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Spanish & English

El extraño misterioso

Original author
Mark Twain
Adapted by
Line by Line Publishing,

Read The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain in Spanish and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C1.

Available editions

A2
Short, concrete sentences for early learners.
4,787 sentences
B1
Longer sentences and a wider vocabulary.
2,458 sentences
B2
Complex sentences and a fuller vocabulary, close to everyday native reading.
2,352 sentences
C1
Original English — Rich, nuanced prose with complex sentences and vocabulary.
2,156 sentences

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El extraño misterioso, Capítulo 1
The Mysterious Stranger, Chapter 1
1

Era invierno del año 1590.

It was winter in the year 1590.

2

Austria estaba lejos del resto del mundo.

Austria was far away from the rest of the world.

3

El país dormía tranquilo.

The country was sleeping and quiet.

4

La vida en Austria era todavía como en la Edad Media.

Life in Austria was still like the Middle Ages.

5

Parecía que iba a quedarse así para siempre.

It seemed like it would stay that way forever.

6

Algunas personas decían que Austria estaba cientos de años atrás de otros lugares.

Some people said Austria was hundreds of years behind other places.

7

Decían que la gente allí todavía creía en viejas ideas e historias.

They said people there still believed in old ideas and stories.