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the adventures of pinocchio by c collodi [pseudonym of carlo lorenzini translated from the italian by carol della chiesa edited by candida martinelli this free e-book was created and is distributed not-for-profit by candida martinelli of candida martinelli s italophile site most of the images in this book are from webshots.com freefoto.com art.com 2

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table of contents chapter 1 how it happened that master cherry carpenter found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child 9 chapter 2 master 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 14 chapter 3 as soon as he gets home geppetto fashions the marionette and calls it pinocchio the first pranks of the marionette 21 chapter 4 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 29 chapter 5 pinocchio is hungry and looks for an egg to cook himself an omelet but to his surprise the omelet flies out of the window 34 3

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chapter 6 pinocchio falls asleep with his feet on a foot warmer and awakens the next day with his feet all burned off 38 chapter 7 geppetto returns home and gives his own breakfast to the marionette 42 chapter 8 geppetto makes pinocchio a new pair of feet and sells his coat to buy him an a-b-c book 49 chapter 9 pinocchio sells his a-b-c book to pay his way into the marionette theater 54 chapter 10 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 59 chapter 11 fire eater sneezes and forgives pinocchio who saves his friend harlequin from death 64 chapter 12 fire eater gives pinocchio five gold pieces for his father geppetto but the marionette meets a fox and a cat and follows them 71 4

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chapter 13 the inn of the red lobster 81 chapter 14 pinocchio not having listened to the good advice of the talking cricket falls into the hands of the assassins 88 chapter 15 the assassins chase pinocchio catch him and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree 94 chapter 16 the lovely maiden with azure hair sends for the poor marionette puts him to bed and calls three doctors to tell her if pinocchio is dead or alive 100 chapter 17 pinocchio eats sugar but refuses to take medicine when the undertakers come for him he drinks the medicine and feels better afterwards he tells a lie and in punishment his nose grows longer and longer 107 chapter 18 pinocchio finds the fox and the cat again and goes with them to sow the gold pieces in the field of wonders 118 chapter 19 pinocchio is robbed of his gold pieces and in punishment is sentenced to four months in prison 128 5

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chapter 20 freed from prison pinocchio sets out to return to the fairy but on the way he meets a serpent and later is caught in a trap 134 chapter 21 pinocchio is caught by a farmer who uses him as a watchdog for his chicken coop 139 chapter 22 pinocchio discovers the thieves and as a reward for faithfulness he regains his liberty 144 chapter 23 pinocchio weeps upon learning that the lovely maiden with azure hair is dead he meets a pigeon who carries him to the seashore he throws himself into the sea to go to the aid of his father 151 chapter 24 pinocchio reaches the island of the busy bees and finds the fairy once more 161 chapter 25 pinocchio promises the fairy to be good and to study as he is growing tired of being a marionette and wishes to become a real boy 172 chapter 26 pinocchio goes to the seashore with his friends to see the terrible shark 179 6

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chapter 27 the great battle between pinocchio and his playmates one is wounded pinocchio is arrested 185 chapter 28 pinocchio runs the danger of being fried in a pan like a fish 197 chapter 29 pinocchio returns to the fairy s house and she promises him that on the morrow he will cease to be a marionette and become a boy a wonderful party of coffee-and-milk to celebrate the great event 207 chapter 30 pinocchio instead of becoming a boy runs away to the land of toys with his friend lamp-wick 222 chapter 31 after five months of play pinocchio wakes up one fine morning and finds a great surprise awaiting him 235 chapter 32 pinocchio s ears become like those of a donkey in a little while he changes into a real donkey and begins to bray 247 chapter 33 pinocchio having become a donkey is bought by the owner of a circus who wants to teach him to do tricks the donkey becomes lame and is sold to a man who wants to use his skin for a drumhead 260 7

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chapter 34 pinocchio is thrown into the sea eaten by fishes and becomes a marionette once more as he swims to land he is swallowed by the terrible shark 274 chapter 35 in the shark s body pinocchio finds whom read this chapter my children and you will know 288 chapter 36 pinocchio finally ceases to be a marionette and becomes a boy 298 8

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chapter 1 how it happened that master 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 you are mistaken once upon a time there was a piece of wood it was not an expensive piece of wood far from it just a common block of firewood one of those thick solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm i do not know how this actually came to happen yet the fact remains that one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter his real name was master antonio but everyone called him master cherry for the tip of his nose was so round and red and shiny that it looked like a ripe cherry 9

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as soon as he saw that piece of wood master cherry was filled with joy rubbing his hands together happily he mumbled half to himself this has come in the nick of time i shall use it to make the leg of a table he grasped the hatchet quickly to peel off the bark and shape the wood but as he was about to give it the first blow he stood still with arm uplifted for he had heard a wee little voice say in a beseeching tone please be careful do not hit me so hard what a look of surprise shone on master cherry s face his funny face became still funnier he turned frightened eyes about the room to find out where that wee little voice had come from and he saw no one he looked under the bench no one he peeped inside the closet no one he searched among the shavings no one he opened the door to look up and down the street and still no one 10

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oh i see he then said laughing and scratching his wig it can easily be seen that i only thought i heard the tiny voice say the words well well to work once more he struck a most solemn blow upon the piece of wood oh oh you hurt cried the same far-away little voice master cherry grew dumb his eyes popped out of his head his mouth opened wide and his tongue hung down on his chin as soon as he regained the use of his senses he said trembling and stuttering from fright where did that voice come from when there is no one around might it be that this piece of wood has learned to weep and cry like a child i can hardly believe it here it is a piece of common firewood good only to burn in the stove the same as any other yet might someone be hidden in it if so the worse for him i ll fix him 11

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with these words he grabbed the log with both hands and started to knock it about unmercifully he threw it to the floor against the walls of the room and even up to the ceiling he listened for the tiny voice to moan and cry he waited two minutes nothing five minutes nothing ten minutes nothing oh i see he said trying bravely to laugh and ruffling up his wig with his hand it can easily be seen i only imagined i heard the tiny voice well well to work once more the poor fellow was scared half to death so he tried to sing a gay song in order to gain courage he set aside the hatchet and picked up the plane to make the wood smooth and even but as he drew it to and fro he heard the same tiny voice this time it giggled as it spoke 12

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stop it oh stop it ha ha ha you tickle my stomach this time poor master cherry fell as if shot when he opened his eyes he found himself sitting on the floor his face had changed fright had turned even the tip of his nose from red to deepest purple 13

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chapter 2 master 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 the door come in said the carpenter not having an atom of strength left with which to stand up at the words the door opened and a dapper little old man came in his name was geppetto but to the boys of the neighborhood he was polendina or cornmeal mush on account of the wig he always wore which was just the color of yellow corn geppetto had a very bad temper woe to the one who called him polendina he became as wild as a beast and no one could soothe him good day master antonio said geppetto what are you doing on the floor i am teaching the ants their a b c s 14

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good luck to you what brought you here friend geppetto my legs and it may flatter you to know master antonio that i have come to you to beg for a favor here i am at your service answered the carpenter raising himself on to his knees this morning a fine idea came to me let s hear it i thought of making myself a beautiful wooden marionette it must be wonderful one that will be able to dance fence and turn somersaults with it i intend to go around the world to earn my crust of bread and cup of wine what do you think of it bravo polendina cried the same tiny voice which came from no one knew where 15

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