Comedy — A2 Short Stories
22 stories

He enters the wrong apartment. Eats the wrong food. Steals the wrong cookies. The woman is angry. But the cookies were worth it. Learn Spanish A2.
El Apartamento Malo
The Wrong Apartment

He is allergic to cats. She has seven cats. He says he loves cats. Now he sneezes forever. Love is complicated. Learn Spanish A2.
La Alergia a los Gatos
The Cat Allergy

Your face has the shape of a face. Your clothes have no holes. You look less tired today. He means well. He fails completely. Learn Spanish A2.
El Cumplido
The Compliment

Twenty years of marriage. He has never cooked. Tonight he tries. The chicken is black. The smoke is everywhere. They go to the restaurant. Learn Spanish A2.
El Cocinero
The Cook

He wanted to look handsome. Now he looks like everyone's grandmother. His dog runs. His girlfriend leaves. His mother cries. Learn Spanish A2.
El Corte de Pelo
The Disastrous Haircut

She arrives at six. Works in darkness. Everyone thinks she is a ghost. They leave food on her desk. She eats everything. Learn Spanish A2.
El Pájaro Temprano
The Early Bird

She falls forty-three times. She lands on a plant. The plant dies. The teacher calls her an artist. She accepts. Learn Spanish A2.
La Clase de Ejercicio
The Exercise Class

He pushes doors that say pull. He uses children's weights. He gains two kilos. He is very happy. Learn Spanish A2.
El Gimnasio
The Gym Disaster

Monday: buy fruit. Tuesday: look at fruit. Wednesday: fruit starts dying. Sunday: eat cake. The cat approves. Learn Spanish A2.
La Vida Sana
The Healthy Life

She eats cereal for dinner. She tells one friend. Now the whole country knows. A company pays her a million. For cereal. Learn Spanish A2.
El Secreto
The Secret

He says he is hot. In Spanish, this means something else. An old woman runs. A policeman laughs. Now all of Madrid knows him. Learn Spanish A2.
El Turista Caliente
The Hot Tourist

The GPS sends him to a wedding. Then a funeral. Then a surprise party. His wife programmed everything. Happy birthday. Learn Spanish A2.
El Conductor Perdido
The Lost Driver

The museum is thirty steps away. He walks for four hours. He asks six people. He sees the whole city. Except the museum. Learn Spanish A2.
El Turista Perdido
The Lost Tourist

The dog was small. Now the dog is bigger than him. The dog has his bed, his food, his girlfriend. He lives in a box. Learn Spanish A2.
El Perro Nuevo
The New Dog

His baby only sleeps when he leaves. He puts coffee in the fridge. He calls his wife mother. He sits in the baby chair. Learn Spanish A2.
El Nuevo Padre
The New Father

Roberto brings one cat. Then three. Then forty-seven. Now Roberto lives in the house. He lives in the garden. With the cats. Learn Spanish A2.
El Nuevo Vecino
The New Neighbor

He is the new boss. No one speaks to him. His coffee is always cold. Someone writes BOSS = BAD on his door. His mother is proud. Learn Spanish A2.
Mi Nuevo Puesto
My New Position

Her husband talks in his sleep. She learns everything. The hidden money. The eaten cake. The gift for another woman. Now she talks too. Learn Spanish A2.
El Problema de Dormir
The Sleep Disorder

He forgot her birthday. He gives her a potato. She cries with joy. Twenty years later, they have a potato museum. Love is strange. Learn Spanish A2.
El Regalo Inesperado
The Unexpected Gift

One hundred twenty photos. In every one, a man with his finger in his nose. Same yellow shirt. They cannot escape him. Learn Spanish A2.
La Foto de Vacaciones
The Vacation Photo

Rain. No hotel. Car breaks down. Worst vacation ever. Best memories ever. Now they search for bad hotels on purpose. Learn Spanish A2.
Las Peores Vacaciones
The Worst Vacation

He cries at the wrong funeral. Gives a speech. Eats the food. Takes extra cake. They love him. Ana would have laughed. Learn Spanish A2.
El Funeral Equivocado
The Wrong Funeral