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A song for Lena

by Hilary Horder Hippely · 1996

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Lena's grandmother tells about the time when her mother in Hungary shared some freshly made strudel with a beggar who repaid her hospitality with a beautiful song. Includes a recipe for apple strudel.

Subject
cookingcookingMore like thisLess of this
Themes
grandparentsgrandparentsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
HungaryHungaryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 40 pages

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