Amzat and His Brothers Author:Paula Fox (Adapter), Emily Arnold McCully (Illustrator) The tales -- the title story, "Mezgalten," and "Olimpia, Cucol, and the Door" -- come from the Tuscan village of Pianoro Vecchio and were told to the author by a friend. In all three tales, misfortune is reversed, cleverness rewarded -- and storytelling language relished.