Fishing for Trouble
Johnny is always late for school and tells big lies as excuses. The teacher complains to the principal, who decides to take matters into his own hands. He tells the teacher to send Johnny to him the next time he's late.
The following day, Johnny arrives two hours late and claims he was going to be early but went fishing, caught a 10 kilo trout, and had to clean it, which made him late.
The teacher sends Johnny to the principal. The principal tells Johnny, "I was walking to school when a 7-metre-tall grizzly bear with huge fangs appeared. Suddenly, a little dog came out and attacked and ate the whole bear! What do you think of that, Johnny?"
Johnny replied, "Oh yeah, that's my dog Sparky. É o seu terceiro urso esta semana.That's his third bear this week."
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The Plus version of this story
O Joãozinho está sempre atrasado para a escola e inventa grandes mentiras como desculpas. A professora queixa-se ao diretor, que decide tratar do assunto. Ele diz à professora para mandar o Joãozinho ir ter com ele da próxima vez que ele se atrasar.
No dia seguinte, o Joãozinho chega duas horas atrasado e alega que ia chegar cedo, mas foi pescar, apanhou uma truta de 10 quilos e teve de a limpar, o que o fez chegar atrasado.
A professora manda o Joãozinho ir falar com o diretor. O diretor diz ao Joãozinho: "Eu estava a caminho da escola quando apareceu um urso pardo de 7 metros de altura com uns caninos enormes. De repente, apareceu um cãozinho, que atacou e comeu o urso inteiro! O que achas disto, Joãozinho?"
O Joãozinho respondeu: "Ah, sim, esse é o meu cão Sparky. É o seu terceiro urso esta semana."
Johnny is always late for school and tells big lies as excuses. The teacher complains to the principal, who decides to take matters into his own hands. He tells the teacher to send Johnny to him the next time he's late.
The following day, Johnny arrives two hours late and claims that he was going to be early, but he went fishing, caught a 10 kilo trout and had to clean it, which made him late.
The teacher sends Johnny to the principal. The principal tells Johnny: "I was on my way to school when a 7 metre tall grizzly bear with huge fangs appeared. Suddenly, a little dog came out and attacked and ate the whole bear! What do you think of that, Johnny?"
Johnny replied: "Oh yeah, that's my dog Sparky. That's his third bear this week.”
There is a Plus version of this story
The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on situational portuguese.
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Written for level B1–B2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.