Portuguese–English parallel text
O Flautista de Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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Uma cidade cheia de ratos
A Town Full of Rats
No ano de 1284, Hamelin era uma cidadezinha bonita no norte da Alemanha. Suas velhas muralhas de pedra ficavam ao lado do rio Weser, que era fundo e largo. Na maior parte do tempo, era um lugar agradável para morar.
In the year 1284, Hamelin was a pretty little town in the north of Germany. Its old stone walls stood beside the river Weser, which was deep and wide. Most of the time, it was a pleasant place to live.
Mas, naquele verão, Hamelin teve um problema terrível. Ratos! Havia ratos por toda parte.
But that summer, Hamelin had a terrible problem. Rats! There were rats everywhere.
Eles brigavam com os cachorros e perseguiam os gatos. Comiam o queijo nas cozinhas e lambiam a sopa das colheres dos cozinheiros. Até construíam ninhos nos melhores chapéus de domingo dos homens.
They fought the dogs and chased the cats. They ate the cheese in the kitchens and licked the soup from the cooks’ spoons. They even built nests in the men’s best Sunday hats.
À noite, eles corriam por cima das camas. Durante o dia, chiavam tão alto que as mulheres não conseguiam se ouvir falar.
At night they ran over the beds. During the day they squeaked so loudly that the women couldn’t hear each other talk.
As pessoas de Hamelin tinham tentado de tudo. Tinham comprado mais gatos, armado ratoeiras e colocado veneno, mas nada tinha funcionado. A cada semana, parecia haver mais ratos do que antes.
The people of Hamelin had tried everything. They had bought more cats, set traps and put out poison, but nothing had worked. Every week there seemed to be more rats than before.
Por fim, o povo perdeu a paciência. Uma multidão grande e irritada marchou até a Prefeitura, onde o Prefeito e o conselho estavam sentados em sua longa mesa.
At last the people lost their patience. A large, angry crowd marched to the Town Hall, where the Mayor and the council were sitting at their long table.
“Nosso Prefeito é um tolo!”, alguém gritou. “E o conselho não é melhor! Nós pagamos por suas belas roupas de pele, e o que vocês fazem por nós? Nada!”
“Our Mayor is a fool!” someone shouted. “And the council is no better! We pay for your fine fur robes, and what do you do for us? Nothing!”
“Encontrem uma maneira de se livrar desses ratos”, outro homem gritou, “ou vamos jogar todos vocês para fora da Prefeitura!”
“Find a way to get rid of these rats,” another man shouted, “or we’ll throw you all out of the Town Hall!”
O Prefeito e os conselheiros ficaram pálidos e tremeram em suas cadeiras. Eles não tinham ideia do que fazer.
The Mayor and the councillors went pale and shook in their chairs. They had no idea what to do.
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