# The Adventures of Pinocchio — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.

- [The Piece of Wood That Laughed and Cried Like a Child](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/i-the-piece-of-wood-that-laughed-and-cried-like-a-child.md): Master Cherry, an old carpenter, discovers a piece of wood that speaks and cries out when he tries to work it, leading to his terror and astonishment.
- [II: Master Cherry Gives the Wood Away](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/ii-master-cherry-gives-the-wood-away.md): Master Cherry gives the talking piece of wood to his neighbor Geppetto, who plans to carve it into a puppet that can dance, fence, and leap. After a quarrel over the name 'Pudding,' the two old men fight, reconcile, and 
- [III: Geppetto Names His Puppet Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/iii-geppetto-names-his-puppet-pinocchio.md): Geppetto finishes carving his puppet, names him Pinocchio, and is immediately met with mischief as the puppet steals his wig, kicks him, and escapes into the street. A soldier catches Pinocchio and returns him to Geppett
- [IV: The Talking Cricket Scolds Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/iv-the-talking-cricket-scolds-pinocchio.md): Pinocchio returns home after Geppetto is taken to prison. He is confronted by the Talking Cricket, who warns him about the consequences of disobedience and laziness. Enraged by the Cricket's advice, Pinocchio throws a ha
- [The Flying Egg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/v-the-flying-egg.md): Pinocchio, starving after a day without food, searches desperately for something to eat in Geppetto's house. He finds an egg, but when he tries to cook it, a chick hatches and flies away, leaving him hungry and regretful
- [VI: Pinocchio’s Feet Burn to Cinders](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/vi-pinocchio-s-feet-burn-to-cinders.md): On a stormy night, Pinocchio, driven by hunger, ventures into a dark and deserted village to find food. He rings a house bell, but an old man pours a basin of water on him instead of giving bread. Soaked and exhausted, h
- [VII: Geppetto Gives His Own Breakfast to Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/vii-geppetto-gives-his-own-breakfast-to-pinocchio.md): Pinocchio, still sleepy, discovers his feet have been burned off and laments to Geppetto, who initially scolds him but then shows compassion upon seeing the injury. Geppetto gives Pinocchio his own breakfast of three pea
- [Geppetto Makes Pinocchio New Feet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/viii-geppetto-makes-pinocchio-new-feet.md): After satisfying his hunger, Pinocchio cries for new feet. Geppetto initially refuses to punish him, but eventually relents and makes him new feet. Pinocchio promises to be good, go to school, and learn a trade. Geppetto
- [IX: Pinocchio Goes to See a Puppet Show](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/ix-pinocchio-goes-to-see-a-puppet-show.md): On his way to school, Pinocchio is distracted by the sound of fifes and drums leading to a puppet show. He sells his new spelling book to a hawker for a dime to buy a ticket, forgetting his father Geppetto's sacrifice.
- [X: The Puppets Recognize Their Brother Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/x-the-puppets-recognize-their-brother-pinocchio.md): Pinocchio enters a puppet theater and is joyfully recognized by the puppets, who stop the play to celebrate him. The showman, a terrifying figure, interrupts and later threatens to burn Pinocchio as fuel for his supper, 
- [XI: Fire-Eater Sneezes and Pardons Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xi-fire-eater-sneezes-and-pardons-pinocchio.md): Pinocchio is brought before the fearsome showman Fire-Eater, who initially intends to burn him as fuel for roasting mutton. However, Fire-Eater's sneezes reveal his hidden compassion. When Fire-Eater orders Harlequin to 
- [XII: Pinocchio Receives a Present of Five Gold Pieces](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xii-pinocchio-receives-a-present-of-five-gold-pieces.md): Fire-Eater gives Pinocchio five gold pieces to take to his father Geppetto. On his way home, Pinocchio meets a lame Fox and a blind Cat, who trick him into believing they can multiply his money by burying it in the Field
- [The Inn of the Red Crawfish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xiii-the-inn-of-the-red-crawfish.md): Pinocchio, the Fox, and the Cat stop at the Inn of the Red Crawfish to rest before continuing to the Field of Miracles. After a meal where the Fox and Cat eat heartily while Pinocchio eats little, the Fox and Cat sneak a
- [XIV: Pinocchio Falls Amongst Assassins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xiv-pinocchio-falls-amongst-assassins.md): Pinocchio, dismissing the Talking Cricket's warnings about assassins, continues his journey and is attacked by two assassins disguised in charcoal sacks. They demand his money, but he hides the gold coins in his mouth. A
- [XV: The Assassins Hang Pinocchio to the Big Oak](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xv-the-assassins-hang-pinocchio-to-the-big-oak.md): Pinocchio, pursued by assassins, desperately seeks refuge at a small white house where a beautiful blue-haired Child claims all inside are dead. Unable to gain entry, he is captured by the assassins, who attempt to stab 
- [XVI: The Beautiful Child Rescues the Puppet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xvi-the-beautiful-child-rescues-the-puppet.md): The Fairy with blue hair sees Pinocchio hanging from the Big Oak and sends a Falcon to cut him down. She then dispatches a Poodle in a luxurious carriage to bring the puppet to her house. Doctors (a Crow, an Owl, and the
- [XVII: Pinocchio Will Not Take His Medicine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xvii-pinocchio-will-not-take-his-medicine.md): Pinocchio, suffering from a fever, refuses to take bitter medicine despite the Fairy's gentle persuasion. After a series of excuses and demands for sugar, he finally drinks it when four black rabbits arrive with a bier, 
- [XVIII: Pinocchio Again Meets the Fox and the Cat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xviii-pinocchio-again-meets-the-fox-and-the-cat.md): After the Fairy reduces Pinocchio's nose to normal size, she tells him Geppetto will arrive that night. Pinocchio goes to meet him but encounters the Fox and the Cat, who trick him into believing he can multiply his gold
- [XIX: Pinocchio Is Robbed of His Money](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xix-pinocchio-is-robbed-of-his-money.md): Pinocchio returns to the Field of Miracles expecting to find a tree laden with gold coins, but finds nothing. A Parrot reveals that the Fox and the Cat have stolen his buried money. Desperate, Pinocchio reports the theft
- [XX: Pinocchio Starts Back to the Fairy’s House](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xx-pinocchio-starts-back-to-the-fairy-s-house.md): Pinocchio, freed from his troubles, joyfully sets out to return to the Fairy's house, determined to reform his disobedient ways. Along the muddy road, he encounters a terrifying serpent that blocks his path; after a tens
- [Pinocchio Acts as Watch Dog](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxi-pinocchio-acts-as-watch-dog.md): Pinocchio, caught in a trap while stealing grapes, is discovered by the peasant owner. Despite his pleas and promises to reform, the peasant forces him to take the place of the dead watchdog, fitting him with a collar an
- [XXII: Pinocchio Discovers the Robbers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxii-pinocchio-discovers-the-robbers.md): Pinocchio, acting as a watchdog, is approached by four polecats who propose a deal to let them steal chickens in exchange for a plucked chicken for himself. He pretends to agree, but instead traps them in the poultry yar
- [XXIII: Pinocchio Flies to the Seashore](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxiii-pinocchio-flies-to-the-seashore.md): Pinocchio, freed from the dog-collar, runs to the Fairy's house only to find a tombstone indicating she died of sorrow for abandoning him. Overcome with grief, he cries all night. A large Pigeon arrives and tells him Gep
- [Pinocchio Finds the Fairy Again](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxiv-pinocchio-finds-the-fairy-again.md): Pinocchio swims through a terrible storm to reach an island, where he learns from a polite Dolphin that his father's boat likely sank and Geppetto may have been swallowed by the giant Dogfish. He arrives at the Village o
- [XXV: Pinocchio Promises the Fairy to Be Good](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxv-pinocchio-promises-the-fairy-to-be-good.md): The Fairy reveals herself to Pinocchio, who promises to become a good boy, study, and work in order to become a real boy.
- [XXVI: The Terrible Dog Fish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxvi-the-terrible-dog-fish.md): Pinocchio goes to school and gains the respect of his classmates after standing up to bullies, but he begins to associate with mischievous boys. Despite warnings from the master and the Fairy, he is persuaded by his frie
- [XXVII: Pinocchio Is Arrested by the Gendarmes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxvii-pinocchio-is-arrested-by-the-gendarmes.md): Pinocchio discovers his companions tricked him about the Dogfish to make him skip school. A fight breaks out when he refuses to abandon his studies, and during the brawl a heavy arithmetic book accidentally strikes a boy
- [XXVIII: Pinocchio Escapes Being Fried Like a Fish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxviii-pinocchio-escapes-being-fried-like-a-fish.md): Pinocchio narrowly escapes being caught by the mastiff Alidoro by leaping into the sea, but then rescues the drowning dog. After swimming to safety, he is caught in a fisherman's net and nearly fried alive, but his pleas
- [XXIX: He Returns to the Fairy’s House](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxix-he-returns-to-the-fairy-s-house.md): Pinocchio is saved from being fried by the dog Alidoro, whom he had previously helped. He then learns that the boy Eugene is alive and not dead as he feared, but lies about knowing Pinocchio and his nose grows. He return
- [XXX: The “Land of Boobies”](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxx-the-land-of-boobies.md): Pinocchio, with the Fairy's permission, goes to invite his friends to breakfast but is tempted by Candlewick to join him in the Land of Boobies, a place with no schools or work. Despite his promise to the Fairy, Pinocchi
- [XXXI: Pinocchio Enjoys Five Months of Happiness](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxi-pinocchio-enjoys-five-months-of-happiness.md): Pinocchio and Candlewick arrive in the Land of Boobies, a country populated entirely by boys who play all day without school or books. Pinocchio initially hesitates but is persuaded by Candlewick and the coachman to join
- [XXXII: Pinocchio Turns Into a Donkey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxii-pinocchio-turns-into-a-donkey.md): Pinocchio wakes to find his ears have grown into donkey ears, and a Marmot diagnoses him with 'donkey fever,' predicting he will soon become a donkey. He seeks out Candlewick, who has the same affliction, and together th
- [XXXIII: Pinocchio Is Trained for the Circus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxiii-pinocchio-is-trained-for-the-circus.md): Pinocchio and Candlewick are discovered by the little man who turned them into donkeys. He sells them: Candlewick to a peasant, Pinocchio to a circus director. Pinocchio is forced to learn tricks and perform, enduring ha
- [XXXIV: Pinocchio Is Swallowed by the Dog Fish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxiv-pinocchio-is-swallowed-by-the-dog-fish.md): After being thrown into the sea as a donkey, Pinocchio is transformed back into a puppet by fish eating his donkey skin. He escapes his buyer, swims toward a rock where a blue-haired goat (the Fairy) beckons, but is swal
- [XXXV: A Happy Surprise for Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxv-a-happy-surprise-for-pinocchio.md): Pinocchio, inside the Dogfish, finds his father Geppetto alive, living on supplies from a sunken ship. They reunite joyfully, and Pinocchio devises an escape plan by swimming out of the monster's mouth with Geppetto on h
- [XXXVI: Pinocchio at Last Ceases to Be a Puppet and Becomes a Boy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxvi-pinocchio-at-last-ceases-to-be-a-puppet-and-becomes-a-boy.md): Pinocchio and Geppetto are rescued from the sea by the Tunny. They encounter the Fox and the Cat, now destitute, but Pinocchio rebuffs them. Pinocchio learns of Candlewick's death as a donkey. He works hard to care for h

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