Time to Pack
A kid was sitting with the maid and had the following conversation:
Maid: You must leave this house.
Kid: Why?
Maid: There are ghosts here.
Later that day the kid was sitting with his dad…
Kid: Dad, the maid told me we should leave this house because it is haunted.
Dad: Pack your bags!
Kid: Dad, do you believe in ghosts?
Dad: NÓS NÃO TEMOS EMPREGADA!!!We don’t have a maid!!!
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The Plus version of this story
Um miúdo estava sentado com a empregada e teve a seguinte conversa:Empregada: Vocês têm de deixar esta casa.Miúdo: Porquê?
Empregada: Há fantasmas aqui.
Mais tarde, nesse dia, o miúdo estava sentado com o pai…
Miúdo: Pai, a empregada disse-me que devíamos deixar esta casa porque está assombrada.Pai: Faz as tuas malas!Miúdo: Pai, tu acreditas em fantasmas?Pai: NÓS NÃO TEMOS EMPREGADA!!!
A kid was sitting with the maid and had the following conversation:
Maid: You must leave this house.Kid: Why?Maid: There are ghosts here.
Later that day the kid was sitting with his dad…
Kid: Dad, the maid told me we should leave this house because it is haunted.Dad: Pack your bags!Kid: Dad, do you believe in ghosts?Dad: WE DON'T HAVE A MAID!!!
There is a Plus version of this story
The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on idioms and expressions.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
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- An interactive exercise
Written for level A2–B1. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.