Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 4
You will reach a village in the evening; and when you get there, you will see two inns opposite to each other, one of which is very pleasant and beautiful to look at: go not in there, but rest for the night in the other, though it may appear to you to be very poor and mean.'
Você chegará a uma aldeia à noite; e quando chegar lá, verá duas estalagens uma em frente à outra, uma das quais é muito agradável e bela de se ver: não entre lá, mas descanse a noite na outra, ainda que ela lhe pareça muito pobre e miserável.'
But the son thought to himself, 'What can such a beast as this know about the matter?'
Mas o filho pensou consigo mesmo: 'O que pode uma besta como esta saber sobre o assunto?'
So he shot his arrow at the fox; but he missed it, and it set up its tail above its back and ran into the wood.
Então ele atirou sua flecha na raposa; mas errou o alvo, e ela ergueu a cauda sobre as costas e correu para dentro da floresta.
Then he went his way, and in the evening came to the village where the two inns were; and in one of these were people singing, and dancing, and feasting; but the other looked very dirty, and poor.
Então ele seguiu seu caminho, e à noite chegou à aldeia onde ficavam as duas estalagens; e em uma delas havia pessoas cantando, dançando e festejando; mas a outra parecia muito suja e pobre.
'I should be very silly,' said he, 'if I went to that shabby house, and left this charming place'; so he went into the smart house, and ate and drank at his ease, and forgot the bird, and his country too.
'Seria muito tolo da minha parte,' disse ele, 'se fosse àquela casa miserável e deixasse este lugar encantador'; então entrou na casa elegante, comeu e bebeu à vontade, e esqueceu o pássaro, e também a sua pátria.
Time passed on; and as the eldest son did not come back, and no tidings were heard of him, the second son set out, and the same thing happened to him.
O tempo passou; e como o filho mais velho não voltou, e nenhuma notícia foi ouvida sobre ele, o segundo filho partiu, e a mesma coisa lhe aconteceu.
Vocabulary
- Você
- Second person singular pronoun meaning 'you'
- chegará
- Future tense of 'chegar'; 'you will arrive'
- a
- Preposition or article meaning 'to' or 'the'
- uma
- Indefinite article feminine singular meaning 'a/an'
- aldeia
- Small rural settlement or village
- à
- Contraction of 'a' and 'a'; meaning 'at the' or 'to the'
- noite
- The period of darkness; night
- e
- Conjunction connecting words or clauses; 'and'
- quando
- Conjunction or adverb expressing time; 'when'
- chegar
- Infinitive verb meaning to arrive or reach
- lá
- Adverb indicating a distant place; 'there'
- verá
- Future tense of 'ver'; 'you will see'
- duas
- Feminine form of the number two
- estalagens
- Plural of estalagem; inns or roadside lodgings
- em
- Preposition indicating location or time; 'in/at'
- frente
- The front side or facing side of something
- outra
- Feminine adjective meaning another or other
- das
- Contraction of 'de' and 'as'; 'of the' (feminine plural)
- quais
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' (plural)
- é
- Third person singular present of 'ser'; 'is'
- muito
- Adverb or adjective meaning very or much
- agradável
- Adjective describing something pleasant or enjoyable
- bela
- Feminine adjective meaning beautiful or lovely
- de
- Preposition indicating origin, possession, or material; 'of/from'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'oneself' or 'if'
- ver
- Infinitive verb meaning to see or to look
- não
- Negation word meaning no or not
- entre
- Verb imperative of 'entrar'; 'enter'; also preposition 'between'
- mas
- Conjunction indicating contrast or exception; 'but'
- descanse
- Imperative of 'descansar'; 'rest' or 'take a break'
- na
- Contraction of 'em' and 'a'; 'in the' (feminine singular)
- ainda
- Adverb meaning still, yet, or even
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who'
- ela
- Third person feminine singular pronoun; 'she' or 'it'
- lhe
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you' or 'to him/her'
- pareça
- Subjunctive of 'parecer'; 'may seem' or 'appears'
- pobre
- Adjective meaning poor or lacking in wealth
- miserável
- Adjective meaning wretched, miserable, or very poor
- Mas
- Conjunction indicating contrast or exception; 'but'
- o
- Masculine singular definite article or pronoun; 'the' or 'him'
- filho
- Male offspring; son
- pensou
- Past tense of 'pensar'; 'he/she thought'
- consigo
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'with himself/herself/yourself'
- mesmo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning same, himself, or even
- O
- Masculine singular definite article; 'the'
- pode
- Third person singular of 'poder'; 'can' or 'is able to'
- besta
- Noun or adjective meaning beast, fool, or stupid creature
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'how,' 'as,' or 'like'
- esta
- Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- saber
- Infinitive verb meaning to know a fact or information
- sobre
- Preposition meaning about, on, or concerning
- assunto
- Noun meaning subject, topic, or matter
- Então
- Adverb or conjunction meaning then, so, or therefore
- ele
- Third person masculine singular pronoun; 'he' or 'it'
- atirou
- Past tense of 'atirar'; 'he threw' or 'he shot'
- sua
- Possessive adjective feminine singular; 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'
- flecha
- A pointed projectile shot from a bow; arrow
- raposa
- A cunning wild canid animal; fox
- errou
- Past tense of 'errar'; 'he missed' or 'he made an error'
- alvo
- A target or goal aimed at; target
- ergueu
- Past tense of 'erguer'; 'raised' or 'lifted up'
- cauda
- The tail of an animal
- as
- Feminine plural definite article; 'the'
- costas
- The back of the body or rear side
- correu
- Past tense of 'correr'; 'ran' or 'rushed'
- para
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'for,' or 'toward'
- dentro
- Adverb or preposition meaning inside or within
- da
- Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; 'of the' (feminine singular)
- floresta
- A large area densely covered with trees; forest
- seguiu
- Past tense of 'seguir'; 'followed' or 'continued on'
- seu
- Possessive adjective masculine singular; 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'
- caminho
- A road, path, or route to a destination
- chegou
- Past tense of 'chegar'; 'arrived' or 'reached'
- onde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where' indicating location
- ficavam
- Imperfect of 'ficar'; 'they were located' or 'stayed'
- delas
- Contraction of 'de' and 'elas'; 'of them' (feminine)
- havia
- Imperfect of 'haver'; 'there was/were'
- pessoas
- Human beings or individuals; people
- cantando
- Gerund of 'cantar'; singing or in the act of singing
- dançando
- Gerund of 'dançar'; dancing or in the act of dancing
- festejando
- Gerund of 'festejar'; celebrating or partying festively
- parecia
- Imperfect of 'parecer'; 'it seemed' or 'it appeared'
- suja
- Feminine adjective meaning dirty or unclean
- Seria
- Conditional of 'ser'; 'it would be'
- tolo
- Adjective or noun meaning foolish or a fool
- minha
- Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- parte
- Noun meaning part, portion, or side
- disse
- Past tense of 'dizer'; 'said' or 'told'
- fosse
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'ir' or 'ser'; 'were to go/be'
- àquela
- Contraction of 'a' and 'aquela'; 'to that' (feminine)
- casa
- A building where people live; house or home
- deixasse
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'deixar'; 'were to leave/let'
- este
- Masculine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- lugar
- A specific point or area in space; place
- encantador
- Adjective meaning charming, enchanting, or delightful
- então
- Adverb or conjunction meaning then, so, or therefore
- entrou
- Past tense of 'entrar'; 'entered' or 'went in'
- elegante
- Adjective meaning elegant, stylish, or refined
- comeu
- Past tense of 'comer'; 'ate' or 'consumed food'
- bebeu
- Past tense of 'beber'; 'drank' or 'consumed a drink'
- vontade
- Noun meaning will, desire, or wish
- esqueceu
- Past tense of 'esquecer'; 'forgot' or 'failed to remember'
- pássaro
- A feathered flying vertebrate animal; bird
- também
- Adverb meaning also, too, or as well
- pátria
- One's native land or homeland; fatherland
- tempo
- The passage of hours and days; time or weather
- passou
- Past tense of 'passar'; 'passed' or 'went by'
- mais
- Adverb or adjective meaning more or most
- velho
- Adjective meaning old or aged in years
- voltou
- Past tense of 'voltar'; 'returned' or 'came back'
- nenhuma
- Feminine negative pronoun meaning none or not any
- notícia
- A piece of reported information; news or notice
- foi
- Past tense of 'ser/ir'; 'was' or 'went'
- ouvida
- Past participle of 'ouvir'; 'heard' (feminine form)
- segundo
- Adjective meaning second in order or sequence
- partiu
- Past tense of 'partir'; 'departed' or 'left'
- mesma
- Feminine adjective meaning same or identical
- coisa
- A general term for any object or matter; thing
- aconteceu
- Past tense of 'acontecer'; 'happened' or 'occurred'
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