Spanish–English parallel text
La tortuga habladora
The Talkative Tortoise
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El rey que hablaba demasiado
The King Who Talked Too Much
Hace mucho tiempo, el rey Brahmadatta gobernaba la ciudad de Benarés en la India. Era un buen rey, pero tenía un gran problema. Hablaba demasiado.
Long ago, King Brahmadatta ruled the city of Benares in India. He was a good king, but he had one big problem. He talked too much.
Hablaba por la mañana y hablaba por la noche. Hablaba en la cena y en el jardín. Cuando otras personas querían hablar, él no paraba. Nadie podía decir una palabra.
He talked in the morning, and he talked at night. He talked at dinner and in the garden. When other people wanted to speak, he did not stop. Nobody could say a word.
El rey tenía un sabio consejero. Al consejero le gustaba el rey y quería ayudarlo. Pero ¿cómo podía decirle a un rey: «Hablas demasiado»?
The king had a wise adviser. The adviser liked the king and wanted to help him. But how could he tell a king, “You talk too much”?
«Tengo que esperar», pensó el consejero. «Un día voy a encontrar el momento oportuno».
“I must wait,” the adviser thought. “One day I will find the right moment.”
Muy lejos, en las montañas del norte, había un pequeño lago. Allí vivía una tortuga. Era una tortuga bondadosa, pero era muy parecida al rey. Le encantaba hablar.
Far away, in the mountains in the north, there was a little lake. A tortoise lived there. He was a kind tortoise, but he was very like the king. He loved talking.
Hablaba con los peces y con las ranas. Hablaba con los árboles y con las rocas. Incluso hablaba cuando nadie escuchaba.
He talked to the fish and to the frogs. He talked to the trees and to the rocks. He even talked when nobody was listening.
Cada primavera, dos ocas salvajes volaban al lago. Eran hermanas y eran buenas amigas de la tortuga. La tortuga hablaba y las ocas escuchaban. Eran muy pacientes.
Every spring, two wild geese flew to the lake. They were sisters, and they were good friends of the tortoise. The tortoise talked, and the geese listened. They were very patient.
Pero un verano, algo malo pasó en el pequeño lago.
But one summer, something bad happened to the little lake.
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