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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
One of the books I'm currently reading is Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet by Carlo Collodi. I always liked Pinocchio, even though I always preferred to call him Pinocchi-nose. This is the original version in which Geppetto, the puppets creator, is arrested and thrown in prison for child abuse in chapter 3 because Pinocchio raised such a fuss upon being told to return home that onlookers feared Geppetto would beat him. Needless to say, it differs greatly from the Disney version. Remember Jiminy Cricket? There's a Talking Cricket in this one also who tries to talk some sense into Pinocchio's wooden head, but in this version, Pinocchio flies into a rage and throws a wooden hammer at the cricket, smashing and killing him.
And chapter 6 has this interesting opening line: "It was a wild and stormy night."
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Having read
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? before seeing Disney's movie version, I know how much Disney can change a story!