Concetti Chiave
- A very poor widow lives in a small cottage with her two daughters and a cock named Chanticleer, who has seven wives.
- Chanticleer shares with his favorite wife, Lady Pertelote, that he had a nightmare about a strange animal trying to kill him.
- Pertelote attributes the nightmare to indigestion, but Chanticleer insists that dreams can come true and shares various stories.
- Later, Chanticleer encounters a fox that persuades him to sing with his eyes closed, leading to his capture.
- The fox captures Chanticleer, but when he opens his mouth, the cock escapes and flies onto the trees.
The life of the widow
A very poor widow lives in a small cottage with her two daughters. She has got a cock called Chanticleer. He has got seven wives, and the loveliest of these is Lady Pertelote.
One morning, Chanticleer wakes up and tells Pertelote he had a nightmare in which a strange animal wanted to kill and eat him.
Pertelote thinks taht he had that nightmare becausa of an indigestion. But the cock wants to show her that dreams sometimes turn into reality, so he tells her different stories.
The meeting with the fox
That same morning, Chanticleer sees a fox, that tells him he wants to hear him sing with his eyes closed.
Chanticleer sings and he is taken away by the fox.
Everyone follows the fox and wants to save the cock.
Chaticleer tells the fox to say to the pursues that they will never reach him.
The fox open his mouth, and the cock escapes and flies on the trees.
Una povera vedova vive in una casetta con le sue due figlie. Lei ha un gallo chiamato Chanticleer che ha sette mogli, di cui la più bella è Lady Pertelote.
Una mattina Chanticleer si sveglia e dice a Pertelote che ha avuto un incubo in cui uno strano animale voleva ucciderlo e mangiarlo.
Pertelote pensa che il gallo abbia avuto quell'incubo a causa di un'indigestione. Ma il gallo vuole mostrarle che i sogni a volte si trasformano in realtà, così le racconta storie diverse.
Quella stessa mattina, Chanticleer vede una volpe, che gli dice di volerlo sentire cantare a occhi chiusi.
Chanticleer canta e viene portato via dalla volpe.
Tutti seguono la volpe e vogliono salvare il gallo.
Chaticleer dice alla volpe di dire alle inseguitrici che non lo raggiungeranno mai.
Così la volpe apre la bocca e il gallo fugge e vola sugli alberi.
Domande da interrogazione
- What causes Chanticleer to have a nightmare, according to Lady Pertelote?
- What lesson does Chanticleer try to convey to Lady Pertelote about dreams?
Lady Pertelote believes that Chanticleer's nightmare is due to indigestion, dismissing his fears as a result of something he ate.
Chanticleer attempts to show Lady Pertelote that dreams can sometimes become reality, as he recounts various stories to support his belief.
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