Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 5

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He met the fox, who gave him the good advice: but when he came to the two inns, his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merrymaking was, and called to him to come in; and he could not withstand the temptation, but went in, and forgot the golden bird and his country in the same manner.

Incontrò la volpe, che gli diede il buon consiglio: ma quando arrivò alle due locande, il suo fratello maggiore era in piedi alla finestra dove si stava facendo baldoria, e lo chiamò affinché entrasse; ed egli non poté resistere alla tentazione, ma entrò, e dimenticò l'uccello d'oro e il suo paese nello stesso modo.

Time passed on again, and the youngest son too wished to set out into the wide world to seek for the golden bird; but his father would not listen to it for a long while, for he was very fond of his son, and was afraid that some ill luck might happen to him also, and prevent his coming back.

Il tempo passò di nuovo, e anche il figlio più giovane desiderò partire per il vasto mondo alla ricerca dell'uccello d'oro; ma suo padre non volle sentirne parlare per molto tempo, poiché amava molto suo figlio, e temeva che anche a lui potesse capitare qualche disgrazia, e che ciò gli impedisse di tornare.

However, at last it was agreed he should go, for he would not rest at home; and as he came to the wood, he met the fox, and heard the same good counsel.

Tuttavia, alla fine fu stabilito che sarebbe andato, poiché non riusciva a stare in pace a casa; e quando arrivò al bosco, incontrò la volpe, e udì lo stesso buon consiglio.

But he was thankful to the fox, and did not attempt his life as his brothers had done; so the fox said, 'Sit upon my tail, and you will travel faster.'

Ma egli fu grato alla volpe, e non attentò alla sua vita come avevano fatto i suoi fratelli; così la volpe disse: «Siediti sulla mia coda, e viaggerai più velocemente».

So he sat down, and the fox began to run, and away they went over stock and stone so quick that their hair whistled in the wind.

Così egli si sedette, e la volpe cominciò a correre, e via andarono su ceppi e sassi così velocemente che i loro capelli fischiavano nel vento.

When they came to the village, the son followed the fox's counsel, and without looking about him went to the shabby inn and rested there all night at his ease.

Quando arrivarono al villaggio, il figlio seguì il consiglio della volpe, e senza guardarsi intorno andò alla locanda scalcinata e vi si riposò per tutta la notte con agio.

Vocabulary

Incontrò: in-kon-TRÒ — He/she encountered or met someone
la: la — The (feminine singular definite article)
volpe: VOL-pe — Fox, a cunning wild animal
che: ke — That, which, who (relative/conjunction)
gli: ʎi — To him, indirect object pronoun masculine
diede: DIÈE-de — He/she gave (past tense of dare)
il: il — The (masculine singular definite article)
buon: bwon — Good (masculine adjective before consonant)
consiglio: kon-SÌL-lyo — Advice or counsel given to someone
ma: ma — But, however (coordinating conjunction)
quando: KWAN-do — When (temporal conjunction or adverb)
arrivò: ar-ri-VÒ — He/she arrived at a place
alle: AL-le — At the, to the (feminine plural contraction)
due: DU-e — Two (cardinal number)
locande: lo-KAN-de — Inns, small lodging establishments
suo: SU-o — His, her, its (possessive adjective)
fratello: fra-TÈL-lo — Brother, male sibling
maggiore: mad-JÒ-re — Older, elder, or greater in rank
era: È-ra — Was (imperfect tense of essere)
in: in — In, at (preposition of location)
piedi: PYÈE-di — Feet; in piedi means standing up
alla: AL-la — At the, to the (feminine singular contraction)
finestra: fi-NÈS-tra — Window of a building or room
dove: DÒ-ve — Where (relative adverb of place)
si: si — Himself, herself, reflexive pronoun
stava: STÀ-va — Was (imperfect of stare, ongoing action)
facendo: fa-CHÈN-do — Doing, making (gerund of fare)
baldoria: bal-DÒ-rya — Revelry, merrymaking, noisy celebration
e: e — And (coordinating conjunction)
lo: lo — Him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
chiamò: kya-MÒ — He/she called out to someone
affinché: af-fin-KÈ — So that, in order that (conjunction)
entrasse: en-TRÈS-se — That he might enter (subjunctive of entrare)
ed: ed — And (variant before vowels)
egli: ÈL-lyi — He (formal subject pronoun)
non: non — Not (negation adverb)
poté: po-TÈ — He/she was able to (past of potere)
resistere: re-SÌS-te-re — To resist or withstand something
tentazione: ten-ta-TSYÒ-ne — Temptation, strong urge to do something
entrò: en-TRÒ — He/she entered a place
dimenticò: di-men-ti-KÒ — He/she forgot something
l': l — The (elided definite article before vowel)
uccello: ut-CHÈL-lo — Bird, a feathered flying animal
d': d — Of (elided preposition before vowel)
oro: Ò-ro — Gold, precious yellow metal
paese: pa-È-ze — Village, town, or country
nello: NÈL-lo — In the (masculine singular contraction)
stesso: STÈS-so — Same, identical (adjective)
modo: MÒ-do — Way, manner, method
Il: il — The (masculine singular definite article)
tempo: TÈM-po — Time or weather
passò: pas-SÒ — Passed, went by (past of passare)
di: di — Of, from (preposition)
nuovo: NWÒ-vo — New; di nuovo means again
anche: ÀN-ke — Also, too, even (adverb)
figlio: FÌL-lyo — Son, male child
più: pyù — More, most (comparative adverb)
giovane: JÒ-va-ne — Young person or young (adjective)
desiderò: de-zi-de-RÒ — He/she desired or wished for something
partire: par-TÌ-re — To leave, to depart on a journey
per: per — For, through, in order to (preposition)
vasto: VÀS-to — Vast, wide, immense (adjective)
mondo: MÒN-do — World, the earth
ricerca: ri-CHÈR-ka — Search, research, quest for something
dell': del — Of the (elided contraction before vowel)
padre: PÀ-dre — Father, male parent
volle: VÒL-le — He/she wanted (past tense of volere)
sentirne: sen-TÌR-ne — To hear about it (infinitive with pronoun)
parlare: par-LÀ-re — To speak, to talk
molto: MÒL-to — Much, very, a lot (adverb/adjective)
poiché: poi-KÈ — Because, since (causal conjunction)
amava: a-MÀ-va — He/she loved (imperfect of amare)
temeva: te-MÈ-va — He/she feared (imperfect of temere)
a: a — To, at (preposition)
lui: lui — Him, he (personal pronoun)
potesse: po-TÈS-se — That he might be able (subjunctive of potere)
capitare: ka-pi-TÀ-re — To happen, to occur to someone
qualche: KWÀL-ke — Some, any (indefinite adjective)
disgrazia: dis-GRÀ-tsya — Misfortune, mishap, bad luck
ciò: chò — That, this, it (demonstrative pronoun)
impedisse: im-pe-DÌS-se — That it might prevent (subjunctive of impedire)
tornare: tor-NÀ-re — To return, to come back home
Tuttavia: tut-ta-VÌ-a — Nevertheless, however, yet (conjunction)
fine: FÌ-ne — End; alla fine means in the end
fu: fu — Was (past tense of essere)
stabilito: sta-bi-LÌ-to — Established, decided, settled upon
sarebbe: sa-RÈB-be — Would be (conditional of essere)
andato: an-DÀ-to — Gone (past participle of andare)
riusciva: ryu-SHÌI-va — He/she managed or succeeded (imperfect)
stare: STÀ-re — To stay, to be (in a state)
pace: PÀ-che — Peace, calm, tranquility
casa: KÀ-za — House, home
al: al — At the, to the (masculine singular contraction)
bosco: BÒS-ko — Wood, forest, grove of trees
incontrò: in-kon-TRÒ — He/she met or encountered someone
udì: u-DÌ — He/she heard (past tense of udire)
Ma: ma — But, however (coordinating conjunction)
grato: GRÀ-to — Grateful, thankful (adjective)
attentò: at-ten-TÒ — He/she attempted against, threatened someone
sua: SU-a — His, her, its (feminine possessive adjective)
vita: VÌ-ta — Life, living existence
come: KÒ-me — As, like, how (conjunction/adverb)
avevano: a-VÈ-va-no — They had (imperfect of avere)
fatto: FÀT-to — Done, made (past participle of fare)
i: i — The (masculine plural definite article)
suoi: SWÒi — His, her (masculine plural possessive)
fratelli: fra-TÈL-li — Brothers, male siblings
così: ko-ZÌ — So, thus, in this way
disse: DÌS-se — He/she said (past tense of dire)
Siediti: SYÈE-di-ti — Sit down! (imperative reflexive of sedersi)
sulla: SÙL-la — On the (feminine singular contraction)
mia: MÌ-a — My (feminine possessive adjective)
coda: KÒ-da — Tail of an animal
viaggerai: vyad-je-RÀI — You will travel (future of viaggiare)
velocemente: ve-lo-che-MÈN-te — Quickly, rapidly, at great speed
Così: ko-ZÌ — So, thus, therefore (adverb)
sedette: se-DÈT-te — He/she sat down (past of sedersi)
cominciò: ko-min-CHÒO — He/she began, started (past of cominciare)
correre: KÒR-re-re — To run, to move fast
via: VÌ-a — Away; also road or street
andarono: an-DÀ-ro-no — They went (past tense of andare)
su: su — Over, on, up (preposition/adverb)
ceppi: CHÈP-pi — Tree stumps or logs on ground
sassi: SÀS-si — Stones, rocks, pebbles
loro: LÒ-ro — Their, theirs (possessive pronoun/adjective)
capelli: ka-PÈL-li — Hair (of the head)
fischiavano: fis-KYÀA-va-no — They whistled (imperfect of fischiare)
nel: nel — In the (masculine singular contraction)
vento: VÈN-to — Wind, moving air
Quando: KWÀN-do — When (temporal conjunction or adverb)
arrivarono: ar-ri-VÀ-ro-no — They arrived (past tense of arrivare)
villaggio: vil-LÀD-jo — Village, small rural settlement
seguì: se-GWÌ — He/she followed (past of seguire)
della: DÈL-la — Of the (feminine singular contraction)
senza: SÈN-tsa — Without (preposition)
guardarsi: gwar-DÀR-si — To look at oneself or look around
intorno: in-TÒR-no — Around, surrounding (adverb/preposition)
andò: an-DÒ — He/she went (past tense of andare)
locanda: lo-KÀN-da — Inn, small lodging place for travelers
scalcinata: skal-chi-NÀ-ta — Rundown, shabby, dilapidated (adjective)
vi: vi — There, in it (adverb/pronoun of place)
riposò: ri-po-ZÒ — He/she rested (past of riposare)
tutta: TÙT-ta — All, entire, whole (feminine adjective)
notte: NÒT-te — Night, the nighttime
con: kon — With (preposition)
agio: À-jo — Ease, comfort, convenience

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