First Spanish Reader

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Especially designed for the beginning student, this handy volume helps students learn Spanish by presenting simple, easy-to-read adaptations of classic Spanish stories and other material ? with complete faithful English translations on the facing pages. The selections, by significant writers of the past and present (Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Juan José Milla, Eufronio Viscarra, Ricardo Palma, Lope de Rueda, Enrique Amorim, Juan José Arreola, and other noted writers), derive from the best and most genuine Hispanic tradition, and are revealing of the life and psychology of the Spanish-speaking peoples. The dual-language book will enable those readers with the most limited knowledge of the language to enjoy reading in the original Spanish from the very first day of instruction. Vocabularies and exercises are included as special aids for the student.

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1. EL BURRO DE BURIDÁN-BURIDÁN'S DONKEY
   
   2. " PADRE, HIJO, O CABALLO?-FATHER, SON, OR HORSE?"
   3. AQUÍ SE VENDE PESCADO FRESCO-FRESH FISH IS SOLD HERE
   4. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS
   5. EL LADRÓN TONTO-THE FOOLISH THIEF
   6. EL FRACASO METEMÁTICO DE PEPITO-JOEY'S MATHEMATICAL FIASCO
   7. OTRO FRACASO MATEMÁTICO: CÁLCULO DIFERENCIAL-ANOTHER MATHEMATICAL FIASCO: DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
   8. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS
   9. EL ESCLAVO PEREZOSO-THE LAZY SLAVE
   10. LA HERRADURA Y LAS CEREZAS-THE HORSESHOE AND THE CHERRIES
   11. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS
   12. AMIGOS HASTA LA MUERTE-FRIENDS UNTO DEATH
   13. EL AVARO ROMPE SU SACO . . . -THE MISER BURSTS HIS BAG
   14. LA MALDICIÓN GITANA-GYPSY CURSE
   15. EL ÁRABE HAMBRIENTO-THE HUNGRY ARAB
   16. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS
   17. FILOSOFÍA EXISTENCIAL-EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY
   18. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS
   19. EL BURLADOR BURLADO-THE TRICKSTER TRICKED
   20. LA ZORRA Y EL BUSTO-THE FOX AND THE BUST
   21. LA PERLA Y EL DIAMANTE-THE PEARL AND THE DIAMOND
   22. ANÁLLSIS-ANALYSIS
   23. POR QUÉ CIERTOS HOMBRES PERMANCEN SOLTEROS-WHY CERTAIN MEN REMAIN BACHELORS
   24. PENSAMIENTOS DE CERVANTES-THOUGHTS OF CERVANTES
   25. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS
   26. LA CAMISA DE MARGARITA'S-MARGARITA'S CHEMISE
   27. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS
   28. CARTA A DIOS-LETTER TO GOD
   29. CARTA DE UN MONO A SU TÍO-LETTER FROM A MONKEY TO HIS UNCLE
   30. LAS UVAS VERDES-GREEN GRAPES
   31. FUTURO GLAMOROSO DE UN POBRE DIABLO-GLAMOROUS FUTURE OF A POOR DEVIL
   32. LAS ACEITUNAS-THE OLIVES
   33. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS
   34. EL EMPERADOR DEMOCRÁTICO-THE DEMOCRATIC EMPEROR
   35. EL LORO PEDAGÓGICO-THE PEDAGOGICAL PARROT
   36. LA MIEL Y EL VENEO-HONEY AND POISON
   37. DEFINICIÓN-DEFINITION
   38. POR QUÉ MUCHAS PERSONAS NO FIGURAN EN EL CENSO-WHY MANY PERSONS DO NOT FIGURE IN THE CENSUS
   39. EL PRIMER MILAGRO-THE FIRST MIRACLE
   40. LA FOTOGRAFÍA-THE PHOTOGRAPH
   41. EL GUARDAGUJAS-THE SWITCHMAN
       Notes
       Exercises
       Vocabulary