The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 3
Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.
Toto non era grigio; era un cagnolino nero, con i capelli lunghi e setosi e i piccoli occhi neri che scintillavano allegramente su entrambi i lati del suo buffo, piccolo naso.
Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.
Toto giocava tutto il giorno, e Dorothy giocava con lui, e lo amava moltissimo.
Today, however, they were not playing.
Oggi, tuttavia, non stavano giocando.
Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
Lo zio Henry era seduto sul gradino della porta e guardava ansiosamente il cielo, che era ancora più grigio del solito.
Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms, and looked at the sky too.
Dorothy stava sulla porta con Toto tra le braccia, e guardava il cielo anche lei.
Aunt Em was washing the dishes.
La zia Em stava lavando i piatti.
From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.
Dal lontano nord sentirono un basso lamento del vento, e lo zio Henry e Dorothy potevano vedere dove l'erba alta si piegava in onde davanti alla tempesta in arrivo.
There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way they saw ripples in the grass coming from that direction also.
Ora giunse un fischio acuto nell'aria dal sud, e mentre rivolgevano gli occhi in quella direzione videro increspature nell'erba provenire anche da quella direzione.
Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up.
All'improvviso lo zio Henry si alzò in piedi.
"There's a cyclone coming, Em," he called to his wife.
«Sta arrivando un ciclone, Em,» chiamò sua moglie.
"I'll go look after the stock."
«Vado a badare al bestiame.»
Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept.
Poi corse verso i capannoni dove erano tenute le mucche e i cavalli.
Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door.
La zia Em lasciò il suo lavoro e venne alla porta.
One glance told her of the danger close at hand.
Un'occhiata la informò del pericolo imminente.
"Quick, Dorothy!" she screamed.
«Presto, Dorothy!» urlò.
"Run for the cellar!"
«Corri in cantina!»
Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him.
Toto saltò fuori dalle braccia di Dorothy e si nascose sotto il letto, e la ragazza cercò di prenderlo.
Vocabulary
- non
- Not; used to negate a verb or adjective
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- grigio
- Gray; describing a color of something
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article in Italian
- cagnolino
- Little dog; affectionate diminutive of cane
- nero
- Black; common adjective describing dark color
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article in Italian
- capelli
- Hair; plural noun referring to hairs on head
- lunghi
- Long; masculine plural adjective describing length
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction linking words
- setosi
- Silky; adjective meaning smooth and soft like silk
- piccoli
- Small, little; masculine plural adjective of size
- occhi
- Eyes; plural noun referring to the organs of sight
- neri
- Black; masculine plural adjective describing dark color
- che
- That, which, who; versatile relative or conjunction word
- scintillavano
- They sparkled, twinkled; imperfect tense of scintillare
- allegramente
- Cheerfully, merrily; adverb derived from allegro
- su
- On, upon; preposition indicating position or direction
- entrambi
- Both; pronoun or adjective referring to two things
- lati
- Sides; plural noun referring to edges or flanks
- del
- Of the; contraction of di and il masculine singular
- suo
- His, her, its; possessive adjective third person singular
- buffo
- Funny, comical; adjective describing something amusing
- piccolo
- Small, little; common adjective indicating small size
- naso
- Nose; body part on the face used for smelling
- giocava
- Was playing; imperfect tense of giocare, to play
- tutto
- All, every, whole; adjective or pronoun of totality
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article in Italian
- giorno
- Day; noun referring to a 24-hour period
- lui
- He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- lo
- Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- amava
- Loved; imperfect tense of amare, to love
- moltissimo
- Very much, a great deal; superlative of molto
- Oggi
- Today; adverb referring to the current day
- tuttavia
- However, nevertheless; conjunctive adverb of contrast
- stavano
- They were; imperfect of stare, indicating ongoing state
- giocando
- Playing; present participle of giocare used in progressive
- Lo
- Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- zio
- Uncle; male relative, sibling of one's parent
- seduto
- Seated, sitting; past participle of sedersi
- sul
- On the; contraction of su and il masculine singular
- gradino
- Step, stair; a single step of a staircase or doorway
- della
- Of the; contraction of di and la feminine singular
- porta
- Door; the movable barrier closing an entrance
- guardava
- Was watching, looking; imperfect of guardare
- ansiosamente
- Anxiously; adverb indicating worry or nervousness
- cielo
- Sky; the expanse of atmosphere above the earth
- ancora
- Still, yet, again; common Italian adverb of time
- più
- More; adverb used in comparisons or to intensify
- solito
- Usual, customary; adjective meaning habitual or normal
- stava
- Was; third person singular imperfect of stare
- sulla
- On the; contraction of su and la feminine singular
- tra
- Between, among; preposition indicating position or time
- le
- The; feminine plural definite article or pronoun
- braccia
- Arms; irregular feminine plural of braccio
- anche
- Also, too, even; adverb adding inclusion or emphasis
- lei
- She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article in Italian
- zia
- Aunt; female relative, sibling of one's parent
- lavando
- Washing; present participle of lavare used in progressive
- piatti
- Dishes, plates; plural of piatto, items washed after meals
- Dal
- From the; contraction of da and il masculine singular
- lontano
- Far, distant; adjective or adverb indicating great distance
- nord
- North; cardinal direction opposite to south
- sentirono
- They heard; third person plural passato remoto of sentire
- basso
- Low; adjective describing a low sound or position
- lamento
- Moan, lament; a low mournful sound of complaint
- vento
- Wind; the movement of air in the atmosphere
- potevano
- They could; imperfect of potere, to be able to
- vedere
- To see; infinitive of the verb of vision
- dove
- Where; adverb indicating location or relative place
- l'
- The; elided definite article before a vowel sound
- erba
- Grass; low green plants covering fields and lawns
- alta
- Tall, high; feminine adjective describing great height
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, used with reflexive verbs
- piegava
- Was bending; imperfect of piegare, to bend or fold
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or movement
- onde
- Waves; undulating movements of water or grass
- davanti
- In front of, before; adverb or preposition of position
- alla
- To the; contraction of a and la feminine singular
- tempesta
- Storm; a violent weather event with strong winds
- arrivo
- Arrival; the act of arriving or approaching
- Ora
- Now; adverb indicating the present moment in time
- giunse
- Arrived, came; third person singular passato remoto of giungere
- fischio
- Whistle, shriek; a sharp high-pitched sound
- acuto
- Sharp, shrill; adjective describing a piercing sound
- nell'
- In the; contraction of in and l' before a vowel
- aria
- Air; the invisible gaseous substance surrounding earth
- dal
- From the; contraction of da and il masculine singular
- sud
- South; cardinal direction opposite to north
- mentre
- While, whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- rivolgevano
- Were turning; imperfect of rivolgere, to turn toward
- gli
- The; masculine plural definite article or indirect pronoun
- quella
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- direzione
- Direction; the course along which something moves
- videro
- They saw; third person plural passato remoto of vedere
- increspature
- Ripples, undulations; small waves or wrinkles on a surface
- provenire
- To come from, to originate; infinitive of provenire
- da
- From, by; preposition of origin, agent, or time
- All'
- At the; contraction of a and l' before a vowel
- improvviso
- Sudden; adjective used in all'improvviso meaning suddenly
- alzò
- Rose, stood up; third person singular passato remoto of alzarsi
- piedi
- Feet; plural of piede, the lower extremity of the leg
- Sta
- Is; third person singular present of stare
- arrivando
- Arriving, coming; present participle of arrivare
- ciclone
- Cyclone; a violent rotating windstorm or tornado
- chiamò
- Called out; third person singular passato remoto of chiamare
- sua
- His, her; feminine possessive adjective third person singular
- moglie
- Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband
- Vado
- I go; first person singular present of andare
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or location
- badare
- To look after, tend; infinitive meaning to take care
- al
- To the; contraction of a and il masculine singular
- bestiame
- Livestock; farm animals kept for agricultural use
- Poi
- Then, afterward; adverb indicating subsequent action
- corse
- Ran; third person singular passato remoto of correre
- verso
- Toward; preposition indicating direction of movement
- capannoni
- Barns, large sheds; plural of capannone, large farm buildings
- erano
- Were; third person plural imperfect of essere
- tenute
- Kept, held; past participle of tenere, feminine plural
- mucche
- Cows; plural of mucca, female bovine farm animals
- cavalli
- Horses; plural of cavallo, large domesticated animals
- lasciò
- Left, abandoned; third person singular passato remoto of lasciare
- lavoro
- Work, job; activity done to earn a living
- venne
- Came; third person singular passato remoto of venire
- Un'
- A, an; feminine indefinite article elided before vowel
- occhiata
- Glance, look; a quick or brief look at something
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article in Italian
- informò
- Informed; third person singular passato remoto of informare
- pericolo
- Danger; a situation involving risk or potential harm
- imminente
- Imminent; about to happen very soon
- Presto
- Quick, hurry; adverb urging speed or fast action
- urlò
- Screamed, shouted; third person singular passato remoto of urlare
- Corri
- Run; second person singular imperative of correre
- cantina
- Cellar, basement; underground room beneath a building
- saltò
- Jumped; third person singular passato remoto of saltare
- fuori
- Out, outside; adverb indicating exterior position
- dalle
- From the; contraction of da and le feminine plural
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition of possession
- nascose
- Hid; third person singular passato remoto of nascondersi
- sotto
- Under, beneath; preposition indicating lower position
- letto
- Bed; furniture used for sleeping and resting
- ragazza
- Girl, young woman; a female child or teenager
- cercò
- Tried, searched; third person singular passato remoto of cercare
- prenderlo
- To take him/it; infinitive prenderlo with clitic pronoun attached
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