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Grimms' Fairy Tales | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

Grimms' Fairy Tales | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

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THEGOLDENBIRD
A
certo
certainkinghadabeautiful
giardino
garden,andinthegardenstood
un
atreewhichboregoldenapples.
Theseappleswere
sempre
alwayscounted,andaboutthetimewhenthey
cominciavano
begantogrowripeitwasfound
che
thateverynightoneofthemwas
andava
gone.
Thekingbecameveryangryat
questo
this,andorderedthegardenertokeepwatchall
notte
nightunderthetree.
The
giardiniere
gardenersethiseldestsontowatch;
ma
butabouttwelveo’clockhefellasleep,
e
andinthemorninganotheroftheappleswasmissing.
Thenthesecond
figlio
sonwasorderedtowatch;
e
andatmidnighthetoofellasleep,
e
andinthemorninganother
mela
applewasgone.
Thenthe
terzo
thirdsonofferedtokeepwatch;
ma
butthegardeneratfirstwouldnotlet
gli
him,forfearsomeharmshouldcometo
gli
him:
however,atlastheconsented,
e
andtheyoungmanlaidhimself
sotto
underthetreetowatch.
As
le
theclockstrucktwelvehe
sentì
heardarustlingnoisein
le
theair,andabird
venne
cameflyingthatwasof
puro
puregold;
andasitwassnappingatoneof
il
theappleswithitsbeak,
il
thegardener’ssonjumpedup
e
andshotanarrowatit.
Ma
Butthearrowdidthebird
non
noharm;
onlyitdropped
una
agoldenfeatherfromits
coda
tail,andthenflewaway.
Thegolden
piuma
featherwasbroughttothe
re
kinginthemorning,and
tutto
allthecouncilwascalledtogether.
Everyoneagreedthatitwasworth
più
morethanallthewealthof
le
thekingdom:
Thenthegardener’s
maggiore
eldestsonsetoutand
pensò
thoughttofindthegoldenbirdvery
facilmente
easily;
andwhenhehadgonebutalittle
strada
way,hecametoawood,
e
andbythesideofthewoodhe
vide
sawafoxsitting;
sohe
prese
tookhisbowandmadereadyto
sparare
shootatit.
Thenthe
volpe
foxsaid,‘Donotshoot
me
me,forIwillgiveyougood
consiglio
counsel;
Iknowwhatyourbusiness
è
is,andthatyouwantto
trovare
findthegoldenbird.
Youwill
raggiungerete
reachavillageintheevening;
e
andwhenyougetthere,you
è
willseetwoinnsoppositetoeachother,
una
oneofwhichisvery
piacevole
pleasantandbeautifultolookat:
gonotinthere,
ma
butrestforthenightintheother,
anche se
thoughitmayappeartoyoutobevery
povero
poorandmean.’Butthe
figlio
sonthoughttohimself,‘Whatcansuch
una
abeastasthisknowaboutthematter?’Soheshothis
freccia
arrowatthefox;
buthemissedit,
e
anditsetupits
coda
tailaboveitsbackandranintothewood.
Thenhe
andò
wenthisway,andin
le
theeveningcametothe
villaggio
villagewherethetwoinnswere;
e
andinoneofthesewere
persone
peoplesinging,anddancing,andfeasting;
ma
buttheotherlookedvery
sporco
dirty,andpoor.
‘Ishouldbeverysilly,’
disse
saidhe,‘ifIwenttothatshabby
casa
house,andleftthischarmingplace’;
sohewentinto
il
thesmarthouse,andate
e
anddrankathisease,
e
andforgotthebird,andhis
paese
countrytoo.
Timepassedon;
e
andastheeldestsondidnotcomeback,
e
andnotidingswereheardof
lui
him,thesecondsonsetout,
e
andthesamethinghappenedto
lui
him.
Hemetthefox,
che
whogavehimthegood
consiglio
advice:
butwhenhecameto
la
thetwoinns,hiseldest
fratello
brotherwasstandingatthe
finestra
windowwherethemerrymakingwas,
e
andcalledtohimtocomein;
e
andhecouldnotwithstand
il
thetemptation,butwentin,
e
andforgotthegoldenbird
e
andhiscountryinthe
stesso
samemanner.
Timepassedon
di nuovo
again,andtheyoungestsontoo
desiderò
wishedtosetoutinto
il
thewideworldtoseekfor
il
thegoldenbird;
buthis
padre
fatherwouldnotlistentoitfora
molto tempo
longwhile,forhewasvery
affezionato
fondofhisson,andwasafraid
che
thatsomeillluckmight
accadere
happentohimalso,and
impedire
preventhiscomingback.
However,atlastitwasagreedhe
dovesse
shouldgo,forhewouldnot
riposare
restathome;
andashecameto
la
thewood,hemetthe
volpe
fox,andheardthesamegood
consiglio
counsel.
Buthewasthankfultothe
volpe
fox,anddidnotattempthis
vita
lifeashisbrothershad
fatto
done;
sothefoxsaid,‘Situponmy
coda
tail,andyouwilltravelfaster.’Sohe
sedette
satdown,andthefox
cominciò
begantorun,andawaythey
andarono
wentoverstockandstonesoquick
che
thattheirhairwhistledinthe
vento
wind.
Whentheycametothe
villaggio
village,thesonfollowedthefox’s
consiglio
counsel,andwithoutlookingabouthim
andò
wenttotheshabbyinn
e
andrestedthereallnightathis
agio
ease.
Inthemorningcamethe
volpe
foxagainandmethimashewasbeginninghis
viaggio
journey,andsaid,‘Gostraight
avanti
forward,tillyoucometo
un
acastle,beforewhichlie
un
awholetroopofsoldiersfastasleep
e
andsnoring:
takenonoticeof
loro
them,butgointothe
castello
castleandpassonandontillyoucometo
una
aroom,wherethegoldenbird
siede
sitsinawoodencage;
vicino
closebyitstandsabeautifulgolden
gabbia
cage;
butdonottrytotakethebirdoutoftheshabby
gabbia
cageandputitintothehandsomeone,
altrimenti
otherwiseyouwillrepentit.’Thenthe
volpe
foxstretchedouthistail
di nuovo
again,andtheyoungman
sedette
sathimselfdown,andawaythey
andarono
wentoverstockandstonetilltheir
capelli
hairwhistledinthewind.
Prima
Beforethecastlegateallwasas
la
thefoxhadsaid:
sothe
figlio
sonwentinandfoundthe
camera
chamberwherethegoldenbird
appeso
hunginawoodencage,
e
andbelowstoodthegolden
gabbia
cage,andthethreegoldenapples
che
thathadbeenlostwerelying
vicino
closebyit.
Thenthoughthetohimself,‘Itwillbeaverydroll
cosa
thingtobringawaysuchafine
uccello
birdinthisshabbycage’;
sohe
aperto
openedthedoorandtookholdofit
e
andputitintothegolden
gabbia
cage.
Butthebirdsetupsuch
un
aloudscreamthatall
i
thesoldiersawoke,andthey
presero
tookhimprisonerandcarriedhimbefore
i
theking.
Thenextmorning
la
thecourtsattojudgehim;
e
andwhenallwasheard,it
condannò
sentencedhimtodie,unlessheshould
portasse
bringthekingthegolden
cavallo
horsewhichcouldrunasswiftlyas
il
thewind;
andifhe
faceva
didthis,hewasto
avrebbero
havethegoldenbirdgivenhimforhisown.
Sohesetout
volta
oncemoreonhisjourney,sighing,
e
andingreatdespair,whenon
una
asuddenhisfriendthe
volpe
foxmethim,andsaid,‘Yousee
ora
nowwhathashappenedonaccountofyournot
ascoltato
listeningtomycounsel.
Iwill
ancora
still,however,tellyouhowto
trovare
findthegoldenhorse,ifyouwill
farai
doasIbidyou.
You
dovete
mustgostraightontillyoucometo
il
thecastlewherethehorsestandsinhis
stalla
stall:
byhissidewillliethegroomfast
addormentato
asleepandsnoring:
takeawaythe
cavallo
horsequietly,butbesuretoputtheoldleathern
sella
saddleuponhim,andnotthegoldenone
che
thatisclosebyit.’Thenthe
figlio
sonsatdownonthefox’s
coda
tail,andawaytheywentoverstock
e
andstonetilltheirhairwhistledinthe
vento
wind.
Allwentright,and
la
thegroomlaysnoringwithhis
mano
handuponthegoldensaddle.
Ma
Butwhenthesonlookedatthe
cavallo
horse,hethoughtita
grande
greatpitytoputtheleathern
sella
saddleuponit.
‘Iwill
darò
givehimthegoodone,’
disse
saidhe;
‘Iamsurehedeservesit.’Ashetookupthegolden
sella
saddlethegroomawokeandcriedoutso
forte
loud,thatalltheguardsranin
e
andtookhimprisoner,andinthe
mattina
morninghewasagainbroughtbeforethe
corte
courttobejudged,andwas
condannato
sentencedtodie.
Butitwasagreed,
che
that,ifhecouldbringthitherthebeautiful
principessa
princess,heshouldlive,and
avrebbe
havethebirdandthe
cavallo
horsegivenhimforhisown.
Thenhe
andò
wenthiswayverysorrowful;
ma
buttheoldfoxcame
e
andsaid,‘Whydidnotyou
ascoltato
listentome?
Ifyou
avresti
had,youwouldhavecarriedawayboth
il
thebirdandthehorse;
ancora
yetwillIoncemore
darò
giveyoucounsel.
Gostraighton,
e
andintheeveningyouwill
arriverete
arriveatacastle.
Attwelveo’clockat
notte
nighttheprincessgoesto
la
thebathing-house:
gouptoher
e
andgiveherakiss,
e
andshewillletyouleadheraway;
ma
buttakecareyoudonotsufferherto
andare
goandtakeleaveofher
padre
fatherandmother.’Thenthe
volpe
foxstretchedouthistail,
e
andsoawaytheywent
su
overstockandstonetilltheir
capelli
hairwhistledagain.
Astheycametothe
castello
castle,allwasasthe
volpe
foxhadsaid,andattwelveo’clockthe
giovane
youngmanmettheprincess
andava
goingtothebathand
diede
gaveherthekiss,andsheagreedtorunawaywithhim,
ma
butbeggedwithmanytears
che
thathewouldlethertake
lasciasse
leaveofherfather.
Atfirsthe
rifiutò
refused,butsheweptstill
più
moreandmore,andfellathisfeet,tillatlastheconsented;
ma
butthemomentshecametoherfather’s
casa
housetheguardsawokeandhewas
preso
takenprisoneragain.
Thenhewas
portarono
broughtbeforetheking,andthe
re
kingsaid,‘Youshallnever
avrai
havemydaughterunlessin
otto
eightdaysyoudigawaythe
collina
hillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’
Ora
Nowthishillwasso
grande
bigthatthewholeworldcouldnottakeitaway:
e
andwhenhehadworkedfor
sette
sevendays,andhaddonevery
poco
little,thefoxcameand
disse
said.
‘Liedownandgoto
dormire
sleep;
Iwillworkforyou.’
E
Andinthemorninghe
svegliò
awokeandthehillwasgone;
sohe
andò
wentmerrilytotheking,
e
andtoldhimthatnow
che
thatitwasremovedhe
doveva
mustgivehimtheprincess.
Thenthe
re
kingwasobligedtokeephis
parola
word,andawaywentthe
giovane
youngmanandtheprincess;
‘Ifyou
vuoi
willonlylisten,’saidthe
volpe
fox,‘itcanbedone.
Quando
Whenyoucometothe
re
king,andheasksfor
la
thebeautifulprincess,youmust
dire
say,“Heresheis!”
Thenhe
sarà
willbeveryjoyful;
andyouwillmount
la
thegoldenhorsethattheyareto
daranno
giveyou,andputoutyour
mano
handtotakeleaveofthem;
ma
butshakehandswiththe
principessa
princesslast.
Thenlifther
velocemente
quicklyontothehorse
dietro
behindyou;
Allwentright:
then
la
thefoxsaid,‘Whenyoucometo
la
thecastlewherethebird
è
is,Iwillstaywith
la
theprincessatthedoor,
e
andyouwillridein
e
andspeaktotheking;
e
andwhenheseesthatitis
il
therighthorse,hewill
porterà
bringoutthebird;
butyou
devi
mustsitstill,andsay
che
thatyouwanttolookatit,to
vedere
seewhetheritisthe
vero
truegoldenbird;
This,too,
successo
happenedasthefoxsaid;
they
portarono
carriedoffthebird,the
principessa
princessmountedagain,andthey
andarono
rodeontoagreatwood.
Thenthe
volpe
foxcame,andsaid,‘Praykillme,
e
andcutoffmyhead
e
andmyfeet.’Butthe
giovane
youngmanrefusedtodoit:
so
la
thefoxsaid,‘Iwillatanyrate
darò
giveyougoodcounsel:
bewareof
due
twothings;
ransomnoonefrom
il
thegallows,andsitdownby
il
thesideofnoriver.’Thenawayhe
andò
went.
Herodeonwiththe
principessa
princess,tillatlasthecametothe
villaggio
villagewherehehadlefthis
due
twobrothers.
Andtherehe
sentì
heardagreatnoiseand
tumulto
uproar;
andwhenheaskedwhatwasthematter,thepeople
disse
said,‘Twomenaregoingtobehanged.’Ashecamenearer,he
vide
sawthatthetwomenwerehisbrothers,whohadturnedrobbers;
sohe
disse
said,‘Cannottheyinanywaybesaved?’
Ma
Butthepeoplesaid‘No,’unlesshe
essere
wouldbestowallhismoneyupontherascals
e
andbuytheirliberty.
Thenhedidnotstayto
pensare
thinkaboutthematter,but
pagò
paidwhatwasasked,andhisbrothersweregivenup,
e
andwentonwithhim
verso
towardstheirhome.
Andastheycametothewood
dove
wherethefoxfirstmet
li
them,itwassocool
e
andpleasantthatthetwobrotherssaid,‘Letus
sedette
sitdownbythesideofthe
fiume
river,andrestawhile,to
mangiare
eatanddrink.’Sohesaid,‘Yes,’
e
andforgotthefox’scounsel,
e
andsatdownonthesideofthe
fiume
river;
andwhilehesuspected
nulla
nothing,theycamebehind,and
gettarono
threwhimdownthebank,
e
andtooktheprincess,the
cavallo
horse,andthebird,andwent
casa
hometothekingtheirmaster,
e
andsaid.
‘Allthishavewewonbyourlabour.’Thentherewasgreatrejoicingmade;
ma
butthehorsewouldnot
mangiare
eat,thebirdwouldnot
cantare
sing,andtheprincesswept.
Il
Theyoungestsonfellto
il
thebottomoftheriver’s
letto
bed:
luckilyitwasnearly
asciutto
dry,buthisboneswerealmostbroken,
e
andthebankwassosteep
che
thathecouldfindno
modo
waytogetout.
Thentheold
volpe
foxcameoncemore,and
rimproverò
scoldedhimfornotfollowinghis
consiglio
advice;
otherwisenoevilwouldhavebefallen
gli
him:
‘Yet,’saidhe,‘Icannotleaveyou
qui
here,solayholdofmy
coda
tailandholdfast.’Thenhe
tirò
pulledhimoutofthe
fiume
river,andsaidtohim,ashegotuponthebank,‘Yourbrothers
hanno
havesetwatchtokillyou,
se
iftheyfindyouinthekingdom.’Sohe
vestì
dressedhimselfasapoorman,
e
andcamesecretlytotheking’s
corte
court,andwasscarcelywithinthedoorswhenthe
cavallo
horsebegantoeat,andthebirdto
cantare
sing,andtheprincessleftoffweeping.
Thenhe
andò
wenttotheking,and
raccontò
toldhimallhisbrothers’roguery;
e
andtheywereseizedandpunished,
e
andhehadtheprincessgiventohimagain;
e
andaftertheking’sdeathhewasheirtohis
regno
kingdom.
Alongwhileafter,he
andò
wenttowalkonedayinthewood,
e
andtheoldfoxmet
lo
him,andbesoughthimwithtearsinhiseyestokill
lo
him,andcutoffhis
testa
headandfeet.
HANSINLUCK
Alcuni
Somemenareborntogood
fortuna
luck:
alltheydoortrytodocomesright—allthat
cadono
fallstothemissomuchgain—alltheirgeeseareswans—alltheircardsaretrumps—tossthemwhichwayyouwill,theywill
sempre
always,likepoorpuss,alightupontheirlegs,
e
andonlymoveonsomuchthe
più velocemente
faster.
Theworldmayvery
probabile
likelynotalwaysthinkofthemastheythinkofthemselves,
ma
butwhatcaretheyfor
il
theworld?
whatcanit
sapere
knowaboutthematter?
Oneoftheseluckybeingswas
vicino
neighbourHans.
Sevenlongyearshe
aveva
hadworkedhardforhis
padrone
master.
Atlasthesaid,‘Master,my
tempo
timeisup;
Imustgo
casa
homeandseemypoor
madre
motheroncemore:
sopraypaymemywages
e
andletmego.’Andthe
padrone
mastersaid,‘Youhavebeen
un
afaithfulandgoodservant,Hans,soyourpayshallbehandsome.’Thenhe
diede
gavehimalumpofsilveras
grande
bigashishead.
Hanstookouthispocket-handkerchief,
mise
putthepieceofsilverinto
lo
it,threwitoverhis
spalla
shoulder,andjoggedoffonhisroadhomewards.
Ashe
andava
wentlazilyon,draggingone
piede
footafteranother,aman
venne
cameinsight,trottinggailyalongona
capitale
capitalhorse.
‘Ah!’saidHans
ad alta voce
aloud,‘whatafinethingitisto
cavalcare
rideonhorseback!
Therehe
siede
sitsaseasyandhappyas
se
ifhewasathome,inthe
sedia
chairbyhisfireside;
hetrips
contro
againstnostones,savesshoe-leather,
e
andgetsonhehardly
sa
knowshow.’Hansdidnot
parlato
speaksosoftlybutthehorseman
sentito
hearditall,andsaid,‘Well,
amico
friend,whydoyougoonfootthen?’‘Ah!’
detto
saidhe,‘Ihavethis
carico
loadtocarry:
tobe
sicuro
sureitissilver,butitisso
pesante
heavythatIcan’tholdupmy
testa
head,andyoumustknowithurtsmy
spalla
shouldersadly.’‘Whatdoyousayofmakinganexchange?’saidthehorseman.
‘Iwillgiveyoumy
cavallo
horse,andyoushallgiveme
il
thesilver;
whichwillsaveyoua
grande
greatdealoftroublein
portare
carryingsuchaheavyloadaboutwithyou.’‘With
tutto
allmyheart,’saidHans:
‘butasyouaresokindto
me
me,Imusttellyouonething—youwillhaveaweary
compito
tasktodrawthatsilveraboutwithyou.’However,thehorsemangotoff,
prese
tookthesilver,helpedHansup,gavehimthebridleintoone
mano
handandthewhipintotheother,
e
andsaid,‘Whenyouwantto
andare
goveryfast,smackyourlips
forte
loudlytogether,andcry“Jip!”’.
Hanswasdelightedashe
sedeva
satonthehorse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,
girato
turnedouthistoes,crackedhis
frusta
whip,androdemerrilyoff,one
minuto
minutewhistlingamerrytune,
e
andanothersinging,.
‘Nocare
e
andnosorrow,Afigforthemorrow!
Dopo
Afteratimehethoughtheshouldliketo
andare
goalittlefaster,sohesmackedhislips
e
andcried‘Jip!’Awaywentthe
cavallo
horsefullgallop;
andbeforeHans
sapesse
knewwhathewasabout,hewas
gettato
thrownoff,andlayonhis
schiena
backbytheroad-side.
His
cavallo
horsewouldhaveranoff,
se
ifashepherdwhowascomingby,
guidando
drivingacow,hadnot
fermato
stoppedit.
Hanssooncametohimself,
e
andgotuponhislegs
di nuovo
again,sadlyvexed,andsaidtothe
pastore
shepherd,‘Thisridingisno
scherzo
joke,whenamanhasthe
fortuna
lucktogetupona
bestia
beastlikethisthatstumbles
e
andflingshimoffas
se
ifitwouldbreakhis
collo
neck.
However,I’moffnow
volta
onceforall:
Ilikeyour
mucca
cownowagreatdealbetterthanthis
intelligente
smartbeastthatplayedmethis
trucco
trick,andhasspoiledmybest
cappotto
coat,yousee,inthis
pozzanghera
puddle;
which,bytheby,smellsnotvery
come
likeanosegay.
Onecan
camminare
walkalongatone’sleisure
dietro
behindthatcow—keepgoodcompany,
e
andhavemilk,butter,and
formaggio
cheese,everyday,intothebargain.
WhatwouldI
darei
givetohavesuchaprize!’‘Well,’
disse
saidtheshepherd,‘ifyouaresofondofher,Iwillchangemy
mucca
cowforyourhorse;
Iliketo
fare
dogoodtomyneighbours,even
anche se
thoughIlosebyitmyself.’‘Done!’
disse
saidHans,merrily.
‘Whata
nobile
nobleheartthatgoodmanhas!’
pensò
thoughthe.
Thentheshepherd
saltò
jumpeduponthehorse,wishedHans
e
andthecowgoodmorning,
e
andawayherode.
Hans
spazzolò
brushedhiscoat,wipedhis
faccia
faceandhands,restedawhile,
e
andthendroveoffhis
mucca
cowquietly,andthoughthis
affare
bargainaveryluckyone.
‘IfI
ho
haveonlyapieceof
pane
bread(andIcertainlyshall
sempre
alwaysbeabletogetthat),Ican,wheneverIlike,
mangiare
eatmybutterandcheesewith
esso
it;
andwhenIamthirstyIcan
latte
milkmycowanddrinkthe
latte
milk:
andwhatcanI
desiderare
wishformore?’Whenhecametoan
locanda
inn,hehalted,ateup
tutto
allhisbread,andgaveawayhis
ultimo
lastpennyforaglassof
birra
beer.
Whenhehadrestedhimselfhesetoff
di nuovo
again,drivinghiscowtowardshismother’s
villaggio
village.
Buttheheatgrewgreateras
appena
soonasnooncameon,tillatlast,ashe
trovò
foundhimselfonawide
brughiera
heaththatwouldtakehim
più
morethananhourto
attraversare
cross,hebegantobeso
caldo
hotandparchedthathis
lingua
tongueclavetotheroofofhis
bocca
mouth.
‘Icanfinda
cura
cureforthis,’thoughthe;
‘nowIwillmilkmy
mucca
cowandquenchmythirst’:
sohetiedherto
il
thestumpofatree,
e
andheldhisleatherncapto
latte
milkinto;
butnota
goccia
dropwastobehad.
Who
fosse
wouldhavethoughtthatthis
mucca
cow,whichwastobringhim
latte
milkandbutterandcheese,was
tutto
allthattimeutterlydry?
Hans
aveva
hadnotthoughtoflookingtothat.
Mentre
Whilehewastryinghis
fortuna
luckinmilking,andmanaging
la
thematterveryclumsily,theuneasy
bestia
beastbegantothinkhimvery
fastidioso
troublesome;
andatlastgavehimsuch
un
akickontheheadasknockedhimdown;
e
andtherehelaya
molto tempo
longwhilesenseless.
Luckilya
macellaio
butchersooncameby,drivinga
maiale
piginawheelbarrow.
‘Whatis
il
thematterwithyou,myman?’
disse
saidthebutcher,ashe
aiutava
helpedhimup.
Hanstoldhimwhathad
successo
happened,howhewasdry,
e
andwantedtomilkhis
mucca
cow,butfoundthecowwas
asciutto
drytoo.
Thenthebutcher
diede
gavehimaflaskofale,
dicendo
saying,‘There,drinkandrefreshyourself;
your
mucca
cowwillgiveyouno
latte
milk:
don’tyouseesheis
una
anoldbeast,goodfornothingbut
il
theslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’saidHans,‘who
è
wouldhavethoughtit?
What
una
ashametotakemy
cavallo
horse,andgivemeonly
una
adrycow!
IfI
uccido
killher,whatwillshebegoodfor?
I
odio
hatecow-beef;
itisnot
tenero
tenderenoughforme.
Ifitwere
un
apignow—likethatfat
signore
gentlemanyouaredrivingalongathisease—onecould
fare
dosomethingwithit;
itwouldatanyrate
fare
makesausages.’‘Well,’saidthe
macellaio
butcher,‘Idon’tliketo
dire
sayno,whenoneis
chiede
askedtodoakind,neighbourly
cosa
thing.
TopleaseyouIwill
cambierò
change,andgiveyoumyfine
grasso
fatpigforthecow.’‘Heavenrewardyouforyour
gentilezza
kindnessandself-denial!’saidHans,ashegavethe
macellaio
butcherthecow;
andtakingthe
maiale
pigoffthewheel-barrow,droveitaway,holdingitbythe
corda
stringthatwastiedtoits
gamba
leg.
Soonhejogged,
e
andallseemednowto
andare
gorightwithhim:
he
aveva
hadmetwithsomemisfortunes,tobesure;
ma
buthewasnowwellrepaidfor
tutti
all.
Howcoulditbe
diversamente
otherwisewithsuchatravelling
compagno
companionashehadatlast
ottenuto
got?
Thenextmanhe
incontrò
metwasacountrymancarrying
un
afinewhitegoose.
Thecountryman
fermò
stoppedtoaskwhatwaso’clock;
questo
thisledtofurtherchat;
e
andHanstoldhimallhis
fortuna
luck,howhehadsomanygoodbargains,
e
andhowalltheworldwentgay
e
andsmilingwithhim.
Thecountrymanthen
iniziato
begantotellhistale,
e
andsaidhewasgoingto
prendere
takethegoosetoachristening.
‘Feel,’
disse
saidhe,‘howheavyitis,andyetitis
solo
onlyeightweeksold.
Whoever
arrostisce
roastsandeatsitwill
troverà
findplentyoffatuponit,it
ha
haslivedsowell!’‘You’reright,’
disse
saidHans,asheweigheditinhis
mano
hand;
‘butifyoutalkof
grasso
fat,mypigisnotrifle.’
Nel frattempo
Meantimethecountrymanbegantolook
grave
grave,andshookhishead.
‘Harkye!’
disse
saidhe,‘myworthyfriend,you
sembri
seemagoodsortoffellow,soIcan’thelp
fare
doingyouakindturn.
Your
maiale
pigmaygetyouintoascrape.
Inthe
villaggio
villageIjustcamefrom,the
scudiero
squirehashadapig
rubato
stolenoutofhissty.
Iwasdreadfullyafraid
quando
whenIsawyouthatyouhadgot
il
thesquire’spig.
Ifyou
hanno
have,andtheycatchyou,it
sarà
willbeabadjobforyou.
Il
Theleasttheywilldo
sarà
willbetothrowyouinto
il
thehorse-pond.
PoorHanswas
tristemente
sadlyfrightened.
‘Goodman,’criedhe,‘praygetmeoutof
questo
thisscrape.
Iknownothingof
dove
wherethepigwaseitherbredor
nato
born;
buthemayhavebeenthesquire’sforaughtIcantell: