Portuguese short stories – Learning Portuguese through English
Aesop’s Fables – O Vento Norte e o Sol
Once upon a time, the North Wind and the Sun were the best of friends. The north wind was very cold and used to make people shiver in cold. The sun was warm and people used to hide in the shade when he was shining strong.
TranslateEra uma vez, o Vento Norte e o Sol eram os melhores amigos. O vento norte era muito frio e costumava fazer as pessoas tremerem de frio. O sol estava quente e as pessoas costumavam se esconder na sombra quando ele brilhava forte.
One day, the sun said, “I am the strongest since I am the hottest.”
The North Wind said, “No. I am the strongest since I am the coldest.”
TranslateUm dia, o sol disse: “Eu sou o mais forte, pois sou o mais quente”.
O Vento Norte disse: “Não. Eu sou o mais forte, pois sou o mais frio. ”
The sun said, “No. I am the strongest since I can burn anything I want”
The North Wind said, “No. I am the strongest since I can blow day and night while you are asleep all night.”
TranslateO sol disse: “Não. Eu sou o mais forte, pois posso queimar o que quiser ”
O Vento Norte disse: “Não. Eu sou o mais forte, pois posso soprar dia e noite enquanto dorme a noite toda. ”
The Sun and the North Wind argued a lot and saw a traveller walking down the road. The Sun said, “Let us have a competition. Can you see the traveller over there? He is wearing a coat. Let us see who can force his coat away from him.”
TranslateO Sol e o Vento Norte discutiram muito e viram um viajante caminhando pela estrada. O Sol disse: “Vamos fazer uma competição. Pode ver o viajante ali? Ele está a vestinr um casaco. Vamos ver quem consegue forçar o casaco para longe dele. ”
The North Wind agreed. After all, he was the wind and he could blow it away. The North Wind began to blow harder and harder. The man felt so cold that he hugged his jacket as close as possible. No matter how hard the North Wind tried, the man refused to let go of his jacket.
TranslateO Vento Norte concordou. Afinal, ele era o vento e poderia soprá-lo para longe. O Vento Norte começou a soprar cada vez mais forte. O homem sentiu tanto frio que abraçou o seu bulsão o mais perto possível. Por mais que o Vento Norte tentasse, o homem recusou-se a largar o bulsão.
The jacket only fluttered in the wind but it did not fly off since the man was holding it very tightly. After about an hour, the wind gave up. The man was feeling very cold and kept hugging his jacket closely.
TranslateO bulsão apenas balançou com o vento, mas não voou porque o homem a segurava com força. Depois de cerca de uma hora, o vento cedeu. O homem estava com muito frio e não parava de abraçar o casaco.
The North Wind said to the Sun, “It is your turn now. Let us see you try and succeed.”
The Sun said, “Why not, sure. I shall force the traveller to remove his jacket easily.”
TranslateO Vento Norte disse ao Sol: “Agora é a sua vez. Deixe-nos ver você tentar e ter sucesso. ”
O Sol disse: “Por que não, com certeza. Devo obrigar o viajante a tirar o paletó facilmente. ”
The Sun began to shine. The sun’s beams were gentle at first and the man was very happy. The sun became hotter and hotter and soon it became very hot.
TranslateO Sol começou a brilhar. Os raios do sol eram suaves no início e o homem estava muito feliz. O sol ficou cada vez mais quente e logo ficou muito quente.
The man started to feel warm and removed his cap. Next he removed all the buttons and opened his jacket as it became sweaty. Soon it became so hot that the man went under a tree and removed his jacket.
TranslateO homem começou a sentir-se aquecido e tirou o boné. Em seguida, ele removeu todos os botões e abriu o bolsão, pois ficou suada. Logo ficou tão quente que o homem foi para debaixo de uma árvore e tirou o paletó.
The Sun laughed and said, “Look. I have won our bet!”
TranslateO Sol riu e disse: “Olhe. Ganhei a nossa aposta! ”
Moral: “Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail.”
TranslateMoral: “Gentileza e persuasão gentil vencem onde a força e a fanfarronice falha”.
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