Stories From The Azores: Mrs. Waddle Duck and the Indigo Dolly

Childhood stories are wonderful and small animals are always adorable and part of children’s lives, especially when our children have the privilege of contacting with nature regularly or when they are raised in rural areas. These are stories from my childhood, memories of how life was in The Azores when I was raised. They were written by me twenty-two years ago to read to my daughter Helena when she was born. The idea of writing these fables came to me out of a need I felt of passing down to her the way of life and daily household rituals so interlinked with nature which I was sure would soon end with the arrival of civilization, such as baking bread in the lava stone ovens or washing the laundry in the rocky bottom rivers to make the most of Nature’s gifts – it’s wonderful and pure resources. I shared moments like these with my mother, grandmother and aunt, the strong women who have inspired my life. I hope you and your children discover a little about The Azores and enjoy these stories as much as we did and still do.