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O Guarani 14.10 · 14.10

Peri imitating the saixê's song

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Na sexta-feira, eram dez horas da manhã, Peri atravessava a mata imitando alegremente o canto do saixê, cujas notas sibiladas ele traduzia pelo doce nome de Ceci.

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On Friday, it was ten in the morning, Peri was crossing the wood, merrily imitating the song of the saixê, whose whistled notes he translated by the sweet name of Ceci.

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