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Lingofable

A 4-part Spanish story series

The Diamond in the Orange

El diamante en la naranja

  1. Part 1: The Man in the Fog

    A1 Spanish · 3 min read

    Inside one of Magdalena's oranges there is no fruit at all. There is a diamond. And tonight, a stranger in an elegant coat is standing in her street, writing in a little notebook.

  2. Part 2: A Lie Among the Oranges

    A1 Spanish · 3 min read

    Honest Magdalena has never lied in her life. Today, at a fruit stall in Valparaíso, a stranger with cold eyes asks her one question — and she answers with one small word: «No».

  3. Part 3: The Lady on the Hill

    A1 Spanish · 3 min read

    An old newspaper story, a house high above the port, and a widow who still cries for her mother's diamond. Magdalena finally learns who it belongs to — but a good deed in Valparaíso can be a dangerous thing to hold onto.

  4. Part 4: The Orange with the Red Thread

    A1 Spanish · 3 min read

    The thief walks to the port with a diamond in his pocket. He should have looked more closely at what a seamstress keeps in her sewing box.