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Lingofable

A 3-part Spanish story series

The Blue Buttons

Los botones azules

  1. Part 1: The White Shirt

    A0 Spanish · 2 min read

    Gerson can't buy his son new clothes for his first day at a new school, so at night he sews six bright blue buttons onto an old white shirt. On the walk home, there are only five.

  2. Part 2: Knock, Knock, Knock

    A0 Spanish · 3 min read

    A lost button, a small lie, and a door with one word painted on it: Costurera. Brayan's whole secret now fits inside his fist.

  3. Part 3: Brayan's Hands

    A0 Spanish · 3 min read

    The old seamstress refuses to sew the button back on. She has a much better idea — one that puts a needle in a nervous boy's hand and the whole truth on his father's table.