Legends That Last
In today's quote, Neil Gaiman, known for American Gods, challenges how we see fairy tales. Maybe they’re not just for children after all.
Fairy tales are more than true, not because they tell us dragons exist but they tell us that os dragões podem ser derrotados.dragons can be beaten.
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The Plus version of this story
Os contos de fadas são a pura verdade, não porque nos dizem que os dragões existem, mas porque nos dizem que os dragões podem ser derrotados.
Fairy tales are more than true not because they tell us dragons exist but they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
💬 Today's vocabulary
🏰 Conto de fadas: Fairy tale🤍 Pura [femin. adj.]: Pure✅ Verdade [femin. noun]: Truth🤔 Porque: Because 🐉 Dragão [masc. noun]: Dragon🌍 Existir: To exist😞 Derrotado [masc. adj.]: Defeated, beaten
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The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on culture and traditions.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
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- An interactive exercise
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