Portuguese–English parallel text
A Tartaruga Falante
The Talkative Tortoise
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O Rei Que Falava Demais
The King Who Talked Too Much
Muito tempo atrás, o rei Brahmadatta governava a cidade de Benares, na Índia. Ele era um bom rei, mas tinha um grande problema. Ele falava demais.
Long ago, King Brahmadatta ruled the city of Benares in India. He was a good king, but he had one big problem. He talked too much.
Ele falava de manhã e falava de noite. Ele falava no jantar e no jardim. Quando outras pessoas queriam falar, ele não parava. Ninguém conseguia falar nada.
He talked in the morning, and he talked at night. He talked at dinner and in the garden. When other people wanted to speak, he did not stop. Nobody could say a word.
O rei tinha um conselheiro sábio. O conselheiro gostava do rei e queria ajudar ele. Mas como ele podia dizer para um rei: “Você fala demais”?
The king had a wise adviser. The adviser liked the king and wanted to help him. But how could he tell a king, “You talk too much”?
“Eu preciso esperar”, pensou o conselheiro. “Um dia vou achar o momento certo.”
“I must wait,” the adviser thought. “One day I will find the right moment.”
Bem longe, nas montanhas do norte, tinha um lago pequeno. Uma tartaruga morava lá. Ele era uma tartaruga bondosa, mas era muito parecido com o rei. Ele adorava falar.
Far away, in the mountains in the north, there was a little lake. A tortoise lived there. He was a kind tortoise, but he was very like the king. He loved talking.
Ele falava com os peixes e com os sapos. Ele falava com as árvores e com as pedras. Ele falava até quando ninguém estava ouvindo.
He talked to the fish and to the frogs. He talked to the trees and to the rocks. He even talked when nobody was listening.
Toda primavera, duas gansas selvagens voavam para o lago. Elas eram irmãs e eram boas amigas da tartaruga. A tartaruga falava, e as gansas ouviam. Elas eram muito pacientes.
Every spring, two wild geese flew to the lake. They were sisters, and they were good friends of the tortoise. The tortoise talked, and the geese listened. They were very patient.
Mas em um verão, uma coisa ruim aconteceu com o lago pequeno.
But one summer, something bad happened to the little lake.
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