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How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child. Centuries ago there lived— “A king!” my little readers will say immediately. No, children, …
Mastro Cherry gives the piece of wood to his friend Geppetto, who takes it to make himself a Marionette that will dance, fence, and turn somersaults. In that very instant, a loud knock sounded on th…
As soon as he gets home, Geppetto fashions the Marionette and calls it Pinocchio. The first pranks of the Marionette. Little as Geppetto’s house was, it was neat and comfortable. It was a small room…
The story of Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, in which one sees that bad children do not like to be corrected by those who know more than they do. Very little time did it take to get poor old Gepp…
Pinocchio is hungry and looks for an egg to cook himself an omelet; but, to his surprise, the omelet flies out of the window. If the Cricket’s death scared Pinocchio at all, it was only for a very f…
Pinocchio falls asleep with his feet on a foot warmer, and awakens the next day with his feet all burned off. Pinocchio hated the dark street, but he was so hungry that, in spite of it, he ran out o…
Geppetto returns home and gives his own breakfast to the Marionette The poor Marionette, who was still half asleep, had not yet found out that his two feet were burned and gone. As soon as he heard …
Geppetto makes Pinocchio a new pair of feet, and sells his coat to buy him an A-B-C book. The Marionette, as soon as his hunger was appeased, started to grumble and cry that he wanted a new pair of …
Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater. See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm! As he walked along, his brain was busy planning…
The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life. Quick as a flash, Pinocchio d…
