The book I read

title: The Snow Goose and other stories

publishing house: Longman

grade: stage 3

novellist: Paul Gallico

setting: Great Britian

toppics: love stories between different people

theme: love, friendship and exploitation.First Story : The Snow Goose

First story:

Characters: Philip Rhayader and Fritha

Setting: in marshland, GB

Toppics: intense friendship between a goose and Philip, and love between Fritha and Philip

Theme: friendship and love

Author's message: between several beings can rise a unconditional love.

New words: snow goose: oca delle nevi, polare, widely: largamente, marshland:palude, hunchback:gobbo,shoot: cacciare, feather: piuma, to carry: portare, to land: sbarcare, atterrare,, wild-foculer. cacciatore selvaggio, enclosure:recinto.

Second Story: the Enchanted Doll

Carachters:Stephen amony (a doctor), Rose Callamit (a nasty woman) and Mary Nolan (an ill woman)

Setting: River Thames,London.

Toppics: the unkindness from aunt to unhappy niece and her dolls.

Theme: mother's love

Message: we can fell in love with people's soul , too

New words: bright: chiaro, shiny: splendente, lucido, twisted: contorto, nasty: cattivo, pale: pallido, huge: intenso, enorme, to stright: raddrizzare, unpleasant: spiacevole, to lie: mentire, court: corte, tribunale,unkind: scortese, several: diverso, to fright: spaventare, duty: il dovere, trouble: turbato, to wishper: bisbigliare, to hold on: aspettare.

Third story: the Silver SwansCharacters: doc Horatio Fandoby, Thetis and Richard Hadley

Setting: River Thames, London

Toppics: love between Horatio to Thetis, anh love between Thetis and Richard

Theme. apparence and love

Message: we don't stopped to the apparence

New words: path: sentiero,stick: bastone, seagull: gabbiano, stuck:bloccato, needle;ago, thread: filo, rough: tempestoso

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