Italian–English parallel text
Cappuccetto Rosso
Little Red Riding Hood
Charles Perrault
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C’era una volta, in un villaggio, una bambina di campagna, la più bella che si fosse mai vista. Sua madre le voleva un gran bene e sua nonna la amava ancora di più.
Once upon a time, in a certain village, there lived a little country girl, the prettiest girl anyone had ever seen. Her mother was extremely fond of her, and her grandmother loved her even more.
Questa brava donna le fece fare una mantellina rossa con cappuccio. Le stava così bene che tutti la chiamavano Cappuccetto Rosso.
This good woman had a little red riding hood made for her. It suited the girl so well that everybody called her Little Red Riding Hood.
Un giorno sua madre, che aveva preparato delle focacce, le disse:
One day her mother, who had baked some cakes, said to her:
«Va’, cara mia, e vedi come sta tua nonna. Ho sentito dire che è stata molto male. Portale una focaccia e questo vasetto di burro.»
“Go, my dear, and see how your grandmother is doing. I hear she has been very ill. Take her a cake and this little pot of butter.”
Cappuccetto Rosso partì subito per andare a casa della nonna, che si trovava in un altro villaggio.
Little Red Riding Hood set out at once for her grandmother’s house, which was in another village.
Mentre attraversava il bosco, incontrò il vecchio Lupo. Egli avrebbe voluto mangiarla, ma non osò farlo, perché nella foresta c’erano dei boscaioli poco lontano.
As she was walking through the wood, she met old Wolf. He very much wanted to eat her up, but he didn’t dare, because there were some woodcutters nearby in the forest.
Le chiese dove stesse andando. La povera bambina, che non sapeva quanto fosse pericoloso fermarsi ad ascoltare un lupo, gli disse:
He asked her where she was going. The poor child, who didn’t know it was dangerous to stop and listen to a wolf, said to him:
«Vado a trovare mia nonna, per portarle una focaccia e un vasetto di burro da parte di mia madre.»
“I’m going to see my grandmother, and take her a cake and a little pot of butter from my mother.”
«Abita lontano?», chiese il Lupo.
“Does she live far away?” asked the Wolf.
«Oh, sì», rispose Cappuccetto Rosso. «Si trova oltre quel mulino che vedi laggiù, alla prima casa del villaggio.»
“Oh, yes,” answered Little Red Riding Hood. “It’s past that mill you see over there, at the first house in the village.”
«Bene», disse il Lupo, «ci andrò anch’io a trovarla. Io prenderò questa strada e tu quella, e vedremo chi arriverà per primo.»
“Well,” said the Wolf, “I’ll go and see her too. I’ll go this way, and you go that way, and we’ll see who gets there first.”
Il Lupo si mise a correre a tutta velocità, prendendo la via più breve, mentre la bambina scelse la strada più lunga. Si divertì a raccogliere noci, a inseguire farfalle e a fare mazzolini con i fiorellini che trovava.
The Wolf started to run as fast as he could, taking the shortest way, and the little girl took the longest way around. She had fun gathering nuts, chasing butterflies, and making bunches of the little flowers she found.
Il Lupo non ci mise molto ad arrivare alla casa della vecchia. Bussò alla porta: toc, toc.
It didn’t take the Wolf long to get to the old woman’s house. He knocked at the door, tap, tap.
«Chi è?»
“Who’s there?”
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