Spanish Short Stories

Caco the snail is always late because his steps are small, and his friends laugh at him. When he misses the cake at a picnic, a ladybug helps the others understand. The next picnic is held right by Caco’s house, and the friends learn to wait for everyone.

Princess Valeria owns a hundred pairs of fancy shoes but loves running barefoot in the grass. When the kingdom holds a great race, she enters barefoot, outruns the knights in their heavy boots, and the queen builds a garden where every child can run free.

Vulcán, a sleepy volcano covered in trees and home to a village of monkeys, sneezes a puff of smoke when a butterfly tickles his nose. The frightened monkeys learn he is gentle and only wants to sleep and care for his trees, so they sing him back to sleep.

Andrés can’t resist Grandma Rosa’s chocolate cookies and eats five before the neighborhood party. He’s tempted to blame the dog but tells the truth instead. Grandma thanks him for his honesty, and they bake a fresh batch together.

Gotita, a raindrop, falls from a cloud onto a mountain, flows down a stream and a river, reaches the sea, and then rises back up as vapor when the sun warms the ocean. A gentle introduction to the water cycle.