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Winnie-the-Pooh | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

Winnie-the-Pooh | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
letto
readanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmay
ricordare
rememberthatheoncehada
cigno
swan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
so
knowwhich)andthatheusedto
chiamava
callthisswanPooh.
Thatwasa
molto tempo
longtimeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,we
preso
tookthenamewithus,aswedidn't
pensavamo
thinktheswanwouldwantitany
più
more.
Well,whenEdwardBear
detto
saidthathewouldlike
un
anexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobin
detto
saidatonce,withoutstoppingto
pensare
think,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
E
Andhewas.
So,asI
ho
haveexplainedthePoohpart,Iwill
ora
nowexplaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
lungo
longwithoutgoingtothe
Zoo
Zoo.
Therearesomepeople
che
whobegintheZooatthebeginning,
chiamato
calledWAYIN,andwalkas
velocemente
quicklyastheycanpast
ogni
everycageuntiltheygettotheone
chiamato
calledWAYOUT,butthenicest
persone
peoplegostraighttotheanimalthey
amano
lovethemost,andstay
ci
there.
SowhenChristopherRobin
va
goestotheZoo,he
va
goestowherethePolarBears
sono
are,andhewhisperssomethingtothe
terzo
thirdkeeperfromtheleft,
e
anddoorsareunlocked,andwe
vaghiamo
wanderthroughdarkpassagesandupsteep
scale
stairs,untilatlastwe
viene
cometothespecialcage,
e
andthecageisopened,
e
andouttrotssomethingbrown
e
andfurry,andwitha
felice
happycryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Ora
Nowthisbear'snameisWinnie,which
mostra
showswhatagoodnameforbearsit
è
is,butthefunnythingisthatwecan't
ricordare
rememberwhetherWinnieiscalled
dopo
afterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
sapevamo
knowonce,butwehave
dimenticato
forgotten....
Ihadwrittenasfaras
questo
thiswhenPigletlookedup
e
andsaidinhissqueaky
voce
voice,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
caro
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewhole
libro
bookisaboutyou."
"SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
vedi
seewhatitis.
Heis
geloso
jealousbecausehethinksPoohishaving
una
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohis
il
thefavourite,ofcourse,there's
non
nodenyingit,butPiglet
viene
comesinforagood
molte
manythingswhichPoohmisses;
perché
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohto
scuola
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,
ma
butPigletissosmall
che
thatheslipsintoa
tasca
pocket,whereitisvery
confortante
comfortingtofeelhimwhenyouarenotquite
sicuro
surewhethertwicesevenistwelve
o
ortwenty-two.
Sometimesheslips
fuori
outandhasagood
sguardo
lookintheink-pot,andin
questo
thiswayhehasgot
più
moreeducationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.
Alcuni
Somehavebrains,andsomehaven't,he
dice
says,andthereitis.
E
Andnowalltheothersare
dicono
saying,"WhataboutUs?"
So
forse
perhapsthebestthingto
fare
doistostopwritingIntroductions
e
andgetonwiththe
libro
book.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
E
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIES
Iniziano
BEGIN
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,on
le
thebackofhishead,
dietro
behindChristopherRobin.
Itis,asfarashe
sa
knows,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,
ma
butsometimeshefeelsthatthere
davvero
reallyisanotherway,if
solo
onlyhecouldstopbumpingfor
un
amomentandthinkofit.
E
Andthenhefeelsthat
forse
perhapsthereisn't.
Anyhow,hereheisatthe
fondo
bottom,andreadytobe
presentato
introducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenI
prima
firstheardhisname,Isaid,
proprio
justasyouaregoingto
dire
say,"ButIthoughthewas
un
aboy?"
SodidI,"
disse
saidChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Ma
Butyousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
sai
knowwhat'ther'means?"
Ah,
sì
yes,nowIdo,"I
dissi
saidquickly;
andIhopeyou
facciate
dotoo,becauseitisallthe
spiegazione
explanationyouaregoingtoget.
A volte
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
quando
whenhecomesdownstairs,and
a volte
sometimeshelikestositquietlyin
davanti
frontofthefireand
ascoltare
listentoastory.
Thisevening——.
Whatabout
una
astory?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
una
astory?"
Isaid.
Couldyouvery
dolcemente
sweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
I
suppongo
supposeIcould,"Isaid.
"What
tipo
sortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Abouthimself.
Becausehe'sthat
tipo
sortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
Socouldyouverysweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
dissi
said.
SoItried.
Onceupon
una
atime,averylongtime
fa
agonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Pooh
viveva
livedinaforestallbyhimself
sotto
underthenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'under
il
thename'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
It
significa
meanshehadthename
sopra
overthedooringoldletters,
e
andlivedunderit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"
detto
saidChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"
disse
saidagrowlyvoice.
ThenIwill
andrò
goon,"saidI.)
One
giorno
daywhenhewasoutwalking,he
venne
cametoanopenplaceinthe
mezzo
middleoftheforest,andinthe
mezzo
middleofthisplacewasa
grande
largeoak-tree,and,fromthe
cima
topofthetree,there
venne
camealoudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
sedette
satdownatthefootofthetree,
mise
puthisheadbetweenhispaws
e
andbegantothink.
Firstof
tutto
allhesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
significa
meanssomething.
Youdon'tget
un
abuzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzing
e
andbuzzing,withoutitsmeaning
qualcosa
something.
Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smaking
un
abuzzing-noise,andtheonly
ragione
reasonformakingabuzzing-noise
che
thatIknowofis
perché
becauseyou'reabee."
Thenhe
pensato
thoughtanotherlongtime,and
detto
said:
"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
un
abeethatIknowofis
fare
makinghoney."
Andthenhegotup,
e
andsaid:
"Andtheonly
ragione
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIcaneatit."
Sohe
cominciò
begantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
e
andheclimbedandheclimbed,
e
andasheclimbedhesang
una
alittlesongtohimself.
Itwentlikethis:.
Thenheclimbed
un
alittlefurther...
and
un
alittlefurther...
andthen
solo
justalittlefurther.
Bythat
tempo
timehehadthoughtofanother
canzone
song.
Hewasgettingrather
stanco
tiredbythistime,so
che
thatiswhyhesang
una
aComplainingSong.
Hewas
quasi
nearlytherenow,andifhejuststoodonthat
ramo
branch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
disse
saidPooh,ashedropped
dieci
tenfeetonthebranch
sotto
belowhim.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
detto
said,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontothenext
ramo
branch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"he
spiegò
explained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
e
andcrashedontoanother
ramo
branchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
he
ammise
admitted,asheslitheredvery
velocemente
quicklythroughthenextsixbranches.
It
tutto
allcomes,Isuppose,"he
deciso
decided,ashesaidgood-byetothelast
ramo
branch,spunroundthreetimes,
e
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"it
tutto
allcomesoflikinghoneysomuch.
Oh,help!"
He
strisciato
crawledoutofthegorse-bush,
spazzolato
brushedthepricklesfromhis
naso
nose,andbegantothink
di nuovo
again.
Andthefirstpersonhe
pensato
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.
("Wasthatme?"
detto
saidChristopherRobininanawed
voce
voice,hardlydaringtobelieveit.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
detto
saidnothing,buthiseyesgot
grandi
largerandlarger,andhis
viso
facegotpinkerandpinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
amico
friendChristopherRobin,wholived
dietro
behindagreendoorinanother
parte
partoftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
detto
said.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
I
chiedo
wonderifyou'vegotsucha
cosa
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"
Un
Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
detto
saidtomyselfcomingalong:
'I
chiedo
wonderifChristopherRobinhassucha
cosa
thingasaballoonabouthim?'
I
solo
justsaidittomyself,
pensando
thinkingofballoons,andwondering."
Whatdoyouwant
un
aballoonfor?"
yousaid.
Winnie-the-Pooh
guardò
lookedroundtoseethat
nessuno
nobodywaslistening,puthis
zampa
pawtohismouth,and
disse
saidinadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Ma
Butyoudon'tgethoneywithballoons!"
Ido,"
disse
saidPooh.
Well,itjust
successo
happenedthatyouhadbeento
una
apartythedaybeforeat
il
thehouseofyourfriendPiglet,
e
andyouhadballoonsat
il
theparty.
Youhadhad
un
abiggreenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
grande
bigblueone,andhad
lasciato
leftitbehind,beingreallytoo
giovane
youngtogotoa
festa
partyatall;
andsoyou
avevi
hadbroughtthegreenone
e
andtheblueonehomewithyou.
Quale
Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
chiesto
askedPooh.
Heputhis
testa
headbetweenhispawsand
pensato
thoughtverycarefully.
It'slikethis,"he
detto
said.
"Whenyougoafter
miele
honeywithaballoon,thegreat
cosa
thingisnottolet
la
thebeesknowyou'recoming.
Ora
Now,ifyouhavea
verde
greenballoon,theymightthinkyouwere
solo
onlypartofthetree,
e
andnotnoticeyou,and,
se
ifyouhaveablue
palloncino
balloon,theymightthinkyouwere
solo
onlypartofthesky,
e
andnotnoticeyou,and
la
thequestionis:
Whichis
più
mostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyou
sotto
underneaththeballoon?"
youasked.
They
potrebbero
mightortheymightnot,"
disse
saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantellwithbees."
He
pensò
thoughtforamomentand
disse
said:
"Ishalltrytolook
come
likeasmallblackcloud.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhad
meglio
betterhavetheblueballoon,"you
detto
said;
andsoitwas
deciso
decided.
Well,youbothwent
usciti
outwiththeblueballoon,
e
andyoutookyourgunwithyou,
solo
justincase,asyou
sempre
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwentto
un
averymuddyplacethatheknewof,
e
androlledandrolleduntilhewas
nero
blackallover;
andthen,
quando
whentheballoonwasblownupas
grande
bigasbig,andyou
e
andPoohwerebothholdingonto
il
thestring,youletgo
improvvisamente
suddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupinto
il
thesky,andstayedthere—levelwith
il
thetopofthetree
e
andabouttwentyfeetawayfrom
esso
it.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
urlato
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
Youlooklike
un
aBearholdingonto
un
aballoon,"yousaid.
Not,"
disse
saidPoohanxiously,"—notlikeasmallblack
nuvola
cloudinabluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
forse
perhapsfromuphereitlooks
diverso
different.
And,asIsay,younevercan
dico
tellwithbees."
Therewas
non
nowindtoblowhim
vicino
nearertothetree,sotherehestayed.
Hecould
vedere
seethehoney,hecouldsmell
il
thehoney,buthecouldn'tquite
raggiungere
reachthehoney.
Afteralittlewhilehe
chiamato
calleddowntoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
disse
saidinaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
Ithink
le
thebeessuspectsomething!"
What
tipo
sortofthing?"
Idon't
so
know.
Butsomethingtellsme
che
thatthey'resuspicious!"
Perhapsthey
pensano
thinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."
Itmaybethat.
Younevercantellwithbees."
Therewasanother
piccolo
littlesilence,andthenhe
chiamato
calleddowntoyouagain.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Hai
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"
Ithinkso."
Iwishyou
vorrei
wouldbringitouthere,
e
andwalkupanddown
di
withit,andlookupatmeeverynow
e
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,it
guardassi
lookslikerain.'
Ithink,
se
ifyoudidthat,itwould
aiuterebbe
helpthedeceptionwhichweare
praticando
practisingonthesebees."
Well,you
riso
laughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"
ma
butyoudidn'tsayit
ad alta voce
aloudbecauseyouweresofondofhim,
e
andyouwenthomeforyour
ombrello
umbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
chiamato
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.
"Iwasbeginningtoget
ansioso
anxious.
Ihavediscoveredthat
le
thebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."
ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
detto
said.
Yes,butwaitamoment.
We
dobbiamo
mustbepractical.
Theimportantbeeto
ingannare
deceiveistheQueenBee.
Canyou
vedere
seewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Well,
ora
now,ifyouwalkup
e
anddownwithyourumbrella,
dicendo
saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
farò
dowhatIcanbysinging
una
alittleCloudSong,suchas
una
acloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,
mentre
whileyouwalkedupand
giù
downandwonderedifitwould
piovuto
rain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.
Le
Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Alcuni
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
e
andflewallroundthe
nuvola
cloudasitbeganthesecond
verso
verseofthissong,andonebee
sedette
satdownonthenoseofthe
nuvola
cloudforamoment,andthengotup
di nuovo
again.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthe
nube
cloud.
Yes?"
Ihavejustbeenthinking,
e
andIhavecometo
una
averyimportantdecision.
Theseare
il
thewrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Quitethe
sbagliato
wrongsort.
SoIshould
pensare
thinktheywouldmakethe
sbagliato
wrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Wouldthey?"
Sì
Yes.
SoIthinkIshallcomedown."
How?"
chiesto
askedyou.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Se
Ifheletgoof
la
thestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tlike
la
theideaofthat.
Sohe
pensò
thoughtforalongtime,
e
andthenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,you
devi
mustshoottheballoonwithyour
pistola
gun.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
detto
said.
"ButifIdothat,itwill
rovinerà
spoiltheballoon,"yousaid.