Italian · Beginner
Adapted from Thumbelina
A tiny girl is carried far from home and meets creatures who want to decide her future.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Una donna desidera molto avere un bambino, ma non riesce ad averlo. Un giorno va da una fata e le chiede aiuto.
A woman longs very much to have a child, but she cannot have one. One day she goes to a fairy and asks her for help.
«Vorrei tanto un bambino. Puoi dirmi dove trovarne uno?»
“I would so love to have a child. Can you tell me where to find one?”
La fata le dà un chicco d'orzo, un piccolo seme.
The fairy gives her a barley grain, a small seed.
«Questo è diverso dai chicchi dei campi», spiega. «Mettilo in un vaso da fiori e guarda che cosa succede».
“This is different from the grains in the fields,” she explains. “Put it in a flowerpot and see what happens.”
La donna la ringrazia e paga dodici scellini per il chicco.
The woman thanks her and pays twelve shillings for the grain.
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