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Oct 2020
27m 3s

The Crying Woman (Beginner)

ARIEL GOODBODY
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Inmaculada is a poor indigenous girl. Every night, she washes clothes for people in the river. But one day, a Spanish man called Guillermo arrives. He is very handsome, and he's interested in Inmaculada. Will their love work out? Today's story is based on the Latin American folk tale La Llorona.

Today's story is The Crying Woman. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Crying for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Horror. New Vocabulary: Indigenous, Handsome, Run away, Pregnant, Don’t care, Drown, Touch, Monster. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 1285. Author: Latin American Myths.

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