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The Man & the Satyr

The Man & the Satyr

A man meets a strange forest creature called a satyr and invites him home for dinner. But the satyr becomes confused by something unexpected about his new human friend.

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Un uomo stava camminando nella foresta in una fredda giornata invernale.

A man was walking in the forest on a cold winter day.

Incontrò un satiro che viveva nei boschi.

He met a satyr who lived in the woods.

"Vieni a casa mia," disse il satiro.

"Come to my home," said the satyr.

Puoi scaldarti lì.

"You can warm up there."

L'uomo aveva molto freddo.

The man was very cold.

Le sue mani erano gelide.

His hands were freezing.

Si mise le mani vicino alla bocca e ci soffiò sopra.

He put his hands near his mouth and blew on them.

"Perché fai questo?" chiese il satiro.

"Why do you do that?" asked the satyr.

"Soffio sulle mie mani per scaldarle," disse l'uomo.

"I blow on my hands to make them warm," said the man.

Andarono a casa del satiro.

They went to the satyr's home.

Il satiro diede all'uomo una zuppa calda.

The satyr gave the man hot soup.

La zuppa era molto calda.

The soup was very hot.

L'uomo soffiò sulla zuppa per raffreddarla.

The man blew on the soup to cool it down.

Il satiro vide questo e si arrabbiò.

The satyr saw this and became angry.

"Vattene!" disse il satiro.

"Go away!" said the satyr.

Prima soffi per riscaldare le cose.

"First you blow to make things hot.

Poi soffi per raffreddare le cose.

Then you blow to make things cold.

Non posso fidarmi di qualcuno che fa due cose diverse con lo stesso respiro!" Il satiro spinse l'uomo fuori dalla sua casa.

I cannot trust someone who does two different things with the same breath!" The satyr pushed the man out of his home.

L'uomo dovette tornare indietro nella fredda foresta da solo.

The man had to walk back into the cold forest alone.