Dumbo y Los Sombreros Bonitos
Directions: Translate this story - read it back to your parents in English. Our written stories will always be in the present tense, and the classroom stories always in the past tense. Use the words on the board to help and on the helper words I've provided - but only if you need to! After you read the story, answer the questions below.
Optional Extra-hard Super Review: Students - after you can translate from Spanish to English - try reading the English answer story and translate it into Spanish. This is only if you REALLY want to get it!
Parents: Scroll down to view the full translated story and answers to the questions. If you'd like, you can copy and paste the answers onto Word, then print them out so you can read them while your child is translating. Feel free to print out the Spanish story as well (see document download below), so you don't have to use the computer every time you review.
Helper words: - these aren't on the board - but they're in the story below.
Hay - there is / there are
se llama - s/he calls him/herself
quiere - s/he wants
tiene - s/he has
Está – s/he is (FEELINGS OR LOCATION)
Es - s/he is (WHO HE OR SHE IS)
Le dice – s/he tells him or her
Va – s/he goes
Grita – s/he screams
Directions: Translate this story - read it back to your parents in English. Our written stories will always be in the present tense, and the classroom stories always in the past tense. Use the words on the board to help and on the helper words I've provided - but only if you need to! After you read the story, answer the questions below.
Optional Extra-hard Super Review: Students - after you can translate from Spanish to English - try reading the English answer story and translate it into Spanish. This is only if you REALLY want to get it!
Parents: Scroll down to view the full translated story and answers to the questions. If you'd like, you can copy and paste the answers onto Word, then print them out so you can read them while your child is translating. Feel free to print out the Spanish story as well (see document download below), so you don't have to use the computer every time you review.
Helper words: - these aren't on the board - but they're in the story below.
Hay - there is / there are
se llama - s/he calls him/herself
quiere - s/he wants
tiene - s/he has
Está – s/he is (FEELINGS OR LOCATION)
Es - s/he is (WHO HE OR SHE IS)
Le dice – s/he tells him or her
Va – s/he goes
Grita – s/he screams
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Dumbo y Los Sombreros Bonitos
Hay un elefante. Se llama Dumbo. El elefante está en Disneyland. Dumbo no es guapo. Dumbo es gordo. Dumbo está triste. ¿Qué quiere Dumbo? Quiere tener sombreros bonitos. Quiere tener sombreros bonitos, pero no tiene sombreros bonitos. ¡Oh no oh no!
Dumbo le dice a Melvin “¿Tienes sombreros?” Melvin le dice a Dumbo “Sí, tengo sombreros. Tengo sombreros ridículos, y tengo sombreros horribles.” Dumbo está triste y grita “¡Oh no oh no!”
Dumbo va a Kentucky Fried Chicken. ¿Quién está en Kentucky Fried Chicken? La presidente de sombreros está en Kentucky Fried Chicken. Dumbo le dice “Hola presidente. Me llamo Dumbo.” La presidente le dice “Hola Dumbo. Me llamo Walla-Walla.” Dumbo le dice “Me gustan sombreros. ¿Tienes sombreros bonitos?” La presidente le dice “Sí, tengo sombreros bonitos.” Dumbo grita “¡Yippee Skippee!” Dumbo está feliz. Dumbo es gordo, pero está feliz. Dumbo no es guapo, pero Dumbo está feliz.
Melvin va a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Le dice a la presidente “Hola presidente. Me llamo Melvin. Me gusta tocino y chocolate. ¿Tienes tocino y chocolate?” La presidente Walla Walla le dice “No. No tengo tocino y chocolate, pero tengo un sombrero especial. “
Dumbo le dice a Presidente Walla Walla “¿Qué tipo de sombrero especial?” Presidente Walla Walla le dice “El sombrero especial no es un sombrero verde. No es un sombrero azul. No es un sombrero ridículo, y no es un sombrero horrible. ¡Es un sombrero hecho de tocino y chocolate!”
El Fin - the end
1. ¿Qué quiere tener Dumbo?
2. ¿Melvin tiene sombreros?
3. ¿Qué grita Dumbo?
4. ¿Dónde va Dumbo?
5. ¿Cómo se llama la presidente de los sombreros?
6. ¿La presidente tiene un sombrero especial?
Answer Sheet.....................................................................
Dumbo and the Pretty Hats
There is an elephant. He calls himself Dumbo. The elephant is in Disneyland. Dumbo is not good-looking. Dumbo is fat. Dumbo is sad. What does Dumbo want? He wants to have pretty hats. He wants to have pretty hats, but he doesn't have pretty hats. Oh no oh no!
Dumbo tells Melvin "You have hats?" Melvin tells Dumbo "Yes, I have hats. I have ridiculous hats, and I have horrible hats." Dumbo is sad and screams "Oh no oh no!"
Dumbo goes to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Who is in Kentucky Fried Chicken? The president of hats is in Kentucky Fried Chicken. Dumbo tells her "Hi president. I call myself Dumbo." The president tells him "Hi Dumbo. I call myself Walla-Walla." Dumbo tells her "I like hats. You have pretty hats?" The president tells him "Yes, I have pretty hats." Dumbo grita "Yippee Skippee!" Dumbo is happy. Dumbo is fat, but he is happy. Dumbo is not good-looking, but he his happy.
Melvin goes to Kentucky Fried Chicken. He tells the president "Hi president. I call myself Melvin. I like bacon and chocolate. You have bacon and chocolate?" President Walla-Walla tels him "No. I don't have bacon and chocolate, but I have a special hat.
Dumbo tells President Walla-Walla " What type of special hat?" President Walla-Walla tells him "The special hat is not a green hat. It's not a blue hat. It's not a ridiculous hat, and it's not a horrible hat. It's a hat made from bacon and chocolate!"
The end
1. sombreros bonitos
2. Sí.
3. "Oh no oh no!" and "Yippee Skippee!"
4. Kentucky Fried Chicken
5.Walla-Walla
6. Sí
Hay un elefante. Se llama Dumbo. El elefante está en Disneyland. Dumbo no es guapo. Dumbo es gordo. Dumbo está triste. ¿Qué quiere Dumbo? Quiere tener sombreros bonitos. Quiere tener sombreros bonitos, pero no tiene sombreros bonitos. ¡Oh no oh no!
Dumbo le dice a Melvin “¿Tienes sombreros?” Melvin le dice a Dumbo “Sí, tengo sombreros. Tengo sombreros ridículos, y tengo sombreros horribles.” Dumbo está triste y grita “¡Oh no oh no!”
Dumbo va a Kentucky Fried Chicken. ¿Quién está en Kentucky Fried Chicken? La presidente de sombreros está en Kentucky Fried Chicken. Dumbo le dice “Hola presidente. Me llamo Dumbo.” La presidente le dice “Hola Dumbo. Me llamo Walla-Walla.” Dumbo le dice “Me gustan sombreros. ¿Tienes sombreros bonitos?” La presidente le dice “Sí, tengo sombreros bonitos.” Dumbo grita “¡Yippee Skippee!” Dumbo está feliz. Dumbo es gordo, pero está feliz. Dumbo no es guapo, pero Dumbo está feliz.
Melvin va a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Le dice a la presidente “Hola presidente. Me llamo Melvin. Me gusta tocino y chocolate. ¿Tienes tocino y chocolate?” La presidente Walla Walla le dice “No. No tengo tocino y chocolate, pero tengo un sombrero especial. “
Dumbo le dice a Presidente Walla Walla “¿Qué tipo de sombrero especial?” Presidente Walla Walla le dice “El sombrero especial no es un sombrero verde. No es un sombrero azul. No es un sombrero ridículo, y no es un sombrero horrible. ¡Es un sombrero hecho de tocino y chocolate!”
El Fin - the end
1. ¿Qué quiere tener Dumbo?
2. ¿Melvin tiene sombreros?
3. ¿Qué grita Dumbo?
4. ¿Dónde va Dumbo?
5. ¿Cómo se llama la presidente de los sombreros?
6. ¿La presidente tiene un sombrero especial?
Answer Sheet.....................................................................
Dumbo and the Pretty Hats
There is an elephant. He calls himself Dumbo. The elephant is in Disneyland. Dumbo is not good-looking. Dumbo is fat. Dumbo is sad. What does Dumbo want? He wants to have pretty hats. He wants to have pretty hats, but he doesn't have pretty hats. Oh no oh no!
Dumbo tells Melvin "You have hats?" Melvin tells Dumbo "Yes, I have hats. I have ridiculous hats, and I have horrible hats." Dumbo is sad and screams "Oh no oh no!"
Dumbo goes to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Who is in Kentucky Fried Chicken? The president of hats is in Kentucky Fried Chicken. Dumbo tells her "Hi president. I call myself Dumbo." The president tells him "Hi Dumbo. I call myself Walla-Walla." Dumbo tells her "I like hats. You have pretty hats?" The president tells him "Yes, I have pretty hats." Dumbo grita "Yippee Skippee!" Dumbo is happy. Dumbo is fat, but he is happy. Dumbo is not good-looking, but he his happy.
Melvin goes to Kentucky Fried Chicken. He tells the president "Hi president. I call myself Melvin. I like bacon and chocolate. You have bacon and chocolate?" President Walla-Walla tels him "No. I don't have bacon and chocolate, but I have a special hat.
Dumbo tells President Walla-Walla " What type of special hat?" President Walla-Walla tells him "The special hat is not a green hat. It's not a blue hat. It's not a ridiculous hat, and it's not a horrible hat. It's a hat made from bacon and chocolate!"
The end
1. sombreros bonitos
2. Sí.
3. "Oh no oh no!" and "Yippee Skippee!"
4. Kentucky Fried Chicken
5.Walla-Walla
6. Sí
FULL LIST OF WORDS ON THE BIG BOARD FROM OUR STORY ON 9/11/13:
¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!
Welcome to the class of Spanish!
Había un chico
there was a boy
¿Cómo se llama el chico?
How himself he called the boy?
¿Qué quería tener?
What s/he wanted to have?
¿Dónde estaba el chico?
Where was s/he the boy?
Es posible
it's possible
Es obvio
it's obvious
tocino y chocolate
bacon and chocolate
gato
cat
elefante
elephant
color
color
azul
blue
rojo
red
verde
green
café
brown
morado
purple
tipo
type
triste
sad
ridículo
ridiculous
horrible
horrible
tengo
I have
tienes
you have
tenía
s/he had
¿Qué le gustaba? What pleased him/her?
Tienes – you have
Fue - s/he went
Quiere s/he wants
Ser - to be
Presidente - president
Gordo - fat
Guapo – good looking
Me gusta – it pleases me
Me gustan – they please me
Sombrero –hat
Bonita - pretty
Hecho - made
Especial - special
Feliz - happy
Le dijo - s/he told him/her
¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!
Welcome to the class of Spanish!
Había un chico
there was a boy
¿Cómo se llama el chico?
How himself he called the boy?
¿Qué quería tener?
What s/he wanted to have?
¿Dónde estaba el chico?
Where was s/he the boy?
Es posible
it's possible
Es obvio
it's obvious
tocino y chocolate
bacon and chocolate
gato
cat
elefante
elephant
color
color
azul
blue
rojo
red
verde
green
café
brown
morado
purple
tipo
type
triste
sad
ridículo
ridiculous
horrible
horrible
tengo
I have
tienes
you have
tenía
s/he had
¿Qué le gustaba? What pleased him/her?
Tienes – you have
Fue - s/he went
Quiere s/he wants
Ser - to be
Presidente - president
Gordo - fat
Guapo – good looking
Me gusta – it pleases me
Me gustan – they please me
Sombrero –hat
Bonita - pretty
Hecho - made
Especial - special
Feliz - happy
Le dijo - s/he told him/her