O Rei Fred

King Freddy
King Freddy was a very polite king, who has good manners. However, some of the people at his castle had very poor table manners. They never washed their hands before eating and always grabbed the biggest slices of pie for themselves. They gulped down their drinks and complained about the cooks. O Rei Fred era um rei educado, gentil e atencioso. Ele tinha boas maneiras mesa. Entanto, algumas pessoas em seu castelo tinham muito mal maneiras mesa. Eles no lavavam as mos antes de comer e sempre se serviam do maior pedao. Outros no agradeciam a ningum pela refeio. E quase todos reclamavam da comida.

What can I do to show everybody how important it is to be thankful, considerate, and well mannered? King Freddy wondered. Suddenly he had an idea. He arranged for a grand feast. And in his invitation he asked everyone to dress nicely, wash their hands and faces, and comb their hair nicely before coming, as he wanted it to be a very special feast.

O rei Fred pensou: O que eu posso fazer para mostrar a todos como importante sermos agradecidos, atencioso e educados! De repente, ele teve uma idia! Ele deu ordens para que se organizasse um banquete. No convite ele pedia a todos que viessem bem vestiods, e que antes de virem lavassem as mos e o rostro e penteassem os cabelos, pois ele queria que fosse uma festa muito especial.

On that great day the banquet room was filled with very hungry people. Where is King Freddy? the people grumbled. We want to start eating! Suddenly a dirty, ragged man ran into the room, sat down in the kings chair and began grabbing food with his hands, knocking food over and making a big mess. A palace guard began to remove the messy man, but he pulled out a smudged and dirty invitation. Everyone was shocked.

Naquele grande dia, o salo de banquetes estava replete de pessoas famintas. Reclamavam agluns: Onde est o Rei Fred? Ns queremos comear a comer! De repente um homem todo sujo e maltrapilho entrou pelo salo adentro, sentou-se na cadeira do rei e comeou a comer com a mos, mastigando com a boca aberta e derrubando tudo na mesa! Um guarda do palcio tentou expulsar o patife, mas o homem bagunceiro apresento-lhe um convite todo amassado. Todos em volta estavam chocados!

Just then, the royal trumpets announced the arrival of the king. The messy man grabbed more food and scurried off. When everyone was seated, King Freddy said, I am sorry I kept you waiting. Did anyone notice someone with bad manners sitting in my chair? Oh yes! the people exclaimed. It was disgusting! He had no manners at all. I have seen many people with poor manners, but he was the worst, King Freddy agreed, and thats why I invited him.

Quando as trombetas reais anunciaram a chegada do Rei Fred, o homem mal educado agarrou ainda mais comida e saiu apressado. O Rei Fred falou: Perdoem por t-los feito esperar. Sera que algum de voces notou um homem maleducado sentado em minha cadeira? Lgico que sim! exclamaram alguns. Foi um nojo! Ele no tinha a menor educao! Eu j vi muitas pessoas mal-educadas, mas esse homem foi o pior. O Rei Fred concordou. E foi por isso que eu o convidei.

King Freddy continued. I wanted to show everyone how awful bad manners are and why good manners are so important. Weve all made some of the same mistakes that this man has made. But I hope no one will ever behave like that again. Lets try to have better manners! Yes! everyone answered . Well try to have good manners. The banquet was a success. And from that day forward, mealtimes throughout the kingdom were happy times for all.

O rei continuou, Eu queria mostrar a todos como horrvel ser mal-educado e porque to importante termos boas maneiras. Todos ns j fizemos os mesmos erros que esse homem, mas eu espero que ningum se comporte mal assim novamente. Vamos tentar ter boas maneiras! Sim!!, todos responderam alegremente, daqui pra frente vamos tentar ser educados! O banquete foi um sucesso. E a partir daquele dia, a hora das refeies em todo o reino do Rei Fred passou a ser um momento de alegria para todos.

King - Rei Polite - educado Castle - Castelo Manners - maneiras Complained - reclamavam Feast/Banquet Festa/Banquete Invitation - convite Kingdom Reino
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