This is a parallel story to “Eli Celli and Mario” which also exists on this website.

Both stories are available in English and Germnan.

Below is a copy of the introduction for “Eli Celli and Mario” which I hope will explain the background.

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“Eli Celli and Mario” was first written a few years ago when Eli Celli was about 4 years old. Eli Celli is now 7 years old and the story has been updated accordingly.

It is set in Switzerland where he lives with his parents Fiona and Haki and his little sister Nuria Melek who is 4 years old. They live near their grandparents Stef and Pia whose home is in the next village (Meierskappel in Canton Luzern). Fiona’s brother is Uncle Simon and he has a dog called Gwin.

Fiona provided the illustrations in outline and Stef added colour. I hope you will agree they are wonderfully quirky and ‘Swiss Perfect’!

There is also a German version of this story on this website. The translation and adaptation of this version was led by Renanta Bachmann, assisted by Stef and Pia.

When Nuria heard the story of “Eli Celli and Mario”, she wanted a story of her own.

This story is called “Nuria Melek and Mario”. It also exists in English and German on this website. I should add that the English and German tales are not identical.

The Hagmann and Bonthron families have been close friends since 1978 when Stef and Pia lived in Glasgow for a few years.