# The Snail — The Adventures of Pinocchio character guide

> The Snail in The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Snail, The clever little Snail

**First appearance:** 0016-xvii-pinocchio-will-not-take-his-medicine

## Who they are

A slow-moving servant of the Fairy who delivers messages.

## In the story

### [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)

Takes nine hours to come down from the fourth story to open the door; brings Pinocchio fake food made of plaster, cardboard, and painted alabaster.

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