Há muito tempo, o mundo não tinha cores.

Long ago, the world had no colors.

Tudo era preto, branco e cinza.

Everything was black, white, and gray.

O céu estava cinzento.

The sky was gray.

As árvores estavam cinzentas.

The trees were gray.

As flores também eram cinzentas.

The flowers were gray too.

Anansi, a aranha, vivia neste mundo cinzento.

Anansi the spider lived in this gray world.

Ele era muito inteligente e adorava ajudar as pessoas.

He was very smart and loved to help people.

Um dia, ele ouviu falar sobre o Ladrão de Cores.

One day, he heard about the Color Thief.

Este homem mau havia roubado todas as cores do mundo.

This bad man had stolen all the colors from the world.

Ele as mantinha trancadas numa grande caixa em sua casa.

He kept them locked in a big box in his house.

Anansi decidiu recuperar as cores.

Anansi decided to get the colors back.

Ele caminhou até a casa do Ladrão de Cores.

He walked to the Color Thief's house.

A casa era muito grande e escura.

The house was very big and dark.

Anansi era pequeno, então ele podia se esconder facilmente.

Anansi was small, so he could hide easily.

O Ladrão de Cores estava dormindo.

The Color Thief was sleeping.

Anansi entrou silenciosamente na casa.

Anansi quietly went into the house.

Ele procurou por toda parte pela caixa de cores.

He looked everywhere for the box of colors.

Finalmente, ele a encontrou debaixo da cama.

Finally, he found it under the bed.

A caixa estava pesada, mas Anansi era forte.

The box was heavy, but Anansi was strong.

Anansi carregou a caixa para fora.

Anansi carried the box outside.

Ele a abriu cuidadosamente.

He opened it carefully.

Cores belas voaram para fora como pássaros!

Beautiful colors flew out like birds!

Cores vermelhas, azuis, amarelas, verdes, laranja e roxas dançavam no ar.

Red, blue, yellow, green, orange, and purple colors danced in the air.

As cores se espalharam por toda parte.

The colors spread everywhere.

O céu se tornou azul.

The sky became blue.

A grama se tornou verde.

The grass became green.

As flores tornaram-se vermelhas, amarelas e cor-de-rosa.

Flowers became red, yellow, and pink.

O mundo estava belo novamente.

The world was beautiful again.

O Ladrão de Cores acordou e correu para fora.

The Color Thief woke up and ran outside.

Ele estava muito zangado.

He was very angry.

Mas já era tarde demais.

But it was too late.

As cores estavam livres e felizes em seus novos lares.

The colors were free and happy in their new homes.

Todas as pessoas saíram para ver o mundo belo.

All the people came out to see the beautiful world.

Eles agradeceram a Anansi por trazer de volta as cores.

They thanked Anansi for bringing back the colors.

As crianças riram e brincaram nos jardins coloridos.

The children laughed and played in the colorful gardens.

A partir daquele dia, o mundo permaneceu cheio de belas cores.

From that day, the world stayed full of beautiful colors.

E todos se lembraram do corajoso Anansi, a aranha que lhes devolveu seu mundo colorido.

And everyone remembered brave Anansi, the spider who gave them back their colorful world.