Anansi e le noci di cola

Anansi il ragno aveva molta fame.

Anansi the spider was very hungry.

Non aveva cibo a casa.

He had no food at home.

Camminò attraverso la foresta cercando qualcosa da mangiare.

He walked through the forest looking for something to eat.

Presto, Anansi vide un grande albero di cola.

Soon, Anansi saw a big kola tree.

L'albero aveva molte noci su di esso.

The tree had many nuts on it.

Le noci sembravano buone da mangiare.

The nuts looked good to eat.

Ma l'albero era molto alto.

But the tree was very tall.

Anansi non riusciva ad arrampicarsi per prendere le noci.

Anansi could not climb up to get the nuts.

Anansi pensò a un piano.

Anansi thought of a plan.

Chiamò l'Elefante.

He called to Elephant.

"Amico Elefante, puoi aiutarmi?"

"Friend Elephant, can you help me?"

"Voglio le noci di cola da questo albero."

"I want the kola nuts from this tree."

Tu sei grande e forte.

"You are big and strong."

Puoi scuotere l'albero per me?

"Can you shake the tree for me?"

L'elefante era gentile.

Elephant was kind.

Ha spinto l'albero con il suo corpo grande.

He pushed the tree with his big body.

Lo scosse con forza.

He shook it hard.

Molte noci di cola caddero a terra.

Many kola nuts fell down to the ground.

"Grazie, Elefante,"

"Thank you, Elephant,"

disse Anansi.

said Anansi.

Condividiamo queste noci.

"Let us share these nuts."

"Condividiamo queste noci."

"You take half and I will take half."

Ma Anansi era avido.

But Anansi was greedy.

Non voleva condividere.

He did not want to share.

Quando l'Elefante non guardava, Anansi prese tutte le noci.

When Elephant was not looking, Anansi took all the nuts.

Le mise nella sua borsa e scappò via.

He put them in his bag and ran away.

L'Elefante tornò e non vide noci a terra.

Elephant came back and saw no nuts on the ground.

Era triste e arrabbiato.

He was sad and angry.

Anansi lo aveva ingannato.

Anansi had tricked him.

Il giorno dopo, Anansi aveva di nuovo fame.

The next day, Anansi was hungry again.

Tornò all'albero di cola.

He went back to the kola tree.

Questa volta vide la Scimmia sull'albero.

This time he saw Monkey in the tree.

"Amica Scimmia,"

"Friend Monkey,"

chiamato Anansi.

called Anansi.

Puoi aiutarmi?

"Can you help me?"

"Per favore, getta giù alcune noci di cola."

"Please throw down some kola nuts."

Ho molta fame.

"I am very hungry."

Anche la scimmia era gentile.

Monkey was kind too.

Raccolse molte noci e le gettò giù ad Anansi.

He picked many nuts and threw them down to Anansi.

"Grazie, Scimmia,"

"Thank you, Monkey,"

said Anansi.

"Let us share these nuts together."

"Condividiamo queste noci insieme."

But again, Anansi was greedy.

Ma ancora una volta, Anansi era avido.

When Monkey came down from the tree, all the nuts were gone.

Quando la Scimmia scese dall'albero, tutte le noci erano sparite.

Anansi had taken them all and run away.

Anansi le aveva prese tutte ed era scappato.

Monkey was very angry.

He told Elephant what happened.

They decided to teach Anansi a lesson.

The next day, Elephant and Monkey waited by the kola tree.

Soon Anansi came back.

He was hungry again.

"Friends!"

called Anansi.

"Can you help me get more nuts?"

"Puoi aiutarmi a prendere altre noci?"

"Yes,"

"Sì,"

said Elephant.

"But this time, we will divide the nuts in a fair way."

Elephant shook the tree.

Monkey picked the nuts.

They made three piles of nuts on the ground.

"Here, Anansi,"

said Monkey.

"Choose your pile first."

Anansi looked at the three piles.

He wanted the biggest pile.

He pointed to it quickly.

"I choose this one,"

said Anansi. But when Anansi opened his pile, he found only empty shells.

All the good nuts were in the other two piles.

Elephant and Monkey laughed.

"This is what happens when you are greedy, Anansi."

"You tricked us before."

"Now you get nothing."

Anansi felt ashamed.

He learned that being greedy and tricking friends was wrong.

From that day, Anansi always shared fairly with others.