Italian–English parallel text
Cappuccetto Rosso
Little Red Riding Hood
Charles Perrault
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Opening the reader…
C’era una volta, in un certo villaggio, una bambina di campagna, la creatura più graziosa che si fosse mai vista. Sua madre ne era perdutamente innamorata; e sua nonna ancora di più.
Once upon a time, there lived in a certain village, a little country girl, the prettiest creature was ever seen. Her mother was excessively fond of her; and her grand-mother doated on her much more.
Questa buona donna le fece fare un cappuccetto rosso; che stava così bene alla bambina, che tutti la chiamavano Cappuccetto Rosso.
This good woman got made for her a little red riding-hood; which became the girl so extremely well, that every body called her Little Red Riding-Hood.
Un giorno, sua madre, avendo preparato delle focacce, le disse:
One day, her mother, having made some girdle-cakes, said to her:
“Va’, cara mia, a vedere come sta la nonna, perché ho saputo che è stata molto male; portale una focaccia e questo vasetto di burro.”
“Go, my dear, and see how thy grand-mamma does, for I hear she has been very ill, carry her a girdle-cake, and this little pot of butter.”
Cappuccetto Rosso partì subito per andare dalla nonna, che viveva in un altro villaggio.
Little Red Riding-Hood set out immediately to go to her grand-mother, who lived in another village.
Mentre attraversava il bosco, incontrò compare Lupo, che avrebbe avuto molta voglia di mangiarsela, ma non osò, a causa di alcuni boscaioli che si trovavano lì vicino nella foresta.
As she was going thro’ the wood, she met with Gaffer Wolf, who had a very great mind to eat her up, but he durst not, because of some faggot-makers hard by 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 whither she was going. The poor child, who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and hear a Wolf talk, said to him:
“Vado a trovare la nonna e a portarle una focaccia e un vasetto di burro, da parte della mia mamma.”
“I am going to see my grand-mamma, and carry her a girdle-cake, and a little pot of butter, from my mamma.”
“Abita lontano?” disse il Lupo.
“Does she live far off?” said the Wolf.
“Oh! sì,” rispose Cappuccetto Rosso, “è oltre quel mulino che vedi laggiù, alla prima casa del villaggio.”
“Oh! ay,” answered Little Red Riding-Hood, “it is beyond that mill you see there, at the first house in the village.”
“Bene,” disse il Lupo, “andrò a trovarla anch’io: io farò questa strada e tu quella, e vedremo chi arriverà prima.”
“Well,” said the Wolf, “and I’ll go and see her too: I’ll go this way, and you go that, and we shall see who will be there soonest.”
Il Lupo iniziò a correre più veloce che poteva, prendendo la strada più breve; e la bambina andò per quella più lunga, divertendosi a raccogliere nocciole, a correre dietro alle farfalle e a fare mazzetti con i fiori che incontrava.
The Wolf began to run as fast as he could, taking the nearest way; and the little girl went by that farthest about, diverting herself in gathering nuts, running after butterflies, and making nosegays of such little flowers as she met with.
Il Lupo non impiegò molto ad arrivare alla casa della vecchia: bussò alla porta, toc, toc.
The Wolf was not long before he got to the old woman’s house: he knocked at the door, tap, tap.
“Chi è?”
“Who’s there?”
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