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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

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PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedin
questo
thisbookreallyoccurred;
one
o
ortwowereexperiencesofmyown,
le
therestthoseofboys
che
whowereschoolmatesofmine.
HuckFinnisdrawnfrom
vita
life;
TomSawyeralso,butnotfromanindividual—heisacombinationofthecharacteristicsof
tre
threeboyswhomIknew,
e
andthereforebelongstothecompositeorderofarchitecture.
Theoddsuperstitions
toccate
toucheduponwereallprevalentamong
bambini
childrenandslavesintheWestattheperiodof
questa
thisstory—thatistosay,thirty
o
orfortyyearsago.
Althoughmy
libro
bookisintendedmainlyfor
il
theentertainmentofboysandgirls,Ihopeit
sarà
willnotbeshunnedbymen
e
andwomenonthataccount,for
parte
partofmyplanhasbeento
cercare
trytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhatthey
volta
oncewerethemselves,andof
come
howtheyfeltandthought
e
andtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisesthey
a volte
sometimesengagedin.
THEAUTHOR.
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
No
risposta
answer.
“TOM!”
Noanswer.
“What’sgonewiththat
ragazzo
boy,Iwonder?
YouTOM!”
No
risposta
answer.
Theoldladypulledherspectacles
giù
downandlookedoverthemabout
la
theroom;
thensheputthemup
e
andlookedoutunderthem.
Sheseldom
o
orneverlookedthroughthemforsosmalla
cosa
thingasaboy;
theywereherstatepair,theprideofher
cuore
heart,andwerebuiltfor“style,”notservice—shecould
avrebbe
haveseenthroughapairofstove-lidsjustas
bene
well.
Shelookedperplexedfor
un
amoment,andthensaid,notfiercely,
ma
butstillloudenoughfor
i
thefurnituretohear:.
“Well,Ilay
se
ifIgetholdofyouI’ll—”.
Shedidnotfinish,forbythistimeshewasbendingdown
e
andpunchingunderthebedwiththebroom,
e
andsosheneededbreathtopunctuatethepuncheswith.
Sheresurrectednothingbut
il
thecat.
“Ineverdid
visto
seethebeatofthatboy!”
She
andò
wenttotheopendoor
e
andstoodinitand
guardò
lookedoutamongthetomatovines
e
and“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthegarden.
NoTom.
Soshelifteduphervoiceat
un
ananglecalculatedfordistance
e
andshouted:.
“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewas
un
aslightnoisebehindher
e
andsheturnedjustin
tempo
timetoseizeasmallboyby
il
theslackofhisroundabout
e
andarresthisflight.
“There!
I
potrei
might’a’thoughtofthatcloset.
Whatyoubeen
facevi
doinginthere?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Guarda
Lookatyourhands.
And
guarda
lookatyourmouth.
Whatisthattruck?”
“Idon’t
so
know,aunt.”
“Well,Iknow.
It’sjam—that’swhatitis.
FortytimesI’ve
detto
saidifyoudidn’tlet
che
thatjamaloneI’dskinyou.
Handmethatswitch.”
Il
Theswitchhoveredintheair—theperilwasdesperate—.
“My!
Guarda
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”
Theold
signora
ladywhirledround,andsnatchedherskirts
fuori
outofdanger.
Theladfledon
il
theinstant,scrambledupthehighboard-fence,
e
anddisappearedoverit.
HisauntPollystoodsurprised
un
amoment,andthenbrokeinto
un
agentlelaugh.
“Hangthe
ragazzo
boy,can’tIneverlearn
niente
anything?
Ain’theplayedmetricks
abbastanza
enoughlikethatformetobelookingoutforhimby
questo
thistime?
Butoldfoolsis
i
thebiggestfoolsthereis.
Can’tlearn
un
anolddognewtricks,as
il
thesayingis.
Butmygoodness,henever
gioca
playsthemalike,twodays,
e
andhowisabodyto
sapere
knowwhat’scoming?
He’pearsto
sapere
knowjusthowlonghecantormentme
prima
beforeIgetmydanderup,
e
andheknowsifhecanmakeouttoputmeofffor
un
aminuteormakemelaugh,it’s
tutto
alldownagainandIcan’thithim
un
alick.
Iain’tdoingmydutybythat
ragazzo
boy,andthat’stheLord’struth,goodness
sa
knows.
Sparetherodandspilethe
bambino
child,astheGoodBook
dice
says.
I’malayingupsin
e
andsufferingforusboth,I
so
know.
He’sfullofthe
Vecchio
OldScratch,butlaws-a-me!
he’smyowndeadsister’sboy,poorthing,
e
andIain’tgotthehearttolashhim,somehow.
Ogni
EverytimeIlethimoff,myconscience
fa
doeshurtmeso,and
ogni
everytimeIhithimmy
vecchio
oldheartmostbreaks.
Well-a-well,man
che
thatisbornofwomanisof
pochi
fewdaysandfullof
problemi
trouble,astheScripturesays,
e
andIreckonit’sso.
He’llplayhookeythisevening,[*]
e
andI’lljustbeobleegedto
farà
makehimwork,tomorrow,topunishhim.
It’smighty
difficile
hardtomakehimworkSaturdays,
quando
whenalltheboysishavingholiday,
ma
buthehatesworkmorethanhe
odia
hatesanythingelse,andI’vegotto
fare
dosomeofmydutybyhim,
o
orI’llbetheruinationofthechild.”
[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tom
fatto
didplayhookey,andhe
ha
hadaverygoodtime.
Hegotback
casa
homebarelyinseasonto
aiutare
helpJim,thesmallcolored
ragazzo
boy,sawnext-day’swoodandsplitthekindlings
prima
beforesupper—atleasthewastherein
tempo
timetotellhisadventurestoJim
mentre
whileJimdidthree-fourthsofthe
lavoro
work.
Tom’syoungerbrother(orratherhalf-brother)Sidwas
già
alreadythroughwithhispartofthe
lavoro
work(pickingupchips),forhewas
un
aquietboy,andhad
non
noadventurous,trouble-someways.
WhileTomwas
mangiando
eatinghissupper,andstealingsugarasopportunityoffered,AuntPollyaskedhimquestions
che
thatwerefullofguile,
e
andverydeep—forshewantedtotraphimintodamagingrevealments.
Like
molte
manyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpetvanityto
credere
believeshewasendowedwith
un
atalentfordarkandmysteriousdiplomacy,
e
andshelovedtocontemplateher
più
mosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflowcunning.
Detto
Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddlingwarmin
scuola
school,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerfulwarm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyouwantto
andare
goina-swimming,Tom?”
A
po
bi'ofascareshot
attraverso
throughTom—atouchofuncomfortablesuspicion.
HesearchedAuntPolly’s
viso
face,butittoldhim
nulla
nothing.
Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
La
Theoldladyreachedouther
mano
handandfeltTom’sshirt,
e
andsaid:.
“Butyouain’ttoowarm
ora
now,though.”
Anditflatteredhertoreflect
che
thatshehaddiscoveredthattheshirtwasdry
senza
withoutanybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshe
aveva
hadinhermind.
Butinspiteof
lei
her,Tomknewwherethewindlay,
ora
now.
Soheforestalledwhat
potrebbe
mightbethenextmove:.
“Someofuspumpedonourheads—mine’sdamp
ancora
yet.
See?”
AuntPollywasvexedto
pensare
thinkshehadoverlookedthat
pezzo
bitofcircumstantialevidence,andmissed
un
atrick.
Thenshehad
una
anewinspiration:.
“Tom,youdidn’t
hai
havetoundoyourshirtcollar
dove
whereIsewedit,topumponyour
testa
head,didyou?
Unbuttonyourjacket!”
Il
ThetroublevanishedoutofTom’s
viso
face.
Heopenedhisjacket.
Hisshirtcollarwassecurelysewed.
“Bother!
Well,
vai
go’longwithyou.
I’d
fatto
madesureyou’dplayedhookey
e
andbeena-swimming.
ButIforgiveye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’re
una
akindofasingedcat,as
il
thesayingis—better’nyoulook.
Questa
Thistime.”
Shewashalfsorryhersagacity
avesse
hadmiscarried,andhalfglad
che
thatTomhadstumbledintoobedientconductfor
volta
once.
ButSidneysaid:.
“Well,
ora
now,ifIdidn’tthinkyousewedhiscollarwith
bianco
whitethread,butit’sblack.”
“Why,Ididsewitwith
bianco
white!
Tom!”
ButTomdidnot
aspettato
waitfortherest.
Ashewent
usciva
outatthedoorhe
disse
said:.
“Siddy,I’lllickyouforthat.”
In
un
asafeplaceTomexamined
due
twolargeneedleswhichwerethrustintothelapelsofhisjacket,
e
andhadthreadboundaboutthem—oneneedlecarried
bianco
whitethreadandtheother
nero
black.
Hesaid:.
“She’dnevernoticed
se
ifithadn’tbeenforSid.
Confoundit!
a volte
sometimesshesewsitwith
bianco
white,andsometimesshesewsitwith
nero
black.
Iwishtogee-minyshe’dsticktoone
o
ort’other—Ican’tkeeptherunof’em.
Ma
ButIbetyouI’lllamSidfor
che
that.
I’lllearnhim!”
Hewasnot
il
theModelBoyofthevillage.
Heknew
il
themodelboyverywellthough—andloathed
lo
him.
Withintwominutes,orevenless,he
aveva
hadforgottenallhistroubles.
Not
perché
becausehistroubleswereonewhitlessheavy
e
andbittertohimthanaman’saretoa
uomo
man,butbecauseanew
e
andpowerfulinterestborethemdown
e
anddrovethemoutofhis
mente
mindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesare
dimenticate
forgottenintheexcitementof
nuovo
newenterprises.
Thisnewinterestwasavaluednoveltyinwhistling,
che
whichhehadjustacquiredfromanegro,
e
andhewassufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.
Itconsistedinapeculiarbird-like
svolta
turn,asortofliquidwarble,producedby
toccando
touchingthetonguetotheroofofthemouthatshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—thereader
probabilmente
probablyremembershowtodoit,
se
ifhehaseverbeena
ragazzo
boy.
Diligenceandattentionsoon
diedero
gavehimtheknackofit,
e
andhestrodedownthe
strada
streetwithhismouthfullofharmony
e
andhissoulfullofgratitude.
He
sentiva
feltmuchasanastronomer
sentiva
feelswhohasdiscovereda
nuovo
newplanet—nodoubt,asfarasstrong,deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,
il
theadvantagewaswiththe
ragazzo
boy,nottheastronomer.
Thesummereveningswerelong.
Itwasnotdark,
ancora
yet.
PresentlyTomcheckedhiswhistle.
Un
Astrangerwasbeforehim—a
ragazzo
boyashadelargerthanhimself.
Anew-comerof
qualsiasi
anyageoreithersexwasanimpressivecuriosityinthe
povero
poorlittleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.
Questo
Thisboywaswelldressed,too—welldressedon
un
aweek-day.
Thiswassimplyastounding.
Hiscapwas
una
adaintything,hisclose-buttonedblueclothroundaboutwasnew
e
andnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.
He
aveva
hadshoeson—anditwas
solo
onlyFriday.
Heevenworeanecktie,abright
pezzo
bitofribbon.
Hehad
un
acitifiedairabouthim
che
thatateintoTom’svitals.
ThemoreTomstaredatthesplendidmarvel,thehigherheturneduphisnoseathisfinery
e
andtheshabbierandshabbierhisownoutfitseemedtohimtogrow.
Neitherboy
parlato
spoke.
Ifonemoved,theothermoved—but
solo
onlysidewise,inacircle;
theykept
faccia
facetofaceandeyetoeye
tutto
allthetime.
FinallyTom
detto
said:.
“Icanlickyou!”
“I’dliketoseeyou
provare
tryit.”
“Well,Icandoit.”
“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
Una
Anuncomfortablepause.
ThenTom
detto
said:.
“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyour
affari
business,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’ll
farò
makeitmybusiness.”
“Well
perché
whydon’tyou?”
“Ifyou
dici
saymuch,Iwill.”
“Much—much—much.
Therenow.”
“Oh,youthinkyou’remightysmart,don’tyou?
Icouldlickyouwith
una
onehandtiedbehindme,
se
ifIwantedto.”
“Wellwhydon’tyou
fai
doit?
Yousayyoucandoit.”
“WellIwill,
se
ifyoufoolwithme.”
“Ohyes—I’ve
visto
seenwholefamiliesinthesamefix.”
“Smarty!
Youthinkyou’resome,now,don’tyou?
Oh,whatahat!”
“Youcanlumpthathat
se
ifyoudon’tlikeit.
Idareyoutoknockitoff—and
chiunque
anybodythat’lltakeadarewillsuckeggs.”
“You’re
un
aliar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’re
un
afightingliaranddasn’ttakeitup.”
“Aw—take
una
awalk!”
“Say—ifyougivememuchmoreofyoursassI’lltakeandbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”
“Oh,ofcourseyouwill.”
“WellIwill.”
“Wellwhydon’tyou
fai
doitthen?
Whatdoyoukeep
dire
sayingyouwillfor?
Whydon’tyou
fai
doit?
It’sbecauseyou’reafraid.”
“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Anotherpause,
e
andmoreeyingandsidling
attorno
aroundeachother.
Presentlytheywereshouldertoshoulder.
Tom
detto
said:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sotheystood,
ciascuno
eachwithafootplacedatanangleasabrace,
e
andbothshovingwithmight
e
andmain,andgloweringat
ciascuno
eachotherwithhate.
Butneithercouldget
un
anadvantage.
Afterstrugglingtill
entrambi
bothwerehotandflushed,
ciascuno
eachrelaxedhisstrainwithwatchfulcaution,
e
andTomsaid:.
“You’reacoward
e
andapup.
I’lltellmybig
fratello
brotheronyou,andhecanthrashyou
di
withhislittlefinger,andI’ll
fare
makehimdoit,too.”
“WhatdoIcareforyourbig
fratello
brother?
I’vegotabrotherthat’sbiggerthanheis—andwhat’smore,hecanthrowhimoverthatfence,too.
“That’s
una
alie.”