Italian–English parallel text

Il leone e l’asino

The Lion and the Ass

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Un leone e un asino si sono messi d’accordo per andare a caccia insieme. Mentre cercavano una preda, hanno visto diverse capre selvatiche correre dentro una grotta e hanno fatto un piano per catturarle.

A lion and an ass agreed to go hunting together. While they were looking for prey, they saw a number of wild goats run into a cave, and they made a plan to catch them.

L’asino doveva entrare nella grotta e far uscire le capre, mentre il leone sarebbe rimasto all’ingresso per abbatterle.

The ass was to go into the cave and drive the goats out, while the lion would stand at the entrance and strike them down.

Il piano ha funzionato benissimo. L’asino ha fatto un rumore così terribile nella grotta, tirando calci e ragliando con tutte le sue forze, che le capre sono corse fuori in preda al panico, per poi cadere vittime del leone.

The plan worked beautifully. The ass made such a terrible noise in the cave, kicking and braying with all his might, that the goats ran out in a panic, only to fall victim to the lion.

L’asino è uscito dalla grotta, sentendosi orgoglioso.

The ass came out of the cave, feeling proud.

«Hai visto come le ho fatte correre?» ha detto.

“Did you see how I made them run?” he said.

«Sì, ho visto», ha risposto il leone. «E se non conoscessi te e la tua specie, sarei scappato anch’io».

“Yes, I did,” answered the lion. “And if I didn’t know you and your kind, I would have run too.”

Chi si vanta a voce alta non colpisce e non spaventa le persone che lo conoscono.

A loud boaster doesn’t impress or scare the people who know him.

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