La cama de madera de Paco
Paco's Wooden Bed
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1 · Fill in the blank
The floor is wet too.
2 · Write it in Spanish
Rosa says to Paco: you are going to sleep well.
The drops fall on top of Paco's blanket.
He sits down, looks at Rosa and wags his tail.
She drinks the coffee and eats the sweet bread.
Paco comes closer and smells the sweet bread.
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.
Rosa corta flores amarillas con unas tijeras.
Rosa cuts yellow flowers with scissors.
Paco, su perro, está junto a la mesa.
Paco, her dog, is next to the table.
La floristería huele a flores y agua fresca.
The flower shop smells of flowers and fresh water.
Rosa pone las flores en una cubeta.
Rosa puts the flowers in a bucket.
Paco mueve la cola y mira a Rosa.
Paco wags his tail and looks at Rosa.
Es media mañana y hay mucho trabajo hoy.
It is mid-morning and there is a lot of work today.
Rosa prepara un ramo grande para una fiesta.
Rosa prepares a big bouquet for a party.
Paco camina despacio entre las cubetas del suelo.
Paco walks slowly among the buckets on the floor.
En la mesa hay café y pan dulce.
On the table there is coffee and sweet bread.
El pan dulce es una concha con azúcar.
The sweet bread is a concha with sugar.
Rosa come un pedazo y bebe café.
Rosa eats a piece and drinks coffee.
Paco se acerca y huele el pan dulce.
Paco comes closer and smells the sweet bread.
Rosa ríe y le da agua fresca a Paco.
Rosa laughs and gives Paco fresh water.
Paco se sienta y espera al lado de Rosa.
Paco sits down and waits beside Rosa.
Paco siempre duerme en el mismo lugar.
Paco always sleeps in the same place.
Su manta está en una esquina de la tienda.
His blanket is in a corner of the shop.
Pero hoy Paco no quiere estar en esa esquina.
But today Paco does not want to be in that corner.
Paco mira la manta y después se levanta.
Paco looks at the blanket and then gets up.
Camina hasta la puerta y se sienta allí.
He walks to the door and sits there.
Rosa lo mira y no entiende nada.
Rosa looks at him and does not understand anything.
Paco siempre duerme a esta hora.
Paco always sleeps at this time.
Rosa deja las tijeras en la mesa.
Rosa leaves the scissors on the table.
Va a la esquina y toca la manta.
She goes to the corner and touches the blanket.
La manta está mojada.
The blanket is wet.
Rosa toca el suelo con la mano.
Rosa touches the floor with her hand.
El suelo también está mojado.
The floor is wet too.
Rosa mira arriba y ve la estantería.
Rosa looks up and sees the shelf.
Una cubeta vieja tiene agua y flores blancas.
An old bucket has water and white flowers.
De la cubeta caen gotas pequeñas, muy despacio.
Small drops fall from the bucket, very slowly.
Las gotas caen encima de la manta de Paco.
The drops fall on top of Paco's blanket.
Rosa sonríe porque ahora entiende el problema.
Rosa smiles because now she understands the problem.
Rosa le dice a Paco: tu cama está mojada.
Rosa says to Paco: your bed is wet.
Paco mueve la cola y mira a Rosa.
Paco wags his tail and looks at Rosa.
Rosa quita la cubeta vieja de la estantería.
Rosa takes the old bucket off the shelf.
Pone la cubeta lejos de la manta.
She puts the bucket far from the blanket.
Después recoge la manta mojada con las manos.
Then she picks up the wet blanket with her hands.
La manta está pesada y muy fría.
The blanket is heavy and very cold.
Rosa piensa un momento y tiene una idea.
Rosa thinks for a moment and has an idea.
Le dice a Paco: voy a hacer una cama.
She says to Paco: I am going to make a bed.
Paco la sigue por toda la floristería.
Paco follows her all around the flower shop.
Detrás de la mesa hay cajas de madera.
Behind the table there are wooden boxes.
Rosa elige una caja grande y fuerte.
Rosa chooses a big, strong box.
La caja es ancha y Paco puede entrar.
The box is wide and Paco can get in.
Rosa limpia la caja con las manos.
Rosa cleans the box with her hands.
Saca las hojas secas y las semillas.
She takes out the dry leaves and the seeds.
Paco mete la cabeza en la caja vacía.
Paco puts his head into the empty box.
Rosa ríe y mueve a Paco un poco.
Rosa laughs and moves Paco a little.
Rosa corta un lado de la caja despacio.
Rosa cuts one side of the box slowly.
Ahora Paco va a entrar y salir fácil.
Now Paco is going to get in and out easily.
Rosa toca la madera con los dedos.
Rosa touches the wood with her fingers.
La madera está suave y no está rota.
The wood is smooth and it is not broken.
Rosa busca otra manta seca en la estantería.
Rosa looks for another dry blanket on the shelf.
Dobla la manta y la pone dentro.
She folds the blanket and puts it inside.
Paco mira la caja con mucha atención.
Paco watches the box very closely.
Rosa pone una almohada pequeña en un lado.
Rosa puts a small pillow on one side.
Después mueve la caja a otra esquina.
Then she moves the box to another corner.
Esa esquina está seca y tibia.
That corner is dry and warm.
El sol entra por la ventana.
The sun comes in through the window.
Rosa le dice a Paco: vas a dormir bien.
Rosa says to Paco: you are going to sleep well.
Paco entra en la caja y da vueltas.
Paco gets into the box and turns around.
Se sienta, mira a Rosa y mueve la cola.
He sits down, looks at Rosa and wags his tail.
Después pone la cabeza sobre la manta.
Then he puts his head on the blanket.
Rosa acaricia las orejas del perro.
Rosa strokes the dog's ears.
Paco cierra los ojos y duerme tranquilo.
Paco closes his eyes and sleeps peacefully.
Rosa vuelve a la mesa y toma las tijeras.
Rosa goes back to the table and takes the scissors.
Termina el ramo de flores amarillas.
She finishes the bouquet of yellow flowers.
Bebe el café y come el pan dulce.
She drinks the coffee and eats the sweet bread.
La floristería huele muy bien.
The flower shop smells very good.
Rosa mira a Paco y sonríe contenta.
Rosa looks at Paco and smiles happily.
Piensa que va a comprar más mantas.
She thinks she is going to buy more blankets.
Rosa abre la puerta porque van a llegar clientes.
Rosa opens the door because customers are going to arrive.
Paco duerme en su cama nueva de madera.
Paco sleeps in his new wooden bed.
Answers
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