The Little Prince: Chapter 3 - A Planet (Leitura Guiada em Inglês)

CHAPTER THREE

A PLANET

On the second day, I asked the little prince, "Where do you come from?" But he did not answer me.

He always asked me lots and lots of questions, but he never answered my questions.

"What's that thing?" he asked.

"It isn't a thing. It's my plane," I said. "It flies in the sky, but it crashed yesterday."

"Did you fall out of the sky?" he asked.

"Yes, I did," I said.

"Oh, that's funny!" he said. "That's very funny!" Then he laughed and laughed. And I was angry because I did not like his laugh.

Then he said something strange. "You came down from the sky, too. Which planet are you from?"

I started to understand this strange boy. "I'm from this planet - Earth," I said. "Where do you come from?"

He did not answer me. He wanted to talk about my plane and his sheep. But I knew something about him now. He came from a very small planet.

Every day, I learned a bit more about the little prince and his planet. I also learned about his journey to Earth.

I do not want to forget anything and I want you to learn about it, too. I will tell you the story and I will draw pictures. But you must remember something - I am not very good at drawing. But I will try hard. (I will not draw a picture of my plane because that is too difficult.)

Here is my drawing of the little prince on his very small planet.

On the third day, the little prince told me about his problem with trees. First, he asked me, "Do sheep eat little trees?"

"Yes," I said. "Sheep eat most things."

"Good," he said. "My sheep will eat the baobabs."

I was very surprised. "Baobabs are very big trees!" I said. "Your sheep couldn't eat a baobab! Lots and lots of elephants couldn't eat one baobab."

The little prince laughed. "That's funny," he said. "My planet is very small. Could the elephants stand on top of other elephants?" He laughed and laughed and I drew him a picture.

Then he thought hard and he said, "Baobabs are small trees. Then they grow up and they become big trees."

"Of course," I said. "But why do you want the sheep to eat the small baobabs?"

He was surprised. "Don't you understand?" he said. "My planet is very small and there are lots and lots of small baobab trees. My sheep must eat them because I can't have big trees on my very small planet. Big trees will hurt my planet and people must look after their planets."

"I understand," I said.

"It's bad to have too many big trees on a small planet," he said. "Draw me a beautiful picture of some very big baobab trees on a small planet, please. You can show it to people on Earth."

"Yes," I said. "Then people will understand! Baobabs are bad for planets."

I worked very hard on my drawing and here it is.

On the fourth day, the little prince told me about the sunsets on his planet. That morning, he said to me, "I love sunsets. Let's go and see one!"

"But we can't," I said. "We have to wait."

"What do we have to wait for?" he asked.

"We have to wait until the end of the day, of course," I said.

He looked very surprised, then he started to laugh. "I'm stupid!" he said. "I'm on Earth, not at home."

I understood. On Earth, a big planet, we can see a sunset in one country, but we cannot see a second sunset in another country one minute after the first sunset. On the little prince's planet, a very small planet, he could sit in his chair and watch a sunset. Then he could move his chair and watch another sunset.

"One day," he told me, "I watched forty-three sunsets!" He also said, "Sunsets are very beautiful and beautiful things are important. But sunsets are sad, too."

"You saw forty-three beautiful sunsets!" I said. "Were you sad that day?"

But he did not answer me.

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CHAPTER THREE
Capítulo Tres

A PLANET
Um planeta

On the second day, I asked the little prince, "Where do you come from?" But he did not answer me.
No segundo dia, eu perguntei ao pequeno príncipe, "De onde você vem?" Mas ele não me respondeu.

He always asked me lots and lots of questions, but he never answered my questions.
Ele sempre me faz muitas e muitas perguntas, mas ele nunca me respondeu às minhas perguntas.

"What's that thing?" he asked.
"O que é aquela coisa?" ele perguntou.

"It isn't a thing. It's my plane," I said. "It flies in the sky, but it crashed yesterday."
"Não é uma coisa. Ele é meu avião," eu disse. "Ele voa no céu, mas ele caiu ontem."

"Did you fall out of the sky?" he asked.
"Você caiu do céu?" ele perguntou.

"Yes, I did," I said.
"Sim, eu caí," eu disse.

"Oh, that's funny!" he said. "That's very funny!" Then he laughed and laughed. And I was angry because I did not like his laugh.
"Oh, isso é engraçado!" ele disse. "Isso é muito engraçado!" Depois ele riu e riu. E eu estava zangado porque eu não gostei de sua risada.

Then he said something strange. "You came down from the sky, too. Which planet are you from?"
Então ele disse algo estranho. "Voce desceu do céu, também. De que planeta você é?"

I started to understand this strange boy. "I'm from this planet - Earth," I said. "Where do you come from?"
Eu comecei a entender esse estranho menino. "Eu sou desse planeta - Terra," eu disse. "De onde você vem?"

He did not answer me. He wanted to talk about my plane and his sheep. But I knew something about him now. He came from a very small planet.
Ele não me respondeu. Ele queria falar sobre meu avião e sua ovelha. Mas eu sabia algo sobre ele agora. Ele vinha de um planeta muito pequeno.

Every day, I learned a bit more about the little prince and his planet. I also learned about his journey to Earth.
Todo dia, eu aprendia um pouco mais sobre o pequeno príncipe e seu planeta. Eu também aprendi sobre sua viagem para Terra.

I do not want to forget anything and I want you to learn about it, too.
Eu não quero esquecer nada e eu quero que você aprenda sobre isso também.

I will tell you the story and I will draw pictures. But you must remember something - I am not very good at drawing. But I will try hard. (I will not draw a picture of my plane because that is too difficult.)
Eu vou te contar a história e vou desenhar figuras. Mas você deve lembrar uma coisa - Eu não sou muito bom em desenhar. Mas vou tentar muito (Mas vou me esforçar muito). (Não desenharei o meu avião porque isso é muito difícil.)

Here is my drawing of the little prince on his very small planet.
Aqui está o meu desenho do pequeno príncipe em seu planeta bem pequeno.

On the third day, the little prince told me about his problem with trees. First, he asked me, "Do sheep eat little trees?"
No terceiro dia, o pequeno príncipe me contou sobre seu problema com árvores. Primeiro, ele me perguntou, "Ovelhas comem pequenas árvores?"

"Yes," I said. "Sheep eat most things."
"Sim," eu disse. "Ovelhas comem a maioria das coisas."

"Good," he said. "My sheep will eat the baobabs."
"Ótimo," ele disse. "Minha ovelha vai comer os baobás."

I was very surprised. "Baobabs are very big trees!" I said. "Your sheep couldn't eat a baobab! Lots and lots of elephants couldn't eat one baobab."
Eu estava muito surpreso. "Baobás são árvores muito grandes!" eu disse. "Sua ovelha não poderia comer um baobá! Muitos e muitos elefantes não poderiam comer um baobá.”

The little prince laughed. "That's funny," he said. "My planet is very small. Could the elephants stand on top of other elephants?" He laughed and laughed and I drew him a picture.
O pequeno príncipe riu. "Isso é engraçado."ele disse. "Meu planeta é muito pequeno. Poderiam os elefantes ficar em cima de outros elefantes?" Ele riu e riu e eu desenhei para ele um desenho.

Then he thought hard and he said, "Baobabs are small trees. Then they grow up and they become big trees."
Então ele pensou muito e ele disse, "Baobás são árvores pequenas. Depois elas crescem e elas viram grandes árvores.

"Of course," I said. "But why do you want the sheep to eat the small baobabs?"
"Claro," eu disse. "Mas porque você quer que as ovelhas comam os pequenos baobás?"

He was surprised. "Don't you understand?" he said. "My planet is very small and there are lots and lots of small baobab trees.
Ele estava surpreso. "Você não entende?" ele disse. "Meu planeta é muito pequeno e há muitas e muitas árvores de baobás pequenas.

My sheep must eat them because I can't have big trees on my very small planet. Big trees will hurt my planet and people must look after their planets."
Minha ovelha deve comê-las porque eu não posso ter grandes árvores em meu planeta muito pequeno. Grandes árvores vão machucar meu planeta e as pessoas devem cuidar de seus planetas.

"I understand," I said.
"Eu entendo," eu disse.

"It's bad to have too many big trees on a small planet," he said.
"É ruim ter muitas árvores grandes num planeta pequeno," ele disse.

"Draw me a beautiful picture of some very big baobab trees on a small planet, please. You can show it to people on Earth."
"Desenhe-me uma figura bonita de algumas árvores de baobá muito grandes num pequeno planeta, por favor. Você pode mostrá-la para as pessoas na Terra."

"Yes," I said. "Then people will understand! Baobabs are bad for planets."
"Sim," eu disse. "Então as pessoas vão entender! Baobás são ruins para planetas.

I worked very hard on my drawing and here it is.
Eu trabalhei muito no meu desenho e aqui ele está.

On the fourth day, the little prince told me about the sunsets on his planet. That morning, he said to me, "I love sunsets. Let's go and see one!".
No quarto dia, o pequeno príncipe me contou sobre os pores do sol em seu planeta. Aquela manhã, ele me disse, "Eu amo pores do sol. Vamos ver um!"

"But we can't," I said. "We have to wait."
"Mas não podemos'', eu disse. "Nós temos que esperar."

"What do we have to wait for?" he asked.
"O que temos que esperar?" ele perguntou.

"We have to wait until the end of the day, of course," I said.
"Nós temos que esperar até o fim do dia, claro," eu disse.

He looked very surprised, then he started to laugh. "I'm stupid!" he said. "I'm on Earth, not at home."
Ele parecia muito surpreso, e depois ele começou a rir. "Eu sou estúpido!" ele disse. "Eu estou na Terra, não em casa."

I understood. On Earth, a big planet, we can see a sunset in one country, but we cannot see a second sunset in another country one minute after the first sunset.
Eu entendi. Na Terra, um planeta grande, nós podemos ver um pôr do sol em um país, mas não podemos ver um segundo pôr do sol em outro país um minuto após o primeiro pôr do sol. 

On the little prince's planet, a very small planet, he could sit in his chair and watch a sunset. Then he could move his chair and watch another sunset.
No planeta do pequeno príncipe, um planeta muito pequeno, ele podia se sentar em sua cadeira e ver o pôr do sol. Depois ele podia mover sua cadeira e ver outro pôr do sol.

"One day," he told me, "I watched forty-three sunsets!" He also said, "Sunsets are very beautiful and beautiful things are important. But sunsets are sad, too."
"Um dia," ele me disse, "Eu vi quarenta e três pores do sol!" Ele também disse, "Os pores do sol são muito bonitos e coisas bonitas são importantes. Mas pores do sol são tristes, também.”

"You saw forty-three beautiful sunsets!" I said. "Were you sad that day?"
"Você viu quarenta e três pores do sol!" eu disse. "Você estava triste naquele dia?"

But he did not answer me.
Mas ele não me respondeu.