By Atziry, 4th Grade, Lorca
Spanish That's Weird, Grandma
A un conejo no lo querian y los grandes conejos vinieron y le pegaron. y cuando fuea su casa su mama le dijo que te paso y el conejo dise es que los grandes Conejos me pegaron. y por eso estoy moretiado
papa puedes ir conmigo a la tienda es que tengo miedo que los conejos grandes me pegen. Y su papa vio a los grandes conejos y les pego para que ya no le pege asu hijo y ya no le pegaron a su hijo y ya no van a ir ala casa de conejito.
Translation: Once there was a rabbit whodidn’t want the big rabbits to come and beat him up. And when he went to hishouse his mom said, “what happened to you?” and the rabbit said, “It’s those big rabbits, they beat me and because of this I’m bruised.” “Papa can you come with me to the store because I’m afraid that those big rabbits are gonna get me.” and his Papa saw the big rabbits and he spanked them so that they wouldn’t beat up his child. And they didn’t beat up his child. And they didn’t go to the house of the little rabbit.
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By Hernan G., Columbia Explorers Academy
Arguments Spanish That's Weird, Grandma
I believe que todos los dias cae nieve.
My first reason is me gusta la nieve.
My second reason is porque puedo jugar con mis primos.
My third (last) reason is nos aventimos nieve.
English translation:
I believe it should snow every day.
My first reason is I like the snow.
My second reason is because I can play with my cousins
My third (last) reason is we throw snow.
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By Leslie G., Orchard Place
Spanish That's Weird, Grandma
El pinguino azul estava muy serio. No estava asiendo nada nada nada.
Mas estava ene hielo pero estava muy serio. Final.
English translation:
The Blue Penguin was very serious. He was not doing anything, nothing, nothing.
He was only on the ice, but he was very serious. The end.
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By Flora B., Cleveland Elementary
True Stories Spanish Other Venues TOTL 2005
Yo recuerdo a Mexico como era. Hay conocía nus primos y mi abuelita. Tambien a mi abuelito. Y mi papá fue con nosotros y a todos los conocí bueno. Cuando yo estaba chiquita mi papa me conocío y cuando mi mamá me tuvo me papá me empezo a querer mucho y yo a el mucho como el me quería a mi mamá tambien y a quiero mucho.
English translation:
I remember how Mexico was. I met my cousins and my grandma. Also my grandpa. And my dad came with us and we all got along well. When I was little my dad met me and when my mom had me my father started to love me a lot and I started to love him a lot like he loved me and my mom too and I loved her a lot.
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By Tania S., 4th Grade, Columbia Explorers Academy
Dialogues Spanish That's Weird, Grandma
1.
Character: El oso y la puerca
Setting: fue en una casa
Puerca: Ay que vonita estoy. Ay ay ay.
Oso: Vonita para comer ja. ja ja.
Puerca: No no me mate por favor.
Oso: Oque pero quiero que me des un vesito en el callete.
Puerca: Oque pero me dejas.
2.
Character: El pescado y el tiburon
Setting: En el mar
Pez: Ay voy a caminar poquito.
Tiburon: Vas a caminar o vas a se la sena jajajaja.
Pez: Quien esta alli si es un tiburon me voy porque me puedes comer.
Tiburon: Claro que to voy a comer jajaja.
English translation:
1.
Characters: The bear and the girl pig/pork
Setting: Outside and In a house
P: Ay, how pretty/hot am I, ay, ay, ay.
B: Pretty to eat, ha, ha, ha.
P: No, don’t kill me please!
B: Okay, but I want you to give me a little kiss on the cheek.
P: Okay, but leave me alone.
2.
Characters: The fish and the shark
Setting: En el mar
F: Ay, I’m going to go walk a little.
S: Going to go for a walk or going to be dinner, ja, ja, ja.
F: Who is there? If it is the shark, I’m going because you might eat me.
S: Of course, I’m going to eat you, ja, ja, ja.
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