Pinnochio

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__ Pinocchio __

The Original Tale: The first version of Pinocchio was written by Carlo Collodi, in 1883. This original story was first written in Italian and entitled //Le Avventure di Pinocchio// (The Adventures of Pinocchio). Over the years the story has been adapted and changed slightly but the main story stays the same. One day a carpenter wanted to carve a new leg for his table. He took a piece of wood but when he started carving the wood began to shout and cry. The carpenter was surprised and gave the wood to his friend Geppetto. Geppetto was a puppet master who then carved the wood into a puppet boy who he named Pinocchio. Pinocchio became Geppetto's son and soon wanted to go to school. Geppetto sent him to school but Pinocchio instead went to go see a puppet show. While there Pinocchio was kidnapped by the show's producer and almost burned to roast meat but he was able to talk his way out. The producer sent him on his way with some gold coins for his father but on his way home he ran into a fox and a cat. The fox and cat convinced him that if he planted the coins in the ground that they would grow into money trees and he would have more money than before. Pinocchio was almost convinced however a nearby fairy overheard everything and was able to save Pinocchio from getting robbed. She sent Pinocchio home where he then apologized to Geppetto for missing school and promised he would go the next day. While on his way to school the next day, Pinocchio got sidetracked by a boy from school who was nothing but trouble. The boy convinced him to go to come to a "play land" where they would hang out and play all day. This was fun for a while however they didn't realized that they were slowly turning into donkeys. After the transformations were completed the boys were brought to market and Pinocchio was sold to a farmer. The farmer decided that Pinocchio would be eaten and before he could carve him up he must kill him by drowning him in a lake. He tied a stone to Pinocchio and tossed him in the lake and as Pinocchio was sinking he cried out to the fairy. The fairy sent fish who ate away his donkey exterior leaving the original Pinocchio. The farmer was astounded that the donkey was gone and Pinocchio swam away into the ocean until a shark came and ate him. While inside the shark he heard a familiar voice and soon he realized that Geppetto was also inside the shark. The two were very excited to be reunited and they devised a way to escape. One night while the shark was sleeping they climbed out of his mouth. They swam ashore but Geppetto became ill and needed food. Pinocchio began work for the farmer where he was paid and he could provide for his father. After a while Pinocchio got news that the fairy was sick and needed someone to pay her hospital bill. He sent her the money and the fairy knew that she must repay him. The next morning Pinocchio awoke to the greatest surprise he could ever imagine, he had become a real boy.

Pilhofer, Frank. "Original Tale: Pinocchio." // FPX //. 12 Apr. 1995. Web. 21 Mar. 2011. .


 * __Similar Tales Across Culture __ **

http://www.ilportoritrovato.net/html/bibliocollodi3.html

Pinocchio is a classic tale that originated in Italy. The Americanized tale is for the most part the same as the original Italian version. The Italian version was created in 1883 as //The Adventures of Pinocchio// by Carlo Collodi. An Italian wood carver created a wooden puppet, who dreamt of being a real boy.

http://www.suite101.com/content/collodis-adventures-of-pinocchio-a43413

The link above shows Italian history about Pinocchio. The Italians read Pinocchio to children to teach them the wrongs about lying.


 * __Fragmented Parodies and Politically __ **
 * __ Correct Adaptations __ **

Fractured Fairy Tales
Geppetto, the main character, is a wood-carver who lives in Italy and has desires to finally be able to converse and have a friend that he has made with wood.He has always talked to the wooden people until he realized he was a little crazy by doing this.With this in mind, Geppetto spoke out loud, “If only you was a real kid!” Later that night as Geppetto was dazing off to sleep, a fairy came and POOFED to life Gepp etto’s latest wooden boy. As the carving came to life, the wooden boy wished that he could be a real boy, but the fairy told him he’d have to do a brave deed.Pinocchio went over to the sleeping Geppetto and woke him up to reveal the news.Geppetto was amazed and brought over with excitement.He immediately thought of the idea to put Pinocchio into a primetime show and make money off of the creation. Pinocchio all upset and everything reluctantly agreed to go be the star on the show and was thrown back when he arrived at the filming studio with all the practice and preparation that was needed for the show.After a while, Pinocchio was ready to film when the producer, J.Quincy Flogg stated, “Don’t worry Pinocchio, if you forget your lines, you can look at the cue cards.” Pinocchio replied saying that he was comfortable and did not need the cards. With Pinocchio’s actions, J.Quincy Flogg was amazing and thought that this was quite brave.In fact, it was such a brave deed that Pinocchio got his wished and POOFED into a real boy! Geppetto was saddened and filled with rage when he lost his wooden boy and his key to fame and money and told poor Pinocchio that he was not his son and was not allowed to come back with Gepetto to his home.Instead, the fairy came back and told Pinocchio that his real father is J. Quincy Flogg, the head producer and head of the network.Pinocchio and J. Quincy Flogg went on to live very happy, rich lives and the fairy affirmed how she loves happy endings!

Works Cited

Pinocchio. Fractured Fairy Tales. By A.J. Jacobs and Jay Ward. N.p.: Bantam Books, 1997. 55-60. Print.

Politically Correct version of Pinocchio
Once upon a time, in a little house, there lived a not-so-young-anymore but wise woodcutter, who was cruelly excluded from the normal circles of economic activity. Ignoring this sad predicament, the woodcutter one day decided to go into the luscious forest in his backyard and cut down a tree for his next masterpiece. However, as he was doing so, a man dressed in mourning clothes walked up to him. "Why," he asked the woodcutter in a pai ned voice, "are you cutting down that lovely tree that has done you no harm? Look at it's magnificence, it's splendor! You are killing it, you murderer!" And with that, the stranger began to hug and kiss the tree fondly. But all of the stranger's weight proved too much for the shaken tree, and as Newton's Law suggests, the tree went its course.

A few minutes later after the dust cleared, a terrible sight met the woodcutter's eyes. The tree laid on the ground, the stranger crying uncontrollably beside it. The woodcutter, who sadly did not realize that trees have as much right humans, took what he needed and went back to into his cabin as the stranger ran off to prepare the remaining tree's funeral. As the woodcutter tinkered with the wood, adding a groove there and an edge here, he thought of the stranger, who, in his opinion, was downright differently abled. The woodcutter, you see, was curious man, and had a very special opinion. Finally, the woodcutter finished his work.

A puppet sat on his workbench- and behold, it began to move! Perhaps the stranger was right, and the trees really do have as much right as humans, because if they were in human form they would act like non-tree humans instead of tree humans. With this thought in mind, the woodcutter made dinner, all vegetable, of course, as the woodcutter was a vegetarian. Anyone like him would know about the dangers of the negative impact on carnivorous industry on our ecology and the health and social problems that arise from meat consumption, just as the woodcutter's bovine friend and companion, the chicken, can tell you.

So, the woodcutter resigned himself from woodcutting and had the puppet dance every night for the money and enjoyment of the crowd, to bring himself back into the normal circles of economic activity. As they grew richer and richer, the resigned woodcutter grew happier and happier, until he accidentally pushed the puppet into the fireplace. Since then, he lived happily ever after.

__**Disney and other Mass Media Interpretations ** __

Trailer for Disney Film (1940)

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