Episodes
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La ardilla callada | The Quiet Squirrel
Toña's best friend Mali stops talking one Monday at breakfast. Toña wants to help, so she goes to the old animals of the meadow for advice. A hare tells her to bring something sweet, and a crow tells her to make Mali laugh. Toña tries both, and Mali still goes back into her burrow without a word.…
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Nuestros cuentos tienen casa nueva | Our Stories Have a New Home
No story today. A thank you, a new look, and a new home for our stories at spanishstoriesforkids.com. Starting today, there is a free library there, beginning with more than fifty stories from Seasons 6 to 10, with the Spanish text and the audio together, so you can read along while you listen. A...
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El marcador de cobre | The Copper Marker
Nacho needs a special color for the title of his wolf poster. The perfect one is a shiny copper marker in his sister Elisa's desk, and Elisa is out at piano class. A story about borrowing, permission, and what five minutes can cost. Words to listen for: marcador (marker), cobre (copper), plateado...
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La brújula de Vera | Vera's Compass
Vera finds an old copper compass in a drawer at her uncle's house, and her little cousin Tito wants to know what it is for. Vera has no idea, so she tells him she knows how to use it. Tito asks her to take him up the hill behind the house to try it. Vera says yes, and picks a path that is not the...
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El billete azul | The Blue Bill
Alba is eight, and today her mom sends her to the bakery alone for the first time, with a blue bill folded in her pocket. Doña Lina counts out the change, hears the oven buzzer and runs to the back, leaving the register drawer wide open. The blue bill is sitting right on top. Alba is alone in the...
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El huerto revuelto | The Tumbled Garden
Roco is a young raccoon who only wanted one more peach. He climbs the tallest of doña Nora's market baskets, and every basket comes down. He runs home, and nobody sees him. By morning he still cannot sleep, and he has to decide whether to stay hidden or go back and say it was him. A story about...
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Las reglas del cumpleaños | The Birthday Rules
Violeta has been looking forward to Elena's birthday all week. Then the musical chairs starts. Elena loses the first round and changes the rule so she stays in, then changes it again the next round, and again the round after that. Nobody says anything, and Violeta can tell nobody is going to. A...
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La tortuga y el río | The Turtle and the River
Tata has heard that the grass across the river is the tastiest in the world. The river is wide and deep in the middle, and Tata is a small turtle who can't swim very well. So when three animals offer to get her across, saying yes should be easy. A story about trusting yourself to find your own...
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El trueque del corral | The Barnyard Swap
Berto the cat wants the dog's life. Toto the dog wants the rooster's, and Lalo the rooster wants the cat's warm windowsill. One morning they agree to trade places for a day, while Lola the sheep stays in her corner and watches. By noon all three are back at the watering trough, and Lola asks them…
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El partido de Mateo | Mateo's Match
Mateo spent months practicing for one tryout. Now it is almost his turn, and all he wants is to go home. He has the excuse ready and a side door to slip out of. Then a voice behind him says his name. A story about fear, first tries, and what being brave actually means. Words to listen for: banca...
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La línea rota | The Broken Line
Renata spent three days on her map of the night sky. Then the ink ran, and a dark stain cut straight through the middle. She's certain the whole thing is ruined. Her teacher looks at the same stain and asks her a question about black holes. A story about a girl who would rather call her work…
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El camino largo | The Long Way
Nicolás runs to school every morning. He is never late. He runs because he wants to be first through the door and in his seat by the window before anyone else. Then one Tuesday his backpack goes missing, and the only route left is the long way. A story about what you walk past when you are always...
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El dique del río | The River Dam
Nito is a young otter with big plans and the confidence to match, who learns that a good start can turn into something sturdier when others join in. His pride, and his willingness to ask anyway, make this a story that feels like sitting with friends after a long day of work. After a storm weakens...
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El consejo del ciervo | The Deer's Advice
Leila the owl hasn't slept in weeks. She asks the squirrel how to sleep by day, and flies off with half an answer. Then the toad. Then the badger. Every answer fails. By the fourth day she can barely fly, and the old deer will only help her on one condition. A story about learning to listen…
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El cuenco de barro | The Clay Bowl
Tomás spent three weeks making a clay bowl for his mom's birthday. He was carrying it across the patio when he tripped, and in one small misstep everything he had worked for was in pieces on the tiles. What hurt most wasn't the bowl. It was the voice that started up inside his head the second it...
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Las flores secas | The Dried Flowers
Mariana barely knows her grandmother. She lives far away, and they only see each other a few times a year. Then one Saturday morning, helping her mom sort boxes in the attic, they open a locked wooden trunk. Inside is a red album that has been waiting two years for someone to find it. A story…
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La gallinita agradecida | The Thankful Little Hen
The little red hen has one friend in the whole corral, and she likes it that way. Then a storm hits, and the animals she walks past every morning are the only ones close enough to help. A story about gratitude, and the people who hold us up while we walk right past them. Turn this episode into a...
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El oso ruidoso | The Noisy Bear
Boris plays his hollow-log drum in the morning, in the afternoon, even at midnight when a new song wakes him. He thinks his music makes the whole forest happy. Then the path by his clearing goes empty, and his friends start hiding when they see him coming. A story about how the things we love…
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La cartera perdida | The Lost Wallet
Joaquín finds a worn leather wallet tucked under a bench, with no name on it and no one around. A story about what honesty is worth when no one is watching. Want the full transcript, English translation, and vocabulary list? Become a member of Spanish Stories for Kids on Patreon and turn every...
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La tortuga cargada | The Loaded Tortoise
Tina the tortoise carries more than a shell, she carries little treasures, memories, and a weight that slows her down. Watching her climb toward the pond, you can feel the small, stubborn courage it takes to keep going even when every step becomes harder. This is a quietly moving story about how...
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La palabra que voló | The Word That Flew
At his grandmother's birthday party, Bruno makes his cousins laugh with a joke about Cecilia, the cousin who always has her nose in a book. He's sure she didn't hear him, until the family gathers around the table and Cecilia's seat is empty. A story about the things we say when we think no one's...
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La promesa del burrito | The Donkey's Promise
A little donkey makes one promise before he heads to the market alone. No stopping for anything. Then an owl offers him a riddle no one can solve. A fox opens a basket of apples and honey bread. A pond sits still and cool in the noon heat. Three times, something good gets in his way. Keeping a...
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Las estrellas de papá | Papá's Stars
Camilo comes home from his friend Beto's house, where there's a giant screen, a new bike with lights, and an app that knows the name of every star in the sky. Suddenly his own house feels too small. Then his dad reminds him it's Thursday, and on Thursdays, the two of them go up to the balcony...…
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El nido | The Nest
A proud magpie wants the most beautiful nest in the orchard, and she is sure she can build it alone. Four times she builds it. Four times it falls. Three friends keep asking if she needs help, and four times she says no. Then the rain comes. A story about asking for help, and the strength it…
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El día prometido | The Promised Day
Daniela faces a small, tender choice when her little brother Rafa wakes up ready to learn something big: how to ride his bike without training wheels! This story follows Daniela as she decides who to keep her promise to, and why that promise matters more than a sunny morning at the park. Rafa’s...
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La cuerda azul | The Blue Rope
Sofía has tried to jump rope every recess for three weeks. She hasn't landed one full jump. On Friday, someone laughs, and she decides she's done. She walks home with her grandmother, who says nothing for a while, then hands her a fifty-year-old rope and two words that change everything. A story...
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Andrés y la estrella del tejado | Andrés and the Rooftop Star
Andrés wakes before sunrise because something is glowing on his roof. A real star has fallen and landed on a tile above his window. It will not go back to the sky because its five points are uneven, and it thinks that means it is broken. A story about being different, and what happens when you…
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Sofía y el espejo del mercado | Sofía and the Market Mirror
Sofía has walked past the green brass mirror at the market every Sunday for months. This week, she stops. It will not show her face, only a blurry smudge. Across the aisle, a boy nobody else is looking at sits on the floor. A story about kindness, and the people we walk past. Turn this episode…
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Pedro y las monedas del pozo | Pedro and the Wishing Well Coins
Pedro has three coins and a long list of wishes. A dog, a castle, a new bike. He tosses the first coin into the town well and gets back a broken plastic toy. The second one is worse. A lizard on the edge of the well tells him the problem isn't the well. A story about gratitude, wishes, and what...
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Isabel y la cometa de papel | Isabel and the Paper Kite
Isabel finds her aunt's old kite and takes it to the hill behind her house. It flies, but not as high as it should. The bows on its tail keep getting heavier, and Isabel knows exactly why. A story about what weighs us down when we hold on to anger, and what it costs to let it go. Turn this…
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Julián y la tortuga del jardín | Julián and the Garden Tortoise
A boy who runs everywhere. A tortoise who goes nowhere fast. One of them is about to learn something the other has known all along. A story about what you find when you finally slow down enough to look. Turn this episode into a Spanish lesson — for your family or yourself: ✓ Mi Cuento ($5/mo) —…
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Renata y el delantal de colores | Renata and the Colorful Apron
Renata is eight years old, and someone just said she can't even crack an egg. The last time she tried to bake, the dough hit the ceiling. She puts on her grandmother's apron and heads to the kitchen anyway. A story about what happens when you try again, and again, even when no one thinks you can....
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Tomás y el mapa del río | Tomás and the River Map
Tomás knows the Río Claro better than anyone. Every rock, every curve, every hiding spot. But after the rain, the river looks different, and Tomás has been paddling in the wrong direction for half an hour without admitting it. A story about what it actually takes to say "I'm lost" and what opens…
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Lucia y las semillas del viento | Lucia and the Wind
Lucía wakes up to seeds floating through her window like tiny dancing snowflakes. She discovers they grow into flowers the moment she plants them. So she starts grabbing as many as she can. A story about open hands, letting go, and what happens when you share something beautiful instead of…
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Diego y la linterna prestada | Diego and the Borrowed Lantern
Diego finds a glowing blue lantern on the rocks and a note that says it isn't his to keep. A harbor full of fishermen is waiting in the dark. And Diego has one day left to decide. A story about honesty, keeping your word, and what you get back when you return what isn't yours. Reading along is...
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Valentina y el puente de piedras | Valentina and the Stone Bridge
Valentina can smell the mandarin oranges from her window every morning. But the bridge broke in the storm, and now the stream sits between her and the tree she's been eyeing all season. Worse, her neighbor Nicolás is already on the other side, pockets full and smiling. When a honey-spotted toad...
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Mateo y el gato del mercado | Mateo and the Market Cat
Mateo is hiding a small lie. Every time he tells another one, the market cat turns a little more gray. This is a story about honesty, small courage, and what it feels like when the weight finally lifts. If you want to actually absorb Spanish — not just hear it — Patreon members get the…
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Camila y la cuchara de madera | Camila and the Wooden Spoon
Camila finds an old wooden spoon and thinks it will make her feel special, but the real magic appears when she learns to cook with someone else in mind. Her journey moves from proud and solo to curious, kind, and full of warm surprises. Turn this episode into a Spanish lesson — for your family or...
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La flauta de Lucía | Lucía's Flute
Lucía holds a small wooden flute and discovers that the first sounds can be awkward, but her courage and steady practice turn those squeaks into something warm that brings her family together. Her journey is about trying, keeping at it, and finding joy in sharing what you love. Want the full...
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El pájaro de madera | The Wooden Bird
Andrés walks into his grandfather's empty workshop with a small, warm hope in his hands, ready to make a gift for his grandmother. What he finds is work that asks for his first imperfect tries and a kind of magic that refines what he begins. Turn this episode into a Spanish lesson — for your…
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Las galletas de Paula | Paula's Cookies
Paula joins Carolina among flour, eggs, and the comforting scent of vanilla, and together they turn messy first attempts into golden, crispy cookies that somehow taste like hugs. Along the way Paula learns to trust herself, to practice, and to sprinkle a secret ingredient into everything she…
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La pulsera de dos colores | The Two-Colored Bracelet
Isabel is sitting on the cold floor, surrounded by fallen blocks and a big feeling of regret, wondering how a single push could push away her best friend. This story follows her as memories, an old photo, and a half-and-half bracelet gently guide her back to the person she misses most. Want the...
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Mateo y la mariposa | Mateo and the Butterfly
Mateo plants seeds in his grandmother’s tiny corner of the garden and discovers that his laughter can make things grow, even after a mistake that makes his heart heavy. This is a story about a boy learning to bring joy back to himself and to the plants he loves. Want the full transcript, English...
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Valentina y el jardín | Valentina and the Garden
Valentina is an eight-year-old who discovers something almost magical in her grandmother’s garden: the flowers seem to smell her feelings back to her. Her quiet, curious heart leads her from wonder to a gentle responsibility as she learns what those scents truly cost. As Valentina experiments…
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El espejo que muestra bondad | The Mirror That Shows Kindness
In The Mirror That Shows Kindness, Luna struggles with self-doubt. No matter what she does — drawing, playing, reading — she always feels like others do it better. But when she finds a mysterious mirror in a shop at the market, she begins to see something else: the quiet ways she’s kind, the...
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El libro de historias mágicas | The Book of Magic Stories
In The Book of Magic Stories, Lucía has a head full of adventures but struggles to get her words onto the page. When she discovers a mysterious book that writes stories as they’re spoken, everything changes. What begins as a personal discovery turns into something bigger when Lucía invites her...
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El farol que ilumina caminos | The Lantern That Light Paths
Want the full transcript, English translation, and vocabulary list? Become a member and turn every episode into a full Spanish learning experience. In The Lantern That Lights Paths, Isabel avoids the forest trail every day—until a magical lantern appears to show her there’s more light than fear...
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Special Episode: Los hilos de colores | The Colored Threads
In The Colored Threads, Marce feels like everyone in her family has a talent — except her. But when she meets a magical spinner named Doña Celeste, she discovers that some gifts take time to awaken. With the help of a glowing orange thread and the courage to try new things, Marce begins to see…
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La mochila de cosas perdidas | The Backpack of Lost Things
In The Backpack of Lost Things, Sofía always seems to misplace her favorite things — until a magical talking backpack appears to help her pay better attention. But when a friend loses something special too, Sofía learns that helping others find what they’ve lost shines even brighter. A story…
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El reloj de los recuerdos felices | The Clock of Happy Memories
In The Clock of Happy Memories, Luna brings her grandfather’s broken pocket watch to a kind clockmaker — only to discover it holds a hidden magic. When she opens it, she doesn’t just hear it tick… she sees memories. This story is a gentle reminder that the love we share stays with us, even when...