Fantasy Languages

When the children dug a hole in the gravel-pit, they were very surprised at what they found. "It" was a Psammead, a sand-fairy, thousands of years old. It was a strange little thing - fat and furry, and with eyes on long stalks. It was often very cross and unfriendly, but it could give wishes - one wish a day. "How wonderful!" the children said. But wishes are difficult things. They can get you into trouble. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English.

In sun-soaked Sandy Beach, California, fourth-grader Edgar faces a daunting first day at his new school. When he stumbles upon a mysterious jade pendant dropped during a clash between a masked swordsman and a demonic figure, Edgar’s world flips upside down. He is thrown into the world of the ancient Chinese art of cultivation, a hidden realm of immortals, magic, and danger.

يَروِي هذا الكتابُ مُغامَرةَ إيفا الطَّيِّبةِ وصَديقَيْها، القَزَم مينو والذِّئب رول، لإنقاذِ مَعشرِ الأقزام الذين حوَّلَتهم الساحِرةُ الشِّرِّيرةُ إلى حجارة. فكيف نجَحَ الأصدقاءُ في قلبِ السِّحْرِ على الساحِرة؟

التلالُ بَيْضاء، والأكواخُ بَيْضاء، والثلجُ كذلك أبيض. كَمْ هذا مُمِل! يريد الدبُّ القُطْبي الصغير بعضَ الألوان مِن حوله؛ فخطَرَت له فكرةٌ رائعة، ولكن من أجلِ تطبيقِها عليه أن يُصبِح دبَّ توتِ العُلَّيْق! المحقِّق «لاسلو» دائمُ البحثِ عن مُغامَراتٍ جديدة. عندما يَشتمُّ رائحةً مَشْبوهة، يَـتـتـبَّع أثَرَها دُونَ تَردُّدٍ؛ فتُواجِهه مُفاجأةٌ كبيرة. تَرغَب نملةٌ في تسلُّقِ برجِ إيفل! إنَّها «فريدا»؛ النملةُ المُغامِرة الشجاعة، فهل ستَنجَح في ذلك؟ هذه لمحةٌ من بعضِ قِصصِ هذا الكتاب الموجَّه إلى الأطفالِ مِن عُشَّـــاق الخيالِ والمُغامَرات.

This is volume 2 of a 2-part sci-fi fantasy Spanish short stories series designed specifically for intermediate level Spanish learners who want to familiarize themselves with vocabulary and expressions within a sci-fi/fantasy setting.

This is volume one of a two-volume series of Spanish sci-fi/fantasy short stories designed specifically for Spanish learners at an intermediate level. Volume one contains 10 original stories that are unique, engaging, and at the appropriate level for your Spanish-learning journey. These stories were designed for Spanish learners who want to get acquainted with Spanish vocabulary and expressions within a sci-fi/fantasy setting. Inside you will find a variety of stories depicting adventures in worlds of medieval magic, modern-day miracles, and futuristic space travel and phenomenon.

Book One of the Tharion Cycle In the mist-drenched marshes of a dying empire, the land begins to forget—and so do the people. As Rome crumbles in Britain’s farthest province, a hidden girl with starlit blood begins to dream of a Bell that tolls not in sound, but in memory. Caelwyn has lived her whole life in Elderglen, veiled from the world, raised by a seer who speaks in silence. But when the mists thicken and the rune-stones begin to hum, she’s forced from hiding—into a world where names vanish, roads shift, and even time no longer flows as it should.

Adapted from the novel by L. Frank Baum.... Dorothy lives in Kansas, but one day a cyclone blows her and her house to a strange country called Oz. There, Dorothy makes friends with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. But she wants to go home to Kansas. Only one person can help her, and that is the country’s famous Wizard of Oz. So Dorothy and her friends follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to find the Wizard.

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Each unique fantasy story comes with highlighted vocabulary and definitions before and during the story. This guide also offers a vocabulary exercise after each tale, allowing you to practice your newly learned terms and idioms. It is suitable for intermediate to advanced English learners.

Age of Dragons: Timucin hat keinen leichten Stand im Klan. Die anderen Jungkrieger machen ihm das Leben schwer, denn im Bogenschießen und im Schwertkampf ist er nur Mittelmaß. Zudem hat er panische Angst vor Hunden, obwohl der Hund doch der engste Freund eines jeden Kriegers ist! Sogar Timucins Schwurbruder Chuzir fällt ihm in den Rücken und verbündet sich mit seinen Gegnern. Doch Timucin hat ein besonderes Geheimnis: Nachts bekommt er Besuch von einem rätselhaften Drachen. Dann lernt er die stolze Arbesa kennen und muss sich schließlich der schwersten aller Prüfungen stellen.

Dream of Dragons - Den Drachenträumen auf der Spur: Timucin erlebt neue Abenteuer! Auf der halsbrecherischen Flucht vor seinen erbarmungslosen Feinden muss Timucin sich beweisen, ohne Freunde und Kampfgefährten. Nur begleitet von seiner Verlobten Arbesa und seiner Mutter schlägt er sich durch den eisigen Winter der Steppe. Und ihre Feinde rücken immer näher. Timucin hat nur ein Ziel vor Augen: er muss den Heiligen Berg erreichen und dort die rettende Hilfe finden, ohne die sie verloren sind. Doch dann gerät er plötzlich in Gefangenschaft! Kann er seinen grausamen Wärtern entkommen?

Folge dem Ruf des Drachen: Timucin ist frei! Zusammen mit dem mutigen Chuzir ist ihm die Flucht vor den Kijat gelungen. Doch noch immer ist ihnen der feindliche Klan auf den Fersen. Endlich treffen sie auf Krieger ihrer eigenen Sippe. Doch gerade als die Gefahr gebannt scheint, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse. Die Kijat greifen an und es kommt zum erbarmungslosen Kampf. Chuzir wird schwer verletzt. Kann Timucin seinen Freund retten? Und kann er wirklich seinen vermeintlichen Verbündeten trauen? Schließlich trifft er Arbesa wieder und muss eine Entscheidung fällen, die sein ganzes weiteres Leben beeinflussen wird.

The Three Little Pigs is a classic children’s fairy tale retold by C. J. Anderson and originally translated for language learning. This dual-language version from Language Magic is optimized to aid language learners on the fast track to fluency. Discover that you can relax and enjoy the story while absorbing the language. Listen to the story over and over until you find you can understand it completely in the language you are learning.

Get ready for another set of exciting fantasy tales that will both entertain and educate the English learner. The Learn English with Short Stories series does not need to be listened to in order, as all of the stories are independent from one another. Listen to one, or listen to them all. Each unique fantasy story comes with highlighted vocabulary and definitions before and during the story.

Surah al-Fatihah (Arabic: سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَة ‎) is the first chapter (surah) of the Quran. Its seven verses (ayat) are a prayer for the guidance, lordship and mercy of God. This chapter has an essential role in Islamic prayer (salat). The primary literal meaning of the expression "al-Fatihah" is "The Opener," which could refer to this Surah being "the opener of the Book" (Fatihat al-kitab), to its being the first Surah recited in full in every prayer cycle (rakʿah), or to the manner in which it serves as an opening for many functions in everyday Islamic life.

A lyrical fantasy tale woven with nature’s wisdom, The Riddle Forest is a meditative story about listening beyond words, finding home in connection, and healing the bond between humankind and the natural world.

In einem kleinen Pariser Atelier erwischt Antoine seine Malerfreundin Caroline bei einem Techtelmechtel mit einem männlichen Aktmodell und beobachtet heimlich, wie sie sich gegenseitig verwöhnen. Als er auffliegt, ist Antoine überrascht, dass Caroline zugibt, seine Blicke auf ihrem Körper zu genießen. Er vertraut ihr eine Fantasie an, die er für ein anderes Modell hegt: die verführerische Eva mit ihren wohlgeformten Brüsten und ihrer samtenen Haut.

Inspired By English brings you another exciting pair of tales that are not only entertaining but educational, too. Each unique fantasy story comes with vocabulary and definitions emphasized before and during the story. This guide also offers a vocabulary exercise after each tale, allowing you to practice your newly learned terms and idioms. It is suitable for intermediate to advanced English learners.