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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

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PREFACE
Mostoftheadventures
registrate
recordedinthisbookreallyoccurred;
una
oneortwowereexperiencesofmyown,
le
therestthoseofboys
che
whowereschoolmatesofmine.
Huck
Finn
Finnisdrawnfromlife;
TomSawyeralso,
ma
butnotfromanindividual—heisa
combinazione
combinationofthecharacteristicsof
tre
threeboyswhomIknew,
e
andthereforebelongstothecompositeorderofarchitecture.
Theoddsuperstitions
toccate
toucheduponwereallprevalent
tra
amongchildrenandslavesintheWestatthe
periodo
periodofthisstory—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.
Capitolo
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
Noanswer.
“TOM!”
No
risposta
answer.
“What’sgonewiththat
ragazzo
boy,Iwonder?
YouTOM!”
No
risposta
answer.
Theoldladypulledherspectacles
giù
downandlookedoverthemabout
la
theroom;
thensheputthemup
e
andlookedoutunderthem.
She
raramente
seldomorneverlookedthroughthemforsosmalla
cosa
thingasaboy;
theywereher
stato
statepair,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—”.
Shedidnot
finì
finish,forbythistimeshewasbendingdown
e
andpunchingunderthebedwiththe
scopa
broom,andsosheneeded
fiato
breathtopunctuatethepuncheswith.
Sheresurrectednothingbut
il
thecat.
“Ineverdid
visto
seethebeatofthatboy!”
She
andò
wenttotheopendoor
e
andstoodinitand
guardò
lookedoutamongthetomatovines
e
and“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthe
giardino
garden.
NoTom.
Sosheliftedupher
voce
voiceatananglecalculatedfordistance
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—the
pericolo
perilwasdesperate—.
“My!
Look
dietro
behindyou,aunt!”
Theold
signora
ladywhirledround,andsnatchedherskirts
fuori
outofdanger.
Thelad
fuggì
fledontheinstant,scrambledup
il
thehighboard-fence,anddisappearedover
esso
it.
HisauntPollystood
sorpreso
surprisedamoment,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
aminuteormakeme
ridere
laugh,it’salldownagain
e
andIcan’thithim
un
alick.
Iain’tdoingmy
dovere
dutybythatboy,andthat’stheLord’struth,goodness
sa
knows.
Sparetherodandspilethe
bambino
child,astheGoodBook
dice
says.
I’malayingup
peccato
sinandsufferingforus
entrambi
both,Iknow.
He’sfullof
i
theOldScratch,butlaws-a-me!
he’smyowndeadsister’sboy,poorthing,
e
andIain’tgotthehearttolashhim,
in qualche modo
somehow.
EverytimeIlethimoff,my
coscienza
consciencedoeshurtmeso,
e
andeverytimeIhithimmy
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
whenalltheboysishaving
vacanza
holiday,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(or
piuttosto
ratherhalf-brother)Sidwasalreadythroughwithhis
parte
partofthework(pickingupchips),forhewas
un
aquietboy,andhad
non
noadventurous,trouble-someways.
WhileTomwas
mangiando
eatinghissupper,andstealing
zucchero
sugarasopportunityoffered,AuntPollyaskedhimquestions
che
thatwerefullofguile,
e
andverydeep—forshewantedtotraphimintodamagingrevealments.
Like
molte
manyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasher
animale domestico
petvanitytobelieveshewasendowedwith
un
atalentfordarkandmysterious
diplomazia
diplomacy,andshelovedto
contemplare
contemplatehermosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflow
astuzia
cunning.
Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddling
caldo
warminschool,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerful
caldo
warm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyouwantto
andare
goina-swimming,Tom?”
A
po
bi'ofascareshot
attraverso
throughTom—atouchofuncomfortable
sospetto
suspicion.
HesearchedAuntPolly’s
viso
face,butittoldhim
nulla
nothing.
Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
La
Theoldladyreachedouther
mano
handandfeltTom’sshirt,
e
andsaid:.
“Butyouain’ttoo
caldo
warmnow,though.”
Anditflatteredherto
riflettere
reflectthatshehaddiscovered
che
thattheshirtwasdry
senza
withoutanybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshe
aveva
hadinhermind.
Butinspiteof
lei
her,Tomknewwherethe
vento
windlay,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
havetoundoyourshirt
collare
collarwhereIsewedit,topumponyour
testa
head,didyou?
Unbuttonyourjacket!”
Il
ThetroublevanishedoutofTom’s
viso
face.
Heopenedhisjacket.
His
camicia
shirtcollarwassecurelysewed.
“Bother!
Well,
vai
go’longwithyou.
I’d
fatto
madesureyou’dplayedhookey
e
andbeena-swimming.
ButI
perdono
forgiveye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’re
una
akindofasinged
gatto
cat,asthesayingis—better’nyoulook.
Questa
Thistime.”
Shewashalfsorryhersagacity
avesse
hadmiscarried,andhalfglad
che
thatTomhadstumbledinto
ubbidiente
obedientconductforonce.
ButSidney
detto
said:.
“Well,now,ifIdidn’t
pensassi
thinkyousewedhiscollarwith
bianco
whitethread,butit’sblack.”
“Why,Idid
cucito
sewitwithwhite!
Tom!”
Ma
ButTomdidnotwaitfor
il
therest.
Ashewent
usciva
outatthedoorhe
disse
said:.
“Siddy,I’lllickyouforthat.”
In
un
asafeplaceTomexamined
due
twolargeneedleswhichwerethrustintothelapelsofhis
giacca
jacket,andhadthreadbound
su
aboutthem—oneneedlecarriedwhite
filo
threadandtheotherblack.
He
detto
said:.
“She’dnevernoticedifithadn’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
theModelBoyofthe
villaggio
village.
Heknewthemodel
ragazzo
boyverywellthough—andloathed
lo
him.
Withintwominutes,oreven
meno
less,hehadforgottenallhistroubles.
Not
perché
becausehistroubleswereonewhit
meno
lessheavyandbittertohimthanaman’saretoa
uomo
man,butbecauseanew
e
andpowerfulinterestborethemdown
e
anddrovethemoutofhis
mente
mindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesare
dimenticate
forgottenintheexcitementof
nuovo
newenterprises.
Thisnewinterestwasavalued
novità
noveltyinwhistling,whichhe
aveva
hadjustacquiredfromanegro,
e
andhewassufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.
Itconsistedina
peculiare
peculiarbird-liketurn,asortof
liquido
liquidwarble,producedbytouchingthe
lingua
tonguetotheroofofthe
bocca
mouthatshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—the
lettore
readerprobablyremembershowtodoit,
se
ifhehaseverbeena
ragazzo
boy.
Diligenceandattentionsoon
diedero
gavehimtheknackofit,
e
andhestrodedownthe
strada
streetwithhismouthfullof
armonia
harmonyandhissoulfullof
gratitudine
gratitude.
Hefeltmuchasanastronomer
sentiva
feelswhohasdiscovereda
nuovo
newplanet—nodoubt,asfaras
forte
strong,deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,
il
theadvantagewaswiththe
ragazzo
boy,nottheastronomer.
Thesummereveningswerelong.
Itwasnot
buio
dark,yet.
PresentlyTomcheckedhis
fischietto
whistle.
Astrangerwasbeforehim—a
ragazzo
boyashadelargerthanhimself.
Anew-comerof
qualsiasi
anyageoreithersexwasan
impressionante
impressivecuriosityinthepoorlittle
squallido
shabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.
Questo
Thisboywaswelldressed,too—well
vestito
dressedonaweek-day.
Thiswas
semplicemente
simplyastounding.
Hiscapwas
una
adaintything,hisclose-buttoned
blu
blueclothroundaboutwasnew
e
andnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.
He
aveva
hadshoeson—anditwas
solo
onlyFriday.
Heevenworeanecktie,a
luminoso
brightbitofribbon.
He
aveva
hadacitifiedairabouthim
che
thatateintoTom’svitals.
ThemoreTom
fissava
staredatthesplendidmarvel,thehigherheturneduphis
naso
noseathisfineryandtheshabbier
e
andshabbierhisownoutfit
sembrava
seemedtohimtogrow.
Neitherboy
parlato
spoke.
Ifonemoved,theothermoved—but
solo
onlysidewise,inacircle;
theykept
faccia
facetofaceandeyeto
occhio
eyeallthetime.
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’remighty
intelligente
smart,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!”
“Youcanlumpthat
cappello
hatifyoudon’tlikeit.
Idareyoutoknockitoff—and
chiunque
anybodythat’lltakeadarewill
succhiare
suckeggs.”
“You’realiar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’re
un
afightingliaranddasn’ttakeitup.”
“Aw—take
una
awalk!”
“Say—ifyougivememuchmoreofyoursassI’lltakeand
rimbalzare
bouncearockoff’nyourhead.”
“Oh,ofcourseyouwill.”
“WellIwill.”
“Wellwhydon’tyou
fai
doitthen?
Whatdoyoukeep
dire
sayingyouwillfor?
Whydon’tyou
fai
doit?
It’sbecauseyou’reafraid.”
“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Another
pausa
pause,andmoreeyingandsidling
attorno
aroundeachother.
Presentlytheywere
spalla
shouldertoshoulder.
Tomsaid:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sotheystood,
ciascuno
eachwithafootplacedatan
angolo
angleasabrace,and
entrambi
bothshovingwithmightand
principale
main,andgloweringateachotherwith
odio
hate.
Butneithercouldget
un
anadvantage.
Afterstrugglingtill
entrambi
bothwerehotandflushed,
ciascuno
eachrelaxedhisstrainwithwatchful
cautela
caution,andTomsaid:.
“You’re
un
acowardandapup.
I’lltellmybig
fratello
brotheronyou,andhecanthrashyou
di
withhislittlefinger,andI’ll
fare
makehimdoit,too.”
“WhatdoIcareforyourbig
fratello
brother?
I’vegotabrotherthat’s
grande
biggerthanheis—andwhat’smore,hecanthrowhimoverthatfence,too.
“That’s
una
alie.”