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Lingofable

A 4-part Spanish story series

Ink on the Sacred Wall

Tinta en la pared sagrada

  1. Part 1: The Hippo with the Pharaoh's Nose

    A2 Spanish · 2 min read · Free

    One sleepy apprentice, one oil lamp, and the most dangerous doodle in ancient Egypt — drawn on the exact wall where the Pharaoh will walk in ten days.

  2. Part 2: The Hippo King

    A2 Spanish · 2 min read

    A botched paint job, a giggling young painter, and suddenly the whole workers' village is trading pottery shards of the 'Hippo King' — while the temple inspector sharpens his list.

  3. Part 3: Footprints in the White Dust

    A2 Spanish · 2 min read

    The inspector has a measuring cord, a list of suspects, and footprints in the paint dust. Unfortunately for Nakht, they lead straight to the one person brave enough to stay silent for him.

  4. Part 4: The Pharaoh's Laugh

    A2 Spanish · 2 min read

    The Pharaoh stands in silence before a hippo with his own face, and everyone in the temple is about to find out what a king really thinks of his perfect portraits.