El caldo dulce de Ramiro
Ramiro's Sweet Soup
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1 · Fill in the blank
The soup is sweet and not salty.
2 · Write it in Spanish
It rains a lot on the streets of the town.
Ramiro says he is going to watch the game.
He thinks for a moment and has an idea.
There is a soccer game tonight.
The rain falls hard on the old bus.
3 · Put the words in order
4 · Match the word to the picture
Write the letter of the picture next to the word.
Vocabulary
18 words from this story. You will hear all of them in the song.
La canción · The song
The story, line by line
Read the Spanish first. Say it out loud. The English is there only when you need it.
Es de noche en Trinidad, en Cuba.
It is night in Trinidad, in Cuba.
Llueve mucho sobre las calles del pueblo.
It rains a lot on the streets of the town.
Ramiro es el conductor del autobús del pueblo.
Ramiro is the driver of the town bus.
Tiene cuarenta y dos años y trabaja mucho.
He is forty-two years old and works a lot.
Esta noche termina su trabajo a las ocho.
Tonight he finishes his work at eight.
La lluvia cae fuerte sobre el autobús viejo.
The rain falls hard on the old bus.
Ramiro cierra la puerta y baja despacio.
Ramiro closes the door and gets off slowly.
Hay un partido de fútbol esta noche.
There is a soccer game tonight.
Es un partido muy importante para Ramiro.
It is a very important game for Ramiro.
Ramiro dice que va a ver el partido.
Ramiro says he is going to watch the game.
También va a cocinar un caldo caliente.
He is also going to cook a hot soup.
El caldo de pollo es su receta favorita.
Chicken soup is his favorite recipe.
Ramiro camina hasta su casa bajo la lluvia.
Ramiro walks to his house in the rain.
En la cocina enciende la estufa pequeña.
In the kitchen he turns on the small stove.
Pone una olla grande con agua dentro.
He puts a big pot with water inside.
La receta lleva pollo, cebolla, ajo y maíz.
The recipe has chicken, onion, garlic and corn.
También lleva un poco de sal.
It also has a little salt.
Ramiro abre la nevera y mira dentro.
Ramiro opens the fridge and looks inside.
No hay pollo.
There is no chicken.
Busca en el armario y tampoco hay.
He looks in the cupboard and there is none there either.
Ramiro dice: ¿y ahora qué voy a hacer?
Ramiro says: and now what am I going to do?
La tienda del barrio está cerrada esta noche.
The neighborhood store is closed tonight.
Llueve mucho y no hay tiendas abiertas cerca.
It rains a lot and there are no open stores nearby.
Ramiro mira el agua caliente de la olla.
Ramiro looks at the hot water in the pot.
Piensa un momento y tiene una idea.
He thinks for a moment and has an idea.
En la mesa hay dos plátanos grandes.
On the table there are two big plantains.
También hay maíz, cebolla y ajo.
There is also corn, onion and garlic.
Ramiro dice: voy a cambiar la receta.
Ramiro says: I am going to change the recipe.
Corta los plátanos en trozos pequeños.
He cuts the plantains into small pieces.
Pone los trozos dentro de la olla.
He puts the pieces inside the pot.
Corta la cebolla y corta también el ajo.
He cuts the onion and he also cuts the garlic.
El agua empieza a oler muy bien.
The water starts to smell very good.
Ramiro prueba el caldo con una cuchara.
Ramiro tastes the soup with a spoon.
El caldo está dulce y no salado.
The soup is sweet and not salty.
Ramiro mira la olla con mucha duda.
Ramiro looks at the pot with a lot of doubt.
Ramiro dice que este caldo es muy diferente.
Ramiro says that this soup is very different.
Pero el olor es bueno y caliente.
But the smell is good and warm.
Ramiro prueba otra vez y sonríe.
Ramiro tastes it again and smiles.
El caldo dulce está rico.
The sweet soup is delicious.
Ramiro dice: voy a llevar el caldo.
Ramiro says: I am going to take the soup.
Pone el caldo en una olla pequeña.
He puts the soup in a small pot.
Sale de la casa con la olla caliente.
He leaves the house with the hot pot.
Fuera llueve y hay charcos en la calle.
Outside it rains and there are puddles in the street.
Su carro viejo espera en la esquina.
His old car waits on the corner.
Es un carro muy viejo y muy grande.
It is a very old and very big car.
Tiene el techo azul y las puertas amarillas.
It has a blue roof and yellow doors.
Una parte es roja y otra parte es blanca.
One part is red and another part is white.
Ramiro dice que su carro tiene todos los colores.
Ramiro says that his car has all the colors.
Abre la puerta y entra con la olla.
He opens the door and gets in with the pot.
Dentro del carro todo está seco y tranquilo.
Inside the car everything is dry and calm.
La lluvia suena sobre el techo del carro.
The rain sounds on the roof of the car.
Ramiro va despacio por las calles mojadas.
Ramiro goes slowly through the wet streets.
La cancha de fútbol está cerca de la plaza.
The soccer field is near the square.
Ramiro para el carro delante de la cancha.
Ramiro stops the car in front of the field.
Mira por la ventana y no ve nada.
He looks through the window and sees nothing.
La cancha está oscura y vacía.
The field is dark and empty.
No hay luz y hay charcos muy grandes.
There is no light and there are very big puddles.
El partido no es aquí esta noche.
The game is not here tonight.
Ramiro enciende la radio del carro viejo.
Ramiro turns on the radio of the old car.
La radio habla del partido de fútbol.
The radio talks about the soccer game.
El partido es en otra ciudad, muy lejos.
The game is in another city, very far away.
Ramiro se ríe y mira su olla pequeña.
Ramiro laughs and looks at his small pot.
Ramiro dice: voy a escuchar el partido aquí.
Ramiro says: I am going to listen to the game here.
Abre la olla y el carro huele dulce.
He opens the pot and the car smells sweet.
Come el caldo caliente dentro del carro.
He eats the hot soup inside the car.
Fuera la lluvia cae sobre la cancha vacía.
Outside the rain falls on the empty field.
La radio dice gol y Ramiro grita fuerte.
The radio says goal and Ramiro shouts loudly.
Ramiro celebra en su carro de colores.
Ramiro celebrates in his colorful car.
Su receta sale diferente y sale muy bien.
His recipe comes out different and comes out very well.
Ramiro dice que va a cocinar esto otra vez.
Ramiro says he is going to cook this again.
Esta noche de lluvia es una sorpresa bonita.
This rainy night is a nice surprise.
Answers
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