'And just as I'd taken the highest tree in the wood,' continued the Pigeon, raising its voice to a shriek, 'and just as I was thinking I should be free of them at last, they must needs come wriggling down from the sky!
'E logo quando peguei a árvore mais alta no bosque," continuou a Pomba, elevando a voz a um grito estridente, "e logo quando eu estava pensando que ficaria livre delas finalmente, elas teimam em descer se retorcendo do céu!