playa--bañado--arena--quemará cara--faro--velas--conchas.

Dentro de poco tiempo iremos a pasearnos en bote.

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beach--bath'ing--sand--a moth'er pies--burn--sail--shells.

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We are going to take them to the hospital.

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Don't you think they will like to see them?

pollos--escarbar--palangana ahogarte--gordo--piernas.

Diego puso un huevo de pato en un nido de gallina.

Los pollos corrían por todos lados y escarbaban la tierra buscando gusanos.

La gallina tenía miedo de que se ahogasen.

Entonces los pollos corrieron hacia ella.

Le hubiera gustado que pudiesen nadar los pollos también.

Todos los pájaros nadadores tienen las patas palmeadas.

mat'ter--swim'ming--scratched drown--hatched--web feet.

James put a duck's egg into a hen's nest.

A duckling hatched out with the chickens.

The chickens ran every way and scratched for worms.

They drank the water; but they could not swim.

The hen was afraid that they would drown.

It would have liked it if the chickens could swim too.

--¿Cargarán nuestro baúl en el tren?--preguntó Carlos.

--¡Oh, mamá!--dijo Carlos,--¡qué divertido es esto!

"Will they put our trunk on the train?" asked Charles.

"O mamma!" said Charles, "what fun this is!"

What is the name of the car for the trunks?

¡Cuántos sitios bonitos hay!--dice Carlos.

--Oh, sí, les hice señas con la mano primero.

Here are Charles and his mamma on the train.

"How many pretty places there are!" says Charles.

Look at those children. They have a boat.

"O yes, I waved my hand to them first. Will there be children at the beach, mamma?"

"Yes, I think there will be some. You can play on the beach with them."

luces--apaga--viento faroles--hadas--gusanos.

--Tengo que coger una de esas estrellas,--dijo él.

--Mamá, el campo está lleno de estrellitas.

Hazme el favor de venir y decirme lo que son.

--Son gusanos de luz, Roberto,--dijo su mamá.

Cogió uno y se lo puso en la mano a Roberto.

--Ésta es la madre de los gusanos de luz,--dijo la mamá.

coun'try--wind--fire shine--lan'terns--fair'y.

One night he saw some lights in the grass.

"I must catch one of those stars," said he.

"Mamma, the field is full of little stars. They do not always shine. Please come and tell me what they are."

"They are fireflies, Robert," said his mamma.

She caught one and put it in Robert's hand.