Simple Stories in Spanish
Episodes
Mi viaje a México, parte 4
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In June of 2025 I finally traveled to a place I have wanted to visit for some time: Mexico. The final stop on my Mexico trip was the one I was most ex...
Mi viaje a México, parte 3
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In June of 2025 I finally traveled to a place I have wanted to visit for some time: Mexico. In today’s leg of my trip, we left the ruins and the bea...
Mi viaje a México, parte 2
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In June of 2025 I finally traveled to a place I have wanted to visit for some time: Mexico. My trip to Mexico began with the beach and then the impres...
Mi viaje a México, parte 1
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In June of 2025 I finally traveled to a place I have wanted to visit for some time: Mexico. It was an amazing adventure filled with history, food, fun...
La aventura de la vida, parte 11
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
They made it out of Xibalbá! They beat the odds, escaping the gods’ tricks and traps. They climbed the roots of the ceiba tree and found their way ...
La aventura de la vida, parte 10
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra is ready to leave Xibalbá. She is tired of the riddles and rooms full of tricks. She feels that they are close to the exit, but she also knows...
La aventura de la vida, parte 9
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
They’ve done it! It appears that Sandra has led Gabriel to the Treasure of the Jaguar King - the whole reason they are on this journey. A room fille...
La aventura de la vida, parte 8
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Xibalbá it is easy to lose your head, both figuratively and literally as Sandra has already discovered. She and her companions have made it throug...
La aventura de la vida, parte 7
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Xibalbá, the mayan underworld also known as “the place of fear”, is divided into rooms. Sandra and Gabriel, joined by the evil men hunting them, ...
La aventura de la vida, parte 6
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The only people to defeat the gods of Xibalba are the Hero Twins, and they did so by resurrecting themselves after being ground into dust. Sandra does...
La aventura de la vida, parte 5
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra barely escaped death in an underground river. Now she and Gabriel must find their way out. Each twist and turn of the dark caverns brings them ...
La aventura de la vida, parte 4
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra and Gabriel have fallen through the floor of the grand pyramid of Chichen Itzá, El Castillo. After solving puzzles and more falling through th...
La aventura de la vida, parte 3
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra and Gabriel are hiding out in one of the may ruins of Chichen Itzá so they can climb El Castillo and enter the temple. Of course, finding the ...
La aventura de la vida, parte 2
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On her way to Costa Rica, Sandra was pushed out of a plane and instead landed with a handsome stranger, Gabriel, in the Yucatan peninsula. Gabriel cla...
La aventura de la vida, parte 1
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra is a Spanish teacher on her way to Costa Rica for a much needed vacation. But Sandra’s plans are interrupted when a handsome stranger pushes ...
Told Faster: El cuaderno mágico
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some students feel that they just don’t know anything, so why even try? Perhaps they just need a little bit of motivation and confidence. Daniel is ...
Told Faster: Las mariposas monarcas
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah is a curious girl. When a butterfly lands in her back yard, she wants to learn all about it. After visiting the library, she learns that these ...
El sendero
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I love hiking in nature. At the beginning of July I did a few really difficult hikes in the mountains. Wh...
Told Faster: Los tres cerditos
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the three little pigs, or los tres cerditos, is one of the first many kids learn. This story of hard work, personal responsibility, and d...
Eloy el alux
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In my recent trip to Mexico I learned about the aluxes, small elves that, according to Mayan folklore, protect the nature of the Yucatán Peninsula. T...
Told Faster: La Llorona
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scary stories exist in every language, in every country. In the Spanish speaking world, none is more well known or widespread than the story of the we...
Told Faster: Hasta luego
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The end of the school year sparks excitement for summer break, but it can also cause some sadness and students and teachers say goodbye - some for the...
Told Faster: Mi salud mental
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I care a lot about mental health. I usually feel like I have a good grasp of my own mental health, but there are days I want to ignore the world and a...
Srin y Anna
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Srin is from India, Anna is from Spain. They met on the beach in Miami. Since that first meeting, they have become inseparable. Now they are ready for...
Semana Santa told faster
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a faster retell of La Semana Santa from season 4. Semana Santa, or “Holy Week” occurs the week before Easter. While it is a religi...
El gatito atrevido
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Juan is a little cat. In a previous episode (El gatito valiente: https://smalltownspanishteacher.com/2022/05/30/simple-stories-in-spanish-el-gatito-va...
Told Faster: El gatito valiente
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a faster retell of El gatito valiente from season. Juan is a little cat. He thought today would be like any other day exploring with h...
Panteras Negras
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My son wrote a research story for his 5th grade class about black panthers. Through his writing I learned a lot about black panthers that I didn’t k...
Las Fallas told faster
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a faster retell of the celebration of Las Fallas. One of my favorite fiestas occurs in March in the city of Valencia, España. San Jos...
Greg, el perro cazador de pitones
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every now and again I am sent a story by a listener. Today’s fascinating, true story comes from Sharon.The Florida Everglades is facing a big proble...
Dave la chica
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of my favorite activities is to create stories with my students. Today’s was created by my Spanish 1 college class. You can see illustrations of...
Ramona la mona capuchina
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today celebrates 5 years of Simple Stories in Spanish! In honor of its 5th anniversary, I have decided to retell one of my favorite stories from seaso...
Una vida aburrida
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Juan lives a boring life in a boring house, driving a boring car to a boring job. When he turns 40, he decides that it is time to do something excitin...
Feliz Navidad
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Isabel wishes she were home for Christmas instead of all alone in a big city. She knows that other people in her apartment building are also alone, so...
El pavo flojo
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pablo Pavo is a lazy turkey. He lives in the woods and just wants to eat all day. The other woodland animals are worried about Pablo. They know huntin...
El hijo robot, parte 6 (conclusión)
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catalina, Gustavo, and Benjamín are trapped. Their only way out is to build a robot for the man who took them: Javier. But, Catalina and Gustavo have...
El hijo robot, parte 5
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catalina and Gustavo worked hard to bring their child Benjamín to life. After the neighbors discovered their secret, they were taken away to a secret...
El hijo robot, parte 4
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamín is not like other children. He goes to school and enjoys playing, but he is not a normal child: he is a robot child. He had an accident in f...
El hijo robot, parte 3
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catalina and Gustavo built a robot child. Now that child wants to go to school like other children. There are so many things that could go wrong, but ...
El hijo robot, parte 2
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catalina and Gustavo want a child so badly that they build a robot together. They are so happy when everything works. They love spending time with the...
El hijo robot, parte 1
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catalina and Gustavo are very happy together, but something, or someone, is missing. When they learn they can’t have children, Catalina decides they...
El monstruo
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arturo the monster lives alone in the mountains. He is tired of being alone in his cave and decides to go to the city to make some animal friends. Som...
Felices para siempre
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Laura almost died. She was bit by an enormous viper, but thankfully Mauricio arrived with an antidote just in time. Mauricio is confused. One minute h...
El caballero Mauricio
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mauricio is a great knight who only wants one thing: to make his queen happy. But he doesn’t know how to do that because she is dying of a snake bit...
El mago Fausto
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fausto wants to be king so he is causing problems that only he can solve. First birds, then rats terrorized the town before he came in and led them aw...
Problemas en el reino
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of "La princesa Laura"Fausto is not happy that his plan to become king was ruined when Mauricio drank a potion intended for Laura. No...
La princesa Laura
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hector is the king of a distant kingdom. He has one daughter who he wants to see married to a strong knight before he dies. Laura, his daughter, has n...
Juana "la Loca"
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many kings and queens are given nicknames along with their titles. Juana was the third child of Isabel and Fernando “the Catholics”. Her nickname,...
El primer Inca
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Inca” or “Sapa Inca” is the title given to the kings of the Incan Empire. The incas did not have a written language, rather they had a rich o...
El nacimiento de una lengua
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign Language is a beautiful form of communication. For many years, the Deaf community was denied education, in large part because of Aristotle. Thank...
El Popol Vuh
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In their attempts to convert the native peoples of the Americas to Christianity, Catholic missionaries destroyed many elements of preHispanic cultures...
La ciudadania de Puerto Rico
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Puerto Rico is an anomaly. After being visited by Christopher Columbus in 1493, it fell under Spanish rule. England, Portugal, and France attempted in...
Maradona y la mano de Dios
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Diego Maradona is one of the greatest footballers, or soccer players, of all time. He started playing professionally just before his 16th birthday. He...
El milagro en los Andes
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When the Old Christians Rugby Club chartered a flight from Uruguay to Chile, they were excited at the prospect of their upcoming match. The 45 passeng...
El Canal de Panamá
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Panama Canal plays a critical role in today’s global commerce, but it almost didn’t happen. A group of French engineers led by Charles De Less...
Napoleón y España
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1808 Napoleon Bonaparte placed his older brother Joseph on the Spanish throne. This act led to multiple uprisings. After a short reign of only 5 ye...
La muerte de Moctezuma
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Moctezuma II is largely considered to be the last true Aztec emperor. He died shortly after inviting the Spanish, led by Hernán Cortés, into the Azt...
Mi salud mental
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I have been thinking a lot lately about mental health. I usually feel like I have a good grasp of my own mental health, but there are days I want to i...
La cerámica de Lisa
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thirty years ago, Lisa took a pottery class. She learned the basics of throwing, forming, and firing clay. Now she is an expert potter, creating piece...
Mi obsesión con Lego
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. I love Lego sets. I have been playing with them for as long as I can remember. When I...
Un viaje a Perú
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. My high school Spanish teacher had a poster of Machu Picchu on his wall. I would look...
En el teatro
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. I love the theater. I love acting and singing and being in front of an audience. I ha...
Mi viaje a Colorado
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. If you’ve been following me for a while, you may know that I am from the state of M...
Mi semestre en España
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. One of the best things I ever did was spend a semester of college in Spain. I lived w...
Las historias de mis antepasados
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. I enjoy learning about my family history. My love of genealogy was encouraged by my d...
Lecciones de mochilear
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. As you have heard in previous stories, I love the outdoors. I have been on many hikin...
Cuando yo era niña
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. I have very fond memories of my childhood. I spent a lot of time outside with my frie...
Toothclaw y el arroyo Grizzly
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. I take my son on a lot of hikes. One time he decided to bring two of his stuffed anim...
La vida fascinante de David
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. David is one of my listeners and he recently shared his story with me. His adventures...
Las vacaciones de primavera y el problema de mi coche, parte 2
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. This is the second half of my Spring Break adventure in southern Utah. While everythi...
Las vacaciones de primavera y el problema de mi coche, parte 1
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. At the end of March, I decided to take my boys on a trip to some national parks in so...
Unos viajes en Indonesia, parte 4
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. Living in Indonesia had a huge impact on my mother. Although she was young, she remem...
Una vida con animales en Indonesia, parte 3
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. Many of my favorite stories of my mom’s life in Indonesia are about animals. I love...
Una vida en Indonesia, parte 2
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. Last episode I shared my mother’s journey from Michigan to Sumatra, Indonesia when ...
Un viaje a Indonesia, parte 1
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. Today’s story is about my mother and her family. When my mom was eight years old, s...
Las gallinas
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. Today’s story is about chickens. Josh and Marya were looking for a change of pace d...
Mi viaje español
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. Today’s story is about my own personal Spanish journey. As you are aware, I am not ...
Sugar 'n Sage
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. Today’s story is about a very talented musical family and their band, Sugar ‘n Sa...
Amor a primera vista
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. Today’s story is one I did not write. It is a very special story of love told by so...
Skipper y Ransom
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. Today’s personal experience comes from Skipper. Skipper was an amazing volunteer in...
Un viaje a las Islas Galápagos
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today marks a new season of fresh stories all about personal experiences. I am kicking off the season with one of my favorite travel stories. When I w...
El Carruaje de la Muerte - updated version
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 3, episode 13: La Leyenda d...
¿Cómo es mi familia? - updated version
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 2, episode 10: ¿Cómo es m...
El gatito valiente - updated
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 6, episode 21. Juan is a li...
Un cuento de invierno
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 6, episode 1. Luisa loves s...
La leyenda de Iztaccíhuatl y Popocatépetl - updated
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 3, episode 2. Outside of Me...
La pequeña Victoria - updated version
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 6, episode 7: La pequeña V...
Eduardo busca novia - updated
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 1, episode 3: Eduardo busca...
La muchacha enferma - updated
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 1, episode 7: La muchacha e...
El Caleuche - updated version
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 3, episode 3: La leyenda de...
¿Dónde vivo yo? - updated version
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 2, episode 8: ¿Dónde vivo...
Si vas a Costa Rica
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 1, episode 14: Ramona en la...
La Leyenda del Quetzal - updated
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 3, episode 5: La Leyenda de...
Las vacas perdidas - updated
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Today’s remake is from Season 1, episode 13: Las vacas pe...
¿Quién soy yo? - updated version
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This seventh season of Simple Stories in Spanish is updating some of my favorite episodes. Having written more than 100 stories for this podcast, I ha...
Las lenguas indígenas
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This sixth season of Simple Stories in Spanish is inspired by requests from my listeners. Before the Spanish sailed across the ocean and spread the la...
Una fotógrafa profesional
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This sixth season of Simple Stories in Spanish is inspired by requests from my listeners. Nancy is a visual artist. Her medium is not paint, sculpture...
Amor en México
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This sixth season of Simple Stories in Spanish is inspired by requests from my listeners. Julius didn’t know when he left Germany to study in France...
El viaje
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This sixth season of Simple Stories in Spanish is inspired by requests from my listeners. I love to travel. I love to see new sights and experience ne...
La lana de Dayana
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This sixth season of Simple Stories in Spanish is inspired by requests from my listeners. Dayana the alpaca is surprised to learn that her wooly coat ...