The Worm Logic
A father wanted to teach his son about the dangers of alcohol. He put one bug in a glass of water and another in a glass of whiskey. The bug in the water swam around, alive and well, while the one in the whiskey curled up and died.
"Now, son," the father asked, "what did you learn from this?"
The son thought for a moment and said, "Se beberes álcool não terás bichos!If you drink alcohol you won’t have worms!"
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The Plus version of this story
Um pai queria ensinar ao seu filho os perigos do álcool. Colocou um bicho num copo de água e outro num copo de whisky. O bicho na água nadou à vontade, vivo e saudável, enquanto o do whisky se enrolou e morreu.
"Então, filho," perguntou o pai, "o que aprendeste com isto?"
O filho pensou um bocado e respondeu: "Se beberes álcool, não terás bichos!"
A father wanted to teach his son about the dangers of alcohol. He put one bug in a glass of water and another in a glass of whiskey. The bug in the water swam around, alive and well, while the one in the whiskey curled up and died.
"Now, son," the father asked, "what did you learn from this?"
The son thought for a while and said, "If you drink alcohol, you won’t have worms!"
💬 Today's vocabulary
🧑🏫 Ensinar: To teach⚠️ Perigo [masc. noun]: Danger 🪲 Bicho [masc. noun]: Worm, bug, animal🏊♂️ Nadar: To swim 🥗 Saudável [masc. and femin. adjective]: Healthy🌀 Enrolar-se: To curl up, to roll up🥄 Um bocado: A while, a bit
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- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
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- An interactive exercise
Written for level B1–B2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.