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Portuguese · Absolute Beginner

O leão e o rato

Adapted from The Lion and the Mouse

By Aesop

A lion spares a mouse, who later frees him from a hunter’s net.

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Illustration for the scene “The lion catches the mouse”

Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner

O leão captura o rato

The lion catches the mouse

Portuguese

Um leão dorme.

English translation

A lion is asleep.

Portuguese

Um ratinho corre sobre o leão.

English translation

A little mouse runs over the lion.

Portuguese

O leão acorda e prende o rato com a pata.

English translation

The lion wakes up and pins the mouse down with his paw.

Portuguese

O rato não pode sair.

English translation

The mouse can't get away.

Portuguese

O leão abre a boca para comer o rato.

English translation

The lion opens his mouth to eat the mouse.

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