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Proof Reading of a simple 150 word child's book... Thanks!!!

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Hi, I am writing a silly child's book for my friends adopted child. And I want to make sure it flows well in spanish and makes sense. THANKS!!
Every bullet point has what I want to say in english, and then just a rough translation into spanish, if anyone can make any corrections to the spanish translation I'd greatly appreciate it.

Title: Not So Scary Monster Monstruo No Tan Espantoso

? Sam is a young boy. It is hard for Sam to sleep, because there is a noise in his closet.
Sam es un joven chico. Es difícil para Sam para dormir, porque hay un ruido en su armario.

? Sam made his parents check the closet. They found nothing. Sam is left alone again, to sleep.
Sam hizo a sus padres verifican el armario. Ellos no encontraron nada. Sam se queda solo otra vez, para dormir.

? Before Sam falls asleep, he sees a monster at the end of his bed. Sam shakes and hides under his blanket.
Antes que Sam duerma, él ve un monstruo a fines de su cama. Sam sacude y oculta bajo su manta.

? After a few minutes Sam peeks from his blanket. He looks over the edge of his bed. He sees a little monster. This monster fainted.
Después de unas pocas miradas de minutos Sam de su manta. El examina la orilla de su cama. El ve un monstruo pequeño. Este monstruo desmayó.

? Sam thinks that the monster is more scared than he is and laughs? Poor monster.
Sam piensa que el monstruo más es espantado que él es y se ríe? Pobre monstruo.

? Sam waits for the monster to wake up. When the monster gets up he gets scared again. Sam grabs the monster and covers his mouth.
Sam espera el monstruo para despertarse. Cuándo el monstruo se levanta él se asusta otra vez. Sam ase el monstruo y cubre la boca.

? Sam tells the monster that he will not hurt him, and the monster calms down. Sam's mother and father walk in and faint.
Sam dice el monstruo que él no lo dolerá, y el monstruo calma. La madre de Sam y padre andan en y desmayan.

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updated Jun 11, 2009
posted by Kateisntsogreatatesp

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Still unsure of the antes de (que) or antes (que), however.

Quentin,as a typical Madrileña we have a terrible habit of queísmo or in other cases dequeísmo so I was myself never quite sure which was which.

Until of coure the genius of Lazarus appeared wink and gave this very simple rule:

What is it:

Antes de esto. grin
Antes esto. confused

Just substitute the rest of the sentence with "esto", if it works, you don't need a de if it doesn't you do.

Prefiero de que vengas. Prefiero de esto. confused
Prefiero que vengas. Prefiero esto. grin

updated Jun 11, 2009
posted by 00494d19
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I fixed whatever I could and rewrote it a little more.

updated Jun 11, 2009
posted by 00b83c38
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I rewrote it somewhat, but I would rewrite it again if I had the chance.

Un Monstruo No Tan Espantoso

Sam es un niño pequeño. Esta noche él no puede dormir porque escucha unos ruidos que salen de su armario.
Sam hizo que sus padres chequearan el ropero, pero ellos no encontraron nada y Sam se tuvo que quedar a dormir solo otra vez.
Antes de que Sam pudiese dormirse finalmente, se da cuenta que hay un monstruo a los pies de su cama. Sam tiembla y horrorizado se esconde bajo su manta.
Después de unos minutos Sam hecha una ojeada por debajo de las cobijas y ve a un pequeño monstruo que se desmaya a la orilla de su cama.
Sam sonríe al darse cuenta de que el monstruo está mas espantado que el? Pobre monstruo, piensa Sam.
Sam espera a que el monstruo se despierte, y cuándo el monstruo se levanta, se vuelve a asustar. Sam le coge, le tapa la boca, le promete que no le hará daño y el monstruo se aquieta.
Conmocionados, los padres de Sam entran al dormitorio y al ver todo esto se desmayan.

updated Jun 11, 2009
posted by 00b83c38
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Un Monstruo No Tan Espantoso

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MUCH better. el pie de la cama...I couldn't bring that phrase to mind no matter how hard I thought. I knew that fin was awkward there.

Still unsure of the antes de (que) or antes (que), however.

I don't think that Spanish uses a comma before the conjunction <> [y] as we do in English, at least.

updated Jun 11, 2009
posted by 0074b507
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? Sam is a young boy. It is hard for Sam to sleep, because there is a noise in his closet.

Sam es un chico joven. Para Sam [lo'] es difícil dormir, porque oye un ruido en su armario.

? Sam made his parents check the closet. They found nothing. Sam is left alone again, to sleep.

Sam mandó a sus padres que verifiquen el armario. Ellos no encontraron nada. A Sam se lo dejaron solo otra vez, para dormir.

? Before Sam falls asleep, he sees a monster at the end of his bed. Sam shakes and hides under his blanket.

Antes de que Sam se duerma, él ve un monstruo a fin de su cama. Sam se estremece y oculta debajo de la manta.

? After a few minutes Sam peeks from his blanket. He looks over the edge of his bed. He sees a little monster. This monster fainted.

Después de pocos minutos Sam echa un vistazo de[sde'] debajo de la manta. El mira por encima de la orilla de la cama. El ve un monstruo pequeño. Este monstruo se desmayó.

? Sam thinks that the monster is more scared than he is and laughs? Poor monster.

Sam piensa que el monstruo es más espantado que él y se ríe? Pobre monstruo.

? Sam waits for the monster to wake up. When the monster gets up he gets scared again. Sam grabs the monster and covers his mouth.

Sam espera al monstruo despertarse. Cuándo el monstruo se levanta Sam se asusta (llega a ser ausustado) otra vez. Sam agarra el monstruo y cubre la boca. (la boca del monstruo')

? Sam tells the monster that he will not hurt him, and the monster calms down. Sam's mother and father walk in and faint.

Sam dice al monstruo que no va a dañarlo y el monstruo se calma. La madre y el padre de Sam entran y se desmayan.

Not a native. Wait for one to correct both of us. Just practicing.

updated Jun 11, 2009
posted by 0074b507
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thanks for the help tho it really means a lot!!

I was serious about waiting for a native. I have MANY doubts about what I wrote. I wish to see the corrections.

I don't know if you noticed, but I changed a lot of your possessive adjectives to definite articles. I don't think that Spanish uses his/her, etc. as much a we do. (awaiting confirmation of that fact also)

updated Jun 11, 2009
posted by 0074b507
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thanks for the help tho it really means a lot!!

updated Jun 11, 2009
posted by Kateisntsogreatatesp