This is the story of a poor girl who had a wicked stepmother and mean stepsisters. Her only friend was a cow, but not a typical one! This cow was magic and loved Mica . So with all the chores and hard works, the cow helped her friend. But the mean stepmother saw the magic demanded her husband that he should kill the animal. Mica took the bones and buried them in a hidden place, in the yard. After a while, a beautiful apple tree grew there. In those days, the prince of that realm wandered through there and he saw the tree. He wished for an apple and asked the mean sisters to give him one. But the tree wouldn’t let anyone but Mica to take apples from its branches. So Mica gave an apple to the prince, they fell in love and lived happily ever after!

Tempera painting, dimensions 25x25cm.