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La Lechera y su Cántaro

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Una joven llevaba un cántaro de leche sobre la cabeza.

A young girl carried a pail of milk on her head.

Caminó al mercado para venderla. Mientras caminaba, comenzó a soñar.

She walked to the market to sell it. As she walked, she began to dream.

"Venderé esta leche por buen dinero,"

"I will sell this milk for good money,"

pensó ella.

she thought.

"Entonces compraré algunos huevos."

"Then I will buy some eggs."

Los huevos se convertirán en pollos.

"The eggs will become chickens."

Venderé los pollos y compraré un cerdo.

"I will sell the chickens and buy a pig."

El cerdo crecerá grande y gordo.

"The pig will grow big and fat."

Venderé el cerdo y compraré una vaca.

"I will sell the pig and buy a cow."

Con mi vaca, tendré mucha leche.

"With my cow, I will have lots of milk."

¡Me volveré rico!

"I will become rich!"

"Compraré un hermoso vestido."

"I will buy a beautiful dress."

"Todos los chicos querrán bailar conmigo."

"All the boys will want to dance with me."

Estaba tan feliz pensando en esto.

She was so happy thinking about this.

Comenzó a saltar y bailar.

She began to jump and dance.

Pero entonces el cubo se le cayó de la cabeza.

But then the pail fell from her head.

Toda la leche se derramó en el suelo.

All the milk spilled on the ground.

La niña miró el cubo vacío.

The girl looked at the empty pail.

Ya no tenía nada que vender.

She had nothing to sell now.

Sus sueños se habían desvanecido.

Her dreams were gone.

Caminó a casa con tristeza.

She walked home sadly.

Aprendió que es mejor enfocarse en lo que tienes ahora, no solo soñar con el futuro.

She learned that it is better to focus on what you have now, not just dream about the future.