THE JUNGLE BOOK

The Jungle Book 1.7 · 1.7

«Ó Chefe dos Lobos»

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“ Good luck go with you, O Chief of the Wolves.

«Boa sorte vá com você, ó Chefe dos Lobos.

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GoodgudBoalucklâksortegogôuwithuídhcomyouvocê,OôuóChieftchíifChefeofâvdosthedhâosWolvesuúlvzLobos.

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O visitante saúda o lobo com falsa reverência.

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O visitante abre com bajulação de cortesão: «Boa sorte vá com você, ó Chefe dos Lobos.» Na Selva a adulação é a moeda do fraco, e ele a gasta sem pudor. Sob a mesura já se sente o falso — a boa educação de quem quer roer um osso alheio.

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