Once upon a time, there lived and old carpenter named Geppeto. One day, he carved a puppet in the shape of a little boy and named him Pinocchio. “How I wish this boy was real!” he said longingly.A kind fairy who was passing by heard Gepato’s words. That night, she sprinkled some magic dust on the puppet and brought Pinocchio to life. “But remember,” she told the boy, “if you want to be a real boy, you must always be good and make your father, Gepato, proud.”Geppeto loved Pinocchio dearly. He bought books for Pinocchio and sent him to school so that he would become a very clever boy.