Engineered Romance
A doctor and an engineer were in love with the same woman.
One day, the doctor gave her a rose. She smiled, feeling it was sweet and romantic.
The next three days, the engineer gave her an apple each day. On the third day, she finally asked, "Why do you keep giving me apples?"
The engineer smiled and said, "Porque uma maçã por dia mantém o médico longe.Because an apple a day keeps the doctor away."
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The Plus version of this story
Um médico e um engenheiro estavam apaixonados pela mesma mulher.
Um dia, o médico deu-lhe uma rosa. Ela sorriu, achando o gesto doce e romântico.
Nos três dias seguintes, o engenheiro deu-lhe uma maçã por dia. Ao terceiro dia, ela finalmente perguntou: "Porque é que estás sempre a dar-me maçãs?"
O engenheiro sorriu e respondeu: "Porque uma maçã por dia mantém o médico longe. "
A doctor and an engineer were in love with the same woman.
One day, the doctor gave her a rose. She smiled, feeling it was sweet and romantic.
The next three days, the engineer gave her an apple each day. On the third day, she finally asked, "Why do you keep giving me apples?"
The engineer smiled and said, "Because an apple a day keeps the doctor away."
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The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on adjectives.
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Written for level A1–A2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.