Portuguese–English parallel text
A História do Esquilo Nutkin
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Beatrix Potter
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Opening the reader…
Esta é uma história sobre um rabo — um rabo que pertencia a um esquilinho vermelho, e o nome dele era Nutkin.
This is a Tale about a tail—a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.
Ele tinha um irmão chamado Twinkleberry e muitos primos: eles viviam em um bosque na margem de um lago.
He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.
No meio do lago há uma ilha coberta de árvores e arbustos de nozes; e entre essas árvores fica um carvalho oco, que é a casa de uma coruja que se chama Velho Brown.
In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.
Em um outono, quando as nozes estavam maduras e as folhas das aveleiras estavam douradas e verdes — Nutkin, Twinkleberry e todos os outros esquilinhos saíram do bosque e desceram até a margem do lago.
One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green—Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.
Eles fizeram pequenas jangadas com gravetos e remaram pela água até a Ilha da Coruja para colher nozes.
They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.
Cada esquilo tinha um saquinho e um remo grande, e abria o rabo como uma vela.
Each squirrel had a little sack and a large oar, and spread out his tail for a sail.
Eles também levaram com eles uma oferenda de três ratos gordos de presente para o Velho Brown, e os colocaram na soleira da porta dele.
They also took with them an offering of three fat mice as a present for Old Brown, and put them down upon his door-step.
Então Twinkleberry e os outros esquilinhos fizeram uma reverência profunda e disseram educadamente —
Then Twinkleberry and the other little squirrels each made a low bow, and said politely—
“Senhor Velho Brown, o senhor nos daria a permissão para colher nozes na sua ilha?”
“Old Mr. Brown, will you favour us with permission to gather nuts upon your island?”
Mas Nutkin era excessivamente atrevido em seus modos. Ele pulava para cima e para baixo como uma cerejinha vermelha, cantando —
But Nutkin was excessively impertinent in his manners. He bobbed up and down like a little red cherry, singing—
“Adivinhe, adivinhe, toque-toque-tote! Um homenzinho com um casaco vermelho bem forte! Um cajado na mão e uma pedra na garganta; se me disser esta adivinha, uma moeda de prata ganha.”
“Riddle me, riddle me, rot-tot-tote! A little wee man, in a red red coat! A staff in his hand, and a stone in his throat; If you’ll tell me this riddle, I’ll give you a groat.”
Ora, essa adivinhação é velha como o mundo; o Sr. Brown não deu atenção nenhuma a Nutkin.
Now this riddle is as old as the hills; Mr. Brown paid no attention whatever to Nutkin.
Ele fechou os olhos obstinadamente e foi dormir.
He shut his eyes obstinately and went to sleep.
Os esquilos encheram seus saquinhos de nozes e navegaram de volta para casa à noitinha.
The squirrels filled their little sacks with nuts, and sailed away home in the evening.
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