Pinocchio
Once a upon a time a carpenter
named Geppetto built a
wooden puppet and called it
Pinocchio. "How wonderful it
would be if it were a real boy!"
he thought as he finished
painting it. That night the Fairy
with Turquoise Hair was
listening to Geppetto and
decided to fulfill his wish.
And turned to the Speaking
Cricket who had witnessed
the scene, she said:” I name
you Pinocchio’s guide and
counsellor” and, before
disappearing she promised
to Pinocchio that, if he
behaved she would
transform him into a real
boy. Geppetto was
extremely happy when he
discovered that his puppet
could move and speak.
The next morning he sent him to
school: “Have a good day my son,
come back soon!” As Pinocchio
was disobedient, he immediately
went to the show of Mangiafuoco
the puppeteer instead.
Mangiafuoco promised Pinocchio
to make him famous. So
Pinocchio had great fun in singing
and dancing with the other
puppets.
But, as soon as the show was over
Mangiafuoco locked Pinocchio in
a cage with the other puppets;
Pinocchio was desperate, but
suddenly, there appeared the
Fairy with Turquoise Hair who
asked him: “Why didn’t you to
school?”
Pinocchio answered with a lie and
his nose immediately started to
get long. Only when he said the
truth the Fairy with Turquoise
Hair brought Pinocchio’s nose
back as it was
Mangiafuoco, who had
listened him crying,
decided to free Pinocchio
and gave him five gold
coins recommending him
to say hallo to the good
Geppetto.
Pinocchio was very happy,
he accepted the money
and went home.
On the way home,
Pinocchio saw a diligence
full of cheerful kids. The
coachman told him told
him that they were going
to the Land of Toys, where
the children could do
whatever they liked.
“Pinocchio come back !”
The cricket told him. But
the puppet didn’t listen to
him.
When he arrived at the Land of
Toys, he met a child called
Lucignolo. They played billiard
together drinking beer and
smoking cigars; the Speaking
Cricket saw what the puppet
was doing and reproached him,
but Pinocchio didn't care and
went away.
While he was drinking and
smoking, suddenly he saw
Lucignolo with donkey's ears
and tail.
Then Pinocchio got scared...
…..so when two long ears and a
tail appeared even in him,
Pinocchio ran away desperately
followed by the loyal Speaking
Cricket.
Together, they went back to
Geppetto’s house, but they didn’t
find any one.
“Who knows what happened to
him…..”
In that moment, a dove gave
them a message: while
Geppetto was looking for
Pinocchio, he had been
swallowed by a whale and
now he was prisoner inside
her belly. The puppet decided
to run to save his life
When he arrived at the beach,
he plunged and after he had
swum for long, he managed to
find his dad in the belly of the
whale. But how to get out of
there? Then they thought to
light a great fire, so that the
fire smoke made the whale
sneeze and opened its mouth.
Pinocchio and Geppetto
escaped on a raft that they
had built shortly before.
The puppet helped his father
swim back home. But when he
arrived on the shore he fainted
for the great effort.
Sadly Geppetto took Pinocchio
home.
But the Fairy with Turquoise
Hair woke him up and as a
prize for his courage and his
goodness she turned into a
true child!
Finally, Pinocchio lived gladly
and happily with his father
Geppetto forever!