Part 2—Listening Comprehension
You will hear a story in Spanish. It’s rather lengthy. As you listen to the story, take notes on scrap paper.
Listen a second time, and as you listen, make your notes more complete. In English, summarize the
story in a composition of between ten and twenty sentences. Type the final version of your summary in a
word processing document. Do not send any scrap paper or notes to the school. Send in only your
final version.
Listen here:http://videos. pennfoster. com/index. html?vid=6074820773001

Explanation:

once upon a time, there was a farmer who had a loving and understanding wife.

they had few belongings, but they had one thing which they couldn't live without, a horse that had many uses. With this horse, the father plowed the fields, rode it into town, herded cattle with it, transported hay, rode along the highway, or just took it for a walk. sometimes, the neighbors would ask him do jobs and would pay well. Nevertheless, as the horse was getting older, they thought it would be best to sell him or at least trade him in for something more useful. one day his wife said to him, listen, today is market day, why don't you go to town on the horse, and see if you can change it for something good. i'm sure i'll be happy with whatever you can get for him. there were a lot of people on the road that day, walking or riding horses, going to market to buy things. Riding at a good pace, the farmer came upon a man who was walking a beautiful cow. the farmer thought, I'll bet that cow gives a really good quality milk. i don't think it would be a bad idea for me to trade my horse for that cow. i'm sure my wife would be happy if i brought her a cow. the farmer shouted: hey, mister, with the cow, i'd like to talk to you. i have a horse that is worth more than your cow. but that doesn't matter, i have more need for a caw. would you trade me your cow for my horse? Of course, said the man with the cow. and so the two men traded animals. now that he traded his horse for a cow, the farmer was ready to go back home. but, he decided instead to continue on to the market, and to the market he went, if only to look. walking his cow, he got back on the road. after a short while, he came across a man who was walking a sheep.