Cast of Characters
This poor woodcarver carves a talking piece of pine into a puppet so he can send him to school.
Who is Geppetto?
Geppetto's home is so poor that this is literally just painted on the wall instead of being real.
What is a fireplace (a painted fire)?
The instant Geppetto finishes carving these on Pinocchio's face, the puppet uses them to stare and make faces at him.
What are his eyes?
As the character whose choices and mistakes drive the whole story forward, Pinocchio is the story's this.
What is the protagonist?
Because Pinocchio runs off the moment his feet are finished, this happens to poor Geppetto.
What is that Geppetto is blamed and taken away by a policeman?
This tiny insect warns Pinocchio to obey his father and go to school — and gets a mallet thrown at him for it.
Who is the talking cricket? Jiminy
Pinocchio sells his brand-new school book to buy a ticket to this kind of traveling show.
What is a puppet theater or puppet show?
To afford a school book for Pinocchio, Geppetto sells this one piece of his own clothing, even in the cold.
What is his coat?
By giving Pinocchio his own breakfast and forgiving him for burning off his feet, Geppetto shows this character trait.
What is kindness (forgiveness, love)?
Because Pinocchio falls asleep with his feet propped on a stove full of hot coals, this happens to them.
What is that his feet burn off?
This sly pair convinces Pinocchio that burying his gold coins will grow him a money tree.
Who is the Fox and cat?
This is the tree the Fox and Cat, disguised as assassins, hang Pinocchio from.
What is the Big Oak (the Great Oak Tree)?
Instead of burning Pinocchio to finish cooking his dinner, the puppet-show owner gives him this to bring home to Geppetto.
What are five gold coins?
By tricking Pinocchio out of his money for their own gain, the Fox and Cat serve this role in the story.
What are antagonists?
Because Pinocchio sells his school book instead of using it, he is able to do this instead of learning his lessons.
What is watch the puppet show?
This magical figure with blue hair rescues Pinocchio after the assassins hang him from the Big Oak.
Who is the Blue Fairy?
The Fox and Cat lead Pinocchio to this field, promising that gold coins planted there will grow into a coin tree overnight.
What is the Field of Wonders?
When Pinocchio lies to the Fairy about losing his coins, this happens to a part of his face.
What is his nose growing longer?
Even though Pinocchio ignores this character and even attacks him, his warning about disobedience turns out to be completely right.
Who is the Talking Cricket?
Because the Fox and Cat (disguised as robbers) demand his money, Pinocchio does this to try to protect his coins.
What is hide the coins in his mouth?
This carpenter is the very first person to find the strange piece of wood that laughs and cries, before he hands it off to his friend.
Who is Master Cherry (Master Antonio)?
After being robbed of his coins, Pinocchio goes to report the crime in this place — and ends up locked up himself.
What is the courthouse (jail)?
When Pinocchio returns to dig up his buried coins, he discovers this has happened to them.
What is that they were stolen (the coins are gone)?
Even with magical powers, the Fairy responds to Pinocchio's lie about the coins with this, rather than punishing him outright.
What is patience (compassion, giving him a chance to learn)?
Because Pinocchio keeps ignoring good advice from the Cricket and the Fairy, this keeps happening to him again and again in these chapters.
What is getting tricked or landing in trouble (learning lessons the hard way)?