The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 6
He lives in the City of Emeralds."
Lui vive nella Città degli Smeraldi."
Dorothy was going to ask another question, but just then the Munchkins, who had been standing silently by, gave a loud shout and pointed to the corner of the house where the Wicked Witch had been lying.
Dorothy stava per fare un'altra domanda, ma proprio in quel momento i Munchkin, che erano rimasti in silenzio poco distanti, lanciarono un grido forte e indicarono l'angolo della casa dove giaceva la Strega Malvagia.
"What is it?" asked the little old woman, and looked, and began to laugh.
«Cos'è?» chiese la vecchietta, guardò, e cominciò a ridere.
The feet of the dead Witch had disappeared entirely, and nothing was left but the silver shoes.
I piedi della Strega morta erano scomparsi del tutto, e non era rimasto nulla tranne le scarpe d'argento.
"She was so old," explained the Witch of the North, "that she dried up quickly in the sun.
«Era così vecchia,» spiegò la Strega del Nord, «che si è seccata rapidamente al sole.
That is the end of her.
Questa è la sua fine.
But the silver shoes are yours, and you shall have them to wear."
Ma le scarpe d'argento sono tue, e le indosserai.»
She reached down and picked up the shoes, and after shaking the dust out of them handed them to Dorothy.
Si chinò e raccolse le scarpe, e dopo averle scrollate dalla polvere le porse a Dorothy.
"The Witch of the East was proud of those silver shoes," said one of the Munchkins, "and there is some charm connected with them; but what it is we never knew."
«La Strega dell'Est era orgogliosa di quelle scarpe d'argento,» disse uno dei Munchkin, «e c'è qualche incantesimo legato ad esse; ma quale sia non l'abbiamo mai saputo.»
Dorothy carried the shoes into the house and placed them on the table.
Dorothy portò le scarpe in casa e le posò sul tavolo.
Then she came out again to the Munchkins and said:
Poi uscì di nuovo dai Munchkin e disse:
"I am anxious to get back to my aunt and uncle, for I am sure they will worry about me.
«Sono ansiosa di tornare da mia zia e mio zio, perché sono sicura che si preoccuperanno per me.
Can you help me find my way?"
Potete aiutarmi a trovare la strada?»
The Munchkins and the Witch first looked at one another, and then at Dorothy, and then shook their heads.
I Munchkin e la Strega prima si guardarono l'un l'altro, poi guardarono Dorothy, e poi sossero la testa.
Vocabulary
- Lui
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- vive
- He/she lives; third person singular of vivere
- nella
- Contraction of 'in la', meaning 'in the'
- Città
- City or town; urban settlement
- degli
- Contraction of 'di gli', meaning 'of the' (plural masculine)
- Smeraldi
- Emeralds; precious green gemstones
- stava
- Was (doing); imperfect of stare indicating ongoing action
- per
- For, in order to; versatile preposition of purpose
- fare
- To do or to make; common infinitive verb
- un'
- Indefinite article 'a/an' before feminine vowel-starting nouns
- altra
- Another or other; feminine form of altro
- domanda
- Question or inquiry; something asked of someone
- ma
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition
- proprio
- Just, exactly, or one's own; emphatic adverb
- in
- In; basic preposition indicating location or time
- quel
- That; demonstrative adjective for masculine singular nouns
- momento
- Moment; a brief point in time
- i
- The; definite article for masculine plural nouns
- che
- That, who, or which; versatile conjunction and pronoun
- erano
- They were; imperfect plural of essere
- rimasti
- Remained; past participle plural of rimanere
- silenzio
- Silence; complete absence of sound
- poco
- A little, few; indicating small quantity or distance
- distanti
- Distant, far away; plural adjective indicating separation
- lanciarono
- They threw or let out; past tense of lanciare
- un
- A/an; indefinite article for masculine singular nouns
- grido
- Cry, shout; a loud vocal exclamation
- forte
- Loud or strong; adjective describing intensity
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- indicarono
- They pointed at; past tense of indicare
- angolo
- Corner or angle; intersection of two surfaces
- della
- Contraction of 'di la', meaning 'of the' (feminine singular)
- casa
- House or home; a building where people live
- dove
- Where; adverb or conjunction of place
- giaceva
- Was lying down; imperfect of giacere
- la
- The; definite article for feminine singular nouns
- Strega
- Witch; a woman who practices magic
- Malvagia
- Wicked or evil; feminine adjective describing badness
- Cos'è
- What is it; contraction of cosa è
- chiese
- Asked; past tense of chiedere
- vecchietta
- Little old woman; diminutive of vecchia
- guardò
- Looked, watched; past tense of guardare
- cominciò
- Began, started; past tense of cominciare
- a
- To, at; basic preposition of direction or location
- ridere
- To laugh; infinitive expressing laughter
- piedi
- Feet; plural of piede, lower limbs of the body
- morta
- Dead; feminine past participle of morire
- scomparsi
- Disappeared; masculine plural past participle of scomparire
- del
- Contraction of 'di il', meaning 'of the' (masculine singular)
- tutto
- All, everything, entirely; pronoun or adverb of totality
- non
- Not; basic negation word in Italian
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- rimasto
- Remained, left; masculine singular past participle of rimanere
- nulla
- Nothing; pronoun indicating complete absence
- tranne
- Except, apart from; preposition of exclusion
- le
- The; definite article for feminine plural nouns
- scarpe
- Shoes; plural of scarpa, footwear
- argento
- Silver; precious grey-white metal or its colour
- così
- So, thus, in this way; adverb of manner
- vecchia
- Old woman or old (feminine); adjective of age
- spiegò
- Explained; past tense of spiegare
- Nord
- North; cardinal compass direction
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning herself/himself/itself
- seccata
- Dried up; feminine past participle of seccare
- rapidamente
- Quickly, rapidly; adverb of speed
- al
- Contraction of 'a il', meaning 'at the' or 'in the'
- sole
- Sun; the star at the centre of our solar system
- Questa
- This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- sua
- Her/his/its; feminine singular possessive adjective
- fine
- End; conclusion of something
- Ma
- But; conjunction indicating contrast
- sono
- They are / I am; present tense of essere
- tue
- Yours; feminine plural possessive adjective (second person)
- indosserai
- You will wear; future tense of indossare
- chinò
- Bent down, bowed; past tense of chinare
- raccolse
- Picked up, gathered; past tense of raccogliere
- dopo
- After; preposition or adverb of time
- averle
- Having them (feminine); infinitive auxiliary with pronoun
- scrollate
- Shaken off; feminine plural past participle of scrollare
- polvere
- Dust; fine dry powder covering surfaces
- porse
- Handed over, offered; past tense of porgere
- Est
- East; cardinal compass direction
- orgogliosa
- Proud; feminine adjective expressing pride
- di
- Of, from; common preposition indicating possession
- quelle
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun
- disse
- Said; past tense of dire
- uno
- One; number or indefinite article for masculine nouns
- dei
- Of the; masculine plural partitive contraction
- c'è
- There is; contraction of ci è
- qualche
- Some, any; indefinite adjective before singular noun
- incantesimo
- Spell, enchantment; magical charm or curse
- legato
- Tied, linked, bound; past participle of legare
- ad
- To, at; variant of 'a' before vowel sounds
- esse
- Them; third person feminine plural pronoun
- quale
- Which, what; interrogative or relative pronoun
- sia
- May be; present subjunctive of essere
- abbiamo
- We have; first person plural present of avere
- mai
- Never, ever; adverb of time or frequency
- saputo
- Known, found out; past participle of sapere
- portò
- Carried, brought; past tense of portare
- posò
- Placed, set down; past tense of posare
- sul
- Contraction of 'su il', meaning 'on the'
- tavolo
- Table; piece of furniture with flat surface
- Poi
- Then, afterwards; adverb indicating sequence
- uscì
- Went out, exited; past tense of uscire
- nuovo
- New, again; adjective or part of 'di nuovo' (again)
- Sono
- I am / they are; present tense of essere
- ansiosa
- Anxious, eager; feminine adjective of worry or eagerness
- tornare
- To return, go back; infinitive of motion verb
- da
- From, by, since; preposition of origin or agent
- mia
- My; feminine singular possessive adjective
- zia
- Aunt; female relative, sister of parent
- mio
- My; masculine singular possessive adjective
- zio
- Uncle; male relative, brother of parent
- perché
- Because, why; conjunction of cause or question word
- sicura
- Sure, certain; feminine adjective of certainty
- preoccuperanno
- They will worry; future tense of preoccuparsi
- me
- Me; stressed first person singular object pronoun
- Potete
- You (plural) can; present tense of potere
- aiutarmi
- Help me; infinitive of aiutare with attached pronoun
- trovare
- To find; infinitive expressing discovery or locating
- strada
- Road, street, way; path used for travel
- prima
- First, before; adverb or adjective of sequence
- guardarono
- They looked; past tense plural of guardare
- altro
- Other, another; masculine singular indefinite adjective
- poi
- Then, afterwards; adverb of sequence
- scossero
- They shook; past tense plural of scuotere
- testa
- Head; upper body part containing the brain
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