This week Mrs. Ranney's class continues with their unit on incredible stories that are too wild to be believed.
The story of the week is called The Mysterious Giant of Barletta by Tomie dePaola.
The story takes place in the real-life town of Barletta, Italy, located on the Adriatic Coast.
In the middle of the town square of Barletta stands a giant statue.
Every night Zia Concetta tells the statue, "Buona notte, Colosso!"
According to the story, the statue comes to life and saves the city from an attack. When he goes out to confront the army, Zia Concetta sends him off by saying, "Buono fortuna!"
Colosso fools the army into thinking he is just a
minuscolo debole!
After the giant returns to the city, all the towns people shout,
"Grazie!"
Finally they throw him a bella festa!
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During the story, we learned some Italian words and phrases.
Do you know the meanings of the ones used in this post?
Can you share any other Italian words or phrases?
Can you share any facts about Italy?
(Here is a link to a very special post on Mrs. Yollis' Blog about
