2. In the harsh season scorched by the sun,

3. man and flock languish, and the pine is on fire;

4. the cuckoo begins to call and soon after,,

5. the turtledove and the goldfinch are heard singing.

6. Zephyr gently blows,

8. but Boreas suddenly enters into a contest with its neighbor,

9. And the little shepherd weeps for he hears the awesome threatening storm and his fate.

10. To is tired limbs rest is denied by the fear of lightning, awesome thunder,

11. ,.

12. Alas, is fears are justified.

13. The sky is filled with thunder and lightning and hail cuts down the proud grain.

15. Created by: Annamaria Memoli Federica Trezza Morena Bisogno Rossella Consalvo Stefania Avagliano