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An eagle standing on a rock looking down at a hen.

A Galinha e a Águia Hen and Eagle

Written by Ann Nduku

Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager

Translated by Translators without Borders, Nádia Morais, Priscilla Freitas de Oliveira

Read by Alfredo Ferreira

Language Portuguese

Level Level 3

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A hen and an eagle jumping.

Era uma vez uma Galinha e uma Águia que eram muito amigas. Viviam em paz com todos os outros pássaros. Nenhum conseguia voar.

Once upon a time, Hen and Eagle were friends. They lived in peace with all the other birds. None of them could fly.


A tired-looking eagle sitting next to a bare tree.

Um dia, chegou a fome. A Águia tinha que andar muito para encontrar comida e voltava se sentindo muito cansada. “Tem que ter uma forma mais fácil de viajar!”, dizia a Águia.

One day, there was famine in the land. Eagle had to walk very far to find food. She came back very tired. “There must be an easier way to travel!” said Eagle.


A hen surrounded by a variety of bird feathers.

Depois de uma boa noite de sono, a Galinha teve uma ideia brilhante. Começou a recolher as penas que caíam dos outros pássaros. “Vamos costurá-las em cima das nossas penas”, sugeriu. “Talvez fique mais fácil de nos movimentarmos”.

After a good night’s sleep, Hen had a brilliant idea. She began collecting the fallen feathers from all their bird friends. “Let’s sew them together on top of our own feathers,” she said. “Perhaps that will make it easier to travel.”


An eagle with beautiful wings flying above a hen.

A Águia era a única de toda a aldeia com uma agulha, e por isso, foi a primeira a começar a costurar. Fez um par de lindas asas e voou sobre a Galinha. A Galinha pediu a agulha emprestada mas ficou logo cansada de costurar. Deixou a agulha no armário e foi para a cozinha preparar comida para os seus filhos.

Eagle was the only one in the village with a needle, so she started sewing first. She made herself a pair of beautiful wings and flew high above Hen. Hen borrowed the needle but she soon got tired of sewing. She left the needle on the cupboard and went into the kitchen to prepare food for her children.


Lots of birds with beautiful wings flying.

Mas os outros pássaros tinham visto a Águia voando. Pediram à Galinha para emprestar a eles a agulha para que também pudessem fazer asas para eles. Em breve, havia pássaros voando por todo o lado.

But the other birds had seen Eagle flying away. They asked Hen to lend them the needle to make wings for themselves too. Soon there were birds flying all over the sky.


Three birds looking at a needle.

Quando o último pássaro devolveu a agulha que tinha pedido emprestada, a Galinha não estava. Então, os seus filhos agarraram a agulha e começaram a brincar com ela. Quando ficaram cansados de brincar, deixaram a agulha na areia.

When the last bird returned the borrowed needle, Hen was not there. So her children took the needle and started playing with it. When they got tired of the game, they left the needle in the sand.


An eagle sitting on a tree branch and a hen looking for something in her kitchen.

Essa tarde, regressou a Águia. Pediu a agulha para arranjar algumas penas que tinham se soltado durante o percurso. A Galinha olhou para o armário, procurou no pátio, mas não encontrava a agulha.

Later that afternoon, Eagle returned. She asked for the needle to fix some feathers that had loosened on her journey. Hen looked on the cupboard. She looked in the kitchen. She looked in the yard. But the needle was nowhere to be found.


An eagle standing on a rock looking down at a hen.

“Me dê um dia”, pediu à Águia. “Depois, pode juntar as suas asas e voltar a sair para procurar comida”. “Só te dou mais um dia”, disse a Águia. “Se não conseguir encontrar a agulha, terá que me dar um dos teus pintinhos para compensar”.

“Just give me a day,” Hen begged Eagle. “Then you can fix your wing and fly away to get food again.” “Just one more day,” said Eagle. “If you can’t find the needle, you’ll have to give me one of your chicks as payment.”


A hen scratching in the sand and an eagle flying above.

Quando a Águia voltou no dia seguinte, viu a Galinha ciscando na areia, mas ainda não tinha encontrado a agulha. Então, a Águia voou muito rápido e apanhou um dos pintinhos, levando-o com ela. Sempre que a Águia volta depois disso, encontra a Galinha ciscando a areia à procura da agulha.

When Eagle came the next day, she found Hen scratching in the sand, but no needle. So Eagle flew down very fast and caught one of the chicks. She carried it away. Forever after that, whenever Eagle appears, she finds Hen scratching in the sand for the needle.


The shadow of an eagle in the sand and three chicks running.

Assim que a sombra das asas da Águia se mostra no chão, a Galinha avisa os pintinhos: “Saiam da terra seca!” E eles respondem: “Não somos loucos. Vamos correr”.

As the shadow of Eagle’s wing falls on the ground, Hen warns her chicks. “Get out of the bare and dry land.” And they respond: “We are not fools. We will run.”


Written by: Ann Nduku
Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager
Translated by: Translators without Borders, Nádia Morais, Priscilla Freitas de Oliveira
Read by: Alfredo Ferreira
Language: Portuguese
Level: Level 3
Source: Hen and Eagle from African Storybook
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