Portuguese–English parallel text

O cachorro das 8h15

The 8:15 Dog

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1. A chave

1. The Key

Todas as manhãs, às 8h15, a porta do meu café se abre. E todas as manhãs um cachorrinho entra. Sozinho. Ninguém está com ele. E na coleira dele sempre tem algo novo.

Every morning at 8:15, the door of my café opens. And every morning a small dog walks in. Alone. Nobody is with him. And there is always something new tucked into his collar.

Mas vou contar desde o começo. Meu nome é Anna. Tenho 34 anos e tenho um pequeno café na Lindenstraße. Antigamente, aqui era uma padaria. A casa é velha, as janelas são grandes e, no porão, ainda está o forno antigo.

But let me start at the beginning. My name is Anna. I’m 34, and I have a small café on Lindenstraße. It used to be a bakery. The building is old, the windows are big, and the old oven still stands in the cellar.

Abri o café há um ano. Investi muito dinheiro. Mas não vieram clientes suficientes. Em outubro, coloquei todas as contas na mesa e fiz as contas. O resultado era claro: mais dois meses e tenho que fechar.

I opened the café a year ago. I put a lot of money into it. But not enough customers came. In October I laid all the bills out on the table and did the maths. The answer was clear: two more months, and then I would have to close.

Numa segunda-feira de outubro, o cachorro veio pela primeira vez. Eram exatamente 8h15. Sei isso com certeza, porque o relógio velho em cima do balcão bate muito alto.

On a Monday in October, the dog came for the first time. It was exactly 8:15. I know that for sure, because the old clock above the counter chimes very loudly.

O cachorro era pequeno e marrom, só uma orelha é branca. Ele olhou para mim. Depois, sentou na frente do balcão. Muito calmo. Como um cliente.

The dog was small and brown, with just one white ear. He looked at me. Then he sat down in front of the counter. Perfectly calm. Like a customer.

“Olá”, eu disse. “Onde está o seu dono?”

“Hello,” I said. “Where’s your person, then?”

O cachorro não latiu. Ele só esperou. Então, vi uma coisa. Na coleira vermelha dele tinha uma chave. Uma chave de metal velha, pequena e pesada.

The dog didn’t bark. He just waited. Then I noticed something. There was a key tucked into his red collar. An old metal key, small and heavy.

Peguei a chave. O cachorro abanou o rabo. Depois, levantou e simplesmente saiu de novo.

I took the key. The dog wagged his tail. Then he stood up and simply walked back out.

Corri rápido até a porta. Mas a rua estava vazia. Só do outro lado um velho estava na janela. O Sr. Weber. Ele mora lá há muitos anos. Ele nunca entrou no meu café. Nem uma única vez.

I ran to the door. But the street was empty. Only on the other side, an old man was standing at his window. Mr Weber. He has lived there for many years. He has never once come into my café. Not a single time.

Ele olhou para mim. Depois, fechou a cortina.

He looked at me. Then he pulled the curtain shut.

Coloquei a chave no bolso. O dia inteiro senti a chave, pesada e fria. Que porta essa chave abre? E quem me manda um cachorro?

I put the key in my pocket. All day long I could feel it there, heavy and cold. Which door does this key open? And who is sending me a dog?

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