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 são a , não nos dizem que os , mas porque nos dizem que os dragões podem ser .
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
There is a Plus version of this story
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
- 3 more recordings
- An interactive exercise
Written for level A2. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
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