A Rainha Vaidosa
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Era uma vez uma rainha muito vaidosa que passava os dias a admirar-se ao espelho. Certo dia, voltou-se para as suas damas de honor e perguntou: «Existe algum rosto mais belo do que o meu?» Todas responderam que não. Satisfeita, fez a mesma pergunta aos seus criados, e eles também negaram. Mas um dia a rainha dirigiu-se ao seu camareiro e repetiu a mesma questão.
Once there was a very vain queen who spent her days admiring herself in the mirror. One day, she turned to her ladies-in-waiting and asked: "Is there a face more beautiful than mine?" They all said there was not. Satisfied, she asked the same of her servants, and they too denied it. But one day the queen turned to her chamberlain and repeated the same question.
O camareiro, homem de palavra honesta, inclinou-se e disse: «Que seja do conhecimento de vossa majestade que existe, sim.» A rainha, furiosa, quis saber de quem se tratava. O camareiro respondeu que era a própria filha da rainha, a jovem princesa. Ao ouvir isto, a rainha ficou consumida de inveja e de ódio.
The chamberlain, an honest man, bowed and said: "It shall be known to your majesty that there is." The queen, furious, demanded to know who it was. The chamberlain replied that it was the queen's own daughter, the young princess. On hearing this, the queen was consumed with envy and hatred.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vaidosa | vain, conceited |
| camareiro | chamberlain; senior court official |
| lingua | tongue (also: language) |
| choupana | humble cottage, hut |
| enxergão | straw mattress, pallet |
| proclamação | royal proclamation, public decree |
| lavoura | farmstead, cultivated land |
| anel enfeitiçado | enchanted ring |
| desmaiar | to faint, to swoon |
| pompa | pomp, ceremonial splendour |
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