Italian–English parallel text
La lepre e la tartaruga
The Tortoise and the Hare
Aesop
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Esopo per i bambini La lepre e la tartaruga Un giorno una lepre prendeva in giro la tartaruga perché era così lenta.
The Æsop for Children The Hare & the Tortoise A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow.
“Arrivi mai da qualche parte?” chiese con una risata beffarda.
“Do you ever get anywhere?” he asked with a mocking laugh.
“Sì,” rispose la tartaruga, “e ci arrivo prima di quanto pensi. Ti sfido in una gara e te lo dimostrerò.”
“Yes,” replied the Tortoise, “and I get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you a race and prove it.”
La lepre si divertì molto all’idea di correre una gara con la tartaruga, ma per il gusto di farlo accettò. Così la volpe, che aveva acconsentito a fare da giudice, segnò la distanza e diede il via ai corridori.
The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off.
La lepre fu presto fuori vista e, per far sentire alla tartaruga quanto fosse ridicolo da parte sua tentare una gara con una lepre, si sdraiò lungo il percorso per fare un sonnellino finché la tartaruga non l’avesse raggiunta.
The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up.
La tartaruga, nel frattempo, continuava ad andare lentamente ma costantemente e, dopo un po’, superò il punto in cui la lepre stava dormendo. Ma la lepre continuò a dormire molto tranquillamente; e quando finalmente si svegliò, la tartaruga era vicina al traguardo.
The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal.
La lepre corse allora al massimo della sua velocità, ma non riuscì a raggiungere la tartaruga in tempo.
The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.
La gara non è sempre vinta dal più veloce.
The race is not always to the swift.
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