The Monkey and the Dolphin
El Mono y el Delfín
A monkey finds himself in trouble at sea and meets a helpful dolphin who offers to rescue him. But when the dolphin asks about the monkey's home, things don't go as expected.
A monkey lived on a ship with sailors.
Un mono vivía en un barco con marineros.
The ship was sailing on the sea.
El barco navegaba por el mar.
One day, a big storm came.
Un día, llegó una gran tormenta.
The ship broke into pieces.
El barco se hizo pedazos.
The monkey fell into the water.
El mono cayó al agua.
The monkey could not swim.
El mono no sabía nadar.
He was scared.
Tenía miedo.
He was going to die in the water.
Iba a morir en el agua.
A dolphin saw the monkey in the water.
Un delfín vio al mono en el agua.
The dolphin wanted to help.
El delfín quiso ayudar.
He swam to the monkey.
Nadó hacia el mono.
"I will save you,"
"Te salvaré,"
said the dolphin.
dijo el delfín.
"Jump on my back."
"Súbete a mi lomo."
The monkey climbed on the dolphin's back.
El mono se subió a la espalda del delfín.
The dolphin started swimming to the land.
El delfín comenzó a nadar hacia la tierra.
"Are you from Athens?"
¿Eres de Atenas?
asked the dolphin.
preguntó el delfín.
Athens was a famous city.
Atenas era una ciudad famosa.
The monkey wanted to look important.
El mono quería parecer importante.
"Yes, I am from Athens,"
"Sí, soy de Atenas,"
he lied.
mintió.
"I am very famous there."
Soy muy famoso allí.
"Do you know Piraeus?"
"¿Conoces el Pireo?"
asked the dolphin.
preguntó el delfín.
Piraeus was the port of Athens. The monkey did not know that Piraeus was a place.
El Pireo era el puerto de Atenas. El mono no sabía que el Pireo era un lugar.
He thought it was a person.
Pensó que era una persona.
"Oh yes!"
¡Oh, sí!
"Piraeus is my best friend,"
"Pireo es mi mejor amigo,"
said the monkey.
dijo el mono.
"We do everything together."
"Hacemos todo juntos."
The dolphin knew the monkey was lying.
El delfín sabía que el mono estaba mintiendo.
Piraeus was not a person.
El Pireo no era una persona.
It was a place.
Era un lugar.
The dolphin was angry.
El delfín estaba enojado.
He did not like liars.
No le gustaban los mentirosos.
He stopped swimming.
Dejó de nadar.
"Get off my back,"
"Déjame en paz,"
said the dolphin.
dijo el delfín.
The monkey fell into the water again.
El mono cayó al agua otra vez.
This time, no one helped him.
Esta vez, nadie lo ayudó.
The monkey learned that lying is bad.
El mono aprendió que mentir es malo.
But it was too late.
Pero ya era demasiado tarde.