La Estrella
(The Star)
Marcos tiene nueve años.
Marcos is nine years old.
Cada noche, mira por la ventana de su habitación.
Every night, he looks through the window of his room.
En el cielo hay muchas estrellas, pero una estrella es diferente.
In the sky there are many stars, but one star is different.
Es muy grande y muy brillante.
It is very big and very bright.
Marcos piensa que es especial.
Marcos thinks that it is special.
Todas las noches, antes de dormir, Marcos dice: Buenas noches, estrella.
Every night, before sleeping, Marcos says: Goodnight, star.
La estrella no contesta, pero Marcos está contento.
The star does not answer, but Marcos is happy.
Es su amiga secreta.
It is his secret friend.
Nadie conoce su estrella.
Nobody knows his star.
Una noche, algo extraño pasa.
One night, something strange happens.
La estrella se mueve.
The star moves.
Va de un lado del cielo al otro, despacio.
It goes from one side of the sky to the other, slowly.
Marcos abre mucho los ojos.
Marcos opens his eyes wide.
¡Papá!, grita.
Dad! he shouts.
¡La estrella se mueve!
The star is moving!
Su padre viene a la ventana y mira.
His father comes to the window and looks.
Eso no es una estrella, hijo, dice su padre.
That is not a star, son, says his father.
Es un satélite.
It is a satellite.
Las personas lo usan para la tecnología.
People use it for technology.
Marcos mira otra vez la luz en el cielo.
Marcos looks again at the light in the sky.
Para mí, es una estrella, dice.
For me, it is a star, he says.
Y sonríe.
And he smiles.
Key Vocabulary
la estrella the star
el cielo the sky
brillante bright
el satélite the satellite
la ventana the window
moverse to move