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El hijo pródigo — The Prodigal Son in Spanish, illustrated graded reader

Spanish bilingual graded story

El hijo pródigo

The Prodigal Son in Spanish

4 levels: A0–B1 Natural Spanish audio5 minSpanish + English bilingual support

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A0 · Starter· 5 minA1 · Beginner· 5 minA2 · Elementary· 5 minB1 · Intermediate· 5 min

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A younger son asks his father for his inheritance and leaves home for a distant country. After wasting everything, he is left hungry and desperate during a famine. Realising how badly he has acted, he returns home prepared to become one of his father’s servants. Instead, his father welcomes him with joy and holds a celebration. The older brother, however, is angry that someone so irresponsible has been forgiven. The Prodigal Son is one of Jesus’s most famous parables, exploring regret, forgiveness, unconditional love and the resentment that mercy can produce in those who believe they deserve more.

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Scene 1 of The Prodigal Son, illustratedEl hijo pródigo · Scene 1

Dijo: «Un hombre tiene dos hijos. El hijo menor le dice a su padre: “Padre, dame mi parte”. Entonces el padre les da sus bienes. Poco después, el hijo menor toma todo y se va a un país lejano. Allí gasta todo. Vive mal. Después no tiene nada. En ese país hay mucha hambre. Entonces el hijo comienza a pasar hambre también. Va con un hombre de ese país y trabaja para él. El hombre lo manda al campo a cuidar cerdos. El hijo tiene mucha hambre. Quiere comer la comida de los cerdos, pero nadie le da nada».

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