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Lingofable

A 4-part Spanish story series

The Ink of Truth

La tinta de la verdad

  1. Part 1: A Stain on the Pharaoh's Scroll

    A1 Spanish · 2 min read · Free

    One drop of spilled ink ruins a scroll meant for the Pharaoh himself. Copying it in secret by lamplight, a young scribe in ancient Thebes notices that thousands of sacks of grain exist only on paper.

  2. Part 2: The Little Door

    A1 Spanish · 2 min read

    «Burn the scroll. Copy my numbers. And you say nothing.» Meret tells the most powerful man in the granary yes — and then, at night, she starts counting his sacks.

  3. Part 3: The Pen With Her Name

    A1 Spanish · 2 min read

    A dropped reed pen, no bigger than a finger, is about to hand a thief everything he needs to destroy a fifteen-year-old scribe. Her only defense is hidden under her bed.

  4. Part 4: The Good Ink

    A1 Spanish · 1 min read

    The Pharaoh is waiting. Userhat has his clean scroll and his golden smile. Meret has a bag, a black stain, and the real number of sacks.