A Donzela e a Fera

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Era uma vez um homem que tinha três filhas. Amava-as todas, mas havia uma a quem dedicava o coração inteiro. Antes de partir para a feira, perguntou a cada uma o que desejava que lhe trouxesse. As duas primeiras pediram chapéus, vestidos e xailes. A terceira, a que mais amava, disse apenas que desejava que o pai voltasse com saúde. O pai insistiu em que pedisse algo material, e ela, para o contentar, pediu uma fatia de relvado verde com ervas do campo — coisa que não existia em sítio nenhum.

Once there was a man who had three daughters. He loved them all, but there was one to whom he dedicated his whole heart. Before leaving for the fair, he asked each one what she wished him to bring back. The first two asked for hats, dresses and shawls. The third, the one he loved most, said only that she wished her father to return in good health. The father insisted she ask for something material, and she, to please him, asked for a slice of green meadow with field herbs — something that existed nowhere.

Na viagem de regresso, já de noite, o pai avistou ao longe uma luz. Era uma choupana de pastor. Mais além, erguia-se um palácio iluminado que parecia desabitado. O pastor avisou-o de que quem entrava nunca regressava, mas o homem entrou assim mesmo. Encontrou uma mesa posta e uma cama preparada. Uma voz invisível disse-lhe: "Come e descansa. Amanhã encontrarás na mesa aquilo que a tua filha pediu. Mas ao fim de três dias deverás trazê-la aqui."

On the return journey, already night, the father spotted a light in the distance. It was a shepherd's hut. Further on stood an illuminated palace that seemed uninhabited. The shepherd warned him that whoever entered never returned, but the man went in all the same. He found a set table and a prepared bed. An invisible voice told him: "Eat and rest. Tomorrow you will find on the table what your daughter asked for. But after three days you must bring her here."

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Vocabulary Glossary

WordMeaning
palácio encantadoenchanted palace
vozvoice
promessapromise
remorsoremorse, guilt
lutogrief, mourning
filtro do sonosleeping draught, potion that induces sleep
sortilégiospell, enchantment
desfalcarto deplete, to drain away
anel de promessapromise ring, token of a pledge
abismoabyss, chasm

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