CHAPTER 33

[Pinocchio, having become a Donkey, is bought by the owner of a Circus, who wants to teach him to do tricks. The Donkey becomes lame and is sold to a man who wants to use his skin for a drumhead] O Burro fica manco e é vendido a um homem que quer usar sua pele como pele de tambor]

Very sad and downcast were the two poor little fellows as they stood and looked at each other. Outside the room, the Little Man grew more and more impatient, and finally gave the door such a violent kick that it flew open. With his usual sweet smile on his lips, he looked at Pinocchio and Lamp-Wick and said to them:

"Fine work, boys! You have brayed well, so well that I recognized your voices immediately, and here I am." Vocês zurraram bem, tão bem que reconheci suas vozes imediatamente, e aqui estou." On hearing this, the two Donkeys bowed their heads in shame, dropped their ears, and put their tails between their legs.

At first, the Little Man petted and caressed them and smoothed down their hairy coats. A princípio, o homenzinho os acariciou e acariciou e alisou seus pelos peludos. Then he took out a currycomb and worked over them till they shone like glass. Então ele pegou um pente de curry e trabalhou sobre eles até que brilhassem como vidro. Satisfied with the looks of the two little animals, he bridled them and took them to a market place far away from the Land of Toys, in the hope of selling them at a good price. Satisfeito com a aparência dos dois bichinhos, ele os refreou e os levou a um mercado distante da Terra dos Brinquedos, na esperança de vendê-los por um bom preço.

In fact, he did not have to wait very long for an offer. Lamp-Wick was bought by a farmer whose donkey had died the day before. Pinocchio went to the owner of a circus, who wanted to teach him to do tricks for his audiences. Pinóquio procurou o dono de um circo, que queria ensiná-lo a fazer truques para o público.

And now do you understand what the Little Man's profession was? E agora você entende qual era a profissão do homenzinho? This horrid little being, whose face shone with kindness, went about the world looking for boys. Lazy boys, boys who hated books, boys who wanted to run away from home, boys who were tired of school--all these were his joy and his fortune. He took them with him to the Land of Toys and let them enjoy themselves to their heart's content. Ele os levou com ele para a Terra dos Brinquedos e os deixou se divertirem o quanto quisessem. When, after months of all play and no work, they became little donkeys, he sold them on the market place. In a few years, he had become a millionaire.

CHAPTER 33 (continued)

What happened to Lamp-Wick? My dear children, I do not know. Pinocchio, I can tell you, met with great hardships even from the first day. Pinóquio, posso dizer, enfrentou grandes dificuldades desde o primeiro dia.

After putting him in a stable, his new master filled his manger with straw, but Pinocchio, after tasting a mouthful, spat it out. Depois de colocá-lo em um estábulo, seu novo mestre encheu sua manjedoura com palha, mas Pinóquio, depois de provar um bocado, cuspiu.

Then the man filled the manger with hay. Então o homem encheu a manjedoura com feno. But Pinocchio did not like that any better.

"Ah, you don't like hay either?" he cried angrily. "Wait, my pretty Donkey, I'll teach you not to be so particular." Without more ado, he took a whip and gave the Donkey a hearty blow across the legs. Sem mais delongas, ele pegou um chicote e deu um forte golpe nas pernas do Burro.

Pinocchio screamed with pain and as he screamed he brayed:

"Haw! Haw! Haw! I can't digest straw!" Não consigo digerir palha!" "Then eat the hay!" answered his master, who understood the Donkey perfectly.

"Haw! Haw! Haw! Hay gives me a headache!" O feno me dá dor de cabeça!" "Do you pretend, by any chance, that I should feed you duck or chicken?" "Você finge, por acaso, que eu deveria alimentá-lo com pato ou frango?" asked the man again, and, angrier than ever, he gave poor Pinocchio another lashing. perguntou o homem novamente e, mais furioso do que nunca, deu outra surra no pobre Pinóquio.

At that second beating, Pinocchio became very quiet and said no more.

After that, the door of the stable was closed and he was left alone. It was many hours since he had eaten anything and he started to yawn from hunger. As he yawned, he opened a mouth as big as an oven.

Finally, not finding anything else in the manger, he tasted the hay. After tasting it, he chewed it well, closed his eyes, and swallowed it. Depois de provar, mastigou bem, fechou os olhos e engoliu.

"This hay is not bad," he said to himself. "But how much happier I should be if I had studied! Just now, instead of hay, I should be eating some good bread and butter. Patience!" Next morning, when he awoke, Pinocchio looked in the manger for more hay, but it was all gone. He had eaten it all during the night.

He tried the straw, but, as he chewed away at it, he noticed to his great disappointment that it tasted neither like rice nor like macaroni. Ele experimentou o canudo, mas, ao mastigá-lo, notou, para sua grande decepção, que não tinha gosto de arroz nem de macarrão.

"Patience!" he repeated as he chewed. "If only my misfortune might serve as a lesson to disobedient boys who refuse to study! "Se ao menos meu infortúnio pudesse servir de lição para meninos desobedientes que se recusam a estudar! Patience! Have patience!" "Patience indeed!" shouted his master just then, as he came into the stable. "Do you think, perhaps, my little Donkey, that I have brought you here only to give you food and drink? Oh, no! You are to help me earn some fine gold pieces, do you hear? Come along, now. I am going to teach you to jump and bow, to dance a waltz and a polka, and even to stand on your head." Vou ensiná-lo a pular e a se curvar, a dançar uma valsa e uma polca e até mesmo a ficar de cabeça para baixo." Poor Pinocchio, whether he liked it or not, had to learn all these wonderful things; but it took him three long months and cost him many, many lashings before he was pronounced perfect. O pobre Pinóquio, gostasse ou não, teve que aprender todas essas coisas maravilhosas; mas levou três longos meses e custou-lhe muitas, muitas chicotadas antes de ser declarado perfeito.

The day came at last when Pinocchio's master was able to announce an extraordinary performance. Finalmente chegou o dia em que o mestre de Pinóquio pôde anunciar uma atuação extraordinária. The announcements, posted all around the town, and written in large letters, read thus: Os anúncios, afixados por toda a cidade e escritos em letras grandes, diziam assim:

GREAT SPECTACLE TONIGHT LEAPS AND EXERCISES BY THE GREAT ARTISTS AND THE FAMOUS HORSES of the COMPANY GRANDE ESPETÁCULO ESTA NOITE SALTOS E EXERCÍCIOS DOS GRANDES ARTISTAS E DOS FAMOSOS CAVALOS DA COMPANHIA

First Public Appearance

of the

FAMOUS DONKEY

called

PINOCCHIO

THE STAR OF THE DANCE ---- The Theater will be as Light as Day

That night, as you can well imagine, the theater was filled to overflowing one hour before the show was scheduled to start. Naquela noite, como você pode imaginar, o teatro estava lotado uma hora antes do início do show.

Not an orchestra chair could be had, not a balcony seat, nor a gallery seat; not even for their weight in gold. Não havia uma cadeira de orquestra, nem um assento na varanda, nem um assento na galeria; nem mesmo pelo seu peso em ouro.

The place swarmed with boys and girls of all ages and sizes, wriggling and dancing about in a fever of impatience to see the famous Donkey dance. O lugar fervilhava de meninos e meninas de todas as idades e tamanhos, contorcendo-se e dançando numa febre de impaciência para ver a famosa dança do Burro.

When the first part of the performance was over, the Owner and Manager of the circus, in a black coat, white knee breeches, and patent leather boots, presented himself to the public and in a loud, pompous voice made the following announcement: Terminada a primeira parte do espetáculo, o Dono e Dirigente do circo, de jaleco preto, calça branca até os joelhos e botas de couro envernizado, apresentou-se ao público e em voz alta e pomposa fez o seguinte anúncio:

"Most honored friends, Gentlemen and Ladies! "Muito honrados amigos, senhores e senhoras! "Your humble servant, the Manager of this theater, presents himself before you tonight in order to introduce to you the greatest, the most famous Donkey in the world, a Donkey that has had the great honor in his short life of performing before the kings and queens and emperors of all the great courts of Europe. "Seu humilde servo, o gerente deste teatro, apresenta-se diante de vocês esta noite para apresentar a vocês o maior, o mais famoso Burro do mundo, um Burro que teve a grande honra em sua curta vida de se apresentar diante dos reis e rainhas e imperadores de todas as grandes cortes da Europa. "We thank you for your attention!" "Agradecemos sua atenção!" This speech was greeted by much laughter and applause. And the applause grew to a roar when Pinocchio, the famous Donkey, appeared in the circus ring. E os aplausos aumentaram quando Pinóquio, o famoso Burro, apareceu no picadeiro. He was handsomely arrayed. Ele estava elegantemente vestido. A new bridle of shining leather with buckles of polished brass was on his back; two white camellias were tied to his ears; ribbons and tassels of red silk adorned his mane, which was divided into many curls. Um novo freio de couro brilhante com fivelas de latão polido estava em suas costas; duas camélias brancas foram amarradas em suas orelhas; fitas e borlas de seda vermelha adornavam sua crina, dividida em muitos cachos. A great sash of gold and silver was fastened around his waist and his tail was decorated with ribbons of many brilliant colors. Uma grande faixa de ouro e prata estava presa em sua cintura e sua cauda era decorada com fitas de muitas cores brilhantes. He was a handsome Donkey indeed! Ele era realmente um burro bonito!

The Manager, when introducing him to the public, added these words: O Gestor, ao apresentá-lo ao público, acrescentou estas palavras:

"Most honored audience! I shall not take your time tonight to tell you of the great difficulties which I have encountered while trying to tame this animal, since I found him in the wilds of Africa. Não vou tomar seu tempo esta noite para contar-lhe as grandes dificuldades que encontrei ao tentar domar este animal, desde que o encontrei nas selvas da África. Observe, I beg of you, the savage look of his eye. Observe, eu imploro, o olhar selvagem de seus olhos. All the means used by centuries of civilization in subduing wild beasts failed in this case. Todos os meios usados por séculos de civilização para subjugar as feras falharam neste caso. I had finally to resort to the gentle language of the whip in order to bring him to my will. Finalmente tive que recorrer à linguagem gentil do chicote para trazê-lo à minha vontade. With all my kindness, however, I never succeeded in gaining my Donkey's love. Com toda a minha bondade, no entanto, nunca consegui ganhar o amor do meu burro. He is still today as savage as the day I found him. He still fears and hates me. Ele ainda me teme e me odeia. But I have found in him one great redeeming feature. Mas encontrei nele uma grande característica redentora. Do you see this little bump on his forehead? Você vê essa pequena protuberância na testa dele? It is this bump which gives him his great talent of dancing and using his feet as nimbly as a human being. É essa protuberância que lhe dá o grande talento de dançar e usar os pés com a agilidade de um ser humano. Admire him, O signori, and enjoy yourselves. Admire-o, ó signori, e divirta-se. I let you, now, be the judges of my success as a teacher of animals. Eu deixo você, agora, ser o juiz do meu sucesso como professor de animais. Before I leave you, I wish to state that there will be another performance tomorrow night. Antes de deixá-los, gostaria de informar que haverá outra apresentação amanhã à noite. If the weather threatens rain, the great spectacle will take place at eleven o'clock in the morning." Se o tempo ameaçar chover, o grande espetáculo acontecerá às onze horas da manhã”. The Manager bowed and then turned to Pinocchio and said: "Ready, Pinocchio! Before starting your performance, salute your audience!" Antes de iniciar sua apresentação, cumprimente seu público!" Pinocchio obediently bent his two knees to the ground and remained kneeling until the Manager, with the crack of the whip, cried sharply: "Walk!" Pinóquio obedientemente dobrou os dois joelhos até o chão e ficou ajoelhado até que o Gerente, com o estalo do chicote, gritou bruscamente: "Ande!" The Donkey lifted himself on his four feet and walked around the ring. A few minutes passed and again the voice of the Manager called:

"Quickstep!" "Passo rápido!" and Pinocchio obediently changed his step.

"Gallop!" and Pinocchio galloped.

"Full speed!" "Velocidade máxima!" and Pinocchio ran as fast as he could. As he ran the master raised his arm and a pistol shot rang in the air. Enquanto corria, o mestre ergueu o braço e um tiro de pistola ressoou no ar.

At the shot, the little Donkey fell to the ground as if he were really dead.

A shower of applause greeted the Donkey as he arose to his feet. Uma chuva de aplausos saudou o Burro quando ele se levantou. Cries and shouts and handclappings were heard on all sides. Gritos, gritos e palmas foram ouvidos por todos os lados.

At all that noise, Pinocchio lifted his head and raised his eyes. There, in front of him, in a box sat a beautiful woman. Around her neck she wore a long gold chain, from which hung a large medallion. Em volta do pescoço ela usava uma longa corrente de ouro, da qual pendia um grande medalhão. On the medallion was painted the picture of a Marionette.

"That picture is of me! That beautiful lady is my Fairy!" Essa bela dama é minha fada!" said Pinocchio to himself, recognizing her. He felt so happy that he tried his best to cry out:

"Oh, my Fairy! My own Fairy!" But instead of words, a loud braying was heard in the theater, so loud and so long that all the spectators--men, women, and children, but especially the children--burst out laughing. Mas, em vez de palavras, ouviu-se no teatro um zurro alto, tão alto e tão longo que todos os espectadores - homens, mulheres e crianças, mas principalmente as crianças - caíram na gargalhada.

Then, in order to teach the Donkey that it was not good manners to bray before the public, the Manager hit him on the nose with the handle of the whip. Então, para ensinar ao Burro que não era de bom grado zurrar diante do público, o Gerente bateu-lhe no nariz com o cabo do chicote.

The poor little Donkey stuck out a long tongue and licked his nose for a long time in an effort to take away the pain. O pobre Burrinho estendeu a língua comprida e lambeu o nariz por muito tempo, tentando tirar a dor.

And what was his grief when on looking up toward the boxes, he saw that the Fairy had disappeared!

He felt himself fainting, his eyes filled with tears, and he wept bitterly. Ele sentiu-se desmaiar, seus olhos se encheram de lágrimas e chorou amargamente. No one knew it, however, least of all the Manager, who, cracking his whip, cried out: Ninguém sabia, porém, muito menos o Gerente, que, estalando o chicote, gritou:

"Bravo, Pinocchio! Now show us how gracefully you can jump through the rings." Agora mostre-nos como você pode pular graciosamente pelos anéis." Pinocchio tried two or three times, but each time he came near the ring, he found it more to his taste to go under it. The fourth time, at a look from his master he leaped through it, but as he did so his hind legs caught in the ring and he fell to the floor in a heap.

When he got up, he was lame and could hardly limp as far as the stable. Quando ele se levantou, ele era coxo e mal conseguia mancar até o estábulo.

"Pinocchio! We want Pinocchio! We want the little Donkey!" cried the boys from the orchestra, saddened by the accident. gritaram os meninos da orquestra, tristes com o acidente.

No one saw Pinocchio again that evening.

The next morning the veterinary--that is, the animal doctor-- declared that he would be lame for the rest of his life. Na manhã seguinte, o veterinário - isto é, o veterinário - declarou que ele seria coxo pelo resto da vida.

"What do I want with a lame donkey?" said the Manager to the stableboy. disse o gerente ao cavalariço. "Take him to the market and sell him." When they reached the square, a buyer was soon found. Quando chegaram à praça, logo encontraram um comprador.

"How much do you ask for that little lame Donkey?" he asked.

"Four dollars." "Quatro dólares." "I'll give you four cents. "Vou te dar quatro centavos. Don't think I'm buying him for work. Não pense que o estou comprando para trabalhar. I want only his skin. It looks very tough and I can use it to make myself a drumhead. Parece muito difícil e posso usá-lo para fazer uma pele de tambor. I belong to a musical band in my village and I need a drum." Eu pertenço a uma banda musical na minha aldeia e preciso de um tambor." I leave it to you, my dear children, to picture to yourself the great pleasure with which Pinocchio heard that he was to become a drumhead!

As soon as the buyer had paid the four cents, the Donkey changed hands. His new owner took him to a high cliff overlooking the sea, put a stone around his neck, tied a rope to one of his hind feet, gave him a push, and threw him into the water. Seu novo dono o levou a um alto penhasco com vista para o mar, colocou uma pedra em seu pescoço, amarrou uma corda em uma de suas patas traseiras, deu-lhe um empurrão e o jogou na água.

Pinocchio sank immediately. And his new master sat on the cliff waiting for him to drown, so as to skin him and make himself a drumhead.