Portuguese–English parallel text
Os Elfos e o Sapateiro
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Brothers Grimm
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Havia um sapateiro que trabalhava muito e era muito honesto, mas, ainda assim, não conseguia ganhar o suficiente para viver; e, por fim, tudo o que ele tinha no mundo se esgotou, restando apenas couro suficiente para fazer um par de sapatos.
There was once a shoemaker, who worked very hard and was very honest: but still he could not earn enough to live upon; and at last all he had in the world was gone, save just leather enough to make one pair of shoes.
Então, ele cortou o couro, deixando-o pronto para ser montado no dia seguinte, com a intenção de levantar-se cedo para trabalhar.
Then he cut his leather out, all ready to make up the next day, meaning to rise early in the morning to his work.
Sua consciência estava limpa e seu coração leve em meio a todas as suas dificuldades; por isso, foi dormir em paz, entregou todas as suas preocupações ao Céu e logo adormeceu.
His conscience was clear and his heart light amidst all his troubles; so he went peaceably to bed, left all his cares to Heaven, and soon fell asleep.
Na manhã seguinte, após ter feito suas orações, ele se sentou para trabalhar quando, para seu grande espanto, os sapatos estavam lá, prontos, sobre a mesa. O bom homem não sabia o que dizer ou pensar diante de algo tão estranho.
In the morning after he had said his prayers, he sat himself down to his work; when, to his great wonder, there stood the shoes all ready made, upon the table. The good man knew not what to say or think at such an odd thing happening.
Ele examinou o trabalho; não havia um único ponto falso em toda a peça; tudo estava tão limpo e preciso que era uma verdadeira obra-prima.
He looked at the workmanship; there was not one false stitch in the whole job; all was so neat and true, that it was quite a masterpiece.
No mesmo dia, um cliente entrou, e os sapatos serviram tão bem que ele pagou de bom grado um preço mais alto do que o habitual por eles; e o pobre sapateiro, com o dinheiro, comprou couro suficiente para fazer mais dois pares.
The same day a customer came in, and the shoes suited him so well that he willingly paid a price higher than usual for them; and the poor shoemaker, with the money, bought leather enough to make two pairs more.
À noite, ele cortou o material e foi dormir cedo, para que pudesse levantar-se e começar bem cedo no dia seguinte; mas ele foi poupado de todo o trabalho, pois, quando se levantou de manhã, a tarefa já estava pronta à sua espera.
In the evening he cut out the work, and went to bed early, that he might get up and begin betimes next day; but he was saved all the trouble, for when he got up in the morning the work was done ready to his hand.
Logo chegaram compradores, que lhe pagaram generosamente por seus produtos, de modo que ele comprou couro suficiente para mais quatro pares.
Soon in came buyers, who paid him handsomely for his goods, so that he bought leather enough for four pair more.
Ele cortou o trabalho novamente durante a noite e o encontrou pronto pela manhã, como antes; e assim foi por algum tempo: o que era preparado à noite estava sempre pronto ao amanhecer, e o bom homem logo se tornou próspero e bem de vida novamente.
He cut out the work again overnight and found it done in the morning, as before; and so it went on for some time: what was got ready in the evening was always done by daybreak, and the good man soon became thriving and well off again.
Certa noite, perto do Natal, enquanto ele e sua esposa estavam sentados perto do fogo conversando, ele lhe disse: “Eu gostaria de ficar acordado e vigiar esta noite, para que possamos ver quem é que vem e faz o meu trabalho por mim.”
One evening, about Christmas-time, as he and his wife were sitting over the fire chatting together, he said to her, ‘I should like to sit up and watch tonight, that we may see who it is that comes and does my work for me.’
A esposa gostou da ideia; então, deixaram uma luz acesa, esconderam-se em um canto do quarto, atrás de uma cortina que estava pendurada ali, e observaram o que aconteceria.
The wife liked the thought; so they left a light burning, and hid themselves in a corner of the room, behind a curtain that was hung up there, and watched what would happen.
Assim que deu meia-noite, entraram dois anõezinhos nus; eles se sentaram na bancada do sapateiro, pegaram todo o trabalho que estava cortado e começaram a usar seus dedinhos, costurando, batendo e martelando em tal ritmo que o sapateiro ficou maravilhado e não conseguia tirar os olhos deles.
As soon as it was midnight, there came in two little naked dwarfs; and they sat themselves upon the shoemaker’s bench, took up all the work that was cut out, and began to ply with their little fingers, stitching and rapping and tapping away at such a rate, that the shoemaker was all wonder, and could not take his eyes off them.
E eles continuaram até que o trabalho estivesse totalmente concluído, e os sapatos estivessem prontos para o uso sobre a mesa. Isso foi muito antes do amanhecer; e então eles se apressaram e foram embora tão rápido quanto um relâmpago.
And on they went, till the job was quite done, and the shoes stood ready for use upon the table. This was long before daybreak; and then they bustled away as quick as lightning.
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