# The Adventures of Pinocchio — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.

- [The Piece of Wood That Laughed and Cried Like a Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/i-the-piece-of-wood-that-laughed-and-cried-like-a-child.md): Master Cherry, an old carpenter, discovers a piece of wood that speaks and cries out when he tries to work it, leading to his terror and astonishment.
- [II: Master Cherry Gives the Wood Away](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/ii-master-cherry-gives-the-wood-away.md): Master Cherry gives the talking piece of wood to his neighbor Geppetto, who plans to carve it into a puppet that can dance, fence, and leap. After a quarrel over the name 'Pudding,' the two old men fight, reconcile, and 
- [III: Geppetto Names His Puppet Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/iii-geppetto-names-his-puppet-pinocchio.md): Geppetto finishes carving his puppet, names him Pinocchio, and is immediately met with mischief as the puppet steals his wig, kicks him, and escapes into the street. A soldier catches Pinocchio and returns him to Geppett
- [IV: The Talking Cricket Scolds Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/iv-the-talking-cricket-scolds-pinocchio.md): Pinocchio returns home after Geppetto is taken to prison. He is confronted by the Talking Cricket, who warns him about the consequences of disobedience and laziness. Enraged by the Cricket's advice, Pinocchio throws a ha
- [The Flying Egg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/v-the-flying-egg.md): Pinocchio, starving after a day without food, searches desperately for something to eat in Geppetto's house. He finds an egg, but when he tries to cook it, a chick hatches and flies away, leaving him hungry and regretful

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- [VI: Pinocchio’s Feet Burn to Cinders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/vi-pinocchio-s-feet-burn-to-cinders.md)
- [VII: Geppetto Gives His Own Breakfast to Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/vii-geppetto-gives-his-own-breakfast-to-pinocchio.md)
- [Geppetto Makes Pinocchio New Feet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/viii-geppetto-makes-pinocchio-new-feet.md)
- [IX: Pinocchio Goes to See a Puppet Show](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/ix-pinocchio-goes-to-see-a-puppet-show.md)
- [X: The Puppets Recognize Their Brother Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/x-the-puppets-recognize-their-brother-pinocchio.md)
- [XI: Fire-Eater Sneezes and Pardons Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xi-fire-eater-sneezes-and-pardons-pinocchio.md)
- [XII: Pinocchio Receives a Present of Five Gold Pieces](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xii-pinocchio-receives-a-present-of-five-gold-pieces.md)
- [The Inn of the Red Crawfish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xiii-the-inn-of-the-red-crawfish.md)
- [XIV: Pinocchio Falls Amongst Assassins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xiv-pinocchio-falls-amongst-assassins.md)
- [XV: The Assassins Hang Pinocchio to the Big Oak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xv-the-assassins-hang-pinocchio-to-the-big-oak.md)
- [XVI: The Beautiful Child Rescues the Puppet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xvi-the-beautiful-child-rescues-the-puppet.md)
- [XVII: Pinocchio Will Not Take His Medicine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xvii-pinocchio-will-not-take-his-medicine.md)
- [XVIII: Pinocchio Again Meets the Fox and the Cat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xviii-pinocchio-again-meets-the-fox-and-the-cat.md)
- [XIX: Pinocchio Is Robbed of His Money](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xix-pinocchio-is-robbed-of-his-money.md)
- [XX: Pinocchio Starts Back to the Fairy’s House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xx-pinocchio-starts-back-to-the-fairy-s-house.md)
- [Pinocchio Acts as Watch Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxi-pinocchio-acts-as-watch-dog.md)
- [XXII: Pinocchio Discovers the Robbers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxii-pinocchio-discovers-the-robbers.md)
- [XXIII: Pinocchio Flies to the Seashore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxiii-pinocchio-flies-to-the-seashore.md)
- [Pinocchio Finds the Fairy Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxiv-pinocchio-finds-the-fairy-again.md)
- [XXV: Pinocchio Promises the Fairy to Be Good](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxv-pinocchio-promises-the-fairy-to-be-good.md)
- [XXVI: The Terrible Dog Fish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxvi-the-terrible-dog-fish.md)
- [XXVII: Pinocchio Is Arrested by the Gendarmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxvii-pinocchio-is-arrested-by-the-gendarmes.md)
- [XXVIII: Pinocchio Escapes Being Fried Like a Fish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxviii-pinocchio-escapes-being-fried-like-a-fish.md)
- [XXIX: He Returns to the Fairy’s House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxix-he-returns-to-the-fairy-s-house.md)
- [XXX: The “Land of Boobies”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxx-the-land-of-boobies.md)
- [XXXI: Pinocchio Enjoys Five Months of Happiness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxi-pinocchio-enjoys-five-months-of-happiness.md)
- [XXXII: Pinocchio Turns Into a Donkey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxii-pinocchio-turns-into-a-donkey.md)
- [XXXIII: Pinocchio Is Trained for the Circus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxiii-pinocchio-is-trained-for-the-circus.md)
- [XXXIV: Pinocchio Is Swallowed by the Dog Fish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxiv-pinocchio-is-swallowed-by-the-dog-fish.md)
- [XXXV: A Happy Surprise for Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxv-a-happy-surprise-for-pinocchio.md)
- [XXXVI: Pinocchio at Last Ceases to Be a Puppet and Becomes a Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxvi-pinocchio-at-last-ceases-to-be-a-puppet-and-becomes-a-boy.md)

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