Fluent Fiction - Spanish

Carlos and the Mysterious Statue: A Café Misadventure


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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Carlos and the Mysterious Statue: A Café Misadventure
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Es: Una mañana soleada en Madrid, Carlos decidió ir a su café favorito.
En: One sunny morning in Madrid, Carlos decided to go to his favorite café.

Es: El café estaba en una esquina tranquila, rodeado de árboles.
En: The café was on a quiet corner, surrounded by trees.

Es: Carlos entró y saludó al camarero.
En: Carlos entered and greeted the waiter.

Es: Luego, buscó una mesa cerca de la ventana, como siempre.
En: Then, he looked for a table near the window, as always.

Es: Carlos esperaba a su amigo Pedro, pero Pedro llegó tarde.
En: Carlos was waiting for his friend Pedro, but Pedro arrived late.

Es: Para pasar el tiempo, Carlos sacó su libro favorito.
En: To pass the time, Carlos took out his favorite book.

Es: Luego, notó a alguien sentado a su derecha.
En: Then, he noticed someone sitting to his right.

Es: Era una figura elegante, con un sombrero y un abrigo largo.
En: It was an elegant figure, with a hat and a long coat.

Es: Carlos decidió ser amable y comenzó a hablar.
En: Carlos decided to be friendly and started talking.

Es: "Hola, ¿también esperas a alguien?
En: "Hello, are you waiting for someone too?"

Es: ", preguntó.
En: he asked.

Es: La figura no respondió.
En: The figure did not respond.

Es: Carlos pensó que quizá estaba absorto en sus pensamientos.
En: Carlos thought maybe they were lost in their thoughts.

Es: "El clima está muy bien hoy, ¿verdad?
En: "The weather is very nice today, isn't it?"

Es: ", dijo Carlos, pero la figura permaneció en silencio.
En: said Carlos, but the figure remained silent.

Es: Pasaron cinco minutos así.
En: Five minutes went by like this.

Es: Carlos hablaba sobre sus cosas favoritas: libros, música, viajes.
En: Carlos talked about his favorite things: books, music, travels.

Es: De repente, un niño pequeño con un helado se acercó y le tiró del abrigo.
En: Suddenly, a small child with an ice cream approached and tugged on the coat.

Es: "Mamá, mira, una estatua", dijo el niño.
En: "Mom, look, a statue," said the child.

Es: Carlos se quedó congelado.
En: Carlos was stunned.

Es: Miró más de cerca a la figura.
En: He looked more closely at the figure.

Es: El color gris metálico del abrigo, la piel pálida y la postura inmóvil.
En: The metallic gray color of the coat, the pale skin, and the motionless posture.

Es: ¡Era una estatua!
En: It was a statue!

Es: Carlos se sintió muy avergonzado.
En: Carlos felt very embarrassed.

Es: Miró alrededor para ver si alguien más había notado su error.
En: He looked around to see if anyone else had noticed his mistake.

Es: La risa de Pedro rompió el incómodo silencio.
En: Pedro's laughter broke the awkward silence.

Es: "Carlos, ¿hablando con estatuas?
En: "Carlos, talking to statues?"

Es: ", dijo Pedro, riendo.
En: said Pedro, laughing.

Es: "No es gracioso", respondió Carlos, tratando de ocultar su vergüenza.
En: "It's not funny," replied Carlos, trying to hide his embarrassment.

Es: Pedro se sentó y pidió un café.
En: Pedro sat down and ordered a coffee.

Es: Carlos decidió reírse de sí mismo.
En: Carlos decided to laugh at himself.

Es: "Supongo que necesito mejores lentes", bromeó.
En: "I guess I need better glasses," he joked.

Es: Pedro y Carlos pasaron el resto del tiempo hablando y riendo.
En: Pedro and Carlos spent the rest of the time talking and laughing.

Es: El error de Carlos se convirtió en una historia divertida para contar.
En: Carlos's mistake turned into a funny story to tell.

Es: Al final, Carlos aprendió a observar mejor a su alrededor.
En: In the end, Carlos learned to observe his surroundings better.

Es: El café en Madrid siguió siendo su favorito, pero siempre se aseguraba de que sus nuevos amigos no fueran de piedra.
En: The café in Madrid remained his favorite, but he always made sure that his new friends weren't made of stone.


Vocabulary Words:
  • sunny: soleada
  • corner: esquina
  • surrounded: rodeado
  • waiter: camarero
  • greeted: saludó
  • window: ventana
  • arrived: llegó
  • pass the time: pasar el tiempo
  • elegant: elegante
  • friendly: amable
  • respond: respondió
  • lost in thoughts: absorto en sus pensamientos
  • motionless: inmóvil
  • stunned: congelado
  • coat: abrigo
  • gesture: tiró del
  • embarrassed: avergonzado
  • notice: notar
  • laughter: risa
  • awkward: incómodo
  • observations: observaciones
  • joke: bromeó
  • learned: aprendió
  • improve: mejorar
  • confidence: confianza
  • figure: figura
  • statue: estatua
  • forest: bosque
...more
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