This is a collection of dual language short stories with a bonus story included that is not available for sale separately! They are all traditional short stories from Spain, published in both Spanish and English on the same page, designed to provide the student studying either language with an engaging vehicle for language learning and practice. The stories are designed to create an enjoyable entry point into foreign language study (contrasted with the traditional drudgery of grammar textbooks or books of mindless, mundane exercises) while being priced so as to make this entry extremely affordable. In fact, this collection is priced such that you are buying just 3 stories at regular price and receiving the 4th one for just a penny per language!
Improve your Spanish while learning about several legends from ancient Spain. The first is a sad story that shows how even hundreds of years ago crossing paths with the wrong clown at a political event had potentially disastrous consequences. The second is the tale of an arranged marriage gone horribly wrong and stands as a centuries old testament in support of the modern-day adage that "money can't buy me love!". Then is a local legend from Madrid, Spain offering the opportunity to hear the history of a house haunted by a horde of helpful little henchmen. Finally is a bonus story from Toledo, Spain which was once the Castilian capital city and today stands as a multi-cultural mecca. It is a local legend of how an over-protective father's fears for his daughter's future forced a few unforseen tragedies.
Dual-language books are an ideal way to gain mastery of Spanish language by trying to first read the story in Spanish, and then looking at the 'answers' in the English translation at the same time. Once your Spanish reaches a higher level, these stories can be read by switching between the Spanish and English versions every paragraph (for example: read the first paragraph in English to get the idea, then only read the second paragraph in Spanish, then go back to the English for the third paragraph, etc.). The ultimate goal is to be able to read an entire story in Spanish, just 'peeking' at a few word translations in English when needed. Having the expertly-translated English text available at all times greatly enhances reading pleasure as it obviates the need for a dictionary and the accompanying tedium of looking up potentially numerous unknown words and idiomatic expressions.
After spending sufficient time reading dual-language books from our ever-expanding collection, you will become quite fluent in your second language while also learning a great deal about the cultures of the people from the countries where the language is natively spoken.
Improve your Spanish while learning about several legends from ancient Spain. The first is a sad story that shows how even hundreds of years ago crossing paths with the wrong clown at a political event had potentially disastrous consequences. The second is the tale of an arranged marriage gone horribly wrong and stands as a centuries old testament in support of the modern-day adage that "money can't buy me love!". Then is a local legend from Madrid, Spain offering the opportunity to hear the history of a house haunted by a horde of helpful little henchmen. Finally is a bonus story from Toledo, Spain which was once the Castilian capital city and today stands as a multi-cultural mecca. It is a local legend of how an over-protective father's fears for his daughter's future forced a few unforseen tragedies.
Dual-language books are an ideal way to gain mastery of Spanish language by trying to first read the story in Spanish, and then looking at the 'answers' in the English translation at the same time. Once your Spanish reaches a higher level, these stories can be read by switching between the Spanish and English versions every paragraph (for example: read the first paragraph in English to get the idea, then only read the second paragraph in Spanish, then go back to the English for the third paragraph, etc.). The ultimate goal is to be able to read an entire story in Spanish, just 'peeking' at a few word translations in English when needed. Having the expertly-translated English text available at all times greatly enhances reading pleasure as it obviates the need for a dictionary and the accompanying tedium of looking up potentially numerous unknown words and idiomatic expressions.
After spending sufficient time reading dual-language books from our ever-expanding collection, you will become quite fluent in your second language while also learning a great deal about the cultures of the people from the countries where the language is natively spoken.
