corvo volpe Flashcards

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C’era una volta un corvo che, fermo su un ramo, si guardava intorno in cerca di qualcosa da mangiare.

L’occasione arrivò presto.

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Once upon a time there was a crow that, standing on a branch, looked around in search of something to eat.

The opportunity came soon.

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Sotto il ramo dove si era posato il corvo, stava passando una volpe, che notò subito il pezzo di formaggio nel suo becco. Si sedette lì sotto e pensò:

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Under the branch where the crow had settled, a fox was passing, which immediately noticed the piece of cheese in its beak. He sat down there and thought:

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“Quanto mi piacerebbe mettere le zampe su quel pezzo di formaggio…”.

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“How I would like to put my paws on that piece of cheese …”.

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Ma il corvo era su un ramo troppo alto e lei non ci sarebbe mai arrivata con un salto.

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But the crow was on too high a branch and she would never jump there.

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Forse, però, poteva farcela usando la sua astuzia. Si sa, le volpi sono molto furbe.

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But perhaps he could do it using his cunning. You know, foxes are very clever.

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Buongiorno signor corvo, ma che belle penne che hai! – disse la volpe.

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  • Good morning Mr. Crow, but what beautiful feathers you have! Said the fox.
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Il corvo, sentendo queste parole, guardò giù e la vide.

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The crow, hearing these words, looked down and saw her.

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Conoscendo il tipo, il corvo si fece subito sospettoso.

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Knowing the type, the crow immediately became suspicious. “

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Come mai la volpe mi fa questi complimenti?” si chiese; ma la volpe continuò:

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10
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Hai anche un gran bel portamento!

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You also have a great bearing!

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Al corvo iniziò a piacere tutta questa adulazione.

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The crow began to like all this flattery.

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E che bel becco che hai, sembra proprio il becco di un re!

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And what a beautiful beak you have, it looks like a king’s beak!

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13
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Al corvo non pareva vero di ricevere tanta attenzione. Sentir lodare il suo becco, poi, era una cosa bellissima.

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The crow didn’t seem to be getting so much attention. And hearing his beak praised was a beautiful thing.

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“Be’, effettivamente ho delle bellissime penne nere” pensò, e iniziò a sbattere le ali per metterle bene in mostra.

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“Well, I actually have beautiful black feathers,” he thought, and began flapping his wings to show them off.

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15
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Se solo potessi sentire una dolce melodia provenire da quel becco…

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If only I could hear a sweet melody coming from that beak …

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vorrei proprio sentire che meravigliose canzoni puoi cantare… –

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I would really like to hear what wonderful songs you can sing … -

17
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continuò la volpe con un tono sempre più adulatorio.

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continued the fox with an increasingly flattering tone.

18
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Il corvo era al settimo cielo per la felicità. Dopo così tanti complimenti doveva dimostrare alla volpe quanto bravo era nel canto, così aprì il becco e:
– Cra! Cra! Cra!

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The crow was over the moon with happiness. After so many compliments he had to show the fox how good he was at singing, so he opened his beak and:
- Cra! Cra! Cra!

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E mentre il corvo cercava di dare sfoggio delle sue abilità di cantante,

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And as the crow tried to show off his singing skills,

20
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il pezzo di formaggio scivolò via dal becco.

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the piece of cheese slipped out of the beak.

21
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La volpe, che aspettava lì sotto, aprì la bocca e il formaggio ci finì dritto dritto dentro.

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The fox, waiting below, opened its mouth and the cheese went straight into it.

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La volpe, tutta contenta per essere riuscita a guadagnarsi il pranzo usando solo la sua astuzia,

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The fox, delighted to have managed to earn his lunch using only his cunning,

23
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salutò con la zampa il corvo, ringraziò e se ne andò via per il sentiero del bosco.

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he waved goodbye to the crow, thanked him and went off along the path through the woods.

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Il corvo, poverino, era rimasto con le ali e il becco aperti per la sorpresa.

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The fox, delighted to have managed to earn his lunch using only his cunning,

he waved goodbye to the crow, thanked him and went off along the path through the woods.

The crow, poor thing, was left with its wings and beak spread out in surprise.

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“Dovevo stare più attento” pensò mentre guardava la volpe allontanarsi.

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I had to be more careful, he thought as he watched the fox walk away.

26
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“La prossima volta che qualcuno mi farà così tanti complimenti non mi lascerò ingannare così facilmente.

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“The next time someone gives me so many compliments, I won’t be fooled that easily.

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Cercherò di capire se sono complimenti sinceri o se sono solo un modo per ottenere qualcosa da me”.

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I’ll try to understand if they are sincere compliments or if they are just a way to get something from me “.

28
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E volò via, in cerca di qualcos’altro da mangiare.

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And he flew away, looking for something else to eat.

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Morale: non bisogna mai fidarsi di chi fa troppi complimenti.

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Moral: you should never trust those who give too many compliments.