.
Pronto fueron mejores amigos. «Eres como un hermano para mí», dijo el cocodrilo un día.
Soon they were best friends. “You are like a brother to me,” said the crocodile one day.
Todas las tardes, el cocodrilo llevaba unos jambules a casa para su mujer. A ella le gustaban mucho.
Every evening, the crocodile took some rose-apples home for his wife. She loved them very much.
Pero pronto ella quiso algo más que fruta.
But soon she wanted something more than fruit.
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