The Velveteen Rabbit & Other Stories by Margery Williams

Author:Margery Williams
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010-01-17T10:00:00+00:00

Pinocchio

Once upon a time, there was a piece of wood. The old woodcarver, Geppetto, decided to make it into a puppet named Pinocchio. As he carved the eyes, they seemed to look back at him. When he made the mouth, it opened and laughed at him. And when Geppetto carved two legs, the wooden puppet jumped up and ran away!

On his journey, Pinocchio came to a house that was empty but for a Talking Cricket. The cricket warned the puppet, “Woe to those boys who rebel against their parents and run away from home. They will never come to any good in the world.” Because of his hunger more than his conscience, Pinocchio returned to Geppetto and promised to behave and go to school. The kindly old man made school clothes for Pinocchio and even sold his only coat to buy the puppet a schoolbook.

The next morning, Pinocchio was on his way to school when he heard the laughter of a crowd and the beating of drums. He turned from the path to school and followed the noise to a puppet theater. Pinocchio wanted to see the show, but admission was ten cents! And although he promised Geppetto that he would be a good boy, Pinocchio traded his schoolbook for ten cents and went inside! The showman of the theater heard Pinocchio’s story about Geppetto’s sacrifice and said, “Here are five gold pieces. Go at once and take them to him with my compliments.” Pinocchio was overjoyed and thanked the showman a thousand times. On his way back home, the puppet made the mistake of mentioning his newfound riches to Fox and Cat, an unscrupulous pair he met along the path. They chased Pinocchio through the woods, intent on robbing him, until he came to a house where a lovely Fairy with blue hair lived. There he rested in safety, and presently the Fairy came to visit with him. Pinocchio told her his story.

“Where are the gold pieces now?” she asked.

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