Pinocchio

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Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio character
Original art by Enrico Mazzanti
First appearance	The Adventures of Pinocchio
Created by	Carlo Collodi
Information
Species	Puppet/Human
Gender	Male
Family	Mister Geppetto (father)
Nationality	Italian

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Pinocchio (IT: [piˈnɔkkjo]; UK: /pɪˈnəʊkiəʊ/;^[1] US: /pɪˈnoʊkioʊ/) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the 1883 children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi, and has since appeared in many adaptations of that story and others. Carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, he was created as a wooden puppet, but dreamed of becoming a real boy. Pinocchio is often a term used to describe an individual who is prone to telling lies, fabricating stories and exaggerating or creating tall tales for various reasons.

Fictional character biography

Pinocchio is known for having a short nose that becomes longer when he is under stress (chapter 3), especially while telling a lie. His clothes are made of flowered paper, his shoes are made of wood and his hat is made of bread (page 16 of Collodi's Le Avventure di Pinocchio).

See also

• Pinocchio paradox

References

External links

• Full text of Le Avventure di Pinocchio in the original Italian

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