This illustrated story has been designed for bilingual children and others wishing to read a parallel text in English and Portuguese. For ease of understanding, the languages are displayed together just one or two sentences at a time.
The aim was to make the translation as direct as possible but always using everyday language of native speakers.
Reading this entertaining bilingual story will help you learn Portuguese.
Basil, Rosemary and the Pansy sisters are lively, chatty little plants. They think they know some stuff, but when it comes to this animal, they know nothing. One wild assumption leads to another and gets them into big trouble.
Reading this entertaining bilingual story will help you learn Portuguese.We hope you enjoy the story.
Excerpt from the story:
The Pansy sisters lived in a green flowerpot below an old oak tree. They shared the pot with Basil, Rosemary and Monkey.
As irmãs Amor-perfeito moravam num vaso azul por debaixo de um velho carvalho. Elas partilhavam o vaso com o Manjericão, a Alecrina e o Macaco.
Rosemary and the Pansy sisters liked picking on Basil. The sisters’ bright colours scared him and he wanted them to be quiet.
A Alecrina e as irmãs Amor-perfeito gostavam de implicar com o Manjericão. As cores brilhantes das irmãs assustavam-no e ele queria que elas estivessem caladas.
