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The Adventures of Pinocchio
A Chapter Book
by C. Collodi |
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How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter,
found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child. |
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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. |
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As soon as he gets home, Geppetto fashions
the Marionette
and calls it Pinocchio. The first pranks of the Marionette. |
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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. |
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Pinocchio is hungry and looks for an egg to
cook himself an omelet;
but, to his surprise, the omelet flies out of the window. |
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Pinocchio falls asleep with his feet on a
foot warmer,
and awakens the next day with his feet all burned off. |
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Geppetto returns home and gives
his own breakfast to the Marionette. |
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Geppetto
makes Pinocchio a new pair of feet,
and sells his coat to buy him an A-B-C book. |
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Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to
pay his way into the Marionette Theater. |
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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. |
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Fire Eater sneezes and forgives Pinocchio,
who saves his friend, Harlequin, from death. |
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Fire Eater gives Pinocchio five gold pieces
for his father, Geppetto;
but the Marionette meets a Fox and a Cat and follows them. |
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The Inn of the Red Lobster |
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Pinocchio, not having listened to the good
advice
of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins. |
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The Assassins chase Pinocchio, catch him,
and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Pinocchio finds the Fox and the Cat again,
and goes with them
to sow the gold pieces in the Field of Wonders. |
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Pinocchio is robbed of
his gold pieces and,
in punishment, is sentenced to four months in prison. |
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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. |
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Pinocchio is caught by a Farmer,
who uses him as a watchdog for his chicken coop. |
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Pinocchio discovers the thieves and,
as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty. |
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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. |
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Pinocchio reaches the Island of the Busy Bees
and finds the Fairy once more. |
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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. |
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Pinocchio goes to the seashore with his friends
to see the Terrible Shark. |
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The great battle between Pinocchio and his
playmates.
One is wounded. Pinocchio is arrested. |
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Pinocchio runs the danger of being fried in
a pan like a fish. |
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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. |
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Pinocchio, instead of becoming a boy, runs
away
to the Land of Toys with his friend, Lamp-Wick. |
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After five months of play, Pinocchio wakes
up one fine morning
and finds a great surprise awaiting him. |
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Pinocchio's ears become like those of a Donkey.
In a little while he changes into a real Donkey and begins
to bray. |
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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. |
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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. |
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In the Shark's body Pinocchio finds whom?
Read this chapter, my children, and you will know. |
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Pinocchio finally ceases to be
a Marionette and becomes a boy. |
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