Emperor and Empress
They called the baby girl Iztaccíhuatl.
They called her Iztaccíhuatl.
When Izta grew up, she fell in love with Popoca.
When she grew up, she fell in love with Popoca.
The Aztecs lived in Mexico.
They lived in Mexico
The volcano sometimes throws out smoke.
It sometimes throws out smoke.
The empress told the emperor that she was going to have a baby.
The empress told him that she was going to have a baby.
Izta died of sadness.
She died of sadness.
Popoca had to go to a war.
He had to go to a war.
Popoca is still watching over Izta.
He is still watching over her.
The emperor gave Izta the bad news.
The emperor gave her the bad news.
The gods of the Aztecs were very touched by Popoca and Izta’s love and sacrifice.
They were very touched by Popoca and Izta’s love and sacrifice.
The message said that they had won the war.
It said that they had won the war.
The gods of the Aztecs turned their bodies into great volcanoes.
The gods of the Aztecs turned them into great volcanoes.
The emperor told Popoca that if he brought back the head of the enemy chief, he could marry Izta.
The emperor told him that if he brought back the head of the enemy chief, he could marry Izta.
Popoca put Izta’s body on the table.
Popoca put it on the table.
Izta died because of the false message.
Izta died because of it.
Popocatépetl and Itzaccíhuatl are the two of the three biggest volcanoes in Mexico.
They are the two of the three biggest volcanoes in Mexico.
The emperor, the empress and Itza were very loved by their people.
They were very loved by them.
My classmates and I liked to read about Popoca and Izta.
We liked to read about them.
Popoca ordered the warriors to build a funeral table.
Popoca ordered them to build a funeral table.
A Mexican girl told me and my friends that they love the legend of the volcanoes.
She told us that they love it.