V ESUVIUS AND CAPRI

Scuola Giacomo Leopardi Naples - Italy

THE LEGEND OF

VESUVIUS & CAPRI

There was a beautiful place, with a sapphire colored sea...

Once upon a Time,

... and a shining sun in a clear blue sky.

There lived a honest and handsome nobleman whose name was Vesuvius

Hi everyone!Let me introduce myself:I'm Vesuvius, and I belong to an ancient and powerful family.

Salvete, omnes!

There also lived a smart, beautiful woman, with delicate features and cerulean eyes.Her name was Capri

Hello!I'm Capri, nice to meet you!My family is the most important and influential in all of the gulf.

Ave!

And then one day

It was love at first sight...

Vesuvius and Capri met by chance in the crowded Forum, the main square of the city.

True Love blossomed between the two

CAPRI

VESUVIUS

Their families werealways fighting.Old grievancessparked once againbetween theirhouseholds!

But...

The two lovers were forbidden from seeing each other.Capri could not cope with the pain of separation...

...and so her family decided to send her away on a boat...

The Gods, moved by her miserable fate, decided to help Capri.They turned her into an island, brimming with joy and life.

Vesuviusdiscovered Capri's fate...

And turned himself into a volcano.His frequent bursts of rage made everyone in the gulf tremble with fear.

He could not embrace his love anymore, so he wanted everyone to pay!

Vesuvius was angry

And from that day,they could only look at each other from afar

THANK YOU