Maybellinda is distraught. Her father may not be able to feed the family this winter, and she has ten brothers and sisters But she is nonetheless kind to a hunched old woman who stops by her flower stall in the market and asks for some flowers.After several visits, the woman repays Maybellinda"s kindness by giving her a gift of exquisite glass flowers. Thrilled, Maybellinda decides to take them to the Count of Poggibonsi, who has announced that he will pay gold to whoever brings him the most beautiful gift in the world for his new wife, the Contessa.Along the way Maybellinda meets many new friends, who accompany her to the Count"s villa. Find out what happens when she presents the precious gift, and if she can save her family from starving.Michael Mele, an avid traveler, based the characters and places in A Gift for the Contessa on actual people and places he encountered in one of his many trips to Italy.
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