Portuguese–English parallel text

A Raposa e a Cegonha

The Fox and the Stork

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Um dia, a Raposa pensou em um plano para se divertir às custas da Cegonha, de cuja aparência estranha ela estava sempre rindo.

The Fox one day thought of a plan to amuse himself at the expense of the Stork, at whose odd appearance he was always laughing.

“Você precisa vir jantar comigo hoje”, ela disse para a Cegonha, sorrindo para si mesma com a peça que ia pregar. A Cegonha aceitou o convite com prazer e chegou na hora certa e com um apetite muito bom.

“You must come and dine with me today,” he said to the Stork, smiling to himself at the trick he was going to play. The Stork gladly accepted the invitation and arrived in good time and with a very good appetite.

No jantar, a Raposa serviu sopa. Mas ela foi colocada em um prato muito raso, e tudo o que a Cegonha conseguiu fazer foi molhar a pontinha do seu bico. Ela não conseguiu tomar nem uma gota de sopa.

For dinner the Fox served soup. But it was set out in a very shallow dish, and all the Stork could do was to wet the very tip of his bill. Not a drop of soup could he get.

Mas a Raposa a lambeu facilmente e, para aumentar a decepção da Cegonha, fez uma grande demonstração de prazer.

But the Fox lapped it up easily, and, to increase the disappointment of the Stork, made a great show of enjoyment.

A Cegonha faminta ficou muito descontente com a peça, mas era um sujeito calmo e tranquilo, e não viu vantagem em ficar furiosa. Em vez disso, não muito tempo depois, convidou a Raposa para jantar com ela por sua vez.

The hungry Stork was much displeased at the trick, but he was a calm, even-tempered fellow and saw no good in flying into a rage. Instead, not long afterward, he invited the Fox to dine with him in turn.

A Raposa chegou pontualmente na hora marcada, e a Cegonha serviu um jantar de peixe que tinha um cheiro muito apetitoso. Mas ele foi servido em um jarro alto com um gargalo muito estreito.

The Fox arrived promptly at the time that had been set, and the Stork served a fish dinner that had a very appetizing smell. But it was served in a tall jar with a very narrow neck.

A Cegonha conseguia alcançar a comida facilmente com seu bico comprido, mas tudo o que a Raposa pôde fazer foi lamber a parte de fora do jarro e cheirar o aroma delicioso. E quando a Raposa perdeu a paciência, a Cegonha disse calmamente:

The Stork could easily get at the food with his long bill, but all the Fox could do was to lick the outside of the jar, and sniff at the delicious odor. And when the Fox lost his temper, the Stork said calmly:

“Não pregue peças nos seus vizinhos a menos que você mesmo consiga aguentar o mesmo tratamento.”

Do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself.

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