Spanish stories to read and hear
Every story from Seasons 6 to 10, in full. Read the Spanish while the episode plays, or read it aloud yourself. Each page has the audio and a short summary in English, so you know what the story is about before you start.
Season 6
- Episode 3
La mariposa que quería volar
The Butterfly Who Wanted to FlyLila, a small butterfly with big colorful wings, is afraid to fly, so every morning she opens her wings, feels the wind, and closes them again. Her friend Nico, a hummingbird, admits he was scared the first time too and offers to practice with her, starting from a low branch. A story about fear, practice, and what it takes to trust yourself.
- Episode 4
La carrera de los días
The Race of the DaysMonday wakes up grumpy about always being first, the other days of the week start arguing over who is best, and Saturday proposes a race to the end of the week. Monday charges ahead and Friday dances along, but Sunday walks slowly, greeting birds and smelling flowers while the others shout that he will fall behind. A story about rushing, slowing down, and what counts as winning.
- Episode 5
La casa de los colores cambiantes
The House of Changing ColorsAbove Lucía's village sits a house that changes color every day, and nobody dares go near it. One autumn afternoon Lucía, a girl who listens more than she talks, decides to climb the hill and finds a big mirror inside that does not show her reflection. A story about fear of the unknown, small kindnesses, and what you would see if you looked honestly at yourself.
- Episode 6
El candil del bosque
The Lantern of the ForestTadeo finds an old iron lantern near the forest that goes dark when someone lies and shines when they tell the truth. When tools and bread start disappearing and everyone in the village suspects everyone else, even the children, Tadeo sets the lantern in the square and asks people to speak. A story about honesty, blame, and what happens when someone finally tells the truth.
- Episode 7
La campana del corazón
The Heart's BellThe bell in the town tower has not rung in years, and an old woman named Inés says it only rings with true joy for someone else. Lía, a new girl who likes to listen, stops at the tower every day, until winter comes and her little brother gets so sick he stops talking and laughing. A story about patience, caring for family, and being happy for someone else.
- Episode 8
La flor de las promesas
The Flower of PromisesIn Sol's town a flower grows each spring when someone keeps a sincere promise, and Sol promises her little brother Nico a kite before spring ends. Every kite she builds comes out crooked or breaks, until on the last day of spring she sees Nico waiting, wanting only to fly a kite with her. A story about promises, perfectionism, and what keeping your word asks of you.
- Episode 9
El banco que recordaba tus palabras
The Bench That Remembered Your WordsAfter a fight with her best friend, Renata drops onto an old wooden bench in the park and says angry things about her out loud. Weeks later, still not speaking to her friend, she sits on the same bench and hears it repeat her own words back to her. A story about friendship, anger, and what it is like to hear yourself the way others do.
- Episode 10
La bicicleta de las verdades
The Bicycle of TruthsLucas gets an old bicycle from his grandfather that will not move when he lies and only rolls when he tells the truth. Then he leaves a comic book his best friend Julián lent him out in the rain, and when Julián asks for it, Lucas wants to say it was stolen. A story about honesty, embarrassment, and what it takes to tell the truth when it costs you something.
Season 7
- Episode 1
El búho y la piedra que cantaba
The Owl and the Singing StoneUlises, an old owl, keeps hearing a song from a hilltop and one night follows it to a big stone that seems to be singing. Out of a crack climbs Tilo, a tiny winged creature who guards old songs and sings alone because no one in the forest remembers them anymore. A story about memory, music, and what it takes to keep something from being forgotten.
- Episode 2
Alma y la nube
Alma and the CloudAlma, a curious girl who names the clouds she sees from her window, meets a small cloud that fell asleep on a gust of wind and lost its sisters. She climbs on to guide it home, but the wind turns rough and they fly straight toward a storm. A story about helping a friend, staying brave, and what to do when someone else is scared.
- Episode 3
El molinero y las tres plumas
The Miller and the Three FeathersA sick miller tells his three sons that whoever brings him the most extraordinary feather before the first snow will inherit his mill. While his brothers set off to win one by strength and trickery, Pedro, the youngest, climbs a mountain toward a woman said to keep three magic feathers, helping every creature he meets. A story about kindness, appearances, and what makes something truly valuable.
- Episode 4
El zapatero y el hilo dorado
The Cobbler and the Golden ThreadMateo, a poor shoemaker, has just broken his last needle when an old woman gives him golden thread that will last one hundred stitches. The thread sews on its own, and wherever it touches leather it shows how the shoe's owner lives, from a merchant who cheats his workers to a washerwoman raising five orphans. A story about honesty, fairness, and how to tell who people really are.
- Episode 5
La niña que guardaba lluvia
The Girl Who Collected RainIn a village where it has not rained in two years, Luna fills her jars drop by drop with water she finds in a dry well, a dead tree, and other unlikely places. When a thirsty old woman begs the village for a single drop, everyone says they have none to spare. A story about hope, sharing, and what to do with something precious when someone else needs it.
- Episode 6
La última hoja del árbol sabio
The Last Leaf of the Wise TreeThe Wise Tree is dying with one leaf left, said to hold the most important lesson of all, and a king, a rich merchant, and a general all try to take it. Three village children, Rosa, Pablo, and Ana, see that nobody cares about the tree itself, so they start visiting each day to keep it company. A story about wisdom, loneliness, and what it means to care for someone.
- Episode 7
El mercader de los frascos mágicos
The Merchant of Magic JarsLuna is so shy she never raises her hand at school, but every afternoon she visits Simón, a merchant whose magic jars turn spoken words into lights. He gives her a jar that works only when she says something that scares her, and her whispered wish for a friend makes just a tiny light. A story about shyness, courage, and what it takes to speak up.
- Episode 8
El niño que pescaba estrellas
The Boy Who Fished for StarsMateo, a fisherman's son, lives beside a lake where baby stars sometimes fall in, and he rescues them with a soft net before they lose their glow. One night a talking silver cat named Luminio tells him the Queen of the Stars wants to give him three wishes, anything he likes. A story about kindness, wishing, and what to ask for when you can have anything.
- Episode 9
La panadería de los deseos
The Bakery of WishesCarmen, a baker, works at night mixing forgotten wishes into her bread, wishes that float through the streets like bubbles only a few people can see. When Samuel, a neighbor boy, sees them too, she teaches him to bake one into bread for his friend Clara, who is too shy to ask for help with reading. A story about helping others, friendship, and noticing a wish of your own.
- Episode 10
La niña y las montañas que cantan
The Girl and the Singing MountainsIsabel hears the mountains around her village singing, and they ask her to deliver a message, sending a path of golden petals to show her the way. The petals lead her to Miguel, a man who lives alone on the other side of the forest and has not planted his garden in two years. A story about loneliness, kindness, and what helps someone want to try again.
- Episode 11
El mercado de los pájaros brillantes
The Market of Glowing BirdsInés loves birds but has never seen a golden one, and her grandmother says only a special market that appears once a year has them. When the market appears at the end of her street, the bird seller says she can have the golden bird if she goes out and helps someone who needs it. A story about wanting, kindness, and what it means to earn something.
Season 8
- Episode 1
El reloj de los recuerdos felices
The Clock of Happy MemoriesLuna's grandfather's gold pocket watch has stopped ticking, so she runs it to Tomás, the watchmaker, who says there is sleeping magic inside. Once the watch wakes up and shows a glowing picture of her grandfather, her friend Sofía, whose grandmother lives far away, wishes she had one too. A story about memories, missing someone, and how to stay close to a person you cannot see.
- Episode 2
La mochila de cosas perdidas
The Backpack of Lost ThingsSofía loses everything, from her colored pencils to her left shoe, until a talking purple backpack appears in her closet and glows near whatever she has lost. The backpack helps her find her favorite storybook and more, then asks if she knows why she keeps losing things. A story about paying attention, taking care of your things, and who else might need the help you got.
- Episode 3
Special Episode: Los hilos de colores
The Colored ThreadsEveryone in Marce's family is good at something, from sports to piano to painting, but Marce cannot name one thing she does well. At the market, Celeste, an old woman at a spinning wheel, says she sees orange threads of talent around Marce and gives her one to carry. A story about talents, feeling left out, and what to do when you cannot name your own gift.
- Episode 4
El farol que ilumina caminos
The Lantern That Light PathsIsabel takes the long way to school, twenty minutes instead of five, because the small woods between her house and school scare her. One afternoon a little blue glass lantern appears in her room, speaks, and promises to shine brighter wherever she feels afraid. A story about fear, small steps, and what happens to your courage when the help goes away.
- Episode 5
El libro de historias mágicas
The Book of Magic StoriesLucía has stories about dragons and brave princesses in her head, but a blank page scares her and the words never come out right. At the town bookstore, the owner, Rafael, gives her an old book with gold leather covers that writes down whatever she tells it out loud. A story about imagination, writing with friends, and reading your work to others for the first time.
- Episode 6
El espejo que muestra bondad
The Mirror That Shows KindnessLuna always compares herself to other kids and decides they draw better, run faster, and read better than she does. Tomás, who owns a mirror shop at the market, gives her a small gold-framed mirror that shows the good things inside a person, things she has never noticed in herself. A story about comparison, kindness, and where the feeling of being good enough comes from.
- Episode 7
Valentina y el jardín
Valentina and the GardenValentina, who is eight, finds that the flowers in her grandmother's garden change their scent with her feelings, and courage smells like cinnamon and love like vanilla. Then she sees that each scent costs the flowers something, and before a swimming test three rose petals drop to the ground. A story about feelings, taking care of what helps you, and where courage comes from.
- Episode 8
Mateo y la mariposa
Mateo and the ButterflyMateo's grandmother gives him a corner of her garden and three old seeds that she says only grow when the gardener is truly happy, and the first sprout appears the moment he laughs. Then, thinking more water will help, he waters them three times in one day and finds his biggest plant fallen over with yellow leaves. A story about patience, mistakes, and what to do after something goes wrong.
- Episode 9
La pulsera de dos colores
The Two-Colored BraceletIsabel and Carmen, best friends since kindergarten, stop speaking after a fight over a doll ends with Isabel knocking over Carmen's block tower. A week later, Isabel finds a box under her bed with their first-day photo, a drawing from Carmen, and the purple and green bracelet they made together one summer. A story about friendship, saying sorry, and what it takes to make up after a fight.
- Episode 10
Las galletas de Paula
Paula's CookiesPaula has never baked, so when her friend Carolina makes cookies for her little brother's birthday, Paula asks her to teach her. She spills flour and gets eggshell in the dough, and Carolina shares her grandmother's idea that food tastes better when you think about the person who will eat it. A story about learning from a friend, making mistakes, and doing something on your own for the first time.
- Episode 11
El pájaro de madera
The Wooden BirdAndrés wants to carve a wooden bird for his grandmother's birthday in his grandfather's old workshop, but his first cuts come out crooked and splintered. Then he sees the wood smoothing his rough cuts on its own, though it only improves what he has already tried. A story about effort, mistakes, and what makes a handmade gift worth giving.
- Episode 12
La flauta de Lucía
Lucía's FluteLucía gets a small wooden flute for her birthday that once belonged to her great-grandmother, and her first note sounds like a duck with a cold. Her little brother, Tomás, covers his ears, so she practices every afternoon after school, one clear note, then two, then three. A story about practice, patience, and playing for other people for the first time.
Season 9
- Episode 1
Camila y la cuchara de madera
Camila and the Wooden SpoonCamila's grandmother leaves her a wooden spoon carved with three words, stir, think, give, and Camila sets out to make the best soup in the world for herself. The soup tastes like almost nothing, until she starts over thinking of Ernesto, the lonely neighbor across the street, and the spoon turns warm in her hand. A story about cooking, kindness, and who you are really doing something for.
- Episode 2
Mateo y el gato del mercado
Mateo and the Market CatMateo tells two small lies at the market, one about his homework and one about a missing empanada, and each time the orange cat who sleeps in the market turns grayer under a growing storm cloud. That afternoon his ball breaks a school window, his friends run off, and nobody saw who kicked it. A story about honesty, courage, and what to do when nobody is watching.
- Episode 3
Valentina y el puente de piedras
Valentina and the Stone BridgeA storm broke the bridge over the creek, so Valentina cannot reach the best tangerine tree, where her neighbor Nicolás is filling his pockets. A talking toad says the stone she kicked into the water is the start of a bridge, and each stone she adds makes the others grow, until she runs out halfway across. A story about patience, rivalry, and what to do when you cannot finish alone.
- Episode 4
Diego y la linterna prestada
Diego and the Borrowed LanternThe harbor lighthouse has been dark for three nights, and the fishermen will not sail without it. Diego finds a blue lantern among the rocks with a note asking for it back at the lighthouse before the new moon, and he keeps it in his room while its flame shrinks each day. A story about borrowing, promises, and how hard it is to return something you wish were yours.
- Episode 5
Lucia y las semillas del viento
Lucia and the WindLucía wakes to dandelion seeds blowing through her window, and each one she plants grows into a flower in seconds. Wanting the prettiest garden on the block, she starts squeezing the seeds into the dirt, and the flowers come up crooked, until the tall sunflower her grandmother planted speaks up. A story about gardening, sharing, and how tightly to hold on to good things.
- Episode 6
Tomás y el mapa del río
Tomás and the River MapTomás knows every rock of the river where he paddles his canoe, but a week of rain has moved them and nothing looks the same. A talking fish says he has been paddling the wrong way, Tomás insists he can find the waterfall alone, and the river goes still until the canoe stops moving. A story about pride, getting lost, and how hard it is to ask for directions.
- Episode 7
Renata y el delantal de colores
Renata and the Colorful ApronRenata is eight, and the women running the cooking contest will not take her seriously, since her last cake ended up on the ceiling. Her grandmother, Concha, gives her an apron with one rule, never take it off when something goes wrong, and each time Renata's cookies fail, a new color appears on the cloth. A story about baking, mistakes, and what to do after the first try fails.
- Episode 8
Julián y la tortuga del jardín
Julián and the Garden TortoiseJulián runs everywhere, and one morning on his way to school he trips over a turtle in the garden who tells him he is always late because he is always fast. At school he rushes through a test and gets most of it wrong, then crashes into Martín at recess and spills juice on him. A story about hurrying, noticing, and what you miss when you never slow down.
- Episode 9
Isabel y la cometa de papel
Isabel and the Paper KiteIsabel flies her aunt Rosa's old purple kite on the hill, still angry at her best friend Clara, who told the whole class that Isabel is afraid to sing in public. The kite keeps sinking, and a bow on its tail turns heavy each time she thinks about Clara, who has said sorry three times without an answer. A story about friendship, anger, and what to do with a grudge.
- Episode 10
Pedro y las monedas del pozo
Pedro and the Wishing Well CoinsPedro tosses coins into a wishing well, asking for a dog, a toy castle, and a bike, but the water shows him a broken plastic dog and a rusty bike with no wheels. A lizard on the edge says the well is fine and asks when Pedro last said thank you for what he has. A story about wishes, gratitude, and what you want once you stop asking for more.
- Episode 11
Sofía y el espejo del mercado
Sofía and the Market MirrorEvery Sunday Sofía passes an unattended market stand with a round mirror, and when she finally looks in, she sees only a blurry shape with no face. She walks past a hungry boy sitting alone on the floor, the way everyone else does, and the next time she checks, her reflection is even foggier. A story about kindness, strangers, and what passing someone by says about you.
- Episode 12
Andrés y la estrella del tejado
Andrés and the Rooftop StarAndrés finds a fallen star on his roof, sure it is broken because its five points are uneven and it cannot shine its way home. Andrés knows the feeling, since the horses he draws always have crooked legs, but when the star shines, its uneven pattern on the wall looks to him like a map. A story about being different, feeling broken, and what makes something worth looking at.
Season 10
- Episode 1
La cuerda azul
The Blue RopeAfter three weeks of trying, Sofía still cannot make a single jump with the rope at recess, and she decides she is just not someone who can. Her grandmother admits it took her three months to learn, then brings out her own fifty-year-old blue rope and turns it slowly in the backyard. A story about patience, practice, and what to tell yourself when something is hard.
- Episode 2
El día prometido
The Promised DayTen-year-old Daniela has promised her little brother Rafa that on Saturday she will teach him to ride his bike without training wheels. That morning Rafa is waiting in the yard with his helmet on when her friend Antonia texts, inviting her to ride bikes at the park and get ice cream. A story about promises, siblings, and choosing between a fun plan and someone counting on you.
- Episode 3
El nido
The NestA magpie wants to build the finest nest in the orchard all by herself, and every time the wind knocks it down, she starts again. A sparrow, a squirrel, and a beaver each offer to help, and each time she says no, until a storm washes away her fourth try. A story about pride, persistence, and what it takes to accept help.
- Episode 4
Las estrellas de papá
Papá's StarsAfter an afternoon at Beto's house, with its giant TV and an app that names every star, Camilo comes home and his own house feels small and old. It is Thursday, so his father takes him to the balcony with hot chocolate and points out the stars the two of them named years ago. A story about comparing, family, and coming home after seeing how someone else lives.
- Episode 5
La promesa del burrito
The Donkey's PromiseWhen the old farmer Faustino hurts his knee and cannot walk, his gray donkey promises to pull the cart of melons to the market alone, without stopping for anything. On the way, an owl offers a riddle, a fox offers bread and honey, and a frog invites him to cool off in the pond. A story about promises, temptation, and what a promise asks of you after you make it.
- Episode 6
La palabra que voló
The Word That FlewAt his grandmother's birthday party, eight-year-old Bruno makes his cousins laugh by imitating his shy cousin Cecilia and repeating the mean nickname kids use for her at school. When Cecilia does not come to the table, Bruno remembers that the sliding door was open while he talked. A story about teasing, apologizing, and words said when you think no one is listening.
- Episode 7
La tortuga cargada
The Loaded TortoiseTina the turtle piles everything she finds on top of her shell, from leaves and colored stones to a bitten apple, just in case. Climbing a hill to the pond, she can barely move, and she brushes off Rabbit and Fox, until an old crane asks how many of those things she has ever used. A story about clutter, worry, and what we carry just in case.
- Episode 8
La cartera perdida
The Lost WalletWaiting in the plaza with his sister Marta, nine-year-old Joaquín finds a worn wallet under the bench, full of money, with an ID photo of an older man. He thinks of the soccer ball he could buy, and Marta says they could keep one bill and no one would ever know. A story about honesty, temptation, and what you do when no one would find out.
- Episode 9
El oso ruidoso
The Noisy BearBoris, a young bear, loves to drum on a hollow log and sing in a big voice at every hour, even at midnight. Little by little the other animals stop coming by his clearing, and when he goes looking for Rabbit and Squirrel, they hurry away without a word. A story about music, neighbors, and sharing a forest with others.
- Episode 11
La gallinita agradecida
The Thankful Little HenEvery morning a little red hen crosses the barnyard to see her best friend, the old rooster, and never says hello to Marcial the duck, Nemesio the goose, or Berta the cow. One afternoon she goes back for a forgotten seed, a storm hits, and she cannot make it to the henhouse. A story about friendship, gratitude, and the neighbors we walk past every day.
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