Whatever might frighten her, he stilled
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O peixe que beijava a flor da água, e que podia ir ofender a moca; uma cobra verde inocente que se enroscava pelas folhas dos aguapés; um camaleão que se aquecia ao sol fazendo cintilar o seu prisma de cores brilhantes; um sagüi branco e felpudo que se divertia a fazer caretas maliciosas suspendendo-se pela cauda ao galho de uma árvore; tudo quanto podia ir causar um susto à moça, o índio fazia fugir, se estava longe, e se estava perto, pregava o animal imóvel sobre o tronco ou sobre o chão.
The fish that grazed the flower of the water and might harm the girl; a harmless green snake coiling in the water-hyacinth leaves; a lizard basking in the sun, its prism of bright colors glittering; a white, downy marmoset amusing itself with sly grimaces, hanging by its tail from a branch — whatever might frighten the girl, the Indian made flee if it was far, and if near, pinned it motionless to the trunk or the ground.
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