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Bread for a Stranger

A traveler arrives at noon · about 2 minutes

Vocabulary

  • κώμηvillage
  • πηγήspring, fountain

Grammar notes

  • The repeated καί keeps the sequence direct and easy to follow.
  • The imperfect describes an action or situation continuing in the past.

Comprehension questions

  1. Where does the story take place?
  2. What changes for the main character?

English translation

Reveal translation

At noon a stranger arrived in the village, tired from the road. Nicias saw him sitting beside the spring and gave him bread and water. The stranger thanked him and said that he was looking for an old friend.