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The Adventures of Pinocchio

by Carlo Collodi (1826–1890)

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  • 3 hours to read
  • 36 chapters
  • Reading level: 5th grade

"The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi is a children's fantasy novel published in 1883. It follows the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio who faces countless perils and temptations as he journeys through life. Along the way, he meets colorful characters who teach him important lessons about goodness and responsibility. Through his trials, Pinocchio must learn to overcome disobedience and laziness before he can achieve his heart's deepest desire: to become a real boy.

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  • Fairy tales
  • Puppets
  • Pinocchio (Fictitious character)

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Chapter 1

How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.

Centuries ago there lived—

“A king!” my little readers will say immediately.

No, children, you are mistaken. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm.

I do not know how this really happened, yet the fact remains that one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter. 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.

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Contents

Show all 36 chapters
  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3
  4. Chapter 4
  5. Chapter 5
  6. Chapter 6
  7. Chapter 7
  8. Chapter 8
  9. Chapter 9
  10. Chapter 10
  11. Chapter 11
  12. Chapter 12
  13. Chapter 13
  14. Chapter 14
  15. Chapter 15
  16. Chapter 16
  17. Chapter 17
  18. Chapter 18
  19. Chapter 19
  20. Chapter 20
  21. Chapter 21
  22. Chapter 22
  23. Chapter 23
  24. Chapter 24
  25. Chapter 25
  26. Chapter 26
  27. Chapter 27
  28. Chapter 28
  29. Chapter 29
  30. Chapter 30
  31. Chapter 31
  32. Chapter 32
  33. Chapter 33
  34. Chapter 34
  35. Chapter 35
  36. Chapter 36

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About this edition

This free edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #500, released 2006-01-12. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Children & Young Adult Reading, Novels, Classics of Literature.

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