La aventura de Sofía
- Reading time
- 3 min
- Total words
- 566
- Unique words
- 288
- Avg frequency
- #330
Story
Sofía gran . . , . " ", .
Sofía imagines a grand adventure. She wants to be a pilot and fly far away. In her head she sees a great kingdom, full of gold and fortune. "One day I'm going to see the whole world," she thinks with joy.
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But her life is quiet. She lives in a small neighbourhood, with old houses and little streets. "Nothing ever happens here," says Sofía. "There's no adventure in my neighbourhood."
, Marta . "Sofía, ", . " sola." Sofía , .
One morning, her friend Marta knocks at the door. "Sofía, I need help on the farm," she says. "The animals are hungry and I can't do everything on my own." Sofía doesn't want to go, but she goes to help.
. Sofía . . . , , .
There's a lot of work on the farm. Sofía cuts bread and feeds the animals. She learns to control the water for the field. She works all day with her hands and learns new things. It's hard, but also fun, and little by little she grows stronger.
, . Sofía . , cierra . Marta . " ", .
Suddenly, a piece of the door breaks and the animals want to get out. Sofía thinks fast. She finds a key, shuts the door and saves the farm. Marta is very happy. "You're the key piece of this place," she says.
, . juntos . , juntos, . . , mucha .
Little by little, more friends arrive to help. Everyone works together and they are happy. They talk, sing and eat together, near the farm. The whole neighbourhood becomes a community. There is music, food and lots of joy.
, Sofía . ningún , . , , . , , . . .
That night, Sofía looks at the sky. She didn't fly to any kingdom, but she found something better. The real fortune, she thinks, isn't far away. It's here, in her neighbourhood, with her people. Now she knows that the best adventure lives close to the heart. And that is the adventure of all.
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Words in this story
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | deof, from |
| 3 | serto be (identity, essential qualities) |
| 4 | nono, not |
| 5 | ato, at |
| 6 | lathe (feminine singular) |
| 7 | elthe (masculine singular) |
| 8 | estarto be (state, location) |
| 9 | yand |
| 10 | enin, on, at |
| 12 | una, an (masculine) |
| 13 | haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are |
| 14 | tenerto have, to possess |
| 16 | hacerto do, to make |
| 18 | irto go |
| 19 | unaa, an (feminine) |
| 20 | poderto be able to, can |
| 21 | losthe (masculine plural) |
| 22 | sehimself, herself, themselves; oneself |
| 24 | decirto say, to tell |
| 25 | conwith |
| 26 | parafor, in order to |
| 27 | mimy |
| 28 | suhis, her, its, your (formal), their |
| 29 | quererto want, to love |
| 30 | todoall, everything, whole |
| 31 | perobut, however |
| 35 | lasthe (feminine plural) |
| 36 | verto see, to watch, to look at |
| 40 | saberto know (facts), to taste |
| 43 | aquíhere |
| 45 | másmore, most |
| 46 | esethat |
| 52 | ahoranow, right now |
| 53 | muyvery |
| 55 | darto give |
| 56 | algosomething, anything, somewhat |
| 57 | estethis |
| 61 | pasarto pass, to happen, to spend (time) |
| 62 | hablarto speak, to talk |
| 65 | nadanothing, anything |
| 66 | sóloonly, just, alone |
| 69 | muchoa lot, much, many, very much |
| 72 | pensarto think, to plan |
| 75 | cosathing, matter, something |
| 77 | necesitarto need |
| 79 | díaday |
| 80 | mirarto look at, to watch |
| 84 | casahouse, home |
| 91 | llamarto call, to phone, to knock |
| 94 | nuncanever, ever |