Capa de The Golden Arm

Here was once a man who travelled the land all over in search of a wife. He saw young and old, rich and poor, pretty and plain, and could not meet with one to his mind. At last he found a woman, young, fair, and rich, who possessed a right arm of solid gold. He married her at once, and thought no man so fortunate as he was. They lived happily together, but, though he wished people to think otherwise, he was fonder of the golden arm than of all his wife's gifts besides.

Havia uma vez um homem que percorreu toda a região em busca de uma esposa. Viu moças e velhas, ricas e pobres, bonitas e simples, e não conseguia encontrar nenhuma a seu gosto. Por fim, encontrou uma mulher, jovem, bela e rica, que possuía um braço direito de ouro maciço. Casou- se com ela imediatamente, e achou que nenhum homem era tão afortunado quanto ele. Viveram felizes juntos, mas, embora quisesse que as pessoas pensassem o contrário, ele gostava mais do braço de ouro do que de todos os outros dons de sua esposa.

At last she died. The husband put on the blackest black, and pulled the longest face at the funeral; but for all that he got up in the middle of the night, dug up the body, and cut off the golden arm. He hurried home to hide his treasure, and thought no one would know.

Por fim, ela morreu. O marido vestiu o luto mais fechado e fez a cara mais triste no funeral; mas, ainda assim, levantou-se no meio da noite, desenterrou o corpo e cortou o braço de ouro. Correu para casa a esconder o tesouro, pensando que ninguém jamais saberia.

The following night he put the golden arm under his pillow, and was just falling asleep, when the ghost of his dead wife glided into the room. Stalking up to the bedside it drew the curtain, and looked at him reproachfully. Pretending not to be afraid, he spoke to the ghost, and said: “What hast thou done with thy cheeks so red?”

Na noite seguinte, colocou o braço de ouro debaixo do travesseiro e estava quase pegando no sono, quando o fantasma de sua esposa morta deslizou para dentro do quarto. Aproximando-se da cama, puxou a cortina e olhou para ele com reprovação. Fingindo não sentir medo, ele falou com o fantasma e disse: "O que você fez de suas faces tão rosadas?"

“All withered and wasted away,” replied the ghost, in a hollow tone.

"Tudo murchou e se desfez", respondeu o fantasma, em voz cavernosa.

“What hast thou done with thy red rosy lips?”

"O que você fez de seus lábios vermelhos como rosas?"

“All withered and wasted away.”

"Tudo murchou e se desfez."

“What hast thou done with thy golden hair?”

"O que você fez de seus cabelos dourados?"

“All withered and wasted away.”

"Tudo murchou e se desfez."

“What hast thou done with thy Golden Arm?”

"O que você fez de seu Braço de Ouro?"

“THOU HAST IT!”

"VOCÊ O TEM!"

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  1. Why does the man marry the woman he chooses?

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    Resposta: She is young, rich, and has an arm of solid gold

    Among all the women he meets, he picks her because she is young, fair, and rich, with a golden right arm — and he secretly loves the arm more than her.

  2. What does the husband do the night after his wife's funeral?

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    Resposta: He digs up her body and cuts off the golden arm

    Despite his show of grief at the funeral, he sneaks out that night, digs up the body, and takes the golden arm for himself.

  3. Who visits the husband as he is falling asleep with the golden arm under his pillow?

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    Resposta: The ghost of his dead wife

    His wife's ghost glides into the room, draws the curtain, and looks at him reproachfully.

  4. What does the ghost say happened to her cheeks, lips, and hair?

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    Resposta: They all withered and wasted away

    To each question the husband asks, the ghost gives the same hollow answer: "All withered and wasted away."

  5. What does the ghost finally say when asked about the golden arm?

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    Resposta: "Thou hast it!"

    Unlike her cheeks, lips, and hair, the golden arm did not waste away — the ghost accuses her husband directly of having it.

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