4. Ritta and Christina Parodi
Ritta and Christina were born in 1829 in Sardina. Their family, although poor, decided to make a trip to France where they hoped that doctors and scientists would pay good money to examine the twins. However, the family did not know how to promote the twins and thus grew poorer and poorer each day.
The
family then tried to exhibit them publicly but the city officials would
have none of that. However, word spread and to the family’s delight,
doctors came to examine Ritta and Christina. Unfortunately, the constant
observation interfered with the twins sleep and Ritta, who was of ill
health since the day she was born, grew weaker and weaker by the minute.
She eventually died eight months after she was born. Christina, who was
always of strong and of good health, died only moments later.
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