- Between stories and animals: Gajo the jay and Milla the squirrelby Antonio PestanaWelcome! Today, Explora Natura delights you with a new story to share with the little ones at home. Enjoy this new reading brought to you by Explora Natura and #StayHome. Gajo the Jay and Milla the Squirrel. In early autumn, when the days grow shorter and cooler, a multitude of small animals prepare for winter. So that when the heavy snowfalls arrive, they won't be caught without food, they gather the fruits the forest offers: acorns, hazelnuts, pine nuts, beechnuts… and, building a large larder, they hide them underground. Two of the most… Read more: Entre cuentos y animales: El arrendajo Gajo y la ardilla Milla
- The Adventures of Andresín: What goes around comes aroundby Antonio PestanaHello and welcome back to the Explora Natura blog. Today we bring you a new Andresín adventure to read at home. Enjoy this story with your family, and for your own good and everyone else's, #StayHome. What goes around comes around. Although Andresín had been calmer since being hired by the City Hall, his voracious instinct remained intact. He could have transformed into a more polite young man, opening the door for elderly people at the City Hall, greeting people on the street, and even helping his neighbors with their shopping bags. Especially if he was walking… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: Donde las dan… las toman
- The Adventures of Andresín: Summer Vacationby Antonio PestanaWelcome. Here's a new story based on the adventures of Andresín, brought to you by Explora Natura. Summer Vacation. As every year in July, the visitors arrived in San Marcos de la Jara. Those who, for various reasons, had to leave the village to seek their fortune in the city, and now returned for their holidays. Most came from Madrid or Barcelona and tried to act sophisticated when they went into the shops or had a drink at the bar. That way of speaking was a source of mockery and laughter among the locals.… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: Las vacaciones de verano
- The Adventures of Andresín: The Cardby Antonio PestanaExplora Natura welcomes you once again and thanks you for being here. Below is a new story from the adventures of Andresín, to make your time at home these days fun and entertaining. Remember #stayhome. The card - Name and title: Don Antonio. –Phew! – The mayor snorted. – You're going to bury me, Andrés. If you only knew how angry I get every time I walk through this door and you ask me my name when you're already calling me by my name… – Don Antonio, I don't think it's that hard for you to say it. If I had to lift a weight to do it…… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: La tarjeta
- The Adventures of Andresín: The Weddingby Antonio PestanaWelcome. Explore Natura is back today with another of Andresín's adventures. This is one of the many stories published for your enjoyment at home during these days of confinement. So enjoy this entertaining read. The Wedding. Her smile alternated with the occasional tear of emotion that threatened to run her mascara. The groom, from the doorway of the Parish Church, his eyes raw from the rush of nerves and joy, tried to manage the nosebleeds with the help of...… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: La boda
- The Adventures of Andresín: The Visit of the Kingsby Antonio PestanaWelcome. Today, Explora Natura brings you another book to read at home. Enjoy the entertaining adventures of Andresín and #quedateencasa. The Visit of the King and Queen! The big day had finally arrived! After many months of meetings, applications, grants, and construction, the Regional Courts were ready for their inauguration. This was perhaps one of the most important events in recent memory in San Marcos de la Jara, especially because Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Spain, had announced their attendance. It was a unique and momentous occasion. All the important figures of… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: La visita de los Reyes
- The Adventures of Andresín: The Storkby Antonio PestanaWelcome back! Explore Natura brings you a new story featuring the peculiar character Andresín. Join us on this new adventure and stay home with Andresín's adventures. The Stork. Azucena Street was a typical village street, with very polite neighbors who greeted each other every morning and, well, were also a bit gossipy. Among its hundred houses, most were shared by families who considered themselves almost like siblings. When a problem arose, everyone was aware of it and everyone tried to help. Sometimes just to find out the full extent of the problem rather than… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: La cigüeña
- The Adventures of Andresín: The Fairby Antonio PestanaHello and welcome. Today, Explora Natura brings you another story from Andresín's adventures to share with your family. The Fair. February had arrived, and with it, the Livestock Fair. During the four days of festivities, livestock farmers from all over the region, and even from further afield, gathered with their animals to show them off—their physique, their size, their weight… The turkeys from Vegas de Fontalba, a nearby and sometimes rival town, were famous, where they were raised with large thighs and generous breasts. Enormous piglets of the type known as "de pata" (meaning "with legs")… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: La feria
- The Adventures of Andresín: The Fartsby Antonio PestanaHello and welcome once again to Explora Natura, which today brings you a new and fun adventure with the peculiar Andresín. Enjoy it with your family. Farts. As soon as the daylight entered through the kitchen window, Tomasa was already tangled up among pots and pans. On the stove, the coffeepot whistled and smoked like an old coal train. A pleasant smell of coffee and toast baked over the embers of the brazier already filled almost the entire house. Cloth in hand—she was very, very clean—she kept the kitchen spotless.… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: Los Pedos
- The Adventures of Andresín: The Altar Boysby Antonio PestanaWelcome. Today, Explora Natura continues to present the adventures of Andresín. Enjoy and share the stories of this peculiar character with your family. #stayhome. The Altar Boys. After the festivities, the afternoons in San Marcos de la Jara had grown quiet. The bustle of the visitors who went back and forth across the plaza, making the most of their holidays, and why not, enjoying the jars of chorizo and pork loin in lard, had come to an end. And there, as bored as the rest of the town, was Andresín. Sitting on his doorstep, he eagerly devoured a joyo… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: Los Monaguillos
- The Adventures of Andresín: Hunting with a Ferretby Antonio PestanaWelcome. Explora Natura continues to bring you more of Andresín's adventures, so you can read and enjoy this unique character with your family. Hunting with Ferrets: As every year, at the beginning of August, the hunting season for wild rabbits opened. This practice, using ferrets—domesticated relatives of polecats—was very popular in the area. It was a tradition passed down from parents to children, and each family had its own tricks and stratagems, which they guarded closely and were careful not to reveal to others.… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: La caza con hurón
- The Adventures of Andresín: The Bullsby Antonio PestanaWelcome. This time, Explora Natura invites you to discover the adventures of Andresín, a boy with the body of an adult and the mind of a child, someone who has no qualms about saying or doing whatever he thinks at any given moment. This promises to be a fun and entertaining read to share with the whole family at home. Without further ado, here are more of Andresín's exciting adventures. The Bulls. For some time now, Don Antonio had felt a pang in his stomach every time he passed by Andresín. Much to his dismay, he had to admit that he was… Read more: Las aventuras de Andresín: Los toros
- Between stories and animals: The princess's giftby Antonio PestanaWelcome. Explore Nature is back today with another story in the "Animals and Tales" series. Enjoy this reading dedicated to the little ones at home and stay home. The Princess's Gift. Mr. Blackbird, who was quite the chatterbox, had gone out by order of the River King, His Majesty Don Alcedo I, to announce some very important news. His daughter, Princess Atis, would marry whoever brought her the most precious and original gift. All the birds knew of the princess's beauty, a descendant of the most handsome kingfishers, who with… Read more: Entre cuentos y animales: El regalo de la princesa
- Between stories and animals: Felipito, the rabbit who smelled like vanilla ice creamby Antonio PestanaHello and welcome. This time, Explora Natura brings you a story to read with the little ones at home. Enjoy this family read and stay home. Felipito, the rabbit who smelled like vanilla ice cream. The day before, the rain had fallen heavily on the fields of La Tosquilla. Little by little, small streams had formed, flooding everything. Mama Rabbit hurried to try to save all her little ones, but when she still had one left to collect, the smallest of them all, her little one, the water prevented her from reaching him.… Read more: Entre cuentos y animales: Felipito, el conejo que olía a helado de vainilla
- Between stories and animals: Ball and Paintbrushby Antonio PestanaWelcome! Continuing with our series dedicated to the little ones at home, Explora Natura brings you a new story to share as a family. Now that we're all staying home, enjoy the stories we bring you every day. Ball and Paintbrush. As usual, bright and early each morning, Mama Rabbit took her little ones to play outside the burrow. "Don't go too far!" she told them. "You know foxes and eagles are around and they might eat you." "Yes, Mama!" they all answered at once. One of them went into the flower garden; he was the only one visible.… Read more: Entre cuentos y animales: Bola y Pincel
- Between stories and animals: Little Spoonby Antonio PestanaHello and welcome! This time, Explora Natura is offering a series of stories for the enjoyment of the youngest members of the family, especially since we're all staying home. It's a fun and entertaining way to dedicate some time each day to reading with our loved ones, and especially our little ones. So, from now on, don't miss the stories of our nature friends that we'll be publishing to share with you. Without further ado, here's our first edition of stories about animals. Cucharín… Read more: Entre cuentos y animales: Cucharín



