The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 4
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"There is nothing to be done," said the little woman calmly.
«Non c'è nulla da fare,» disse la piccola donna con calma.
"But who was she?" asked Dorothy.
«Ma chi era lei?» chiese Dorothy.
"She was the Wicked Witch of the East, as I said," answered the little woman.
«Era la Malvagia Strega dell'Est, come ho detto,» rispose la piccola donna.
"She has held all the Munchkins in bondage for many years, making them slave for her night and day.
«Ha tenuto tutti i Munchkin in schiavitù per molti anni, costringendoli a lavorare per lei giorno e notte.
Now they are all set free, and are grateful to you for the favor."
Ora sono tutti liberi, e ti sono grati per il favore.»
"Who are the Munchkins?" inquired Dorothy.
«Chi sono i Munchkin?» domandò Dorothy.
"They are the people who live in this land of the East where the Wicked Witch ruled."
«Sono le persone che vivono in questa terra dell'Est dove regnava la Malvagia Strega.»
"Are you a Munchkin?" asked Dorothy.
«Sei una Munchkin?» chiese Dorothy.
"No, but I am their friend, although I live in the land of the North.
«No, ma sono loro amica, sebbene io viva nella terra del Nord.
When they saw the Witch of the East was dead the Munchkins sent a swift messenger to me, and I came at once.
Quando videro che la Strega dell'Est era morta, i Munchkin mi mandarono un rapido messaggero, e io venni subito.
I am the Witch of the North."
Sono la Strega del Nord.»
"Oh, gracious!" cried Dorothy.
«Oh, cielo!» esclamò Dorothy.
"Are you a real witch?"
«Sei una vera strega?»
"Yes, indeed," answered the little woman.
«Sì, certo,» rispose la piccola donna.
"But I am a good witch, and the people love me.
«Ma sono una buona strega, e la gente mi vuole bene.
I am not as powerful as the Wicked Witch was who ruled here, or I should have set the people free myself."
Non sono potente quanto era la Malvagia Strega che regnava qui, altrimenti avrei liberato il popolo io stessa.»
"But I thought all witches were wicked," said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch.
«Ma credevo che tutte le streghe fossero malvagie,» disse la bambina, che era in parte spaventata di trovarsi di fronte a una vera strega.
"Oh, no, that is a great mistake.
«Oh, no, questo è un grave errore.
There were only four witches in all the Land of Oz, and two of them, those who live in the North and the South, are good witches.
Nel Paese di Oz c'erano solo quattro streghe, e due di esse, quelle che vivono nel Nord e nel Sud, sono buone streghe.
Vocabulary
- Non
- Negation word meaning 'not'
- c'
- Contraction of 'ci' before a vowel
- è
- Third person singular of 'essere', meaning 'is'
- nulla
- Nothing; used in negative constructions
- da
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'by', or 'to do'
- fare
- To do or to make
- disse
- Past tense of 'dire', meaning 'said'
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- piccola
- Small or little, feminine adjective
- donna
- Woman; adult female person
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- calma
- Calm; a state of peacefulness or composure
- Ma
- Conjunction meaning 'but'
- chi
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'
- era
- Imperfect tense of 'essere', meaning 'was'
- lei
- Third person singular pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'
- chiese
- Past tense of 'chiedere', meaning 'asked'
- Era
- Imperfect tense of 'essere', meaning 'she was'
- Malvagia
- Wicked or evil, feminine adjective
- Strega
- Witch; a woman with magical powers
- dell'
- Contraction of 'di' and 'l'', meaning 'of the'
- Est
- East; one of the four cardinal directions
- come
- As or how; used for comparison or questions
- ho
- First person singular of 'avere', meaning 'I have'
- detto
- Past participle of 'dire', meaning 'said'
- rispose
- Past tense of 'rispondere', meaning 'answered'
- Ha
- Third person singular of 'avere', meaning 'has'
- tenuto
- Past participle of 'tenere', meaning 'held' or 'kept'
- tutti
- All or everyone; masculine plural adjective or pronoun
- i
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- schiavitù
- Slavery; condition of being enslaved by another
- per
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'through'
- molti
- Many; masculine plural adjective indicating large quantity
- anni
- Years; plural of 'anno'
- costringendoli
- Forcing them; gerund of 'costringere' with pronoun
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- lavorare
- To work; infinitive of the verb 'lavorare'
- giorno
- Day; a period of twenty-four hours
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- notte
- Night; the dark period after sunset
- Ora
- Now; at the present moment
- sono
- Third person plural of 'essere', meaning 'they are'
- liberi
- Free; masculine plural adjective meaning liberated
- ti
- Second person singular object pronoun meaning 'you'
- grati
- Grateful; masculine plural adjective expressing thankfulness
- il
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- favore
- Favor; a kind or helpful act for someone
- Chi
- Who; interrogative pronoun asking about identity
- domandò
- Past tense of 'domandare', meaning 'asked' or 'inquired'
- Sono
- First or third person plural of 'essere', 'I am' or 'they are'
- le
- Feminine plural definite article or indirect pronoun 'to her'
- persone
- People; plural of 'persona'
- che
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'who'
- vivono
- Third person plural of 'vivere', meaning 'they live'
- questa
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this', feminine singular
- terra
- Land, earth, or ground
- dove
- Where; adverb or conjunction indicating place
- regnava
- Imperfect of 'regnare', meaning 'she used to reign'
- Sei
- Second person singular of 'essere', meaning 'you are'
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- No
- Negation word meaning 'no'
- ma
- Conjunction meaning 'but'
- loro
- Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'their'
- amica
- Friend; feminine noun for a female friend
- sebbene
- Although; conjunction introducing a concessive clause
- io
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- viva
- Subjunctive of 'vivere', meaning 'I live' or 'long live'
- nella
- Contraction of 'in' and 'la', meaning 'in the'
- del
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'
- Nord
- North; one of the four cardinal directions
- Quando
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- videro
- Past tense of 'vedere', meaning 'they saw'
- morta
- Dead; feminine past participle of 'morire'
- mi
- First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'
- mandarono
- Past tense of 'mandare', meaning 'they sent'
- un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- rapido
- Fast or quick; masculine adjective
- messaggero
- Messenger; a person who carries messages
- venni
- Past tense of 'venire', meaning 'I came'
- subito
- Immediately or right away
- cielo
- Sky or heaven; also used as an exclamation
- esclamò
- Past tense of 'esclamare', meaning 'exclaimed'
- vera
- True or real; feminine adjective
- Sì
- Yes; affirmative response word
- certo
- Certainly or sure; affirmative adverb or adjective
- buona
- Good; feminine adjective describing positive quality
- gente
- People; a group of persons collectively
- vuole
- Third person singular of 'volere', meaning 'wants'
- bene
- Well; adverb meaning good or goodness
- potente
- Powerful or mighty; adjective describing great strength
- quanto
- As much as; used in comparisons of quantity
- qui
- Here; adverb indicating this place
- altrimenti
- Otherwise; conjunction indicating alternative consequence
- avrei
- Conditional of 'avere', meaning 'I would have'
- liberato
- Past participle of 'liberare', meaning 'freed' or 'liberated'
- popolo
- People or folk; a nation or community collectively
- stessa
- Herself or same; feminine reflexive intensifier pronoun
- credevo
- Imperfect of 'credere', meaning 'I believed' or 'I thought'
- tutte
- All; feminine plural pronoun or adjective
- streghe
- Witches; plural of 'strega'
- fossero
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'essere', meaning 'they were'
- malvagie
- Wicked or evil; feminine plural adjective
- bambina
- Little girl; young female child
- parte
- Part or side; also 'partly' as adverb
- spaventata
- Frightened or scared; feminine past participle
- di
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- trovarsi
- To find oneself; reflexive infinitive of 'trovare'
- fronte
- Front or forehead; facing or in front of
- no
- No; negation or disagreement
- questo
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- grave
- Serious or grave; adjective describing severity
- errore
- Error or mistake; an incorrect action or belief
- Nel
- Contraction of 'in' and 'il', meaning 'in the'
- Paese
- Country, land, or village
- erano
- Imperfect of 'essere', meaning 'there were' or 'they were'
- solo
- Only or alone; adverb or adjective
- quattro
- Four; the number 4
- due
- Two; the number 2
- esse
- Third person feminine plural pronoun meaning 'they'
- quelle
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- nel
- Contraction of 'in' and 'il', meaning 'in the'
- Sud
- South; one of the four cardinal directions
- buone
- Good; feminine plural adjective
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