(summary from wikipedia and the reader)For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. Of course he does finally learn his lesson and does become a real boy when finally understanding that love and duty come first before pleasure and play. But these last only until the next enticing adventure or misdeed presents itself. Listen to his many adventures, scrapes, misdeeds and pranks followed by bouts of sincere repentance and remorse. Pinocchio has been called an icon of modern culture, and one of most reimagined characters in the pantheon of children's literature.
He soon leaves his maker and commences a journey of. Carved by a poor man named Geppetto, Pinocchio is a wooden puppet that comes to life. This is the story of Pinocchio, filled with harrowing yet inspiring adventures. A timeless classic to be read over and over. The story has appeared in many adaptations in other mediums. Carlo Collodi, John Boyne (Introduction) 3.85. Rubbing his hands together happily, he mumbled half to himself: 'This has come in the nick of time. As soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy. Goodbye, son, come back soon Geppetto sold his coat to buy an A-B-C book for Pinocchio. His real name was Mastro Antonio, but everyone called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red and shiny that it looked like a ripe cherry. He has also been used as a character who is prone to telling lies and fabricating stories for various reasons. I want you to work hard and be a good boy. Carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, he dreamed of becoming a real boy but strays from the path of goodness many times and is very willing to listen to temptation. This is the wonderful story of Pinocchio, the puppet who must learn many lessons before he can become a real boy. He goes on many adventures that often convey messages in the manner of Aesop, and a notable eccentricity is the nature of his nose: it grows every time he. In an Italian village, Geppetto, an old woodcarver, receives a piece of wood which looks perfect for his next project. He acts like a boy, but he isn't one, and his life's ambition is to somehow become a real boy. He was swimming and he got swallowed by a shark. Pinocchio was saved thanks to the Fairy who look after him as if she was his mother.
They tied a rock around his neck and threw him into the see. LibriVox recording of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Pinocchio, the protagonist of the story, is a wooden marionette that is inexplicably alive. Pinocchio was sold to the circus where he broke his leg and with a broken leg he was useless for the circus.