Adattamento e messa in voce di Gaetano Marino

C’era una volta un cieco molto ricco, che possedeva molte monete d’oro. La notte non riusciva a dormire perché aveva paura di un ladro che viveva nei paraggi. Costui era solito rubare le pecore belle grasse e le capre che appartenevano agli abitanti del villaggio, e tutto questo faceva sì che il cieco avesse sempre più paura per il suo oro. Un giorno questo cieco portò con sé nella foresta tutto il suo tesoro, scavò una fossa e ce lo seppellì. Sfortunatamente il ladro era nelle vicinanze e così vide tutto quello che il cieco stava facendo. […]

(Puoi anche leggere la versione testo in lingua inglese di Joshua Farley)

VERSIONE TESTUALE IN LINGUA INLESE

Un carissimo amico-ascoltatore-sostenitore del New London, North Carolina, Stati Uniti d’America, Joshua Farley, ha voluto farci dono di un suo lavoro, traducendo per noi, in lingua inglese, la fiaba etiope “Il cieco e il ladro”. Non poteva esserci miglior pensiero. Ringraziamo Joshua tantissimo, ed ecco, qui di sotto, la versione inglese.
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THE BLIND MAN AND THE THIEF
An Ethiopian Folktale Translated from Italian by Joshua Farley
Once upon a time, there was a very rich blind man who owned many gold coins. In the nighttime, he was unable to sleep because he was afraid of a thief that lived just around the corner. This thief had the habit of stealing plump, beautiful sheep and goats that belonged to the village’s inhabitants, and this made the blind man fear more and more for his gold. One day, this blind man took his entire fortune into the forest, dug a pit, and buried it all there. Unfortunately, the thief was in the vicinity and, thus, saw everything that the blind man was doing. The wealthy man had just distanced himself when the thief took the gold and carried it home. A couple weeks later, the blind man returned to the forest to check on his treasure but found nothing more than an empty hole. It didn’t take him long to conclude that it was the thief who stole his gold and he began to think of how he could go about getting it back. The following morning, he made a visit to the thief’s house and, after exchanging pleasantries with him, said, “listen, my dear sir, I have a huge problem and I don’t have anyone to share my concerns with. I’ve considered all my neighbors and haven’t found a single one that inspires as much trust in me as you. Look, I own a lot of gold and my concern is this: If I put all my gold in one place, I could lose it all in a single swipe at the hands of some troublemaker, you know? But also, if I keep it on my person I could get mugged, you know? On the other hand, I’m also thinking that I could give my gold to someone honest who would hold on to it for me. Oh, my kind sir, what do you think of my problem? And which solution would you suggest to me?” The thief responded, “sir, listen to me very carefully. If you have decided to ask me for advice, then that means you trust me, so listen to what I have to tell you. Do not give your property to anyone because nobody is honest and worthy of trust in this day and age. Don’t even put your gold in several different