The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 3
But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, made a low bow and said, in a sweet voice:
Ma la piccola vecchia si avvicinò a Dorothy, fece un profondo inchino e disse, con una voce dolce:
"You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins.
"Siate la benvenuta, nobilissima Maga, nella terra dei Munchkin.
We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage."
Siamo così grati a voi per aver ucciso la Malvagia Strega dell'Est, e per aver liberato il nostro popolo dalla schiavitù."
Dorothy listened to this speech with wonder.
Dorothy ascoltò questo discorso con stupore.
What could the little woman possibly mean by calling her a sorceress, and saying she had killed the Wicked Witch of the East?
Cosa poteva mai intendere la piccola donna chiamandola una maga, e dicendo che aveva ucciso la Malvagia Strega dell'Est?
Dorothy was an innocent, harmless little girl, who had been carried by a cyclone many miles from home; and she had never killed anything in all her life.
Dorothy era una bambina innocente e inoffensiva, che era stata trasportata da un ciclone a molte miglia da casa; e non aveva mai ucciso nulla in tutta la sua vita.
But the little woman evidently expected her to answer; so Dorothy said, with hesitation, "You are very kind, but there must be some mistake.
Ma la piccola donna si aspettava evidentemente una risposta; così Dorothy disse, con esitazione, "Siete molto gentile, ma ci deve essere un errore.
I have not killed anything."
Io non ho ucciso nulla."
"Your house did, anyway," replied the little old woman, with a laugh, "and that is the same thing.
"La vostra casa lo ha fatto, comunque," rispose la piccola vecchia, ridendo, "e fa lo stesso.
See!" she continued, pointing to the corner of the house.
Guardate!" continuò, indicando l'angolo della casa.
"There are her two feet, still sticking out from under a block of wood."
"Ci sono i suoi due piedi, ancora sporgenti da sotto un blocco di legno."
Dorothy looked, and gave a little cry of fright.
Dorothy guardò, e lanciò un piccolo grido di spavento.
There, indeed, just under the corner of the great beam the house rested on, two feet were sticking out, shod in silver shoes with pointed toes.
Là, infatti, proprio sotto l'angolo della grande trave su cui poggiava la casa, sporgevano due piedi, calzati in scarpe d'argento con le punte aguzze.
"Oh, dear! Oh, dear!" cried Dorothy, clasping her hands together in dismay.
"Oh, cielo! Oh, cielo!" esclamò Dorothy, stringendosi le mani insieme con costernazione.
"The house must have fallen on her. Whatever shall we do?
"La casa deve esserle caduta sopra. Cosa dobbiamo fare?
Vocabulary
- Ma
- Conjunction expressing contrast or opposition; 'but'
- la
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'
- piccola
- Adjective meaning small or little in size
- vecchia
- Adjective or noun meaning old woman or elderly
- si
- Reflexive pronoun or particle meaning 'oneself' or 'yes'
- avvicinò
- Past tense of avvicinarsi; moved closer or approached
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'
- fece
- Past tense of fare; did or made something
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- profondo
- Adjective meaning deep, profound, or thorough
- inchino
- A bow made as a gesture of respect or greeting
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses
- disse
- Past tense of dire; said or spoke to someone
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- voce
- Noun meaning voice or spoken sound
- dolce
- Adjective meaning sweet, gentle, or soft
- Siate
- Subjunctive or imperative form of essere; 'be' (formal plural)
- benvenuta
- Welcome, used to greet a female newcomer warmly
- nobilissima
- Superlative of nobile; most noble or highly esteemed
- Maga
- Noun meaning sorceress, female wizard, or magician
- nella
- Contraction of 'in la'; meaning 'in the' (feminine)
- terra
- Noun meaning land, earth, or ground
- dei
- Contraction of 'di i'; meaning 'of the' (masculine plural)
- Siamo
- First person plural of essere; 'we are'
- così
- Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'in this way'
- grati
- Adjective meaning grateful or thankful (plural form)
- voi
- Second person plural pronoun meaning 'you all'
- per
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'in order to'
- aver
- Infinitive auxiliary verb 'to have' in compound forms
- ucciso
- Past participle of uccidere; killed or slain someone
- Malvagia
- Adjective meaning wicked, evil, or malicious (feminine)
- Strega
- Noun meaning witch or sorceress with magical powers
- dell'
- Contraction of 'di la/lo'; meaning 'of the'
- Est
- Noun meaning East, a cardinal direction
- liberato
- Past participle of liberare; freed or liberated someone
- il
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- nostro
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our' (masculine singular)
- popolo
- Noun meaning people, folk, or population of a place
- dalla
- Contraction of 'da la'; meaning 'from the' (feminine)
- schiavitù
- Noun meaning slavery, bondage, or servitude
- ascoltò
- Past tense of ascoltare; listened to or heard someone
- questo
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this'
- discorso
- Noun meaning speech, discourse, or spoken address
- stupore
- Noun meaning astonishment, amazement, or bewilderment
- Cosa
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what' in a question
- poteva
- Imperfect of potere; was able to or could do something
- mai
- Adverb meaning 'ever', 'never', or 'possibly'
- intendere
- Verb meaning to mean, intend, or understand something
- donna
- Noun meaning woman or adult female person
- chiamandola
- Gerund of chiamare plus pronoun; calling her something
- maga
- Noun meaning sorceress or female magician
- dicendo
- Gerund of dire; saying or stating while doing something
- che
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'
- aveva
- Imperfect of avere; had or was having something
- era
- Imperfect of essere; was, indicating past state or condition
- bambina
- Noun meaning young girl or female child
- innocente
- Adjective meaning innocent, guiltless, or harmless
- inoffensiva
- Adjective meaning harmless or posing no threat
- stata
- Past participle of essere (feminine); had been somewhere
- trasportata
- Past participle of trasportare; carried or transported away
- da
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'from', or 'since'
- ciclone
- Noun meaning cyclone, a powerful rotating windstorm
- molte
- Adjective meaning many or a great number (feminine plural)
- miglia
- Plural of miglio; miles, a unit of distance measurement
- casa
- Noun meaning house, home, or dwelling place
- non
- Adverb of negation meaning 'not' or 'no'
- nulla
- Pronoun or noun meaning nothing or not anything
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'inside', or 'within'
- tutta
- Adjective meaning all, entire, or whole (feminine singular)
- sua
- Possessive adjective meaning 'her', 'his', or 'its'
- vita
- Noun meaning life or the course of one's existence
- aspettava
- Imperfect of aspettare; was waiting or expecting something
- evidentemente
- Adverb meaning evidently, obviously, or clearly so
- risposta
- Noun meaning answer, reply, or response to something
- esitazione
- Noun meaning hesitation or pause before acting or speaking
- Siete
- Second person plural of essere; 'you are' (plural/formal)
- molto
- Adverb or adjective meaning very, much, or a lot
- gentile
- Adjective meaning kind, polite, or courteous in manner
- ci
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'us', 'there', or 'here'
- deve
- Third person singular of dovere; must or has to do
- essere
- Infinitive of the verb 'to be'
- errore
- Noun meaning error, mistake, or inaccuracy
- Io
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- ho
- First person singular of avere; 'I have'
- La
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'
- vostra
- Possessive adjective meaning 'your' (plural/formal, feminine)
- lo
- Masculine direct object pronoun meaning 'him' or 'it'
- ha
- Third person singular of avere; 'he/she/it has'
- fatto
- Past participle of fare; done or made something
- comunque
- Adverb meaning anyway, nevertheless, or in any case
- rispose
- Past tense of rispondere; answered or replied to someone
- ridendo
- Gerund of ridere; laughing while performing an action
- fa
- Third person singular of fare; does, makes, or matters
- stesso
- Adjective or pronoun meaning same or itself (masculine)
- Guardate
- Imperative of guardare (plural); look or watch this
- continuò
- Past tense of continuare; continued speaking or acting
- indicando
- Gerund of indicare; pointing to or indicating something
- l'
- Elided definite article meaning 'the' before a vowel
- angolo
- Noun meaning corner or angle of a space or shape
- della
- Contraction of 'di la'; meaning 'of the' (feminine)
- Ci
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'there' or 'us'
- sono
- Third person plural of essere or first person singular; 'are'/'I am'
- i
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- suoi
- Possessive adjective meaning 'her/his/its' (masculine plural)
- due
- Number adjective meaning two
- piedi
- Noun plural meaning feet or the lower extremities
- ancora
- Adverb meaning still, yet, or again
- sporgenti
- Adjective meaning protruding, sticking out, or jutting forth
- sotto
- Preposition or adverb meaning under, below, or beneath
- blocco
- Noun meaning block, large solid piece of material
- di
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or indicating possession
- legno
- Noun meaning wood or timber material
- guardò
- Past tense of guardare; looked at or observed something
- lanciò
- Past tense of lanciare; launched, threw, or let out something
- piccolo
- Adjective meaning small or little (masculine form)
- grido
- Noun meaning cry, shout, or scream of strong emotion
- spavento
- Noun meaning fright, fear, or sudden terror
- Là
- Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a place at distance
- infatti
- Adverb meaning indeed, in fact, or as a matter of fact
- proprio
- Adjective or adverb meaning own, really, or exactly
- grande
- Adjective meaning big, large, or great in size
- trave
- Noun meaning beam or large structural timber piece
- su
- Preposition meaning on, upon, or above something
- cui
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which', 'whom', or 'whose'
- poggiava
- Imperfect of poggiare; was resting or leaning on something
- sporgevano
- Imperfect of sporgere; were protruding or sticking out
- calzati
- Past participle of calzare; fitted with or wearing footwear
- scarpe
- Noun plural meaning shoes or footwear
- d'
- Elided form of 'di'; meaning 'of' before a vowel
- argento
- Noun meaning silver, a precious metallic element
- le
- Feminine plural article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'them'
- punte
- Noun plural meaning tips, points, or sharp ends
- aguzze
- Adjective meaning sharp, pointed, or tapering to a point
- Oh
- Exclamation expressing surprise, shock, or sudden emotion
- cielo
- Noun meaning sky or heaven; used in exclamations
- esclamò
- Past tense of esclamare; exclaimed or cried out suddenly
- stringendosi
- Gerund of stringersi; clasping or pressing together reflexively
- mani
- Noun plural meaning hands
- insieme
- Adverb meaning together or at the same time
- costernazione
- Noun meaning consternation, dismay, or great distress
- esserle
- Infinitive essere plus pronoun; to be to her or for her
- caduta
- Past participle of cadere; fallen down onto something
- sopra
- Preposition or adverb meaning above, over, or on top
- dobbiamo
- First person plural of dovere; we must or we have to
- fare
- Infinitive meaning to do, to make, or to perform
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