Italian–English parallel text
Il fascio di bastoncini
The Bundle of Sticks
Aesop
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Un padre aveva diversi figli che litigavano sempre tra loro.
A father had several sons who were always quarreling with each other.
Niente di ciò che diceva serviva a qualcosa, così ha pensato a lungo a un esempio chiaro che mostrasse loro che litigare tra di loro li avrebbe portati nei guai.
Nothing he said did the least bit of good, so he thought hard about a striking example that would show them that fighting among themselves would lead to trouble.
Un giorno il litigio è stato molto peggiore del solito, e ciascuno dei figli teneva il muso ed era di cattivo umore. Il padre ha chiesto a uno di loro di portargli un fascio di bastoncini.
One day the quarreling was much worse than usual, and each of the sons was sulking in a bad mood. The father asked one of them to bring him a bundle of sticks.
Poi ha dato il fascio a ciascuno dei suoi figli a turno e ha detto loro di provare a spezzarlo. Ma anche se ognuno ci ha provato con tutte le forze, nessuno di loro ci è riuscito.
Then he handed the bundle to each of his sons in turn and told them to try to break it. But although each one tried his best, none of them could do it.
Il padre allora ha slegato il fascio e ha dato i bastoncini ai suoi figli da spezzare uno a uno. Lo hanno fatto con molta facilità.
The father then untied the bundle and gave the sticks to his sons to break one by one. They did this very easily.
«Figli miei», ha detto il padre, «non vedete che se andate d’accordo e vi aiutate a vicenda, i vostri nemici non potranno farvi del male?
“My sons,” said the father, “don’t you see that if you get along and help each other, your enemies won’t be able to hurt you?
Ma se siete divisi tra voi, non sarete più forti di un singolo bastoncino di quel fascio».
But if you’re divided among yourselves, you’ll be no stronger than a single stick in that bundle.”
L’unione fa la forza.
There is strength in unity.
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