The Adventures of Pinocchio
 
by C. Collodi
[Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini]
Translated from the Italian by Carol Della Chiesa
  1. How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child
  2. Mastro Cherry gives the piece of wood to his friend Geppetto, who takes it to make himself a Marionette that will dance, fence, and turn somersaults
  3. As soon as he gets home, Geppetto fashions the Marionette and calls it Pinocchio. The first pranks of the Marionette
  4. The story of Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, in which one sees that bad children do not like to be corrected by those who know more than they do
  5. Pinocchio is hungry and looks for an egg to cook himself an omelet; but, to his surprise, the omelet flies out of the window
  6. Pinocchio falls asleep with his feet on a foot warmer, and awakens the next day with his feet all burned off
  7. Geppetto returns home and gives his own breakfast to the Marionette
  8. Geppetto makes Pinocchio a new pair of feet, and sells his coat to buy him an A-B-C book
  9. Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater
  10. The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life
  11. Fire Eater sneezes and forgives Pinocchio, who saves his friend, Harlequin, from death
  12. Fire Eater gives Pinocchio five gold pieces for his father, Geppetto; but the Marionette meets a Fox and a Cat and follows them
  13. The Inn of the Red Lobster
  14. Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins
  15. The Assassins chase Pinocchio, catch him, and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree
  16. The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive
  17. Pinocchio eats sugar, but refuses to take medicine. When the undertakers come for him, he drinks the medicine and feels better. Afterwards he tells a lie and, in punishment, his nose grows longer and longer
  18. Pinocchio finds the Fox and the Cat again, and goes with them to sow the gold pieces in the Field of Wonders
  19. Pinocchio is robbed of his gold pieces and, in punishment, is sentenced to four months in prison
  20. Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap
  21. Pinocchio is caught by a Farmer, who uses him as a watchdog for his chicken coop
  22. Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty
  23. Pinocchio weeps upon learning that the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair is dead. He meets a Pigeon, who carries him to the seashore. He throws himself into the sea to go to the aid of his father
  24. Pinocchio reaches the Island of the Busy Bees and finds the Fairy once more
  25. Pinocchio promises the Fairy to be good and to study, as he is growing tired of being a Marionette, and wishes to become a real boy
  26. Pinocchio goes to the seashore with his friends to see the Terrible Shark
  27. The great battle between Pinocchio and his playmates. One is wounded. Pinocchio is arrested
  28. Pinocchio runs the danger of being fried in a pan like a fish
  29. Pinocchio returns to the Fairy's house and she promises him that, on the morrow, he will cease to be a Marionette and become a boy. A wonderful party of coffee-and-milk to celebrate the great event
  30. Pinocchio, instead of becoming a boy, runs away to the Land of Toys with his friend, Lamp-Wick
  31. After five months of play, Pinocchio wakes up one fine morning and finds a great surprise awaiting him
  32. Pinocchio's ears become like those of a Donkey. In a little while he changes into a real Donkey and begins to bray
  33. Pinocchio, having become a Donkey, is bought by the owner of a Circus, who wants to teach him to do tricks. The Donkey becomes lame and is sold to a man who wants to use his skin for a drumhead
  34. Pinocchio is thrown into the sea, eaten by fishes, and becomes a Marionette once more. As he swims to land, he is swallowed by the Terrible Shark
  35. In the Shark's body Pinocchio finds whom? Read this chapter, my children, and you will know
  36. Pinocchio finally ceases to be a Marionette and becomes a boy