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Emilio Gonzalez, who works as an intercultural mediator with immigrant children in Tenerife, emailed me to see if I could help to translate a short story into as many languages as possible. <\/p>\n
Here’s the \u00c9rase una vez un rat\u00f3n que sali\u00f3 de su madriguera y se encontr\u00f3 un enorme le\u00f3n. <\/p>\n El le\u00f3n quer\u00eda com\u00e9rselo. El le\u00f3n se apiad\u00f3 al ver cu\u00e1n peque\u00f1o era le rat\u00f3n y lo solt\u00f3. Cuando lleg\u00f3 al lugar, encontr\u00f3 al le\u00f3n atrapado en una red. El rat\u00f3n empez\u00f3 a roer la cuerda de la red y el le\u00f3n pudo salvarse.<\/p>\n Desde aquella noche, los dos fueron amigos para siempre.<\/p>\n Once upon a time there was a little mouse who, coming out of his hole, met an enormous lion. <\/p>\n The lion wanted to eat him up. Seeing how tiny the mouse was, the lion took pity on him and set him free. When he got to the place, he found the lion trapped in a net. The mouse started to nibble at the rope of the net and the lion was saved.<\/p>\n From that day on they were friends forever.<\/p>\noriginal<\/del> Spanish version, and the English version: <\/p>\nEl le\u00f3n y el rat\u00f3n<\/h3>\n
\n– Por favor, le\u00f3n no me comas. Puede que un d\u00eda me necesites.
\nEl le\u00f3n le respondi\u00f3:
\n-\u00bfC\u00f3mo quieres que te necesite, con lo peque\u00f1o que eres?<\/p>\n
\nUn d\u00eda, el rat\u00f3n escuch\u00f3 unos rugidos terribles.
\nEra el se\u00f1or le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
\n– \u00edYo te salvar\u00e9! – dijo el rat\u00f3n.
\n\u00bfT\u00fa? Eres demasiado peque\u00f1o para tanto esfuerzo.<\/p>\nThe Lion and the Mouse<\/h3>\n
\n“Please, Mr. Lion, don’t eat me. One day you might need me.”
\nThe lion answered, “Why should I need someone as small as you?”<\/p>\n
\nOne day, the mouse heard an almight roar.
\nIt was the lion.<\/p>\n
\n“I’ll save you!” said the mouse.
\n“You?” You are too small for such a hard task.”<\/p>\n