El rayo de luna (versión sencilla)

Manrique era un joven noble que vivía en un castillo. No le interesaban las armas ni la guerra: prefería leer poemas antiguos. Amaba tanto la soledad que a veces quería no tener sombra. Así su sombra no lo seguiría a todas partes.

Translation: Manrique was a young nobleman who lived in a castle. He was not interested in weapons or war: he preferred to read old poems. He loved solitude so much that sometimes he wanted to have no shadow. That way his shadow would not follow him everywhere.

Cuando estaba solo, imaginaba un mundo fantástico, lleno de criaturas extrañas. Manrique era poeta, pero casi nunca escribía sus sueños. Pensaba que las palabras eran demasiado pequeñas para sus ideas.

Translation: When he was alone, he imagined a fantastic world, full of strange creatures. Manrique was a poet, but he almost never wrote down his dreams. He thought that words were too small for his ideas.

Le gustaba pasear de noche junto al río y entre las ruinas de los monasterios. Allí, a la luz de la luna, esperaba encontrar algo maravilloso. Un día él iba a descubrir una verdad muy triste sobre sus sueños.

Translation: He liked to walk at night by the river and among the ruins of the monasteries. There, by the light of the moon, he hoped to find something wonderful. One day he would discover a very sad truth about his dreams.