Stories in Spanish by level, with translation
You learn a language fastest from stories you almost fully understand. Every story here is short, a little silly, and keeps repeating the same few words, so they stick by themselves. Pick your level and start.
Start free in the app →A1 · Beginner
Paco y la paella voladoraAn enormous octopus in Valencia wants to cook the world's biggest paella, but with eight arms everything flies away, so he sells flying rice instead.A1 · Free
Pablo y el burro con gafas de solPablo waits for the bus to go to work, but a donkey with sunglasses arrives, and then a thousand donkeys arrive, and the donkey turns out to be the bus driver.A1 · Free
Lucía y el gato de las cuatro de la mañanaLucía moves into a new flat where a fat white cat plays the guitar terribly every night at four in the morning, until Lucía takes the guitar and plays it much better.A1 · ⭐ Plus
Carmen y la sandía giganteCarmen buys an enormous watermelon at the market, but it is far too big for her small house, and inside it she finds a hundred tiny watermelons.A1 · ⭐ Plus
A2 · Elementary
La abuela Carmen baila por fin en la teleCarmen, a 92-year-old grandmother from Seville, wants to be a flamenco star but is afraid of the stage, until her enormous cat helps her dance on TV in her tiny 1960 shoes.A2 · Free
Pepito no podía dormir la siestaA tiny dog in Madrid cannot nap because of noisy neighbours, finds the perfect quiet place, and discovers it is a concert stage.A2 · Free
Javier tiene hipo (y la doctora también)Javier goes to the doctor after three days of hiccups, but the doctor has hiccups too, and in the end the hiccups jump into her stethoscope.A2 · ⭐ Plus
Cincuenta tapas, por favorMarta wants five tapas in a noisy bar in Madrid, but she orders too fast, gets fifty tapas, and ends up inviting the whole bar to a party.A2 · ⭐ Plus
B1 · Intermediate
La cita del año 2030Daniel needs an appointment at the immigration office, but the first free slot is in 2030, so he builds a time machine in his kitchen — and his neighbour takes it to the moon.B1 · Free
La entrevista en pijamaAlejandro runs to an important job interview, discovers in the office that he is wearing dinosaur pyjamas, and learns the company wants exactly someone to test pyjamas.B1 · Free
La fiesta de Elena: ¡todo el barrio en la terraza!Elena meant to invite five friends, but a wrong message brings the whole neighborhood, the mayor with a band and her furious cat, and it turns into the best party of the year.B1 · ⭐ Plus
Pepa, la gallina que manda en el bañoSofía shares a small flat in Madrid with four people and a very serious hen, Pepa, who controls the bathroom and hides a secret love of classical music and hot baths.B1 · ⭐ Plus