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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.

. , . " ", Sofía. " ."

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

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123 words
#Word
1deof, from
3serto be (identity, essential qualities)
4nono, not
5ato, at
6lathe (feminine singular)
7elthe (masculine singular)
8estarto be (state, location)
9yand
10enin, on, at
12una, an (masculine)
13haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are
14tenerto have, to possess
16hacerto do, to make
18irto go
19unaa, an (feminine)
20poderto be able to, can
21losthe (masculine plural)
22sehimself, herself, themselves; oneself
24decirto say, to tell
25conwith
26parafor, in order to
27mimy
28suhis, her, its, your (formal), their
29quererto want, to love
30todoall, everything, whole
31perobut, however
35lasthe (feminine plural)
36verto see, to watch, to look at
40saberto know (facts), to taste
43aquíhere
45másmore, most
46esethat
52ahoranow, right now
53muyvery
55darto give
56algosomething, anything, somewhat
57estethis
61pasarto pass, to happen, to spend (time)
62hablarto speak, to talk
65nadanothing, anything
66sóloonly, just, alone
69muchoa lot, much, many, very much
72pensarto think, to plan
75cosathing, matter, something
77necesitarto need
79díaday
80mirarto look at, to watch
84casahouse, home
91llamarto call, to phone, to knock
94nuncanever, ever