Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 5
He met the fox, who gave him the good advice: but when he came to the two inns, his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merrymaking was, and called to him to come in; and he could not withstand the temptation, but went in, and forgot the golden bird and his country in the same manner.
Ele encontrou a raposa, que lhe deu o bom conselho: mas quando chegou às duas estalagens, seu irmão mais velho estava parado na janela onde havia a festa, e o chamou para entrar; e ele não conseguiu resistir à tentação, mas entrou, e esqueceu o pássaro de ouro e sua pátria da mesma maneira.
Time passed on again, and the youngest son too wished to set out into the wide world to seek for the golden bird; but his father would not listen to it for a long while, for he was very fond of his son, and was afraid that some ill luck might happen to him also, and prevent his coming back.
O tempo passou novamente, e o filho mais novo também desejou partir para o vasto mundo em busca do pássaro de ouro; mas seu pai não quis ouvir falar nisso por muito tempo, pois gostava muito de seu filho, e tinha medo de que algum azar pudesse lhe acontecer também, e o impedisse de voltar.
However, at last it was agreed he should go, for he would not rest at home; and as he came to the wood, he met the fox, and heard the same good counsel.
No entanto, por fim ficou acordado que ele deveria partir, pois não descansaria em casa; e quando chegou à floresta, encontrou a raposa e ouviu o mesmo bom conselho.
But he was thankful to the fox, and did not attempt his life as his brothers had done; so the fox said, 'Sit upon my tail, and you will travel faster.'
Mas ele foi grato à raposa, e não atentou contra a sua vida como seus irmãos tinham feito; então a raposa disse: 'Sente-se sobre minha cauda, e você viajará mais rápido.'
So he sat down, and the fox began to run, and away they went over stock and stone so quick that their hair whistled in the wind.
Então ele se sentou, e a raposa começou a correr, e lá foram eles por sobre troncos e pedras tão rapidamente que seus cabelos assobiavam no vento.
When they came to the village, the son followed the fox's counsel, and without looking about him went to the shabby inn and rested there all night at his ease.
Quando chegaram à aldeia, o filho seguiu o conselho da raposa, e sem olhar ao seu redor foi à estalagem humilde e descansou lá a noite toda com tranquilidade.
Vocabulary
- encontrou
- Past tense of encontrar; met or found someone
- raposa
- A fox; a cunning wild animal
- lhe
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him' or 'to her'
- deu
- Past tense of dar; gave something to someone
- conselho
- Advice or counsel given to guide someone
- chegou
- Past tense of chegar; arrived at a place
- estalagens
- Plural of estalagem; inns or roadside lodging places
- irmão
- Brother; a male sibling in a family
- velho
- Adjective meaning old; advanced in age
- parado
- Standing still; stopped or motionless in a place
- janela
- A window in a wall or building
- havia
- Imperfect form of haver; there was or existed
- festa
- A party or celebration with people gathered together
- chamou
- Past tense of chamar; called or summoned someone
- entrar
- Infinitive verb meaning to enter or go inside
- conseguiu
- Past tense of conseguir; managed or succeeded in doing
- resistir
- To resist or withstand a force or temptation
- tentação
- Temptation; a strong desire to do something wrong
- entrou
- Past tense of entrar; entered a place or space
- esqueceu
- Past tense of esquecer; forgot something or someone
- pássaro
- A bird; a feathered winged animal that flies
- ouro
- Gold; a precious yellow metallic element
- pátria
- Homeland or native country one belongs to
- mesma
- Feminine form of mesmo; same, identical, or very same
- maneira
- Way or manner in which something is done
- tempo
- Time or weather; a general measure of duration
- passou
- Past tense of passar; passed or went by in time
- novamente
- Adverb meaning again or once more
- filho
- Son; a male child in relation to parents
- desejou
- Past tense of desejar; wished or desired something strongly
- partir
- To depart or leave for another place
- vasto
- Adjective meaning vast, huge, or very wide
- mundo
- The world; the earth and all that exists
- busca
- Search or quest for something desired
- pai
- Father; a male parent in a family
- quis
- Past tense of querer; wanted or wished to do
- ouvir
- To hear or listen to sounds or speech
- falar
- To speak or talk about a subject
- nisso
- Contraction of em and isso; meaning 'in that'
- pois
- Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'since,' or 'for'
- gostava
- Imperfect of gostar; used to like or enjoy something
- medo
- Fear; a feeling of being afraid or frightened
- algum
- Indefinite adjective meaning some or any
- azar
- Bad luck or misfortune affecting someone negatively
- pudesse
- Imperfect subjunctive of poder; could or might be able
- acontecer
- To happen or occur; to take place as an event
- impedisse
- Imperfect subjunctive of impedir; would prevent or hinder
- voltar
- To return or go back to a place
- entanto
- Used in no entanto; meaning however or nevertheless
- fim
- End or conclusion of something; final point
- ficou
- Past tense of ficar; stayed, became, or remained
- acordado
- Awake; not sleeping, in a state of wakefulness
- deveria
- Conditional of dever; should or ought to do something
- descansaria
- Conditional of descansar; would rest or take a break
- floresta
- A forest; a large area covered with trees
- ouviu
- Past tense of ouvir; heard a sound or voice
- mesmo
- Adjective or adverb meaning same, even, or very
- grato
- Grateful or thankful for something received
- atentou
- Past tense of atentar; attempted or made an attempt against
- contra
- Preposition meaning against or in opposition to
- vida
- Life; the existence of a living being
- irmãos
- Plural of irmão; brothers or siblings in a family
- feito
- Past participle of fazer; done or made something
- disse
- Past tense of dizer; said or told something to someone
- Sente-se
- Reflexive imperative of sentar; sit down or take a seat
- sobre
- Preposition meaning on, over, or about something
- cauda
- Tail of an animal; the rear appendage of a creature
- viajará
- Future tense of viajar; will travel or journey somewhere
- rápido
- Adjective or adverb meaning fast or quickly
- sentou
- Past tense of sentar; sat down or took a seat
- começou
- Past tense of começar; began or started doing something
- correr
- To run; to move quickly on foot
- troncos
- Plural of tronco; tree trunks or logs in a forest
- pedras
- Plural of pedra; stones or rocks on the ground
- tão
- Adverb meaning so or as, expressing degree of intensity
- rapidamente
- Adverb meaning rapidly or very quickly
- cabelos
- Plural of cabelo; hair on a person's head
- assobiavam
- Imperfect of assoviar; whistled or made a whistling sound
- vento
- Wind; moving air in the atmosphere
- chegaram
- Past plural of chegar; they arrived at a place
- aldeia
- A village; a small rural settlement of people
- seguiu
- Past tense of seguir; followed or continued on a path
- sem
- Preposition meaning without, lacking something
- olhar
- To look or gaze at something or someone
- redor
- Used in ao redor; meaning around or surrounding area
- estalagem
- An inn or tavern offering lodging and food
- humilde
- Humble or modest; simple and unpretentious in character
- descansou
- Past tense of descansar; rested or took a break
- noite
- Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise
- toda
- Feminine adjective meaning all, entire, or whole
- tranquilidade
- Tranquility or calmness; a state of peaceful quiet
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