Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip's good deed of saving a dog is rewarded with multiple tickets from a traffic cop. His big brother, once again, saves the day.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip's session involves his being present at a bank holdup, and his crushed fantasy of saving the day.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip is called in by a lady in distress over a mouse. He also masters the doctor's line on eighty euros.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip gets taken for a plumber and is challenged by a broken washing machine.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip is once again outdone by his big brother. To make matters worse, the shrink finds a way of doubling Minivip's fee.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip responds to the distressed pleas of a Russian ballerina, but he's no twinkle toes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip's complexes aren't leaving him in peace, not even at Christmastime. But his doctor might have found a new patient.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
"The Frog Prince" is a famous fairy tale—nothing new! But what an opportunity to learn and practice the passato remoto! In everyday conversations this tense is rare in much of Italy, but when we're talking about "once upon a time..." it's a mainstay.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Many of us know how this story ends. That's why it will be easy to understand. And there are still plenty of verbs to learn in the passato remoto!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Here's one of the most famous fairy tales of all, "Cinderella." The Italian, "La Cenerentola" comes from the noun la cenere (ash, ashes, cinder). See how much you can understand without the English subtitles!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In fairy tales, good triumphs over evil in the end. This one's no exception.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There's plenty of new vocabulary in the well-known story of "Sleeping Beauty". And since there are both a king and a queen, and twelve fairies, many verbs are in the third person plural of the passato remoto! Make the most of it!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Being a fairy tale, there's a happy ending. Maybe you'll understand it even without the subtitles!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Usually associated with Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, the tale of "Puss in Boots" was, instead, first written down by Giovanni Francesco Straparola in the 1550s. It is not known whether he invented the tale or whether it reflects an older oral tradition.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
"Puss in Boots" underscores what we all know—cats have everything figured out.
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