Pinocchio - (Illustrated Edition of World Children's Literature Classics) (Illustrated Edition of World Children's Literature Classics)

Author: Carlo Collodi
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Publish Date: 1998-05-01
Features: Once upon a time, there was "a king!" My little readers would immediately say. No, children, you're wrong. Once upon a time, there was a piece of wood. This piece of wood was not a precious one, but just an ordinary piece from a pile of firewood, used to start fires and keep warm in the stove and fireplace. I don't know how it happened, but one day, this piece of wood happened to land in an old carpenter's workshop. This old carpenter's name was Antonio, but everyone called him Master Cherry. They called him Master Cherry because his nose was so red it was almost purple, and it was shiny, just like a ripe cherry. Master Cherry was overjoyed to see this piece of wood. He rubbed his hands together in satisfaction and whispered, "This piece of wood has come at just the right time. I'm going to use it to make a table leg." Without hesitation, he picked up a sharp axe and was about to start shaving off the bark, roughly shaping it into a table leg. But just as he was about to chop it down, his hand, raised above his head, suddenly froze. He had heard a very, very faint voice pleading, "Please don't chop me too hard!"....