The Velveteen Rabbit
Read The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams in Italian and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2 and B1.
About this book
One Christmas a velveteen rabbit arrives in the nursery, plump and splendid for a moment, then set aside among the fancier toys that think themselves superior. What he learns comes from the Skin Horse, the oldest and shabbiest toy in the room, who explains the strange arithmetic of the place. "When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." And being loved, the Skin Horse warns, means your hair gets loved off and your joints go loose — and none of it matters, except to people who don't understand.
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C’era una volta un coniglio di velluto.
Once there was a velveteen rabbit.
All’inizio era davvero meraviglioso.
At the beginning, he was really wonderful.
Era grasso e rotondo, proprio come deve essere un coniglio.
He was fat and round, just like a rabbit should be.
Il suo pelo era marrone e bianco, con delle macchie.
His coat was brown and white, with spots.
Aveva dei veri baffi di filo.
He had real thread whiskers.
Le sue orecchie erano foderate di raso rosa.
His ears were lined with pink sateen.
La mattina di Natale era seduto in cima alla calza del Bambino.
On Christmas morning, he sat at the top of the Boy’s stocking.
History
- Written by Margery Williams in English
- Adapted by Line by Line Publishing in 2026