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    Pinocchio
    Pinocchio
    Pinocchio
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    Pinocchio

    By Carlo Collodi

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    First published in 1883, this classic of children's literature is known worldwide as a story of a wooden puppet boy and his creator, Geppetto. Though this tale has undergone countless adaptations, the original story is surprisingly dark and dream-like, beginning with a talking piece of pine that refuses to become the leg of a table. When given to the small Italian village's poor woodcarver, the pine becomes a mischievous puppet boy named Pinocchio. All the wooden puppet dreams of is becoming a real boy, though he is very frequently distracted, first by marionettes, then by a fox and a cat, later by a snake, weasels, and the circus. Though he is aided by the Talking Cricket and the Turquoise Fairy, Pinocchio's adventures and trials take him down a long road that ultimately leads him to his first wish: becoming a real boy. As loveable as Huck Finn, Pinocchio is naughty, lucky, tragic, comedic, illiterate, and imaginative in this subversive work that is just as much satire as it is pure enchantment. This edition includes over forty illustrations by Alice Carsey.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigireads.com Publishing
    Release dateFeb 1, 2012
    ISBN9781420945683
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    Carlo Collodi

    Carlo Collodi (Florencia, 1826-1890) Seudónimo de Carlo Lorenzini. Periodista y escritor italiano, su primer trabajo fue en una librería a los dieciocho años. En 1859 participó en la segunda guerra de Independencia italiana como soldado regular del ejército piamontés. Tras la guerra, regresó a Florencia. En 1875 entró en la literatura infantil con Racconti delle fate, una traducción de los cuentos de hadas en francés de Perrault. En 1880 comenzó a escribir Storia di un burattino (Historia de un títere), que se fue publicando semanalmente en Il Giornale per i Bambini, el primer periódico italiano para niños.

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    • 5/5
      Reason for Reading: Read aloud to the ds. This is actually my third attempt at reading this book to him. Pinocchio is one of my favourite children's classics. The first time was when he was five and was my edition that I had read, an old Rainbow Classics, but I think he was just too young. The second time, he was older and at that time I had a different edition, don't remember which, but it was an awful translation and we gave that up as well. So my hopes of reading him Pinocchio were put on the shelf until I saw this edition, which noted it was a brand new translation and I was taken right away with the collaged/mixed media artwork which I used to dabble in myself.Starting with the art, the book is beautiful. I love this collage, mixed media art style and each page was a visual delight to me and my son, who has seen me dabbling in the art myself. An extremely gorgeous book. A square, softcover with french flaps make for easy handling and browsing. Ds would often pick the book up between reads and just look at the pictures. There's no need to give a summary, I think everyone is acquainted with the story of the wooden puppet who wants to become a real boy. But if you've only been exposed to the Disney version, then just let me tell you that you do not really know the true story of Pinocchio, which is rather moralistic in teaching boys to be good boys and quite violent along way. One part that always makes me smile (because I hate Disney's Jiminy Cricket character) is that in the book when Pinocchio meets the cricket (no name, btw) who moralizes with him to annoyance is that Pinocchio's final response is to pick up a mallet and throw it at him, squashing the irritating bug against the wall. LOL. The cricket's ghost does return to annoy Pinocchio some more. DS thoroughly enjoyed the story as he wasn't familiar with it. He saw the Disney movie as a little kid but it had too much slow singing in it so he didn't like it, or pay much attention to it. He loved when anyone got what they deserved, even Pinocchio, and he found it fun when he could see it coming. The whole story is a lot of fun. With the modern translation and the new illustrations, this edition is entirely whimsical and doesn't come off as moralistic as earlier translations I've read do. Oh, it hasn't been left out, but Pinocchio is such a rude, naughty boy that he needs to be taught a lesson and eventually even he knows when he is doing the wrong thing. I highly recommend this translation, especially for reading aloud.
    • 3/5
      Ok, longer than others by Powell and it has chapters. Like illustrator Alfonso Ruiz. Good for ESL.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable, if a little repetitive. It's hard to read it through anything other than the Disney version, but it is reasonably different--including a Pinocchio who is meaner and more problem ridden (e.g., within the first few pages he hits the cricket with a hammer), a cat/wolf that are more persistent and interesting than the Disney ones, and an even more moving ending about how Pinocchio finally becomes a boy.
    • 2/5
      This is a classically Grimm-violent story. It's like a bunch of little vignettes, really. And pleasantly bizarro, just as a kid's tale should be. I like that it opens with a talking piece of wood. No explanations necessary, really. There's just this log that is sentient. Whatevs, am I right?
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed reading this to my daughter, it was the first time for both of us. Yes, there is a talking cricket, but thankfully his name is not Jiminy. The Blue Fairy has a very prominent role in the original story, she is whimsical, complex character.

      This edition, in particular, is utterly enchanting. The illustrations by Italian illustrator Roberto Innocenti are beautiful.

      I personally believe that children should not only be exposed to sugar-coated stories, so we always aim to read fairy tales in their original form. Pinocchio was no exception, and this was a delightful read.
    • 4/5
      I borrowed this one from the library to have a look at Roberto Innocenti's work, which I've admired in another book called Rose Blanche. His highly detailed watercolour illustrations are a thing to behold, and imbued with both a sense of realism and real poetry, a combination very rarely achieved successfully in visual arts. The story itself was filled with surprises. I must have only been exposed to the Disney version in my childhood, because the original by Carlo Collodi was so filled with twist and turns, violence, unfortunate adventures, and reversals of fate, that it stretched credulity beyond the limit. At times the didactic aspect of the story that the author never fails to drive home became truly annoying, but there's no denying the tale of a puppet who wished more than anything to become a boy is highly original.
    • 4/5
      I have to say, my only previous experience with the story of Pinocchio is through the Disney classic cartoon…and boy is this a LOT different than the Disney version! I’m not saying that’s a bad thing…far from it in fact, I was just surprised at how selfish and, well…disobedient this little wooden boy was. In this book, Pinnochio isn’t a naive boy who gets led astray; he’s a selfish, lying, bad-tempered puppet who (for the most part) can’t see past his own immediate wants and needs. He constantly makes bad decisions based on spur of the moment desires without thinking about any long term implications. Naturally, he’s apologetic and supremely sorry when he gets caught or something bad happens to himself or others as a result of his actions, but he doesn’t seem to learn very quickly from these lessons and must repeat them many, many times before he finally “gets it.” Similarly, Geppetto isn’t 100% of the time a kindly old man; he too has his moments of anger with Pinocchio’s behavior. Even the Blue Fairy isn’t as kindly and beneficent as Disney made her…she too isn’t above pulling a nasty prank or two to show Pinnochio the error of his ways. I think these personality elements resonate with young readers…I think we can all admit that most children push the limits, do things they know they are not supposed to and generally find disobeying to be more fun than obeying (at least at times)…and in that way, Pinocchio is the embodiment childhood. He does all the things they’ve been told not to and reaps the rewards or pays the price for it! I think that is what makes this a timeless classic that has been loved for generations. I think that there are a lot of dark humor and plot points in this book (the blue fairy’s death, Geppetto’s getting lost as sea, the attempted assassination of Pinocchio, etc.), that it’s effective and riveting (especially for young readers) and enjoyable…it also makes his final transformation into a real boy all the more rewarding when it finally happens. I have to admit I enjoyed reading this far more than ever enjoyed watching the Disney cartoon version. Overall, it’s a rich, dark, and sometimes humorous tale that is illustrated wonderfully in this version by Gus Grimly. I would recommend it for anyone who enjoys reading the non-sanitized versions of Grimm’s Fairy Tales (and other similar stories). It has all the familiar plot elements of the one we grew up watching (in America, at least) but is a much darker story than Disney gave us. I give it 4 stars and I would definitely buy it for my permanent library.
    • 2/5
      On the whole, this has to be the least satisfying classic I've read over the past couple of months. I genuinely disliked nearly every character in the book, with special emphasis on Pinocchio. I was rooting for the fireplace rather than the real boy angle.
    • 5/5
      This is among the more existential works in children's literature, and should make us all reconsider what children's literature can be. I was turned on to reading the Collodi version by Auster's analysis of it in The Invention of Solitude.
    • 4/5
      The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio a marionette; and his poor father, a woodcarver named Geppetto. Pinocchio was created as a wooden puppet but dreamed of becoming a real boy. Its main theme is that of a naughty child who must learn to be good, not just for his own sake but for the sake of others around him too. The thing to keep in mind is that this is not your Disney’s Pinocchio. This classic flirts with death and disasters that Pinocchio can’t seem to stay away from. At various points in the story Pinocchio is hung from a tree until he dies, he bites a cat's paw off, his leg is caught in a bear trap, he gets arrested and he is turned into a donkey. Oh My! Despite this and the moral lessons being “taught”—the adventures are really quite fun. Despite some of moralizing and the gruesomeness of the story I found myself really liking this tale. 4 out of 5 stars.
    • 5/5
      Great translation of a wonderful story that is as bleak as it is amazing! Who says fairy tales cannot be brutal? Grimm right...
    • 2/5
      What a bratty whiner. I might be glad to have read it. But right now I'm just disappointed that Pinocchio was such a whiner.
    • 3/5
       I had mixed feelings about this book after reading it. I enjoyed the description used throughout the chapters however in the beginning of the book some details seemed too straight forward. Depending on the student's maturity level and ability to handle such concepts as death and greed this book could be tough for some readers. Although the ending is a pleasant one with Pinocchio and his father being reunited once more, the many adventures Pinocchio endures are scary at times. In addition there is a scene depicted in the text describing the burning off of Pinocchio's feet, the attempted murder of a marionette because of lack of obedience, and the trickery of the fox and cat. These scenes show some very cruel aspects of the world we live in although not many readers would pick up on this at first glance. Overall the message of this story is to follow your inner voice when deciding to do something which may be good or bad. In the end telling the truth is the best policy even if feelings get hurt.
    • 3/5
      Classic tale.
    • 4/5
      Pinocchio! (said with an Italian accent and lots of hand waiving). It is considered a "novel of education", a fun childrens story with values communicated through allegory. The values are very "middle class" as Italy became a nation-state in the 19th century: do not follow schemes of the fox and cat to get rich (ie. thieving upper class) but instead work honestly for your money; get an education so you are not treated like an ass (mule working class). Like the "Decameron", it follows the Florentine, Italy tradition of folk novella's -- like a hybred of the "Decameron", "Alice in Wonderland" and "Mother Goose". Disney made a film in 1940 that is considered a masterpiece of animation and is part of the National Film Registery, although only loosely based on the novel, the image of "Jiminy Cricket" and "Blue Fairy" are now a part of modern mythology.
    • 3/5
      A little inaccessible for children. I think it has become a children's story over the years, rather than a moral tale for adults.
    • 1/5
      I was extremely disappointed with this book. This is a book written with the sole purpose of scaring naughty boys and girls into behaving. There was a lot of violence for no reason--the opening scene has two grown men disagreeing about something and solving it by getting into a fistfight (twice in the same conversation!). Even disregarding the fighting, this book held no interest for me whatsoever.
    • 5/5
      demented, wonderful, awesome art. Pinocchio is not the story that Disney told you. Chapter titles like "Pinocchio" gets hanged abound.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable, if a little repetitive. It's hard to read it through anything other than the Disney version, but it is reasonably different--including a Pinocchio who is meaner and more problem ridden (e.g., within the first few pages he hits the cricket with a hammer), a cat/wolf that are more persistent and interesting than the Disney ones, and an even more moving ending about how Pinocchio finally becomes a boy.
    • 4/5
      The book is better than the Disney movie -- which was still a good movie. I've also seen a wonderful theatrical production at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. Another one I ought to reread.
    • 4/5
      I read this aloud to my girls and we all loved it! A great book with so many great lessons. :) Much better than the movie. Like usual. ;)
    • 4/5
      New version of a classic tale: I enjoyed the rereading of this story as much as my first reading as a child. Pinocchio is such a typical "bratty" little boy until he has his adventures, that it is a delight when he gets his wish to be a real boy.
    • 5/5
      Greg Hildebrandt's tremendous illustrations accompany this edition of the children's classic, and the art brings the wooden boy to life on its own. There are twenty-one full color paintings with colors that simply dash out at you. This volume is the Little Unicorn edition, which means the original story is abridged so the illustrations can take center stage. Simply wonderful. This book begs for a cold cloudless night and a hot steaming mug of hot cocoa.

      Sized for small hands

      Book Season = Winter
    • 3/5
      The story of "Pinocchio" is told as a graphic novel. It is a classic fiction of a story told a long time ago. A lonely carpenter made a boy out of wood and by tickling that boy with his paint brush, the boy came to life. Like all other boys in this life, he had an urge to find adventure and fun in life and so that little wooden Pinocchio runs away. One of the hard things that Pinocchiio has found out is that if he lies - his nose will grow. Very embarassing to him because he now knows that other people see him lying. He needs to have fun in life and as a young boy too but he needs to grow up and realize that the true part of life is telling the truth and being loved by your family.The scenes in this book are very dramatic and moving. They show a colorful feeling picture that allows the reader to go with the story. At times you will feel that you are a part of Pinocchio. The feelings that he has will flow on to the reader and move your heart. The illustrator showed each part of the characters with the paint brush and pencil. One thing that adds to this story and the illustrations are the colors added to each picture. Not black and white, but happy colors - yellow, red and green. But at times when Pinocchio has reached a hard part, the colors change to brown, dark blue and dreary grey. It helps the reader to understand the true feelings of being in the story. Try it and the reader will understand.
    • 5/5
      I love to read the stories as they are written not as Disney has envisioned them. Pinocchio had no real conscious, he killed the cricket with a hammer... I love literature but hate to see what mainstream media has done to it.
    • 5/5
      Good edition, good artwork, good story. The stories in this Classic Collection are well-done. The story is told in clear but lively language meant to ensure children stay captivated. On every facing page is good artwork.
    • 1/5
      It is always a dicey affair to criticise a popular book: and when it is an acknowledged classic for children, it is even more dangerous. So I agonised a lot over my impressions of Pinocchio: Is it only a matter of personal taste? Am I missing something? Should I rethink my rating based on learned opinions spanning more than a century? In the end, I decided to go with my original evaluation.

      This is one of those stories you read and love in comics format or abridged versions before you come into contact with the original. What usually happens is that, those adaptations modify and trim the original tale to suit the sensibilities of the current generation. I also read Pinocchio as a comic book and loved it; however, on reading the original, I find that many of the "creepier" elements had been edited out of that version.

      I do not love moral fables for children. The type of story where, for example, the disobedient little lamb is gobbled up by the big, bad wolf, crying with his last breath: "Oh! If I had only listened to my mother!" is terrifying to kids (I speak from personal experience). They are equivalent to the posters of hell which some people were fond of hanging in their drawing rooms during my childhood. In the nineteenth century, when Collodi wrote his story, one can easily understand that this must have been an accepted method of keeping children in line: by frightening them out of their wits. I do not think the modern world will look kindly on that method.

      It is not that creepiness by itself is bad. Many fairy tales are frightening, with their suggestions of cannibalism, patricide, incest, torture etc. The difference between the fairy tale and the moral fable is that the fairy tale is a live entity, growing, shrinking and changing shape while travelling from mouth to mouth; the messages are subliminal, interacting with the child's subconscious. The moral fable on the other hand, is "purposeful" - there is a message ("if you do this, then this will happen!") which the author wants to drum into the child's head, usually by using fear as a tool. It is the narrative equivalent of the schoolmaster's swishing cane.

      Collodi's story, taken by itself, has many wonderful elements of dark fantasy (the huge Dogfish which swallows ships whole, the snake with a tail which smokes like a chimney, the little white man who converts boys to donkeys and sells them...) and could have made a wonderful fairy tale. However, the moralising on almost every page of what happens to bad boys who do not obey their parents, do not study and tell lies takes all the fun out of it: the voice of the narrator, coming out through various parental figures, becomes sickening. What crowned the whole thing for me was the death of poor Candlewick, Pinocchio's friend, after short life of back-breaking labour as a donkey. Yuck!. I was happy when the story ended.

      I would recommend reading it to children with the morality edited out: but why bother? There are better books out there. Or let them read it as a comic book, or watch the Disney movie.
    • 3/5
      I don't think I even meant to download the ebook for Pinocchio -- it's not something I had on my mental list of books I intended to read. I don't know who translated the version I read, but it was easy enough to read. It reads like quite a light story, but Pinocchio isn't a terribly nice character. He's, well. A boy. A little boy, selfish and without much of a moral compass to call his own. I couldn't really root for him, to be honest, and his moments of compassion and caring for other people seemed just that... moments. I guess he reminded me of Peter Pan a little, in his selfishness and his boyishness. I can imagine a little boy really being somewhat like Pinocchio, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. If the book had been longer or less lightly written, I daresay I wouldn't have liked it at all.

      I was glad for the lack of constant overt moralising, like Jiminy in the Disney adaptation. There is a little, of course, but it doesn't really seem to sink into Pinocchio's head... the ending is a little saccharine-sweet, with Gepetto being made young again and Pinocchio turning into a real boy through reforming and so on, but it isn't too irritating.

      It was enjoyable as a quick read, as a break from doing essays, and I wonder if I'd have liked it more if I'd read it as a kid, but it didn't really arouse strong feelings either way.
    • 5/5
      I read the ebook version from the library. This story was so cute and so well written. It reminded me of my childhood when I'd watch the movie and listen to my little record of the soundtrack. It has such a good moral lesson too.
    • 3/5
      The Lemony Snicket annotations are quite wonderful at the outset, but unfortunately, it seems almost as if Handler lost interest in the project a third of the way through, as the observations and comments on the actual text virtually cease, and what little remains is just the same repeated shtick of his losing his mind due to the lunacy of the novel.

      Mignola's illustrations are, to my tastes, at times rather generic, but at other times quite striking. Particularly the full page colour drawings that appear here and there are quite wonderful.

      As for the text itself, Collodi's prose is surprisingly playful and even modern seeming (though this might be thanks to the excellent translation by Chiesa), and while the tale is overly episodic and preachy to really be gripping, it has moments where it truly shines. The Fox and the Cat, as well as the little coachman, are genuinely creepy and memorable, and the Fairy with Azure Hair is quite magical, for all her convenient omnipotence. While hardly a very engrossing read by modern standards, it is easy to see why this has become such a touchstone both in the genre and well beyond in general culture.

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    Pinocchio - Carlo Collodi

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    CONTENTS

    CHAPTER I. THE PIECE OF WOOD THAT LAUGHED AND CRIED LIKE A CHILD

    CHAPTER II. MASTER CHERRY GIVES THE WOOD AWAY

    CHAPTER III. GEPPETTO NAMES HIS PUPPET PINOCCHIO

    CHAPTER IV. THE TALKING-CRICKET SCOLDS PINOCCHIO

    CHAPTER V. THE FLYING EGG

    CHAPTER VI. PINOCCHIO'S FEET BURN TO CINDERS

    CHAPTER VII. GEPPETTO GIVES HIS OWN BREAKFAST TO PINOCCHIO

    CHAPTER VIII. GEPPETTO MAKES PINOCCHIO NEW FEET

    CHAPTER IX. PINOCCHIO GOES TO SEE A PUPPET-SHOW

    CHAPTER X. THE PUPPETS RECOGNIZE THEIR BROTHER PINOCCHIO

    CHAPTER XI. FIRE-EATER SNEEZES AND PARDONS PINOCCHIO

    CHAPTER XII. PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES

    CHAPTER XIII. THE INN OF THE RED CRAW-FISH

    CHAPTER XIV. PINOCCHIO FALLS AMONGST ASSASSINS

    CHAPTER XV. THE ASSASSINS HANG PINOCCHIO TO THE BIG OAK

    CHAPTER XVI. THE BEAUTIFUL CHILD RESCUES THE PUPPET

    CHAPTER XVII. PINOCCHIO WILL NOT TAKE HIS MEDICINE

    CHAPTER XVIII. PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT

    CHAPTER XIX. PINOCCHIO IS ROBBED OF HIS MONEY

    CHAPTER XX. PINOCCHIO STARTS BACK TO THE FAIRY'S HOUSE

    CHAPTER XXI. PINOCCHIO ACTS AS WATCH-DOG

    CHAPTER XXII. PINOCCHIO DISCOVERS THE ROBBERS

    CHAPTER XXIII. PINOCCHIO FLIES TO THE SEASHORE

    CHAPTER XXIV. PINOCCHIO FINDS THE FAIRY AGAIN

    CHAPTER XXV. PINOCCHIO PROMISES THE FAIRY TO BE GOOD

    CHAPTER XXVI. THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH

    CHAPTER XXVII. PINOCCHIO IS ARRESTED BY THE GENDARMES

    CHAPTER XXVIII. PINOCCHIO ESCAPES BEING FRIED LIKE A FISH

    CHAPTER XXIX. HE RETURNS TO THE FAIRY'S HOUSE

    CHAPTER XXX. THE LAND OF BOOBIES

    CHAPTER XXXI. PINOCCHIO ENJOYS FIVE MONTHS OF HAPPINESS

    CHAPTER XXXII. PINOCCHIO TURNS INTO A DONKEY

    CHAPTER XXXIII. PINOCCHIO IS TRAINED FOR THE CIRCUS

    CHAPTER XXXIV. PINOCCHIO IS SWALLOWED BY THE DOG-FISH

    CHAPTER XXXV. A HAPPY SURPRISE FOR PINOCCHIO

    CHAPTER XXXVI. PINOCCHIO AT LAST CEASES TO BE A PUPPET AND BECOMES A BOY

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    CHAPTER I. THE PIECE OF WOOD THAT LAUGHED AND CRIED LIKE A CHILD

    There was once upon a time a piece of wood in the shop of an old carpenter named Master Antonio. Everybody, however, called him Master Cherry, on account of the end of his nose, which was always as red and polished as a ripe cherry.

    No sooner had Master Cherry set eyes on the piece of wood than his face beamed with delight, and, rubbing his hands together with satisfaction, he said softly to himself:

    This wood has come at the right moment; it will just do to make the leg of a little table.

    He immediately took a sharp axe with which to remove the bark and the rough surface, but just as he was going to give the first stroke he heard a very small voice say imploringly, Do not strike me so hard!

    He turned his terrified eyes all around the room to try and discover where the little voice could possibly have come from, but he saw nobody! He looked under the bench—nobody; he looked into a cupboard that was always shut—nobody; he looked into a basket of shavings and sawdust—nobody; he even opened the door of the shop and gave a glance into the street—and still nobody. Who, then, could it be?

    I see how it is, he said, laughing and scratching his wig, evidently that little voice was all my imagination. Let us set to work again.

    And, taking up the axe, he struck a tremendous blow on the piece of wood.

    Oh! Oh! You have hurt me! cried the same little voice dolefully.

    This time Master Cherry was petrified. His eyes started out of his head with fright, his mouth remained open, and his tongue hung out almost to the end of his chin, like a mask on a fountain. As soon as he had recovered the use of his speech he began to say, stuttering and trembling with fear:

    But where on earth can that little voice have come from that said 'Oh! Oh!'? Is it possible that this piece of wood can have learned to cry and to lament like a child? I cannot believe it. This piece of wood is nothing but a log for fuel like all the others, and thrown on the fire it would about suffice to boil a saucepan of beans. How then? Can anyone be hidden inside it? If anyone is hidden inside, so much the worse for him. I will settle him at once.

    So saying, he seized the poor piece of wood and commenced beating it without mercy against the walls of the room.

    Then he stopped to listen if he could hear any little voice lamenting. He waited two minutes—nothing; five minutes—nothing; ten minutes—still nothing!

    I see how it is, he then said, forcing himself to laugh, and pushing up his wig; evidently the little voice that said 'Oh! Oh!' was all my imagination! Let us set to work again.

    Putting the axe aside, he took his plane, to plane and polish the bit of wood; but whilst he was running it up and down he heard the same little voice say, laughing:

    Stop! You are tickling me all over!

    This time poor Master Cherry fell down as if he had been struck by lightning. When he at last opened his eyes he found himself seated on the floor.

    His face was changed, even the end of his nose, instead of being crimson, as it was nearly always, had become blue from fright.

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    CHAPTER II. MASTER CHERRY GIVES THE WOOD AWAY

    At that moment someone knocked at the door.

    Come in, said the carpenter, without having the strength to rise to his feet.

    A lively little old man immediately walked into the shop. His name was Geppetto, but when the boys of the neighborhood wished to make him angry they called him Pudding, because his yellow wig greatly resembled a pudding made of Indian corn.

    Geppetto was very fiery. Woe to him who called him Pudding! He became furious and there was no holding him.

    Good-day, Master Antonio, said Geppetto; what are you doing there on the floor?

    I am teaching the alphabet to the ants.

    Much good may that do you.

    What has brought you to me, neighbor Geppetto?

    My legs. But to tell the truth. Master Antonio, I came to ask a favor of you.

    Here I am, ready to serve you, replied the carpenter, getting on his knees.

    This morning an idea came into my head.

    Let us hear it.

    I thought I would make a beautiful wooden puppet; one that could dance, fence, and leap like an acrobat. With this puppet I would travel about the world to earn a piece of bread and a glass of wine. What do you think of it?

    Bravo, Pudding! exclaimed the same little voice, and it was impossible to say where it came from.

    Hearing himself called Pudding, Geppetto became as red as a turkey-cock from rage and, turning to the carpenter, he said in a fury:

    Why do you insult me?

    Who insults you?

    You called me Pudding!

    It was not I!

    Do you think I called myself Pudding? It was you, I say!

    No!

    Yes!

    No!

    Yes!

    And, becoming more and more angry, from words they came to blows, and, flying at each other, they bit and fought, and scratched.

    When the fight was over Master Antonio was in possession of Geppetto's yellow wig, and Geppetto discovered that the grey wig belonging to the carpenter remained between his teeth.

    Give me back my wig, screamed Master Antonio.

    And you, return me mine, and let us be friends again.

    The two old men having each recovered his own wig, shook hands and swore that they would remain friends to the end of their lives.

    Well, then, neighbor Geppetto, said the carpenter, to prove that peace was made, what is the favor that you wish of me?

    I want a little wood to make my puppet; will you give me some?

    Master Antonio was delighted, and he immediately went to the bench and fetched the piece of wood that had caused him so much fear. But just as he was going to give it to his friend the piece of wood gave a shake and, wriggling violently out of his hands, struck with all of its force against the dried-up shins of poor Geppetto.

    Ah! Is that the courteous way in which you make your presents, Master Antonio? You have almost lamed me!

    I swear to you that it was not I!

    Then you would have it that it was I?

    The wood is entirely to blame!

    I know that it was the wood; but it was you that hit my legs with it!

    I did not hit you with it!

    Liar!

    Geppetto, don't insult me or I will call you Pudding!

    Knave!

    Pudding!

    Donkey!

    Pudding!

    Baboon!

    Pudding!

    On hearing himself called Pudding for the third time Geppetto, mad with rage, fell upon the carpenter and they fought desperately.

    When the battle was over, Master Antonio had two more scratches on his nose, and his adversary had lost two buttons off his waistcoat. Their accounts being thus squared, they shook hands and swore to remain good friends for the rest of their lives.

    Geppetto carried off his fine piece of wood and, thanking Master Antonio, returned limping to his house.

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    CHAPTER III. GEPPETTO NAMES HIS PUPPET PINOCCHIO

    Geppetto lived in a small ground-floor room that was only lighted from the staircase. The furniture could not have been simpler—a rickety chair, a poor bed, and a broken-down table. At the end of the room there was a fireplace with a lighted fire; but the fire was painted, and by the fire was a painted saucepan that was boiling cheerfully and sending out a cloud of smoke that looked exactly like real smoke.

    As soon as he reached home Geppetto took his tools and set to work to cut out and model his puppet.

    What name shall I give him? he said to himself; I think I will call him Pinocchio. It is a name that will bring him luck. I once knew a whole family so called. There was Pinocchio the father, Pinocchia the mother, and Pinocchi the children, and all of them did well. The richest of them was a beggar.

    Having found a name for his puppet he began to work in good earnest, and he first made his hair, then his forehead, and then his eyes.

    The eyes being finished, imagine his astonishment when he perceived that they moved and looked fixedly at him.

    Geppetto, seeing himself stared at by those two wooden eyes, said in an angry voice:

    Wicked wooden eyes, why do you look at me?

    No one answered.

    He then proceeded to carve the nose, but no sooner had he made it than it began to grow. And it grew, and grew, and grew, until in a few minutes it had become an immense nose that seemed as if it would never end.

    Poor Geppetto tired himself out with cutting it off, but the more he cut and shortened it, the longer did that impertinent nose become!

    The mouth was not even completed when it began to laugh and deride him.

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    A LITTLE CHICKEN POPPED OUT, VERY GAY AND POLITE

    Stop laughing! said Geppetto, provoked; but he might as well have spoken to the wall.

    Stop laughing, I say! he roared in a threatening tone.

    The mouth then ceased laughing, but put out its tongue as far as it would go.

    Geppetto, not to spoil his handiwork, pretended not to see and continued his labors. After the mouth he fashioned the chin, then the throat, then the shoulders, the stomach, the arms and the hands.

    The hands were scarcely finished when Geppetto felt his wig snatched from his head. He turned round, and what did he see? He saw his yellow wig in the puppet's hand.

    Pinocchio! Give me back my wig instantly!

    But Pinocchio, instead of returning it, put it on his own head and was in consequence nearly smothered.

    Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had

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