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<p align="center"><b><font face="Verdana">The Italian way to the life and Times
of Scrooge McDuck</font></b></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">In the Yukon, from the gold-seekeers Scrooge
sr. McDuck (called "Daddy Scrooge") and "Oretta Paporetta", after the 1897 two
twins were born: the little Scrooge McDuck and his brother, the black sheep of
the family, since he's lavish as much his twin is a tightwad.<br>
The first word pronounced by Scrooge is "dollar" and, when six months old, he
begins to show a silly attraction to the gold. In these days, a strong
competition with John Rockerducks starts.<br>
Later, his sibling Papera ["female duck"] and Gedeon will born.<br>
When 12 years old, Scrooge finds his first goldmine.<br>
Nothing is known about the fate of his family: probably, the McDucks move after
the end of the gold rush in Canada.<br>
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The poor Scrooge comes back by boat in his native land. The captain pays him
with three coins: the first to touch his hand is the Number One Dime. Found a
job in the north, in the "Dark Forest", he meets an old witch that puts him
through a trial about generosity, successfully, and that suggests him to save
his first gain.<br>
In this period, he meets Glittering Goldie.<br>
When 18 years old, Scrooge receives from his dad a trunk, containing the coins
of their ancerstors. The magical aura showed later by them must have confused
his memories, since he remembers the deeds of his father and his uncle [= Barks'
stories set in XIX century] as he has lived them. He decides to leave everything
and take his chance.<br>
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In 1928 [date of the reprint, not original], Scrooge becomes an university
student and meets Brigitta McBrigde. To free himself from her grasp, he gifts
her an expensive hat of balaboo. Soon, he must have left university.<br>
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In the thirties, Scrooge tries his fortune in Duckburg, selling chestnuts, and
meets Molly McGold. They open parallel activities, until they earn their first
million the same day. They decide to build together their own Money Bins.<br>
Scrooge commissions the construction to the father of John Rockerduck. <br>
Because of an unlucky investment, Molly goes bankrupt and decides to leave.
Scrooge asks her hand in marriage, to make her stay, but she refuses and breakes
his heart.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Still in America, in 1940 Scrooge has earned
his first billion, thanks to a goldmine found in Tucson, Arizona. <br>
In 1948, he reaches the 300 billion dollars target. He buys his hat in Gold
Town, where his sister livea. After more than thirty years, Scrooge and "Papera"
acts like strangers. They begin to go round with each other.<br>
In the night of a 16 September, the two siblings risk to run over a forsaken
duck pup and decide to take him with them. They baptize him Donald, and
rebaptize themselves as "Uncle Scrooge" and "Grandma Duck", since their age. The
child lives with Grandma Duck in Quack Town, near Duckburg, where Scrooge has
his Money Bin.<br>
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When Donald is adult, Scrooge makes inquiries about him and discovers that they're
really relatives, even if we don't know how. Meanwhile, Della sends his children
to his cousin Donald, so the very history of the ducks starts.<br>
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Finally, Gedeon McDuck moves to Duckburg and launches a newspaper.</font></p>
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