Fantasy stories from Portuguese legend
9 stories from A1 to C1
Fantasy rooted in Portuguese myth and legend: a green dragon in the Serra da Estrela, an enchanted bridge over the Douro that two young adventurers can only cross by answering a riddle, the sorceress of Sintra who turns a proud prince into a frog, the secret of the Galo de Barcelos.
At B2 the legends grow: King Sebastião, who vanished in the fog and is still awaited, the enchanted Moorish women of folklore, an old map pointing to a hidden valley in the mountains, and a student who finds a secret in Camões's Os Lusíadas. At C1, the last keeper of a mountain oral tradition chooses a young immigrant as his successor.
Reading these, you pick up the legends Portuguese people grow up with along with the language. The genre runs from A1 to C1, with most of its stories at B1 and B2. Start with O Dragão da Serra at A1 and A Ponte Encantada at A2.
Each story page shows the opening in Portuguese with the English under every paragraph, and a glossary of key words. The whole story is in the reader, with audio for every sentence and tap-to-translate on every word.
A1 — Beginner
All A1 stories →A2 — Elementary
All A2 stories →B1 — Intermediate
All B1 stories →B2 — Upper Intermediate
All B2 stories →- B27 minO Mapa AntigoUma estudiosa descobre um mapa antigo na biblioteca da universidade que indica um vale escondido entre as montanhas do Gerês com uma biblioteca de saber perdido.
- B210 minA Lenda do Rei SebastiãoUma exploração do mito mais profundo de Portugal: a esperança no regresso do Rei que desapareceu no nevoeiro.
- B210 minOs Lusíadas ModernosUm jovem estudante descobre que a obra épica de Camões esconde um segredo mágico que pode mudar a percepção da realidade.
- B210 minMouros EncantadosUma jovem descobre que as lendas sobre Mouras Encantadas escondem uma missão milenar para proteger o equilíbrio da natureza.