#157: Angelica and her magic perfume factory

Angelica lived on this tiny island of Corfu in the north west of Greece. From when she was just four, Angelica used to go with her father and help him carry back all kinds of fruits and leaves from the forest.  He had a really long nose and smelt deeply before picking up anything. Her daddy worked in the perfume factory and was the chief perfume designer. He made up perfumes, the kind you see in bottles on your mommy’s bathroom shelf.  Isn’t that a cool job?

Angelica would sit at the table and watch her Daddy mix orange peels, green  grapes, and strange leaves with a mortar and pestle and then hold it up to his long nose and sometimes make a face or at times break into a smile. Angelica knew the smile meant a new perfume was ready.

Years passed by and Angelica went to college. She was most interested in all things beautiful and she studied design. Design was all about how to make everything look nice and Angelica was very good at that. She finished college and did very well. So well that Gucci, the famous Italian company that makes bags, wallets, scarves and all things nice, offered her a job.

Angelica travelled in search of new designs to Africa and China, India and Brazil, New Zealand and Japan.  She was very good at her job and her travels added many a new item to Gucci’s shops. She was really happy. Then one day she got a call from her village in Corfu that her father had hurt himself in the forest. She rushed back home to find her father in bed with his leg in bandages. The doctor told her that he would never walk properly again. Angelica, was very upset. Don’t worry, my angel, said Daddy, I will be all right.

Angelica went for a long walk in the forest and returned with her mind made up.  She was going to stay here and take care of her daddy. And she had a plan. She went to the post office and called her boss and told her about her decision. What are you going to do? Asked her boss.

I am going to start a perfume factory. 

And that was the start of a fairy tale. Angelica and her dad created a new perfume that was magical. It worked as well in the day as it spun magic in the night. She designed the crystal glass straight bottle with the logo that was a simple circle with a bold A inside it. And it was in deep blue, the circle and the A. 

A for Angel. The perfume went on to become the most sought after in Africa and China, India and Brazil, New Zealand and Japan.

Angelica and her daddy (on special magical legs) lived on their beautiful island walking the forests and picking up fruits and leaves for their next perfume, happily ever after.