Storie Sotto Le Stelle Podcast

Welcome to Stories Under the Stars.
Written between Florence and Los Angeles by Lucia and Marco Ciappelli, tonight's story is titled: The Moon Was Smiling Happily.

The Moon Was Smiling Happily.
Round and round the Earth she went, and it never made her head spin.

Sometimes she met the Sun, and smiled at him too.
For a few minutes she would cover his round face, playing hide-and-seek.
Then she moved aside, and they both smiled again.

One day people came to visit her.
They walked softly upon her, and she kept still so they would not fall.
When they left, their footprints remained with her.

Turning in the universe, the Moon kept seeing strange objects.
They were things belonging to people, and she took no notice of them.

The sudden descent: the impact on the lunar surface of a piece of a rocket.
She did not understand why it had been let fall.
The dust tickled her nose and made her sneeze.
The Moon was astonished — she trusted humankind.

But then she forgot about it and carried on.
And every night she laid her light upon the windows, to make the sleepers dream.
The Moon was smiling happily.
Round and round the Earth she went, and it never made her head spin.

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Benvenuti su Storie Sotto Le Stelle.
Scritta tra Firenze e Los Angeles da Lucia e Marco Ciappelli, la storia di stasera si intitola: La Luna Sorrideva Contenta.
La Luna sorrideva contenta.
Andava intorno alla Terra e non le girava la testa. A volte si incontrava con il Sole e sorrideva anche a lui.
Per alcuni minuti gli copriva la faccia rotonda, giocando a nascondino.
Poi si spostava e sorridevano di nuovo tutti e due.
Un giorno gli uomini vennero a farle visita.
Camminarono piano sopra di lei, che stette ferma per non farli cadere.
Quando ripartirono, le rimasero le impronte.
La Luna, girando nell'universo, vedeva degli strani oggetti.
Erano cose degli uomini e non ci badava.
Improvvisa la caduta: l'impatto sul suolo lunare di un pezzo di razzo.
Non capiva perché era stato lasciato cadere.
La polvere le pizzicò il naso e la fece starnutire.
La Luna rimase stupita, si fidava dell'uomo.
Ma poi si dimenticò e andò avanti.
E ogni notte posava la sua luce sulle finestre, per far sognare chi dormiva.
La Luna sorrideva contenta.
Andava intorno alla Terra e non le girava la testa.
Avete ascoltato una storia scritta tra Firenze e Los Angeles da Lucia e Marco Ciappelli. Potete trovare altre storie da leggere e da ascoltare in italiano e in inglese su storiesottolestelle.com





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El Jardín de Boboli al Revés

Historias Bajo las Estrellas — Lucia & Marco Ciappelli

Dentro de los muros de la ciudad de Florencia hay un jardín maravilloso.

Senderos entre el verde bordeados de estanques y fuentes.

Amplias escalinatas que, subidas con los ojos vueltos al cielo, dan la ilusión de poder tocarlo.

Esta es la belleza que todos pueden ver y admirar.

Debajo existe un reino desconocido que solo quien tiene imaginación puede descubrir.

Una suave bajada al lado derecho lleva a la gruta del Buontalenti, desde donde se abre un pasaje subterráneo en profundidad, que conduce a un mundo misterioso.

Las raíces de los árboles del jardín de arriba crecen y brotan reformándose al revés, como a través de un espejo.

Entre las ramas, nidos de peces voladores.

Pájaros que se deslizan sobre el agua lisa entre los nenúfares.

Un peral y un manzano, apoyados en un banco, hablan de todo y de nada, masticando pistachos tostados, mientras las abejas sentadas bajo un emparrado de fresas tocan una suave música jazz perfumada de lavanda.

Salpicaduras de agua, a veces sí a veces no, bañan prados y plantas a la luz del atardecer.

De repente una pequeña cascada, formada por un pequeño río, acelerando se abre.

Al instante un paseo arbolado toma forma en subida, indicando el camino a seguir.

En este reino incontaminado, no controlado por el hombre, nada es imposible.

En lo alto del recorrido, una gran apertura sobre las escalinatas, y el jardín de Boboli reaparece con sus maravillas y su historia.

En lo alto, como si nada, un manto de intenso azul estrellado envuelve Florencia en una cálida noche de verano.

— Escrita por Lucia & Marco Ciappelli

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The Upside-Down Garden of Boboli

Stories Under the Stars — Lucia & Marco Ciappelli

Within the walls of the city of Florence there is a marvellous garden.

Little pathways through the green, bordered by pools and fountains.

Broad stairways that, climbed with eyes turned to the sky, give the illusion of being able to touch it.

This is the beauty that everyone can see and admire.

Beneath lies an unknown kingdom that only those with imagination can discover.

A gentle slope on the right-hand side leads to the Buontalenti Grotto, from which a deep underground passage opens, leading to a mysterious world.

 

The roots of the trees from the garden above grow and blossom, reforming upside down, as if through a mirror.

 

Among the branches, nests of flying fish.

Birds that glide across the smooth water among the water lilies.

 

A pear tree and an apple tree, leaning against a bench, chat about this and that, nibbling toasted pistachios, while the bees seated beneath a pergola of strawberries play a gentle jazz melody fragrant with lavender.

 

Sprays of water, now and again, bathe meadows and plants in the light of the setting sun.

 

Suddenly a little waterfall, fed by a small river, accelerating, opens wide.

In an instant, a tree-lined avenue takes shape, rising upwards, pointing the way to follow.

 

In this unspoilt kingdom, untouched by human hands, nothing is impossible.

 

At the top of the path, a great opening above the stairways in the garden of Boboli, which reappears with all its wonders and its history.

 

High above, as if nothing were the matter, a mantle of deep starlit blue enfolds Florence in a warm summer night.

 

— Written by Lucia & Marco Ciappelli

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Il Giardino di Boboli Sotto Sopra

Dentro le mura della città di Firenze c'è un meraviglioso giardino.

Vialetti nel verde contornati da vasche e fontane.

Larghe scalinate che salite con gli occhi rivolti al cielo danno l'illusione di poterlo toccare.

Questa è la bellezza che tutti possono vedere ed ammirare.

Al disotto esiste un regno sconosciuto che solo chi ha immaginazione può scoprire.

Una lieve discesa sul lato destro porta alla grotta del Buontalenti, da cui si apre un passaggio sotterraneo in profondità, che conduce ad un mondo misterioso.

Le radici degli alberi del giardino di sopra crescono e germogliano riformandosi alla rovescia, come attraverso uno specchio.

Tra i rami nidi di pesci volanti.

Uccelli che scivolano sull'acqua liscia in mezzo alle ninfee.

Un pero e un melo, appoggiati a una panchina, parlano del più e del meno, sgranocchiando pistacchi tostati.

Mentre le api sedute sotto un pergolato di fragole suonano una leggera musica jazz profumata di lavanda.

Spruzzi di acqua sì e no, bagnavano prati e piante alla luce del tramonto.

Improvvisamente una cascatella di acqua, formata da un piccolo fiume, accelerando si apre.

All'istante un viale alberato prende forma in salita, indicando la strada da seguire.

In questo regno incontaminato, non controllato dall'uomo, niente è impossibile.

Al culmine del percorso, una grande apertura, sopra le scalinate nel giardino di Boboli, che riappare con le sue meraviglie e la sua storia.

In alto un mantello di blu intenso stellato avvolge Firenze in una calda notte estiva.

— Scritta da Lucia & Marco Ciappelli

Each story is currently written and narrated in both Italian and English.

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