Pinocchio

The Tale of a Puppet

Carlo Collodi

• Publisher: Passerino
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9788835320937
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literature General
• Index: Literature

Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia (Tuscany).
It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto.
A universal icon and a metaphor of the human condition, the book is considered a canonical piece of children's literature and has had great impact on world culture. Philosopher Benedetto Croce reputed it as one of the greatest works of Italian literature.
Since its first publication, it has inspired hundreds of new editions, stage plays, merchandising, television series and movies, such as Walt Disney's iconic animated version, and commonplace ideas such as a liar's long nose. Carlo Lorenzini (24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi, was an Italian author, humorist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Pinocchio
• Table of contents
• THE PIECE OF WOOD THAT LAUGHED AND CRIED LIKE A CHILD
• MASTER CHERRY GIVES THE WOOD AWAY
• GEPPETTO NAMES HIS PUPPET PINOCCHIO
• THE TALKING-CRICKET SCOLDS PINOCCHIO
• THE FLYING EGG
• PINOCCHIO'S FEET BURN TO CINDERS
• GEPPETTO GIVES HIS OWN BREAKFAST TO PINOCCHIO
• GEPPETTO MAKES PINOCCHIO NEW FEET
• PINOCCHIO GOES TO SEE A PUPPET-SHOW
• THE PUPPETS RECOGNIZE THEIR BROTHER PINOCCHIO
• FIRE-EATER SNEEZES AND PARDONS PINOCCHIO
• PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES
• THE INN OF THE RED CRAW-FISH
• PINOCCHIO FALLS AMONGST ASSASSINS
• THE ASSASSINS HANG PINOCCHIO TO THE BIG OAK
• THE BEAUTIFUL CHILD RESCUES THE PUPPET
• PINOCCHIO WILL NOT TAKE HIS MEDICINE
• PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT
• PINOCCHIO IS ROBBED OF HIS MONEY
• PINOCCHIO STARTS BACK TO THE FAIRY'S HOUSE
• PINOCCHIO ACTS AS WATCH-DOG
• PINOCCHIO DISCOVERS THE ROBBERS
• PINOCCHIO FLIES TO THE SEASHORE
• PINOCCHIO FINDS THE FAIRY AGAIN
• PINOCCHIO PROMISES THE FAIRY TO BE GOOD
• THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH
• PINOCCHIO IS ARRESTED BY THE GENDARMES
• PINOCCHIO ESCAPES BEING FRIED LIKE A FISH
• HE RETURNS TO THE FAIRY'S HOUSE
• THE "LAND OF BOOBIES"
• PINOCCHIO ENJOYS FIVE MONTHS OF HAPPINESS
• PINOCCHIO TURNS INTO A DONKEY
• PINOCCHIO IS TRAINED FOR THE CIRCUS
• PINOCCHIO IS SWALLOWED BY THE DOG-FISH
• A HAPPY SURPRISE FOR PINOCCHIO
• PINOCCHIO AT LAST CEASES TO BE A PUPPET AND BECOMES A BOY