Há muito tempo, um rei e uma rainha queriam muito ter um filho. Todos os dias falavam desse desejo, mas o filho não vinha.
Long ago, a king and queen desperately wanted to have a child. Every day they talked about this wish, but no child came.

Portuguese · Beginner
Adapted from Sleeping Beauty
A princess and her kingdom fall into a long sleep after a curse, until a prince reaches the castle.
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Há muito tempo, um rei e uma rainha queriam muito ter um filho. Todos os dias falavam desse desejo, mas o filho não vinha.
Long ago, a king and queen desperately wanted to have a child. Every day they talked about this wish, but no child came.
Um dia, enquanto a rainha tomava banho, um sapo saiu da água e falou com ela: — Seu desejo vai se realizar. Antes de um ano, a senhora terá uma filha.
One day, while the queen was taking a bath, a frog came out of the water and spoke to her: “Your wish will come true. Before a year has passed, you will have a daughter.”
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