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Iona și peștele cel mare — Jonah and the Whale in Romanian, illustrated graded reader

Romanian bilingual graded story

Iona și peștele cel mare

Jonah and the Whale in Romanian

4 levels: A0–B1 Natural Romanian audio12–13 minRomanian + English bilingual support

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A0 · Starter· 12 minA1 · Beginner· 12 minA2 · Elementary· 12 minB1 · Intermediate· 13 min

About this story

God commands Jonah to travel to Nineveh and warn its people, but Jonah boards a ship heading in the opposite direction. When a violent storm threatens everyone aboard, Jonah admits that he is running away from God and is thrown into the sea. A great fish swallows him, and Jonah spends three days inside it before being returned to dry land. He finally travels to Nineveh, where his warning produces an unexpected response. Jonah and the Whale is a memorable Bible story about disobedience, repentance, mercy and the difficulty of accepting compassion for people we dislike.

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Scene 1 of Jonah and the Whale, illustratedIona și peștele cel mare · Scene 1

Yahweh îi vorbește lui Iona, fiul lui Amitai. El spune: „Scoală-te. Du-te la Ninive, cetatea aceea mare. Spune împotriva ei, pentru răutatea lor este înaintea mea.” Dar Iona se scoală ca fugă la Tarșiș, departe de Yahweh. Iona coboară la Iope. Găsește o corabie care merge la Tarșiș. Plătește și se urcă în ea. El vrea meargă la Tarșiș, departe de Yahweh.

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Is this story suitable for complete beginners?

The Starter version uses short sentences, common vocabulary and simplified narration.

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