The Good Samaritan
Il buon samaritano
Jesus tells of a traveler who is helped by a Samaritan after others pass him by.
Learning Italian · Absolute Beginner
Italian Stories for Absolute Beginners
Start reading in Italian with familiar tales, short sentences and simple language. Listen to the audio and use the English translation whenever you need support.
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The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
L'oca dalle uova d'oro
A farmer kills the goose that lays golden eggs, hoping to get all its gold at once.
The Lion and the Mouse
Il leone e il topo
A lion spares a mouse, who later frees him from a hunter’s net.
The Princess and the Pea
La principessa sul pisello
A queen devises an unusual test to find out whether a visitor is a real princess.
The Tortoise and the Hare
La lepre e la tartaruga
A hare boasts about his speed, then loses a race to a steady tortoise.
The Tower of Babel
La torre di Babele
People build a city and a tower, but God confuses their language and scatters them across the earth.
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Il topo di città e il topo di campagna
A country mouse visits the town, where richer food comes with danger and fear.
The Wind and the Sun
Il vento e il sole
The wind and the sun compete to make a traveler take off his cloak.
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Il lupo travestito da pecora
A wolf disguises himself as a sheep to enter a flock unnoticed.