Charpter 4 - ingles

04 TThhee bbeeggiinnniinngg oofftthhee sseeaarrcchh O Início de uma Mudança And just like that, the 422 tin soldiers would look for the reasons behind the wars and find a new place to live in peace, far from the habits of an old general. Two very important and essential missions for the tin soldier’s lives. They had six days, because on the seventh, the General would start another war and that couldn’t happen anymore! But first the three needed to get ready: the handle of João Espichado was broken, João Metidos hat was tilted, still shaken up from the last battle. They fixed one thing here, another there and… done! They were ready to leave. Buy how? The box was clo- sed. What will they do now? Once again, Lamparino presented a so- lution: - There is a way. Let’s open this box pneumatically. He led the way. He told all the soldiers to lie on top of each other until they could reach the lid.

29 Os 422 soldadinhos de chumbo do senhor general When the last soldier was squeezed between the lid and the soldier underneath, Lamparino gave the order: - Exhale! And just like that, there was a place for another tin soldier. After he got into place, another order was given: - Inhale! The lid moved a little… and it opened, just a little bit but enough for the three representatives to pass. The first one to come out was João Metido then, João Espicha- do and lastly, João Calado. It took the whole night for the three to reach the main door. First they needed to cross the large living room, then the endless hallway with the soft carpet. It was not easy, they had to sneak through like they were crossing a sugar cane field. And lastly there was the staircase. João Calado was the first one to see the staircase. - It won’t be a problem. - He whispered. - I had to go down the stairs once, it was… He couldn’t finish. He was interrupted by a loud noise and when he wanted to proceed, he had already forgot- ten what he wanted to say. But where were his compa- nions? He couldn’t see them anywhere. Until he heard a noise from down under. João Calado bended over and saw from a distance the colorful shadows. - Be careful my friend - said both at the same time. He couldn’t understand the whispers coming from the bottom of the staircase. - Did you guys fall? João Calado started to say something but he heard another noise and it was his turn to get to the bottom. - Did you say anything? - his friends asked. But João Calado had forgotten what he had to say again. Silent- ly they reached the front door. It was another obstacle. But soon, João Metido found a rat hole near the door, and they came out.