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Piratasdel Caribe y el mapa secreto

Adventure, suspense and deception abound in this

story of Henry Morgan and his band of pirates.

Henry, amid rumors of potions and treasures,

threatens anyone who stands between him and his

quest for the secret map. He definitely gets more

than he bargains for when he takes on Antonio

Medina and the Spanish Armada!

Mira Canion

Carol Gaab

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Piratas del Caribe y el mapa secreto

Cover Art by Sandra Davis

A Novice-low Reader for Beginning Students

Mira CanionCarol Gaab

Copyright © 2008 Fluency Matters

All rights reserved.

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Helpful Tips Before Ye ReadThis novel contains basic, level-one vocabulary, and

countless cognates (words that are similar in two lan-guages), making it an ideal read for beginning students.It is so easy, even a pirate could read it!

Essential level-one vocabulary is listed by chapter inthe glossary at the back of the book. We suggest youpreview the glossary before you begin reading eachchapter. Historical and cultural vocabulary and anyvocabulary that would be considered beyond a ‘novice-low’ level is footnoted at the bottom of the page whereeach occurs.

A comprehensive list of all vocabulary used can befound in the Teacher’s Guide that accompanies thisnovel or online at www.FluencyMatters.com.

This book is pure fiction, although many events andcharacters have been pirated directly from history. Some hearties, climb aboard as we weigh anchor and setsail for suspense and adventure on the high seas.

Table of Contents

Capítulo 1: Rumores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Capítulo 2: Una pistola especial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Capítulo 3: La invasión . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Capítulo 4: Un secreto femenino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Capítulo 5: El Perla Blanca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Capítulo 6: El ataque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Capítulo 7: El robo grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Capítulo 8: Determinación . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Capítulo 9: La isla secreta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Capítulo 10: Secretos revelados. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Capítulo 11: Agua de vida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Glosario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Capítulo 1:Rumores

1668 a 1670En el mar Caribe

El terror del Caribe es un pirata. El pirata se llamaHenry Morgan y es el capitán de los piratas delCaribe. Henry es muy talentoso. Él organiza a lospiratas del Caribe. Los piratas respetan a Henry.

Henry y sus piratas atacan a muchas personas.Ellos atacan muchos territorios del Caribe: Panamá,Nueva España1, Venezuela e Hispaniola.

1Nueva España: New Spain is the original name by whichSpaniards called Mexico. The name changed to “Mexico” in

the early 1800's.

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Los españoles, personas de España, controlan losterritorios. Ellos no están contentos porque tienenmuchos problemas con los piratas. A los españolesno les gustan los piratas.

Muchas personas en el Caribe hablan de las aven-turas violentas de Henry y sus piratas. Henry cele-bra muchas victorias. Él es muy famoso y muy rico.Tiene mucha plata2 y una casa en Jamaica, pero noes suficiente. Henry quiere más plata.

Existen rumores en el año 1670. Las personas delCaribe hablan de un mapa secreto. Es un mapa deuna isla secreta. La isla tiene un mineral precioso yun líquido mágico. Henry Morgan escucha losrumores y quiere el mapa. Muchas personas quierenel mapa.

Hay un hombre español que quiere el mapa. Él esde Sevilla, España y se llama Antonio Medina.Antonio escucha los rumores del mapa secreto yquiere el mapa también. Quiere el mapa porquequiere ir a la isla secreta.

Antonio es muy inteligente y arrogante. En suopinión, él es más inteligente que los piratas. AAntonio no le importan los piratas, porque él tiene

2plata: silver

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mucha experiencia en la navegación. En particular,Antonio tiene mucha experiencia navegando en el mar Caribe. Es el capitán de un barco3 y es respon-sable por el transporte de la plata de Veracruz aEspaña.

En este momento, Antonio está en Veracruz,Nueva España para transportar la plata. Va a trans-portar la plata de Veracruz a España.

En Veracruz, hay muchas personas que hablan delmapa. Hay muchos españoles en Veracruz porqueellos preparan la flota4 para ir a España. La flota es elsistema español para transportar objetos a España.

Antonio habla con un oficial español. El oficialcontrola el transporte de la plata. Él nota y escribeun record de la plata y otros objetos que hay en los

3barco: boat4flota: fleet- a group or convoy of Spanish ships that sailed

together for protection from pirates and other hostile ships.

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La ruta de la flota española

barcos españoles. El hombre le dice a Antonio Medina:

-Usted tiene 457 barras de plata. Y tiene cacao.¿Va a continuar por la ruta normal con la flota?¿Va a La Habana, Cuba?

-Sí, vamos a La Habana y después a España.-Está bien. Pasen.Antonio está contento. Él toma sus documentos

del hombre oficial y aborda su barco. Está con sunovia, Raquel.

Raquel es una mujer muy atractiva y romántica.Es de Veracruz, pero va a ir a España con Antonio. Asu papá no le gusta la idea. La familia hispana esmuy importante. A Raquel le importa su familia,pero le importa más su novio, Antonio Medina. Aella le gusta Antonio y va a ir a España con él.

Raquel tiene una opinión muy buena de Antonio.Es un hombre fantástico. A él le gusta la acción y legustan las aventuras. ¡Le gusta la plata también! Éles muy romántico y atractivo ¡muuuy atractivo!También es muy arrogante y agresivo.

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Capítulo 2:Una pistola especial

El 8 de abril de 1670En el barco de Antonio

Antonio llama a su piloto, Felipe:-Felipe, vamos a mi cabina, por favor. -Sí, ahorita1 voy. -Llama a Carlos también. Vamos a hacer planes. -Sí, Capitán. Ahorita vamos.Felipe llama a Carlos y los dos caminan a la ca-

bina. Carlos habla y habla:-Me gusta la cabina de Antonio. ¿Vamos a cele-brar?

1ahorita: right now

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-No. Vamos a hacer planes.-¿Planes? ¿Antonio tiene un plan para una fiesta?¿O es un plan de navegación?

Felipe no le responde. Felipe no habla muchoporque es una persona reservada. También es muyserio. Carlos, al contrario, habla y habla… Él es muysociable y a él le gusta hablar mucho.

Cuando Felipe y Carlos entran en la cabina,Antonio y Raquel están mirando un mapa delCaribe. Antonio mira el mapa pero Carlos inte-rrumpe su concentración con sus preguntas.Antonio le dice:

-Carlos, ya2. ¡Silencio! Escucha. Hay un rumor enVeracruz. El rumor indica que el mapa está enPuerto del Príncipe, Cuba. Quiero investigar elrumor. Quiero ir a Puerto del Príncipe.

Felipe está confuso y le dice:-Pero la flota española no va a Puerto delPríncipe. La flota va a La Habana.

-Eres tonto -le responde Antonio.Ellos observan donde está La Habana en el mapa.

También observan Puerto del Príncipe en el mapa.Antonio les dice:

-Amigos, tengo un plan. Cuando los barcos de laflota estén directamente al norte de La Habana,

2ya: Enough already!

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Cuba, mi barco va a tener un problema.-¿Tu barco va a tener un problema? -le preguntaFelipe.

Antonio está frustrado porque Felipe no com-prende rápidamente. Antonio le explica:

-En realidad mi barco no va a tener un problema.Es una excusa. Vamos a pretender que existe unproblema. La flota va a continuar a La Habana,Cuba, pero mi barco no. Mi barco se va a se-parar de la flota y vamos a ir a Puerto delPríncipe.

-¡Brillante! ¡Es un plan magnífico! -exclamaCarlos.

Finalmente todo está preparado y todos los hom-bres abordan el barco. El barco de Antonio va con laflota española. La flota va a Cuba y cuando estáfrente a La Habana, el barco de Antonio se separa dela flota. El barco continúa en dirección a Puerto delPríncipe.

Puerto del Príncipe, Cuba

El barco de Antonio pasa frente a la costa norte deCuba. Antonio y su grupo van a la costa en canoasporque hay muchas rocas. El barco no puede pasarpor las rocas.

En la costa, Antonio y sus hombres se preparan a

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caminar a Puerto del Príncipe. Caminan dos días ypor fin llegan a Puerto del Príncipe.

En Puerto del Príncipe, Antonio y sus hombresbuscan el mapa. Buscan el mapa por muchos días.Las personas de Puerto del Príncipe no quierenhablar del mapa. No quieren conflictos. Antonioestá frustrado porque no tiene información delmapa. Exclama:

-¡Ay! ¡Los cubanos no quieren hablar del mapa!Necesitamos un plan.

-Sí, necesitamos un plan -le responde Felipe.-Más tarde, vamos al restaurante para hablar deun plan.

-¿Por qué no hablamos ahora?-Porque ahora vamos al mercado3.-¿Por qué vamos al mercado?-Porque quiero ver las pistolas.Raquel está contenta y exclama:-¡Perfecto! Yo necesito zapatos4.Felipe le responde:-Y yo necesito un telescopio.Ellos van al mercado y están muy contentos. Hay

frutas, vegetales y muchos objetos. También hay pis-

3mercado: market4zapatos: shoes

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tolas y zapatos. Raquel se separa del grupo y va aver los zapatos.

Antonio, Felipe y Carlos van a ver las pistolas.Observan a una mujer que tiene una colección depistolas. Antonio mira una pistola, pero no es la pis-tola que busca. Le dice a la mujer:

-No me gusta. Quiero una pistola especial.Antonio mira todas las pistolas, pero a él no le

gustan las pistolas. Entonces, él mira una pistola queestá en el suelo5. Nota que es una pistola especial yle dice a la mujer:

-Me gusta la pistola que está en el suelo. Quieroesta pistola.

-No, no, esta pistola no. Esta pistola es de miesposo.

Entonces, Antonio pone mucha plata en la mesay le ofrece la plata a la mujer. La mujer está con-tenta y le responde:

-Está bien. Entonces, la mujer toma la plata y Antonio toma

la pistola. Contentos, los tres hombres se van a bus-car un telescopio. Ellos caminan un poco y Antonio quiere usar la pistola. Apunta6 con la pistola al suelo

5suelo: ground6apunta: he points

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pero no pasa nada. Sólo hay un 'clic'. -¡Ay! ¡Qué problema! Esta pistola no funciona. Antonio está furioso y tira7 la pistola al suelo y la

pistola se parte. Hay dos partes de la pistola en elsuelo. Antonio mira la pistola y la observa. Hay unanota en la pistola.

Antonio toma la pistola y saca la nota de la pisto-la. ¡Es un mapa! El mapa dice: “Agua de vida”8.Antonio exclama:

-¡Fantástico! ¡Increíble! ¡Tengo el mapa de laisla secreta!

Antonio mira a las personas en el mercado. Haymuchas personas. ¿Es posible que una personaobserve que Antonio tiene el mapa? Antonio poneel mapa en la pistola y les dice a Carlos y Felipe:

-Yo voy al restaurante para preparar el plan.Ustedes busquen un telescopio y nos vemos enel restaurante en quince minutos.

Antonio va al restaurante y Carlos y Felipe buscanel telescopio. Buscan por unos minutos y entonces,hay caos en Puerto del Príncipe.

7tira: he throws8Agua de vida: Water of Life- from the Fountain of Youth, said to have eternal qualities

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GLOSARIO

Capítulo 1

con: withde: of, from después: afterdice: he/she saysél: heella: sheescucha: he/she listenshabla: he/she speaks or talkshay: there is; there arehombre: manle gusta: it is pleasing to him/her; he/she likesmar: seamás: moremujer: womannovia: girlfriend, fiancépara ir: in order to gopero: butporque: becausequiere (ir): he/she wants (to go)se llama: he/she calls himself/herself; (his/her name is)su/sus: his or hertambién: alsotiene: he/she hastoma: he/she takesusted: you (formal)va a (ir): he/she goes, is going (to go)

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ahora: nowbuscan: they/you pl. look forcaminan: they/you pl. walkcuando: whendías: daysdonde: whereentonces: theneres: you areestá frente a: is in front of llama: he/she calls llegan: they/you pl. arrivemira: he/she looks at; he/she watchesno pasa nada: nothing happensnos vemos: we’ll see each otherpasa: he/she/it passespone: he/she putspor qué: whypregunta: he/she asks a questionpuede: he/she can; he/she is able toquiero ver: I want to seesaca: he/she takes outtengo: I havetodo/todos: everything, everyone, alltonto: dumb, sillyvamos a hacer: we are going to make/dovoy: I go

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Capítulo 3

cabeza: headcómo: howcon nosotros: with uscorren: they/you pl. run; (corriendo: running)dedos: fingersestá triste: he/she is sadgrita: he/she yells; (gritan: they/you pl. yell)mano: handno la ve: he does not see herotra vez: againpequeña: small or littlepor eso: that's why, therefore, for that reasonpor fin: finallyqué: whatsé: I know (facts)se va: he/she goes; he/she leavessi: ifson: they/you pl. aresoy: I amte escucho: I listen to you; I am listening to you.tiene que escapar: he/she has to escapetú: you (informal)tu: yourve: he/she sees

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Capítulo 4

boca: mouthbonita: prettybrazo: armcuerpo: bodymala: badmucho gusto: an expression used when meeting someonefor the first time, such as “Nice to meet you.”nombre: namenosotros: weojos: eyespelo: hairpiensa en: he/she thinks about, ponderspies: feetsola: alonetan (bonita) como: as (pretty) as(se) toca: he/she touches (himself/herself)

Capítulo 5

detrás: behind, in back ofestudian: they/you pl. studyhoy: todaynuestro: oursomos: we aretenemos: we havetienen miedo: they/you pl. have fear, are afraid

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Capítulo 6

bueno: goodcomo un experto: like an expertderecha: right (direction)entre: among, between izquierda: left (direction)pregunté: I askedrobar: to rob or stealsaben: they knowse ríe: he/she laughsven: they/you pl. see

Capítulo 7

adónde: to whereagarra: he/she grabsbesar: to kissde mí: from me; (¿Qué quieres de mí?: What do you wantfrom me?)sólo: only

Capítulo 8

loco (un loco): crazy, (a crazy man)podemos: we can; we are able toregresar: to returnrobaron: they/you pl. robbed or stolesale: he/she leaves (a place), goes outse levanta: he/she gets or stands upya no: no longer

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Capítulo 9

entrada: the entranceestán emocionados: they are excited¡Quítate (el sombrero)!: Take off (your hat)!

Capítulo 10

cara: faceconmigo: with mequerías: you wanted

Capítulo 11

nueva: newse besan: they kiss (each other)vamos a tomar: let's drink

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La hija del sastrePast tense - Fewer than 500 unique wordsGrowing up in a Republican family during Franco'sfascist rule of Spain, Emilia Matamoros discovers justhow important keeping a secret can be! After her fa-ther, a former captain in the Republican army, goesinto hiding, Emilia not only must work as a seam-stress to support her family, she must work to guard asecret that will protect her father and save her familyfrom certain death. Will her innocence be lost and will

she succumb to the violent tactics of Franco's fascist regime?

La Guerra SuciaPast tense - Fewer than 600 unique wordsAmerican Journalist and single mother, Leslie Cor-rales travels to Argentina to investigate the suspiciousdisappearance of ‘Raúl,’ the son of Magdalena Casas-novas. When Leslie discovers that Raúl, along with10’s of thousands of other suspected dissidents, hassuffered horrific atrocities at the hands of the Argen-tine government, she finds herself in a life-altering

series of events. Will she escape with her life and with the informationshe needs to help the Argentine people?

La Calaca AlegrePast tense - Fewer than 425 unique wordsDoes Carlos really suffer from post-traumatic stress dis-order, or are his strange sensations and life-like night-mares much more real than anyone, including Carlos,believes? Determined to solve the mystery of hismother’s disappearance, Carlos decides to return toChicago to face his fears and find his mother, even if itmeans living out his nightmares in real life. As he un-

covers the mystery, he discovers the truth is much more complex and evilthan he ever imagined.

Vida y muerte en La Mara SalvatruchaPast tense - Fewer than 400 unique wordsThis compelling drama recounts life (and death) in oneof the most violent and well-known gangs in Los Ange-les, La Mara Salvatrucha 13. This is a gripping story ofone gang member’s struggle to find freedom.