I looked where he pointed, and saw a dreadful monster indeed, for it was a terrible, great lion that lay on the side of the shore, under the shade of a piece of the hill that hung as it were a little over him.
Girai l’occhio laddove egli m’indicava, e vidi uno spaventoso mostro da vero, perchè era un grosso terribile leone, che giacea di fianco alla spiaggia al rezzo di un enorme dirupo, che gli pendea sopra la testa.