Italian
Un principe vuole sposare una vera principessa.
English translation
A prince wants to marry a real princess.
Italian · Absolute Beginner
La principessa sul pisello
Adapted from The Princess and the Pea
A queen devises an unusual test to find out whether a visitor is a real princess.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Il principe vuole una vera principessa
The prince wants a real princess
Italian
Viaggia in tutto il mondo.
English translation
He travels all over the world.
Italian
Incontra molte principesse, ma non sa se sono vere principesse.
English translation
He meets many princesses, but he doesn’t know if they are real princesses.
Italian
Non trova la principessa che cerca.
English translation
He doesn’t find the princess he is looking for.
Italian
Il principe torna a casa.
English translation
The prince returns home.
Italian
È triste.
English translation
He is sad.
Italian
Vuole tanto una vera principessa.
English translation
He really wants a real princess.
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