Lo que de verdad importa
- Reading time
- 3 min
- Total words
- 607
- Unique words
- 275
- Avg frequency
- #359
Story
. . muchos, . Laura .
In the village there was a cooking competition every spring. Everyone wanted to win. For many, the important thing was the winner's title and being popular. Laura had spent weeks thinking only about that.
Laura , . " ", Sofía. " ." Sofía .
Laura cooked very well, but this time she was nervous. "What I want is to win," she told her friend Sofía. "The best thing about winning is that everyone knows you." Sofía looked at her calmly.
, . . . Laura . ; .
On the day of the competition, there was a long line of people. Everyone was waiting with their dishes. It was exciting. Laura looked at the other cooks and felt afraid. The hard part was not the cooking; the hard part was staying calm.
, Laura . . . , . Laura .
When her turn came, Laura forgot a step. Her dish did not turn out as she wanted. She did not win. The winner was someone else, an older man who cooked with a calm smile. Laura felt sad.
Sofía . "¿ ?", . " . ." Laura , .
Sofía came up to her. "Do you know what I think?" she said. "The important thing is not the title. The important thing is that you did it with your heart." Laura said nothing, but she listened to her.
, Laura . . "", Sofía, " : , , ." Laura sonrió .
That afternoon, the two friends sat down to eat together what Laura had cooked. It was delicious. "Look," said Sofía, "this is the best thing: eating with you, no queue, no people watching." Laura smiled for the first time all day.
Laura . . , .
Laura understood something that spring. The whole winning-and-being-popular thing did not matter so much. What really matters is the people who are with you when you lose, not only when you win.
, Laura . , . , : Sofía , , .
The next year, Laura went back to the competition. This time she cooked without fear, just for the pleasure of cooking. She did not win the title, but she won something better: she cooked with Sofía at her side, and the two of them celebrated together, happy.
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Words in this story
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | deof, from |
| 2 | quethat, which, what |
| 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 |
| 11 | loit, him; the (neuter) |
| 12 | una, an (masculine) |
| 13 | haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are |
| 15 | porfor, by, through |
| 16 | hacerto do, to make |
| 18 | irto go |
| 19 | unaa, an (feminine) |
| 21 | losthe (masculine plural) |
| 22 | sehimself, herself, themselves; oneself |
| 23 | teyou, yourself (informal) |
| 24 | decirto say, to tell |
| 25 | conwith |
| 26 | parafor, in order to |
| 28 | suhis, her, its, your (formal), their |
| 29 | quererto want, to love |
| 30 | todoall, everything, whole |
| 31 | perobut, however |
| 34 | esothat (general/neuter) |
| 35 | lasthe (feminine plural) |
| 39 | buenogood, fine, okay |
| 40 | saberto know (facts), to taste |
| 42 | comolike, as, how |
| 44 | alto the |
| 46 | esethat |
| 47 | lehim, her, you (indirect object) |
| 49 | estothis (general/neuter) |
| 53 | muyvery |
| 56 | algosomething, anything, somewhat |
| 57 | estethis |
| 58 | veztime, occasion |
| 59 | cuandowhen |
| 65 | nadanothing, anything |
| 66 | sóloonly, just, alone |
| 68 | otroother, another |
| 70 | ellashe, her |
| 72 | pensarto think, to plan |
| 73 | sentirto feel |
| 74 | esperarto wait, to hope, to expect |
| 79 | díaday |
| 80 | mirarto look at, to watch |