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The Road to the Market

Two friends make a bargain · 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

Two friends were traveling together to the market. One wished to buy a horse; the other said it would be better to keep the money. But when they saw the horse, both came to the same opinion.