The multilingual duck

Ronaldo Simões Coelho

THE MULTILINGUAL DUCK

Illustrations by

Elcerdo

Copyright © Ronaldo Simões Coelho, 2016 All rights reserved to EDITORA FTD S.A. Rua Rui Barbosa, 156 – Bela Vista – São Paulo – SP CEP 01326-010 – Tel. (0-55-11) 3598-6000 Caixa Postal 65149 – CEP da Caixa Postal 01390-970 www.ftd.com.br

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Ronaldo Simões was born in São João del Rei, in the state of Minas Gerais. He has already published over 50 children’s and young adult books, many of which are considered highly recommendable by the FNLIJ. He has won awards both in Brazil and abroad.

Ronaldo Simões Coelho

THE MULTILINGUAL DUCK

Illustrations by

Elcerdo

THE GIRL FELT REALLY HAPPY WHEN SHE GOT A DOG AS A PRESENT.

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SHE DID NOT SUSPECT THERE WOULD BE SUCH A MESS.

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IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS A CAT IN THE HOUSE ALREADY. AND THE TWO ANIMALS TOGETHER FOUGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG.

IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THE GIRL TO DISCOVER THAT THE TWO DID NOT UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY SPOKE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. 8

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SHE LOOKED FOR A WAY TO CHANGE THE SITUATION. THOSE WHO SEARCH, FIND. SHE DISCOVERED THE MULTILINGUAL DUCK’S SCHOOL, WHERE MANY LANGUAGES ARE TAUGHT.

THE MULTILINGUAL DUCK WAS ABLE TO CHAT WITH THE TURKEYS IN GLOO-GLOO WITH RARE PERFECTION.

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