Portuguese–English parallel text
O Gigante Egoísta
The Selfish Giant
Oscar Wilde
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Todas as tardes, quando saíam da escola, as crianças costumavam ir brincar no jardim do Gigante.
Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s garden.
Era um jardim grande e lindo, com uma grama verde e macia.
It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass.
Aqui e ali sobre a grama haviam lindas flores como estrelas, e havia doze pessegueiros que na primavera se abriam em delicadas flores cor-de-rosa e de pérola, e no outono davam frutos ricos.
Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the spring-time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit.
Os pássaros pousavam nas árvores e cantavam tão docemente que as crianças costumavam parar suas brincadeiras para ouvi-los. “Como somos felizes aqui!”, elas diziam umas às outras.
The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. “How happy we are here!” they cried to each other.
Um dia, o Gigante voltou. Ele tinha ido visitar seu amigo, o ogro da Cornualha, e tinha ficado com ele por sete anos.
One day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years.
Depois que os sete anos terminaram, ele tinha dito tudo o que tinha a dizer, pois sua conversa era limitada, e decidiu voltar para seu próprio castelo. Quando chegou, viu as crianças brincando no jardim.
After the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to return to his own castle. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden.
“O que vocês estão fazendo aqui?”, ele gritou com uma voz muito áspera, e as crianças fugiram correndo.
“What are you doing here?” he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away.
“Meu próprio jardim é meu próprio jardim”, disse o Gigante; “qualquer um pode entender isso, e não vou permitir que ninguém brinque nele a não ser eu mesmo.” Então ele construiu um muro alto em toda a volta e colocou uma placa de aviso.
“My own garden is my own garden,” said the Giant; “any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.” So he built a high wall all round it, and put up a notice-board.
É PROIBIDA A ENTRADA
TRESPASSERS
OS INVASORES SERÃO
WILL BE
PUNIDOS
PROSECUTED
Ele era um Gigante muito egoísta.
He was a very selfish Giant.
As pobres crianças agora não tinham onde brincar. Elas tentaram brincar na estrada, mas a estrada era muito empoeirada e cheia de pedras duras, e elas não gostaram.
The poor children had now nowhere to play. They tried to play on the road, but the road was very dusty and full of hard stones, and they did not like it.
Elas costumavam caminhar ao redor do muro alto quando as aulas acabavam, e conversar sobre o lindo jardim lá dentro. “Como éramos felizes lá”, diziam umas às outras.
They used to wander round the high wall when their lessons were over, and talk about the beautiful garden inside. “How happy we were there,” they said to each other.
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