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In issue number 18 of our collection, we have gotten to know the legend of the Sea Horse and learned more about the Chilean sea and its flora and fauna. We invite you to go over this summary and answer a few questions.

The Sea Horse

It is a very large animal that looks a lot like a regular horse, only with a longer snout and fins instead of hoofs. It carries warlocks on its hide, who head out to the Caleuche or simply need to cross the sea. It feeds on seaweed, which explains its greenish yellow color. It only lives for four years.

1. What is the mission of the Sea Horse?
2. How many years does this horse live?

Seas drenched with history

- Seas, rivers and islands are just a few of the classic settings of our country’s myths and legends.
- In the northern part of Chile, most tales are about love and lost treasure.
- In the south, many stories take place in the sea, on lakes or in rivers.

1 Which are the most typical places where myths and legends take place in Chile?
2. What are most of the stories told in the north of the country about?
3. Where are stories involving the sea, rivers and lakes most abundant?

Chilean sea, vast coastlines

- The ocean that bathes Chile, the Pacific, is the largest one on the planet. It takes up 166,241,000 km2, which equals 46% of the Earth’s waters.
- These waters bathe continental, oceanic and Antarctic Chilean territory.
- Marine wildlife is divided into mammals, birds, fish and invertebrates. Algae or aquatic plants are the most abundant kind of plant life.

1. What ocean bathes our country?
2. What plants are predominant in our marine flora?

PALABRAS CLAVE

• "The Sea Horse"
• "Chilean sea"

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