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DEAR UNCLE SPIRIDON VANGHELI Letters from Children Addressed to the Writer Dear Mr. Spiridon Vangheli, I confess a secret to you: here everyone calis me Guguță. I am very glad of this because I am an extravagant, joyous and naughty child. I get from a mess into another one ... I not only read your books, I re-read them as I like them so much. Everything is so interesting as if you looked through a field-glass and saw what I was doing... Not only the kids but also the grown-ups as well Iove you in Cahul. I ask you, Mr. Spiridon Vangheli to come to Cahul. I am waiting for you!!! Sergiu DUMINICĂ, the 8h form, „Ion Creangă" School
I am from another country, from Ukraine, but your books reached here, too. I have read them. Your books are full of fun and you always seem to hide something secretly. You know, when it rains hard and the river overflows, I feel the same when reading your books: I rejoice and this joy overflows all ov^r mY body. I wish you good health and to live many years in order to write new books, and I composed a poem for Guguță: Guguță, Guguță, Come to us right now We'll give you a cart To get back to town!" Carolina MOIȘ, Biserica Albă village, Transcarpation region
Mr. Spiridon, I want to know how writers write their books. My elder brother wrote a poem. He did not allow me to look how he did it because that was a secret. He closed the door of his room and wrote. Then he came and read the poem to me. I asked him: „How did you write it?" He said; „Like this!" and did not teii me and he said you would not teii me because that was a secret. And now I ask you: will you teii me or not? I say you good-bye and give you my hand (he draws his hand). Gheorghe GÂRBU, the 3rdform, Coșcodeni village, Sângerei
The TOWER of Ciubotei is seen from our village if you look attentively!! Ion CATANĂ, the yform, Grinăuți village, Râșcani
Mr. Vangheli, teii us when Guguță's birthday is. We want to give him a hat as a present, as he wears a furcap in summer... Three children from Malovata village, Dubăsari
You are our dear writer. Every one knows Guguță. Once, when leaving for Cernăuți in a bus I heard an old mân retelling another the tale „Guguță — Captain of a Ship" so that those who were around could not help laughing. But I knew this tale hâd been written by you, Mr. Spiridon... Vitalie ZIGREA, the 7hform, Buda Mică village, Cernăuți
Our dear writer and teacher Spiridon Vangheli! I read the book „Pantalonia — the Country of the Cranks". I thought I would re-read it in a full-moon evening. I will get to Pantalonia then. Rodica ROTARU, Cărpineni
How do you do, Spiridon Vangheli! Moraru Fedea writes to you, the 2nd form. I study well. How are you, Spiridon Vangheli? From Fedea (The address on the envelope: Chișinău, Soviet Union, from Fedea to Spiridon Vangheli)
I have wrote three poems since you hâd come to our school. I send you just one. I do not know if you will like my poem but I do like it. On a big-big road A hedgehog is riding beautiful horse, Which curried Prince. Charming rode. And then the hedgehog thought That he was Prince Charming. Stela Mititelu, Copcui village, Leova
How do you do, Spiridon Vangheli. I ask you to send me a new story about Guguță. I like your stories a lot. Please send it to me in written form, by radio or by TV, but do not forget to announce me the hour. I am anxiously waiting for your answer. With Iove, Anatol Corăbieru, Răzeni village, Căinări
Ihave a lot of friends and all of them are anxiously waiting for you, for such a longtime! Haven't you forgotten me? I am Gheorghiță!!! I shook hand with you through the letter! I send you my photo. And now I say to you good-bye and shake my hand with all the writers. Gheorghe Gârbu, the 3rdform, Coșcodeni village, Sângerei
Still before going to school, mother read to me and my brother Călin a lot of stories written by Spiridon Vangheli. What beautiful nights those were! Now I like drawing. And sometimes-hop! an extravagant boy appears under the pencil on the paper. „Who are you?" I ask him. „Guguță!" he answers proudly. I am not aston-ished at all, because the little boy is my favorite character... Maybe the drawing on the paper does not look the same as his description in the book, but I like it. Victoria Ojtrvăn, the 5?hform, Drochia
Can you write on notebook paper or only on book paper? I tried hard but did not succeed ... If you can, then write a story on notebook sheet of paper and show it to me on the TV Elena Bulala, the 3rdform, Giurgiulești village, Cahul
Dear Guguță, I am Sonia. D.qn'tyou knowme? I am one of your many friends you haye in your country and abroad...
I think
now you do not have only a furcap in which a whole village enters, but Long life, Guguță! ; . Sonia Sârbu, the 6'hform, Onești, România
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