# The Adventures of Pinocchio — Character guide

> Key figures in The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.

- [Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/pinocchio.md): A mischievous wooden puppet who longs to become a real boy.
- [Geppetto](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/geppetto.md): A kind woodcarver who creates Pinocchio and becomes his father.
- [The Fairy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-fairy.md): A magical blue-haired girl who guides and protects Pinocchio.
- [Master Cherry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/master-cherry.md): A carpenter who finds the talking piece of wood that becomes Pinocchio.
- [The Talking Cricket](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-talking-cricket.md): A wise insect who advises Pinocchio and later becomes his conscience.
- [The Fox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-fox.md): A cunning fox who repeatedly tricks Pinocchio with false promises.
- [The Cat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-cat.md): A blind cat who partners with the Fox to deceive Pinocchio.
- [Fire Eater](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/fire-eater.md): The fierce but soft-hearted director of the puppet show.
- [Candlewick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/candlewick.md): A lazy boy who lures Pinocchio to the Land of Boobies.
- [The Dogfish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-dogfish.md): A monstrous sea creature that swallows Geppetto and later Pinocchio.
- [Alidoro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/alidoro.md): A mastiff dog who helps Pinocchio escape from a farmer.
- [The Snail](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-snail.md): A slow-moving servant of the Fairy who delivers messages.
- [The Tunny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-tunny.md): A large fish who helps Pinocchio and Geppetto escape the Dogfish.
- [Master Antonio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/master-antonio.md): Another name for Master Cherry, the carpenter who finds the wood.
- [Harlequin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/harlequin.md): A puppet who recognizes Pinocchio at the puppet show.
- [Punch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/punch.md): A puppet who joins Harlequin in greeting Pinocchio at the show.
- [The Pigeon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-pigeon.md): A bird who carries Pinocchio to the seashore to find Geppetto.
- [Melampo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/melampo.md): A deceased watchdog whose role Pinocchio briefly takes.
- [Eugene](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/eugene.md): A schoolboy whom Pinocchio accidentally hits with a book.
- [Giangio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/giangio.md): A farmer who buys Pinocchio to use as a watchdog.
- [The Marmot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-marmot.md): A marmot who speaks to Pinocchio about his fever.
- [The Serpent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-serpent.md): A giant snake that blocks Pinocchio's path in the road.
- [Pudding](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/pudding.md): A dog who helps Pinocchio identify the thieves.
- [The Poodle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-poodle.md): A poodle who serves as a carriage driver in the Land of Boobies.
- [The Blackbird](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-blackbird.md): A bird who warns Pinocchio about the Fox and Cat's deceit.
- [The Firefly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/characters/the-firefly.md): A firefly who briefly converses with Pinocchio at night.

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