1. Ian is a leprechaun who lives in Dublin and enjoys playing the violin. He wants to play for the Martians on Mars but does not know how to get there. 2. He asks his friends Jack and Jerry for suggestions. Jack suggests flying on a duck, while Jerry suggests taking a rocket. Ian decides to take the rocket to Mars. 3. On Mars, Ian finds a rainbow and decides to look for the pot of gold, which he finds after 27 seconds of searching. He brings it back to Earth to share with Jack and Jerry.

1. Perlas de cuentos Designed for use with Teaching Proficiency through reading and storytelling™ ©Perlas2005 Holiday tales

2. Perlas de Cuentos can be used as emergency/substitute lesson plans or as makeup lessons for students who miss class. They are designed to last 40 – 45 minutes. There are 20 questions for each story. They are narrated in Spanish and have English translations. Click on the leprechaun to get the English translation. Click on the leprechaun again to return to the original slide. Click on the Sun to get back to the story. Please send any comments/corrections to [email_address] Please send any suggestions to the same email.

3. Ian El duende va al espacio ©perlas2005

4. Ian, the Leprechaun, goes to outer space

5. Vocabulario Nuevo Duende = leprechaun Arco iris = rainbow Olla de oro = pot of gold Comparte = s/he shares Va a tocar = s/he is going to play (instrument)

6. Hay un duende que se llama Ian. A Ian le gusta mucho tocar el violín.

7. There is a leprechaun named Ian. Ian likes to play the violin a lot.

9. 1. What is the leprechaun’s name? 2. Where does he live? 3. What does he like to do?

10. Ian vive en Dublin, Irlandía. Quiere tocar el violín en Martes para los marcianos. Pero, no sabe como llegar a Martes. ?

11. Ian lives in Dublin, Ireland. He wants to play the violin on Mars for the Martians. But, he doesn’t know how to get to Mars. ?

13. 4. Where does he want to go? 5. What does he want to do? 6. For whom does he want to do this?

14. Así que decide hablar con sus dos amigos Jack y Jerry. Les pregunta - ¿Cómo puedo ir a Martes? Quiero tocar el violín para los marcianos.

15. Therefore, he decides to speak with his two friends Jack and Jerry. He asks them, “How can I go to Mars? I want to play the violin for the Martians.

17. 7. What are his friends’ names? 8. What did he decide to do with his friends?

18. Jack le dice – Debes subirte a un pato y vuela a Martes.

19. Jack says to him “You should get on a duck and fly to Mars.”

20. 9. ¿Qué sugiere Jack?

21. 9. What does Jack suggest?

22. Ian le responde – No me gustan los patos. Hablan demasiado.

23. Ian answers “ I don’t like ducks. They talk too much.”

24. 10. ¿Por qué no quiere hacer esto?

25. 10. Why doesn’t he want to do this?

26. Jerry le dice – Martes está en el espacio exterior. Necesitas subirte a un cohete y vuela al Martes.

27. Jerry says to him “Mars is in outer space. You need to get on a rocket and fly to Mars.

29. 11. What does Jerry suggest?

30. Ian le responde - ¡Qué idea tan terrífica! Voy a subirme a un cohete y voy a volar a Martes.

31. Ian answers “What a terrific idea! I am going to get on a rocket and I am going to fly to Mars.”

32. 12. ¿Qué decide hacer Ian?

33. 12. What does Ian decide to do?

34. Voy a tocarles el violín a los marcianos.

35. I am going to play the violins for the Martians.

36. 13. ¿Qué va a hacer?

37. 13. What is he going to do?

38. Cuando Ian llega a Martes, ve un arco iris hermoso y grande. Tiene una idea. Va a buscar la olla de oro famosa.

39. When Ian arrives on Mars, he sees a big, beautiful rainbow. He has an idea. He is going to look for the famous pot of gold.

41. 14. What does he see on Mars? 15. What does he decide to look for?

42. Ian busca y busca y busca. Busca veinte y siete segundos. Y por fin, encontró una olla de oro grande.

43. Ian searches and searches and searches. He searches for 27 seconds. And finally, he found a huge pot of gold.

44. 16. ¿Qué encontró?

45. 16. What does he find?

46. Decidió llevar la olla a la tierra.

47. He decided to take the pot to Earth.

48. 17. ¿Quién decidió llevar la olla a la tierra?

49. 17. Who decided to bring the pot to Earth?

50. Comparte todo el oro con sus amigos Jack y Jerry. Beben mucha cerveza y cantan canciones irlandesas.

51. He shares all of the gold with his friends Jack and Jerry. They drink a lot of beer and sing Irish songs.

53. 17. What do Ian, Jack and Jerry share? 18. What do they do?

54. Están muy contentos y viven felices para siempre.

55. They are very happy and live happily ever after.

56. 20. ¿Cómo viven ellos ahora?

57. 20. How do they live now?

58. El Fin ©Perlas2005

59. The End ©Perlas2005