Discovering Nature's Essence: Luca's Quest for the Majestic Tree
Fluent Fiction - Italian: Discovering Nature's Essence: Luca's Quest for the Majestic Tree Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/discovering-natures-essence-lucas-quest-for-the-majestic-tree Story Transcript:It: Luca amava la fotografia.En: Luca loved photography.It: Ogni fine settimana, prendeva la sua vecchia macchina fotografica e andava in cerca di posti nuovi.En: Every weekend, he would take his old camera and go searching for new places.It: Un giorno, trovò una vecchia fotografia in una scatola.En: One day, he found an old photograph in a box.It: Mostrava un albero antico, enorme e maestoso.En: It showed an ancient, enormous, majestic tree.It: Luca decise di trovarlo.En: Luca decided to find it.It: Voleva scattare una foto perfetta da mostrare ai suoi amici.En: He wanted to take the perfect picture to show his friends.It: Era estate e il sole splendeva luminoso.En: It was summer and the sun was shining brightly.It: Luca entrò nella foresta densa.En: Luca entered the dense forest.It: Gli alberi erano giganteschi, il sottobosco fitto.En: The trees were gigantic, the underbrush thick.It: L'aria era piena dei canti degli uccelli e del ronzio degli insetti.En: The air was filled with the songs of birds and the buzzing of insects.It: La luce del sole filtrava attraverso le foglie, creando bellissimi motivi sul suolo.En: Sunlight filtered through the leaves, creating beautiful patterns on the ground.It: Luca camminava da ore.En: Luca had been walking for hours.It: Cercava di ricordare i dettagli della foto.En: He was trying to remember the details of the photo.It: “Dovrebbe essere qui da qualche parte,” si disse.En: "It should be here somewhere," he said to himself.It: Ma la foresta sembrava infinita.En: But the forest seemed endless.It: Guardava il suo telefono per orientarsi, ma la batteria morì.En: He looked at his phone for orientation, but the battery died.It: Luca si sentì perso.En: Luca felt lost.It: Ora doveva decidere.En: Now he had to decide.It: Continuare a cercare l'albero senza guida o cercare di tornare a casa prima che facesse buio.En: Continue searching for the tree without guidance or try to get back home before dark.It: Scelse di proseguire.En: He chose to press on.It: Non poteva tornare indietro senza la foto.En: He couldn't go back without the photo.It: Camminò ancora un po' e proprio quando stava per rinunciare, lo vide.En: He walked a bit further and just when he was about to give up, he saw it.It: L'albero era lì, davanti a lui.En: The tree was there, in front of him.It: Enorme, antico, maestoso.En: Enormous, ancient, majestic.It: Luca tirò fuori la sua macchina fotografica, ma si accorse che il rullino era finito.En: Luca pulled out his camera, but realized the film roll had run out.It: Era disperato.En: He was desperate.It: Poi ebbe un’idea.En: Then he had an idea.It: Tirò fuori un taccuino e una matita.En: He pulled out a notebook and a pencil.It: Cominciò a disegnare l'albero.En: He began to draw the tree.It: Ogni dettaglio, ogni ramo, ogni foglia.En: Every detail, every branch, every leaf.It: Mise tutta la sua passione nel disegno.En: He put all his passion into the drawing.It: Quando finì, si sentì fiero.