Portuguese–English parallel text
Cinderela, ou o Pequeno Sapatinho de Cristal
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
Charles Perrault
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Era uma vez um fidalgo que se casou, em segundas núpcias, com a mulher mais orgulhosa e altiva que já se viu. Ela tinha, de um casamento anterior, duas filhas de gênio igual ao seu, que eram, de fato, exatamente como ela em tudo. Ele também tinha, de uma esposa anterior, uma jovem filha, mas de incomparável bondade e doçura de temperamento, virtudes herdadas de sua mãe, que fora a melhor criatura do mundo.
Once there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen. She had, by a former husband, two daughters of her own humor, who were, indeed, exactly like her in all things. He had likewise, by another wife, a young daughter, but of unparalleled goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.
Mal terminaram as cerimônias do casamento, a madrasta começou a se mostrar em suas verdadeiras cores. Ela não suportava as boas qualidades daquela linda moça, e menos ainda porque elas faziam suas próprias filhas parecerem ainda mais odiosas. Ela a encarregou dos trabalhos mais vis da casa: ela lavava a louça, as mesas, etc., e esfregava o quarto da senhora e os das senhoritas, suas filhas; ela dormia num sótão miserável, sobre um mísero colchão de palha, enquanto suas irmãs dormiam em quartos suntuosos, com pisos todos marchetados, sobre camas da última moda, onde tinham espelhos tão grandes que podiam se ver por inteiro, da cabeça aos pés.
No sooner were the ceremonies of the wedding over but the mother-in-law began to show herself in her true colors. She could not bear the good qualities of this pretty girl, and the less because they made her own daughters appear the more odious. She employed her in the meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and scrubbed madam’s chamber, and those of misses, her daughters; she lay up in a sorry garret, upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms, with floors all inlaid, upon beds of the very newest fashion, and where they had looking-glasses so large that they might see themselves at their full length from head to foot.
A pobre jovem suportava tudo pacientemente e não ousava contar ao pai, que a teria repreendido asperamente, pois sua esposa o dominava por completo. Quando terminava o trabalho, ela costumava ir para o canto da chaminé e se sentar entre os borralhos e as cinzas, motivo pelo qual a chamavam comumente de Gata Borralheira; mas a mais nova, que não era tão rude e descortês quanto a mais velha, a chamava de Cinderela. Contudo, Cinderela, apesar de seus trajes humildes, era cem vezes mais bela que suas irmãs, embora elas estivessem sempre vestidas com imensa riqueza.
The poor girl bore all patiently, and dared not tell her father, who would have rattled her off; for his wife governed him entirely. When she had done her work, she used to go into the chimney-corner, and sit down among cinders and ashes, which made her commonly be called Cinderwench; but the youngest, who was not so rude and uncivil as the eldest, called her Cinderella. However, Cinderella, notwithstanding her mean apparel, was a hundred times handsomer than her sisters, though they were always dressed very richly.
Aconteceu de o filho do Rei oferecer um baile e convidar todas as pessoas distintas da sociedade. As nossas jovens senhoritas também foram convidadas, pois causavam grande impressão entre a nobreza. Elas ficaram muitíssimo satisfeitas com esse convite e incrivelmente ocupadas na escolha de vestidos, anáguas e toucas que pudessem favorecê-las. Isso foi um novo tormento para Cinderela, pois era ela quem passava as roupas brancas das irmãs e pregueava seus babados; o dia inteiro elas não falavam de outra coisa senão de como iriam se vestir.
It happened that the King’s son gave a ball, and invited all persons of fashion to it. Our young misses were also invited, for they cut a very grand figure among the quality. They were mightily delighted at this invitation, and wonderfully busy in choosing out such gowns, petticoats, and head-clothes as might become them. This was a new trouble to Cinderella; for it was she who ironed her sisters’ linen, and plaited their ruffles; they talked all day long of nothing but how they should be dressed.
“De minha parte,” disse a mais velha, “vou usar meu traje de veludo vermelho com guarnições francesas.”
“For my part,” said the eldest, “I will wear my red velvet suit with French trimming.”
“E eu,” disse a mais nova, “vou com minha anágua de costume; mas, para compensar isso, porei meu manto bordado a ouro e meu corpete de diamantes, que está longe de ser dos mais comuns deste mundo.”
“And I,” said the youngest, “shall have my usual petticoat; but then, to make amends for that, I will put on my gold-flowered manteau, and my diamond stomacher, which is far from being the most ordinary one in the world.”
Mandaram chamar a melhor cabeleireira que puderam encontrar para arrumar seus penteados e ajustar seus laços duplos de renda, e compraram seus pós de toucador e sinais postiços com a Mademoiselle de la Poche.
They sent for the best tire-woman they could get to make up their head-dresses and adjust their double pinners, and they had their red brushes and patches from Mademoiselle de la Poche.
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