Italy has a rich tradition of fairy tales and folktales, with some wonderful books online you can use for finding stories.
Research Tip: You can start with the Italian unit at the UnTextbook, and then there are these wonderful books at the Freebookapalooza: The Italian Fairy Book by Anne Macdonell, Italian Popular Tales by Thomas Frederick Crane, Stories from the Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile, Fables and Folklore of Rome by R. H. Busk, and Legends of Florence by Charles Godfrey Leland.
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