A2 · República Dominicana
Los guantes de cartón
The cardboard gloves
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Cuando mi abuelo era niño, vivía en un pueblo pequeño cerca de Santiago, en la República Dominicana. Su familia no tenía televisor ni teléfono. La casa estaba al lado de un río, y él se bañaba allí con sus hermanos casi todos los días.
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When my grandfather was a boy, he lived in a small town near Santiago, in the Dominican Republic. His family didn't have a TV or a telephone. The house was next to a river, and he swam there with his brothers and sisters almost every day.
Por la mañana ayudaba a su padre en el campo. Por la tarde jugaba béisbol con los otros niños del pueblo. No tenían guantes de verdad, así que usaban guantes hechos de cartón. Por la noche, toda la familia se sentaba afuera y escuchaba la radio.
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In the morning he helped his father in the fields. In the afternoon he played baseball with the other kids in town. They didn't have real gloves, so they used gloves made of cardboard. At night, the whole family sat outside and listened to the radio.
Una vez, cuando tenía doce años, un equipo de la capital llegó al pueblo. Les faltaba un jugador y mi abuelo jugó con ellos. Ganaron el partido, y el entrenador le regaló un guante de cuero. Todavía lo tiene.
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Once, when he was twelve, a team from the capital came to town. They were short a player and my grandfather played with them. They won the game, and the coach gave him a leather glove. He still has it.
Words to know
- pueblo
- town, village
- se bañaba
- he swam, he bathed
- campo
- fields, countryside
- cartón
- cardboard
- afuera
- outside
- equipo
- team
- les faltaba
- they were missing
- partido
- game, match
- cuero
- leather
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