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Jul 2024
19m 37s

Felices para siempre

SMALL TOWN SPANISH TEACHER
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Laura almost died. She was bit by an enormous viper, but thankfully Mauricio arrived with an antidote just in time. Mauricio is confused. One minute he was battling in a competition of knights, drinking water offered by the princess and the next minute he finds out he has been married to her for a year. Fausto is a snake. He was never able to get to the potion that would turn him back into a person. How will this story end?


This story is in the third person and the past tense. It also includes complex grammar in the form of the conditional and past subjunctive and past perfect tenses. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “hada madrina” (fairy godmother),“varita mágica” (magic wand), “recordar” (to remember), and “parecía” (seemed).


No matter where you are in your language journey, stories will help you on your way. You can find a transcript of the story and read along at https://smalltownspanishteacher.com/2024/07/03/simple-stories-in-spanish-felices-para-siempre/ 

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