seed italian fairy tale Flashcards

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Un tempo, in Giappone, viveva un principe che non aveva ancora trovato moglie. Suo padre era molto in pena: “Devi affrettarti, figlio mio; la mia fine si avvicina e tu diventerai imperatore. Ma potrai salire al trono soltanto se troverai moglie”.

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Once, in Japan, there lived a prince who had not yet found a wife. His father was very much in pain: “You must hurry up, my son; my end is near and you will become emperor. But you will only be able to ascend the throne if you find a wife ”.

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pena

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pain

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Il principe decise di non contrariare suo padre e si mise a cercare una fanciulla adatta a diventare sua sposa. I saggi consiglieri gli suggerirono di radunare a corte tutte le ragazze del regno, perché così sarebbe stata più facile la scelta

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The prince decided not to upset his father and set about looking for a girl suitable to become his wife. The wise counselors advised him to gather all the girls of the kingdom to court, so that the choice would be easier.

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“Quella che colpirà il mio cuore, sarà la mia sposa”, si disse il principe.

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the one who strikes my heart will be my bride

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Il giorno stabilito, giunsero a palazzo centinaia di nobili fanciulle, agghindate a festa. Tra loro c’era anche una serva, Kaori, vestita umilmente e senza alcun titolo nobiliare.

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On the appointed day, hundreds of noble girls came to the palace, all dressed up for their festivities. Among them there was also a servant, Kaori, humbly dressed and without any noble title.

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“Non andare, purtroppo non puoi competere con le altre, non è il tuo destino”, le aveva detto la madre.

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“Don’t go, unfortunately you can’t compete with the others, it’s not your destiny”, her mother had told her.

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Ma Kaori non l’aveva ascoltata: “Anche se non sarò la prescelta, almeno vivrò con la gioia di aver incontrato il principe”..

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But she Kaori had not listened to her: “Even if I will not be the chosen one, at least I will live with the joy of having met the prince” ..

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Quando tutte le fanciulle si furono radunate, il principe lanciò una sfida:

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When all the girls had gathered, the prince issued a challenge:

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“Darò a ciascuna di voi un seme e colei che fra sei mesi mi porterà il fiore più bello sarà la mia sposa, la futura imperatrice”.

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“I will give each of you a seed and the one who will bring me the most beautiful flower in six months will be my bride, the future empress”.

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Anche Kaori prese il suo seme e lo piantò in un vaso di argilla: lo innaffiava, si accertava che non subisse sbalzi di temperatura, che ricevesse luce a sufficienza.

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Kaori also took her seed and planted it in a clay pot: she watered it, made sure that it did not suffer from sudden changes in temperature, that it received enough light.

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Purtroppo tutti i suoi sforzi erano vani: passavano i mesi e dalla terra non spuntava proprio nulla.

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Unfortunately, all her efforts were in vain: the months passed and nothing sprouted from the earth.

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Nonostante ciò, la ragazza non demordeva e continuava a curare il semino, nella speranza che nascesse almeno germoglio.

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Despite this, the girl did not give up and she continued to take care of the seed, in the hope that at least sprout would be born.

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sei mesi trascorsero e giunse il tempo di tornare a corte a mostrare la piantina nata da ciascun seme.

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six months passed and the time came to return to the court to show the plant born from each seed.

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La madre di Kaori cercò di farla desistere: “Non andare, te ne prego. Cosa penserà il principe vedendo il tuo vaso vuoto?”.

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Kaori’s mother tried to make her give up: “Don’t go, please. What will the prince think when he sees your empty vase? “.

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Ma la fanciulla non si perse d’animo e la rassicurò, dicendole che sarebbe partita ugualmente, per mostrare al principe il frutto del suo amore paziente.

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But the girl did not lose heart and reassured her, telling her that she would leave anyway, to show the prince the fruit of her patient love.

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Giunta a palazzo, Kaori vide le altre ragazze portare fiori bellissimi, colorati e dal profumo inebriante. Tutte sfilarono davanti al principe, mostrando il frutto della loro fatica.

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Arriving at the palace, Kaori saw the other girls carrying beautiful, colorful flowers with an intoxicating scent. All paraded in front of the prince, showing the fruit of their labor.

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Anche Kaori si mise davanti al principe e gli mostrò il suo vaso, pieno solo di terra nerastra. Il principe lo scrutò in silenzio e poi annunciò la sua decisione:

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Kaori also stood in front of the prince and showed him her vase, filled only with blackish earth. The prince peered at him silently and then announced his decision:

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“Questa donna che sorregge un umile vaso di terracotta, senza nessun fiore, diventerà mia moglie”.

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“This woman who holds up a humble earthen jar, without any flowers, will become my wife”.

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Ci fu un gran brusio, poiché nessuno capiva le motivazioni del principe. Ma egli spiegò:

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There was a great buzz, as no one understood the prince’s motives. But he explained:

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Questa donna è l’unica che ha saputo far germogliare il seme dell’onestà e quindi degna di diventare imperatrice.

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“This woman is the only one who has known how to sprout the seed of honesty and therefore worthy of becoming empress.

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I semi che vi ho dato erano sterili, senza vita. Nulla sarebbe potuto crescere da essi e voi avete tentato di ingannarmi”.

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The seeds I gave you were sterile, lifeless. Nothing could have grown from them and you tried to deceive me ”.

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Fu così che Kaori sposò il principe e con lui governò saggiamente il regno.

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Thus it was that Kaori married the prince and wisely ruled the kingdom with him.