Italian
Un Corvo vola con un pezzo di formaggio nel becco.
English translation
A crow flies with a piece of cheese in its beak.
Italian · Absolute Beginner
La volpe e il corvo
Adapted from The Fox and the Crow
A fox flatters a crow into dropping the food she is holding.
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La volpe lusinga il corvo
The fox flatters the crow
Italian
Poi si ferma su un ramo di un albero.
English translation
Then it stops on a branch of a tree.
Italian
Una Volpe vede il Corvo.
English translation
A fox sees the crow.
Italian
La Volpe vuole il formaggio e va sotto l'albero.
English translation
The fox wants the cheese and goes under the tree.
Italian
La Volpe parla al Corvo.
English translation
The fox speaks to the crow.
Italian
Dice che il Corvo ha belle piume e una voce molto bella.
English translation
She says that the crow has beautiful feathers and a very beautiful voice.
Italian
Poi chiede al Corvo di cantare.
English translation
Then she asks the crow to sing.
Italian
Dice che il Corvo può essere la regina degli uccelli.
English translation
She says the crow can be the queen of the birds.
Italian
Ma la Volpe vuole solo il formaggio.
English translation
But the fox only wants the cheese.
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