Italian–English parallel text
La lattaia e il suo secchio
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
Aesop
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Una lattaia era uscita a mungere le mucche e stava tornando dal campo con il lucido secchio del latte in perfetto equilibrio sulla testa. Mentre camminava, la sua bella testa era piena di progetti per i giorni a venire.
A milkmaid had been out to milk the cows and was coming back from the field with the shining milk pail balanced neatly on her head. As she walked along, her pretty head was busy with plans for the days to come.
«Questo latte così buono e ricco», ha pensato, «mi darà molta panna da zangolare. Porterò al mercato il burro che farò e, con i soldi che riceverò, comprerò tante uova da far schiudere.
“This good, rich milk,” she thought, “will give me plenty of cream to churn. I’ll take the butter I make to market, and with the money I get for it, I’ll buy a lot of eggs for hatching.
Che bello sarà quando si saranno schiuse tutte e il cortile sarà pieno di bei pulcini! Poi, quando arriverà il primo maggio, li venderò e con i soldi comprerò un bel vestito nuovo da indossare alla fiera. Tutti i giovani mi guarderanno.
How nice it will be when they’re all hatched and the yard is full of fine young chicks! Then, when May Day comes, I’ll sell them, and with the money I’ll buy a lovely new dress to wear to the fair. All the young men will look at me.
Verranno a cercare di conquistarmi, ma io li manderò via molto in fretta!»
They’ll come and try to win me over, but I’ll very quickly send them on their way!”
Mentre pensava a come si sarebbe comportata con loro, ha scosso la testa con disprezzo, e il secchio di latte è caduto a terra. Tutto il latte si è rovesciato, e con esso sono svaniti il burro, le uova, i pulcini, il vestito nuovo e tutto l’orgoglio della lattaia.
As she thought about how she would deal with them, she tossed her head scornfully, and down fell the pail of milk to the ground. All the milk spilled out, and with it vanished the butter and eggs and chicks and new dress and all the milkmaid’s pride.
Non contare i pulcini prima che le uova si schiudano.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
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