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Italian · Beginner

Il leone e il topo

Adapted from The Lion and the Mouse

By Aesop

A lion spares a mouse, who later frees him from a hunter’s net.

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Illustration for the scene “The lion catches the mouse”

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Il leone cattura il topo

The lion catches the mouse

Italian

Un giorno un leone dorme e un topolino comincia a correre su e giù sul suo corpo. Il leone si sveglia e blocca il topo sotto la sua grande zampa. Poi apre la bocca per mangiarlo.

English translation

One day, a lion is sleeping when a little mouse starts running up and down on his body. The lion wakes up and traps the mouse beneath his big paw. Then he opens his mouth to eat him.

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