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O Guarani 14.46 · 14.46

The dog would give her away

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Mas por que motivo tinha feito essa barbaridade?— Porque, respondia o espírito do índio, ela sabia que era perseguida e o cão que a não podia acompanhar serviria para denunciá-la.

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But for what reason had she done this cruelty? — Because, the índio's mind answered, she knew she was pursued, and the dog, which could not keep up with her, would serve to give her away.

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