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El sándwich de Carla, written by Debbie Herman and illustrated by Sheila Bailey

This story, originally published in English, is an entertaining story about Carla, a girl with an extremely unusual taste in food. Every day she brings a new creation…

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Pulgarcito (Little Tom Thumb) de Charles Perrault

Érase una vez un matrimonio de leñadores que vivía en una casa vieja y destartalada. El matrimonio era tan pobre que apenas podía alimentar a sus siete hijos.

Al menor, sus padres lo llamaron Pulgarcito, porque…

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The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen

Read by Maclovia, a Cody’s Cuentos fan from Mexico. Gracias, Maclovia!
Hace muchísimos años vivía un rey que tenía once hijos y una hija llamada Elisa. Los hermanos se querían mucho y eran muy unidos. Aunque…

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Don’t let the title of this week’s tale fool you. This “Snow White” is a different girl from the classic Snow White who hung out with the seven dwarfs.

Blancanieve y Rojaflor (”Snow-White and Rose-Red”) is a German fairy tale. According to…

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Mother’s Day is this weekend in the U.S., so here is a lovely story for all the new moms and expectant mothers-to-be out there.

“Before You Were Here, Mi Amor”, written by Samantha R. Vamos is a bilingual picture book about…

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Elsa is a sweet little girl who wants to give her dear grandmother a present. But what kind of present can a little girl offer, that will bring her grandma joy and not cost a cent? Listen to this story…

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¡Hola a todos! After a longer than expected hiatus, Cody’s Cuentos is finally back online.

Thanks to everyone for your patience to to those of you who have emailed asking where we were and when we would return. Also, “muchas gracias” to…

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Vamos a remar,
en un botecito,
rápido,
rápido,
rápido,
rápido,
en un botecito.

Vamos a volar,
en un avioncito,
rápido,
rápido,
rápido,
rápido,
en un avioncito.

Vamos a pasear,
en un cochecito,
rápido,
rápido,
rápido,
rápido,
en un cochecito.

Photo: “Row, row, row your boat”, courtesy of Monkey & Timmy

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Here’s an entertaining story from the Brothers Grimm about three girlfriends who make a pact and then suffer from Murphy’s Law. Everything that can go wrong, does go wrong!

Megui is our reader on this tale and she blasts through it.…

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This is an adorable story about a patchwork quilt, a little girl and her grandmother. Get the enhanced transcript of “La colcha de retazos” in the Cody’s Cuentos online store.

Quilt and photo by Rebekah

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Un cuento uruguayo, escrito por Horacio Quiroga

Foto de Szeke

Click here for a Spanish-English glossary of some words in this story.

Cierta vez las víboras dieron un gran baile. Invitaron a las ranas y a los sapos, a los flamencos, y a…

Although Horacio Quiroga wrote this story for his children, there are plenty of words in this tale that may be unfamiliar to even advanced Spanish speakers. Here are a few definitions. The words are listed in order of their appearance…

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This story is based on true events and deals with animal cruelty. It may not be suitable for very young listeners.

A serial dog killer is on the loose in a wealthy Hong Kong neighborhood. For the past 20 years…

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The lovable brother-and-sister duo are back. This time they’re playing hide-and-seek in the park. This BEGINNER-level story focuses on Spanish cardinal and ordinal numbers. If you don’t know what those are, get the Spanish transcript, which also includes a complete…

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Read more about Cupid, in Spanish, in “El niño malo” transcript. (Update: Revised transcript available sometime in May 2009. Will update this entry when it is available.)