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The Elves and the Shoemaker: read in Spanish (A1)

Read The Elves and the Shoemaker in simple Spanish: a MovaReader retelling of the Brothers Grimm tale for level A1, in the present tense, with word translation.

Los duendes y el zapatero (adaptación, Jacob y Wilhelm Grimm)

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Present tense, everyday vocabulary (clothes, shoes, the house, work), questions with qué, quién, dónde and por qué, ir a + infinitive, tener que + infinitive, materials with de

This article contains a MovaReader adaptation of the Brothers Grimm tale The Elves and the Shoemaker (Die Wichtelmänner, 1812), retold in simple Spanish with all three of its stories. Level A1 suits beginners: short sentences, the present tense and plenty of dialogue. You will learn everyday words for clothes, the house and work, questions with qué, quién and dónde, and ir a with an infinitive.

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