CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Epigraph

Part One: Terzo di Camollia

One: La Lupa, the Wolf

Two: Il Bruco, the Caterpillar

Three: Il Drago, the Dragon

Four: L’Istrice, the Porcupine

Five: La Giraffa, the Giraffe

Six: Oca, the Goose

Intermezzo

Part Two: Terzo di Città

Seven: L’Onda, the Wave

Eight: La Selva, the Forest

Nine: L’Aquila, the Eagle

Intermezzo

Ten: La Tartuca, the Tortoise

Eleven: La Chiocciola, the Snail

Twelve: La Pantera, the Panther

Part Three: Terzo di San Martino

Thirteen: Il Leocorno, the Unicorn

Fourteen: Il Nicchio, the Shell

Fifteen: La Civetta, the Owl

Sixteen: Il Valdimontone, the Ram

Seventeen: La Torre, the Tower

Part Four: Le Contrade Soppresse

Eighteen: Il Gallo, the Rooster

Nineteen: Il Leone, the Lion

Twenty: La Vipera, the Viper

Twenty-One: L’Orso, the Bear

Twenty-Two: La Quercia, the Oak Tree

Twenty-Three: La Spadaforte, the Sword

Acknowledgments

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