Italian short stories – Learning Italian through English
Akbar and Birbal – Il contadino e il suo pozzo
Once upon a time, there was a farmer who wanted to water his crops. Since the river was far away, he wanted to buy a well. There was a rich man who owned a well.
TranslateC’era una volta un contadino che voleva annaffiare i suoi raccolti. Dato che il fiume era lontano, voleva comprare un pozzo. C’era un uomo ricco che possedeva un pozzo.
The farmer purchased the well from the rich man for a price of 5 silver coins. The rich man was very cunning and wanted to cheat the farmer. He wanted to earn more money.
TranslateIl contadino ha acquistato il pozzo dal ricco al prezzo di 5 monete d’argento. Il ricco era molto astuto e voleva ingannare il contadino. Voleva guadagnare di più.
The next day, the farmer went to the well with a bucket to draw water from the well. The rich man was standing outside the well and was smiling broadly.
TranslateIl giorno successivo, l’agricoltore è andato al pozzo con un secchio per attingere l’acqua dal pozzo. Il ricco era in piedi fuori dal pozzo e sorrideva ampiamente.
The rich man said, “I have sold you only the well and not the water. If you want to take water from the well, you must pay me one silver coin every week.”
TranslateIl ricco disse: “Ti ho venduto solo il pozzo e non l’acqua. Se vuoi prendere l’acqua dal pozzo, devi pagarmi una moneta d’argento ogni settimana. “
The poor man tried to argue but the rich man refused to listen. The rich man had many servants and the poor man could not fight the rich man for the water.
TranslateIl povero ha cercato di discutere, ma il ricco si è rifiutato di ascoltare. Il ricco aveva molti servi e il povero non poteva combattere il ricco per l’acqua.
Not knowing what to do, the poor man began to cry. His neighbour saw him and said, “My dear friend, go to King Akbar and ask for justice. King Akbar is a great king and he shall help you.”
TranslateNon sapendo cosa fare, il pover’uomo iniziò a piangere. Il suo vicino lo vide e disse: “Mio caro amico, vai dal re Akbar e chiedi giustizia. Il re Akbar è un grande re e ti aiuterà “.
The poor man went to the king and complained about the rich man. Akbar listened patiently and looked at his minister Birbal.
TranslateIl povero andò dal re e si lamentò del ricco. Akbar ascoltò pazientemente e guardò il suo ministro Birbal.
Birbal said, “My Lord, I shall take care of this. I shall go and pay a visit to this man.”
TranslateBirbal disse: “Mio Signore, ci penserò io. Andrò a far visita a quest’uomo. “
Birbal was a very famous minster who was known for his intelligence and wit. He went with the farmer to the rich man’s house.
TranslateBirbal era un pastore molto famoso, noto per la sua intelligenza e arguzia. Andò con il contadino a casa del ricco.
The rich man laughed and explained to Birbal, “Dear Birbal. I have only sold the well and not the water. If I sell a pot, should I also give away whatever is inside? That is not fair”
TranslateIl ricco rise e spiegò a Birbal: “Caro Birbal. Ho venduto solo il pozzo e non l’acqua. Se vendo una pentola, dovrei regalare anche quello che c’è dentro? Non è giusto”
Birbal said, “You are absolutely right. Does the water belong to you?”
The rich man said, “Of course it does.”
TranslateBirbal ha detto: “Hai assolutamente ragione. L’acqua ti appartiene? “
Il ricco disse: “Certo che sì”.
Birbal said, “Then your water is occupying the well belonging to the farmer. You must pay him 2 silver coins weekly as rent.”
TranslateBirbal disse: «Allora la tua acqua sta occupando il pozzo che appartiene all’agricoltore. Devi pagargli 2 monete d’argento settimanalmente come affitto. “
The rich man realized that he could not cheat the farmer anymore. He apologized to the farmer and to Birbal. He also paid the farmer 1 silver coin as a penalty.
TranslateIl ricco si rese conto che non poteva più ingannare il contadino. Si è scusato con il contadino e con Birbal. Ha anche pagato all’agricoltore 1 moneta d’argento come penalità.
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