On the outskirts of the Tuscan town, next to a desolate road where Fillipo and Mattia had told them where to wait, the girls jumped, laughed and shouted with joy at the excitement of going to the island.
There were Noemi, Angelica, Mariella, Francesca, Irene, Carina, Adelina, Andrea... and Annetta who had decided to join them.
"I can hardly wait!" exclaimed Annetta.
"Me, too! Do you see it coming?" asked Andrea.
"Yes! The coach!"
Then, the girls saw in the distance a big coach drawn by sixteen donkeys. On the driver's seat, a tall, beautiful and young woman was driven the coach. She had fair skin, blond hair, green almond eyes. She wore an elegant black swallow tail dress coat, a black top hat adorned with big feathers and an inky floral in the forefront, and a big and a pair of knee high boots. Despite looking thin, the Coachwoman should be too strong to control sixteen donkeys. In one hand she held the reins and in the other a whip.
"Hello, darlings", the Coachwoman said with her soft and soothing voice when the coach stopped in front of the girls. "Ready to enjoy a land without school and where you will able to spend their whole time having fun?"
With much excitement, all girls yelled with a loud "YES!" The Coachwoman was smiling and she seemed very friendly.
"Well, then what are you waiting for? Get in, please. Fillipo, do us the favor of opening the door to my dear guests."
Her new employees, Fillipo and Mattia, were inside the coach, they opened the door so the girls could enter. The two guys carried large attractive baskets of candies for the girls which they delivered as they got on.
But before getting on, Annetta saw something curious about the Coachwoman's sixteen donkeys. Each of its long ears were tied at the bottom with a hair ribbon of a different color for each donkey.Their tails had tied a bow the same color as their ribbons. And not only that, their breast straps and breechings were adorned with flowers.
Annetta then understood that they were adorned that way because they were all female donkeys. It was something that seemed strange to her, but she did not give it importance, took her candies and got into the coach.
"Did you all go up, my darlings? Are you ready?" asked the Coachwoman smiling.
"I am!" yelled Andrea.
"Me, too!" responded Irene.
"And me!" Noemi imitated.
"Let's go!" Carina continued.
"Perfect, my dears. Destination Pleasure Island."