
Una hora en la floristería
An Hour at the Flower Shop
The test
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1 · Fill in the blank
You have to wait, and an hour is a long time.
The guinea pig is small, furry and very soft.
2 · Write it in Spanish
Mimi, the guinea pig, is in a box, on the table.
Mimi eats a piece of carrot and makes little noises.
Diego sits down on the chair, next to Mimi.
The new flowers are in cold water.
Today the field is wet and Diego is here.
3 · Put the words in order
4 · Word search
5 words from the story hide across and down.
- ACARICIAR
- SUAVE
- PELUDO
- CORTAR
- ESPERAR
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.
Diego corta las flores verdes con las tijeras.
Diego cuts the green flowers with the scissors.
Mimi, el cuy, está en una caja, sobre la mesa.
Mimi, the guinea pig, is in a box, on the table.
La floristería de Diego es pequeña y huele bien.
Diego's flower shop is small and smells good.
Hay flores amarillas, rojas y blancas en los baldes.
There are yellow, red and white flowers in the buckets.
Diego mira el reloj de la pared y espera.
Diego looks at the clock on the wall and waits.
Las flores nuevas están en agua fría.
The new flowers are in cold water.
Tienen que estar en el agua una hora.
They have to be in the water for an hour.
Diego no puede hacer el ramo todavía.
Diego can't make the bouquet yet.
Hay que esperar, y una hora es mucho tiempo.
You have to wait, and an hour is a long time.
Mimi hace un ruidito pequeño dentro de la caja.
Mimi makes a little noise inside the box.
Diego se sienta en la silla, al lado de Mimi.
Diego sits down on the chair, next to Mimi.
Diego escucha el agua de la lluvia en el techo.
Diego listens to the rain water on the roof.
Por la ventana, Diego ve el mercado de flores.
Through the window, Diego sees the flower market.
Hay muchas flores en el mercado, en la plaza.
There are many flowers in the market, in the square.
Diego le dice a Mimi: hay que esperar un poco.
Diego says to Mimi: we have to wait a little.
Mimi mueve la nariz y mira a Diego.
Mimi moves his nose and looks at Diego.
Diego saca a Mimi con las dos manos.
Diego takes Mimi out with both hands.
El cuy es pequeño, peludo y muy suave.
The guinea pig is small, furry and very soft.
Mimi se sube a la mano de Diego.
Mimi climbs onto Diego's hand.
Diego pone a Mimi sobre la mesa, entre las hojas.
Diego puts Mimi on the table, among the leaves.
Hay hojas verdes por toda la mesa.
There are green leaves all over the table.
Mimi camina despacio y huele las hojas.
Mimi walks slowly and smells the leaves.
Diego sonríe y mira otra vez el reloj.
Diego smiles and looks at the clock again.
Todavía hay cincuenta minutos.
There are still fifty minutes.
Diego busca algo para hacer con Mimi.
Diego looks for something to do with Mimi.
En el suelo, cerca de la puerta, hay una pelota.
On the floor, near the door, there is a ball.
Diego juega al fútbol todos los días en la cancha.
Diego plays soccer every day on the field.
Hoy la cancha está mojada y Diego está aquí.
Today the field is wet and Diego is here.
Diego toca la pelota con el pie, muy despacio.
Diego touches the ball with his foot, very slowly.
Mimi mira la pelota desde la mesa y no come.
Mimi watches the ball from the table and doesn't eat.
Diego para la pelota y la deja en la esquina.
Diego stops the ball and leaves it in the corner.
Luego limpia los baldes con agua y jabón.
Then he cleans the buckets with water and soap.
Mimi come un pedazo de zanahoria y hace ruiditos.
Mimi eats a piece of carrot and makes little noises.
Diego cuenta las flores: diez, veinte, treinta.
Diego counts the flowers: ten, twenty, thirty.
Hay treinta flores amarillas en el balde grande.
There are thirty yellow flowers in the big bucket.
Diego pone las flores por colores en la estantería.
Diego puts the flowers by colors on the shelf.
Ahora la floristería está limpia y muy bonita.
Now the flower shop is clean and very pretty.
Diego mira el reloj: todavía hay treinta minutos.
Diego looks at the clock: there are still thirty minutes.
Mimi corre un poco y se esconde entre las hojas.
Mimi runs a little and hides among the leaves.
Diego dice en voz alta: ¿dónde está Mimi?
Diego says out loud: where is Mimi?
El cuy está debajo de una hoja grande.
The guinea pig is under a big leaf.
Diego ríe y acaricia el pelo de Mimi.
Diego laughs and strokes Mimi's fur.
Entonces Diego tiene una idea muy bonita.
Then Diego has a very nice idea.
La caja de Mimi está dura y un poco fría.
Mimi's box is hard and a little cold.
Diego pone una toalla pequeña dentro de la caja.
Diego puts a small towel inside the box.
Encima de la toalla pone hojas verdes y suaves.
On top of the towel he puts soft green leaves.
Así hace una cama pequeña para el cuy.
That way he makes a little bed for the guinea pig.
Diego corta una flor blanca muy pequeña.
Diego cuts a very small white flower.
Diego le dice a Mimi: esta casa es para ti.
Diego says to Mimi: this house is for you.
Mimi huele la flor y mueve las orejas.
Mimi smells the flower and moves his ears.
Luego el cuy entra en la caja, despacio.
Then the guinea pig goes into the box, slowly.
Mimi se sienta sobre la toalla y las hojas.
Mimi sits on the towel and the leaves.
El cuy come otro pedazo de zanahoria y duerme.
The guinea pig eats another piece of carrot and sleeps.
Diego mira a Mimi y está muy contento.
Diego looks at Mimi and is very happy.
Ahora las flores están listas en el agua.
Now the flowers are ready in the water.
Diego saca las flores del balde, una a una.
Diego takes the flowers out of the bucket, one by one.
Hace un ramo grande con flores de tres colores.
He makes a big bouquet with flowers of three colors.
Diego pone el ramo en la mesa, cerca de Mimi.
Diego puts the bouquet on the table, near Mimi.
Mimi duerme en su cama nueva, muy tranquilo.
Mimi sleeps in his new bed, very calm.
Diego piensa que la hora pasa rápido así.
Diego thinks that the hour goes fast this way.
En la floristería hay flores, hojas y un cuy feliz.
In the flower shop there are flowers, leaves and a happy guinea pig.
Diego acaricia a Mimi con un dedo, muy despacio.
Diego strokes Mimi with one finger, very slowly.
Diego está feliz con su cuy y sus flores.
Diego is happy with his guinea pig and his flowers.
Answers
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