Strega Nona

Strega Nona
By: Tomie dePaola


(Traditional Literature)

This story is about Strega Nona, another name for Grandma Witch.  She was looking for help around the house and hired Big Anthony to assist her.  One day Strega Nona went to visit her friend and left Big Anthony home to take care of everything.  Big Anthony decided he was going to try Strega Nona's magic pasta pot but little did he know to stop the pasta from overflowing he needed to blow three kisses.  The town was overflowing with pasta and everyone was panicking and getting angry with Big Anthony, luckily Strega Nona came back just in time to stop the pasta from overtaking the city!