# XXV: Pinocchio Promises the Fairy to Be Good explained — The Adventures of Pinocchio

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

## What happens

The Fairy reveals herself to Pinocchio, who promises to become a good boy, study, and work in order to become a real boy.

## Themes in this chapter

### Education and Labor

The Fairy insists Pinocchio must go to school and choose a trade, emphasizing that sloth leads to ruin.

### Transformation and Identity

Pinocchio desires to become a real boy, and the Fairy explains that puppets never grow; change requires moral effort.

## Character check-ins

### Pinocchio

Promises the Fairy he will be good, study, and work to become a real boy.

### The Fairy

Reveals her identity to Pinocchio and sets conditions for his transformation.

## Key lines

> Good boys are obedient, and you—

Good children follow rules, but you do not.

_The Fairy contrasts Pinocchio's behavior with that of an ideal child._

> Sloth is a dreadful illness and must be cured at once, in childhood. If not, when we are old it can never be cured.

Laziness is a serious problem that must be fixed early, or it becomes permanent.

_The Fairy warns Pinocchio about the dangers of idleness._

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