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 tale of Counts and Countesses, betrothals, battles and betrayals. It is the story of how a Castilian Count blessed with brilliant, beautiful hands had to handle hearty helpings of love, betrayal, revenge, more love and betrayal, battle, and much more. A veritable soap opera from the 16th century! The second is a story of unrequited love. It is the legend of the great gift given by one noble and humble servant of his majesty and how the extremely moved monarch immortalized her through an inspired artistic offering. The result is to this day enjoyed by thousands of visitors to the cathedral in Burgos, Spain. Next is a traditional Castilian tale of the temptations of love which tantalize even the most pious among us. It illustrates clearly the dangers of revenge when, instead of being served cold, it is served blazing hot! Finally we tell a traditional folk tale from Spain. This is one of the most popular Spanish short stories: it tells of a young girl who is kidnapped by a ragged beggar and forced to help him make money with his magical, singing satchel. What was the secret of the satchel? And how did it happen that an impoverished old beggar came upon such a wondrous treasure? Find out in this short story.
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 tale of Counts and Countesses, betrothals, battles and betrayals. It is the story of how a Castilian Count blessed with brilliant, beautiful hands had to handle hearty helpings of love, betrayal, revenge, more love and betrayal, battle, and much more. A veritable soap opera from the 16th century! The second is a story of unrequited love. It is the legend of the great gift given by one noble and humble servant of his majesty and how the extremely moved monarch immortalized her through an inspired artistic offering. The result is to this day enjoyed by thousands of visitors to the cathedral in Burgos, Spain. Next is a traditional Castilian tale of the temptations of love which tantalize even the most pious among us. It illustrates clearly the dangers of revenge when, instead of being served cold, it is served blazing hot! Finally we tell a traditional folk tale from Spain. This is one of the most popular Spanish short stories: it tells of a young girl who is kidnapped by a ragged beggar and forced to help him make money with his magical, singing satchel. What was the secret of the satchel? And how did it happen that an impoverished old beggar came upon such a wondrous treasure? Find out in this short story.
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.
