El Barco de Papel
(The Paper Boat)
Ana tiene un papel blanco.
Ana has a white paper.
Ella dobla el papel con cuidado.
She folds the paper carefully.
Hace un barco pequeño y bonito.
She makes a small and pretty boat.
El barco de papel está listo.
The paper boat is ready.
Ana va al parque.
Ana goes to the park.
Hay un arroyo con agua clara.
There is a stream with clear water.
Ella pone el barco en el agua.
She puts the boat in the water.
El barco empieza a flotar.
The boat starts to float.
Ana camina junto al arroyo y sigue el barco.
Ana walks alongside the stream and follows the boat.
De repente, el barco se detiene.
Suddenly, the boat stops.
Está atascado entre unas piedras.
It is stuck between some rocks.
Ana está preocupada.
Ana is worried.
Ella usa un palo para mover las piedras.
She uses a stick to move the rocks.
El barco se libera y continúa flotando.
The boat breaks free and continues floating.
El barco viaja por el parque.
The boat travels through the park.
Ana imagina que el barco es un explorador en el océano.
Ana imagines that the boat is an explorer in the ocean.
Ella está feliz.
She is happy.
Es una aventura pequeña pero mágica.
It is a small but magical adventure.
Ana sonríe y observa su barco.
Ana smiles and watches her boat.
Key Vocabulary
papel paper
doblar to fold
barco boat
cuidado care/carefully
listo ready
parque park
arroyo stream
agua water
claro clear
flotar to float
junto alongside/next to
seguir to follow
de repente suddenly
detener to stop
atascado stuck
piedra rock/stone
preocupado worried
palo stick
mover to move
liberar to free/release
continuar to continue
viajar to travel
imaginar to imagine
explorador explorer
océano ocean
feliz happy
aventura adventure
mágico magical
sonreír to smile
observar to watch/observe