Serendipity language was by Horace Walpole in 1754. In a letter he wrote to his friend Horace Mann, Walpole explained an unexpected discovery he had made about a (lost) painting of Bianca Cappello by Giorgio Vasari by reference to a Persian fairy tale, "The Three Princes of Serendip". The princes, he told his correspondent, were "always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of". The name comes from "Serendip", an old name for Sri Lanka (Ceylon), hence "Sarandib" by Arab traders. It is derived from the Sanskrit "Siṃhaladvīpaḥ" (Siṃhalaḥ, Sri Lanka + dvīpaḥ, island).
Three Times Lucky Three Times Lucky Three Times Lucky is a 2013 New York Times Best Seller adolescent novel by author Sheila Turnage. "Three Times Lucky" was a Newbery Medal Honor Book in 2013. "Three Times Lucky" is the story of Miss Moses "Mo" LoBeau, a sixth grader living in Tupelo Landing, North Carolina. Eleven years ago she had washed ashore during a hurricane. She is being raised by the Colonel and Miss Lana and together operates a cafe, along with Mo's best friend Dale. Since then, Mo has been sending numerous letters down the river, hoping her "Upstream Mother" would find them