pinochio

Gepetto was a poor carpenter who

made his living by making puppets.

Once, he was carving a puppet out

of wood in his workshop. Suddenly

the wood squealed, “Ouch! That

hurt!” The puppet was alive! Gepetto

named the puppet, Pinocchio.

Pinocchio wanted to be like other

boys and go to school. Gepetto sold

his coat to send him to school. One

day, on his way to school Pinocchio

saw a puppet show in progress. He

longed to see it but the ticket cost

four pence. Pinocchio sold his books

to get the money. He joined the

puppets on stage and decided to

stay with them. Later that day,

Giovanni the puppet master, a

fearsome looking man, needed wood

for the fire. He chose Pinocchio as

firewood. Pinocchio begged and

pleaded to be spared, telling him

about his poor father. Giovanni gave

Pinocchio five gold coins to give to

his father to buy a coat. Gratefully

taking the coins, Pinocchio said

goodbye to Giovanni and his puppet

friends and set off for home.