Once upon a time there was a range of stories that great-great-grandparents

told great-grandparents, who told grandparents, who told parents… who suddenly

stopped telling them. They are stories about life that spread radiance and

magic anytime, anywhere, and yet are at risk of being lost forever. But before they

disappear completely in the dark night, Ricardo Azevedo, a researcher of Brazilian

folklore and an exceptional storyteller, chose some of the most delightful tales

and wrote them down the way everyone likes to hear them: from parent to child.