The boy who flew too

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The underground paths housing the Minotaur beneath the isle of Crete

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Os caminhos subterrâneos que abrigam o Minotauro abaixo da Ilha de Creta

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were created by the dangerous and intelligent mind of Daedalus,

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foram criados por a perigosa e inteligente mente de Dédalo,

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an artist of design and construction.

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um artista do design e da construção.

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Daedalus was so brilliant that King Minos of Crete kept him as a prisoner.

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Dédalo era tão brilhante que o rei Minos de Creta o mantinha como um prisioneiro.

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Daedalus lived with his son Icarus in a tower of the palace,

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Dédalo vivia com seu filho Ícaro em uma torre do palácio,

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and King Minos made him build tremendous weapons of war.

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e o rei Minos o fez construir tremendas armas de guerra.

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Although Daedalus and Icarus had a very comfortable life in the tower of the palace,

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Embora Dédalo e Ícaro tivessem uma vida muito confortável na torre do palácio,

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the father wished to return home to Athens.

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o pai desejava retornar para casa em Atenas.

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His son hardly remembered Athens,

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Seu filho mal se lembrava de Atenas,

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but he dreamed of running and playing in the open.

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mas ele sonhava em correr e brincar ao ar livre.

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Daedalus looked at the waves of the Mediterranean Sea,

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Dédalo olhou para as ondas do Mar Mediterrâneo,

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and realized that

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e percebeu que

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even if they could manage to escape from the tower and find a little boat,

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mesmo se eles conseguissem dar um jeito de escapar da torre e encontrar um pequeno barco,

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they wouldn’t get very far

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eles não chegariam muito longe

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before they were caught by one of the ships of King Minos’ navy.

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antes que eles fossem pegos por um dos navios da marinha do rei Minos.

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He thought for a long time about the best way to escape,

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Ele pensou por um longo tempo sobre a melhor forma de escapar,

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and finally, he came up with a plan.

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e, finalmente, ele inventou um plano.

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He told King Minos that he needed feathers and wax for a new project.

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Ele disse ao rei Minos que ele precisava de penas e cera para um novo projeto.

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After Daedalus received the feathers,

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Depois que Dédalo recebeu as penas,

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he took them to the roof of the tower,

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ele as levou para o telhado da torre,

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and placed the feathers into four lines.

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e colocou as penas em quatro linhas.

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He organized the feathers from shortest to longest

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Ele organizou as penas da mais curta à mais comprida

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until the feathers formed gentle half-moon shapes.

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até que as penas formassem suaves/delicadas formas de meia-lua.

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Then, Daedalus stuck the feathers together

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Então, Dédalo prendeu as penas juntas

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with string in the middle and wax at the base.

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com barbante no meio e cera na base.

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While Daedalus worked,

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Enquanto Dédalo trabalhava,

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Icarus played with the wax,

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Ícaro brincava com a cera,

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making it flat between his fingers,

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achatando-a entre seus dedos,

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and he chased feathers that floated on the wind.

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e ele perseguia as penas que flutuavam ao vento.

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Daedalus showed Icarus how he had made the feathers into two pair of wings.

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Dédalo mostrou a Ícaro como ele havia transformado as penas em dois pares de asas.

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He put the larger pair onto his arms,

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Ele colocou o par maior em seus braços,

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and began to quickly move them up and down

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e começou rapidamente a movê-los para cima e para baixo

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until his feet took off from the floor,

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até que seus pés decolassem/saissem do chão,

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and he seemed to stand in the sky.

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e ele parecia estar parado no céu.

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Icarus laughed and could not wait to try out the smaller pair of wings.

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Ícaro riu e não podia esperar para experimentar o par de asas menor.

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Over the next few days,

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Ao longo dos dias seguintes,

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father and son both exercised the wings

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pai e filho ambos exercitaram suas asas

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until little Icarus was almost as good at flying as his father.

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até que o pequeno Ícaro estava quase tão bom em voar quanto seu pai.

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Then one morning Daedalus said,

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Então uma manhã Dédalo disse,

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Now son, we are ready to leave this island for good.

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Agora filho, nós estamos prontos para deixar esta ilha para sempre.

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We shall fly home to Athens.

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Nós vamos voar para casa em Atenas.

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Flying is beautiful, but it can be very dangerous.

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Voar é bonito, mas pode ser muito perigoso.

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Listen to my instructions

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Ouça minhas instruções

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and be sure to obey them perfectly.

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e certifique-se de obedecê-las perfeitamente.

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At all times, follow me.

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Em todos os momentos, siga-me,

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Do not take a different flight path,

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não tome uma rota de voo diferente,

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or you will soon be lost.

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ou você logo estará perdido.

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Do not fly too low or your wings will get wet from the waves,

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Não voe muito baixo ou suas asas ficarão molhadas com as ondas,

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become too heavy, and drown you.

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se tornarão pesadas demais, e te afogarão.

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Nor should you fly too high,

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Nem deve você voar muito alto,

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or the sun will melt the wax, and your wings will fall apart.

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ou o sol derreterá a cera, e suas asas se despedaçarão

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Have you understood all that I have said?

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Você entendeu tudo o que eu disse?

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Little Icarus nodded his understanding.

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O pequeno Ícaro assentiu com a cabeça para mostrar seu entendimento.

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Then Daedalus took his son to the highest walls of the tower

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Então Dédalo levou seu filho para as mais altas muralhas da torre

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and jumped into the sky, flapping his wings.

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e pulou para o céu, batendo suas asas.

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Icarus followed soon after.

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Ícaro seguiu logo depois.

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If a fisherman had looked up just then,

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Se um pescador tivesse olhado para cima bem naquele momento,

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he would have thought that he saw two Ancient Spirits with the arms of birds.

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ele teria pensado que ele viu dois Espíritos Antigos com braços de pássaros.

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Over the seas,

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Sobre os mares,

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they moved through the sky,

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eles se moviam através do céu,

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and at first Icarus felt afraid,

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e no começo Ícaro sentiu medo,

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for he had never gone very far in his practice flights,

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pois ele tinha nunca ido muito longe em seus voos de prática,

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but soon he found that flying was the most fun you could ever have.

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mas logo ele descobriu que voar era a maior diversão que você poderia jamais ter.

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He began to follow the sea birds,

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Ele começou a seguir as aves marinhas,

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dancing up and down above the ocean.

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dançando para cima e para baixo sobre o oceano.

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His father turned around and called, "Icarus, take care!",

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Seu pai virou para trás e gritou, "Ícaro, tome cuidado!",

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and for a while Icarus flew carefully, like his father.

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e por algum tempo Ícaro voou cuidadosamente, como seu pai.

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But then his wings caught a warm air current,

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Mas então suas asas apanharam uma corrente de ar quente,

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and he found that he could move easily above and beyond with little effort.

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e ele descobriu que ele conseguia se mover facilmente para além dos limites com pouco esforço.

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This was the life!

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Isso sim que era vida!

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He was flying so high that the ships down below looked like tiny insects.

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Ele estava voando tão alto que os navios lá embaixo pareciam insetos minúsculos.

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His father called up to him,

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Seu pai gritou para ele,

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"Icarus, remember what I told you. Come down right now!"

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"Ícaro, lembre-se do que eu te disse. Desça agora mesmo!"

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Icarus could not hear him, however,

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Ícaro não conseguia ouvi-lo, contudo,

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and his father could not reach him.

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e seu pai não conseguia alcançá-lo.

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Icarus was far too close to the sun,

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Ícaro estava muito/demais perto do sol,

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and soon the wax that held the feathers together began to melt.

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e logo a cera que mantinha as penas unidas começou a derreter.

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Gradually his wings began to lose their shape,

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Gradualmente, suas asas começaram a perder sua forma,

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and some of the feathers even fell off.

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e algumas das penas até caíram.

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Icarus quickly moved his arms with worry and frenzy,

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Ícaro rapidamente moveu seus braços com preocupação e furor,

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but it was too late.

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mas era tarde demais.

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He had lost the power of flight,

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Ele tinha perdido o poder do voo,

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and down he fell with force into the sea.

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e (para baixo) ele caiu com força para dentro do mar.