Las naranjas de Natalia
Natalia's Oranges
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1 · Fill in the blank
Clara looks at the green mountain behind the city.
Clara runs and starts to pick up the oranges.
Clara walks through the neighborhood very early.
2 · Write it in Spanish
Clara laughs because the oranges go everywhere.
Now Natalia lives higher up, near the mountain.
Clara carries a blue notebook in her hand.
The girl picks up oranges too, very fast.
Clara lives in Quito, in a small neighborhood.
3 · Put the words in order
4 · Word search
7 words from the story hide across and down.
- RECOGER
- CONTAR
- REIR
- ABRAZAR
- TEMPRANO
- VERDE
- APUNTAR
5 · 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.
Clara camina por el barrio muy temprano.
Clara walks through the neighborhood very early.
La mañana está seca y el sol brilla.
The morning is dry and the sun is shining.
Clara mira la montaña verde detrás de la ciudad.
Clara looks at the green mountain behind the city.
La montaña verde es grande y muy bonita.
The green mountain is big and very pretty.
Clara vive en Quito, en un barrio pequeño.
Clara lives in Quito, in a small neighborhood.
Ella va al mercado del barrio cada mañana.
She goes to the neighborhood market every morning.
Clara lleva un cuaderno azul en la mano.
Clara carries a blue notebook in her hand.
En el cuaderno ella apunta todo.
In the notebook she writes down everything.
Apunta los precios de las frutas y las verduras.
She writes down the prices of the fruits and the vegetables.
Clara tiene veinticuatro años y escribe mucho.
Clara is twenty-four years old and she writes a lot.
El mercado abre muy temprano, con el sol.
The market opens very early, with the sun.
Clara camina entre las mesas de fruta.
Clara walks between the fruit tables.
Mira los tomates rojos y los plátanos amarillos.
She looks at the red tomatoes and the yellow bananas.
Anota el precio de los tomates en el cuaderno.
She notes the price of the tomatoes in the notebook.
El mercado está tranquilo y silencioso a esta hora.
The market is calm and quiet at this hour.
De repente, Clara oye un ruido fuerte.
Suddenly, Clara hears a loud noise.
Una bolsa se rompe cerca de la puerta.
A bag breaks near the door.
Las naranjas caen al suelo y ruedan.
The oranges fall to the ground and roll.
Las naranjas ruedan por toda la calle.
The oranges roll all over the street.
Clara abre los ojos, muy sorprendida.
Clara opens her eyes, very surprised.
Una chica joven mira las naranjas en el suelo.
A young girl looks at the oranges on the ground.
La chica parece preocupada y no dice nada.
The girl seems worried and says nothing.
Clara deja el cuaderno en una caja.
Clara leaves the notebook on a crate.
Clara corre y empieza a recoger las naranjas.
Clara runs and starts to pick up the oranges.
La chica recoge naranjas también, muy rápido.
The girl picks up oranges too, very fast.
Una naranja rueda debajo de una mesa larga.
An orange rolls under a long table.
Otra naranja rueda hasta la esquina de la calle.
Another orange rolls to the corner of the street.
Clara ríe porque las naranjas van por todas partes.
Clara laughs because the oranges go everywhere.
La chica ríe también y no puede parar.
The girl laughs too and cannot stop.
Las dos recogen las naranjas en una caja.
The two of them pick up the oranges into a crate.
Clara mira a la chica con atención.
Clara looks at the girl carefully.
La chica mira a Clara y abre la boca.
The girl looks at Clara and opens her mouth.
La chica pregunta: ¿eres Clara?
The girl asks: are you Clara?
Clara contesta: ¿Natalia? ¿eres tú?
Clara answers: Natalia? is it you?
Natalia tiene dieciséis años y vive lejos ahora.
Natalia is sixteen years old and lives far away now.
Clara no ve a Natalia desde hace tres años.
Clara has not seen Natalia for three years.
Antes las dos viven en el mismo barrio.
Before, the two of them lived in the same neighborhood.
Ahora Natalia vive más arriba, cerca de la montaña.
Now Natalia lives higher up, near the mountain.
Las dos se abrazan en medio del mercado.
The two of them hug in the middle of the market.
Clara está muy contenta y habla muy rápido.
Clara is very happy and talks very fast.
Natalia pregunta si Clara todavía apunta todo.
Natalia asks if Clara still writes down everything.
Clara muestra el cuaderno azul y sonríe.
Clara shows the blue notebook and smiles.
Natalia ríe y dice que Clara no cambia.
Natalia laughs and says that Clara does not change.
Las dos miran la caja de naranjas.
The two of them look at the crate of oranges.
Clara cuenta las naranjas, una por una.
Clara counts the oranges, one by one.
Clara cuenta doce naranjas y anota el número.
Clara counts twelve oranges and notes the number.
Natalia dice que compra quince naranjas.
Natalia says that she buys fifteen oranges.
Faltan tres naranjas en la caja.
Three oranges are missing from the crate.
Clara busca debajo de las mesas del mercado.
Clara looks under the market tables.
Natalia busca detrás de las cajas de plátanos.
Natalia looks behind the crates of bananas.
Una naranja está debajo de una silla vieja.
One orange is under an old chair.
Otra naranja está dentro del bolso de Clara.
Another orange is inside Clara's bag.
Clara ríe mucho y no comprende nada.
Clara laughs a lot and understands nothing.
La última naranja está en la esquina, al sol.
The last orange is on the corner, in the sun.
Natalia corre y recoge la última naranja.
Natalia runs and picks up the last orange.
Ahora hay quince naranjas dentro de la caja.
Now there are fifteen oranges inside the crate.
Las dos amigas están cansadas y muy felices.
The two friends are tired and very happy.
Clara abre el cuaderno azul otra vez.
Clara opens the blue notebook again.
Natalia dice el nombre de su calle nueva.
Natalia says the name of her new street.
Clara apunta la dirección con mucha calma.
Clara writes down the address very calmly.
Natalia apunta también el número de Clara.
Natalia writes down Clara's number too.
Las dos deciden desayunar juntas el domingo.
The two of them decide to have breakfast together on Sunday.
Natalia lleva la caja con las dos manos.
Natalia carries the crate with both hands.
Clara lleva el cuaderno debajo del brazo.
Clara carries the notebook under her arm.
Las dos caminan juntas hacia la salida.
The two of them walk together toward the exit.
La montaña verde brilla enfrente de ellas.
The green mountain shines in front of them.
El sol de la mañana está alto y claro.
The morning sun is high and clear.
Clara mira la montaña y escribe una palabra: amigas.
Clara looks at the mountain and writes one word: friends.
Answers
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