The document is a short story about a girl from the Nija Sword Clan who lives in the City of Dreams, where wars frequently occur. Despite her father's wishes to keep her safe at home, the girl disobeys him by going outside and meeting the prince of another kingdom. When she neglects her father again, he sends a guard to make sure she does not run away. However, the next day a ship appears and starts a war at their house. Fearing for her parents' lives, the girl decides to attack the ship first but is ultimately killed by a man with a sword who emerges from the ship.

1. Richard Melo
CILT – Centro Interescolar de Línguas de Taguatinga

2. ...In the city of
dreams, dwells
a girl of the
Nija Sword
Clan...

3. ...and near the
place where she
lived in the City of
Dreams there were
always wars so her
father did not like
her to stay
outside...

4. ...but she did
not obey her
father and met
the prince of
the other
kingdom...

5. ...Once more she
neglected her father,
because she had to stay in
her room, but she did not
obey and he sent a guard
after her so that she
would not run away
again. The last time she
tried to escape her
father’s dad picked her up
in the woods and took
her back to her house.

6. ...but the next
day, after the
guard took her
back home, a
ship appeared
in her house
and started a
war...

7. ...and because she
was afraid her
parents would
die, the girl
decided to fight
back against them
and attacked
first...

8. ...but then another
big guy came out of
his ship and killed
her with his sword...

9. THE END
Author: Richard Melo
Illustrator: JuliusTan
Editor: Gerson A. Moura
Publisher: Storybird
Level: 1C
Period: First Semester, 2017.