Ivan Mažuranić is part of the school curriculum because of the work *“The Death of Smail-aga Čengić”*, but also in your wallet on the 100 kuna banknote. But did you know that this literary classic is present in our everyday life through the words he coined (ice cream, rhinoceros...) as well as through the reforms he introduced into our schools. Precisely because of his influence, Joana Kornelija Emilija Henrijeta, that is, Ivana Brlić Mažuranić, also began her literary career...