sigue igual
is still the sameSeguir igual means that something has not changed.
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El ratón de la corte y el del campo
A1 · Chapter 3 of 3 · Edition 1
De vuelta a casa
Back home
Adapted from El ratón de la corte y el del campo, by Félix María Samaniego.
El ratón del campo mira a su amigo. Ya no quiere volver a la despensa. El queso es bueno, pero allí no puede comer tranquilo. —Gracias por la comida. Ahora quiero volver a mi casa —dice.
Sale de la ciudad y vuelve al campo. Su casa sigue igual: es pequeña y está en la tierra. Su comida también es sencilla. Tiene legumbres, pero no tiene queso de Holanda ni jamón.
El ratón se sienta y come sin miedo. Ahora está más contento con su casa. Le gusta la buena comida, pero para él es más importante vivir tranquilo.
The country mouse looks at his friend. He no longer wants to return to the pantry. The cheese is good, but he cannot eat peacefully there. ‘Thank you for the food. Now I want to go back home,’ he says.
He leaves the city and returns to the country. His home is still the same: it is small and is in the ground. His food is simple too. He has pulses, but he has no Dutch cheese or ham.
The mouse sits down and eats without fear. Now he is happier with his home. He likes good food, but for him it is more important to live peacefully.
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sin miedo
without fearThis describes the calm that matters to the country mouse.
legumbres
pulses, such as beans or lentilsThe country mouse’s simple everyday food. Spanish legumbres is more specific than vegetables in general.
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Original source and edition
Adapted from El ratón de la corte y el del campo, by Félix María Samaniego.
Spanish prose adaptations by Read Spanish Daily. These versions retell one fable; they are not the original verse or the complete collection.
Fábulas en verso castellano, volume I, book I, fable VIII. Madrid: Oficina de Cano, 1818, pages 9–10. Original Spanish text in the public domain.
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