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1 · Fill in the blank
Rufo is her tortoise and he walks very slowly.
2 · Write it in Spanish
Rufo walks toward the bag of flour.
The tortoise is white with flour and walks along happy.
Rufo eats lettuce and lifts his head happily.
Alicia sings a song and moves her feet.
The oven is hot and it smells very good.
3 · Put the words in order
4 · Word search
5 words from the story hide across and down.
- CAMINAR
- LIMPIAR
- PREPARAR
- BAILAR
- DESPACIO
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.
Alicia se pregunta dónde está Rufo esta vez.
Alicia wonders where Rufo is this time.
Rufo es su tortuga y camina muy despacio.
Rufo is her tortoise and he walks very slowly.
Alicia mira debajo de la mesa grande.
Alicia looks under the big table.
Allí está Rufo, entre la harina y una caja.
There is Rufo, between the flour and a box.
Alicia lo levanta y sonríe.
Alicia picks him up and smiles.
La tortuga saca la cabeza y mira.
The tortoise sticks out its head and looks.
La panadería todavía está cerrada al mediodía.
The bakery is still closed at midday.
Alicia prepara el pan y limpia las mesas.
Alicia prepares the bread and cleans the tables.
Rufo camina detrás de ella por el suelo.
Rufo walks behind her on the floor.
Alicia canta una canción y mueve los pies.
Alicia sings a song and moves her feet.
Alicia baila entre el horno y la ventana.
Alicia dances between the oven and the window.
Rufo levanta la cabeza y mira sus zapatos.
Rufo lifts his head and looks at her shoes.
En la mesa hay un mate y un termo.
On the table there is a mate and a thermos.
Alicia toma mate todas las mañanas.
Alicia drinks mate every morning.
Hoy también toma unos mates mientras trabaja.
Today she also drinks some mate while she works.
Fuera llueve y el agua golpea la ventana.
Outside it is raining and the water hits the window.
Alicia pone harina en la mesa grande.
Alicia puts flour on the big table.
Rufo camina hacia la bolsa de harina.
Rufo walks toward the bag of flour.
La tortuga entra en la bolsa y desaparece.
The tortoise goes into the bag and disappears.
Alicia dice en voz alta: Rufo, ahí no.
Alicia says out loud: Rufo, not in there.
Alicia saca a Rufo de la bolsa.
Alicia takes Rufo out of the bag.
La tortuga está blanca de harina y camina contenta.
The tortoise is white with flour and walks along happy.
Alicia limpia a Rufo con una toalla pequeña.
Alicia cleans Rufo with a small towel.
Después le acaricia la cabeza y se ríe.
Then she strokes his head and laughs.
Alicia vuelve a la mesa.
Alicia goes back to the table.
El horno está caliente y huele muy bien.
The oven is hot and it smells very good.
Rufo camina hacia el horno otra vez.
Rufo walks toward the oven again.
Alicia lo agarra y lo deja lejos del horno.
Alicia grabs him and leaves him far from the oven.
Alicia le dice a Rufo: el horno no, pequeño.
Alicia says to Rufo: not the oven, little one.
La tortuga se esconde un momento en su casa.
The tortoise hides for a moment in its shell.
Luego saca las patas y sigue a Alicia.
Then he sticks out his legs and follows Alicia.
Alicia prepara las medialunas y mira a Rufo.
Alicia prepares the medialunas and looks at Rufo.
Rufo camina entre sus pies muy despacio.
Rufo walks between her feet very slowly.
Alicia mira el suelo para no tocar a Rufo.
Alicia looks at the floor so she doesn't touch Rufo.
La tortuga entra en una caja de pan.
The tortoise goes into a box of bread.
Alicia abre la caja y encuentra a Rufo.
Alicia opens the box and finds Rufo.
Rufo mastica un pedazo de pan muy duro.
Rufo chews a very hard piece of bread.
Alicia saca el pan y suspira.
Alicia takes the bread out and sighs.
Alicia piensa que Rufo necesita otra comida.
Alicia thinks that Rufo needs different food.
En la nevera hay lechuga fresca y verde.
In the fridge there is fresh green lettuce.
Alicia corta una hoja de lechuga pequeña.
Alicia cuts a small leaf of lettuce.
Rufo levanta la cabeza y huele la lechuga.
Rufo lifts his head and smells the lettuce.
La tortuga come despacio y Alicia la mira.
The tortoise eats slowly and Alicia watches him.
Mientras Rufo come, Alicia limpia el suelo.
While Rufo eats, Alicia cleans the floor.
Pero la tortuga termina y camina otra vez.
But the tortoise finishes and walks again.
Ahora Rufo camina hacia la puerta.
Now Rufo walks toward the door.
Alicia corre y agarra a Rufo con las manos.
Alicia runs and grabs Rufo with her hands.
Fuera hay charcos y la calle está mojada.
Outside there are puddles and the street is wet.
Alicia le dice a Rufo: tú no sales hoy.
Alicia says to Rufo: you are not going out today.
Alicia mira la panadería y piensa un momento.
Alicia looks at the bakery and thinks for a moment.
Rufo entra en todo porque busca a Alicia.
Rufo goes into everything because he is looking for Alicia.
La tortuga quiere estar cerca de ella.
The tortoise wants to be near her.
Entonces Alicia tiene una idea muy sencilla.
So Alicia has a very simple idea.
Alicia pone un plato grande cerca de la mesa.
Alicia puts a big plate near the table.
En el plato pone agua y lechuga.
On the plate she puts water and lettuce.
El plato está lejos del horno caliente.
The plate is far from the hot oven.
Alicia deja a Rufo al lado del plato.
Alicia leaves Rufo next to the plate.
Desde ahí, la tortuga ve a Alicia trabajar.
From there, the tortoise sees Alicia work.
Rufo come lechuga y levanta la cabeza contento.
Rufo eats lettuce and lifts his head happily.
Alicia prepara el pan y toma otro mate.
Alicia prepares the bread and drinks another mate.
La panadería huele a pan caliente y a mate.
The bakery smells of hot bread and mate.
Alicia canta y baila al lado de Rufo.
Alicia sings and dances next to Rufo.
Alicia le acaricia la cabeza con un dedo.
Alicia strokes his head with one finger.
Alicia piensa que hoy es un buen día.
Alicia thinks that today is a good day.
El pan está listo y las mesas limpias.
The bread is ready and the tables are clean.
Rufo duerme un rato cerca de su plato.
Rufo sleeps for a while near his plate.
Alicia abre la puerta de la panadería y sonríe.
Alicia opens the door of the bakery and smiles.
Alicia baila despacio y Rufo saca la cabeza.
Alicia dances slowly and Rufo sticks out his head.
Answers
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