las mismas de siempre
the same as alwaysLas mismas refers back to the legumes. De siempre means the familiar ones he has always had.
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El ratón de la corte y el del campo
A2 · Chapter 3 of 3 · Edition 1
Una comida más tranquila
A more peaceful meal
Adapted from El ratón de la corte y el del campo, by Félix María Samaniego.
Después del susto, el ratón del campo habló con su amigo. —La comida es muy buena, pero no quiero vivir con tanto miedo. Prefiero comer algo sencillo y estar tranquilo. Ya no pensaba en volver a la despensa para terminar el queso.
Se despidió y regresó al campo. Su pequeña casa de tierra no tenía nada nuevo. Las legumbres eran las mismas de siempre. Sin embargo, después de la visita, todo le parecía mejor. Allí podía sentarse a comer sin buscar una salida a cada momento.
Desde aquel día, el ratón valoró más su vida sencilla. Recordaba los alimentos de la corte, pero también el ruido y la carrera hacia el agujero. Para él, una buena comida no compensaba tantos sustos. Su casa era pequeña, pero allí vivía en paz.
After the fright, the country mouse spoke to his friend. ‘The food is very good, but I don’t want to live with so much fear. I prefer to eat something simple and be at peace.’ He was no longer thinking about going back to the pantry to finish the cheese.
He said goodbye and returned to the country. There was nothing new in his small home in the earth. The pulses were the same as always. However, after the visit, everything seemed better to him. There he could sit down to eat without looking for a way out at every moment.
From that day on, the mouse valued his simple life more. He remembered the food at court, but also the noise and the dash towards the hole. For him, a good meal did not make up for so many frights. His home was small, but he lived in peace there.
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a cada momento
at every moment; constantlyThis expression emphasizes how often he had to look for an escape route.
vivía en paz
lived in peaceVivir en paz describes a life without constant fear or disturbance.
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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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