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PunishmentPunishment

Adelheid Marie Bwire Melany Pietersen Translators without Borders, Nádia Morais,

Priscilla Freitas de Oliveira Portuguese / English Level 2

Um dia, a mamãe trouxe imensafruta.

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One day, mama got a lot of fruit.

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“Quando podemos comer algumafruta?,” perguntámos. “Vamoscomer fruta esta noite,” disse amamãe.

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“When can we have some fruit?”we ask. “We will eat the fruittonight,” says mama.

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O meu irmão Rahim é ganancioso.Provou a fruta toda e comeu muitafruta.

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My brother Rahim is greedy. Hetastes all the fruit. He eats a lot ofit.

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“Vejam o que o Rahim fez”, gritouo meu irmão mais novo. “O Rahimé malandro e egoísta,” disse eu.

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“Look at what Rahim did!” shoutsmy little brother. “Rahim isnaughty and selfish,” I say.

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A mamãe ficou zangada com oRahim.

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Mother is angry with Rahim.

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Nós também ficamos zangadoscom o Rahim. Mas o Rahim não searrependeu.

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We are also angry with Rahim. ButRahim is not sorry.

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“Não vai castigar o Rahim?”, disseo irmão mais novo.

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“Aren’t you going to punishRahim?” asks little brother.

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“Rahim, vai se arrepender embreve,” disse a mamãe.

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“Rahim, soon you will be sorry,”warns mama.

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O Rahim não está se sentindomuito bem.

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Rahim starts to feel sick.

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“Dói muito a minha barriga,”murmura Rahim.

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“My tummy is so sore,” whispersRahim.

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A mamãe sabia que isto iaacontecer. A fruta está castigandoRahim!

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Mama knew this would happen.The fruit is punishing Rahim!

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Mais tarde, Rahim nos pediudesculpa. “Não vou voltar a ser tãoganancioso,” prometeu. E nósacreditamos.

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Later, Rahim says sorry to us. “Iwill never be so greedy again,” hepromises. And we all believe him.

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PunishmentPunishmentWritten by: Adelheid Marie BwireIllustrated by: Melany Pietersen

Translated by: (pt) Translators without Borders, Nádia Morais, Priscilla Freitas de Oliveira

This story originates from the African Storybook (africanstorybook.org) andis brought to you by Storybooks Canada in an effort to provide children’sstories in Canada’s many languages.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International License.

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