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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Lo specchio del mago malvagio
The wicked magician's mirror
Italian
Ascoltate: la nostra storia comincia con un mago malvagio, molto soddisfatto della sua ultima invenzione. Aveva costruito uno specchio capace di deformare tutto ciò che rifletteva. Il bene e la bellezza diventavano così piccoli da scomparire quasi del tutto; le cose brutte e inutili, invece, sembravano dieci volte peggiori.
English translation
Listen: our story begins with an evil magician, very pleased with his latest invention. He had made a mirror that could distort everything it reflected. Goodness and beauty became so small that they almost disappeared altogether; ugly, useless things, on the other hand, seemed ten times worse.
Italian
Nello specchio, i paesaggi più incantevoli parevano spinaci bolliti. I visi delle persone belle erano talmente deformati che nemmeno gli amici le avrebbero riconosciute. Bastava una lentiggine perché naso e bocca sembrassero coperti di macchie. E se qualcuno aveva un pensiero buono o devoto, sul suo riflesso compariva una smorfia.
English translation
In the mirror, the most enchanting landscapes looked like boiled spinach. Beautiful people's faces were so distorted that even their friends would not have recognized them. A single freckle was enough to make a nose and mouth look covered in spots. And if someone had a good or devout thought, a grimace appeared on their reflection.
Italian
Il mago rideva, entusiasta della propria invenzione. Gli allievi della sua scuola di magia ne parlavano ovunque: secondo loro, quello specchio mostrava finalmente il mondo e i suoi abitanti come erano davvero.
English translation
The magician laughed, delighted with his invention. The pupils at his school of magic talked about it everywhere: in their opinion, the mirror finally showed the world and its inhabitants as they really were.
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