During dinner, Anna and Nicola suggested calling Maria’s sister by Skype. Not in a million years would I have ever thought I would see my father talking into a computer and waving at the screen; he’s such a technophobe. Since the laptop was out, we also took another look at the old family photos we’d brought. Once again, nobody could identify the young man with the incredible head of hair. We looked at the picture of mom with her doll and Maria felt it necessary to apologize again. Nicola dryly suggested that he could take the photo with him to work and put out a missing person’s report. Mom took the joke in stride.
Scanning through the pictures, we stopped to take a closer look at a photo of a man sitting on a donkey. I can’t remember who he was but Maria insisted that he had completed a tour of Italy on that very donkey. No matter how unbelievable the story was, Maria remained steadfast in her conviction. That man or someone that looked like him had completed his very own Giro d’Italia by donkey. Everyone in the room was incredulous, Nico even threatened to investigate. But no matter what the facts are, the truth is this: small towns and folklore…never shall the two be separated.
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| Giro d'Italia by donkey...could it be true? |
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My mother adds: "Another mystery is solved! The man on the donkey is my uncle Angelo; father of Paolo, Carmela and Angela."
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