Dos bolsas amarillas
Two Yellow Bags
1 · Spanish Story
La historia
El sábado Clara llegó temprano a la terminal de buses. Iba a visitar a su hermana en otro pueblo. Llevaba una bolsa amarilla con ropa y un regalo. Primero compró un pasaje. Después se sentó cerca de la entrada.
Un señor estaba sentado al lado de Clara. También tenía una bolsa amarilla. Clara miró la hora en su celular. Faltaban veinte minutos para la salida. Entonces tomó una bolsa del suelo y caminó hacia la puerta del bus.
Antes de subir abrió la bolsa para buscar su chaqueta. Dentro había unas botas grandes y una camisa azul. La bolsa no era suya. Clara volvió a la entrada. El señor ya no estaba allí.
Clara pidió ayuda a una empleada. "Tomé otra bolsa por error", explicó. La empleada miró hacia la cafetería. Allí estaba el señor con la otra bolsa amarilla. Él también buscaba a Clara.
Los dos revisaron sus cosas y cambiaron las bolsas. El regalo de Clara estaba dentro de su bolsa. "Muchas gracias", dijo ella. Luego regresó al bus. Todavía tenía diez minutos. Esta vez puso la bolsa sobre sus piernas durante todo el viaje.
2 · Key Phrases
Language to keep
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compró un pasaje
bought a ticketDescribes buying a ticket for transportation in the past.
Mi padre compró un pasaje para viajar el lunes.
My father bought a ticket to travel on Monday.
al lado de
next toDescribes the position of someone or something beside another person or object.
El hotel está al lado de la farmacia.
The hotel is next to the pharmacy.
pidió ayuda
asked for helpDescribes requesting assistance in the past.
Luis pidió ayuda para encontrar su asiento.
Luis asked for help to find his seat.
por error
by mistakeExplains that an action was accidental.
Entré en otra oficina por error.
I entered another office by mistake.
Esta vez
This timeIntroduces what happens differently on the current occasion.
Esta vez vamos a viajar en tren.
This time we are going to travel by train.
3 · English Translation
The full story in English
On Saturday Clara arrived early at the bus station. She was going to visit her sister in another town. She was carrying a yellow bag with clothes and a gift. First she bought a ticket. Then she sat near the entrance.
A man was sitting next to Clara. He also had a yellow bag. Clara checked the time on her phone. There were twenty minutes until departure. Then she picked up a bag from the floor and walked toward the bus door.
Before boarding she opened the bag to look for her jacket. Inside were some large boots and a blue shirt. The bag was not hers. Clara returned to the entrance. The man was no longer there.
Clara asked an employee for help. "I took another bag by mistake," she explained. The employee looked toward the café. There was the man with the other yellow bag. He was also looking for Clara.
They both checked their belongings and exchanged the bags. Clara's gift was inside her bag. "Thank you very much," she said. Then she returned to the bus. She still had ten minutes. This time she kept the bag on her lap throughout the trip.