So I set out to write a story that I hoped would point young readers towards the real voices of the Holocaust. On the way to writing Once I encountered many real life stories — diaries, letters, notes and the memories of people who were young at the time of the Holocaust. Their voices, in print and recordings, along with those of the adults who shared their lives, live on in archives and libraries, with many available online.
Here are some of the books I read as part of my research, books that were particularly inspiring and helpful, books that ring with these real voices. There are of course many other real stories of the Holocaust in many other books.
And if you have a Jewish or Holocaust museum near you, you'll find a wealth of memories in their archives that are perhaps not published elsewhere. If there isn't one near you, most have websites containing unforgettable personal stories.
Putting 'Holocaust Museum' into Google or another search engine will give you many sites to explore. Most preciously, a few children of the Holocaust are still physically with us. These survivors, who were a similar age to Felix and Zelda in those terrible years, are now in their eighties or older. But some still volunteer as speakers and guides in Holocaust centres around the world. Meeting them is a life-changing experience. Once is available in bookshops and libraries in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and elsewhere, and online:.
Morris Gleitzman - Once. It was because of the carrot. UK cover. Felix : Felix lived in an orphanage for three years and eight months. He is a ten year old boy. He is courageous and extremely persistent. When we first got to know him he was unaware of the realities of war. Later in the novel is exposed to the real horror of World War Two. He is a creative and imaginative storyteller. Zelda: Zelda is about six years old and was orphaned after a fire that was lit by the polish resistance, who also killed her parents.
She can be stubborn. Barney: Barney is a kind, caring and compassionate Jewish dentist who shelters and protects young Jewish children in a cellar. He has a beard. He goes out at night, working as a dentist for the Germans and in return is given food or other supplies.
She is a bit older than Felix. She has a bandaged arm and lives in the cellar with Barney. Ruth: Ruth is about Felix's age. He has very curly hair, he is polite and lives in the cellar with Barney. Moshe: Moshe is a little younger than Felix.
He lives in the cellar with Barney and the other children. It is probably the only personal item that he has managed to salvage before going into hiding. Henryk: Henryk is about 5 years old and lives in the cellar with Barney and the other children.
Janek: Janek is a young toddler. Half his hair is missing because it was probably burnt in a fire when his family was attacked by the Nazis. Mother Minka: Mother Minka is good hearted, and she is the head nun at the orphanage. She risks her life to hide Jewish children at the orphanage.
Dodie: Dodie is Felix's best friend from the orphanage. He has been orphaned since he was three. His real name is Dodek; Dodie is his nickname. Once is written in the first person narrative point of view. Watch the video below to understand what this means. For three years and eight months Felix has lived in a convent orphanage high in the mountains of Poland.
The actions made by this incarnation of Princess Zelda were crucial to the development of the Zelda Timeline , since it was through Zelda's choices that three timelines were eventually created, making her instrumental in the history of Hyrule.
Her plot with Link to retrieve the Triforce resulted in Ganondorf obtaining the Triforce of Power, [91] eventually leading to Ganondorf besting Link in the final battle, and thus forming the Fallen Hero Timeline. The latter of the two shatters the Triforce of Courage and vanquishes the hero in the Adult Timeline, [] resulting in Hyrule eventually being flooded. The Fallen Hero Timeline is the timeline in which Link, the Hero of Time, despite his best efforts, was defeated by Ganondorf in the final battle.
As the last free descendant, Zelda uses telepathy to contact the descendant of the Knights of Hyrule, Link, to save her. When Link makes a wish with the power of the now-freed Triforce, Princess Zelda returns with the maidens to Hyrule Castle to rule in peace. Zelda is only mentioned at the beginning of Link's Awakening , when Link mistakes Marin for the Hyrulean princess due to their resemblance to one another.
Zelda herself appears if the two games are linked. When players have defeated both General Onox and Veran in the linked game, Twinrova will kidnap Zelda in order to sacrifice her to resurrect Ganon. Due to the fact that they could not sacrifice Zelda as planned, the Ganon they resurrect is mindless and raging and is defeated by Link.
In these games, Zelda has a sprite similar to that of Marin , the girl Link mistakes for Zelda when he wakes up at the beginning of Link's Awakening. Six years after the events of A Link to the Past , Hyrule is enjoying a time of peace and tranquility, but Princess Zelda suffers from a dark, recurring dream showing a shadow over a temple; a premonition of evil to come.
One day, she witnesses a mysterious and brilliant light in the sky to the east. Aginah, the younger brother of the wise man Sahasrahla and now living in his old hideout near the Eastern Palace also witnesses such a light, and travels to investigate. There he finds a strange youth lying on the ground. Zelda, also following the light, meets up with Aginah, and they both carry the child to rest in Sahasrahla's hideout. Confused by the youth's unusual clothes, they believe the child not to hail from Kakariko Village.
Speaking to Aginah while the youngster sleeps, Zelda learns that his brother Sahasrahla had also sensed danger surrounding Hyrule and had left the land to find the hero, Link. While Link has not yet returned, Zelda senses that if this new youth was endowed with courage, he or she may be the Hero of Light.
Aginah and the hero travel to the Sanctuary at the foot of the mountain, but Zelda follows, claiming she had another prophetic dream, this time of her holding the Book of Mudora on top of Death Mountain. Zelda insists on traveling with the hero to the summit of the mountain, as she is the only one who can read the Book of Mudora.
During their quest to obtain the final two tablets and reach the summit, the Fortune Teller sees the King of Evil in a vision. Ganon's malice had kept his spirit alive despite the destruction of his body. It was this lingering evil power that had drawn the Hero of Light into the land of Hyrule, and upon the summit the hero travels once more into another world to engage in a desperate final battle with the Demon King in a new version of Ganon's Tower.
Ganon desires the power of the Hero of Light to be fully reborn, but is finally destroyed using the Silver Arrows once more. Zelda appears again in A Link Between Worlds. At her young age, she rules the entire kingdom of Hyrule alone. When Link first meets her, he warns her that Seres was attacked and turned into a Painting by Yuga.
She tells the young hero to warn Sahasrahla in Kakariko Village and gives Link a charm that she has owned since childhood. When Hyrule Castle is under Yuga's attack, Link learns that the charm she gave is the Pendant of Courage, which she gave to him in anticipation of the oncoming misfortune. Zelda tells Yuga that his actions must cease and asks him how many more people he intends to kidnap, [] to which Yuga says he has been searching for all seven Sages of Hyrule.
After Link frees the sages and assembles the Triforce, he and Zelda use it to restore the Lorulean Triforce. An army of evil, led by Ganon , seeks to possess the Triforce to plunge the land of Hyrule into darkness. Princess Zelda, as a member of the bloodline that carries and protects the Triforce of Wisdom, broke the Triforce piece into eight fragments and hid them throughout the realm in an effort to avoid its possession under Ganon's hand.
Link eventually finds the eight fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom scattered throughout Hyrule and travels to Death Mountain where, upon defeating Ganon, he frees Zelda from her prison, returning peace to the land. The introduction of The Adventure of Link speaks of the legend of Zelda, a legend that has been passed down in Hyrule. The King maintained peace in Hyrule using the Triforce; however, he passed away, and although the prince should have received the Triforce in full, he only received a part of it.
To break the curse, a hero must possess the complete Triforce, but obtaining the Triforce of Courage would prove difficult as the king of ages ago had hidden it within the Great Palace. In the end, Link obtains the Triforce of Courage from the Great Palace and awakes the sleeping princess from her slumber.
This Zelda is a different one from the original The Legend of Zelda even though both games feature the same Link. Princess Zelda was kidnapped by the Eight Dragons in order to cause chaos in Hyrule.
She is imprisoned in a magical cage that can only be opened with the pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom. Link journeys through the dungeon, defeats the dragons and saves Zelda.
The Child Timeline is the timeline that follows Link after being sent back to his original time to warn Princess Zelda, following the defeat of Ganondorf by the Hero of Time in the final battle. Prior the events of Majora's Mask , Zelda spends a relatively short period of time with Link, before he leaves Hyrule for his quest in search of his companion Navi. The events of the flashback display Link's last meeting with Zelda, where she states her belief that they would meet again.
This Zelda is the same one from Ocarina of Time. In Twilight Princess , Zelda was the young matriarch of Hyrule until its invasion by Zant , the Twilight King, to whom she surrendered in order to prevent the deaths of herself and her people.
It is revealed that Zelda is unaffected by the veil of Twilight Zant casts upon Hyrule and does not become a spirit like all the other inhabitants of the kingdom. As the bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom , Zelda may have been protected by its power. Zelda, dressed in a dark robe, meets Link during his earliest transformation into a wolf due to the interaction between the Twilight and his Triforce piece.
Later, she transfers her soul and her powers to aid the dying Midna , losing her physical being in the process. Towards the end of the game, Ganondorf possesses the lifeless Zelda, who was being imprisoned in the throne room of Hyrule Castle, transforming her into an enemy known as Puppet Zelda.
Ganondorf makes another attempt on Zelda's life soon after, but she is protected by the Light Spirits of Hyrule who grant her the Light Arrows to assist Link in the horseback part of his final battle. However, while using their magic to check the seal, Shadow Link appeared and kidnapped Zelda and the six Maidens and sent Link to the Four Sword Sanctuary.
Zelda must be protected from damage during this escape. When nearing the exit however, the four Links and Zelda are sent tumbling deep beneath the tower by Ganon. While the four Link's are out cold, Zelda attempts to seal away Ganon with her magic, but is instead stopped and sealed away by Ganon himself. The four Links fight Ganon together, and eventually weaken him enough to break the seal on Zelda. While she does not wield the Light Arrows by name, she does wield a ball of light energy which, coupled with Link's arrows, serves the same function of the Light Arrows, stunning Ganon long enough for him to be drawn into the Four Sword.
She must be protected from Ganon's attacks so the ball of light energy can become big enough to contain Ganon's evil might. The Adult Timeline is the timeline that follows the events after Link is being sent back to his original time, following the Hero of Time's defeat of Ganondorf in the final battle. Ganondorf is sealed within the Sacred Realm by the Seven Sages but, with Link sent back in time, the world is left without a Hero. The Wind Waker presents Zelda in a secret identity as Tetra , a female pirate who leads a small group of thieves after the death of her mother.
Her true identity was first hinted when Link travels to the Forsaken Fortress for a second time and encounters Ganondorf, who, as he grasps Tetra in his hand, realizes that his Triforce of Power is resonating, which could only indicate that Tetra is indeed the Princess Zelda. Zelda as Tetra displayed a tomboyish demeanor, taking challenges head on and even seeming bossy at times. At the beginning of the game, she does not think much of Link due to his habit of taking actions without thinking things through, and also due to the fact that he gets melancholic as they are setting sail to the Forsaken Fortress to rescue his sister.
Zelda from The Wind Waker is the first Zelda in the series that fights along Link's side in his battle against Ganondorf. In battle, she wields the bow and Light Arrows , similar to her Twilight Princess counterpart. After Link defeats Bellum , he and Tetra awaken on the Ghost Ship, only ten minutes after the prologue according to the pirates. This Zelda is the same one from The Wind Waker.
Princess Zelda with the Spirit Flute. Princess Zelda plays a much larger role in Spirit Tracks than in previous installments, as she herself also aids Link in the salvation of Hyrule. Near the beginning of the game, Link travels to Hyrule Castle to see Zelda and become an official train conductor.
Because he is an engineer and the apprentice of Alfonzo , who was once the head of the castle guard, Zelda asks Link to secretly meet her in her quarters later to discuss something with him. Zelda explains to Link that she needs to get to the Tower of Spirits to personally investigate the disappearance of the Spirit Tracks , which she attributes to something that Chancellor Cole is hiding.
For the first time not counting the non-canonical Phillips CD-i games , it is possible to play as Zelda herself as Link aids the princess to escape the castle. Afterward, Link, Zelda, and Alfonzo attempt to escape via train, but the train crashes due to the tracks disappearing beneath them.
Chancellor Cole then appears to attack Zelda and take her body, which he hopes to use to revive the Demon King Malladus ; however, Zelda's spirit escapes and returns to Hyrule Castle. There, she meets with Link, now the only one who can see her, to continue their way to the Tower of Spirits, where Zelda learns she can inhabit Phantoms to aid Link. After this, she and Link begin their journey to restore the Spirit Tracks leading to the Tower of Spirits to fortify the Malladus's prison and thus prevent the resurrection of the Demon King.
Zelda's body is eventually possessed by the resurrected Malladus, although Link frees it by firing a Light Arrow. Despite this, Zelda is unable to reenter her body, and just as Malladus is about to possess it again, Byrne uses his power to repel the Demon King, giving Zelda the strength to pray to her grandmother Tetra to reclaim her body.
After the ending credits, Princess Zelda can be seen at her office signing papers and, depending on whether Link chose to be an engineer or a warrior, she will go look out the window and wave at Link upon hearing either a train whistle or swords clanking. If Link selects "Dunno", then Zelda will be signing papers and simply remember the adventure she had with Link.
This Princess Zelda is confirmed to be a direct descendant of Tetra , [16] the pirate captain who was also the incarnation of Princess Zelda in her day, and makes an appearance in a large stained glass window in Hyrule Castle's Throne Room. In Breath of the Wild , Zelda is not only the princess of Hyrule, she is also an aspiring scholar who is very curious. Zelda has been training to unlock her sealing powers passed down the royal family since she was 7 years old, one year after her mother unexpectedly passed away.
With her mother gone there was nobody else around with the sacred power who could teach her how to use it, leaving Zelda to figure it out on her own. After meeting with them, she left the Castle to research ancient technology, but she did not come across anything of note.
During her time with Link, Zelda wonders why he never speaks. Link rescues her right before a Yiga assassin is about to kill her, striking him down and causing the other two Yiga to flee. This causes Zelda to change her attitude towards Link, valuing his devotion to protect her. After Link awakens, she then telepathically guides him throughout his journey. Unfortunately, she was not able to hold off Calamity Ganon for much longer before he developed a rudimentary body.
She then reconvened with Link for the first time in a hundred years, and asked him if he still remembered her as Link was initially left with amnesia thanks to his near-death experience. Some time later, she alongside Link left for Lake Hylia in order to investigate what caused the Divine Beast Vah Ruta to stop working, and that they ultimately need to restore Hyrule back to its former glory.
Her favorite food is Fruitcake , as revealed by a recipe in a book in the Library in Hyrule Castle. It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as more information becomes available.
Princess Zelda appears in the Sequel to Breath of the Wild. Picking up where the true ending left off, Zelda alongside Link traversed through a cave, only to find a mummified Gerudo corpse with an ethereal hand touching its chest, as well as it attracting Malice. She eventually ended up separated from Link, and witnessed the corpse revive itself via the malice.
Princess is also featured in other media, including comics based on the games, animated shows, and the Super Smash Bros. In some of her appearances, she is depicted as a brave, proud, and self-reliant fighter who is proficient in archery and horseback riding, such as in the The Legend of Zelda comics by Valiant Comics and The Legend of Zelda TV series.
As with the games, she is the protector of the Triforce of Wisdom. This person taught Link a multitude of different songs and gave him tips on how to proceed in his quest. At the end of the game, Sheik revealed himself to be none other than Princess Zelda in a disguise.
Sheik is also a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl : Zelda is able to transform into Sheik during a battle, allowing her to use a different set of moves. Born into a society of pirates on the Great Sea, Tetra, captain of a crew of pirates , was completely unaware that she was a member of the Royal Family of Hyrule's bloodline.
In Ocarina of Time , Zelda is revealed to be the seventh Sage and the leader of them all. Before the events of Skyward Sword , a goddess named Hylia defeated Demise. In order to protect the Triforce , in a two-part plan, Hylia renounced her divine body to reborn in an human being.
This human was born eons after under the name of Zelda. Besides the Princess Zeldas that appear in the games, the back story to some of the games feature additional unnamed Princesses of Hyrule who have a similar appearance to Princess Zelda. In the Minish Legend , a hero clad in green clothes, the Hero of Men arose to fight the demons attacking the world. This story of the Minish Legend is depicted in a series of stained glass windows beneath the Elemental Sanctuary. One of the stained glass windows depicts a Princess of Hyrule wielding the Light Force.
Using the stained glass window, Vaati is able to deduce that the Light Force is currently held by the current Princess Zelda. In the portrait, the princess is surrounded by several characters, all of which have a counterpart to a member of Tetra's Pirate Crew. It is known that during the Great Flood, she took a piece of the Triforce of Wisdom which had been broken in two by her father and fled to the mountaintops with several of her servants.
Learned by Impa and Kass , the Zelda that lived ten thousand years prior to the events of Breath of the Wild assisted Link and the four Champions in defending Hyrule from Calamity Ganon. Successfully defeating the Calamity, Zelda sealed Ganon away for ten thousand years, leading to his release one hundred years before the events of Breath of the Wild. In several games, starting with Ocarina of Time , Zelda either wields the Light Arrows or bestows them on Link, allowing him to defeat Ganon.
In some cases, she is also able to summon a magical bow made from pure light in order to fire the arrows. In Hyrule Warriors , the magical bow and light arrows can be summoned as part of Zelda's combos and special attacks while wielding her rapiers.
In Twilight Princess , Zelda carries an ornate rapier, seemingly as a sword of state. When possessed by Ganondorf , she also uses it as a weapon against Link. In Hyrule Warriors , this rapier is named the "Polished Rapier", and is one of several rapiers the princess can use, alongside the more ornate Glittering Rapier, the extravagant Gleaming Rapier, which also bears the royal crest, and the humorous 8-Bit White Sword , a joke weapon.
While Zelda does not wield the Wind Waker in its titular introduction, The Wind Waker , it is claimed to be an instrument of the royal family used by the monarch in conducting the Sages. In Hyrule Warriors , Zelda is able to use the Wind Waker to conduct magical songs that summon wind and lightning. She can also use the Sacred Baton, which resembles a crystallized gust of wind, and the Glorious Baton, which resembles a Great Fairy 's locks of hair.
Shigeru Miyamoto stated that the Princess Zelda's name originated from Zelda Fitzgerald, the wife of the acclaimed author, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Griselda itself means "happy", "lucky", or "blessed", while Grizelda means "endless patience". Zelda Wiki. Zelda Wiki Explore. Main Page All Pages. Getting Involved. Gamepedia support Report a bad ad Help Wiki Contact us. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Melee Characters in Super Smash Bros.
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Ambiguously Canon Content. This section of the page is incomplete. You can help Zelda Wiki by expanding it. Zelda as a ghost in Spirit Tracks. Artwork of Zelda from The Champions' Ballad. This article or section contains information about an unreleased Video Game. It is I, the Princess of Hyrule, Zelda. Go now to Hyrule Castle There, thou will surely meet the Princess of Destiny The return of the Evil King Ganon approaches.
The Holy Sacrifice, Zelda , is all that remains! When we call Ganon's spirit into the vessel, it will be done! You can't stop us! Prepare to meet your doom! It's all been my fault I'm so sorry. I was so young I could not comprehend the consequences of trying to control the Sacred Realm. I dragged you into it, too.
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