The Legend of Old Befana - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Legend of Old Befana write by Tomie dePaola. This book was released on 2017-11-07. The Legend of Old Befana available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this beloved classic picture book, Tomie dePaola retells and illustrates an Italian Christmas folk tale, breathing warmth and humanity into the character of the lonely Old Befana and her endless search for the Christ Child. Every morning and every afternoon, Old Befana sweeps with her broom. “Cranky old lady,” the children say. “She is always sweeping!” Sweep, sweep, sweep. But when a brilliant star glows in the eastern sky one night, and Old Befana encounters the glorious procession of three kings on their way to Bethlehem, her world will never be the same.
The Story of La Befana
The Story of La Befana - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Story of La Befana write by Nadia Cavallo. This book was released on 2012. The Story of La Befana available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Legend of La Befana. the dear old lady who brings gifts to all Italian children on the 6th January is centuries old. Yet even though she is portrayed as ugly, children see her as giving. Naughty children fear her, yet good children love her. La Befana is greatly celebrated in Italy and all over Europe. There are many versions of her story...this is mine.
The Absolutely True Story of la Befana
The Absolutely True Story of la Befana - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Absolutely True Story of la Befana write by Paolo Mazzucato. This book was released on 2021-11-09. The Absolutely True Story of la Befana available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Part rumor, part folklore and part magical invention, the classic origin story of the Italian Befana and her Christmas Epiphany visit to all children, naughty and nice, is presented here in a colorfully illustrated storybook. Told from an...unusual point of view, myth meets reality as we learn how things "actually" happened that fateful night when three wise guys, or...wise men, came searching for a newborn baby king and got a warm bowl of homemade minestrone instead.Unwilling at first to disrupt her evening plans, the old Befana sends her three visitors on their way, only to realize later that her chance to be part of a greater story of hope in the world is disappearing fast, like slices of freshly-baked panettone at Christmas dinner. Only her own journey that night to deliver her gifts and treats helps her realize that the hope for a better world of peace and love lives in every child. A playful reimagining of a traditional, Italian tale, told through warmth, humor and a few delicious, Italian recipes.
The Legend of Old Befana : an Italian Christmas Story
The Legend of Old Befana : an Italian Christmas Story - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Legend of Old Befana : an Italian Christmas Story write by Tomie dePaola. This book was released on 1980-09-02. The Legend of Old Befana : an Italian Christmas Story available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
La Befana and the Soldiers Or the Christmas Queen
La Befana and the Soldiers Or the Christmas Queen - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook La Befana and the Soldiers Or the Christmas Queen write by Edward Ronny Arnold. This book was released on 2011-12. La Befana and the Soldiers Or the Christmas Queen available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Before Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas, there was La Befana. The name means "giver of gifts" and is based on legendary tales of an old woman who gave sweet breads and treats to children. La Befana visits children during the Festival of the Three Kings. This is known as the twelve days of Christmas and extends from December 25 to January 6. January 6th is the Epiphany. In the country of Italy, the children leave their shoes outside their door. If they were good, La Befana will leave cakes in their shoes. In the country of Mexico, La Befana hides one last present. The children must search for their gifts. In the country of America, La Befana is unknown. There are many versions of the story of La Befana. In these stories, she follows the three kings who follow the star over Bethlehem. The story ends with her search for the three kings. But there is one additional story. It is a story of how La Befana prevented Roman soldiers from following King Herod's command to murder male children under the age of two. It is a story of bravery and trickery; it is a story of faith and compassion. La Befana used her talents of cleaning and cooking to allow families and their children to leave Bethlehem in safety.
