Cycle of the Werewolf (MARCH)
Cycle of the Werewolf
MARCH
The snow is falling very heavily this cold night in March. It is snowing so much that tree branches fall from the weight of the snow. The sound of the branches cracking is like gunshots - CRACK! “Mother Nature is cutting her hair,” says Milt Sturmfuller to his wife Donna, as they eat dinner.
He is a thin man with a thin head and blue eyes. He has kept his pretty wife a prisoner in a marriage of terror for twelve years now. There are a few people in the town who suspect the truth about his abuse - Police Sheriff Neary’s wife Joan is one person who suspects. But the town can be a dark place, and no one knows for certain. Just Milt and his wife know. The dark town has dark secrets.
Milt likes the phrase he invented so much that he says it again, “Yep, Mother Nature is cutting her hair…” and then the lights go out. Donna Lee Sturmfuller screams a little scream. She also spills her coffee. “You clean that up,” her husband says coldly. “You clean that up right now.”
“Yes, honey. Okay.” she says in a small voice. In the dark kitchen she tries to find a cloth to clean up the spilled coffee. She hits her toe on the side of the refrigerator. She cries out in pain and surprise. In the dark, her husband laughs loudly. He enjoys his wife’s pain more than anything.
Mother Nature is cutting more than just the branches. Some of the power lines are cut from the falling branches. It is a wild March night. The power lines fall to the ground like snakes with blue tongues of fire. All of Tarker’s Mills goes dark. As if it is finally satisfied, the storm begins to move away from the town.
And just before midnight, the temperature falls from 0 degrees to -8 degrees. The soft snow freezes to hard ice. All the houses in town remain dark. It is too cold for the electricity company to send anyone to fix the power lines. As the storm moves farther away, the clouds open and a full moon shines brightly. In the night, something begins to howl.
Later, no one will be able to say where the sound came from. It was everywhere and nowhere as the full moon shone through the clouds. It was everywhere and nowhere as the cold wind in March cried in the trees. And with the wind they could hear the howl. It is lonely and savage. Donna Lee hears the sound as her cruel husband sleeps next to her.
Police Sheriff Neary hears it as he looks out his bedroom window at the bright moon in the dark sky. Ollie Parker, the fat elementary school principal, hears it in his bedroom. Others hear it also.
One of them is a boy in a wheelchair. No one sees what is making the noise. And no one knows the name of the transient man, the drifter, the traveler, the stranger who was found the next morning.
A power line repairman discovered the stranger frozen next to one of the broken cables. He was covered in ice. His head was pushed back in a silent scream. His dirty old coat and shirt were ripped and chewed open.
The unknown man sat in a frozen pool of his own blood. His hands were held up in front of him, like he was pushing something away. And all around him in the snow were prints. Wolf prints.
MARCH
Cycle of the Werewolf
Ciclo do lobisomem
MARCH
Março
The snow is falling very heavily this cold night in March.
A neve está caindo muito forte nesta noite fria de março.
It is snowing so much that tree branches fall from the weight of the snow.
Está nevando tanto que os galhos das árvores caem com o peso da neve.
The sound of the branches cracking is like gunshots - CRACK!
O som dos galhos quebrando é como tiros - CRACK!
“Mother Nature is cutting her hair,” says Milt Sturmfuller to his wife Donna, as they eat dinner.
“A Mãe Natureza está cortando o cabelo”, diz Milt Sturmfuller para sua esposa Donna, enquanto eles jantam.
He is a thin man with a thin head and blue eyes.
Ele é um homem magro com uma cabeça fina e olhos azuis.
He has kept his pretty wife a prisoner in a marriage of terror for twelve years now.
Ele manteve sua linda esposa prisioneira em um casamento de terror por doze anos.
There are a few people in the town who suspect the truth about his abuse - Police Sheriff Neary’s wife, Joan, is one person who suspects.
Há algumas pessoas na cidade que suspeitam da verdade sobre seu abuso - a esposa do xerife Neary, Joan, é uma pessoa que suspeita.
But the town can be a dark place, and no one knows for certain.
Mas a cidade pode ser um lugar escuro e ninguém sabe ao certo.
Just Milt and his wife know.
Apenas Milt e sua esposa sabem.
The dark town has dark secrets.
A cidade escura tem segredos obscuros.
Milt likes the phrase he invented so much that he says it again,
Milt gosta tanto da frase que inventou que repete:
“Yep, Mother Nature is cutting her hair…” and then the lights go out.
“Sim, a Mãe Natureza está cortando o cabelo…” e então as luzes se apagam.
Donna Lee Sturmfuller screams a little scream.
Donna Lee Sturmfuller dá um gritinho.
She also spills her coffee.
Ela também derrama seu café.
“You clean that up,” her husband says coldly.
"Você limpa isso", diz o marido friamente.
“You clean that up right now.”
"Você limpa isso agora."
“Yes, honey. Okay.” she says in a small voice.
"Sim, querido. OK." ela diz em voz baixa.
In the dark kitchen she tries to find a cloth to clean up the spilled coffee.
Na cozinha escura ela tenta encontrar um pano para limpar o café derramado.
She hits her toe on the side of the refrigerator.
Ela bate com o dedão do pé na lateral da geladeira.
She cries out in pain and surprise.
Ela grita de dor e surpresa.
In the dark, her husband laughs loudly.
No escuro, o marido ri alto.
He enjoys his wife’s pain more than anything.
Ele gosta da dor de sua esposa mais do que qualquer coisa.
Mother Nature is cutting more than just the branches.
A Mãe Natureza está cortando mais do que apenas os galhos.
Some of the power lines are cut from the falling branches.
Algumas das linhas de energia são cortadas pelos galhos que caem.
It is a wild March night.
É uma noite selvagem de março.
The power lines fall to the ground like snakes with blue tongues of fire.
As linhas de energia caem no chão como cobras com línguas de fogo azul.
All of Tarker’s Mills goes dark.
Toda a Tarker's Mills fica escuro.
As if it is finally satisfied, the storm begins to move away from the town.
Como se estivesse finalmente satisfeita, a tempestade começa a se afastar da cidade.
And just before midnight, the temperature falls from 0 degrees to -8 degrees.
E pouco antes da meia-noite, a temperatura cai de 0 graus para -8 graus.
The soft snow freezes to hard ice.
A neve macia congela em gelo duro.
All the houses in town remain dark.
Todas as casas da cidade permanecem escuras.
It is too cold for the electricity company to send anyone to fix the power lines.
Está muito frio para a companhia de eletricidade enviar alguém para consertar as linhas de energia.
As the storm moves farther away, the clouds open and a full moon shines brightly.
À medida que a tempestade se afasta, as nuvens se abrem e uma lua cheia brilha intensamente.
In the night, something begins to howl.
À noite, algo começa a uivar.
Later, no one will be able to say where the sound came from.
Mais tarde, ninguém poderá dizer de onde veio o som.
It was everywhere and nowhere as the full moon shone through the clouds.
Estava em toda parte e em lugar nenhum enquanto a lua cheia brilhava por entre as nuvens.
It was everywhere and nowhere as the cold wind in March cried in the trees.
Estava em toda parte e em lugar nenhum enquanto o vento frio de março gritava nas árvores.
And with the wind they could hear the howl.
E com o vento eles podiam ouvir o uivo.
It is lonely and savage.
É solitário e selvagem.
Donna Lee hears the sound as her cruel husband sleeps next to her.
Donna Lee ouve o som enquanto seu marido cruel dorme ao lado dela.
Police Sheriff Neary hears it as he looks out his bedroom window at the bright moon in the dark sky.
O xerife da polícia Neary ouve enquanto olha pela janela de seu quarto para a lua brilhante no céu escuro.
Ollie Parker, the fat elementary school principal, hears it in his bedroom.
Ollie Parker, o gordo diretor da escola primária, ouve em seu quarto.
Others hear it also.
Outros também ouvem.
One of them is a boy in a wheelchair.
Um deles é um menino em uma cadeira de rodas.
No one sees what is making the noise.
Ninguém vê o que está fazendo o barulho.
And no one knows the name of the transient man, the drifter, the traveler, the stranger who was found the next morning.
E ninguém sabe o nome do homem transitório, o vagabundo, o viajante, o estranho que foi encontrado na manhã seguinte.
A power line repairman discovered the stranger frozen next to one of the broken cables.
Um reparador de linha de energia descobriu o estranho congelado ao lado de um dos cabos quebrados.
He was covered in ice.
Ele estava coberto de gelo.
His head was pushed back in a silent scream.
Sua cabeça foi jogada para trás em um grito silencioso.
His dirty old coat and shirt were ripped and chewed open.
Seu casaco e camisa velhos e sujos estavam rasgados e mastigados.
The unknown man sat in a frozen pool of his own blood.
O homem desconhecido estava sentado em uma poça congelada de seu próprio sangue.
His hands were held up in front of him, like he was pushing something away.
Suas mãos estavam erguidas à sua frente, como se ele estivesse empurrando algo para longe.
And all around him in the snow were prints.
E ao redor dele na neve havia pegadas.
Wolf prints.
Pegadas de lobo.
