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A Plate Every Night

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A Plate Every Night

A dead grandmother leaves a note on the fridge. A plate of beans goes on the table every night. Nobody asks who eats it. A spanish story. Learn Spanish A1.

308 words

Camera Four

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Camera Four

A night guard sees camera four run five minutes ahead. On the screen a man with a knife stands over a body in the lobby. A spanish story. Learn Spanish A1.

307 words

Do Not Turn On the Light

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Do Not Turn On the Light

In this spanish story Ninfa waits in bed for her husband. A cold voice like his lies down beside her. Then his voice knocks outside. Learn Spanish A1.

295 words

It Knows My Name

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It Knows My Name

The voice comes from inside the wall. Then under the bed. Now it sits beside his face. Cold breath. A short spanish story. Learn Spanish A1.

224 words

Someone Knocks on the Fifth Floor

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Someone Knocks on the Fifth Floor

Three knocks hit her fifth floor window every night at three. Her husband brings bitter tea and blames the wind. A short spanish story. Learn Spanish A1.

292 words

The Basement

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The Basement

Never go to the basement. The photos show him there. Years ago. With something large and black. It is here now. A spanish story for beginners. Learn Spanish A1.

224 words

The Bathroom

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The Bathroom

The man in the mirror is not him. At night the reflection does not copy. It wants his life. A short spanish story about a stolen face. Learn Spanish A1.

232 words

The Candle That Will Not Go Out

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The Candle That Will Not Go Out

A blue birthday candle on the kitchen table never melts. While it burns Gregorio stays forty and his wife grows old. A short spanish story. Learn Spanish A1.

337 words

The Child

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The Child

Her son sees someone beside him. Someone from this house long ago. Someone she hurt. Now he will stay forever. A short spanish story. Learn Spanish A1.

201 words

The Cold Corner of the Kitchen

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The Cold Corner of the Kitchen

A cheap apartment in Puebla. One kitchen corner stays cold as ice and her food never spoils. Each week the frozen wall grows. A spanish story. Learn Spanish A1.

288 words

The Counting

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The Counting

He counts four every night. Father. Mother. Sister. Him. Tonight there are five. In the dark corner. Watching. A short spanish story. Learn Spanish A1.

212 words

The Dog Who Watches the Closet

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The Dog Who Watches the Closet

A black dog with yellow eyes never barks. Every night it sits facing the closet. Then soft knocks come from inside. A spanish story. Learn Spanish A1.

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