Italian · Beginner
Adapted from The Ant and the Grasshopper
A grasshopper spends the summer singing while an ant stores food for winter.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Un giorno d'estate, una cavalletta salta e canta in un campo. Vicino a lei passa una formica che porta con fatica una spiga di grano verso il formicaio.
One summer day, a grasshopper hops and sings in a field. Nearby, an ant passes by, struggling to carry a head of wheat to the anthill.
«Perché non ti fermi a parlare con me? Lavori così tanto!» dice la cavalletta.
“Why don’t you stop and talk with me? You work so hard!” the grasshopper says.
«Sto aiutando a raccogliere cibo per l'inverno», risponde la formica. «Ti consiglio di farlo anche tu».
“I’m helping gather food for the winter,” the ant replies. “I recommend you do the same.”
La cavalletta non si preoccupa dell'inverno, perché in quel momento c'è molto cibo. La formica continua per la sua strada e torna al lavoro.
The grasshopper isn’t worried about winter, because there is plenty of food at that moment. The ant continues on her way and goes back to work.
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