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Grimms' Fairy Tales | Gradually Hardening Portuguese A1-B2 Books

Grimms' Fairy Tales | Gradually Hardening Portuguese A1-B2 Books

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THEGOLDENBIRD
A
certo
certainkinghadabeautiful
jardim
garden,andinthegardenstooda
árvore
treewhichboregoldenapples.
Essas
Theseappleswerealwayscounted,
e
andaboutthetimewhenthey
começaram
begantogrowripeitwasfoundthat
todas as
everynightoneofthemwasgone.
The
rei
kingbecameveryangryat
isso
this,andorderedthegardenertokeepwatch
toda
allnightunderthetree.
O
Thegardenersethiseldest
filho
sontowatch;
butabouttwelveo’clockhefellasleep,
e
andinthemorninganotheroftheappleswasmissing.
Thenthe
segundo
secondsonwasorderedtowatch;
e
andatmidnighthetoofellasleep,
e
andinthemorninganother
maçã
applewasgone.
Thenthe
terceiro
thirdsonofferedtokeepwatch;
mas
butthegardeneratfirstwouldnot
permitiu
lethim,forfearsomeharmshouldcometo
lhe
him:
however,atlastheconsented,
e
andtheyoungmanlaidhimself
debaixo
underthetreetowatch.
Asthe
relógio
clockstrucktwelveheheard
um
arustlingnoiseinthe
ar
air,andabirdcame
voando
flyingthatwasofpure
ouro
gold;
andasitwassnappingatoneoftheapples
com
withitsbeak,thegardener’s
filho
sonjumpedupandshotan
flecha
arrowatit.
Butthe
flecha
arrowdidthebirdnoharm;
só
onlyitdroppedagolden
pena
featherfromitstail,andthen
voou
flewaway.
Thegoldenfeatherwasbroughttothe
rei
kinginthemorning,and
todo
allthecouncilwascalledtogether.
Everyone
concordaram
agreedthatitwasworth
mais
morethanallthewealthof
as
thekingdom:
Thenthegardener’s
mais velho
eldestsonsetoutand
pensou
thoughttofindthegolden
pássaro
birdveryeasily;
andwhenhe
tinha
hadgonebutalittleway,hecametoawood,
e
andbythesideofthewoodhe
viu
sawafoxsitting;
sohetookhis
arco
bowandmadereadyto
atirar
shootatit.
Thenthe
raposa
foxsaid,‘Donotshoot
me
me,forIwillgiveyougood
conselho
counsel;
Iknowwhatyour
negócio
businessis,andthatyou
quer
wanttofindthegolden
pássaro
bird.
Youwillreacha
aldeia
villageintheevening;
and
quando
whenyougetthere,youwill
ver
seetwoinnsoppositetoeachother,
uma
oneofwhichisvery
agradável
pleasantandbeautifultolook
em
at:
gonotinthere,
mas
butrestforthenightintheother,
embora
thoughitmayappeartoyoutobe
muito
verypoorandmean.’Butthe
filho
sonthoughttohimself,‘Whatcansuch
um
abeastasthisknow
sobre
aboutthematter?’Soheshothis
flecha
arrowatthefox;
buthemissedit,
e
anditsetupits
cauda
tailaboveitsbackand
correu
ranintothewood.
Thenhewenthisway,
e
andintheeveningcameto
as
thevillagewherethetwoinnswere;
e
andinoneofthesewere
pessoas
peoplesinging,anddancing,andfeasting;
mas
buttheotherlookedvery
sujo
dirty,andpoor.
‘Ishouldbe
muito
verysilly,’saidhe,‘ifI
fosse
wenttothatshabbyhouse,
e
andleftthischarmingplace’;
sohewentinto
o
thesmarthouse,andate
e
anddrankathisease,
e
andforgotthebird,andhis
país
countrytoo.
Timepassedon;
e
andastheeldestsondidnotcomeback,
e
andnotidingswereheardofhim,the
segundo
secondsonsetout,andthe
mesma
samethinghappenedtohim.
He
conheceu
metthefox,whogavehimthegood
conselho
advice:
butwhenhecametothe
duas
twoinns,hiseldestbrotherwasstandingatthe
janela
windowwherethemerrymakingwas,
e
andcalledtohimtocomein;
e
andhecouldnotwithstand
o
thetemptation,butwentin,
e
andforgotthegoldenbird
e
andhiscountryinthe
mesma
samemanner.
Timepassedonagain,
e
andtheyoungestsontoo
desejava
wishedtosetoutinto
o
thewideworldtoseekfor
o
thegoldenbird;
buthis
pai
fatherwouldnotlistentoitfora
tempo
longwhile,forhewas
muito
veryfondofhisson,
e
andwasafraidthatsomeill
sorte
luckmighthappentohim
também
also,andpreventhiscomingback.
No entanto
However,atlastitwasagreedhe
deveria
shouldgo,forhewouldnot
descansar
restathome;
andashecametothewood,he
encontrou
metthefox,andheardthe
mesmo
samegoodcounsel.
Buthewas
grato
thankfultothefox,anddidnot
tentou
attempthislifeashisbrothers
tinham
haddone;
sothefox
disse
said,‘Situponmytail,
e
andyouwilltravelfaster.’Sohesatdown,
e
andthefoxbeganto
correr
run,andawaytheywent
sobre
overstockandstonesoquick
que
thattheirhairwhistledinthe
vento
wind.
Whentheycametothe
aldeia
village,thesonfollowedthefox’s
conselho
counsel,andwithoutlookingabouthim
foi
wenttotheshabbyinn
e
andrestedthereallnightathisease.
Inthe
manhã
morningcamethefoxagain
e
andmethimashewas
começando
beginninghisjourney,andsaid,‘Gostraight
frente
forward,tillyoucometoa
castelo
castle,beforewhichlieawhole
tropa
troopofsoldiersfastasleep
e
andsnoring:
takenonoticeof
eles
them,butgointothe
castelo
castleandpassonandontillyoucometo
uma
aroom,wherethegolden
pássaro
birdsitsinawooden
gaiola
cage;
closebyitstands
uma
abeautifulgoldencage;
butdonot
tentes
trytotakethebirdoutoftheshabby
gaiola
cageandputitintothehandsomeone,
senão
otherwiseyouwillrepentit.’Thenthe
raposa
foxstretchedouthistail
novamente
again,andtheyoungman
sentou
sathimselfdown,andawaythey
foram
wentoverstockandstonetilltheir
cabelo
hairwhistledinthewind.
Antes
Beforethecastlegateallwasas
a
thefoxhadsaid:
sothe
filho
sonwentinandfoundthe
câmara
chamberwherethegoldenbird
pendurado
hunginawoodencage,
e
andbelowstoodthegolden
gaiola
cage,andthethreegoldenapplesthathadbeenlostwerelying
perto
closebyit.
Thenthoughthetohimself,‘Itwillbea
muito
verydrollthingtobringaway
tão
suchafinebirdinthisshabbycage’;
sohe
abriu
openedthedoorandtookholdofit
e
andputitintothe
ouro
goldencage.
Butthebirdsetup
tão
suchaloudscreamthat
todos
allthesoldiersawoke,andthey
levaram
tookhimprisonerandcarriedhimbeforethe
rei
king.
Thenextmorningthe
tribunal
courtsattojudgehim;
e
andwhenallwasheard,itsentencedhimtodie,
a menos que
unlessheshouldbringthe
rei
kingthegoldenhorsewhich
podia
couldrunasswiftlyasthe
vento
wind;
andifhedid
isso
this,hewastohavethe
ouro
goldenbirdgivenhimforhis
próprio
own.
Sohesetoutonce
mais
moreonhisjourney,sighing,
e
andingreatdespair,whenon
uma
asuddenhisfriendthe
raposa
foxmethim,andsaid,‘You
vê
seenowwhathashappenedonaccountofyournot
ouvido
listeningtomycounsel.
I
vai
willstill,however,tellyouhowto
encontrar
findthegoldenhorse,ifyou
vai
willdoasIbidyou.
You
deves
mustgostraightontillyoucometo
o
thecastlewherethehorsestandsinhis
estábulo
stall:
byhissidewilllie
o
thegroomfastasleepand
roncando
snoring:
takeawaythehorsequietly,
mas
butbesuretoputtheoldleathern
sela
saddleuponhim,andnotthegoldenonethatis
perto
closebyit.’Thenthe
filho
sonsatdownonthefox’s
cauda
tail,andawaytheywentover
estoque
stockandstonetilltheir
cabelo
hairwhistledinthewind.
Tudo
Allwentright,andthe
noivo
groomlaysnoringwithhis
mão
handuponthegoldensaddle.
Mas
Butwhenthesonlookedatthe
cavalo
horse,hethoughtita
grande
greatpitytoputtheleathern
sela
saddleuponit.
‘Iwill
dar
givehimthegoodone,’
disse
saidhe;
‘Iamsurehe
merece
deservesit.’Ashetookupthe
ouro
goldensaddlethegroomawoke
e
andcriedoutsoloud,that
todos
alltheguardsranin
e
andtookhimprisoner,andinthe
manhã
morninghewasagainbroughtbeforethe
tribunal
courttobejudged,andwassentencedtodie.
Mas
Butitwasagreed,that,
se
ifhecouldbringthitherthe
bela
beautifulprincess,heshouldlive,
e
andhavethebirdandthe
cavalo
horsegivenhimforhis
próprio
own.
Thenhewenthis
caminho
wayverysorrowful;
buttheold
raposa
foxcameandsaid,‘Whydidnotyou
ouviste
listentome?
Ifyouhad,youwouldhavecarriedawayboth
o
thebirdandthehorse;
ainda
yetwillIoncemore
dar
giveyoucounsel.
Gostraighton,
e
andintheeveningyou
vá
willarriveatacastle.
Attwelveo’clockat
noite
nighttheprincessgoestothebathing-house:
gouptoher
e
andgiveherakiss,
e
andshewillletyou
leves
leadheraway;
buttake
cuidado
careyoudonotsufferherto
ir
goandtakeleaveofher
pai
fatherandmother.’Thenthe
raposa
foxstretchedouthistail,
e
andsoawaytheywent
sobre
overstockandstonetilltheir
cabelo
hairwhistledagain.
Astheycametothe
castelo
castle,allwasasthe
raposa
foxhadsaid,andattwelveo’clockthe
jovem
youngmanmettheprincessgoingtothe
banho
bathandgaveherthe
beijo
kiss,andsheagreedtorunaway
com
withhim,butbeggedwith
muitas
manytearsthathewould
deixasse
lethertakeleaveofher
pai
father.
Atfirstherefused,
mas
butsheweptstillmore
e
andmore,andfellathis
pés
feet,tillatlastheconsented;
mas
butthemomentshecametoherfather’s
casa
housetheguardsawokeandhewastaken
prisioneiro
prisoneragain.
Thenhewas
levado
broughtbeforetheking,andthe
rei
kingsaid,‘Youshallnever
terás
havemydaughterunlessin
oito
eightdaysyoudigawaythe
colina
hillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’
Agora
Nowthishillwasso
grande
bigthatthewholeworld
podia
couldnottakeitaway:
e
andwhenhehadworkedfor
sete
sevendays,andhaddone
muito
verylittle,thefoxcame
e
andsaid.
‘Liedownandgoto
dorme
sleep;
Iwillworkforyou.’
E
Andinthemorningheawoke
e
andthehillwasgone;
sohe
foi
wentmerrilytotheking,
e
andtoldhimthatnowthatitwas
removido
removedhemustgivehimthe
princesa
princess.
Thenthekingwas
obrigado
obligedtokeephisword,
e
andawaywenttheyoungman
e
andtheprincess;
‘Ifyouwill
só
onlylisten,’saidthefox,‘itcanbe
feito
done.
Whenyoucometothe
rei
king,andheasksforthe
bela
beautifulprincess,youmustsay,“Heresheis!”
Thenhewillbe
muito
veryjoyful;
andyouwill
montarás
mountthegoldenhorsethattheyareto
darão
giveyou,andputoutyour
mão
handtotakeleaveof
deles
them;
butshakehandswith
a
theprincesslast.
Thenlifther
rapidamente
quicklyontothehorse
atrás
behindyou;
Allwentright:
thenthe
raposa
foxsaid,‘Whenyoucometothe
castelo
castlewherethebirdis,Iwill
ficarei
staywiththeprincessatthe
porta
door,andyouwillridein
e
andspeaktotheking;
e
andwhenheseesthatitisthe
certo
righthorse,hewillbringoutthebird;
mas
butyoumustsitstill,
e
andsaythatyouwantto
olhar
lookatit,tosee
se
whetheritisthetrue
dourado
goldenbird;
This,too,happenedas
a
thefoxsaid;
theycarriedoffthe
pássaro
bird,theprincessmountedagain,
e
andtheyrodeonto
uma
agreatwood.
Thenthe
raposa
foxcame,andsaid,‘Pray
mata
killme,andcutoffmy
cabeça
headandmyfeet.’Butthe
jovem
youngmanrefusedtodo
lo
it:
sothefoxsaid,‘Iwillat
qualquer
anyrategiveyougood
conselho
counsel:
bewareoftwothings;
resgate
ransomnoonefromthe
forca
gallows,andsitdownbythesideof
não
noriver.’Thenawayhe
foi
went.
Herodeonwiththe
princesa
princess,tillatlasthecametothe
aldeia
villagewherehehadlefthis
dois
twobrothers.
Andtherehe
ouviu
heardagreatnoiseand
tumulto
uproar;
andwhenheaskedwhatwasthematter,the
povo
peoplesaid,‘Twomenare
vão
goingtobehanged.’Ashecamenearer,he
viu
sawthatthetwomenwerehisbrothers,whohadturnedrobbers;
sohe
disse
said,‘Cannottheyinany
forma
waybesaved?’Butthe
povo
peoplesaid‘No,’unlesshewouldbestow
todo
allhismoneyupontherascals
e
andbuytheirliberty.
Thenhedidnot
ficou
staytothinkaboutthe
assunto
matter,butpaidwhatwas
pedido
asked,andhisbrothersweregivenup,
e
andwentonwithhimtowardstheir
casa
home.
Andastheycametothewood
onde
wherethefoxfirstmetthem,itwasso
fresco
coolandpleasantthatthe
dois
twobrotherssaid,‘Letus
sentar
sitdownbythesideofthe
rio
river,andrestawhile,to
comer
eatanddrink.’Sohesaid,‘Yes,’
e
andforgotthefox’scounsel,
e
andsatdownonthesideofthe
rio
river;
andwhilehesuspected
nada
nothing,theycamebehind,and
lançaram
threwhimdownthebank,
e
andtooktheprincess,the
cavalo
horse,andthebird,and
foram
wenthometothekingtheirmaster,
e
andsaid.
‘Allthishavewe
ganhamos
wonbyourlabour.’Thentherewas
grande
greatrejoicingmade;
butthe
cavalo
horsewouldnoteat,the
pássaro
birdwouldnotsing,andthe
princesa
princesswept.
Theyoungestson
caiu
felltothebottomof
o
theriver’sbed:
luckilyitwasnearly
seco
dry,buthisboneswerealmostbroken,
e
andthebankwasso
íngreme
steepthathecouldfind
não
nowaytogetout.
Thentheold
raposa
foxcameoncemore,and
repreendeu
scoldedhimfornotfollowinghis
conselho
advice;
otherwisenoevilwouldhavebefallen
lhe
him:
‘Yet,’saidhe,‘Icannot
deixar
leaveyouhere,solay
segura
holdofmytailand
segura
holdfast.’Thenhepulledhimoutofthe
rio
river,andsaidtohim,ashe
chegou
gotuponthebank,‘Yourbrothershavesetwatchto
matar
killyou,iftheyfindyouinthekingdom.’Sohedressedhimselfasapoorman,
e
andcamesecretlytotheking’scourt,
e
andwasscarcelywithinthedoors
quando
whenthehorsebegantoeat,
e
andthebirdtosing,
e
andtheprincessleftoffweeping.
Thenhe
foi
wenttotheking,and
contou
toldhimallhisbrothers’roguery;
e
andtheywereseizedandpunished,
e
andhehadtheprincessgiventohimagain;
e
andaftertheking’sdeathhewas
herdeiro
heirtohiskingdom.
A
tempo
longwhileafter,hewentto
caminhar
walkonedayinthewood,
e
andtheoldfoxmethim,
e
andbesoughthimwithtearsinhiseyesto
matá
killhim,andcutoffhis
cabeça
headandfeet.
HANSIN
Sorte
LUCK
Somemenarebornto
boa
goodluck:
alltheydo
ou
ortrytodocomesright—allthatfallstothemisso
tanto
muchgain—alltheirgeeseareswans—alltheircardsaretrumps—tossthemwhichwayyouwill,theywillalways,likepoorpuss,alightupontheirlegs,andonlymoveonso
tanto
muchthefaster.
Theworldmay
muito
verylikelynotalwaysthinkofthemastheythinkofthemselves,
mas
butwhatcaretheyfor
o
theworld?
whatcanit
saber
knowaboutthematter?
Oneoftheseluckybeingswas
vizinho
neighbourHans.
Sevenlongyearshe
tinha
hadworkedhardforhismaster.
Atlasthe
disse
said,‘Master,mytimeisup;
Imust
ir
gohomeandseemy
pobre
poormotheroncemore:
sopray
paga
paymemywagesand
deixa
letmego.’Andthemaster
disse
said,‘Youhavebeenafaithful
e
andgoodservant,Hans,soyour
paga
payshallbehandsome.’Thenhe
deu
gavehimalumpofsilveras
grande
bigashishead.
Hans
tirou
tookouthispocket-handkerchief,putthepieceofsilverintoit,
jogou
threwitoverhisshoulder,
e
andjoggedoffonhis
estrada
roadhomewards.
Ashewentlazilyon,
arrastando
draggingonefootafteranother,a
homem
mancameinsight,trottinggailyalongona
capital
capitalhorse.
‘Ah!’saidHans
em voz alta
aloud,‘whatafinethingitisto
andar
rideonhorseback!
Therehe
senta
sitsaseasyandhappyas
se
ifhewasathome,inthe
cadeira
chairbyhisfireside;
he
tropeça
tripsagainstnostones,savesshoe-leather,
e
andgetsonhehardly
sabe
knowshow.’Hansdidnot
falou
speaksosoftlybutthe
cavaleiro
horsemanhearditall,and
disse
said,‘Well,friend,whydoyou
vai
goonfootthen?’‘Ah!’
disse
saidhe,‘Ihavethis
carregar
loadtocarry:
tobe
certeza
sureitissilver,butitisso
pesado
heavythatIcan’tholdupmy
cabeça
head,andyoumustknowithurtsmy
ombro
shouldersadly.’‘Whatdoyou
disse
sayofmakinganexchange?’saidthe
cavaleiro
horseman.
‘Iwillgiveyoumy
cavalo
horse,andyoushallgivemethe
prata
silver;
whichwillsaveyou
uma
agreatdealoftroublein
carregar
carryingsuchaheavyloadabout
com
withyou.’‘Withallmyheart,’
disse
saidHans:
‘butasyouareso
gentil
kindtome,Imust
dizer
tellyouonething—youwill
terá
haveawearytasktodrawthat
prata
silveraboutwithyou.’However,the
cavaleiro
horsemangotoff,tookthe
prata
silver,helpedHansup,gavehimthebridleintoone
mão
handandthewhipintotheother,
e
andsaid,‘Whenyouwantto
ir
goveryfast,smackyourlips
alto
loudlytogether,andcry“Jip!”’.
Hanswas
encantado
delightedashesatonthe
cavalo
horse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,
virou
turnedouthistoes,crackedhis
chicote
whip,androdemerrilyoff,one
minuto
minutewhistlingamerrytune,
e
andanothersinging,.
‘Nocare
e
andnosorrow,Afigforthemorrow!
After
um
atimehethoughthe
deveria
shouldliketogoa
pouco
littlefaster,sohesmackedhislips
e
andcried‘Jip!’Awaywentthe
cavalo
horsefullgallop;
andbeforeHans
soubesse
knewwhathewasabout,hewas
jogado
thrownoff,andlayonhis
costas
backbytheroad-side.
His
cavalo
horsewouldhaveranoff,
se
ifashepherdwhowascomingby,
dirigindo
drivingacow,hadnotstoppedit.
Hans
logo
sooncametohimself,and
chegar
gotuponhislegsagain,sadlyvexed,
e
andsaidtotheshepherd,‘Thisridingis
não
nojoke,whenaman
tem
hasthelucktogetuponabeastlike
este
thisthatstumblesandflingshimoffas
se
ifitwouldbreakhis
pescoço
neck.
However,I’moffnowonceforall:
I
gosto
likeyourcownowagreatdealbetterthanthis
inteligente
smartbeastthatplayedmethis
truque
trick,andhasspoiledmybest
casaco
coat,yousee,inthis
poça
puddle;
which,bytheby,
cheira
smellsnotverylikeanosegay.
One
pode
canwalkalongatone’sleisure
atrás
behindthatcow—keepgoodcompany,
e
andhavemilk,butter,and
queijo
cheese,everyday,intothebargain.
What
vou
wouldIgivetohavesuchaprize!’‘Well,’
disse
saidtheshepherd,‘ifyouareso
apaixonado
fondofher,Iwillchangemy
vaca
cowforyourhorse;
I
gosto
liketodogoodtomyneighbours,
mesmo
eventhoughIlosebyitmyself.’‘Done!’
disse
saidHans,merrily.
‘Whata
nobre
nobleheartthatgoodmanhas!’
pensou
thoughthe.
Thentheshepherd
pulou
jumpeduponthehorse,wishedHans
e
andthecowgoodmorning,
e
andawayherode.
Hans
escovou
brushedhiscoat,wipedhis
rosto
faceandhands,restedawhile,
e
andthendroveoffhis
vaca
cowquietly,andthoughthis
negócio
bargainaveryluckyone.
‘IfI
tiver
haveonlyapieceof
pão
bread(andIcertainlyshall
sempre
alwaysbeabletogetthat),I
posso
can,wheneverIlike,eatmy
manteiga
butterandcheesewithit;
e
andwhenIamthirstyI
posso
canmilkmycowand
beber
drinkthemilk:
andwhat
posso
canIwishformore?’
Quando
Whenhecametoan
estalagem
inn,hehalted,ateup
todo
allhisbread,andgaveawayhis
último
lastpennyforaglassof
cerveja
beer.
Whenhehadrestedhimselfhesetoff
novamente
again,drivinghiscowtowardshismother’s
aldeia
village.
Buttheheatgrewgreaterassoonasnooncameon,tillatlast,ashe
encontrou
foundhimselfonawideheaththat
ir
wouldtakehimmorethanan
hora
hourtocross,hebegantobeso
quente
hotandparchedthathis
língua
tongueclavetotheroofofhis
boca
mouth.
‘Icanfinda
cura
cureforthis,’thoughthe;
‘nowI
vou
willmilkmycowandquenchmythirst’:
sohe
amarrou
tiedhertothestumpof
uma
atree,andheldhisleatherncaptomilkinto;
mas
butnotadropwastobehad.
Whowouldhavethoughtthat
esta
thiscow,whichwasto
trazia
bringhimmilkandbutter
e
andcheese,wasallthat
tempo
timeutterlydry?
Hanshadnotthoughtof
olhar
lookingtothat.
Whilehewas
tentando
tryinghisluckinmilking,
e
andmanagingthematterveryclumsily,theuneasy
besta
beastbegantothinkhim
muito
verytroublesome;
andatlast
deu
gavehimsuchakickon
o
theheadasknockedhimdown;
e
andtherehelaya
tempo
longwhilesenseless.
Luckilya
açougueiro
butchersooncameby,driving
um
apiginawheelbarrow.
‘Whatisthematterwithyou,myman?’
disse
saidthebutcher,ashe
ajudava
helpedhimup.
Hanstoldhimwhat
tinha
hadhappened,howhewasdry,
e
andwantedtomilkhis
vaca
cow,butfoundthecowwasdry
também
too.
Thenthebutchergavehim
um
aflaskofale,saying,‘There,
beba
drinkandrefreshyourself;
your
vaca
cowwillgiveyouno
leite
milk:
don’tyouseesheis
uma
anoldbeast,goodfor
nada
nothingbuttheslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’
disse
saidHans,‘whowouldhavethoughtit?
What
uma
ashametotakemy
cavalo
horse,andgivemeonly
uma
adrycow!
IfI
matar
killher,whatwillshebegood
para
for?
Ihatecow-beef;
itisnottender
suficiente
enoughforme.
Ifitwere
um
apignow—likethatfat
cavalheiro
gentlemanyouaredrivingalongathisease—one
poderia
coulddosomethingwithit;
itwouldatanyratemakesausages.’‘Well,’said
o
thebutcher,‘Idon’tliketosay
não
no,whenoneisaskedtodoa
gentil
kind,neighbourlything.
TopleaseyouI
vou
willchange,andgiveyoumyfine
gordo
fatpigforthecow.’‘Heaven
recompense
rewardyouforyourkindness
e
andself-denial!’saidHans,ashegave
o
thebutcherthecow;
and
tirou
takingthepigoffthewheel-barrow,
conduziu
droveitaway,holdingitby
o
thestringthatwastiedtoits
perna
leg.
Soonhejogged,
e
andallseemednowto
ir
gorightwithhim:
hehadmet
com
withsomemisfortunes,tobe
certeza
sure;
buthewasnow
bem
wellrepaidforall.
How
poderia
coulditbeotherwisewithsuch
um
atravellingcompanionashe
tinha
hadatlastgot?
The
próximo
nextmanhemetwas
um
acountrymancarryingafine
branco
whitegoose.
Thecountrymanstoppedto
perguntar
askwhatwaso’clock;
this
levou
ledtofurtherchat;
andHans
contou
toldhimallhisluck,
como
howhehadsomany
boas
goodbargains,andhowallthe
mundo
worldwentgayandsmiling
com
withhim.
Thecountrymanthen
começou
begantotellhistale,
e
andsaidhewasgoingto
levar
takethegoosetoachristening.
‘Feel,’
disse
saidhe,‘howheavyit
é
is,andyetitis
apenas
onlyeightweeksold.
Whoever
assar
roastsandeatsitwill
encontrará
findplentyoffatuponit,ithas
viveu
livedsowell!’‘You’reright,’
disse
saidHans,asheweigheditinhis
mão
hand;
‘butifyoutalkof
gordura
fat,mypigisnotrifle.’Meantimethecountryman
começou
begantolookgrave,andshookhis
cabeça
head.
‘Harkye!’saidhe,‘my
digno
worthyfriend,youseemagoodsortoffellow,soIcan’thelp
fazer
doingyouakindturn.
Your
porco
pigmaygetyouintoascrape.
In
o
thevillageIjustcamefrom,
o
thesquirehashada
porco
pigstolenoutofhissty.
Iwasdreadfully
medo
afraidwhenIsawyou
que
thatyouhadgotthesquire’s
porco
pig.
Ifyouhave,andthey
apanharem
catchyou,itwillbe
um
abadjobforyou.
Theleastthey
vão
willdowillbeto
atirar
throwyouintothehorse-pond.
Pobre
PoorHanswassadlyfrightened.
‘Goodman,’cried
ele
he,‘praygetmeoutofthisscrape.
I
sei
knownothingofwherethe
porco
pigwaseitherbredor
nascido
born;
buthemayhavebeen
o
thesquire’sforaughtIcan
dizer
tell: