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.Finally, Pinocchio found the whale. But as soon as the whale saw him, it swallowed him up as well! Inside th e whale’s belly, who do you think he saw? It was Geppeto! How happy they were to see each other!
“I have a plan to get out,” said Pinocchio, and began tickling the whale’s stomach. As soon as the whale opened its mouth and gave a big sneeze, Pinocchio and Geppeto shot out!
Pinocchio and Geppeto finally reached home safety. The fairy was so pleased with Pinocchio’s bravery that she decided to make him into a real flesh and blood boy. From that day, he was a very good boy who never missed school again, and the father and son lived happily ever after.