The Little Prince: Chapter 8 - The Fox (Leitura Guiada em Inglês)

CHAPTER EIGHT

THE FOX

"Please play with me," said the little prince to the fox. "I'm very sad and lonely today. My flower isn't special because she's the same as all the other roses."

"I can't play with you," said the fox. "You must tame me first."

"What does 'tame' mean?" the little prince asked.

"It means 'become my friend'," answered the fox. "There are lots of little boys and you're only one of them. You aren't very interesting because you aren't special to me. You must become my friend and become special. Then I'll play with you."

"I'm beginning to understand," said the little prince. "I know a special flower and she tamed me, I think."

"Maybe she did," said the fox. "Now, look at the golden corn over there and I'll tell you more about being a friend. I'm not interested in corn now because I'm a fox. I don't eat bread. But I'll learn to love the golden corn. You have golden hair and you're going to be my friend. I'll say, 'Every time I see the golden corn, I'm happy. I'm happy because the corn is the same colour as my friend's hair."'

"I understand a bit more," said the little prince.

Then the fox said, "Please tame me and become my friend."

"How can I do that?" asked the little prince.

"Well," answered the fox, "you must sit down on the grass over there. Say nothing and I'll watch you. Then, tomorrow you must come back. Sit on the grass near to me, but not too near. You can talk to me, but you mustn't make me frightened. On the next day, come back again. You can sit very near me and we can talk. We'll be friends."

"I'd like that," said the little prince. "I'd like to tame you."

"And," the fox said, "come at the same time every day. That's a good thing to do. Tell me, 'I'm coming to see you at four o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow.' I'll be happy between three o'clock and four o'clock because you're going to come."

"I understand," said the little prince again.

The little prince came back each day and he tamed the fox. Then, one day, the little prince said, "I must go now."

"That makes me sad because I'm your friend. I'm your special fox," said the fox. "I'm going to cry."

"Well," said the little prince, "you wanted me to tame you!"

"That's true," answered the fox.

"But you're going to cry," said the little prince. "It wasn't good to tame you."

"Yes, it was, because we're friends," said the fox. "I can look at the golden corn now and I can be happy. The corn is special now because your hair is golden." Then he said, "Go to the garden again and look at the roses. Then come back here and say goodbye to me."

The little prince went to see the roses again and he understood something. The roses in the garden were not special because they were not his friends. On the day he met the fox, the fox was not special. But the fox was special now because they were friends. The rose on the little prince's planet was special too because they were friends.

He went back to see the fox. "Goodbye," the little prince said.

"And goodbye to you," the fox said. "But first, I'll tell you some important things. They're very easy to understand. Your heart sees the important things in life, but your eyes don't see them."

"My heart sees the important things in life, but my eyes don't see them," said the little prince.

"Your rose is special because you tamed her. She's your friend," said the fox.

"My rose is special because I tamed her," said the little prince.

"And you mustn't forget this," said the fox. "You must always look after your special things."

"I must always look after my special things," said the little prince.

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CHAPTER EIGHT
Capitulo Oito

THE FOX
A Raposa

"Please play with me," said the little prince to the fox. "I'm very sad and lonely today.
"Por favor brinque comigo," disse o pequeno príncipe para a raposa. "Eu estou muito triste e sozinho hoje. 

My flower isn't special because she's the same as all the other roses.
"Minha flor não é especial porque ela é igual a todas as outras rosas."

"I can't play with you," said the fox. "You must tame me first."
"Eu não posso brincar com você," disse a raposa. "Você deve me cativar primeiro."

"What does 'tame' mean?" the little prince asked.
"O que significa ‘cativar’?" o pequeno príncipe perguntou.

"It means 'become my friend'," answered the fox. "There are lots of little boys and you're only one of them.
"Significa 'tornar-se meu amigo'," respondeu a raposa. “Existem muitos meninos e você é apenas um deles.

You aren't very interesting because you aren't special to me.
Você não é muito interessante porque você não é especial para mim.

You must become my friend and become special. Then I'll play with you.
"Você deve se tornar meu amigo e se tornar especial. Então eu brincarei com você."

"I'm beginning to understand," said the little prince. "I know a special flower and she tamed me, I think."
“Eu estou começando a entender,” disse o pequeno príncipe. “Eu conheço uma flor especial e ela me cativou, eu acho." 

"Maybe she did," said the fox. "Now, look at the golden corn over there and I'll tell you more about being a friend.
"Talvez ela te cativou," disse a raposa. "Agora, olhe para o milho dourado lá e eu te direi mais sobre se tornar um amigo. 

I'm not interested in corn now because I'm a fox. I don't eat bread.
Eu não estou interessado em milho agora porque eu sou uma raposa. Eu não como pão.

But I'll learn to love the golden corn. You have golden hair and you're going to be my friend.
Mas eu aprenderei a amar o milho dourado. Você tem cabelo dourado e você vai se tornar meu amigo. 

I'll say, 'Every time I see the golden corn, I'm happy. I'm happy because the corn is the same colour as my friend's hair."
'Eu direi, 'Cada vez que eu vejo o milho dourado, eu fico feliz. Eu fico feliz porque o milho é da mesma cor que o cabelo do meu amigo.’"

"I understand a bit more," said the little prince.
"Eu entendo um pouco mais," disse o pequeno príncipe.

Then the fox said, "Please tame me and become my friend."
Então a raposa disse, "Por favor me cative e se torne meu amigo."

"How can I do that?" asked the little prince.
"Como eu faço isso?" perguntou o pequeno príncipe.

"Well," answered the fox, "you must sit down on the grass over there. Say nothing and I'll watch you.
"Bem, respondeu a raposa, "você deve sentar na grama lá. Não diga nada e eu te olharei. 

Then, tomorrow you must come back. Sit on the grass near to me, but not too near.
Então amanhã você deve voltar. Senta na grama perto de mim, mas não perto demais. 

You can talk to me, but you mustn't make me frightened. On the next day, come back again.
Você pode falar comigo, mas você não deve me assustar. No dia seguinte, volte de novo.  

You can sit very near me and we can talk. We'll be friends.
"Você pode sentar bem perto de mim e nós podemos conversar. Nós ficaremos amigos."

"I'd like that," said the little prince. "I'd like to tame you."
"Eu gostaria disso," disse o pequeno príncipe. "Eu gostaria de cativar você."

"And," the fox said," come at the same time every day. That's a good thing to do.
"E, a raposa disse," venha à mesma hora todo dia. Isso é uma boa coisa a fazer. 

Tell me, 'I'm coming to see you at four o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow.
'Diga-me, 'Eu estou vindo te ver às quatro horas da tarde amanhã.' 

I'll be happy between three o'clock and four o'clock because you're going to come."
Eu estarei feliz entre as três e as quatro horas porque você vai vir."

"I understand," said the little prince again.
"Eu entendo," disse o pequeno príncipe de novo.

The little prince came back each day and he tamed the fox.
O pequeno príncipe voltou todo dia e ele cativou a raposa. 

Then, one day, the little prince said, "I must go now."
Então, um dia, o pequeno príncipe disse, "Eu devo ir agora."

"That makes me sad because I'm your friend. I'm your special fox," said the fox. "I'm going to cry."
"Isso me deixa triste porque eu sou seu amigo. Eu sou sua raposa especial. Eu vou chorar."

"Well," said the little prince, "you wanted me to tame you!"
"Bem,” disse o pequeno príncipe, "você quis que eu te cativasse!"

"That’s true," answered the fox.
"Isso é verdade," respondeu a raposa.

"But you're going to cry," said the little prince. "It wasn't good to tame you."
"Mas você vai chorar," disse o pequeno príncipe. "Não foi bom te cativar.”

"Yes, it was, because we're friends," said the fox. "I can look at the golden corn now and I can be happy.
"Sim, foi, porque nós somos amigos,” disse a raposa. "Eu posso olhar para o milho dourado agora e posso ser feliz. 

The corn is special now because your hair is golden."
O milho é especial agora porque teu cabelo é dourado.”

Then he said, "Go to the garden again and look at the roses. Then come back here and say goodbye to me."
Então ele disse, "Vá ao jardim de novo e olhe para as rosas. Depois volte aqui e me diga adeus."

The little prince went to see the roses again and he understood something.
O pequeno príncipe foi ver as rosas de novo e ele entendeu alguma coisa. 

The roses in the garden were not special because they were not his friends.
As rosas no jardim não eram especiais porque elas não eram suas amigas. 

On the day he met the fox, the fox was not special. But the fox was special now because they were friends.
No dia que ele encontrou a raposa, a raposa não era especial. Mas a raposa era especial agora porque eles eram amigos. 

The rose on the little prince's planet was special too because they were friends.
A rosa no planeta do pequeno príncipe era especial também porque eles eram amigos.

He went back to see the fox. "Goodbye," the little prince said.
Ele voltou para ver a raposa. "Adeus," disse o pequeno príncipe.

"And goodbye to you," the fox said. "But first, I'll tell you some important things.
“E adeus para você," a raposa disse. "Mas primeiro, eu te contarei algumas coisas importantes. 

They're very easy to understand. Your heart sees the important things in life, but your eyes don't see them."
Elas são muito fáceis de entender. Teu coração vê as coisas importantes na vida, mas teus olhos não as vê."

"My heart sees the important things in life, but my eyes don't see them," said the little prince.
"Meu coração vê coisas importantes na vida, mas meus olhos não as veem," disse o pequeno príncipe.

"Your rose is special because you tamed her. She's your friend," said the fox.
"Tua rosa é especial porque você a cativou. Ela é sua amiga," disse a raposa.

"My rose is special because I tamed her," said the little prince.
"Minha rosa é especial porque eu a cativei," disse o pequeno príncipe.

"And you mustn't forget this," said the fox. "You must always look after your special things."
"E você não deve esquecer disso," disse a raposa. "Você deve sempre cuidar de suas coisas especiais."

"I must always look after my special things," said the little prince.
"Eu devo sempre cuidar das minhas coisas especiais," disse o pequeno príncipe...