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Read and listen to the triumph of zero
Summary
Hi everyone! Have you ever wondered what value zero has?
Maestro Rodari, in this one nursery rhyme, ci spiega a suo modo e con la sua leggerezza (solo apparente) quanto è importante lo zero.
It seems like a valueless number, but it is a fundamental element for both mathematics che in qualsiasi altro calcolo.
Read with me
Once upon a time
a poor Zero
round like an o,
so good but though
it counted for zero
and no one wanted him in company
not to throw away.
Once by chance
found number one
in a bad mood because
he couldn't count
up to three.
Seeing it so black
little Zero
took courage,
on his car
offered him a ride,
and hit the accelerator,
very proud of the honour
to have on board
such a character.
Suddenly who sees himself
stopped on the sidewalk?
Mr. Three taking off his hat
and takes a bow…
And then, by Jupiter,
the Seven, the Eight, the Nine
who do the same.
But what had happened?
That the One and the Zero
sitting together,
one here the other there
formed a large Ten:
no less, an authority!
Since that day the Zero
was highly respected,
indeed by all numbers
wanted and courted:
they gave him the right hand
with zeal and concern,
(to keep it to the left
they were afraid),
they invited him to dinner,
they paid for the cinema,
for little Zero
it was happiness.
Let's listen together
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Conclusion
Quante volte siamo portati a trattare con leggerezza e con superficialità qualche persona, giudicandola di poco valore? ecco, prendiamo esempio da questa poesia e diamo il giusto valore e ciascuno.
C’è una frase che ho sentito dalla mia mamma, di Einstein che dice più o meno così: “ognuno è un genio, ma se si giudica un pesce dalla sua capacità di arrampicarsi sugli alberi, lui passerà l’intera vita a credersi stupido”. Sfido io! Pensiamoci!
Buonanotte, con i nostri angioletti
Giovanni Francesco Rodari, detto Gianni[1] (pronuncia Rodàri, /roˈdari/; Omegna, 23 ottobre 1920 – Roma, 14 aprile 1980), è stato uno scrittore, pedagogista, giornalista e poeta italiano. È l’unico scrittore italiano ad aver vinto il Premio Hans Christian Andersen (1970). (leggi ancora)
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