Italian
È estate.
English translation
It is summer.
Italian · Absolute Beginner
La formica e la cavalletta
Adapted from The Ant and the Grasshopper
A grasshopper spends the summer singing while an ant stores food for winter.
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Una formica indaffarata in estate
A busy ant in summer
Italian
Una cavalletta canta in un campo.
English translation
A grasshopper sings in a field.
Italian
Una formica passa con del grano.
English translation
An ant passes by carrying some grain.
Italian
Porta il grano a casa e fa molta fatica.
English translation
She carries the grain home, and it takes a lot of effort.
Italian
La cavalletta vuole parlare con la formica.
English translation
The grasshopper wants to talk to the ant.
Italian
Chiede alla formica di fermarsi e di non lavorare tanto.
English translation
She asks the ant to stop and not work so hard.
Italian
La formica raccoglie il cibo per l'inverno.
English translation
The ant gathers food for the winter.
Italian
Dice alla cavalletta di raccogliere il cibo anche lei.
English translation
She tells the grasshopper to gather food too.
Italian
Ma la cavalletta non pensa all'inverno.
English translation
But the grasshopper doesn't think about winter.
Italian
Ora c'è tanto cibo.
English translation
There is plenty of food now.
Italian
Per lei non è necessario lavorare.
English translation
As far as she’s concerned, there’s no need to work.
Italian
La formica continua a lavorare.
English translation
The ant keeps working.
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