Portuguese–English parallel text

O Velho e Seu Neto

The Old Man and His Grandson

Brothers Grimm

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Era uma vez um homem muito velho, cujos olhos tinham ficado fracos, os ouvidos duros para ouvir, os joelhos tremiam e, quando ele se sentava à mesa, mal conseguia segurar a colher, e derramava o caldo sobre a toalha de mesa ou deixava escorrer da boca.

There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he could hardly hold the spoon, and spilt the broth upon the table-cloth or let it run out of his mouth.

O filho e a esposa do filho ficaram com nojo disso, então o velho avô finalmente teve que se sentar no canto atrás do fogão, e eles lhe deram a comida em uma tigela de barro, e nem mesmo o suficiente.

His son and his son’s wife were disgusted at this, so the old grandfather at last had to sit in the corner behind the stove, and they gave him his food in an earthenware bowl, and not even enough of it.

E ele costumava olhar para a mesa com os olhos cheios de lágrimas. Uma vez, também, suas mãos trêmulas não conseguiram segurar a tigela, e ela caiu no chão e quebrou. A jovem esposa brigou com ele, mas ele não disse nada e só suspirou.

And he used to look towards the table with his eyes full of tears. Once, too, his trembling hands could not hold the bowl, and it fell to the ground and broke. The young wife scolded him, but he said nothing and only sighed.

Depois, eles lhe trouxeram uma tigela de madeira por alguns centavos, na qual ele teve que comer.

Then they brought him a wooden bowl for a few half-pence, out of which he had to eat.

Eles estavam sentados assim uma vez quando o netinho de quatro anos começou a juntar alguns pedacinhos de madeira no chão. “O que você está fazendo aí?”, perguntou o pai.

They were once sitting thus when the little grandson of four years old began to gather together some bits of wood upon the ground. ‘What are you doing there?’ asked the father.

“Estou fazendo um pequeno cocho”, respondeu a criança, “para papai e mamãe comerem quando eu for grande.”

‘I am making a little trough,’ answered the child, ‘for father and mother to eat out of when I am big.’

O homem e a esposa se olharam por um momento e logo começaram a chorar. Depois, levaram o velho avô para a mesa e, a partir de então, sempre o deixaram comer com eles, e também não diziam nada se ele derramasse um pouco de alguma coisa.

The man and his wife looked at each other for a while, and presently began to cry. Then they took the old grandfather to the table, and henceforth always let him eat with them, and likewise said nothing if he did spill a little of anything.

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