Italian–English parallel text
Cappuccetto Rosso
Little Red-Cap
Brothers Grimm
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C’era una volta una cara bambina, che era amata da chiunque la vedesse, ma soprattutto da sua nonna, e non c’era nulla che ella non avrebbe dato alla piccola.
Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing that she would not have given to the child.
Una volta le regalò un cappuccetto di velluto rosso, che le stava così bene che la bimba non volle più portare altro; perciò tutti la chiamavano sempre «Cappuccetto Rosso».
Once she gave her a little cap of red velvet, which suited her so well that she would never wear anything else; so she was always called ‘Little Red-Cap.’
Un giorno sua madre le disse: «Vieni, Cappuccetto Rosso, ecco un pezzo di focaccia e una bottiglia di vino; portali alla nonna, è debole e malata e le faranno bene.
One day her mother said to her: ‘Come, Little Red-Cap, here is a piece of cake and a bottle of wine; take them to your grandmother, she is ill and weak, and they will do her good.
Mettiti in cammino prima che faccia caldo e, mentre vai, cammina per bene e con giudizio, senza allontanarti dal sentiero, altrimenti potresti cadere e rompere la bottiglia, e la nonna rimarrebbe senza nulla; e quando entri nella sua stanza, non dimenticare di dire: “Buongiorno”, e non guardare in ogni angolo prima di farlo».
Set out before it gets hot, and when you are going, walk nicely and quietly and do not run off the path, or you may fall and break the bottle, and then your grandmother will get nothing; and when you go into her room, don’t forget to say, “Good morning”, and don’t peep into every corner before you do it.’
«Farò molta attenzione», disse Cappuccetto Rosso a sua madre, e le diede la mano come promessa.
‘I will take great care,’ said Little Red-Cap to her mother, and gave her hand on it.
La nonna viveva fuori nel bosco, a mezza lega dal villaggio; e proprio quando Cappuccetto Rosso entrò nel bosco, la incontrò un lupo. Cappuccetto non sapeva quale creatura malvagia egli fosse, e non ne ebbe affatto paura.
The grandmother lived out in the wood, half a league from the village, and just as Little Red-Cap entered the wood, a wolf met her. Red-Cap did not know what a wicked creature he was, and was not at all afraid of him.
«Buongiorno, Cappuccetto Rosso», disse.
‘Good day, Little Red-Cap,’ said he.
«Grazie di cuore, lupo».
‘Thank you kindly, wolf.’
«Dove vai così presto, Cappuccetto Rosso?»
‘Whither away so early, Little Red-Cap?’
«Dalla nonna».
‘To my grandmother’s.’
«Che cosa hai nel grembiule?»
‘What have you got in your apron?’
«Focaccia e vino; ieri era giorno di forno, così la povera nonna malata avrà qualcosa di buono per rimettersi in forze».
‘Cake and wine; yesterday was baking-day, so poor sick grandmother is to have something good, to make her stronger.’
«Dove abita la tua nonna, Cappuccetto Rosso?»
‘Where does your grandmother live, Little Red-Cap?’
«A un buon quarto di lega più avanti nel bosco; la sua casa sorge sotto le tre grandi querce, e sotto ci sono i noccioli; la conosci di sicuro», rispose Cappuccetto Rosso.
‘A good quarter of a league farther on in the wood; her house stands under the three large oak-trees, the nut-trees are just below; you surely must know it,’ replied Little Red-Cap.
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