The Adventures of Pinocchio, a children’s folktale narrated by the elderly woodcarver Geppetto, tells the tale of a wooden puppet named Pinocchio who aspires to be a boy one day. Geppetto made all the wooden toys with love, bringing great joy to the town’s children. However, the craftsman who made other children happy doesn’t have a child of his own. This has turned into a deep concern for him.
One faithful day when Geppetto was strolling through the woods, he found a log. He took the log and then carried it to his workshop to crave a puppet. Then he started working on the log. Unknown to him, this log has a special aura Then he began to hear sound coming from the log. Stunned, Geppetto thought he was mistaken. He thought this was due to his old age. However, he kept on working. Little by little, Geppetto successfully craved the wooden puppet. Then he heard another voice. He turned to see whether anyone else was there, but he was alone.
He set the puppet on a chair and then started to crave him. Shortly, the wooden puppet jumped from the chair and started dancing. This surprised Geppetto as the puppet talked, jumped, and also laughed like a real kid even though he wasn’t. Geppetto held the puppet in his arm and named it- Pinocchio. As time went by, Geppetto and Pinocchio spent lots of time together and formed a close bond.
Then it was time for Pinocchio to start schooling, however, Geppetto didn’t have enough money to buy his school supplies. So, he sold his coat to afford school supplies for Pinocchio. Then he gave the money to Pinocchio to use to buy school supplies.
Joyfully, Pinocchio took the money and headed off to school. On the way, he saw lots of shops and markets. Suddenly, he saw a crowd gathered and his curiosity got the best of him. He leaned toward the crowd to see what was happening and he saw a big colorful tent. This was a Circus tent. Pinocchio used his money for school supplies to buy a ticket.
After entering, Pinocchio saw wooden puppets playing in the middle of the tent. These puppets were dancing and he joined them. However, the crowds weren’t pleased with this. Then the owner of the puppets on the string saw Pinocchio and thought that a puppet without strings would bring him a fortune.
The owner then caught Pinocchio and locked him in a cage. Pinocchio then regretted his decision and started to cry. Then a nice fairy appeared next to him and decided to help Pinocchio. She lectured him for being disobedient and warned him not to make the same error again. She granted him another money and instructed him to go straight to school.
Pinocchio set off for school again with his money for school supplies. A shifty fox and his companion, the cat, stopped him on his way. They planned to take Pinocchio’s money. The fox and the cat saw how naïve Pinocchio was and decided to take advantage of this. They came up with a plan for Pinocchio to plant his money in a magical field and have a money tree, which he will later go and pick the money anytime he likes.
Pinocchio believed everything the fox and the cat said and gave them his money. Pinocchio was left penniless when the cunning cat and the shifty fox stole his money and ran away. Then the kind fairy appeared and asked why he wasn’t at school.
The Fairy asked Pinocchio what he did with the money and asked him not to lie. Gripped with fear, Pinocchio lied anyway. He lied that he bought the stationary and left it at school. After lying, his nose started to grow. His nose kept on growing as he told more lies and this startled him.
Then he realized his mistake and narrated what had happened to the kind fairy. Seeing that he realized his mistake, the fairy brought his nose back to normal. She also gave back the money that the fox and the cat had taken and warned him not to waste the money.
The circus owner presented Pinocchio with another obstacle. Pinocchio had gotten away, angering him, and he wanted to punish Pinocchio. While angry, he caught Pinocchio and threw him into the sea. While in the sea, Pinocchio didn’t sink because he was made of wood and he started to enjoy swimming.
Then Pinocchio found himself in a dark place. He was inside the stomach of a large fish that had devoured him Meanwhile, Pinocchio’s whereabouts worried Geppetto, so he went in search of him. The shore reached finally where he plunged into the sea. Later, he found out from the Fishermen that Pinocchio had been thrown in.
The fisherman chose to aid Geppetto since they knew he was a good man. Geppetto set out to find Pinocchio in the sea after the fisherman provided him with a boat. Suddenly, there was a big storm, and Geppetto’s boat overturned and he was in the sea. However, Geppetto doesn’t know how to swim and he starts to sink. Then the giant fish that swallowed Pinocchio also swallowed Geppetto.
While in the fish belly, he heard the crying voice of a boy. He immediately recognized this voice and walked towards it. He found Pinocchio and they hugged. Then the fairy appeared and decided to help to the shore them after feeling touched by their reunion. Pinocchio became a smart boy after that day and listened to his father. He went to school every day and came home to assist his father.
Seeing that Pinocchio became a nice boy, the fairy decided to reward him. One day while he was sleeping, the fairy went next to his bed and cast a spell on him. The next morning, he woke up to get ready for school and found out that he was now a real boy.
Pinocchio was overjoyed and ran to meet his father. This made Geppetto very happy. He never told any lies after that, and his nose remained the same. He got the son he had always wanted. This concludes the adventures of Pinocchio.
Moral Lesson From The Adventures of Pinocchio
The story of Pinocchio teaches some very important lessons, which are:
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Honesty is the Best Policy
One of the most important lessons learned from the adventure of Pinocchio is that honesty is the best policy. His lies caused his nose to get longer every time. His deception was the result of the falsehoods he spoke. The adventure of Pinocchio teaches children to never tell lies and always be truthful.
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Obedience
All through the story, Pinocchio struggles with learning to be obedient. This is very evident when he can’t obey his father, Geppetto, and the kind blue fairy. When Pinocchio ignored the advice of both his father and the kind blue fairy, he landed himself in trouble. The Adventures of Pinocchio shows the importance of heeding the advice of those who care for us. He was able to turn into a real boy by being obedient.
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Second Chances
The Adventures of Pinocchio teaches a very important lesson which is second chances. Despite all his past mistakes, the blue fairy decided to give him another chance. This demonstrates the opportunities people have to grow and change.
Pinocchio’s adventure taught us these important moral lessons.
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