Show Notes
Berto the cat wants the dog's life. Toto the dog wants the rooster's, and Lalo the rooster wants the cat's warm windowsill. One morning they agree to trade places for a day, while Lola the sheep stays in her corner and watches. By noon all three are back at the watering trough, and Lola asks them a question that makes them stop and think.
A story about wanting someone else's life until you have to live it for a morning.
Words to listen for: corral (barnyard), alféizar (windowsill), suspirar (to sigh), ronronear (to purr), despeinado (rumpled).
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l gato Berto quiere la vida del perro. El perro Toto quiere la del gallo, y el gallo Lalo quiere el alféizar soleado del gato. Una mañana deciden cambiar de lugar por un día, mientras la oveja Lola los mira desde su esquina. Al mediodía los tres están de vuelta junto al bebedero, y Lola les hace una pregunta que los deja pensando.
Un cuento sobre compararse con los demás, y sobre lo que uno descubre cuando por fin prueba la vida del otro.
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