A Paula le duele todo

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3 min
Total words
596
Unique words
272
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#285

Story

Paula . , . . Vargas . ", Paula. , ", . .

Everything hurts Paula. Her head hurts, her back hurts, and both her arms hurt. Today she is going to the new doctor for the first time. Doctor Vargas has a small, quiet office. "Hello, Paula. Come in, please," he says. He is a calm and very kind man.

Paula . . ", ¿ ?", . " ", Paula. " , , ." . .

Paula sits down. The doctor looks her in the eyes. "So, what hurts?" he asks. "My whole body hurts," says Paula. "My feet hurt, my neck hurts, and at night I cannot sleep well." The doctor listens without saying anything. Then he asks more questions.

"¿ ?", . ", , ", Paula. "¿ ?" Paula . " . ." .

"Do you work a lot?" the doctor asks. "Yes, almost all day, and at the weekends too," says Paula. "And what do you like to do when you are not working?" Paula thinks about it for a moment. "I don't know. I no longer have time for anything." The doctor puts his hand on the table.

"Paula, ", . " . . . ." Paula . , .

"Paula, you do not have anything bad wrong with you," says the doctor. "The problem is a different one. You are short of sleep. You are short of time for yourself. That is why everything hurts." Paula looks at him. It seems odd to her, but it also seems true.

" ", Vargas. " . . . ." Paula , . .

"You need to sleep more," says Doctor Vargas. "And you need a little time every day just for yourself. An hour. A quiet coffee. Something you enjoy." Paula has to listen carefully, because she knows the doctor is right. She drinks a little water and says yes.

Paula . . , . " ", . " , ." Paula . , .

Paula leaves the office calmer. Her head no longer hurts so much. It is not because the doctor gave her something, but because now she knows what to do. "Come back in a month," he says. "If you sleep well, you will be better." Paula thanks him. For the first time in a long while, she likes how she feels.

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Words in this story

Curriculum
127 words
#Word
1elthe (masculine singular)
5una, an (masculine)
7deof, from
8lathe (feminine singular)
8yand
9enin, on, at
10ato, at
11quethat, which, what
12nono, not
13meme, myself
13yes; if
14serto be (identity, essential qualities)
14unaa, an (feminine)
17teyou, yourself (informal)
17tenerto have, to possess
18conwith
18hacerto do, to make
19parafor, in order to
19poderto be able to, can
20decirto say, to tell
21mimy
22perobut, however
24bienwell, good, fine
26suhis, her, its, your (formal), their
30comolike, as, how
31aquíhere
34másmore, most
36estethis
37todoall, everything, whole
38yaalready, now, soon, anymore
40ahoranow, right now
41muyvery
47buenogood, fine, okay
49cuandowhen
52nadanothing, anything
60quererto want, to love
63graciasthank you, thanks
64veztime, occasion
67sóloonly, just, alone
69porquebecause
81holahello, hi
83casahouse, home
87tiempotime, weather
88dostwo
94favorfavour, please (in por favor)
95muchoa lot, much, many, very much
99mejorbetter, best
103tambiénalso, too, as well
106sinwithout
112hombreman, husband (colloquial)