The Snow Queen
La regina delle nevi
Gerda journeys through a series of strange lands to find Kay after he is taken by the Snow Queen.
Learning Italian · Beginner
Italian Stories for Beginners
Build a reading habit with beginner Italian stories, audio and English translations. Follow familiar plots in connected storytelling, and choose an easier edition when you need more support.
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Il soldatino di stagno
A one-legged tin soldier faces a series of dangers after falling in love with a paper dancer.
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 Ugly Duckling
Il brutto anatroccolo
A young bird is rejected by the farmyard before discovering where he belongs.
The Wild Swans
I cigni selvatici
A princess works in silence to free her brothers from an enchantment that turns them into swans.
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.
Thumbelina
Pollicina
A tiny girl is carried far from home and meets creatures who want to decide her future.