Portuguese–English parallel text
A História de Io
The Story of Io
James Baldwin (1841–1925)
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Na cidade de Argos vivia uma jovem chamada Io. Ela era tão bela e boa que todos os que a conheciam a amavam, e diziam que não havia ninguém como ela no mundo inteiro.
In the town of Argos there lived a maiden named Io. She was so fair and good that all who knew her loved her, and said that there was no one like her in the whole world.
Quando Júpiter, em sua morada nas nuvens, ouviu falar dela, desceu até Argos para vê-la.
When Jupiter, in his home in the clouds, heard of her, he came down to Argos to see her.
Ela o agradou tanto, e era tão bondosa e sábia, que ele voltou no dia seguinte, e no outro, e no outro; e com o tempo ficou em Argos o tempo todo para que pudesse ficar perto dela.
She pleased him so much, and was so kind and wise, that he came back the next day and the next and the next; and by and by he stayed in Argos all the time so that he might be near her.
Ela não sabia quem ele era, mas achava que ele era um príncipe de alguma terra distante; pois ele vinha sob o disfarce de um jovem, e não parecia o grande rei da terra e do céu que era.
She did not know who he was, but thought that he was a prince from some far-off land; for he came in the guise of a young man, and did not look like the great king of earth and sky that he was.
Mas Juno, a rainha que vivia com Júpiter e partilhava o seu trono no meio das nuvens, não gostava nem um pouco de Io.
But Juno, the queen who lived with Jupiter and shared his throne in the midst of the clouds, did not love Io at all.
Quando soube por que Júpiter ficava longe de casa por tanto tempo, decidiu fazer à bela jovem todo o mal que pudesse; e um dia desceu a Argos para tentar ver o que podia ser feito.
When she heard why Jupiter stayed from home so long, she made up her mind to do the fair girl all the harm that she could; and one day she went down to Argos to try what could be done.
Júpiter a viu quando ela ainda estava muito longe, e soube por que ela tinha vindo. Então, para salvar Io dela, transformou a jovem em uma vaca branca. Ele pensou que, quando Juno tivesse voltado para casa, não seria difícil devolver a Io a sua própria forma.
Jupiter saw her while she was yet a great way off, and he knew why she had come. So, to save Io from her, he changed the maiden to a white cow. He thought that when Juno had gone back home, it would not be hard to give Io her own form again.
Mas, quando a rainha viu a vaca, soube que era Io.
But when the queen saw the cow, she knew that it was Io.
“Ah, que bela vaca você tem aí!”, disse ela. “Dê ela para mim, bom Júpiter, dê ela para mim!”
“Oh, what a fine cow you have there!” she said. “Give her to me, good Jupiter, give her to me!”
Júpiter não queria fazer isso; mas ela insistiu tanto que, no fim, ele cedeu e deixou que ela ficasse com a vaca. Ele pensou que não demoraria muito para conseguir tirá-la da rainha e transformá-la em moça outra vez.
Jupiter did not like to do this; but she coaxed so hard that at last he gave up, and let her have the cow for her own. He thought that it would not be long till he could get her away from the queen, and change her to a girl once more.
Mas Juno era esperta demais para confiar nele. Ela pegou a vaca pelos chifres e a levou para fora da cidade.
But Juno was too wise to trust him. She took the cow by her horns, and led her out of the town.
“Agora, minha doce jovem”, disse ela, “vou garantir que você continue nesta forma pelo resto da sua vida.”
“Now, my sweet maid,” she said, “I will see that you stay in this shape as long as you live.”
Depois, entregou a vaca aos cuidados de um vigia estranho chamado Argos, que tinha, não apenas dois olhos, como você e eu temos, mas dez vezes dez.
Then she gave the cow in charge of a strange watchman named Argus, who had, not two eyes only, as you and I have, but ten times ten.
E Argos levou a vaca para um bosque e a amarrou com uma corda comprida a uma árvore, onde ela tinha de ficar em pé, comer capim e berrar: “Muu! muu!”
And Argus led the cow to a grove, and tied her by a long rope to a tree, where she had to stand and eat grass, and cry, “Moo! moo!”
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