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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE

A HISTÓRIA DOS DOIS RATOS MALVADOS

FOR W. M. L. W. THE LITTLE GIRL WHO HAD THE DOLL'S HOUSE

PARA W. M. L. W. A MENINA QUE TINHA A CASA DE BONECAS

THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE BY BEATRIX POTTER

A HISTÓRIA DOS DOIS RATOS MALVADOS POR BEATRIX POTTER

Author of 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit,' &c.

Autora de 'A História de Pedro Coelho,' etc.

DIREITOS AUTORAIS 1904 DE FREDERICK WARNE & CO. REGISTRADO NA STATIONERS' HALL.

ONCE upon a time there was a very beautiful doll's-house; it was red brick with white windows, and it had real muslin curtains and a front door and a chimney.

ERA uma vez uma casa de bonecas muito bonita; era de tijolos vermelhos com janelas brancas, e tinha cortinas de musselina de verdade, uma porta da frente e uma chaminé.

IT belonged to two Dolls called Lucinda and Jane; at least it belonged to Lucinda, but she never ordered meals.

ELA pertencia a duas Bonecas chamadas Lucinda e Jane; pelo menos pertencia a Lucinda, mas ela nunca encomendava refeições.

Jane was the Cook; but she never did any cooking, because the dinner had been bought ready-made, in a box full of shavings.

Jane era a Cozinheira; mas ela nunca cozinhava nada, porque o jantar havia sido comprado pronto, numa caixa cheia de aparas.

THERE were two red lobsters and a ham, a fish, a pudding, and some pears and oranges.

HAVIA duas lagostas vermelhas e um presunto, um peixe, um pudim, e algumas peras e laranjas.

They would not come off the plates, but they were extremely beautiful.

Eles não saíam dos pratos, mas eram extremamente bonitos.

ONE morning Lucinda and Jane had gone out for a drive in the doll's perambulator. There was no one in the nursery, and it was very quiet. Presently there was a little scuffling, scratching noise in a corner near the fire-place, where there was a hole under the skirting-board.

NUMA manhã, Lucinda e Jane tinham saído para um passeio no carrinho de boneca. Não havia ninguém no quarto das crianças, e estava muito silencioso. Logo depois ouviu-se um pequeno barulho de farfalhar e arranhar num canto perto da lareira, onde havia um buraco sob o rodapé.

Tom Thumb put out his head for a moment, and then popped it in again.

Tom Thumb esticou a cabeça por um momento, e depois a enfiou novamente para dentro.

Tom Thumb was a mouse.

Tom Thumb era um rato.

Vocabulary

HISTÓRIA: is-TÓ-ria — Story or history, a narrative account
DOS: dohs — Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the'
DOIS: doysh — The number two, masculine form
RATOS: HA-tohs — Rats or mice, small rodents
MALVADOS: mal-VA-dohs — Wicked, evil, or villainous individuals
PARA: PA-ra — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'to'
MENINA: me-NEE-na — A young girl or little girl
QUE: ke — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'who'
TINHA: TEEN-ya — Past tense of 'ter', meaning 'had'
CASA: KA-za — A house or home dwelling
DE: de — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
BONECAS: bo-NE-kas — Dolls, toy figurines resembling people
POR: por — Preposition meaning 'by' or 'through'
Autora: aw-TO-ra — Female author or writer of a work
História: is-TÓ-ria — Story or history, a narrative account
Coelho: ko-E-lyo — Rabbit, a small furry animal
LONDRES: LON-dres — London, capital city of England
NOVA: NO-va — New, feminine adjective describing something recent
Todos: TO-dohs — All or everyone, referring to a complete group
direitos: di-REY-tohs — Rights or entitlements belonging to someone
reservados: he-zer-VA-dohs — Reserved, kept or set aside exclusively
DIREITOS: di-REY-tohs — Rights or entitlements belonging to someone
AUTORAIS: aw-to-RAIS — Relating to authorship or copyright ownership
REGISTRADO: he-zhis-TRA-do — Registered or officially recorded with authority
ERA: E-ra — Past tense of 'ser', meaning 'was'
vez: vehs — Time or instance, as in 'once upon a time'
casa: KA-za — A house or home dwelling
bonecas: bo-NE-kas — Dolls, toy figurines resembling people
muito: MWEE-to — Very or much, indicating a high degree
bonita: bo-NEE-ta — Beautiful or pretty, feminine adjective
era: E-ra — Past tense of 'ser', meaning 'was'
tijolos: ti-ZHO-los — Bricks used in construction of buildings
vermelhos: ver-ME-lyos — Red, masculine plural color adjective
com: kom — Preposition meaning 'with'
janelas: zha-NE-las — Windows, openings in walls for light
brancas: BRAN-kas — White, feminine plural color adjective
tinha: TEEN-ya — Past tense of 'ter', meaning 'had'
cortinas: kor-TEE-nas — Curtains, fabric panels hung over windows
musselina: moo-se-LEE-na — Muslin, a lightweight loosely woven cotton fabric
verdade: ver-DA-de — Truth or reality, something genuinely true
porta: POR-ta — Door, an entrance or exit of a building
frente: FREN-te — Front, the forward-facing side of something
chaminé: sha-mi-NE — Chimney, a structure for venting smoke
ELA: E-la — Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'
pertencia: per-ten-SEE-a — Belonged to, past tense of 'pertencer'
duas: DOO-as — The number two, feminine form
Bonecas: bo-NE-kas — Dolls, toy figurines resembling people
chamadas: sha-MA-das — Called or named, feminine plural past participle
pelo: PE-lo — Contraction of 'por' and 'o', meaning 'by the'
menos: ME-nos — Less or fewer, indicating a smaller amount
mas: mahs — Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing contrast
ela: E-la — Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'
nunca: NOON-ka — Never, at no time or on no occasion
encomendava: en-ko-men-DA-va — Used to order or request goods or services
refeições: he-fey-SOYSH — Meals, instances of eating food
Cozinheira: ko-zi-NYEY-ra — Female cook who prepares food in a kitchen
cozinhava: ko-zi-NYA-va — Used to cook, past imperfect of 'cozinhar'
nada: NA-da — Nothing, not anything at all
porque: por-KE — Conjunction meaning 'because', introducing a reason
jantar: zhan-TAR — Dinner, the main evening meal
havia: a-VEE-a — Past tense of 'haver', meaning 'there was' or 'had'
sido: SEE-do — Past participle of 'ser', meaning 'been'
comprado: kom-PRA-do — Bought or purchased, past participle of 'comprar'
pronto: PRON-to — Ready or already prepared, finished state
numa: NOO-ma — Contraction of 'em' and 'uma', meaning 'in a'
caixa: KAI-sha — Box or container for storing or carrying items
cheia: SHEY-a — Full, filled completely with something
aparas: a-PA-ras — Shavings or scraps, small cut-off pieces of material
HAVIA: a-VEE-a — Past tense of 'haver', meaning 'there was'
lagostas: la-GOS-tas — Lobsters, large marine crustaceans
vermelhas: ver-ME-lyas — Red, feminine plural color adjective
presunto: pre-ZOON-to — Ham, cured or smoked pork meat
peixe: PEY-she — Fish, aquatic animal used as food
pudim: pu-DEEM — Pudding, a soft sweet dessert dish
algumas: al-GOO-mas — Some or a few, feminine plural indefinite pronoun
peras: PE-ras — Pears, a sweet fruit with a rounded shape
laranjas: la-RAN-zhas — Oranges, round citrus fruits with orange skin
Eles: E-les — Third person masculine plural pronoun meaning 'they'
não: now — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
saíam: sa-EE-am — Used to leave or go out, imperfect past tense
pratos: PRA-tos — Plates or dishes used for serving food
eram: E-ram — Past tense plural of 'ser', meaning 'were'
extremamente: es-tre-ma-MEN-te — Extremely, to a very high degree
bonitos: bo-NEE-tos — Beautiful or handsome, masculine plural adjective
NUMA: NOO-ma — Contraction of 'em' and 'uma', meaning 'in a'
manhã: ma-NYAH — Morning, the early part of the day
tinham: TEEN-yam — Past tense plural of 'ter', meaning 'had'
saído: sa-EE-do — Gone out or left, past participle of 'sair'
para: PA-ra — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'toward'
passeio: pa-SEY-o — A walk, stroll, or outing for leisure
carrinho: ka-HEEN-yo — Small cart or carriage, diminutive of 'carro'
boneca: bo-NE-ka — A doll, a toy figurine resembling a person
Não: now — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
ninguém: nin-GWAYM — Nobody or no one, referring to absence of people
quarto: KWAR-to — Room or bedroom in a house or apartment
crianças: kri-AN-sas — Children, young boys and girls
estava: es-TA-va — Past imperfect of 'estar', meaning 'was'
silencioso: si-len-si-O-zo — Silent or quiet, free from noise
Logo: LO-go — Soon or right away, shortly after
depois: de-POYSH — After or afterwards, following in time
ouviu-se: o-VEE-oo-se — Was heard, reflexive past tense of 'ouvir'
pequeno: pe-KE-no — Small or little, masculine adjective
barulho: ba-ROO-lyo — Noise or sound, especially an unwanted one
farfalhar: far-fa-LYAR — To rustle, make a soft shuffling sound
arranhar: a-ha-NYAR — To scratch or scrape a surface making noise
num: noom — Contraction of 'em' and 'um', meaning 'in a'
canto: KAN-to — Corner or edge of a room or space
perto: PER-to — Near or close to something
lareira: la-REY-ra — Fireplace or hearth in a room
onde: ON-de — Where, relative adverb indicating location
buraco: bu-RA-ko — Hole or gap in a wall or surface
sob: sob — Preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath'
rodapé: ho-da-PE — Baseboard or skirting board along a wall base
esticou: es-ti-KOH — Stretched out or extended, past tense of 'esticar'
cabeça: ka-BE-sa — Head, the upper part of the human body
por: por — Preposition meaning 'through', 'by', or 'for'
momento: mo-MEN-to — Moment, a very brief period of time
enfiou: en-fi-OH — Inserted or slipped in, past tense of 'enfiar'
novamente: no-va-MEN-te — Again or once more, repeating an action
dentro: DEN-tro — Inside or within, indicating interior location
rato: HA-to — Rat or mouse, a small rodent

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