Chasing Feathers: Mateo's Barcelona Birdwatching Adventure

Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Chasing Feathers: Mateo's Barcelona Birdwatching Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/es/episode/2025-04-19-22-34-02-es Story Transcript:Es: Mateo caminaba por el paseo marítimo de Barcelona, sus ojos brillando con curiosidad mientras se mezclaba con el bullicio de la gente.En: Mateo walked along the paseo marítimo in Barcelona, his eyes shining with curiosity as he mingled with the bustle of people.Es: La primavera adornaba la ciudad con colores vivos, y el aire fresco del mar llenaba sus pulmones.En: Spring adorned the city with bright colors, and the fresh sea air filled his lungs.Es: Era un día perfecto para el viaje escolar, y aunque sus compañeros de clase estaban emocionados por pasar un día fuera, Mateo tenía una misión más seria: encontrar un pájaro raro que había leído en sus libros de observación de aves.En: It was a perfect day for the school trip, and although his classmates were excited to spend a day out, Mateo had a more serious mission: to find a rare bird he had read about in his bird-watching books.Es: A su lado, Sofia y Carlos reían y bromeaban sobre quién llegaría primero a la caseta de helados.En: Next to him, Sofia and Carlos laughed and joked about who would reach the ice cream stand first.Es: Mateo, sin embargo, mantenía un ojo en el cielo, buscando cualquier señal de alas que pudiera llevar a su preciado descubrimiento.En: Mateo, however, kept an eye on the sky, looking for any sign of wings that might lead to his prized discovery.Es: Su corazón latía rápido al pensar en la posibilidad de ver al pájaro en persona.En: His heart beat fast at the thought of possibly seeing the bird in person.Es: El desafío, sin embargo, era la constante vigilancia de los profesores.En: The challenge, however, was the constant supervision of the teachers.Es: "Recuerden, todos deben mantenerse juntos," les había dicho la maestra antes de comenzar la caminata.En: "Remember, everyone must stay together," the teacher had told them before beginning the walk.Es: Esto complicaba los planes de Mateo.En: This complicated Mateo's plans.Es: Mientras avanzaban por el paseo, Mateo miró a sus amigos con una chispa de ingenio en sus ojos.En: As they moved along the paseo, Mateo looked at his friends with a spark of wit in his eyes.Es: "Carlos, Sofia," comenzó Mateo con un tono conspirador, "necesito que me ayuden a crear una distracción."En: "Carlos, Sofia," Mateo began with a conspiratorial tone, "I need you to help me create a distraction."Es: Sofia levantó una ceja, intrigada.En: Sofia raised an eyebrow, intrigued.Es: "¿Qué tipo de distracción?"En: "What kind of distraction?"Es: "Algo lo suficientemente grande como para que pueda escaparme unos minutos.En: "Something big enough so that I can slip away for a few minutes.Es: Quiero ver el pájaro raro.En: I want to see the rare bird.Es: Sé que está aquí en esta época del año."En: I know it's here around this time of year."Es: Carlos sonrió.En: Carlos smiled.Es: "Podríamos fingir caer o algo así."En: "We could pretend to fall or something like that."Es: Sofia rio, asintiendo.En: Sofia laughed, nodding.Es: "Podemos hacer eso.En: "We can do that.Es: Pero, ¿llevarás tu cámara?"En: But, will you take your camera?"Es: Mateo asintió, decidido.En: Mateo nodded, determined.Es: "Sí, no pienso perder esta oportunidad."En: "Yes, I don't intend to miss this...

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