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Italian · Beginner

Il principe ranocchio

Adapted from The Frog Prince

By The Brothers Grimm

A princess loses her golden ball in a well and must keep a promise to a talking frog.

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Illustration for the scene “The princess by the well”

Scene 1 · Beginner

La principessa accanto al pozzo

The princess by the well

Italian

Tanto tempo fa vive un re con le sue figlie. Sono tutte belle, ma la più giovane è bellissima. Vicino al castello c'è una grande foresta buia. Nella foresta, sotto un vecchio albero, c'è un pozzo.

English translation

Long ago, a king lives with his daughters. They are all beautiful, but the youngest is exceptionally beautiful. Near the castle is a large, dark forest. In the forest, beneath an old tree, there is a well.

Italian

Quando fa molto caldo, la principessa va a sedersi vicino al pozzo, dove l'aria è fresca. Porta con sé una palla d'oro, il suo giocattolo preferito. Quando si annoia, lancia la palla in alto e la riprende.

English translation

When it is very hot, the princess goes to sit by the well, where the air is cool. She brings along a golden ball, her favorite toy. When she gets bored, she tosses the ball up and catches it.

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