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Apr 2025
9m 25s

Told Faster: El gatito valiente

SMALL TOWN SPANISH TEACHER
About this episode

This episode is a faster retell of El gatito valiente from season. Juan is a little cat. He thought today would be like any other day exploring with his family, but instead he woke up to discover that is home became a construction site! Will he be able to make his way through the heavy equipment and find his family?


This story is in the third person and the present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “viga” (beam),“tierra” (dirt), “borde” (edge), “busca” (looks for), “grúa” (crane) and “volquete” (dump truck).


No matter where you are in your language journey, stories will help you on your way. You can find a transcript of the story and read along at: https://smalltownspanishteacher.com/2025/04/02/simple-stories-in-spanish-told-faster-el-gatito-valiente/ 


You can find the original recording of this story here: https://smalltownspanishteacher.com/2022/05/30/simple-stories-in-spanish-el-gatito-valiente/ 


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