Berto and His Good Ideas – by Magaly Rodriguez (Basic Level) Translated by Blaine Ray

For true beginners. Short and easy and very amusing.

Berto is an eleven-year-old boy who lives in Madrid, Spain. His best friend is Paquita. Poor Berto has one big problem. He does not like school. He does not like to study. He does not like to do homework. Besides, his teachers are really strange.

Fortunately, Berto has a lot of good ideas. He thinks of many fun and exciting things to do rather than going to school. His good ideas include visiting a soccer stadium and an art museum with his friend Paquita. Berto also thinks about eating delicious pastries at a bakery and rowing a boat in a park. Berto thinks these are good ideas. In fact, he thinks they are great ideas. Are they really?