Fluent Fiction - Spanish

Laughing at Life's Stumbles


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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Laughing at Life's Stumbles
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Story Transcript:

Es: Hace mucho, en un pequeño pueblo de España, María, Antonio y Carlos esperaban ansiosos la gran fiesta local.
En: Long ago, in a small town in Spain, María, Antonio and Carlos were looking forward to the big local party.

Es: Desde hace semanas, estaban ensayando su baile flamenco para participar en el concurso cómico de baile.
En: For weeks, they have been rehearsing their flamenco dance to participate in the comic dance contest.

Es: ¡Estaban seguros de que harían reír a todo el mundo!
En: They were sure to make everyone laugh!

Es: La noche del concurso finalmente llegó.
En: Quiz night finally arrived.

Es: La plaza del pueblo estaba llena de personas, todas emocionadas por ver qué divertidas sorpresas les deparaba la noche.
En: The town square was full of people, all excited to see what fun surprises the night had in store for them.

Es: María, Antonio y Carlos subieron al escenario con confianza, listos para hacer reír a todos.
En: Maria, Antonio and Carlos took the stage with confidence, ready to make everyone laugh.

Es: El primer compás comenzó y los tres amigos comenzaron a dar grandes zapatados y movimientos graciosos.
En: The first bar started and the three friends began to do big stomps and graceful movements.

Es: Pero, mala suerte, María tropezó con sus propios pies y cayó al suelo.
En: But, bad luck, Maria tripped over her own feet and fell to the ground.

Es: Todos empezaron a reír, incluso ella misma.
En: Everyone started laughing, including herself.

Es: Pero María no se desanimó, se levantó y siguió bailando con una sonrisa en su rostro.
En: But Maria was not discouraged, she got up and kept dancing with a smile on her face.

Es: Luego fue el turno de Antonio.
En: Then it was Antonio's turn.

Es: Él hizo un giro espectacular, pero se enredó con sus propios zapatos y cayó justo en frente de Carlos.
En: He did a spectacular turn, but got tangled in his own shoes and landed right in front of Carlos.

Es: El público estalló de risa, pero Antonio se rió de sí mismo también.
En: The audience burst out laughing, but Antonio laughed at himself too.

Es: Se levantó y continuó bailando con energía y entusiasmo.
En: He got up and continued to dance with energy and enthusiasm.

Es: Finalmente, fue el turno de Carlos.
En: Finally, it was Carlos's turn.

Es: Este se arremangó los pantalones y comenzó a zapatear con todas sus fuerzas.
En: He rolled up his pants sleeves and began tapping with all his might.

Es: Pero, oh no, tropezó con su propia pierna y dio un trompazo en el suelo.
En: But oh no, he tripped over his own leg and thumped to the ground.

Es: La multitud no pudo contener la risa, pero Carlos se puso de pie rápidamente y siguió bailando como si nada hubiera pasado.
En: The crowd couldn't contain their laughter, but Carlos quickly stood up and kept dancing as if nothing had happened.

Es: Tanto María, como Antonio y Carlos continuaron su baile con una actitud alegre y cómica, a pesar de los tropiezos.
En: Both María, Antonio and Carlos continued their dance with a cheerful and comical attitude, despite the setbacks.

Es: Su determinación y su alegría eran contagiosas.
En: Her determination and joy were contagious.

Es: Las risas del público llenaban la plaza, mientras los tres amigos continuaban su impresionante espectáculo.
En: The laughter of the public filled the square, while the three friends continued their impressive show.

Es: Al final de su baile, María, Antonio y Carlos se tomaron de las manos y se inclinaron ante el público, recibiendo aplausos, risas y vítores.
En: At the end of their dance, María, Antonio and Carlos held hands and bowed to the audience, receiving applause, laughter and cheers.

Es: Aunque no ganaron el concurso, el público les aplaudió por su espíritu y su capacidad para reírse de sí mismos.
En: Although they did not win the contest, the audience applauded them for their spirit and their ability to laugh at themselves.

Es: Esa noche, el pueblo entero estaba orgulloso de ellos.
En: That night, the entire town was proud of them.

Es: María, Antonio y Carlos demostraron que, incluso cuando las cosas no salen según lo planeado, siempre puedes convertirlo en algo divertido y disfrutar del momento.
En: Maria, Antonio, and Carlos proved that even when things don't go as planned, you can always make it fun and enjoy the moment.

Es: A partir de ese día, María, Antonio y Carlos se convirtieron en leyendas del pueblo.
En: From that day on, María, Antonio and Carlos became legends of the town.

Es: Cada vez que se celebraba una fiesta, la gente les pedía que mostraran su cómico baile flamenco.
En: Every time there was a party, people would ask them to show off their comical flamenco dancing.

Es: Y así, los tres amigos continuaron haciendo reír a todos los que los conocían, recordándoles la importancia de reírnos de nosotros mismos y disfrutar de los pequeños tropiezos de la vida.
En: And so the three friends continued to make everyone who knew them laugh, reminding them of the importance of laughing at ourselves and enjoying life's little stumbles.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Long ago: Hace mucho
  • small town: pequeño pueblo
  • Spain: España
  • María: María
  • Antonio: Antonio
  • Carlos: Carlos
  • looking forward: esperaban ansiosos
  • big: grande
  • local party: fiesta local
  • weeks: semanas
  • rehearsing: ensayando
  • flamenco dance: baile flamenco
  • participate: participar
  • comic dance contest: concurso cómico de baile
  • laugh: reír
  • night: noche
  • town square: plaza del pueblo
  • people: personas
  • excited: emocionadas
  • fun surprises: divertidas sorpresas
  • stage: escenario
  • confidence: confianza
  • ready: listos
  • started: comenzó
  • friends: amigos
  • big stomps: grandes zapatados
  • graceful movements: movimientos graciosos
  • bad luck: mala suerte
  • tripped: tropezó
  • feet: pies
  • fall: cayó
  • ground: suelo
  • laughing: reír
  • including: incluso
  • herself: ella misma
  • discouraged: desanimó
  • got up: se levantó
  • kept dancing: siguió bailando
  • smile: sonrisa
  • turn: turno
  • spectacular: espectacular
  • tangled: enredó
  • shoes: zapatos
  • landed: cayó
  • right in front: justo en frente
  • audience: público
  • burst out laughing: estalló de risa
  • laughter: risas
  • laughed at himself: se rió de sí mismo
  • continued to dance: continuó bailando
  • energy: energía
  • enthusiasm: entusiasmo
  • rolled up: arremangó
  • pants: pantalones
  • sleeves: mangas
  • began tapping: comenzó a zapatear
  • thumped: dio un trompazo
  • couldn't contain: no pudo contener
  • quickly stood up: se puso de pie rápidamente
  • cheerful: alegre
  • comical: cómica
  • attitude: actitud
  • despite: a pesar de
  • setbacks: tropiezos
  • determination: determinación
  • joy: alegría
  • contagious: contagiosas
  • public: público
  • filled: llenaban
  • square: plaza
  • impressive: impresionante
  • show: espectáculo
  • end: final
  • held hands: se tomaron de las manos
  • bowed: se inclinaron
  • applause: aplausos
  • certains: risas
  • cheers: vítores
  • contest: concurso
  • spirit: espíritu
  • ability: capacidad
  • proud: orgulloso
  • proved: demostraron
  • things: cosas
  • planned: planeado
  • always: siempre
  • fun: divertido
  • enjoy: disfrutar
  • moment: momento
  • legends: leyendas
  • party: fiesta
  • asked: pedía
  • show off: mostrar
  • reminding: recordándoles
  • importance: importancia
  • life's: de la vida
  • little stumbles: pequeños tropiezos
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