Easy Italian Story for Beginners - The Legend of La Befana (A1–A2).

Every January 6th in Italy the Befana leaves sweets in children's stockings Who is the Befana really Let's find out through this story Grandma can you tell us a story Another one But it's already nine o'clock Come on just a little one Tell us the story of the Befana The grandmother smiles She settles onto the sofa and says All right But it won't be a fairy tale It's a true story The real story of the Befana Long ago in a small village there lived an elderly lady Everyone called her the Befana She was a bit strange She lived alone wore old clothes had a long nose and always had a broom in hand It was a tough time yes but she had a big heart One day three men knocked on his door They were the Magi following a comet star to find a special child Jesus They asked her Do you know the way Come with us She replied I'm sorry I have too many things to do After a few hours the Befana regretted it He thought about it I was wrong I should have gone with them So she baked a large batch of sweets grabbed her broom and at night set out to find that child It flew over the rooftops glancing into the houses Every time he saw a sleeping child he would think Maybe it's him and then he'd leave a gift or a candy From that day on every year on the night between January 5th and 6th it still flies And it keeps searching for him For this reason in Italy on the night of January 5th children leave a stocking near the fireplace or window La Befana comes quietly without being seen She leaves something in the stocking If you 've been good she leaves sweets If you've been a bit mischievous he leaves you some coal But sugar too Today the Befana is more than just a legend And she reminds us of something important Even those who seem strange or different can have hearts full of love No more questions It's time to sleep But Grandma will the Befana come to our house too The grandmother smiles If you leave your socks out who knows—maybe tomorrow morning you'll find a surprise How is the Befana described in the story Why doesn't the Befana go straight to the children with the gifts What does the Befana leave for good children Grandma will you tell us a story Another one But it's already nine o'clock Come on just a little one Tell us the story of the Befana The grandmother smiles He sits down on the couch and says "Alright " But it won't be a fairy tale It's a true story The real story of the Befana Long ago in a small village there lived an elderly lady Everyone called her the Befana It was a bit strange She lived alone She wore old clothes She had a long nose and always had a broom in hand It was a tough time yes but she had a big heart One day three men knocked on his door They were the magi They were following a comet star to visit a special child—Jesus They asked him Do you know the way Come with us She replied I'm sorry I have too many things to do After a while the Befana regretted it She thought I made a mistake I should have gone with them She had baked a large assortment of sweets She grabbed the broom And during the night she went out searching for that child It flew over the rooftops glancing into the houses Every time he saw a sleeping child he would think Maybe it's him and then he 'd leave a gift or a candy From that day on every year on the night between January 5th and 6th it still flies And it keeps searching for him For this reason in Italy children leave a stocking near the fireplace or window on the night of January 5th La Befana arrives quietly without being seen She leaves something in the stocking If you've been good he leaves you sweets If you've been a bit mischievous he leaves you coal But sugar-coated of course Today the Befana is more than just a legend And she reminds us of something important Even those who seem strange or different can have hearts full of love No more questions It's time to sleep But Grandma will the Befana come to our house too Grandma smiles If you leave your socks out who knows—maybe tomorrow morning you'll find a surprise Grandma will you tell us a story Another one But it's already nine o'clock Hey little one Tell us the story of the Befana The grandmother smiles He sits down on the couch and says " Alright But it won' t be a fairy tale " It's a true story The real story of the Befana Long ago in a small village there lived an elderly lady Everyone called her the Befana She was a bit strange She lived alone She wore old clothes She had a long nose and always had a broom in hand It was a tough time yes but she had a big heart One day three men knocked on his door They were the Magi They were following a comet star to visit a special child Jesus They asked him Do you know the way Come with us Ma Lei has responded I'm sorry I have too much to do After a while the Befana regretted it She thought I made a mistake I should have gone with them She had baked a large assortment of sweets She grabbed the broom And during the night she went out searching for that child It flew over the rooftops glancing into the houses Every time he saw a sleeping child he would think Maybe it's him And then he'd leave a gift or a candy From that day on every year on the night between January 5th and 6th it still flies And it keeps searching for him For this reason in Italy children leave a stocking near the fireplace or window on the night of January 5th La Befana arrives quietly without being seen And leave something in the stocking If you've been good he leaves you sweets If you've been a bit mischievous he leaves you coal But sugar-coated of course Today the Befana is more than just a legend And she reminds us of something important Even those who seem strange or different can have hearts full of love No more questions It's time to sleep But Grandma will the Befana come to our house too The grandmother smiles If you leave your socks behind who knows Maybe tomorrow morning you'll find a surprise