Italian–English parallel text
Tre uomini di Gotham
Three Men of Gotham
James Baldwin (1841–1925)
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C’è una città in Inghilterra che si chiama Gotham, e si raccontano molte storie divertenti sulle persone strane che vivevano lì.
There is a town in England called Gotham, and many funny stories are told about the strange people who used to live there.
Un giorno due uomini di Gotham si sono incontrati su un ponte. Hodge tornava dal mercato e Peter andava al mercato.
One day two men of Gotham met on a bridge. Hodge was coming from the market, and Peter was going to the market.
«Dove stai andando?» ha detto Hodge.
“Where are you going?” said Hodge.
«Sto andando al mercato a comprare delle pecore», ha detto Peter.
“I’m going to the market to buy sheep,” said Peter.
«Comprare delle pecore?» ha detto Hodge. «E da che parte le porterai a casa?»
“Buy sheep?” said Hodge. “And which way will you bring them home?”
«Le porterò su questo ponte», ha detto Peter.
“I’ll bring them over this bridge,” said Peter.
«No, non lo farai», ha detto Hodge.
“No, you won’t,” said Hodge.
«Sì, invece», ha detto Peter.
“Yes, I will,” said Peter.
«Non lo farai», ha detto Hodge.
“You won’t,” said Hodge.
«Lo farò», ha detto Peter.
“I will,” said Peter.
Poi hanno battuto i loro bastoni per terra, come se ci fossero cento pecore tra di loro.
Then they beat their sticks on the ground as though there were a hundred sheep between them.
«Attento!» ha gridato Peter. «Fai attenzione che le mie pecore non saltino giù dal ponte».
“Careful!” cried Peter. “Watch out that my sheep don’t jump off the bridge.”
«Non mi importa dove saltano», ha detto Hodge, «ma da qui non passeranno».
“I don’t care where they jump,” said Hodge, “but they won’t go over it.”
«Invece sì», ha detto Peter.
“But they will,” said Peter.
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