The Good Samaritan
O bom samaritano
Jesus tells of a traveler who is helped by a Samaritan after others pass him by.
Learning Portuguese · Absolute Beginner
Portuguese Stories for Absolute Beginners
Start reading in Portuguese with familiar tales, short sentences and simple language. Listen to the audio and use the English translation whenever you need support.
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The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
A gansa dos ovos de ouro
A farmer kills the goose that lays golden eggs, hoping to get all its gold at once.
The Lion and the Mouse
O leão e o rato
A lion spares a mouse, who later frees him from a hunter’s net.
The Princess and the Pea
A princesa e a ervilha
A queen devises an unusual test to find out whether a visitor is a real princess.
The Tortoise and the Hare
A tartaruga e a lebre
A hare boasts about his speed, then loses a race to a steady tortoise.
The Tower of Babel
A torre de Babel
People build a city and a tower, but God confuses their language and scatters them across the earth.
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
O rato da cidade e o rato do campo
A country mouse visits the town, where richer food comes with danger and fear.
The Wind and the Sun
O Vento e o Sol
The wind and the sun compete to make a traveler take off his cloak.
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
O lobo em pele de cordeiro
A wolf disguises himself as a sheep to enter a flock unnoticed.