First Spanish Reader: Beginner'S Dual Language Book

First Spanish Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language Spanish) Perfect for beginning students of Spanish, this affordable anthology is filled with 41 delightful stories and proverbs based on works of Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Ricardo Palma, and other noted writers. Complete and faithful English translations are featured on the facing pages of the Spanish text. Exercises are also included. Contents: 1. EL BURRO DE BURIDAN-BURIDAN'S DONKEY 2. "?PADRE, HIJO, O CABALLO?-FATHER, SON, OR HORSE?" 3. AQUI SE VENDE PESCADO FRESCO-FRESH FISH IS SOLD HERE 4. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS 5. EL LADRON TONTO-THE FOOLISH THIEF 6. EL FRACASO METEMATICO DE PEPITO-JOEY'S MATHEMATICAL FIASCO 7. OTRO FRACASO MATEMATICO: CALCULO DIFERENCIAL-ANOTHER MATHEMATICAL FIASCO: DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 8. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS 9. EL ESCLAVO PEREZOSO-THE LAZY SLAVE 10. LA HERRADURA Y LAS CEREZAS-THE HORSESHOE AND THE CHERRIES 11. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS 12. AMIGOS HASTA LA MUERTE-FRIENDS UNTO DEATH 13. EL AVARO ROMPE SU SACO . . . -THE MISER BURSTS HIS BAG 14. LA MALDICION GITANA-GYPSY CURSE 15. EL ARABE HAMBRIENTO-THE HUNGRY ARAB 16. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS 17. FILOSOFIA EXISTENCIAL-EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY 18. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS 19. EL BURLADOR BURLADO-THE TRICKSTER TRICKED 20. LA ZORRA Y EL BUSTO-THE FOX AND THE BUST 21. LA PERLA Y EL DIAMANTE-THE PEARL AND THE DIAMOND 22. ANALLSIS-ANALYSIS 23. POR QUE CIERTOS HOMBRES PERMANCEN SOLTEROS-WHY CERTAIN MEN REMAIN BACHELORS 24. PENSAMIENTOS DE CERVANTES-THOUGHTS OF CERVANTES 25. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS 26. LA CAMISA DE MARGARITA'S-MARGARITA'S CHEMISE 27. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS 28. CARTA A DIOS-LETTER TO GOD 29. CARTA DE UN MONO A SU TIO-LETTER FROM A MONKEY TO HIS UNCLE 30. LAS UVAS VERDES-GREEN GRAPES 31. FUTURO GLAMOROSO DE UN POBRE DIABLO-GLAMOROUS FUTURE OF A POOR DEVIL 32. LAS ACEITUNAS-THE OLIVES 33. PROVERBIOS-PROVERBS 34. EL EMPERADOR DEMOCRATICO-THE DEMOCRATIC EMPEROR 35. EL LORO PEDAGOGICO-THE PEDAGOGICAL PARROT 36. LA MIEL Y EL VENEO-HONEY AND POISON 37. DEFINICION-DEFINITION 38. POR QUE MUCHAS PERSONAS NO FIGURAN EN EL CENSO-WHY MANY PERSONS DO NOT FIGURE IN THE CENSUS 39. EL PRIMER MILAGRO-THE FIRST MIRACLE 40. LA FOTOGRAFIA-THE PHOTOGRAPH 41. EL GUARDAGUJAS-THE SWITCHMAN Notes Exercises Vocabulary