Introduction
"Come in,
oh please come in. Take a seat wherever you like. My name is Lucia,
but please just call me Nonna. I am so very pleased that you have come
to hear these wonderful stories tonight. Now you see, every night I sit
in this very rocking chair and I tell my four beautiful
grandchildren, Sarah, Anne, Mary and Beth, magical stories
about Princesses. Italian Princesses to be exact. I myself am Italian
and was brought up in Italy, but my grandchildren live here in
the United States. With every word that I say the little ones
just get even more excited. You can see their little faces brighten as
I continue to tell the story. Seeing their faces filled with excitment
warms my heart. Oh dear, they will be here soon, so I must tell you
about these stories."
" Let's see here. Well, these
stories are actually the diaries of Italian Princesses themselves. Over
the years they have been passed down from generation to generation,
until they are now finally with me and I am able to tell these stories
to my grandchildren just as they were told to me by
my grandmother. Now these tales are all very different. There
are four different Princesses that I tell the tales of. They are
Cenerentola, Nella, Serafina, and Cannetella. Cenerentola's story
is
a typical Cinderella story. Nella's story tells of the triumphs that
she must overcome to be with her one true love. Serafina's story is
about her mother's betrayal of her, and her falling in love to be able
to see this. Cannetella's story is most likely the sadest of all. She
is tricked into marraige, but does find a way out. All of these girls
have
wonderful
stories to tell about love and lessons that they have learned. They
have all written these tales down in their diaries and we are able to
relive their adventures through their very words."
" But wait... I think I hear the
sounds of little footsteps coming this way. And I do! Here they are
now, my four grandchildren."
"Nonna! Nonna!" all the
girls scream. They are so excited to see her.
" Now, girls, why don't
you crawl into bed and I will tuck you in." The four girls did as they
were told and crawled into bed and settled in with their favorite
stuffed animal.
"Nonna, can you please
tell us more about the princesses? Oh please, Nonna!" All of the girls
chimed in.
"I want to be a magical
princess one day, and marry the handsome prince," said Sarah.
"And I want to have a
magical carriage that turns into a pumpkin," said Anne. The girls all
giggled.
"And I want to have a
magical kingdom and live happily ever after," said Beth.
" I want to kiss a frog
and he turns into a handsome prince," said Mary.
" Now girls, you must
settle down, for we have guests who want to hear these tales as
well."
"Hmm,
now where were we? Oh yes, I
believe I left off with the tale of Cenerentola......"
Coverpage
Cenerentola
Nella
Serafina
Cannetella
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