Italian
La volpe invita la cicogna a cena.
English translation
The fox invites the stork to dinner.
Italian · Absolute Beginner
La volpe e la cicogna
Adapted from The Fox and the Stork
A fox serves food in a way the stork cannot eat, and the stork later returns the trick.
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Il piatto basso della volpe
The fox's shallow dish
Italian
Vuole fare uno scherzo alla cicogna.
English translation
She wants to play a trick on the stork.
Italian
Serve solo un po’ di zuppa in un piatto molto basso.
English translation
She serves only a little soup in a very shallow dish.
Italian
La volpe lecca la zuppa e mangia.
English translation
The fox licks the soup and eats.
Italian
La cicogna ha un becco lungo.
English translation
The stork has a long beak.
Italian
Solo la punta del becco entra nella zuppa.
English translation
Only the tip of the stork’s beak gets into the soup.
Italian
La cicogna non riesce a mangiare e ha ancora fame.
English translation
The stork can’t eat and is still hungry.
Italian
Poi la cicogna invita la volpe a cena a casa sua.
English translation
Then the stork invites the fox to dinner at her house.
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