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Simple Stories in Spanish

La Leyenda de la Yerba Mate

Simple Stories in Spanish

Small Town Spanish Teacher

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🗓️ 7 March 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Mate is a popular drink in South America and is becoming ever more prevalent around the world. Known for its high caffeine content and, some claim, health properties, it is possible to find cans of Yerba Mate in health shops and even on grocery store shelves. The original mate, however, is drunk from a hollowed out gourd through a metal “bombilla” straw. The plant itself was a gift from the gods. Today’s legend explains the origin story of this popular plant This legend is told in the both th...

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Ola, and bienvenitos is the legend of simple stories in Spanish.

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Mate is a popular drink in South America and is becoming ever more prevalent around the world.

0:11.4

Known for its high caffeine content and some claim health properties, it is

0:16.6

possible to find cans of Yerba Mate in health shops and even on grocery store shelves.

0:22.2

The original Mate, however, is drunk from a hollowed-out gourd or wooden

0:28.9

cup and through a metal bombilla straw. The plant itself was a gift from the gods. Today's

0:37.3

legend explains the origin story of this popular plant and drink. I hope you enjoy the legend of the year bamate.

0:47.7

The guaranniers are a tribute in America of the Sur.

0:52.4

The guararaniers live in Puygens,

0:54.0

in Paraguay, and in Argentina and Brazil.

0:59.0

And I see a infusion special. E speciales. Poonin' the plant

1:14.0

gerbamate in the vasso.

1:17.0

And there,

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ponn' agua caliente,

1:21.0

mooie caliente in the vaseo.

1:24.1

Beven the infusion for a bombizia special.

1:29.0

And then, passing the vaseo to other person.

1:33.0

The tradition of Beber,

1:37.0

is more that's implement a tradition.

1:40.0

The year-ba-matee

1:42.0

to have a much caffeineppheina and to energy to the gente guaranie.

1:47.0

Beber, mate, asees in three personas.

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