Spanish Short Stories for Beginners: The Best Way to Learn a Language, Improve Your Vocabulary Gradually and Quickly at Home, on the Road, in Travel or in the Car Like Crazy with Common Phrases

Introduction

Perhaps you are new to Spanish and are looking for an entertaining challenge. Or maybe you have been learning for a while and simply want to enjoy reading whilst growing your vocabulary. Either way, this book is the biggest step forward you will take in your Spanish this year.

If you are brand new to learning Spanish, you will find that mastering this beautiful language is not nearly hard as might have thought it would have been. If you have studied Spanish before, you will find this volume to be useful in improving your overall proficiency with the language.

For most folks, learning another language is a dream. In other cases, it might be a necessity due to professional reasons. For other folks, they are just keen on picking up useful language before heading off on a trip. Whatever your individual motivations are, you will find this book to be both useful and informative.

Overall, learning languages boils down to practice and dedication. In short, the more time and dedication you are able to give a language, the faster you will be able to learn it. Now, there are some folks who have a natural ability for learning a language. This knack makes it somewhat easier to pick up new words and phrases.

That is why this book has been designed to revolve around your schedule and your lifestyle. You won’t have to take classes or cut out other important activities from your life in order to study Spanish.

These lessons can be studied and reviewed on the fly. So, whether you’re standing in line at the bank or just have a few minutes on your hands while you are grabbing a coffee, you can use these lessons to brush up on your Spanish.

1

Paolo y la Sirena

Paolo es un niño que vive en Italia en la costa de un lago. Incluso la gente y los botes que pasan pueden ser vistos desde su casa. Cuando hay buen clima y el sol sale, a Paolo le gusta jugar con sus dos hermanos Marco y Pietro en la orilla.

Frecuentemente juegan a la pelota y el mejor siempre es Pietro. Va a ser un futbolista profesional cuando crezca.

En cambio, cuando no hay buen clima, Paolo se queda en casa y desde la ventana admira las olas del lago que rompen en las rocas.

Paolo es un niño al que a veces le gusta estar solo, ama ir al lago y caminar recogiendo los caparazones que el lago le da.

Un día vio una sirena salir del agua e ir hacia él. Paolo se acerca a ella y ve que esta llorando y está muy triste. Paolo le pregunta: ¿Por qué estás triste?

Porque mi papá me dejó sola, dijo la sirena.

No te preocupes, vivo cerca de aquí y hoy puedes venir a mi casa, comer y descansar conmigo.

Paolo se llevó a la sirena a su casa. Tan pronto como su mamá vio a la sirena, la abrazó y comenzó a halagarla. Nunca había visto una sirena viva, por lo tanto estaba muy emocionada.

Tan pronto como el papá de Paolo la vio, se preocupó porque no estaba en el agua, e inmediatamente la llevó a la piscina afuera de la casa.

Paolo entró en la piscina en el agua, y comenzó a jugar con la sirena. Finalmente, estaba tranquila y había dejado de llorar.

¿Estás feliz ahora? Preguntó Paolo

Sí, me siento mejor ahora, pero siempre pienso en mi papá, respondió la sirena.

La piscina es hermosa, pero prefiero quedarme con mis amigos peces en el lago, agregó.

Al escuchar esto, Paolo corrió a la tienda de animales para comprarle un pequeño pez dorado. Cuando regresó a casa, le dijo a la sirena:

¿Te sientes mejor ahora? Puedes ser la amiga de este pez dorado.

La sirena comenzó a cantar felizmente y Paolo entendió que se sentía mucho mejor.

Estoy más feliz que antes, pero aún sigo un poco triste porque pienso en mi papá; amaba jugar conmigo, y yo con él. También extraño las rocas y las algas del lago, replicó la sirena.

Tan pronto como Paolo escuchó estas palabras, se dirigió a la tienda de mascotas y compró rocas y algas para poner en la piscina. En cuanto regresó a casa le dijo a la sirena:

¿Estás feliz ahora que también tendrás las piedras y algas que extrañabas?

Si, me siento mejor pero aún no estoy feliz porque el lago es mi casa.

Ok, entonces te llevaré al lago y me despediré de ti; ¿estás feliz ahora?

Me siento mejor, pero no estoy feliz porque te extranaré; ¿por qué no vienes y vives conmigo en el lago?

Paolo pensó en lo agradable que sería vivir en el lago, podría conocer a todos los peces y jugar con ellos, podría jugar en las olas, pero entonces pensó en lo triste que se sentiría sin su mamá y papá. Entonces dijo:

Gracias sirena, pero no iré contigo.

La sirena volteó su cola y desapareció en medio del agua.

Esa noche, antes de ir a dormir, la mamá le preguntó a Paolo, ¿Eres feliz?

Me siento mejor, pero extraño a la sirena y puso el caparazón cerca de su oído para escuchar el sonido del lago y se durmió pensando en ella.

Ejercicio

Ok, ahora hagamos un ejercicio rápido: te haré 5 preguntas. Trata de responder y luego de las preguntas, te daré las respuestas.

Preguntas

¿Cuál es el nombre de los hermanos de Paolo?

¿Qué hizo Paolo cuando vio a la sirena llorando?

¿Por qué lloraba la sirena?

¿Qué hizo el papá de Paolo cuando Paolo y la sirena llegaron a casa?

¿Qué le compró a la sirena para hacerla feliz cuando extrañaba a sus amigos?

Respuestas

Marco y Pietro

Le dijo que fuera a su casa

Porque extrañaba a su papá

La llevó afuera, a la piscina

Un pez dorado

Paolo and The Siren

Paolo was a young boy who lives in Italy along the shore of a lake. Even the people and boats passing by could be seen from his house. When the weather was nice, and the sun was out, Paolo liked to play with his two brothers Marco and Pietro on the lakeside.

They often played ball, and the best was always Pietro. He would grow up to be a professional footballer.

When the weather was bad, Paolo remained at home instead, and from the window, he admired the waves of the lake that break on the rocks.

Paolo was sometimes a child who liked to be alone, and he loved walking by the lake and picking up the shells that the lake gave him.

One day he saw a siren come out of the water and come towards him. Paolo approached her and saw that the siren was crying and was very sad. Paolo asked her: Why are you sad?

Because my dad left me alone, said the siren.

Don't worry, I live near here, and tonight you can come to my house, eat and rest with me.

Paolo took the siren to his home. As soon as his mother saw the siren, she hugged her and started to compliment her. She had never seen a live siren, so she was very excited.

As soon as Paolo’s father saw her, he began to worry because she was not in the water and immediately took her to the pool outside the house.

Paolo entered the pool and started playing with the siren. Finally, she was quiet, and she wasn't crying anymore.

Are you happy now? asked Paolo.

Yes, I feel better now, but I always think about my dad, the siren answered.

The pool is beautiful, but I prefer to stay with my fish friends in the lake, she added.

Upon hearing this, Paolo ran to the pet shop to buy her a small goldfish. When he got home, he put it in the pool with the siren and said:

Are you feeling better now? You can become a friend of this goldfish.

The siren started to sing happily, and Paolo understood that she felt much better.

I'm happier than before, but I'm still a little sad because I think of my dad; he loved playing with me, and me with him. Also, I miss the pebbles, and the seaweed of the lake, replied the siren.

As soon as Paolo heard these words, he went to the pet shop and bought pebbles and seaweed to put in the pool. Immediately once he returned home, he said to the siren:

Are you happy now that you also have the pebbles and the seaweed you missed?

Yes, I feel better, but I'm still not happy because the lake is my home.

Ok, then I'll take you back to the lake and I'll say goodbye; will you be happy then?

I will feel better, but I'm not happy because I'll miss you. Why don't you come and live with me in the lake?

Paolo thought about how nice it would be for him to live in the lake. He could meet all the fish and play with them, he could play in the waves, but then he thought how sad he would be without his mother and father. So, he said:

Thank you, siren, but I won't come with you.

The family took her to the lake, and the siren turned the tail and disappeared into the middle of the water.

That night, before going to bed, the mom asked Paolo:

Are you happy?

I feel better, but I miss the siren, then he put the shell near to his ear to hear the sound of the lake, and he fell asleep thinking about her.

Exercise

Ok, let’s now start a quick exercise: I am going to ask