An Elementary Spanish Reader

Elementary Spanish Reader, by Earl Stanley Harrison

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Title: An Elementary Spanish Reader
Author: Earl Stanley Harrison
Release Date: July 13, 2007 [EBook #22065]
Language: Spanish
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AN ELEMENTARY SPANISH READER
BY
E. S. HARRISON
FIRST ASSISTANT IN MODERN LANGUAGES IN THE COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
GINN AND COMPANY
BOSTON--NEW YORK--CHICAGO--LONDON ATLANTA--DALLAS--COLUMBUS--SAN FRANCISCO COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY E. S. HARRISON
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
917.6
The Athen?um Press
GINN AND COMPANY--PROPRIETORS BOSTON--U.S.A.

PREFACE
The increasing study of Spanish in high schools and colleges has made necessary the preparation of a text of a simpler character than those now in common use.
In the present text, especially in the first selections, the language has been simplified so that reading may be begun at a very early stage in the pupil's work. It has not been considered necessary to supply notes, as the matter is simple and the vocabulary furnishes all necessary information. All verb forms occurring in the text, whether regular or irregular, are given in the vocabulary.
There is constant repetition of common words and expressions, so that comparatively long lessons may be assigned and the pupil may be enabled to acquire an extensive knowledge of useful every-day Spanish and become familiar with the structure of the Spanish sentence at an earlier period than has been possible heretofore.
Selection XII is taken from "Tradiciones y leyendas espa?olas" by Don Luciano Garc��a de Real (Barcelona, 1898). Selections IV, VI, IX, X, XIII, are taken from the "Biblioteca de las tradiciones populares espa?olas" (Madrid, 1886). The remaining selections are taken from various sources or adapted from English or German.
Many changes have been made in all the selections, except in the fables of Iriarte and the story by Fern��n Caballero, in order to render the material suitable for beginners.
E. S. H.

CONTENTS
I. EL CUENTO DEL POLLO
II. UN HOMBRE INSACIABLE
III. LOS TRES OSOS
IV. LOS TRES BARCOS
V. EL TESTAMENTO
VI. DON JUAN BOLONDR��N
VII. BUENA GANGA
VIII. EL M��DICO TUNANTE
IX. EL PR��NCIPE JALMA
X. EL PALACIO DE MADRID
XI. LAS METAMORFOSIS DEL PICAPEDRERO Fern��n Caballero
XII. EL CABALLO DE ALIATAR
XIII. EL PR��NCIPE OSO
XIV. ADIVINANZAS
XV. AN��CDOTAS
XVI. EL BURRO FLAUTISTA Tom��s de Iriarte
XVII. EL OSO, LA MONA Y EL CERDO Tom��s de Iriarte
XVIII. EL PATO Y LA SERPIENTE Tom��s de Iriarte
XIX. LOS DOS CONEJOS Tom��s de Iriarte
XX. LA ABEJA Y EL CUCLILLO Tom��s de Iriarte
XXI. LA ARDILLA Y EL CABALLO Tom��s de Iriarte
ABBREVIATIONS
VOCABULARY
[Illustration: EL RICO EXTREME?O Y EL EXTRANJERO]

ELEMENTARY SPANISH READER

EL CUENTO DEL POLLO
Un d��a un pollo entra en un bosque. Una bellota cae en su cabeza. El pobre pollo cree que el cielo ha ca��do sobre ��l. Corre para informar al rey.
En el camino encuentra una gallina.
--?A d��nde vas?--pregunta la gallina. 5
--?Oh!--dice el pollo,--el cielo ha ca��do en mi cabeza y voy a informar al rey.
--Yo voy tambi��n, si quieres,--responde la gallina y se marchan juntos el pollo y la gallina al palacio del rey.
En el camino encuentran un gallo. 10
--?A d��nde vas?--pregunta el gallo a la gallina.
--?Oh!--dice la gallina--el cielo ha ca��do sobre la cabeza del pobre pollo y vamos a informar al rey.
--Yo voy tambi��n, si quieres,--responde el gallo y se marchan juntos el pollo, la gallina y el gallo al palacio del rey. 15
En el camino encuentran un pato.
--?A d��nde vas?--pregunta el pato al gallo.
--?Oh!--dice el gallo,--el cielo ha ca��do en la cabeza del pobre pollo y vamos a informar al rey.
--Yo voy tambi��n, si quieres--responde el pato y se 20 marchan juntos el pollo, la gallina, el gallo y el pato al palacio del rey.
En el camino encuentran un ganso.
--?A d��nde vas?--pregunta el ganso al pato.
--?Oh!--dice el pato,--el cielo ha ca��do en la cabeza del pobre pollo y vamos a informar al rey.
--Yo voy tambi��n, si quieres,--responde el ganso y se marchan juntos el pollo, la gallina, el gallo, el pato y el ganso al palacio del rey. 25
En el camino encuentran un pavo. El pavo quiere ir con ellos a informar al rey que el cielo ha ca��do. Ninguno de los pobres animales sabe el camino.
En este momento encuentran una zorra. La zorra dice que quiere ense?arles el camino al palacio del rey. Todos van 30 con ella; pero ella los conduce a su cubil. Aqu��