Pinocchio
Once upon the time, there lived an
old carpenter named Geppeto. One day, he carved a puppet in the shape of a
little boy and named him Pinocchio. “ How I wish this boy was real! ” he said
longingly.
A kind fairy who was passing by
heard Gepato’s words. That night, she sprinkled some magic dust on the puppet
and brought Pinocchio to life. “ But remember, ” she told the boy, “ if you
want to be a real boy, you must always be good and make your father, Gepato,
proud. “
Geppeto loved Pinocchio dearly. He
bought books for Pinocchio and sent him to school so that he would become a
very clever boy.
But Pinocchio was quite naughty. He
and his friend used to skip school to play and have fun all the time. When
Gepatto found out, he was very angry. “ Did you miss school ? “ he asked.
Naughty Pinocchio refused to tell
the truth. “ No father, I was in school all day! “ he lied. Immediately, his
wooden nose started to grow long!. “ Are you telling a lie? “ Geppeto asked
with a frown. “No father!” he replied and his nose grew longer again.
In fact, every time Pinocchio told a
lie, his nose became longer and longer. Every time, Geppeto’s friend, the
woodpecker had to peck the boy’s nose to its actual size. And every time,
Pinocchio used to promise to be a good boy next time.
But Pinocchio soon forgot his
promises. He thought, “School is no fun at all. I Don’t want to study anymore.
I want to have grand adventures!” So, Pinocchio and his friends ran away from
home and joined a circus.
However, Pinocchio soon realised
that circus life was not fun at all. He worked all day and he missed Geppeto
terribly. Plus, because he had stopped going to school, he had grown two large
donkey ears. Poor Pinocchio!
Then one day, he heard terrible
news. Geppeto, who had been searching everywhere for his son, had been
swallowed up by a huge whale! Immediately, Pinocchio set off to try to save
this father.
Finally, Pinocchio found the whale.
But as soon as the whale saw him, It swallowed him up as well! Inside the
whale’s belly, who do you think he saw? It was Geppeto! How happy they were to
see each other!
“I have a plan to get out.” Said
Pinocchio, and began tickling the whale’s stomach. As soon as the whale opened
its mouth and gave a big sneeze, Pinocchio and Geppeto shot out!.
Pinocchio and Geppeto finally
reached home safely. The fairy was so pleased with Pinocchio’s bravery that she
decided to make him into a real flesh and blood boy. From that day, he was a
very good boy who never missed school again, and the father and son lived
happily ever after.
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