Mi nombre es Zorro. Vivo en el jardín del palacio.

My name is Fox. I live in the palace garden.

Veo todo.

I see everything.

El joven príncipe cree que es muy inteligente.

The young prince thinks he is very smart.

Lee grandes libros sobre el poder.

He reads big books about power.

Quiere ser el mejor rey de todos los tiempos.

He wants to be the best king ever.

"Un príncipe debe ser fuerte como un león,"

"A prince must be strong like a lion,"

le dice a su espejo.

he says to his mirror.

Un príncipe debe ser astuto como un zorro.

"A prince must be clever like a fox."

Me río.

I laugh.

Este niño no sabe nada sobre ser un zorro.

This boy knows nothing about being a fox.

El príncipe practica ser cruel.

The prince practices being mean.

Les grita a los sirvientes.

He shouts at the servants.

Quita la comida a la gente hambrienta.

He takes food from hungry people.

Miente a sus amigos.

He lies to his friends.

"El miedo es mejor que el amor,"

"Fear is better than love,"

le dice a su perro.

he tells his dog.

Su perro se escapa.

His dog runs away.

Un día, la guerra llega a nuestra tierra.

One day, war comes to our land.

El príncipe se pone su armadura.

The prince puts on his armor.

Cabalga con su ejército.

He rides out with his army.

Pero algo extraño sucede.

But something funny happens.

Sus soldados no lo siguen.

His soldiers do not follow him.

La gente no lo ayuda.

The people do not help him.

Todos recuerdan lo cruel que era.

Everyone remembers how mean he was.

El príncipe pierde la guerra.

The prince loses the war.

Pierde su corona.

He loses his crown.

Pierde todo.

He loses everything.

Ahora se sienta en el jardín conmigo.

Now he sits in the garden with me.

Es solo un hombre común.

He is just a normal man.

"Estaba equivocado,"

"I was wrong,"

le dice a un pajarito.

he says to a little bird.

"Debería haber sido bondadoso."

"I should have been kind."

El pájaro también se va volando.

The bird flies away too.

Yo sigo aquí.

I am still here.

Lo observo todos los días.

I watch him every day.

Ahora alimenta a los pájaros.

He feeds the birds now.

Ayuda a los ancianos.

He helps old people.

Les sonríe a los niños.

He smiles at children.

Tal vez aprendió algo.

Maybe he learned something.

Tal vez no.

Maybe not.

Pero sé esto: ser astuto como un zorro significa ser bondadoso, no cruel.

But I know this: being clever like a fox means being kind, not cruel.

Los libros estaban equivocados.

The books were wrong.