Story | The Elephants
Crédito da Imagem: Becky Phan on Unsplash
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| Never let one failure from the past hold you back in the future. | Nunca deixe um fracasso do passado prejudicá-lo ao futuro. |
| As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. | Um homem, ao passar pelos elefantes, parou de repente, confuso com o fato de que essas enormes criaturas estavam presas por apenas uma pequena corda amarrada em suas patas dianteiras. |
| No chains, no cages. | Sem correntes, sem gaiolas. |
| It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. | Era óbvio que os elefantes poderiam, a qualquer momento, se libertar de suas amarras, mas por alguma razão, não o faziam. |
| He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. | Ele viu um treinador por perto e perguntou por que aqueles animais simplesmente ficavam parados ali e não tentavam fugir. |
| "Well," trainer said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them." | "Bem", disse o treinador, "quando eles são muito novos e muito menores, usamos uma corda do mesmo tamanho para amarrá-los e, nessa idade, é o suficiente para segurá-los." |
| "As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away." | "À medida que crescem, são condicionados a acreditar que não podem se separar." |
| "They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free." | "Eles acreditam que a corda ainda pode segurá-los, então eles nunca tentam se libertar." |
| The man was amazed. | O homem ficou pasmo. |
| These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were. | Esses animais podiam a qualquer momento se libertar de suas amarras, mas porque acreditavam que não podiam, ficavam presos onde estavam. |
Contagem de Palavras
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| 2 | could | 2 | by | 2 | but |
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| 1 | future | 1 | front | 1 | for |
| 1 | failure | 1 | fact | 1 | enough |
| 1 | did | 1 | creatures | 1 | couldn't |
| 1 | confused | 1 | conditioned | 1 | chains |
| 1 | cannot | 1 | can | 1 | cages |
| 1 | believed | 1 | being | 1 | because |
| 1 | back | 1 | attempt | 1 | asked |
| 1 | anytime | 1 | any | 1 | amazed |
| 1 | age |
