Capa de The Lantern of Marrow Cove

Chapter One: The Broken Light

For as long as anyone could remember, the lighthouse at Marrow Cove had never gone dark. Twelve-year-old Wren lived at its foot with her grandmother, the keeper, and she knew every one of its hundred and one stairs.

Desde que alguém podia se lembrar, o farol da Enseada Marrow nunca havia se apagado. Wren, de doze anos, morava ao pé dele com a avó, a faroleira, e conhecia cada um dos cento e um degraus.

One stormy night, the great lamp flickered and died. Ships would come with the tide, and without the light they would break upon the rocks.

Numa noite de tempestade, a grande lâmpada tremeluziu e se apagou. Os navios chegariam com a maré, e sem a luz se despedaçariam contra as rochas.

Her grandmother's knees were too old for the climb. So Wren took the spare oil, a box of matches, and a stubborn kind of courage, and began to climb.

Os joelhos de sua avó já eram velhos demais para a subida. Então Wren pegou o óleo de reserva, uma caixa de fósforos e uma teimosa coragem, e começou a subir.

Chapter Two: The Long Climb

The stairs groaned beneath her feet. Wind pushed through the cracks in the walls and tried to steal her small flame.

Os degraus gemiam sob seus pés. O vento entrava pelas rachaduras das paredes e tentava roubar sua pequena chama.

Halfway up, she found the reason for the darkness. A gull had built its nest against the lamp, and the oil line was clogged with feathers and salt.

No meio do caminho, ela encontrou a razão da escuridão. Uma gaivota tinha feito seu ninho junto à lâmpada, e o duto do óleo estava entupido de penas e sal.

Wren worked with cold fingers, clearing the line piece by piece. Twice the wind blew out her match, and twice she lit it again. She thought of the ships out on the dark water, and she did not stop.

Wren trabalhou com os dedos gelados, limpando o duto pedaço por pedaço. Duas vezes o vento apagou seu fósforo, e duas vezes ela o acendeu de novo. Pensou nos navios lá fora, na água escura, e não parou.

Chapter Three: The Light Returns

At last the oil flowed freely, and Wren touched her flame to the wick.

Por fim o óleo fluiu livremente, e Wren tocou sua chama ao pavio.

Light burst out across the water, sweeping over the waves like a hand pushing the ships gently away from the rocks. Far below, she heard her grandmother cheer.

A luz explodiu pela água, varrendo as ondas como uma mão empurrando gentilmente os navios para longe das rochas. Bem lá embaixo, ela ouviu sua avó comemorar.

In the morning, the fishermen came to thank the new keeper of the light. Wren only smiled and looked up at the tower.

De manhã, os pescadores vieram agradecer à nova faroleira. Wren apenas sorriu e olhou para cima, para a torre.

Some lights, she understood now, are kept burning by those who are brave enough to climb.

Algumas luzes, ela compreendeu agora, são mantidas acesas por aqueles que têm coragem de subir.

🧠 Teste sua compreensão

  1. What happens to the lighthouse lamp on the stormy night?

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    Resposta: It flickers and dies, leaving ships without light

    The great lamp flickers and dies just as ships are coming with the tide.

  2. Why does Wren climb the tower instead of her grandmother?

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    Resposta: Her grandmother's knees are too old for the climb

    Her grandmother's knees were too old for the climb, so Wren takes the oil and matches herself.

  3. What does Wren find is actually blocking the lamp's oil line?

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    Resposta: A gull's nest clogging it with feathers and salt

    A gull had built its nest against the lamp, clogging the oil line with feathers and salt.

  4. What does Wren do each time the wind blows out her match?

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    Resposta: She lights it again and keeps working

    Twice the wind blew out her match, and twice she lit it again, thinking of the ships out on the water.

  5. What happens once Wren relights the lamp?

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    Resposta: Light sweeps across the water and pushes the ships safely away from the rocks

    The light bursts out and sweeps over the waves, guiding the ships away from danger, and her grandmother cheers below.

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