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<\/p>\n\n\n\nLong ago in Italy there lived on old clock-maker named Geppetto. Tick-tick-TOCK! Tick-tick-TOCK! went all the clocks in his shop. When he worked, Geppetto felt happy. But when he rested, a sad feeling came over him. \u201cAh!\u201d he would think. \u201cAll my life and no child to call my own!\u201d So, one day Geppetto carved a puppet from wood in the shape of a boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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He made the arms and legs of the puppet so they could move. He cut and sewed a nice outfit for it, as if it were a real boy. “I will call you Pinocchio,” said Geppetto. That night, Geppetto lay the wooden puppet down onto the bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From out of the window, a big star twinkled bright. Geppetto looked out the window to the twinkling star. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBright star,\u201d said Geppetto. \u201cIf I could make one wish, it would be for a real boy of my own.\u201d But of course, he knew that was not possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That night, the same big star swooshed right into Geppetto\u2019s room. It changed into a Blue Fairy! The Blue Fairy flew over to the bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLittle wooden puppet,\u201d said the Blue Fairy. \u201cIn the morning, you will be able to walk and talk like a real boy.\u201d She tapped the puppet one time with her wand. \u201cAnd if someday you can prove that you are brave and true, you may become a real boy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cOne more thing,\u201d said the Blue Fairy. Suddenly. a cricket appeared. He was dressed mighty fine -and could talk! \u201cMeet the Cricket”, said the Blue Fairy. He will stay with you to help you make wise choices.\u201d![\"Jiminy](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/storiestogrowby.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Jiminy-Cricket.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1\")
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And with that, the Blue Fairy went swoosh and was gone! Out of the window and up into the night sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Geppetto woke up the next morning, he said, \u201cI will go take my puppet out of bed.\u201d But the bed was empty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHere I am, Father!\u201d said Pinocchio from the other side of the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geppetto swung around. \u201cWhat? You can talk?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep! I am Pinocchio, your boy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow can this be?\u201d said Geppetto in shock. Then he said, \u201cBut who cares?\u201d He rushed over and swept the wooden puppet into his arms. \u201cPinocchio, my son!\u201d he said in great happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Off to School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One day Pinocchio said, \u201cI want to go to school, like other boys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course,\u201d said Geppetto. But he did not have the money to buy schoolbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Later that day, Geppetto came back home with schoolbooks. \u201cNow you can go to school,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut Father, where is your warm coat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With a wave of his hand Geppetto said, \u201cNo need to worry about that. What matters is that you will go to school tomorrow!\u201d He did not want Pinocchio to know he had traded his warm coat to buy the schoolbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next morning, Pinocchio said good-bye to Geppetto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He skipped along the path to school, humming as he went. The Cricket rode on his shoulder, happy, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coming up to them on the path was a Fox and a Cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd where are you going on this fine day?\u201d said the Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am going to school!\u201d said Pinocchio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn such a fine day as this?\u201d said the Fox. \u201cIt is too nice to be stuck inside school! You should come with us, to the fair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cListen to me,\u201d said the Fox. He put his arm around Pinocchio\u2019s shoulder. \u201cAnything you need to know, you can learn at the fair.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cReally?\u201d said Pinocchio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTake it from me,\u201d said the Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPinocchio!” said the Cricket. “He does not know what he is talking about!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fox covered the Cricket with his hat. No one could hear the little fellow as the Cricket tried to call out, \u201cPinocchio, do not listen to him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay!\u201d said Pinocchio. “Let’s go to the fair!” And off they went. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What a fair it was! By the gate was a man dressed in white. He called out, \u201cCome in, come in! Right this way! Get your tickets here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With a sad look Pinocchio said to the Fox and Cat, \u201cI do not have any tickets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A man was selling old things at a table near the gate. He called, \u201cHey, you! Sell me those new schoolbooks of yours! That is how you can get money for tickets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fair was so bright and colorful and exciting, that the next thing Pinocchio knew he had sold his schoolbooks for tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, Pinocchio, stop!\u201d called the Cricket, who finally got out from under the Fox\u2019s hat. But Pinocchio, the Fox and the Cat did not hear him. They were already inside the fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Man Who Ran the Fair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On stage was a puppet show! \u201cI am a puppet, too!” said Pinocchio. “I can dance like that!\u201d He jumped right onto the stage and started to dance with the other puppets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLook at that new puppet!\u201d someone called. \u201cIt has no strings!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo strings?\u201d said another. \u201cAmazing!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone laughed and laughed. They threw coins on the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The man who ran the fair saw coins fly onto the stage. \u201cWell, now!\u201d he said, rubbing his chin. \u201cThis puppet with no strings will make me rich!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next thing Pinocchio knew, he was picked up and thrown in a birdcage. In the next moment, the door was locked shut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, get me out!\u201d called Pinocchio. But the person who had thrown him in just left the room. Only the Cricket heard Pinocchio’s calls. The Cricket ran back and forth, in and out of the birdcage, trying to find a way to free the lock. But he could not unlock it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am stuck!\u201d cried Pinocchio. “How did this happen to me?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Nose Grows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All of a sudden, poof! There was the Blue Fairy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPlease!\u201d said Pinocchio. \u201cCan you help me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTell me something first,\u201d said the Blue Fairy. \u201cHow did you get inside that cage?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTell her what happened,\u201d said the Cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Could he really tell the Blue Fairy what had happened? What would she think of him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUm, I was robbed,\u201d said Pinocchio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs that right?\u201d said the Blue Fairy with a frown. Pinocchio\u2019s nose began to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, robbed!\u201d said Pinocchio. \u201cBy two mean men \u2013 no, four!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The nose grew more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey took my books. They made me come here. And they threw me into this cage!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n His nose grew longer and longer. Until Pinocchio could see nothing in front of his face but one big giant nose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy is my nose so big?\u201d Pinocchio cried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPinocchio!\u201d said the Blue Fairy in a stern voice. \u201cYou must know what the truth really is.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI guess so,\u201d said Pinocchio. \u201cI wanted to come to the fair. I came here with a Fox and the Cat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The nose grew shorter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI had to sell my books to get some tickets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHad to?\u201d said the Blue Fairy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI mean, I decided to sell my books to get tickets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The nose got shorter still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen someone put me in this cage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The nose was back to normal. \u201cGood job, Pinocchio!\u201d said the Cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell done,\u201d said the Blue Fairy. \u201cNow I will get you out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With a wave of her wand, Pinocchio was out of the cage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHere are your books.\u201d And Pinocchio was holding the same new schoolbooks in his hands again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKnow this,\u201d said the Blue Fairy, \u201cyou are on your own from now on. Make sure you do the right thing next time.\u201d And she was gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Coachman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pinocchio was back on the road to school. A Coachman drove up. \u201cHey kid, how about a ride?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, thank you,\u201d said Pinocchio. \u201cI am going to school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou will ride faster with me,\u201d said the Coachman to Pinocchio. He said to himself, \u201cHe will ride faster all right, but not to where he thinks he is going!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Alright,” said Pinocchio. “I want to get to school right away!” <\/p>\n\n\n\n When Pinocchio was inside the coach, the Coachman said, \u201cSay kid, why do you think boys like you go to school?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo learn things,\u201d said Pinocchio. \u201cAnd to grow up, I guess. So we can do what we want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell,\u201d said the Coachman, \u201cwhat if I told you that could do what you wanted, right now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRight now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep! Think of it. Skip the books. Skip the school. Right now, how would you like to have all the candy you can eat!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “All the candy?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Yep. Ice cream, too. Of every flavor. Ever want to smoke a cigar or play pool? All this and more, at Pleasure Island.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPleasure Island?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBest place in the world for boys like you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t listen to him, Pinocchio!\u201d shouted the Cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy wait?\u201d said the Coachman. \u201cI know just where Pleasure Island is. This is your lucky day, kid. So what do you say?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet\u2019s go there!\u201d said Pinocchio. \u201cI\u2019m going to Pleasure Island!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAugh!\u201d said the Cricket, waving his arms in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pleasure Island<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After a while, the coach stopped. \u201cYou got a boy with you in that coach?\u201d said a dark stranger to the Coachman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep.\u201d The Coachman grabbed Pinocchio and threw him down onto the ground. \u201cHe\u2019s all yours. Now pay up.\u201d The Coachman reached out for something (was it money?) from the dark stranger. Then the Coachman drove off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What could it all mean? But as Pinocchio looked around, he no longer cared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For everything the Coachman had told him was true! Heaps of candy all about. Tubs of ice cream in every flavor. Boys like him could eat and eat, and play all day. None of them had to work or clean up. There were even cigars if you wanted one, and pool tables to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But after a few days, something was odd. \u201cWhere did all the boys go?\u201d he asked the Cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll I see now are donkeys,\u201d said Pinocchio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI must say, there used to be more boys around here,\u201d said the Cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just then, one of his ears popped into a donkey ear. Then his other ear popped into a donkey ear, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh!\u201d cried the Cricket. \u201cWhat is happening to you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know – HONK!\u201d said Pinocchio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pinocchio and the Cricket saw a line of donkeys led by a dark stranger onto a truck. \u201cOh, no!\u201d said the Cricket. \u201cNow I get it! Boys get turned into donkeys here. Then the donkeys are sold! Pinocchio, we have to get you out of here, fast – while we still can!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet\u2019s go \u2013 HONK!\u201d said Pinocchio. His two feet had popped into four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRun, quick!\u201d said the Cricket. One good thing about Pinocchio\u2019s new four legs is he could run very fast! Quick, quick, they ran out of Pleasure Island. Soon they were at a dock by the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPlease sir!\u201d Pinocchio called out to a man by the dock. \u201cI am looking for an old man named Geppetto. Do you know him? \u2013 HONK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSounds like you are getting a bad cold,\u201d said the man. \u201cHmm, Geppetto. That\u2019s the old man whose son left one morning and did not come back. He went out on a boat to look for him. No one has seen the poor fellow since.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh no! This is all my fault \u2013 HONK!\u201d said Pinocchio. \u201cI must look for my father!\u201d Pinocchio jumped off of the dock into the ocean. The Cricket jumped in too, close behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Whale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Most of Pinocchio was still made of wood, so he could float on the ocean. \u201cFather!\u201d he called out, paddling the water with his arms. \u201cFather!\u201d but there was no answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All Pinocchio could see around him was blue water, everywhere. Until \u2013 what was that, far away? Something was rushing up. Something big, and very fast! <\/p>\n\n\n\n In a moment, a giant whale was upon them. It opened its giant jaws and with one gulp, swallowed Pinocchio! Rushing inside with all the sea water tumbled Pinocchio and the Cricket. When they came to a stop, they saw that they were in the dark belly of the whale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you okay?\u201d said Pinocchio to the Cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am fine,\u201d said a voice of an old man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWait a minute,\u201d said Pinocchio. \u201cFather, is that you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n There was Geppetto!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFather, Father, it\u2019s me!\u201d said Pinocchio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy son!\u201d said Geppetto. \u201cI thought I was dreaming!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n They hugged in joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLook!\u201d said Geppetto as three fish swam by. \u201cThere goes our dinner!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFather, I have an idea! Let\u2019s make a fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGrilled fish tonight!\u201d said Geppetto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, I mean for us to get out!\u201d said Pinocchio. He gathered driftwood and got a flame going. \u201cThis is how we can make the whale sneeze!\u201d he said. Pinocchio waved his arms over the flame to make a lot of smoke. Soon, clouds of black smoke were rising up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The whale gave a cough. \u201cHang on!\u201d said Pinocchio. And then\u2026 WHAM!! In one big sneeze, Pinocchio, Geppetto and the Cricket flew out of the whale\u2019s mouth. Rolling over and over in the sea water, at last they rolled up onto the shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPinocchio?\u201d Geppetto rose to his feet. The Cricket was there beside him. But where was Pinocchio?<\/p>\n\n\n\n And then they found him! Pinocchio was face down, his head in a puddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPinocchio!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n They were too late. Geppetto and the Cricket wept over Pinocchio, the boy puppet, who lay still in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then in a flash, who was there but the Blue Fairy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPinocchio,\u201d she said. \u201cYou saved your father. You proved that you are both brave and true.\u201d She tapped his head with her wand. \u201cAnd now you will be a real boy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pinocchio woke up. He looked at his soft arms and soft legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFather!\u201d he cried out. \u201cLook! I am a real boy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat you are!\u201d cried Geppetto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Blue Fairy turned to the Cricket. \u201cCome,\u201d she said. In a flash, the two of them were gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And they lived many long and happy years together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Long ago in Italy there lived on old clock-maker named Geppetto. Tick-tick-TOCK! Tick-tick-TOCK! went all the clocks in his shop. When he worked, Geppetto felt happy. But when he rested, a sad feeling came over him. \u201cAh!\u201d he would think. \u201cAll my life and no child to call my own!\u201d So, one day Geppetto carved […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Pinocchio](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/storiestogrowby.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/PinocchioandGepettoOfftoSchoolbyAva.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1\")
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