Reading Part B: Week 14

Italian Stories

An incident in Rome

A man was dropped into a hole and found a man there. He gave the Pope the letter the guy gave him. When he read it aloud, the man turned to stone. 

Rome

Buchettino 

Buchettino was an obedient child, and he swept the stairs and found a penny. He bought figs with it. An ogre caught him. They were going to cook him. He then escaped. 

The Cock that wanted to be Pope

A chicken wanted to be pope so he went to Rome. The hen went with him. The went in and declared their position. The sexton invited them in and then cooked them.