Fluent Fiction - Spanish

A Heartwarming Birthday Picnic in Madrid's El Retiro Park


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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: A Heartwarming Birthday Picnic in Madrid's El Retiro Park
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Story Transcript:

Es: El sol brillaba con fuerza en el Parque del Retiro en Madrid.
En: The sun was shining brightly in El Retiro Park in Madrid.

Es: Los pájaros cantaban y las flores estaban en plena flor.
En: The birds were singing and the flowers were in full bloom.

Es: Era un día perfecto para un picnic.
En: It was a perfect day for a picnic.

Es: Lucía, Carlos y Martín caminaban juntos por el parque, con una gran sonrisa.
En: Lucía, Carlos, and Martín walked together through the park, with big smiles on their faces.

Es: Era el cumpleaños de la abuela.
En: It was Grandma’s birthday.

Es: Toda la familia había decidido reunirse en el parque.
En: The whole family had decided to meet in the park.

Es: Lucía llevaba un gran pastel de chocolate.
En: Lucía was carrying a large chocolate cake.

Es: Carlos tenía una canasta llena de sándwiches y frutas.
En: Carlos had a basket full of sandwiches and fruits.

Es: Martín llevaba globos de colores y una guitarra.
En: Martín was carrying colorful balloons and a guitar.

Es: Llegaron a un lugar bajo un árbol grande.
En: They arrived at a spot under a large tree.

Es: Desde allí se podía ver el lago.
En: From there, you could see the lake.

Es: El agua brillaba bajo el sol.
En: The water sparkled under the sun.

Es: Lucía extendió una manta grande en el suelo.
En: Lucía spread out a large blanket on the ground.

Es: Colocó el pastel en el centro.
En: She placed the cake in the center.

Es: Carlos empezó a sacar la comida de la canasta.
En: Carlos started taking the food out of the basket.

Es: Martín ató los globos al tronco del árbol.
En: Martín tied the balloons to the tree trunk.

Es: Estaban listos.
En: They were ready.

Es: Ahora solo faltaba la abuela.
En: Now all they needed was Grandma.

Es: Todos estaban emocionados.
En: Everyone was excited.

Es: El tiempo pasaba y la abuela no llegaba.
En: Time passed and Grandma hadn’t arrived.

Es: Lucía empezó a preocuparse.
En: Lucía started to worry.

Es: “¿Y si algo le pasó?” dijo.
En: “What if something happened to her?” she said.

Es: Carlos y Martín también estaban inquietos.
En: Carlos and Martín were also uneasy.

Es: Decidieron llamar por teléfono.
En: They decided to call her on the phone.

Es: Justo cuando Carlos iba a marcar el número, apareció la abuela.
En: Just as Carlos was about to dial the number, Grandma appeared.

Es: Venía despacio, con sus pequeños pasos.
En: She was coming slowly, with her little steps.

Es: Pero traía una gran sonrisa.
En: But she had a big smile on her face.

Es: “¡Perdón por la tardanza!” dijo.
En: “Sorry for being late!” she said.

Es: “Había mucho tráfico.”
En: “There was a lot of traffic.”

Es: Todos se sintieron aliviados y muy felices.
En: Everyone felt relieved and very happy.

Es: Ayudaron a la abuela a sentarse en la manta.
En: They helped Grandma sit down on the blanket.

Es: Martín le dio un ramo de flores.
En: Martín gave her a bouquet of flowers.

Es: “Para ti, abuela,” dijo con cariño.
En: “For you, Grandma,” he said lovingly.

Es: Todos cantaron “Feliz Cumpleaños” y la abuela sopló las velas del pastel.
En: They all sang “Happy Birthday” and Grandma blew out the candles on the cake.

Es: Después, comieron y charlaron.
En: Afterwards, they ate and chatted.

Es: Martín tocó la guitarra y todos cantaron juntos.
En: Martín played the guitar and everyone sang together.

Es: Los niños corrían y jugaban cerca del lago.
En: The children ran and played near the lake.

Es: Al final del día, el sol empezó a bajar.
En: At the end of the day, the sun began to set.

Es: La familia comenzó a recoger.
En: The family started to pack up.

Es: La abuela sonrió y dijo, “Ha sido el mejor cumpleaños.
En: Grandma smiled and said, “It has been the best birthday.

Es: Gracias, mis queridos.”
En: Thank you, my dears.”

Es: Mientras caminaban de regreso a casa, todos estaban contentos.
En: As they walked back home, everyone was happy.

Es: Había sido un día especial, lleno de amor y diversión.
En: It had been a special day, full of love and fun.

Es: El Parque del Retiro se despidió de ellos, guardando el recuerdo de un feliz cumpleaños.
En: El Retiro Park bade them farewell, holding the memory of a happy birthday.


Vocabulary Words:
  • shining: brillaba
  • brightly: con fuerza
  • park: parque
  • birds: pájaros
  • singing: cantaban
  • flowers: flores
  • full bloom: plena flor
  • perfect: perfecto
  • picnic: picnic
  • smiles: sonrisa
  • birthday: cumpleaños
  • cake: pastel
  • basket: canasta
  • sandwiches: sándwiches
  • balloons: globos
  • lake: lago
  • water: agua
  • sparkled: brillaba
  • blanket: manta
  • trunk: tronco
  • uneasy: inquietos
  • traffic: tráfico
  • relieved: aliviados
  • bouquet: ramo
  • candles: velas
  • set: bajar
  • pack up: recoger
  • love: amor
  • fun: diversión
  • memory: recuerdo
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