Tortuga y su flauta

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Turtle and his flute

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Tortuga y su flauta

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A Brazilian story

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Cuento brasileño

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Once upon a time

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Érase una vez

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A turtle who was playing his flute

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Una tortuga que tocaba su flauta

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on the banks of the river

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a orillas del rio

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When Turtle was playing

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Cuando Tortuga tocaba

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all the animals were hearing it (to listen to)

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todos los animales la escuchaban

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the lions, the elephants, the butterflies

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los leones, los elefantes, las mariposas

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the snakes and the monkeys

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las serpientes y las o los monos

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they were dancing to the sound of his music

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bailaban al son de su música (son for music and sonido for general sounds both masculine)

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One day a man heard the music (to hear)

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Un dia un hombre escuchó la música
There are two verbs - oir means to actively listen to and escuchar means to discern, make out by hearing….ie can you hear me?)

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'’Ah!’’ he thought

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“¡Ah!” pensó

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That must be Turtle who is making music

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Debe ser Tortuga que está componiendo música

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He would have a very rich flavour now Turtle

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Tendria un sabor muy rico ahora Tortuga

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and he called him

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Y lo llamó

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Hey Turtle show me your beautiful flute

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¡Eh Tortuga! Muéstrame tu linda flauta (mostrar)

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Turtle approached slowly the door

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Tortuga se acercó despacio a la puerta. (acercarse a)

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and held out his flute

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y asomó su flauta (asomar)

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As soon as he saw him

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En cuanto verla

Tan pronto verla

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the man caught him by the neck

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el hombre la atrapó por el cuello

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and he threw to run (started to run)

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y echó a correr

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Turtle tried to scream asking for help

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Tortuga intentó gritar pidiendo ayuda

Gritar - To scream

Pidiendo - asking

Pedir - To ask for an object, service, favour,

Preguntar - To ask for information

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but he wasn’t able to emit any sound

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pero no pudo emitir ningún sonido

Ningún - Any in a negative sense. None of

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He closed his eyes and he clung to his flute

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Cerró los ojos y se aferró a su flauta

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in order to have good luck

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para tenir buena suerte

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On arrival at his cabin

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Al llegar a su cabaña

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the man locked up Turtle in a cage and shut it

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el hombre encerró a Tortuga en una jaula y la cerró

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Then he said to his children

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Entonces dijo a sus hijos

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Don't let the turtle (command) go out of his cage

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No dejen que la tortuga salga de su jaula

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and he said this

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y dicho esto

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He left running toward the countryside

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salió corriendo hacia los campos

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The children started to play outside

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Los niños empezaron a jugar fuera

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Turtle sat quietly inside her cage

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Tortuga se sentó tranquilla dentro de su jaula

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thinking in what had said the father

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pensando en lo que dicho el padre

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He began to play a sweet melody with his flute

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Empezó a tocar una dulce melodía con su flauta

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and the children turned to the cage

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y los niños acudieron a la juala

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Is that you playing Turtle

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¿Eres tú quien toca Tortuga?

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They asked astonished with their eyes

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Preguntaron asombrados con sus ojos

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wide open

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de par en par

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Yes said Turtle and he continued playing

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Si dijo Tortuga y continuó tocando

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When seeing that the children were being enchanted | (al before an infinitive means 'when'

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al ver que los niños estaban encontados

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Finally he stopped

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Finalmente paró

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I can even dance better than what I play he said

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Puedo incluso bailar mejor de lo que toco dijo

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Would you like to see?

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¿les gustaria ver?

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Oh please begged the little boy

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Oh por favor suplicó el niño

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I am going to teach you

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les voy a enseñar

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how you play and you dance at the same time he said

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como se toca y baila al mismo tiempo dijo

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But you all have to open the cage

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Pero tienen que abrir la jaula

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Here there is no space

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Aquí no hay sitio

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Then the little boy opened the door

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Entonces el niño abrió la puerta

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and Turtle started to play and to dance

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Y Tortuga empezó a tocar y a bailar

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The children were laughing and applauding

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Los niños reían y aplaudían

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Since never they had seen something so fantastic

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Pues nunca vieron algo tan fantástico

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Then he stopped to play

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Luego paró de tocar

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Don't stop! begged the children

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¡No pares! suplicaron los niños

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Turtle groaned

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Refunfuñó la Tortuga

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My legs they are stiff

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Mis piernas están rígidas

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If I could (was able) walk a little

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Si pudiera caminar un poco

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to relax them

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para relajarlas

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Don't go very far

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No vayas muy lejos

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warned the little girl

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advirtió la niña

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Come back immediately

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Vuleve immediatamente

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No fear never said Turtle

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No temas nunca dijo Tortuga

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Wait just here (wait right here)

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Esperar aqui mismo

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Turtle was crawling toward the jungle

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Tortuga se fue repando hacia la jungla

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and in the moment in which he was outside

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y en el momento en que estuvo fuera

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of the scope of the view

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del alcance de la vista

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he started to run toward his house

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empezó a correr hacia su casa

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No one returned to find never Turtle

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Nadie volvió a encontrar nunca a Tortuga

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But if you listen

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Pero si escuchas

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you will keep hearing

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seguirás oyendo

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The sweet sound of a flute in the forest

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el dulce sonido de una flauta en el bosque