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.