The story follows the journey of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet who is carved into a marionette by Geppetto. Pinocchio misbehaves and runs away, getting into trouble by ignoring advice and telling lies. He meets a talking cricket and fairy who try to guide him to be good. After many mishaps, Pinocchio promises the fairy he will attend school, but is tricked into running away, turning fully into a donkey before ultimately becoming a real boy.

3. Geppetto is given a piece of wood that talks
and weeps like a child. He carves it into a
marionette called Pinocchio. Pinocchio kicks
Geppetto and runs away. He is caught by a
policeman who sets him free but throws
Geppetto into jail. Alone in Geppetto's house,
Pinocchio is advised by a Cricket to take heed
of his father's wisdom, otherwise he will be
sorry. Pinocchio goes to strike the Cricket and
kills him. Hungry and miserable, Pinocchio puts
his feet up by the fire to warm them. He
awakes at Geppetto's return but finds his
wooden feet have burned away. Geppetto
makes new feet for Pinocchio and gives him
pears to eat. He clothes Pinocchio and sells his
own coat to buy Pinocchio an A-B-C book for
school.
SUMMARY

8. On his way to school, Pinocchio hears music
and follows it to a marionette theater. He sells
his A-B-C book to buy his entrance to the
theater, and the theater director gives him five
gold coins to give to his father. Later Pinocchio
meets a fox and a cat dressed as assassins who
attempt to steal his money. Pinocchio hides the
coins in his mouth, so they hang him from an
oak tree and leave him to die. A fairy saves him,
but when asked about the gold coins Pinocchio
lies and says he has lost them. The more lies he
tells the longer his nose grows. The fairy scolds
him, saying that telling lies is the worst thing a
boy can do.
SUMMARY

10. But he feels
sorry for the
sad story of the
marionette and
gives him five
gold pieces for
his father,
Geppetto

14. The Cat and
the Fox are
the
assassins.
Pinocchio
doesn't
know it, he
believes
they are
friends.
They trick
him once
again.

15. The fox and the cat eventually steal Pinocchio's
gold coins. Pinocchio runs to the courthouse to
complain, but the judge sends him to prison.
When finally released, Pinocchio is caught by a
farmer and made to watch over a chicken-
coop, and he alerts the farmer to thieving
weasels and is rewarded with freedom. He
travels to the sea to discover that Geppetto
has sailed out in a boat to look for him. Caught
in a storm, the boat disappears. Pinocchio
throws himself into the water to try to save
Geppetto and is washed up on the Island of
the Busy Bees.
SUMMARY

16. He doesn't listen
to fairy's good
advices and gets
into lots of
trouble

23. Reunited with the fairy, Pinocchio promises to go
to school if one day he may become a real boy.
He works diligently. He apologizes to the fairy
and studies for a year. For his hard work the fairy
says that his wish will be granted. However, the
following day Lamp-Wick convinces him to run
away to the Land of Toys. He plays there for five
months, during which time he gradually turns
into a donkey. He is sold to a circus to perform
tricks but falls and is lamed. Unwanted and
ashamed, only his skin is useful. He is forced off
a cliff to drown in the sea.
SUMMARY

24. 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.

25. Pinocchio,
instead of
becoming a
boy, runs away
to the Land of
Toys with his
friend,
Lamp-Wick

27. THIS HAY IS NOT BAD, BUT HOW MUCH
HAPPIER I SHOULD BE IF I HAD STUDIED!
JUST NOW, INSTEAD OF HAY, I SHOULD BE
EATING SOME GOOD BREAD AND BUTTER.
PATIENCE … PATIENCE…

29. Swimming through the
sea, he is eaten by a giant
shark.

31. Geppetto is weak and Pinocchio works to
support his father while studying at night.
He is remorseful and ashamed of his
previous behavior and gives money to the
fairy, who has fallen ill. As a reward she
comes to him in a dream and grants him his
wish. The following morning he wakes up to
discover that he is a real boy and his house
is now shining, rich and splendid. Geppetto
says that when boys are good and kind,
homes and lives are filled with happiness.
SUMMARY

32. How ridiculous I was as a
Marionette! And how
happy I am, now that I
have become a real boy!When the bad boys become
good and kind, they have the
power of making their homes
gay and new with happiness

34. Read and click on the
right character
TALKING CRICKET
IL GRILLO PARLANTE
GEPPETTO
FIRE EATER
MANGIAFUOCO
THE FAIRY WITH
TURQUOISE HAIR
LA FATA
TURCHINA
HE IS THE THEATER
DIRECTOR.
HE HAS RED EYES AND A
BLACK BEARD WHICH
REACHES TO THE FLOOR,
AND HIS MOUTH IS « AS
WIDE AS A OVEN»
DESPITE HIS APPEARANCE,
HE IS MOVED TO
COMPASSION AND GIVES
FIVE GOLD PIECES TO
PINOCCHIO

35. TALKING CRICKET
IL GRILLO PARLANTE
GEPPETTO
FIRE EATER
MANGIAFUOCO
THE FAIRY WITH TURQUOISE
HAIR
LA FATA TURCHINA
SHE REPEATEDLY APPEARS AT
CRITICAL MOMENTS IN
PINOCCHIO’S WANDERING TO
ADMONISH THE LITTLE
MARIONETTE TO AVOID BAD OR
RISKY BEHAVIOR.
AT THE END, SHE TRANSFORMS
PINOCCHIO IN A REAL BOY.

36. TALKING CRICKET
IL GRILLO PARLANTE
GEPPETTO
FIRE EATER
MANGIAFUOCO
THE FAIRY WITH
TURQUOISE HAIR
LA FATA TURCHINA
IT HAS LIVED IN GEPPETTO’S
HOUSE FOR OVER A CENTURY.
IT GIVES GOOD ADVISES TO
PINOCCHIO, BUT HE DOESN’T
LISTEN TO HIM.
PINOCCHIO THROWS A
HAMMER AND KILLING HIM

37. CLASS III B
PRIMARY SCHOOL «LUIGIA UTTINI»
ROVELETO DI CADEO (PC) – ITALY
FEBRUARY 2015