Long ago, a carpenter named Gepetto lived in Italy. A poor man, he had no wife or children. He always felt very lonely.
He once made a wooden toy. This toy looked just like a real boy. He named it Pinocchio.
He kissed the wooden boy on the cheek and said, "You are my son."
To his surprise, Pinocchio came to life. He opened his eyes and jumped out of Gepetto's hands. He hit Gepetto on the nose and ran outside."Come back!" cried Gepetto. But Pinocchio did not listen to him and kept running. He bumped into a policeman. "Help! This old man is chasing me!" he said, pointing towards Gepetto. The policeman let Pinocchio go and took Gepetto to the police station.
Pinocchio returned home and sat on a chair near the fireplace.Suddenly, a fairy appeared in front of him. "Pinocchio, you must listen to your fath or you will be sorry. rry," said the fairy.
"Nonsense!" replied the naughty Pinocchio.
Soon, he fell asleep. While he lay sleeping, the fire burnt his feet. By the time Gepetto came home, Pinocchio had lost both his feet!
"Poor Pinocchio, don't worry! I'll make you a new pair of feet. I'll buy you some clothes too, and send you to school," said kind Gepetto. "But I don't have the money to buy you a school bag and books. I know what will do. I will sell my coat," Gepetto decided. The next day, Gepetto went and sold his coat. And not before long. Pinocchio started going to school!
One day, while he was going to school, Pinocchio saw a puppet show. "Come and join us." the puppets called him. Pinocc
forgot all about his school and joined the puppets.
When the show ended, the puppet master walked to him and gave him five gold co
"Give this to your father," he told Pinocchio.
When Pinocchio was going home, he met two thieves. They tried to steal his mo
Pinocchio escaped from them and hid himself in a forest. The forest was dark and scary. Pinocchio could not find his way back home and started crying. Finally, the fairy reappeared and she took him to his home.
"Did you go to school today?" she asked him.
"Yes, I did!" lied Pinocchio.
PING! Pinocchio's wooden nose became a little longer!
"Did you go to the puppet show?" asked the fairy."No, I did not" Pinocchio lied again. PING Pinocchio's wooden nose grew even longer! Pinocchio saw his overgrown use and he began to cry.
"Don't tell lies," said the fairy "Every time yска lie, your nose will grow. Listen to what your father says and always tell the truth
Pinocchio went home. He hugged Gepetto and cried, "I promise to listen to you always. I will never tell a lie"Suddenly. Pinocchio was not a wooden anymore. He had become a real boy! Gepetto was delighted. And from then on, nocchio always told the truth!