The little girl knelt in the confessional and said, “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.”
“What is it, my child?”
The girl said, “Father, I have committed the sin of vanity. Twice a day I gaze at myself in the mirror and tell myself how beautiful I am.”
The priest turned, took a good look at the girl, and said, “My dear, I have good news. That isn’t a sin – it’s only a mistake.”
Vocabulary Help
- kneel (kneel, knelt, knelt) – ajoelhar
- bless me – abençoe-me
- sin – pecar
- vanity – vaidade
- gaze at myself – olha para mim mesma
- mirror – espelho
- priest – padre
- take a good look – olhar com atenção
- good news – boas novas
- mistake – erro