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The Fawn and His Mother

A YOUNG FAWN once said to his Mother, ``You are larger than a dog, and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your horns as a defense; why, then, O Mother! do the hounds frighten you so? She smiled, and said:

``I know full well, my son, that all you say is true. I have the advantages you mention, but when I hear even the bark of a single dog I feel ready to faint, and fly away as fast as I can.''

No arguments will give courage to the coward.

Vocabulary Help

  • say: dizer
  • mother: mãe
  • swifter: ágil, veloz
  • used to running: acostumada a correr
  • horn: chifre
  • hounds: cães de caça, sabujos
  • frighten: assustar
  • hear (heard, heard, heard): ouvir
  • bark: latido
  • feel (feel, felt, felt): sentir
  • faint: desmaiar
  • fly away: fugir rápido (voar)
  • fawn: cervo


Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,


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