Adam and Eve
Adamo ed Eva
God forms the first human and his companion, places them in Eden, and tells how they are expelled from the garden.
Learning Italian · Intermediate
Intermediate Italian Stories
Explore intermediate Italian stories with fuller detail, audio and English translations. Read for the plot, notice how ideas connect, and revisit a familiar tale in a more detailed edition.
29 editions at this difficulty.
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Cinderella
Cenerentola
A mistreated young woman receives help from a magical bird and goes to the king’s festival.
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Daniele nella fossa dei leoni
Daniel continues to pray despite a royal decree and is protected in the lions’ den.
David and Goliath
Davide e Golia
Young David faces the Philistine champion Goliath and defeats him with a sling and a stone.
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel e Gretel
Two children are lost in the forest and must outwit a witch who lives in a house made of sweets.
Jonah and the Whale
Giona e la balena
Jonah flees his mission, is swallowed by a great fish, and eventually delivers God’s message to Nineveh.
Joseph and His Brothers
Giuseppe e i suoi fratelli
Joseph is sold by his brothers, rises to authority in Egypt, and reunites with his family during a famine.
Little Red Riding Hood
Cappuccetto Rosso
A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.
Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood
L’arca di Noè e il diluvio universale
Noah builds an ark to survive the flood, and God establishes a covenant with Noah and every living creature.
Rapunzel
Raperonzolo
A girl with extraordinarily long hair is kept in a tower until a prince discovers her.
Rumpelstiltskin
Tremotino
A mysterious little man helps a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, then demands a costly promise.
Sleeping Beauty
La bella addormentata
A princess and her kingdom fall into a long sleep after a curse, until a prince reaches the castle.
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Come nacque il nome di Cappuccetto Rosso
How Red-Cap got her name
Italian
C'era una volta una bambina dolce e gentile, a cui tutti volevano bene. La nonna, soprattutto, l'adorava e le avrebbe regalato qualsiasi cosa. Un giorno le regala un cappuccetto di velluto rosso. Le sta così bene che da quel momento la bambina vuole indossare soltanto quello. Per questo tutti cominciano a chiamarla Cappuccetto Rosso.
English translation
Once upon a time there was a sweet, kind girl whom everyone loved. Her grandmother adored her most of all and would have given her anything. One day, Grandma gives her a little red velvet hood. It suits her so well that from then on, the girl wants to wear only that. That’s why everyone starts calling her Little Red Riding Hood.
Is Intermediate right for me?
Choose Intermediate when you can follow connected storytelling in Italian and want more of the original story’s detail and nuance. Read a passage for its overall meaning, then return to unfamiliar expressions with the English translation and audio. Compare the Beginner edition when you want a gentler read.
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Are these B1 or B2 Italian stories?
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