🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 2
PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Wolf of the Fountain
Hear the village legend the way a village tells it: si diceva che, it was said that, and the one witness who saw the wolf with his own eyes.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Laura's kitchen in Fontelupo on an evening call, the window open on the square and its fountain, Nonna Teresa on the line.
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Ora ti racconto del lupo della fontana.OH-rah tee rahk-KOHN-toh dehl LOO-poh DEHL-lah fohn-TAH-nahNow I'll tell you about the wolf of the fountain. To a friend.
Una storia del paese.OO-nah STOH-ryah dehl pah-EH-zehA village story.
Un lupo? Il nome del paese!oon LOO-poh, eel NOH-meh dehl pah-EH-zehA wolf? The name of the village!
Si diceva che scendeva di notte.see dee-CHEH-vah keh shehn-DEH-vah dee NOHT-tehIt was said that it came down at night.
Scendeva dove? Alla fontana?shehn-DEH-vah DOH-veh, AHL-lah fohn-TAH-nahCame down where? To the fountain?
Alla fontana, a bere. Grande, nero.AHL-lah fohn-TAH-nah, ah BEH-reh, GRAHN-deh, NEH-rohTo the fountain, to drink. Big, black.
E qualcuno lo vide davvero?eh kwahl-KOO-noh loh VEE-deh dahv-VEH-rohAnd did anyone really see it?
Mio nonno. Lo vide con i suoi occhi.MEE-oh NOHN-noh, loh VEE-deh kohn ee SWOY OHK-keeMy grandfather. He saw it with his own eyes.
Tuo nonno! E tu ci credi?TOO-oh NOHN-noh, eh too chee KREH-deeYour grandfather! And do you believe it? To a friend.