Chapter I: Front Matter

PINOCCHIO

THE TALE OF A PUPPET

By C COLLODI

PINOCCHIO

THE TALE OF A PUPPET

By C COLLODI

Illustrated By ALICE CARSEY

WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO. RACINE, WISCONSIN

COPYRIGHT 1916 BY WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO. RACINE, WISCONSIN PRINTED IN U.S.A.

Transcriber's Note:

The untitled illustration on page 26 was not listed in the List of Illustrations of the source book.

In several cases, missing punctuation was added or wrong punctuation removed.

The following typos were fixed:
thouand to thousand
Harelquin to Harlequin
pretrified to petrified

CONTENTS

Chap. Page
I THE PIECE OF WOOD THAT LAUGHED AND CRIED LIKE A CHILD 9
II MASTER CHERRY GIVES THE WOOD AWAY 12
III GEPPETTO NAMES HIS PUPPET PINOCCHIO 16
IV THE TALKING-CRICKET SCOLDS PINOCCHIO 23
V THE FLYING EGG 26
VI PINOCCHIO'S FEET BURN TO CINDERS 29
VII GEPPETTO GIVES HIS OWN BREAKFAST TO PINOCCHIO 31
VIII GEPPETTO MAKES PINOCCHIO NEW FEET 35
IX PINOCCHIO GOES TO SEE A PUPPET-SHOW 39
X THE PUPPETS RECOGNIZE THEIR BROTHER PINOCCHIO 42
XI FIRE-EATER SNEEZES AND PARDONS PINOCCHIO 45
XII PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES 49
XIII THE INN OF THE RED CRAW-FISH 57
XIV PINOCCHIO FALLS AMONG ASSASSINS 61
XV THE ASSASSINS HANG PINOCCHIO TO THE BIG OAK 65
XVI THE BEAUTIFUL CHILD RESCUES THE PUPPET 71
XVII PINOCCHIO WILL NOT TAKE HIS MEDICINE 75
XVIII PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT 81
XIX PINOCCHIO IS ROBBED OF HIS MONEY 87
XX PINOCCHIO STARTS BACK TO THE FAIRY'S HOUSE 91
XXI PINOCCHIO ACTS AS WATCH-DOG 94
XXII PINOCCHIO DISCOVERS THE ROBBERS 97
XXIII PINOCCHIO FLIES TO THE SEASHORE 101
XXIV PINOCCHIO FINDS THE FAIRY AGAIN 109
XXV PINOCCHIO PROMISES THE FAIRY TO BE GOOD 116
XXVI THE TERRIBLE DOG-FISH 120
XXVII PINOCCHIO IS ARRESTED BY THE GENDARMES 126
XXVIII PINOCCHIO ESCAPES BEING FRIED LIKE A FISH 133
XXIX HE RETURNS TO THE FAIRY'S HOUSE 139
XXX THE "LAND OF BOOBIES" 147
XXXI PINOCCHIO ENJOYS FIVE MONTHS OF HAPPINESS 153
XXXII PINOCCHIO TURNS INTO A DONKEY 160
XXXIII PINOCCHIO IS TRAINED FOR THE CIRCUS 167
XXXIV PINOCCHIO IS SWALLOWED BY THE DOG-FISH 178
XXXV A HAPPY SURPRISE FOR PINOCCHIO 186
XXXVI PINOCCHIO AT LAST CEASES TO BE A PUPPET AND BECOMES A BOY 194

LINE ILLUSTRATIONS

DECORATIVE TITLE PAGE 1 THE RUNAWAY PUPPET 9 GEPPETTO CARRIED OFF HIS FINE PIECE OF WOOD 12 HE SET TO WORK TO CUT OUT HIS PUPPET 16 A LITTLE CHICKEN POPPED OUT 17 PINOCCHIO THREW HIS HAMMER AT THE TALKING-CRICKET 23 UNTITLED 26 POOR PINOCCHIO'S FEET BURN TO CINDERS 29 GEPPETTO MAKES HIS PUPPET SOME CLOTHES 35 THE PUPPETS BEGAN TO DANCE MERRILY 45 PINOCCHIO MEETS THE CAT AND THE FOX 49 SPLASH! SPLASH! THEY FELL INTO THE DITCH 52 DINNER AT THE RED CRAW-FISH INN 57 PINOCCHIO ESCAPES FROM HIS ASSASSINS 61 THEY HUNG PINOCCHIO TO THE BIG OAK TREE 65 FOUR RABBITS AS BLACK AS INK ENTERED 69 THE FALCON SAVES PINOCCHIO 71 PINOCCHIO REFUSES TO TAKE HIS MEDICINE 75 TREACHEROUS COMPANIONS 81 THE JUDGE WAS A BIG APE 87 PINOCCHIO GETS HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN A TRAP 94 THE NEW WATCH-DOG 97 PINOCCHIO'S WILD RIDE ON THE PIGEON'S BACK 101 AN IMMENSE SERPENT STRETCHED ACROSS THE ROAD 104 PINOCCHIO BRAVES THE SEA TO SAVE HIS FATHER 109 "SCHOOL GIVES ME PAIN ALL OVER THE BODY" 116 PINOCCHIO STARTS OFF HAPPILY FOR SCHOOL 120 "OH, I AM SICK OF BEING A PUPPET!" 121 THE BOYS THREW THEIR BOOKS AT POOR PINOCCHIO 126 THE FISHERMAN PUT HIS HAND INTO THE NET 133 THE DOG SEIZES PINOCCHIO AND ESCAPES 139 "HERE IS THE COACH!" SHOUTED CANDLEWICK 147 THEY ARRIVE IN THE "LAND OF THE BOOBIES" 153 THE BOYS ARE TURNED INTO DONKEYS 160 THE LITTLE DONKEYS ARE SOLD 167 ALL HIS FRIENDS WERE INVITED 172 THE PUPPET WAS WRIGGLING LIKE AN EEL 178 SWALLOWED BY THE DOG-FISH 186 IT WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE ON THE TUNNY'S BACK 189 THE BLIND CAT AND THE TAILLESS FOX 194

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