Cicerello: A Fairy Tale for Fearless Boys and Girls

By Elisabeth Glas

Like the other young men on the island, Cicerello wants to attend the three royal dances when the Princess will choose a husband. But his stepmother would not let him go. With wit and wisdom, and the little help from his friends, Cicerello manages to attend the first dance and catch the Princess' attention. But will she ever see him again?

This Cinderella-inspired tale with reversed roles takes fearless boys and girls into a world of rich fabrics and sparkling stones, furry and feathered friends, and speedy carriage races under the stars.

Romantic. Royal. Rebellious.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elisabeth Glas
• Release date: Apr 4, 2017
• ISBN: 9780996564847

Elisabeth Glas

Elisabeth Glas is a trained historian-turned-management consultant and the mother of a 6 year old. She believes in the power of Working Parents. In her book TOM & SHERRY she encourages Working Moms and Working Dads to join forces and create the environment they want. In CICERELLO she expands the concept of free choice to theirs little ones by providing a new fairy tale for everyone who is tired of reading Cinderella. Born and raised in Switzerland, she divides her time between Milan and Zurich.

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Cicerello

By Elisabeth Glas

To my parents,

and the values they taught me.

Copyright © 2017 by Elisabeth Glas

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. Information can be obtained through elisabethglas.com.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

ISBN: 978-0-9965648-5-4 (ebook)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Explanations

About the author

Chapter 1

Everyone was staring at the red bird on the table. It was dead.

You sold me a sick bird, the grandmother yelled at the merchant, shame on you! The little girl whom she was holding by her hand was sobbing, hiding anxiously behind her.

The merchant’s face was as red as the dead bird: With all due respect, Signora, you are lying. When you bought the bird yesterday, it was as fit as a fiddle. You must have fed it with something bad.

How dare you, replied the grandmother, I want a new bird now! and she pointed with her finger to the cage with the red birds.

At that moment, a young handsome man stepped out from the crowd