Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 14

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' And the master said, 'You have been a faithful and good servant, Hans, so your pay shall be handsome.'

'E o amo disse: 'Você tem sido um servo fiel e bom, Hans, portanto o seu pagamento será generoso.'

Then he gave him a lump of silver as big as his head.

Então ele lhe deu um pedaço de prata do tamanho da sua cabeça.

Hans took out his pocket-handkerchief, put the piece of silver into it, threw it over his shoulder, and jogged off on his road homewards.

Hans tirou o seu lenço de bolso, colocou o pedaço de prata dentro dele, jogou-o sobre o ombro e seguiu caminhando em direção a casa.

As he went lazily on, dragging one foot after another, a man came in sight, trotting gaily along on a capital horse.

Enquanto ele seguia preguiçosamente, arrastando um pé após o outro, um homem apareceu à vista, trotando alegremente sobre um excelente cavalo.

'Ah!' said Hans aloud, 'what a fine thing it is to ride on horseback!

'Ah!' disse Hans em voz alta, 'que coisa magnífica é andar a cavalo!

There he sits as easy and happy as if he was at home, in the chair by his fireside; he trips against no stones, saves shoe-leather, and gets on he hardly knows how.'

Ali ele está sentado tão à vontade e feliz como se estivesse em casa, na cadeira junto à lareira; não tropeça em pedras, poupa o couro dos sapatos e avança sem nem saber como.'

Hans did not speak so softly but the horseman heard it all, and said, 'Well, friend, why do you go on foot then?'

Hans não falou tão baixinho, mas o cavaleiro ouviu tudo e disse: 'Bem, amigo, por que então você vai a pé?'

'Ah!' said he, 'I have this load to carry: to be sure it is silver, but it is so heavy that I can't hold up my head, and you must know it hurts my shoulder sadly.'

'Ah!' disse ele, 'tenho esta carga para carregar: é claro que é prata, mas é tão pesada que mal consigo erguer a cabeça, e saiba que dói muito no meu ombro.'

'What do you say of making an exchange?' said the horseman.

'Que tal fazermos uma troca?' disse o cavaleiro.

'I will give you my horse, and you shall give me the silver; which will save you a great deal of trouble in carrying such a heavy load about with you.

'Eu lhe darei o meu cavalo, e você me dará a prata; o que lhe poupará um grande trabalho de carregar uma carga tão pesada consigo.

Vocabulary

E: Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
o: Definite article 'the' used with masculine nouns.
amo: I love; first-person singular of 'amar'.
disse: Said; past tense of 'dizer', to say.
Você: Second-person pronoun meaning 'you' in Portuguese.
tem: Has; third-person singular present of 'ter'.
sido: Been; past participle of 'ser', used in perfect tenses.
um: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an', masculine.
servo: Servant; a person who serves another.
fiel: Faithful; loyal and trustworthy in service.
e: Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
bom: Good; adjective describing positive quality or character.
portanto: Therefore; consequently, used to introduce a conclusion.
seu: Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' or 'his/her'.
pagamento: Payment; money given in exchange for work done.
será: Will be; future tense of 'ser', to be.
generoso: Generous; giving freely and abundantly to others.
Então: Then; used to indicate sequence or consequence.
ele: He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
lhe: Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'.
deu: Gave; past tense of 'dar', to give.
pedaço: Piece; a portion or chunk of something.
de: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from' in Portuguese.
prata: Silver; a precious metallic element or material.
do: Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'.
tamanho: Size; the measurement or dimensions of something.
da: Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'.
sua: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'.
cabeça: Head; the uppermost part of the human body.
tirou: Took out; past tense of 'tirar', to remove.
lenço: Handkerchief; a small cloth for wiping or wrapping.
bolso: Pocket; a small pouch sewn into clothing.
colocou: Placed; past tense of 'colocar', to put or place.
dentro: Inside; within the interior of something.
dele: Contraction of 'de' and 'ele', meaning 'of him/it'.
jogou-o: Threw it; past tense of 'jogar' with object pronoun.
sobre: On; over; preposition indicating position above something.
ombro: Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to the torso.
seguiu: Followed; continued; past tense of 'seguir'.
caminhando: Walking; present participle of 'caminhar', to walk.
em: Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
direção: Direction; the path or course toward a destination.
a: Definite article 'the' used with feminine nouns.
casa: House; a building used as a home.
Enquanto: While; during the time that something else happens.
seguia: Was following; imperfect past tense of 'seguir'.
preguiçosamente: Lazily; in a slow and idle manner.
arrastando: Dragging; present participle of 'arrastar', to drag.
pé: Foot; the lower extremity of the leg.
após: After; following in time, order, or position.
outro: Other; another; referring to a different one.
homem: Man; an adult male human being.
apareceu: Appeared; past tense of 'aparecer', to appear.
à: Contraction of 'a' and 'a', meaning 'to the' (feminine).
vista: Sight; view; the ability or range of seeing.
trotando: Trotting; moving at a brisk, rhythmic pace.
alegremente: Cheerfully; in a happy and lively manner.
excelente: Excellent; of very high quality or standard.
cavalo: Horse; a large domesticated animal used for riding.
voz: Voice; the sound produced in speaking or singing.
alta: High; loud; referring to a raised voice or height.
que: That; what; a relative or interrogative pronoun.
coisa: Thing; an object, matter, or concept.
magnífica: Magnificent; splendid, impressively beautiful or great.
é: Is; third-person singular present of 'ser'.
andar: To walk; to move on foot; also means 'floor'.
Ali: There; at that place, referring to a nearby location.
Está: Is; third-person singular present of 'estar'.
sentado: Seated; past participle of 'sentar', to sit.
tão: So; as; used before adjectives to intensify meaning.
vontade: Will; desire; comfort; wanting or wishing something.
feliz: Happy; feeling or showing pleasure and contentment.
como: Like; as; how; used for comparison or manner.
se: If; reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction.
estivesse: Were; imperfect subjunctive of 'estar', to be.
na: Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'.
cadeira: Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting.
junto: Next to; together; near or beside something.
lareira: Fireplace; a structure for containing a fire indoors.
não: No; not; used to express negation or refusal.
tropeça: Stumbles; trips; present tense of 'tropeçar'.
pedras: Stones; rocks; hard mineral objects on the ground.
poupa: Saves; spares; present tense of 'poupar'.
couro: Leather; the treated hide of an animal.
dos: Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the' (plural).
sapatos: Shoes; footwear worn on the feet.
avança: Advances; moves forward; present tense of 'avançar'.
sem: Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
nem: Neither; nor; not even; used in negative constructions.
saber: To know; to have knowledge or awareness of something.
falou: Spoke; said; past tense of 'falar', to speak.
baixinho: Softly; quietly; in a very low voice.
mas: But; conjunction expressing contrast or contradiction.
cavaleiro: Knight; horseman; a rider on horseback.
ouviu: Heard; past tense of 'ouvir', to hear.
tudo: Everything; all; referring to the complete totality.
Bem: Well; good; used to express acknowledgment or agreement.
amigo: Friend; a person one knows well and likes.
por: By; for; through; a versatile Portuguese preposition.
então: Then; so; used to indicate sequence or consequence.
você: You; second-person singular pronoun in Portuguese.
vai: Goes; is going; present tense of 'ir', to go.
tenho: I have; first-person singular present of 'ter'.
esta: This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby feminine noun.
carga: Load; cargo; a heavy burden being carried.
para: For; to; preposition indicating purpose or direction.
carregar: To carry; to bear or transport a weight.
claro: Clear; of course; obviously true or evident.
pesada: Heavy; having great weight, difficult to carry.
mal: Barely; hardly; also means 'badly' or 'evil'.
consigo: I can manage; first-person of 'conseguir', to manage.
erguer: To lift; to raise something upward with effort.
saiba: Know; present subjunctive of 'saber', to know.
dói: Hurts; aches; present tense of 'doer', to hurt.
muito: Very; much; a lot; intensifier of degree or quantity.
no: Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'.
meu: My; first-person singular possessive adjective or pronoun.
Que: What; that; used in questions and relative clauses.
tal: Such; like; used in expressions like 'que tal'.
fazermos: We make/do; infinitive of 'fazer' with first-person plural.
uma: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an', feminine.
troca: Trade; exchange; swapping one thing for another.
Eu: I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
darei: I will give; future tense of 'dar', to give.
me: Me; first-person singular object pronoun.
dará: Will give; third-person singular future of 'dar'.
poupará: Will save; future tense of 'poupar', to save or spare.
grande: Big; great; large in size, extent, or importance.
trabalho: Work; labor; effort or task performed for a purpose.

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