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SUNDAY STORIES
A little Spanish,
every Sunday.
Small, true stories from my childhood, a Dominican girl growing up between the island and Rhode Island. Gentle enough for a complete beginner, with the English right beside the Spanish, so you can read them together from the very first word.
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El gallo loco de mamá
Mamá's Crazy Rooster
Mamá tiene un gallo muy loco.
Mamá has a very silly rooster.
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Cuando ve unas botas… ¡se enamora!
When he sees a pair of boots, he falls in love!
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Se acurruca a su lado como si fueran su gallinita.
He snuggles right up to them as if they were his hen.
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Mi tío esconde sus botas todos los días.
My uncle hides his boots every single day.
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—¡Cuidado, viene el gallo!
"Watch out, here comes the rooster!"
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Todos los primos nos reímos mucho.
All the cousins burst out laughing.
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Mamá menea la cabeza y sonríe.
Mamá shakes her head and smiles.
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¡Ay, gallito loco! Cómo te queremos.
Oh, silly little rooster! How we love you.
Palabras clave · Words to know
A little warm-up to read together before story time.
el gallo
the rooster
loco / loca
silly, crazy
las botas
the boots
enamorarse
to fall in love
acurrucarse
to snuggle, to cuddle
la gallinita
the little hen
el tío
the uncle
esconder
to hide
los primos
the cousins
reírse
to laugh
sonreír
to smile
READ ONE TOGETHER EACH WEEK
No Spanish needed to start. The weekly stories are for our readers only.
One story a week
A short, true memory in your inbox every Sunday. Just enough to read in a few quiet minutes together.
English alongside
Every line of Spanish has the English right beside it, so a beginner is never lost and neither are you.
Words to know
A handful of gentle vocabulary with each story, the kind that sticks because it lives inside a moment.

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