Tredicino

Story of cunning and rebellion. The last of thirteen children of a very poor family is transformed into a saviour hero. If he were an archetype he would be a mixture of guardian angel and rebel. If he were a myth he would be the cunning Odysseus. But in reality he is only Tredicino.

Tredicino is a traditional fable collected by Giuseppe Pitrè that tells the story of a young man of thirteen siblings, gifted with courage and intelligence, who embarks on a journey full of pitfalls to improve the lot of his family.