Project Gutenberg 2014-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 774 Imbriani, Vittorio 1840 1886 La novellaja fiorentina Fiabe e novelline stenografate in Firenze dal dettato popolare Produced by Giovanni Fini, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "La Novellaja Fiorentina" by Vittorio Imbriani is a collection of folk tales written in the late 19th century. The work presents a compilation of traditional Florentine tales, predominantly drawn from popular oral storytelling, and aims to preserve and present these narratives in their original vernacular. The collection is likely centered around the themes of morality and human experiences, featuring characters who navigate challenges typically associated with the genre, such as encounters with ogres and other whimsical elements of folklore." The opening of "La Novellaja Fiorentina" introduces readers to a classic fairy tale structure, beginning with the story of a poor couple who send their daughters to gather cabbage from the garden of an ogre. The curious daughters encounter the ogre, who ensnares them with promises of treasures, but ultimately, two of the daughters meet tragic fates as they fall victim to the ogre's wrath. The youngest daughter, however, manages to outsmart the ogre, rescuing her sisters and confronting the ogre's dark secret that leads to his demise. This segment sets the stage for the book's exploration of traditional themes found in fairy tales, like bravery, cleverness, and the struggle between good and evil, encapsulated within a distinctly Florentine cultural context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. it Tales -- Italy -- Florence GR PQ Text IT Letteratura per ragazzi Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 1582012 2025-08-19T04:01:11.128291 text/html 1586253 2024-10-24T10:53:46 text/html 610937 2025-08-19T04:01:37.593154 application/epub+zip 629761 2025-08-19T04:01:17.616239 application/epub+zip 627559 2025-08-19T04:01:14.505286 application/epub+zip 1045249 2025-08-19T04:01:49.383597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 951405 2025-08-19T04:01:33.121153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 949728 2022-09-21T10:16:55.327556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1321134 2025-08-19T04:01:08.246308 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1301191 2024-10-24T10:53:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16871 2025-08-19T04:01:49.555595 application/rdf+xml 14764 2025-08-19T04:01:14.715285 image/jpeg 2890 2025-08-19T04:01:14.615248 image/jpeg 637273 2025-08-19T04:01:11.250294 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia