Portuguese–English parallel text
Sang Kancil e os Crocodilos
Sang Kancil and the Crocodiles
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O Tigre Velho
The Old Tiger
Muito tempo atrás, em uma floresta verde perto de um rio largo e marrom, vivia um cervo-rato pequeno. O nome dele era Sang Kancil. Ele não era maior do que um gato, mas era o animal mais esperto de toda a floresta.
Long ago, in a green forest near a wide brown river, there lived a small mouse-deer. His name was Sang Kancil. He was no bigger than a cat, but he was the cleverest animal in the whole forest.
No meio da floresta havia uma lambida de sal. Todo dia os animais vinham até ali para lamber a terra salgada. Mas um tigre velho vinha ali também, e todo dia ele pegava um deles.
In the middle of the forest there was a salt-lick. Every day the animals came there to lick the salty earth. But an old tiger came there too, and every day he caught one of them.
Os animais tinham muito medo. “O que nós podemos fazer?”, perguntou o cervo. “Ninguém é mais forte do que o tigre”, respondeu o porco selvagem com tristeza.
The animals were very afraid. “What can we do?” asked the deer. “Nobody is stronger than the tiger,” answered the wild pig sadly.
Sang Kancil pensou por muito tempo. Depois ele caminhou até o tigre e se curvou.
Sang Kancil thought for a long time. Then he walked to the tiger and bowed.
“Grande Tigre”, disse ele, “por que você trabalha tanto pela sua comida? Eu posso trazer um animal para você todo dia. Depois você pode descansar na sombra.” O tigre gostou dessa ideia e disse sim.
“Great Tiger,” he said, “why do you work so hard for your food? I can bring you one animal every day. Then you can rest in the shade.” The tiger liked this idea, and he said yes.
Mas é claro que nenhum animal queria ir até o tigre. Depois de três dias, Sang Kancil voltou para a lambida de sal. Só um esquilo-voador pequenininho veio com ele.
But of course no animal wanted to go to the tiger. After three days, Sang Kancil went back to the salt-lick. Only a tiny flying squirrel came with him.
“Onde está o meu jantar?”, gritou o tigre. “Sinto muito”, disse Sang Kancil. “Outro tigre parou a gente no caminho. Ele é gordo e velho, e um esquilo-voador fica sentado no nariz dele.”
“Where is my dinner?” the tiger shouted. “I’m very sorry,” said Sang Kancil. “Another tiger stopped us on the way. He is fat and old, and a flying squirrel sits on his nose.”
O tigre ficou muito bravo. “Outro tigre na minha floresta? Mostra ele para mim!” Então eles foram procurar por ele. O esquilo-voador sentou no nariz do tigre, e Sang Kancil montou nas costas dele.
The tiger was very angry. “Another tiger in my forest? Show him to me!” So they went to look for him. The flying squirrel sat on the tiger’s nose, and Sang Kancil rode on his back.
No rio, Sang Kancil apontou para a água. “Olha! Ele está ali!”, gritou ele. “Lá está o tigre velho e gordo, com um esquilo-voador no nariz!”
At the river, Sang Kancil pointed at the water. “Look! There he is!” he shouted. “There is the fat old tiger, with a flying squirrel on his nose!”
O tigre olhou para baixo e viu um tigre bravo na água. Ele rugiu e pulou nele. Tibum! No mesmo instante, Sang Kancil e o esquilo pularam depressa para a margem.
The tiger looked down and saw an angry tiger in the water. He roared and jumped at it. Splash! At the same moment, Sang Kancil and the squirrel jumped quickly onto the bank.
A água rápida levou o tigre para longe rio abaixo. Ele nunca mais voltou para a lambida de sal. Os animais estavam seguros, e eles cantaram canções sobre Sang Kancil por muitos dias.
The fast water carried the tiger far away down the river. He never came back to the salt-lick. The animals were safe, and they sang songs about Sang Kancil for many days.
Mas o rio tinha outros animais famintos dentro dele, e eles eram muito piores do que qualquer tigre.
But the river had other hungry animals in it, and they were much worse than any tiger.
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