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A little background information for the adult reader
How the story was born
There was a reason for writing this book and I
would like to share this reason with you. You may
have bought the book for your son or your
daughter, your grandson or granddaughter; it
could be for a friend, a nephew or niece. No matter
who and what age you bought this book for I would
like very much as the author to tell you the reason
why I wrote it.
The original story was written in English and
translated into Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese by
Maria Celeste Nogueira, without her the book
would never have been told. Though it has sold
many thousands of copies, even today it has never
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