Pinocchio: A Love Letter

Author: (Italian) Collodi
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This series is called "On-the-Go Library." Classics are the soul of the library; easy to absorb is its essence; reading anytime, anywhere, and in any state is its purpose. The selections compiled in the library are the timeless treasures that have been refined through the trials of different civilizations; the illustrations, carefully chosen and painstakingly collected from hundreds of rare books and private collections, are a true restoration of the essence of the classics. The small format design makes it as nimble as a wallet, and the special printing process gives each book a subtle fragrance. Classics are not afraid of time, but life cannot withstand the erosion of "the fittest survive." The charm of classics is better seen than heard. It is better to use them to mend the gaps in our time and enhance the fragments of our days; it is better to use on-the-go reading to gather wisdom into a robe and to understand life through the journey of the soul. Reading classics, with the least expense, to reach the farthest distance of life.
Pinocchio is Collodi's masterpiece, published in 1880. It tells the story of an old man, Geppetto, who carves a block of wood that can cry and laugh into a puppet and treats the newly animated puppet as his son. The old man sells his coat to pay for his son's education. However, the puppet is always indulging in play and even sells his textbooks to watch a play. On the way home, he is tricked by a fox and a cat and nearly hanged, but is saved by a fairy. Later, he is thrown into jail by the judge of the Land of Fools; after being released, he is trapped by a hunting device and forced to become a guard dog. He regrets it deeply, thinking, "If I had liked reading and working like other good children, I would be living happily with my father now, not here guarding the door for someone else." At night, he is freed after helping his master catch a weasel. He wants to be a diligent and studious child, but he cannot resist temptation. Under the influence of bad classmates, he skips school to watch sharks at the seaside and is later sold to the Toy Country, where he becomes a donkey. Eventually, he is saved by a fairy again. In the end, they reunite unexpectedly in the belly of a shark and manage to escape, settling down by the seaside. From then on, the puppet works every day, weaves baskets when he has free time, reads, and writes at night, eventually becoming an honest, obedient, studious, and helpful child.
Through the various twists and turns in Pinocchio's life, this fairy tale portrays the puppet's love for justice, hatred for evil, and innocent purity, teaching children to resist all kinds of temptations and to be honest, obedient, studious, hardworking, and helpful to their parents. The work successfully creates the character of the puppet. He is clever, kind, mischievous, and stubborn, and his story offers children valuable lessons and artistic inspiration. The work has been translated into many languages and is beloved by children around the world.