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El billete de un millón de libras

Name: El billete de un millón de libras
Author: Mark Twain

Título en inglés: The Million Pound Bank Note

de Mark Twain · lectura graduada

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unos 50 min

Un joven estadounidense pobre llega a Londres sin dinero alguno. Dos hermanos ricos le dan un único billete de banco con un valor de un millón de libras, y nadie en la ciudad puede cambiarlo. ¿Podrá vivir durante treinta días con dinero que no puede gastar?

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When I was twenty-seven years old, I worked as a clerk for a mining company in San Francisco. I knew everything about buying and selling shares. I had no family and no money, only my brains and a good name. But I was sure that one day these would bring me a fortune, and I was happy to wait.

On Saturday afternoons I liked to sail a small boat on the bay. One day I went too far, and the wind carried me out to sea. Night was coming, and I had almost given up hope. Then a small ship picked me up. It was going to London. The journey was long and stormy, and the captain made me work as a sailor without pay. When I stepped onto the street in London, my clothes were old and torn. I had exactly one dollar in my pocket.