Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 12

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' So he said, 'Yes,' and forgot the fox's counsel, and sat down on the side of the river; and while he suspected nothing, they came behind, and threw him down the bank, and took the princess, the horse, and the bird, and went home to the king their master, and said.

Così disse 'Sì', e dimenticò il consiglio della volpe, e si sedette sulla riva del fiume; e mentre non sospettava nulla, quelli gli vennero alle spalle, e lo gettarono giù dalla riva, e presero la principessa, il cavallo e l'uccello, e tornarono a casa dal re loro padrone, e dissero.

'All this have we won by our labour.'

'Tutto questo abbiamo conquistato con il nostro lavoro.'

Then there was great rejoicing made; but the horse would not eat, the bird would not sing, and the princess wept.

Poi vi fu grande festa; ma il cavallo non voleva mangiare, l'uccello non voleva cantare, e la principessa piangeva.

The youngest son fell to the bottom of the river's bed: luckily it was nearly dry, but his bones were almost broken, and the bank was so steep that he could find no way to get out.

Il figlio minore cadde sul fondo del letto del fiume: per fortuna era quasi asciutto, ma le sue ossa erano quasi rotte, e la riva era così ripida che non riusciva a trovare alcun modo per uscire.

Then the old fox came once more, and scolded him for not following his advice; otherwise no evil would have befallen him: 'Yet,' said he, 'I cannot leave you here, so lay hold of my tail and hold fast.'

Poi la vecchia volpe tornò ancora una volta, e lo rimproverò per non aver seguito il suo consiglio; altrimenti non gli sarebbe capitato alcun male: 'Eppure,' disse, 'non posso lasciarti qui, quindi aggrappati alla mia coda e tieniti forte.'

Then he pulled him out of the river, and said to him, as he got upon the bank, 'Your brothers have set watch to kill you, if they find you in the kingdom.'

Poi lo tirò fuori dal fiume, e gli disse, mentre saliva sulla riva, 'I tuoi fratelli hanno posto delle guardie per ucciderti, se ti trovano nel regno.'

So he dressed himself as a poor man, and came secretly to the king's court, and was scarcely within the doors when the horse began to eat, and the bird to sing, and the princess left off weeping.

Così si vestì da povero, e si recò segretamente alla corte del re, e non era ancora entrato dalla porta quando il cavallo cominciò a mangiare, e l'uccello a cantare, e la principessa smise di piangere.

Vocabulary

Così: ko-ZEE — So, thus; in this way
disse: DIS-se — He/she said; past tense of 'dire'
Sì: SEE — Yes; affirmative response
e: EH — And; coordinating conjunction
dimenticò: di-men-ti-KÒ — He/she forgot; past tense of 'dimenticare'
il: IL — The; masculine singular definite article
consiglio: kon-SIL-yo — Advice, counsel; recommendation given to someone
della: DEL-la — Of the; feminine singular preposition-article contraction
volpe: VOL-pe — Fox; cunning wild animal
si: SI — Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself
sedette: se-DET-te — He/she sat down; past tense of 'sedersi'
sulla: SUL-la — On the; feminine singular preposition-article contraction
riva: REE-va — Bank, shore; edge of a river or lake
del: DEL — Of the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction
fiume: FYU-me — River; large natural flowing body of water
mentre: MEN-tre — While, whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
non: NON — Not; negation particle
sospettava: sos-pet-TA-va — He/she suspected; past continuous of 'sospettare'
nulla: NUL-la — Nothing; not anything at all
quelli: KWEL-li — Those ones; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
gli: LYI — To him; indirect object masculine pronoun
vennero: VEN-ne-ro — They came; past tense of 'venire'
alle: AL-le — To the; feminine plural preposition-article contraction
spalle: SPAL-le — Shoulders, back; rear part of the body
lo: LO — Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
gettarono: jet-TA-ro-no — They threw; past tense of 'gettare'
giù: JÙ — Down; direction downward
dalla: DAL-la — From the; feminine singular preposition-article contraction
presero: PRE-se-ro — They took; past tense of 'prendere'
la: LA — The; feminine singular definite article
principessa: prin-chi-PES-sa — Princess; daughter of a king or queen
cavallo: ka-VAL-lo — Horse; large domesticated riding animal
l'uccello: lut-CHEL-lo — The bird; winged feathered animal
tornarono: tor-NA-ro-no — They returned; past tense of 'tornare'
a: A — To, at; basic preposition of direction or location
casa: KA-za — Home, house; place where one lives
dal: DAL — From the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction
re: RE — King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
loro: LO-ro — Their, them; third person plural pronoun or adjective
padrone: pa-DRO-ne — Master, owner; person in authority over others
dissero: DIS-se-ro — They said; past tense of 'dire'
Tutto: TUT-to — Everything, all; the entire amount or quantity
questo: KWES-to — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
abbiamo: ab-BYA-mo — We have; first person plural of 'avere'
conquistato: kon-kwis-TA-to — Conquered, won; past participle of 'conquistare'
con: KON — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
nostro: NOS-tro — Our; first person plural possessive adjective
lavoro: la-VO-ro — Work, labor; effort exerted to accomplish something
Poi: POY — Then, afterwards; indicating sequence in time
vi: VI — There; adverb of place or indirect pronoun
fu: FU — There was; past tense of 'essere'
grande: GRAN-de — Great, big; large in size or importance
festa: FES-ta — Party, celebration; festive social gathering
ma: MA — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
voleva: vo-LE-va — He/she wanted; past continuous of 'volere'
mangiare: man-JA-re — To eat; consume food
cantare: kan-TA-re — To sing; produce musical vocal sounds
piangeva: pyan-JE-va — He/she was crying; past continuous of 'piangere'
Il: IL — The; masculine singular definite article
figlio: FIL-yo — Son; male child of a parent
minore: mi-NO-re — Youngest, lesser; smaller or lower in rank
cadde: KAD-de — He/she fell; past tense of 'cadere'
sul: SUL — On the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction
fondo: FON-do — Bottom, depth; lowest part of something
letto: LET-to — Bed; furniture used for sleeping
per: PER — For, by; preposition of purpose or means
fortuna: for-TU-na — Luck, fortune; favorable chance or circumstance
era: E-ra — It was; past continuous of 'essere'
quasi: KWA-zi — Almost, nearly; very close to a quantity
asciutto: a-SHYUT-to — Dry; lacking moisture or wetness
le: LE — The; feminine plural definite article
sue: SU-e — His/her; feminine plural possessive adjective
ossa: OS-sa — Bones; hard skeletal structures of the body
erano: E-ra-no — They were; past continuous of 'essere'
rotte: ROT-te — Broken; fractured or damaged, feminine plural form
così: ko-ZÌ — So, thus; in such a manner
ripida: RI-pi-da — Steep; having a sharp or abrupt incline
che: KE — That, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
riusciva: ryus-SHEE-va — He/she managed; past continuous of 'riuscire'
trovare: tro-VA-re — To find; locate or discover something
alcun: al-KUN — Any, no; indefinite adjective before masculine nouns
modo: MO-do — Way, manner; method or means of doing something
uscire: us-SHI-re — To exit, to go out; leave an enclosed space
vecchia: VEK-kya — Old woman; elderly female person
tornò: tor-NÒ — He/she returned; past tense of 'tornare'
ancora: an-KO-ra — Again, still, yet; once more or continuing
una: U-na — A, one; feminine singular indefinite article
volta: VOL-ta — Time, occasion; a single instance of something
rimproverò: rim-pro-ve-RÒ — He/she scolded; past tense of 'rimproverare'
aver: a-VER — Having; infinitive form of 'avere' in compound
seguito: se-GUI-to — Followed; past participle of 'seguire'
suo: SU-o — His, her, its; masculine singular possessive adjective
altrimenti: al-tri-MEN-ti — Otherwise; if not, or else
sarebbe: sa-REB-be — He/she/it would be; conditional of 'essere'
capitato: ka-pi-TA-to — Happened; past participle of 'capitare'
male: MA-le — Bad, harm; something negative or harmful
Eppure: ep-PU-re — Yet, still, nevertheless; expressing contrast or surprise
posso: POS-so — I can; first person singular of 'potere'
lasciarti: la-SHAR-ti — To leave you; infinitive of 'lasciare' with pronoun
qui: KWI — Here; in this place
quindi: KWIN-di — Therefore, so; indicating logical consequence
aggrappati: ag-grap-PA-ti — Hold on, cling; imperative of 'aggrapparsi'
alla: AL-la — To the; feminine singular preposition-article contraction
mia: MIA — My; feminine singular first person possessive adjective
coda: KO-da — Tail; rear appendage of an animal
tieniti: TYE-ni-ti — Hold on tight; imperative of 'tenersi'
forte: FOR-te — Strong, tight; firmly or with great strength
tirò: ti-RÒ — He/she pulled; past tense of 'tirare'
fuori: FWO-ri — Out, outside; away from the interior
saliva: sa-LI-va — He/she was climbing; past continuous of 'salire'
I: I — The; masculine plural definite article
tuoi: TWO-i — Your; masculine plural second person possessive adjective
fratelli: fra-TEL-li — Brothers; male siblings
hanno: AN-no — They have; third person plural of 'avere'
posto: POS-to — Placed, put; past participle of 'porre'
delle: DEL-le — Some, of the; feminine plural preposition-article contraction
guardie: GWAR-dye — Guards; people who watch over and protect
ucciderti: ut-CHI-der-ti — To kill you; infinitive of 'uccidere' with pronoun
se: SE — If; conditional conjunction
ti: TI — You; second person singular direct or indirect pronoun
trovano: TRO-va-no — They find; third person plural of 'trovare'
nel: NEL — In the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction
regno: REN-yo — Kingdom, realm; territory ruled by a monarch
vestì: ves-TÌ — He/she dressed; past tense of 'vestirsi'
da: DA — As, from, by; versatile Italian preposition
povero: PO-ve-ro — Poor; lacking money or resources
recò: re-KÒ — He/she went, brought; past tense of 'recarsi'
segretamente: se-gre-ta-MEN-te — Secretly; in a hidden or covert manner
corte: KOR-te — Court; royal household or judicial assembly
entrato: en-TRA-to — Entered; past participle of 'entrare'
porta: POR-ta — Door, gate; entrance to a building or room
quando: KWAN-do — When; conjunction or adverb of time
cominciò: ko-min-CHÒ — He/she began; past tense of 'cominciare'
smise: SMI-ze — He/she stopped; past tense of 'smettere'
di: DI — Of, to; very common Italian preposition
piangere: PYAN-je-re — To cry, to weep; express grief with tears

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