Playalina and the Vulcan of Roma

The story

Playalina can turn almost anything into a game, except chores. At a secret twilight lake, she leaves Illdoit to build a raft all by himself while she plays, then reaches for a sparkle on the water and slips under.

She pops up in the Trevi Fountain in Rome, holding an ancient coin with Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, on it. With a grumpy policeman named Piero on her heels, she and Vulcan race through Rome on a red Vespa.

The real place: Trevi Fountain, Rome

Three things to tell your kid after the story.

1. 1Visitors toss coins over their shoulder into the Trevi Fountain. Legend says that if you do, you will come back to Rome one day.
2. 2The coins thrown into the fountain are collected and given to charity to help people in need.
3. 3The Colosseum, where Playalina rides with Vulcan, could hold about 50,000 people watching gladiators nearly 2,000 years ago.

Next stop

EP 85 · Tokyo, Japan

Illdoit

Always says "I'll do it."

EP 86 · Teotihuacan, Mexico

Moania

Loves to complain.