The Butterfly and the Candle
The vain and wandering butterfly, not content with being able to fly at its ease through the air, overcome by the tempting flame of the candle, decided to fly into it; but its sportive impulse was the cause of a sudden fall, for its delicate wings were burnt in the...
Le feu et l’eau
Dans un conflit avec de l’eau dans une casserole, le feu dit que l’eau ne doit pas rester au-dessus du feu, qui est le roi des éléments, et il tente de chasser l’eau de la casserole en la faisant bouillir. L’eau, rendant au feu l’honneur...
The Fire and the Water
In a dispute with water in a pot, the fire says that water should not stand above fire, which is the king of the elements, and it tries to drive the water from the pot by boiling it. The water, paying the fire the honor of its obedience, descends and drowns the fire....
Il fuoco e l’acqua
Il foco cocendo l’acqua posta nel laveggio, dicendo che l’acqua non merita star sopra il foco, re delli elementi, e così vo’ per forza di bollore cacciare l’acqua del laveggio onde quella per farli onore d’ubbidienzia discende in basso e...
