Spanish stories
Eagle Becomes Real Dad After Thinking Rock Was His Egg
Murphy, un águila calva, pensó que una roca era su huevo.
Murphy, MOOR-fee, Murphy,
un oon a
águila AH-gee-lah eagle
calva, KAHL-vah, bald,
pensó pen-SOH thought
que keh that
una OO-nah a
roca ROH-kah rock
era EH-rah was
su soo his
huevo. WEH-voh. egg.
La protegió durante semanas, actuando como un padre.
La lah He
protegió proh-teh-HEE-oh protected
durante doo-RAN-teh for
semanas, seh-MAH-nahs, weeks,
actuando ahk-TWAN-doh acting
como KOH-moh like
un oon a
padre. PAH-dreh. father.
Luego, un águila bebé huérfana llegó al santuario.
Luego, LWEH-goh, Then,
un oon an
águila AH-gee-lah eagle
bebé beh-BEH baby
huérfana WER-fah-nah orphaned
llegó yeh-GOH arrived
al ahl at the
santuario. san-twa-REE-oh. sanctuary.
Pusieron el aguilucho con Murphy, y él se convirtió en su nuevo papá.
Pusieron poo-see-EH-ron They put
el el the
aguilucho ah-gee-LOO-choh eaglet
con kon with
Murphy, MOOR-fee, Murphy,
y ee and
él el he
se seh became
convirtió kon-veer-tee-OH became
en en in
su soo its
nuevo noo-EH-voh new
papá. pah-PAH. dad.
Murphy alimenta y cuida al águila bebé ahora.
Murphy MOOR-fee Murphy
alimenta ah-lee-MEN-tah feeds
y ee and
cuida kwee-DAH cares for
al ahl the
águila AH-gee-lah eagle
bebé beh-BEH baby
ahora. ah-OH-rah. now.
El santuario dice que Murphy está haciendo un gran trabajo.
El el The
santuario san-twa-REE-oh sanctuary
dice DEE-seh says
que keh that
Murphy MOOR-fee Murphy
está es-TAH is
haciendo ah-see-EN-doh doing
un oon a
gran grahn great
trabajo. trah-BAH-hoh. job.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/murphy-bald-eagle-rock.html
Test your comprehension
What did Murphy, the bald eagle, think a rock was?
- su huevo
- su comida
- su nido
- su amigo
What happened after Murphy took care of the rock?
- Un águila bebé huérfana llegó al santuario
- Pusieron el aguilucho con Murphy
- Murphy voló lejos
- La roca se rompió
What role did Murphy take on for the baby eagle?
- Un amigo
- su nuevo papá
- un maestro
- un protector
How does the sanctuary feel about Murphy’s efforts?
- No les importa
- están haciendo un gran trabajo
- están preocupados
- desean que se detenga
Grammar cards for this story
Present Simple Tense
- Example: Murphy feeds and cares for the baby eagle now.
- Explanation: The present simple tense is used to describe habitual actions or general truths. In this example, “feeds” and “cares” indicate actions that Murphy regularly performs.
Past Simple Tense
- Example: Murphy thought that a rock was his egg.
- Explanation: The past simple tense is used to describe completed actions that happened at a specific time in the past. The verbs “thought” and “was” indicate actions that occurred in the past regarding Murphy’s belief about the rock.
Future Simple Tense
- Example: The sanctuary says that Murphy will do a great job.
- Explanation: The future simple tense is used to express actions that will happen at a later time. In this case, “will do” indicates an expectation for Murphy’s future performance.
Gerunds
- Example: Acting like a father.
- Explanation: Gerunds are formed by adding -ing to a verb and function as nouns. “Acting” in this example describes the action Murphy is performing as part of his role.
Passive Voice
- Example: The baby eagle was put with Murphy.
- Explanation: The passive voice emphasizes the action being done to the subject rather than who is performing the action. In this case, “was put” indicates that someone placed the baby eagle with Murphy, but the doer is not specified.