This easy bilingual retelling of The Little Red Hen in English and Spanish is a fun way for beginners to learn Spanish through simple storytelling. Each English line appears with its Spanish translation, so readers can understand new vocabulary instantly and follow the story without confusion.
Because the sentences are short and beginner-friendly, this works beautifully as a bilingual story for kids, a Spanish–English reading activity for families, or a gentle Spanish immersion option for adults who enjoy classic tales.
Stories like The Little Red Hen help build Spanish vocabulary naturally through repetition, context, and enjoyable reading time.
The Little Red Hen / La Gallinita Roja
One day, the Little Red Hen found some wheat seeds on the ground.
Un día, la Gallinita Roja encontró unas semillas de trigo en el suelo.
“Who will help me plant them?” she asked.
“¿Quién me ayudará a plantarlas?” preguntó.
“Not I,” said the dog.
“Yo no,” dijo el perro.
“Not I,” said the cat.
“Yo no,” dijo el gato.
“Not I,” said the mouse.
“Yo no,” dijo el ratón.
“Then I will plant them myself,” said the Little Red Hen.
“Entonces las plantaré yo sola,” dijo la Gallinita Roja.
And she did.
Y lo hizo.
Soon the wheat grew tall and golden.
Pronto el trigo creció alto y dorado.
“Who will help me cut the wheat?” she asked.
“¿Quién me ayudará a cortar el trigo?” preguntó.
“Not I,” said the dog.
“Yo no,” dijo el perro.
“Not I,” said the cat.
“Yo no,” dijo el gato.
“Not I,” said the mouse.
“Yo no,” dijo el ratón.
“Then I will cut it myself,” said the Little Red Hen.
“Entonces lo cortaré yo sola,” dijo la Gallinita Roja.
And she did.
Y lo hizo.
“Who will help me grind the wheat into flour?” she asked.
“¿Quién me ayudará a moler el trigo en harina?” preguntó.
Again, no one wanted to help.
De nuevo, nadie quiso ayudar.
“Then I will do it myself,” she said.
“Entonces lo haré yo sola,” dijo ella.
And she did.
Y lo hizo.
“Who will help me bake the bread?” she asked.
“¿Quién me ayudará a hornear el pan?” preguntó.
“Not I!” “Not I!” “Not I!” they all said.
“¡Yo no!” “¡Yo no!” “¡Yo no!” dijeron todos.
“Then I will bake it myself,” said the Little Red Hen.
“Entonces lo hornearé yo sola,” dijo la Gallinita Roja.
And she did.
Y lo hizo.
Soon the warm smell of fresh bread filled the air.
Pronto el olor cálido del pan fresco llenó el aire.
“Who will help me eat the bread?” she asked.
“¿Quién me ayudará a comer el pan?” preguntó.
“I will!” barked the dog.
“¡Yo!” ladró el perro.
“I will!” meowed the cat.
“¡Yo!” maulló el gato.
“I will!” squeaked the mouse.
“¡Yo!” chilló el ratón.
“No,” said the Little Red Hen.
“No,” dijo la Gallinita Roja.
“You didn’t help me plant it, cut it, grind it, or bake it.”
“No me ayudaron a plantarlo, cortarlo, molerlo ni hornearlo.”
“So I will eat the bread myself.”
“Así que yo comeré el pan sola.”
And she did.
Y lo hizo.
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