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Long ago in Italy, there lived a child named Antonio Canova. sākt mācīties
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Há muito tempo, na Itália, vivia um filho chamado Antonio Canova.
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His father had died, so Antonio lived with his grandfather, a poor stonecutter. sākt mācīties
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Seu pai havia morrido, então Antonio morava com seu avô, um pobre pedreiro.
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Antonio was too small to work, but he loved to go with his grandfather to the stone-yard. sākt mācīties
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Antonio era pequeno demais para trabalhar, mas ele adorava ir com o avô para o quintal de pedra.
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While the old man cut the large, unwieldy blocks of stone, the boy played among the chips, sculpting little figures from soft clay or smaller rocks. sākt mācīties
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Enquanto o velho cortava os grandes e pesados blocos de pedra, o garoto brincava entre as lascas, esculpindo pequenas figuras de argila macia ou pedras menores.
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Antonio’s skill surprised his grandfather. sākt mācīties
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A habilidade de Antonio surpreendeu seu avô.
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"The boy will be a sculptor some day," he said. sākt mācīties
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"O garoto será escultor algum dia", disse ele.
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Every night when they got home, Antonio's grandmother would say, "What have you been doing today, my little sculptor?" sākt mācīties
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Toda noite, quando chegavam em casa, a avó de Antonio dizia: "O que você tem feito hoje, meu pequeno escultor?"
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She would take him upon her lap and tell him stories that filled his mind with pictures of beautiful things. sākt mācīties
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Ela o colocava no colo e contava histórias que enchiam sua mente com imagens de coisas bonitas.
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The next day, he would try to make some of those pictures in stone or clay. sākt mācīties
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No dia seguinte, ele tentava fazer algumas dessas imagens em pedra ou argila.
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A rich man named The Count also lived in the same town. sākt mācīties
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Um homem rico chamado The Count também morava na mesma cidade.
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Sometimes The Count threw grand dinners for his wealthy friends from other towns. sākt mācīties
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Às vezes, o conde fazia grandes jantares para seus amigos ricos de outras cidades.
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Antonio's grandfather would go to The Count's house to help with the kitchen work. sākt mācīties
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O avô de Antonio ia à casa do conde para ajudar no trabalho da cozinha.
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He was a fine cook as he was a stonecutter. sākt mācīties
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Ele era um excelente cozinheiro, como pedreiro.
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One day, Antonio went with his grandfather to The Count's estate. sākt mācīties
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Um dia, Antonio foi com o avô para a propriedade do conde.
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The boy could not cook or wait on the grand table, but he could help clean up. sākt mācīties
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O garoto não sabia cozinhar ou esperar na grande mesa, mas poderia ajudar na limpeza.
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As workers set the grand table, there was a crash in the dining room. sākt mācīties
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Enquanto os trabalhadores colocavam a grande mesa, houve um estrondo na sala de jantar.
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A man, pale and afraid, came quickly into the kitchen holding stone fragments. sākt mācīties
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Um homem, pálido e com medo, entrou rapidamente na cozinha segurando fragmentos de pedra.
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"What should I do?" he cried. sākt mācīties
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"O que devo fazer?" ele chorou.
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"I broke the centerpiece statue. sākt mācīties
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"Eu quebrei a estátua da peça central.
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The grand table will look bare without it, and The Count will be angry." sākt mācīties
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A grande mesa ficará vazia sem ela, e o conde ficará zangado. "
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The staff trembled. Was the dinner going to be a failure? sākt mācīties
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A equipe tremeu. O jantar seria um fracasso?
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Everything depended on having the grand table perfectly set. sākt mācīties
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Tudo dependia de ter a mesa grande perfeitamente ajustada.
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All of the staff asked, "What should we do?" sākt mācīties
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Todos os funcionários perguntaram: "O que devemos fazer?"
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Little Antonio approached the terrified man who broke the centerpiece. sākt mācīties
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O pequeno Antonio aproximou-se do homem aterrorizado que quebrou a peça central.
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"If you had another statue, could you set the grand table perfectly?" sākt mācīties
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"Se você tivesse outra estátua, poderia arrumar a mesa grande perfeitamente?"
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"Certainly," said the man,"if it were the right length and height." sākt mācīties
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"Certamente", disse o homem, "se tivesse o comprimento e a altura certos".
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"Perhaps I can make something that will work," said Antonio. sākt mācīties
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"Talvez eu possa fazer algo que funcione", disse Antonio.
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"Impossible! Who are you, talking about making statues on an hour's notice?" sākt mācīties
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"Impossível! Quem é você, falando sobre fazer estátuas com uma hora de antecedência?"
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"Let the boy try and see what he can do," said the grandfather. sākt mācīties
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"Deixe o menino tentar ver o que ele pode fazer", disse o avô.
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And so, since nothing else could be done, the man allowed Antonio to try. sākt mācīties
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E assim, como nada mais podia ser feito, o homem permitiu que Antonio tentasse.
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In the kitchen, a 200-pound piece of butter sat waiting to be appropriately prepared. sākt mācīties
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Na cozinha, um pedaço de manteiga de 200 libras estava esperando para ser preparado adequadamente.
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It had just arrived, fresh from the milk farm on the mountain. sākt mācīties
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Acabara de chegar, fresco da fazenda de leite na montanha.
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With a kitchen knife in his hand, Antonio shaped this butter. sākt mācīties
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Com uma faca de cozinha na mão, Antonio moldou essa manteiga.
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He quickly created the shape of a proud lion, and all at the staff came closer to see it. sākt mācīties
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Ele rapidamente criou a forma de um leão orgulhoso, e todos os funcionários se aproximaram para vê-lo.
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"How beautiful!" they cried. sākt mācīties
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"Que bonito!" eles choraram.
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"It’s much better than the broken statue." sākt mācīties
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"É muito melhor que a estátua quebrada."
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When it was finished, the man carried the statue to its place. sākt mācīties
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Quando terminou, o homem levou a estátua ao seu lugar.
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"The grand table will be more beautiful than I ever hoped to make it!" sākt mācīties
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"A mesa principal será mais bonita do que eu esperava!"
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When The Count and his friends came to dinner, the first thing they saw was the yellow lion on the grand table. sākt mācīties
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Quando o conde e seus amigos foram jantar, a primeira coisa que viram foi o leão amarelo na grande mesa.
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"What a beautiful work of art!" they cried. sākt mācīties
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"Que bela obra de arte!" eles choraram.
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"Nobody but a great artist could ever create such a figure! Who made it?" sākt mācīties
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"Ninguém, a não ser um grande artista, poderia criar uma figura assim! Quem a criou?"
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"Verdadeiramente, meus amigos"
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The Count said, "this is as much of a surprise to me as to you." sākt mācīties
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O conde disse: "isso é uma surpresa para mim tanto quanto para você".
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The Count then called his head staff member and asked where he had found this wonderful statue. sākt mācīties
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O Conde então chamou o membro da equipe principal e perguntou onde havia encontrado essa maravilhosa estátua.
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"It was made only an hour ago by a little boy in the kitchen," said the man. sākt mācīties
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"Foi feito há apenas uma hora por um garotinho na cozinha", disse o homem.
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This information made The Count's friends wonder more, so The Count called the boy into the room. sākt mācīties
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Essa informação fez os amigos do conde se perguntarem mais, então o conde chamou o garoto para a sala.
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"My boy," he said, "you have done a piece of work of which the greatest artists would be proud. sākt mācīties
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"Meu garoto", ele disse, "você fez um trabalho do qual os maiores artistas se orgulhariam.
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What is your name, and who is your teacher?" sākt mācīties
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Qual é o seu nome e quem é seu professor? "
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"My name is Antonio Canova, and I have had no teacher but my grandfather, the stonecutter." sākt mācīties
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"Meu nome é Antonio Canova, e eu não tive professor além do meu avô, o pedreiro".
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All the guests came to stand around Antonio. sākt mācīties
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Todos os convidados vieram ficar ao redor de Antonio.
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There were famous artists among them, and they knew that the boy was a prodigy. sākt mācīties
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Havia artistas famosos entre eles, e eles sabiam que o garoto era um prodígio.
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When they sat down at the grand table, nothing pleased them more than talking to Antonio, and the dinner became a party in his honor. sākt mācīties
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Quando eles se sentaram à grande mesa, nada os agradou mais do que conversar com Antonio, e o jantar se tornou uma festa em sua homenagem.
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The very next day, The Count sent for Antonio to live with him. sākt mācīties
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No dia seguinte, o conde enviou Antonio para morar com ele.
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The best artists in the land taught him to sculpt, and he learned how to carve in marble. sākt mācīties
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Os melhores artistas do país o ensinaram a esculpir e ele aprendeu a esculpir em mármore.
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In a few years, Antonio Canova became known as one of the greatest sculptors in the world. sākt mācīties
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Em alguns anos, Antonio Canova ficou conhecido como um dos maiores escultores do mundo.
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