Ciao, my name is Emilio Ferrari; I come from Scandiacia, close to
Florence.
I was born to a poor family in the country side, when I was five years old
my mother got very sick because of a lack of food.
My father lost his job and had to
go fight in war....
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Ciao, my name is Emilio Ferrari; I come from Scandiacia, close to
Florence.
I was born to a poor family in the country side, when I was five years old
my mother got very sick because of a lack of food.
My father lost his job and had to
go fight in war.
When I turned ten I was adopted by a very wealthy family “The Rossi”
family.
The family had fired there maid and were in need of a new one, because they
had eight children.
Miss Beatrix the mother of the eight children had given me a packet, which
included all details about my new job.
My salary was very low it was about 5 fiorino; I
couldn’t even afford a glass of beer.
I didn’t dare complain about my salary because
the Rossi’s kept me safe and healthy.
Every evening for supper I had a piece of
whole wheat bread with some fish from the coast.
Sometimes when Miss Beatrix
was in a good mood she would give me enough to buy an apple pie from the market.
When the family had visitors Miss Beatrix ordered me to go to the market and b
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