Pinocchio
By Carlo Collodi
Long ago there lived a lonely old carpenter named Geppetto.
He made a puppet out of some wood, a ball, and a string.
That night, a fairy visited and cast a spell that made the
puppet walk and talk. The next morning, Geppetto
discovered the animated puppet and named him Pinocchio.
Geppetto gave Pinocchio all of his money and sent him into
town to buy books for school. Instead, Pinocchio used the
money to buy a ticket for the circus. Two clowns gave
Pinocchio a hat and asked him to stay, but he said he must go back to Geppetto.
The clowns returned Pinocchio´s money, but on the way home he was robbed by
and evil cat and an equally evil fox. The fairy appeared again and asked what
happened; Pinocchio pretended he had been captured by a monster. Suddenly his
nose grew, and the fairy said whenever you lie, your nose will get bigger. Now go
find Geppetto; he´s out looking for you by the sea
Pinocchio was rowing a small boat in the sea when he thought he heard
Geppetto´s voice coming from inside a large dark cave. He rowed inside, only to
find himself inside a whale with Geppetto. He tickled the whale with a feather,
and the whale sneezed, sending Pinocchio and Geppetto flying out on to the
beach. Relived, Pinocchio vowed never to lie again and then he heard the fairy´s
voice saying, make that promise and you will become a real boy