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A woman sitting against a tree and a boy petting a cow.

Tingi y las vacas Tingi and the cows Tingi et les vaches

Written by Ingrid Schechter

Illustrated by Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Read by Áurea Vericat

Language Spanish

Level Level 2

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A woman with her arm around a boy.

Tingi vivía con su abuela.

Tingi lived with his grandmother.

Tingi vivait avec sa grand-mère.


A woman sitting against a tree and a boy petting a cow.

Cuidaba a las vacas con ella.

He used to look after the cows with her.

Il gardait les vaches avec elle.


A woman with her arm around a boy and soldiers marching.

Un día llegaron los soldados.

One day the soldiers came.

Un jour, des soldats arrivèrent.


A soldier pointing and two cows walking away.

Se llevaron las vacas.

They took the cows away.

Ils emmenèrent les vaches.


A woman and a boy running through a forest.

Tingi y su abuela huyeron para esconderse.

Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.

Tingi et sa grand-mère se sauvèrent et se cachèrent.


A woman with her arm around a boy sitting in a dark forest.

Se escondieron en el monte hasta la noche.

They hid in the bush until night.

Ils restèrent cachés dans des buissons jusqu’au soir.


A woman and a boy hiding in a forest and soldiers walking around.

Pero los soldados regresaron.

Then the soldiers came back.

Puis les soldats revinrent.


A woman hiding a boy under leaves in a dark forest.

La abuela tomó a Tingi y lo escondió debajo de las hojas.

Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.

La grand-mère de Tingi recouvrit alors leurs corps de feuilles.


A soldier stepping on a boy hiding under leaves in a dark forest.

Uno de los soldados puso su pie directamente sobre él, pero Tingi se quedó en silencio.

One of the soldiers put his foot right on him, but he kept quiet.

Un des soldats marcha sur Tingi, mais celui-ci ne réagit pas.


A woman and a boy walking out of the forest.

Cuando estuvieron a salvo, Tingi y su abuela salieron.

When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.

Quand il n’y eut plus de danger, Tingi et sa grand-mère se relevèrent.


A woman and a boy walking to a house.

Se escabulleron a casa muy tranquilamente.

They crept home very quietly.

Ils revinrent chez eux sans faire le moindre bruit.


Written by: Ingrid Schechter
Illustrated by: Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Read by: Áurea Vericat
Language: Spanish
Level: Level 2
Source: Tingi and the Cows from African Storybook
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