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Pinocchio, fictional character, the puppet hero of the children’s story Le avventure di Pinocchio: Storia di un burattino (“The Adventures of Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet”) by C. Collodi. The story first appeared in serial form in 1881 in the Giornale dei bambini (“Children’s Magazine”) and was published in book form in 1883. It appeared in English under a variety of titles. Pinocchio was carved out of a piece of wood by the old wood-carver Gepetto (Geppetto). The puppet acts like a human child: he frequently gets into trouble and is often impulsive and mischievous. When he tells a ...(100 of 140 words)

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