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English → Pt Preface Level 3/10

Yet the old time fairy tale, having served for generations, may now be classed as "historical" in the children's library; for the time has come for a series of newer "wonder tales" in which the stereotyped genie, dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together with all the horrible and blood-curdling incidents devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale.

No entanto, o conto de fadas antiquado, tendo servido por gerações, pode agora ser classificado como "histórico" nas bibliotecas infantis; pois chegou a hora de uma série de novos "contos maravilhosos" nos quais o gênio, o anão e a fada estereotipados são eliminados, juntamente com todos os incidentes horríveis e de gelar o sangue concebidos por seus autores para apontar uma moral assustadora em cada conto.

Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly dispenses with all disagreeable incident.

A educação moderna inclui a moralidade; portanto, a criança moderna busca apenas entretenimento em seus contos maravilhosos e dispensa de bom grado todos os incidentes desagradáveis.

Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today.

Tendo esse pensamento em mente, a história de "O Maravilhoso Mágico de Oz" foi escrita exclusivamente para agradar às crianças de hoje.

It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out.

Ela aspira a ser um conto de fadas modernizado, no qual o encantamento e a alegria são preservados e as angústias e os pesadelos são deixados de lado.

L. Frank Baum Chicago, April, 1900.

L. Frank Baum Chicago, abril de 1900.

Vocabulary

No
No; not (at beginning of clause)
entanto
However; nevertheless; yet
conto
Tale; short story; count
de
Of; from; by; indicates possession
fadas
Fairies; fairy tales (plural)
antiquado
Antiquated; old-fashioned; outdated; obsolete
tendo
Having; present participle of ter
servido
Served; past participle of servir
por
For; by; through; per; during
gerações
Generations; ages; offspring groups
pode
Can; is able to; may
agora
Now; at present; currently
ser
To be; existence; essential nature
classificado
Classified; categorized; ranked; organized
como
As; like; how; in the manner of
histórico
Historic; historical; of great importance
nas
In the (feminine plural); on the
bibliotecas
Libraries; collections of books
infantis
Childish; for children; infantile
pois
Because; for; since; well then
chegou
Arrived; came; reached; has come
hora
Hour; time; o'clock; moment
uma
A; an; one (feminine singular)
série
Series; sequence; set; group
novos
New; novel; modern; fresh; recent
contos
Tales; short stories; counts
maravilhosos
Wonderful; marvelous; amazing; extraordinary
nos
In the; on the (masculine plural)
quais
Which; what; whom (plural)
gênio
Genius; spirit; genie; talent
anão
Dwarf; small person; stunted
fada
Fairy; magical female character
estereotipados
Stereotyped; clichéd; conventional; formulaic
são
Are; third person plural of ser
eliminados
Eliminated; removed; deleted; excluded
juntamente
Together; jointly; along with; in conjunction
com
With; accompanied by; in company
todos
All; everyone; every; whole
os
The (masculine plural); those
incidentes
Incidents; events; occurrences; episodes
horríveis
Horrible; dreadful; terrible; awful
gelar
To freeze; to chill; to congeal
sangue
Blood; kinship; descent; violence
concebidos
Conceived; imagined; devised; thought up
seus
His; her; their; its; one's
autores
Authors; writers; creators; originators
para
For; to; in order to; toward
apontar
To point; to indicate; to aim
moral
Moral; ethics; morale; lesson
assustadora
Frightening; scary; alarming; terrifying
em
In; on; at; within; into
cada
Each; every; per; all
educação
Education; upbringing; training; schooling
moderna
Modern; contemporary; current; up-to-date
inclui
Includes; contains; encompasses; comprises
moralidade
Morality; moral character; ethics
portanto
Therefore; thus; consequently; accordingly
criança
Child; infant; young person; kid
busca
Seeks; searches; pursues; looks for
apenas
Only; merely; just; simply
entretenimento
Entertainment; amusement; diversion; pastime
dispensa
Dispenses; exempts; waives; dismisses
bom
Good; well; fine; beneficial
grado
Degree; grade; rank; willingness
desagradáveis
Unpleasant; disagreeable; distasteful; offensive
Tendo
Having; with; possessing; containing
esse
That; this; such; aforementioned
pensamento
Thought; thinking; idea; consideration
mente
Mind; intellect; consciousness; intention
história
Story; history; tale; narrative
Maravilhoso
Wonderful; marvelous; amazing; fantastic
Mágico
Magical; magic; mystical; enchanted
foi
Was; did; past tense of ser
escrita
Written; written work; composition
exclusivamente
Exclusively; solely; only; particularly
agradar
To please; to gratify; to satisfy
às
To the (feminine plural); at the
crianças
Children; kids; young people
hoje
Today; nowadays; at present; this day
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