Show Notes
Valentina can smell the mandarin oranges from her window every morning. But the bridge broke in the storm, and now the stream sits between her and the tree she's been eyeing all season. Worse, her neighbor Nicolás is already on the other side, pockets full and smiling.
When a honey-spotted toad tells her one stone at a time is all she needs, Valentina starts building. But she runs out halfway across, and the only person who can help is the last person she wants to ask.
A story about patience, swallowing your pride, and what becomes possible when you stop trying to do everything alone.
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Have a story idea? [email protected] === === Valentina puede oler las mandarinas desde su ventana cada mañana. Pero el puente se rompió en la tormenta, y ahora el arroyo la separa del árbol que ha tenido en mente toda la temporada. Para colmo, su vecino Nicolás ya está del otro lado, con los bolsillos llenos y una sonrisa de suficiencia.
Cuando un sapo con manchas color miel le dice que una piedra a la vez es todo lo que necesita, Valentina empieza a construir. Pero se queda sin piedras a la mitad, y la única persona que puede ayudarla es la última que quiere pedírselo.
Una historia sobre la paciencia, tragarse el orgullo y lo que se vuelve posible cuando dejas de querer hacerlo todo sola. ¿Quieres leer el cuento con tus hijos, tener las preguntas listas y aprovechar el momento más allá del audio? El kit completo de este episodio está en Patreon > https://www.patreon.com/spanishstoriesforkids
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