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PINNOCCHIO There was once an old man called Gepetto who lived dark little room. His furniture was broken and rickety. He was so poor that he couldn't afford a fire. Instead,he had painted a fire in the firelace, with a boiling kettle painted above it. One day,Gepetto went to see his friend, the carpenter Mr Cherry, and asked him for a piece of wood. He wanted to make a really fine puppet and make some money as an entertainer. As soon as he got home,hestarted work on his puppet. He decided to call him pinnocchio. H HE Quickly made his hair,his face and his eyes. As soon as the eyes were finished, Gepetto saw them watching him. Stop looking at me , You wooden eyes, he said No one answered. Then he made the nose and then the mouth. After the mouth was finished it started laughing. Stop looking at me , You wooden eyes, he said No one answered. Then he made the nose and then the mouth. After the mouth was finished it started laughing. Stop laughing at me, shouted Gepetto. The mouth stopped laughing,and stuck out its tounge instead. No sooner had Gepetto made the Puppet's hands then they snatched Gepetto's wig off his head. When the legs and feets were done, Gepetto received a sharp kick on the nose for his pains. Gepetto was sad to think his puppet was so badly behaved,but he treated him very kindly,just as a father treats his son. He gave him food,clothing and shelter. He even sold his own overcoat to pay for a school book so that Pinnochio could go to school. But Pinnocchio did not want to go to school. He raned away and joined a puppet theatre. After he had worked there for a little while,the puppeteer gave him five gold pieces to take home to his father. He set off for home. But on the way,he met a wicked cat and fox who tried to trick him out of his money. He hid the coins under his tounge and clamped his mouth tight,as if it were nailed shut. So the thieves couldn't get the money. Instead they hung pinnocchio from a tree,and wentaway,thinking they'd come back and get the coins when pinnocchio was dead. But pinnochio was rescued by a fairy with blue hair. She asked him what had happened. Pinnochio told her all about Gepetto , and how the cat and the fox tried to steal the money the puppetter had given him. Where are the coins? Asked the fairy. I've lost them. Replied Pinnocchio. This was a lie. The coins were in his pocket. AS soon as he told this lie Pinnocchio's wooden nose grew a little longer. Where did you lost them? In the forest, With this second lie, pinnochio's nose became even longer. Well,let's go and find them,said the fairy. Oh said pinnocchio. I remember now. I swalloed the money. Now Pinnocchio's nose was so long, he couldn,t move at all. He was was well and truly stuck! The fairy watched him and laughed. What are you laughing at? Pinnocchio was very ashamed and embarrassed. I am laughing at your lies. After a while , the fairy took pity on pinnocchio. She clapped her hands, and a huge flock of woodpeckers flew in and pecked away at Pinnoccho's wooden nose until it was back to its normal size. Pinnocchio was very sorry he had told lies,and promised he would try to be good in future.