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چوپان ناراضی

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This story is called, چوپان ناراضی This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. بودنبوددریک قریه دوریک چوپان بود. چوپان عادت داشت دریک جای معین زیریک درخت بنشیند.وگله گوسفندانش رابرای چریدن دراطراف آن نگه دارد. زیردرخت سه قطعه سنگ بود.که چوپان همیشه آن رابرای روشن ساختن آتش استفاده میکردوبرای خودچای دم می کرد. هرباری که آتش روشن میکرد متوجه میشدکه مادام یک سنگ سرداست وهیچ گرم نمیشودمثل سنگ های دیگر،اما چوپان دلیل این سردی سنگ رانمیدانست. چندبارکوشش کردکه جای سنگ راتبدیل کندشایدسنگ گرم شوداماهیچ چیزی دستگیرش نشد،وسنگ درهرجاییکه قرارمیگرفت سردبود. تااینکه یک روزتصمیم گرفت تارازاین

El regalo de Ana

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Este cuento se llama El regalo de Ana: un cuento de Día del niño, escrito y leído por Lorena Romero. El Día del niño es una festividad que se celebra alrededor del mundo. México celebra anualmente el 30 de abril. El objetivo es que los niños se sientan especiales regalándoles juguetes, llevándolos a comer un helado o planeando un día divertido para ellos. En Estados Unidos, muchas bibliotecas celebran el Día de los niños y día de los libros, una celebración establecida por la Asociación de Bibliotecas de los Estados Unidos, también llamada ALA.

La zorra y el gato

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Este cuento se llama La Zorra y El Gato, un cuento folclórico Ucraniano seleccionado por Robert Nisbet y publicado por Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk-Tales en 1894. Está es una adaptación y grabación de LibraryCall. En un bosque tupido en el Este de Europa, en un país ahora conocido como Ucrania, érase una vez vivía una pequeña zorra roja. Cerca de la zorra vivía un hombre con un gato llamado Señor Pelos. El gato en sus tiempos fue muy bueno en su trabajo de atrapar ratones que entraban a la casa o al jardín, pero ahora estaba viejo y un medio ciego.

Ana's Gift: a Día del Niño Story

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This story is called Ana’s Gift: A Día del niño Story, written and read by Lorena Romero. Día del niño, or Child’s Day, is a holiday celebrated worldwide. Mexico celebrates annually on April 30. The celebrations often include making children feel special by gifting them toys, taking them out for ice cream, or planning a fun day for them. In the United States, many libraries celebrate Día de los niños/día de los libros, a cultural initiative recognized by the American Library Association.

La Doctora Mae Jemison orbitando la Tierra

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Este cuento se llama La doctora Mae Jemison, un relato real de la primera mujer afroamericana que viajó al espacio, escrito por Lauren Kratz Prushko, traducido por Stephaney Cortes Alvarado, y narrado por Lorena Romero. Esta es una grabación de LibraryCall. "Seis, cinco, cuatro..." los motores del transbordador espacial llamado Endeavour arrancaron con un rugido ensordecedor y el transbordador comenzó a agitarse y a vibrar.

The Thankful Tree

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This story is called The Thankful Tree by Lorena Romero. This is a LibraryCall recording. RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING The school bell rang. If this were a normal year, José Luis would be jumping with excitement. He would be dashing out his classroom door, running out of the school, and hopping into his mom’s car. Every year during fall break, José Luis’ school had a whole week off, and he would use that time to play his favorite games, day and night. His family doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving, so he got to stay up late and play Minecraft for hours.

La Llorona (english version)

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“No!” screamed Luna. “I don’t like it! I am not going to eat it. No way!” Luna hated the plate in front of her. Carne? No thanks. Arroz y frijoles? Yuck. And AGUA too?! Was she being grounded? Luna knew mamá had worked very hard on dinner, but she wanted conchas y champurrado now. Why did she have to eat all this icky stuff before getting to the good part?

Louie & Lily and the Case of Time to Rhyme

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It was Monday morning, and there was a hustle and bustle in the Williams' house. While the Williams' kids rushed around getting ready for school, Louie the turtle swam happily around in his tank. 8-year-old Charisse soon arrived to feed him his breakfast of floating fish pellets. Lily, the bulldog, wagged her tail, following Charisse into the bathroom. Lily knew that it would be time for her morning walk and talk as soon as Charisse finished brushing her teeth. That's when they stopped to talk to their neighbors.

Waslene and the Forest Godmother

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At one time, in a small town in Haiti, there was a girl named Waslene who had to live with her heartless and selfish stepmother. Sadly for Waslene, her father had fallen ill and was no longer on this earth. Every day while Waslene was at school, her stepmother would cook Tablet Kokoye or coconut candy to sell in the outdoor market. The stepmother would earn a fair amount of money selling these sweets, but would she share with Waslene? No! She would spend the money on herself even though she lived in the house that was now supposed to belong to Waslene.

First Day Back

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This story is called First Day Back, written and read by Ryan Aoto. This is a LibraryCall recording. On the last night of summer break, Jaiden sat at the dinner table with his mom. Normally, he was very talkative. He didn’t get to have dinner with his mom often. She worked all the time. That night, however, he sat silent, poking at his food. “What’s wrong Sweetie,” his mother asked. Jaiden shrugged. “Are you sad that summer’s over?” Jaiden shrugged again. “You’ll have a great time tomorrow,” she said with a smile. “You’re going to be in Ms. Chen’s class, like you wanted.