![]() What a look of surprise shone on Mastro Cherry’s face! His funny face became still funnier. 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!” He grasped the hatchet quickly to peel off the bark and shape the wood. ![]() ![]() I shall use it to make the leg of a table.” Rubbing his hands together happily, he mumbled half to himself: His real name was Mastro Antonio, but everyone called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red and shiny that it looked like a ripe cherry.Īs soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy. I do not know how this really happened, yet the fact remains that one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter. 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. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. “A king!” my little readers will say immediately. How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child. Adults may wish to review the story before reading to their child if they know them to be sensitive to violence.Ĭhapter 1 – The Piece of Wood That Laughed and Cried Like a Child It is quite different to the Disney classic you may be familiar with, and contains some violence. This is the original English version of the Pinocchio story, a traditional Italian fairy tale. Chapter 36 – Pinocchio at Last Ceases to Be a Puppet and Becomes a Boy.Chapter 35 – A Happy Surprise for Pinocchio.Chapter 34 – Pinocchio Is Swallowed by the Dog-Fish.Chapter 33 – Pinocchio is Trained for the Circus.Chapter 32 – Pinocchio Turns in to a Donkey.Chapter 31 – Pinocchio Enjoys Five Months of Happiness.Chapter 29 – He Returns to the Fairy’s House.Chapter 28 – Pinocchio Escapes Being Fried Like a Fish.Chapter 27 – Pinocchio is Arrested by the Gendarmes.Chapter 25 – Pinocchio Promises the Fairy to Be Good.Chapter 24 – Pinocchio Finds the Fairy Again.Chapter 23 – Pinocchio Flies to the Seashore.Chapter 22 – Pinocchio Discovers the Robbers.Chapter 21 – Pinocchio Acts as Watch-Dog.Chapter 20 – Pinocchio Starts Back to the Fairy’s House.Chapter 19 – Pinocchio is Robbed of His Money.Chapter 18 – Pinocchio Again Meets the Fox and the Cat.Chapter 17 – Pinocchio Will Not Take His Medicine.Chapter 16 – The Beautiful Child Rescues the Puppet.Chapter 15 – The Assassins Hang Pinocchio to the Big Oak Tree.Chapter 14 – Pinocchio Falls Amongst Assassins.Chapter 13 – The Inn of the Red Craw-Fish.Chapter 12 – Pinocchio Receives a Present of Five Gold Pieces.Chapter 11 – Fire-Eater Sneezes and Pardons Pinocchio.Chapter 10 – The Puppets Recognize Their Brother Pinocchio.Chapter 9 – Pinocchio Goes to See a Puppet-Show.Chapter 8 – Geppetto Makes Pinocchio New Feet.Chapter 7 – Geppetto Gives His Own Breakfast to Pinocchio.Chapter 6 – Pinocchio’s Feet Burn to Cinders.Chapter 4 – The Talking Cricket Scolds Pinocchio.Chapter 3 – Geppetto Names His Puppet Pinocchio.Chapter 2 – Mastro Cherry Gives the Wood Away.Chapter 1 – The Piece of Wood That Laughed and Cried Like a Child. ![]()
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