El Regalo
(The Gift)
Carlos camina por una calle de Salamanca.
Carlos walks along a street in Salamanca.
Hace sol y la ciudad es muy bonita.
It is sunny and the city is very pretty.
Hoy es el cumpleaños de su madre y Carlos necesita un regalo especial para ella.
Today is his mother’s birthday and Carlos needs a special gift for her.
Entra en una tienda pequeña cerca de la Plaza Mayor.
He goes into a small shop near the Plaza Mayor.
Mira un pañuelo de seda, pero no está seguro.
He looks at a silk scarf, but he is not sure.
Después ve una taza con flores.
Then he sees a mug with flowers.
Tampoco sabe.
He does not know either.
Hay muchas cosas bonitas, pero Carlos no puede decidir.
There are many pretty things, but Carlos cannot decide.
La dependienta lo ve preocupado y sonríe.
The shop assistant sees him worried and smiles.
¿A su madre le gusta el chocolate?, pregunta.
Does your mother like chocolate? she asks.
¡Sí, mucho!, dice Carlos.
Yes, very much! Carlos says.
La dependienta le da una caja de bombones artesanos de Salamanca.
The shop assistant gives him a box of artisan chocolates from Salamanca.
Son muy famosos en la ciudad.
They are very famous in the city.
Carlos sonríe.
Carlos smiles.
¡Es perfecto!
It’s perfect!
A mi madre le va a encantar.
My mother is going to love it.
Paga y sale de la tienda contento.
He pays and leaves the shop happy.
Ya tiene el regalo ideal.
He already has the ideal gift.
Key Vocabulary
el cumpleaños the birthday
la tienda the shop
el regalo the gift, the present
el pañuelo the scarf, the handkerchief
la dependienta the shop assistant (female)
los bombones the chocolates, the bonbons
encantar to love, to delight