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The Ugly Duckling: read in Spanish (A1)

Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling retold in easy Spanish for level A1: short present-tense sentences, plenty of dialogue and instant translation of any word.

El patito feo (adaptación, Hans Christian Andersen)

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Present tense of everyday verbs, ser and estar, questions with saber, words for farm animals, birds, seasons and weather

This article contains a MovaReader adaptation of The Ugly Duckling in simple Spanish, retold from Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of 1843: a big gray duckling is mocked in the duck yard, runs away and lives through a marsh, an old woman’s cottage and a hard winter. Level A1 suits beginners who know the present tense and basic words. You will learn words for farm animals, birds, seasons and weather, and short everyday dialogue.

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