Piccolissima — Page 12
The wings of the insect fluttered, and made a little sharp noise, which, however, had nothing terrible in it, and Piccolissima perceived that her companion was laughing.
As asas do inseto tremularam e fizeram um pequeno ruído agudo, que, no entanto, não tinha nada de terrível, e Piccolissima percebeu que seu companheiro estava rindo.
It was evident that the fly must laugh with his wings, because he could not laugh in any other way.
Era evidente que a mosca devia rir com suas asas, porque não podia rir de nenhuma outra forma.
It was with his antennae that he had listened; they evidently served him as ears; and, when he recovered his gravity, he flew on the little girl's hand, and began to talk with her; then Piccolissima observed him more intelligently.
Foi com suas antenas que ele havia escutado; elas evidentemente lhe serviam como orelhas; e, quando ele recuperou a seriedade, voou para a mão da menina e começou a conversar com ela; então Piccolissima o observou de forma mais inteligente.
"It appears to me, little pet," said the fly, "thou must be very green to compare my delicate trunk, this instrument so nicely made, with the enormous and coarse cylinder upon which, in hot weather, I have often travelled.
"Parece-me, minha querida," disse a mosca, "que deves ser muito ingênua para comparar minha delicada tromba, este instrumento tão bem feito, com o enorme e grosseiro cilindro sobre o qual, no calor, eu frequentemente viajei.
How can any one suppose that I have any relationship to the deformed and gigantic monster of which you have just now spoken?"
Como pode alguém supor que eu tenha qualquer parentesco com o disforme e gigantesco monstro do qual você acabou de falar?"
Piccolissima thought that the little person was not wanting in vanity, and, while the fly was taking breath, observed that the trunk had disappeared, and that there was no possibility of discovering what the insect had done with it.
Piccolissima pensou que a pequena criatura não era desprovida de vaidade, e, enquanto a mosca respirava, observou que a tromba havia desaparecido, e que não havia possibilidade de descobrir o que o inseto havia feito com ela.
Vocabulary
- asas
- AH-zas — Wings of a bird, insect, or aircraft
- inseto
- in-SEH-too — Small invertebrate animal; an insect
- tremularam
- treh-moo-LAH-rão — They trembled, quivered, or fluttered rapidly
- pequeno
- peh-KEH-noo — Small in size or quantity
- ruído
- hoo-EE-doo — A sound or noise produced by something
- agudo
- ah-GOO-doo — Sharp, shrill, or high-pitched in tone
- entanto
- en-TAN-too — Used in no entanto: however, nevertheless
- terrível
- teh-HEE-vel — Causing terror or fear; terrible, dreadful
- percebeu
- pehr-seh-BEH-oo — Noticed, realized, or perceived something
- companheiro
- kom-pan-YEH-roo — Companion, partner, or fellow traveler
- rindo
- HEEN-doo — Laughing; present participle of rir
- evidente
- eh-vee-DEN-teh — Clear, obvious, or plainly apparent
- mosca
- MOS-ka — A common flying insect; a fly
- devia
- deh-VEE-a — Should, ought to, or must have
- rir
- heer — To laugh or to express amusement
- nenhuma
- nen-YOO-ma — No, none, not any (feminine form)
- forma
- FOR-ma — Shape, form, manner, or way
- antenas
- an-TEH-nas — Antennae; sensory appendages on an insect's head
- escutado
- es-koo-TAH-doo — Listened to or heard something attentively
- evidentemente
- eh-vee-den-teh-MEN-teh — Evidently, obviously, or clearly so
- lhe
- lyeh — Indirect object pronoun: to him, her, you
- serviam
- sehr-VEE-ão — They served or functioned as something
- orelhas
- oh-REH-lyas — Ears; organs used for hearing sounds
- recuperou
- heh-koo-peh-ROH-oo — Recovered, regained, or got back something
- seriedade
- seh-ree-eh-DAH-deh — Seriousness, gravity, or earnestness of manner
- voou
- voh-OH-oo — Flew (preterite of voar); moved through air
- mão
- mãow — Hand; the end part of the arm
- menina
- meh-NEE-na — Girl; a young female child or person
- conversar
- kon-vehr-SAR — To converse, chat, or talk with someone
- observou
- ob-zehr-VOH-oo — Observed, watched, or noted carefully
- inteligente
- in-teh-lee-ZHEN-teh — Intelligent, smart, or mentally sharp
- Parece-me
- pa-REH-seh-meh — It seems to me; I think it appears
- querida
- keh-REE-da — Dear, beloved, or darling (feminine form)
- ingênua
- in-ZHEN-wah — Naive, innocent, or lacking worldly experience
- comparar
- kom-pa-RAR — To compare two or more things
- delicada
- deh-lee-KAH-da — Delicate, fine, or gentle in nature
- tromba
- TROM-ba — Trunk or proboscis of an animal
- instrumento
- ins-troo-MEN-too — A tool, device, or musical instrument
- enorme
- eh-NOR-meh — Enormous, huge, or very large in size
- grosseiro
- groh-SAY-roo — Coarse, crude, rough, or rude
- cilindro
- see-LEEN-droo — A cylinder; a circular tube-shaped object
- calor
- ka-LOR — Heat; warmth from fire or sun
- frequentemente
- freh-kwen-teh-MEN-teh — Frequently, often, or on many occasions
- viajei
- vee-ah-ZHEY — I traveled or journeyed (preterite of viajar)
- alguém
- al-GENG — Someone, anyone, or somebody
- supor
- soo-POR — To suppose, assume, or presume something
- qualquer
- kwahl-KEHR — Any, whichever, or whatever (indefinite adjective)
- parentesco
- pa-ren-TES-koo — Kinship, family relation, or connection
- disforme
- dees-FOR-meh — Misshapen, deformed, or lacking proper form
- gigantesco
- zhee-gan-TES-koo — Gigantic, enormous, or of great size
- monstro
- MON-stroo — Monster; a frightening or hideous creature
- acabou
- ah-ka-BOH-oo — Finished, ended, or just did something
- pensou
- pen-SOH-oo — Thought or considered (preterite of pensar)
- criatura
- kree-ah-TOO-ra — A creature; any living being or organism
- desprovida
- des-pro-VEE-da — Devoid of, lacking, or without something
- vaidade
- vy-DAH-deh — Vanity; excessive pride in one's appearance
- enquanto
- en-KWAN-too — While, whereas, or during the time that
- respirava
- hes-pee-RAH-va — Was breathing; drew air in and out
- desaparecido
- deh-za-pa-reh-SEE-doo — Disappeared, vanished, or gone from sight
- possibilidade
- po-see-bee-lee-DAH-deh — Possibility; the chance something may occur
- descobrir
- des-koh-BREER — To discover, uncover, or find something out
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