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Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm.

~Carlo Collodi

Topics: Block Cold Common Cozy Expensive Far Fire Just Log Make Once Piece Put Rooms Solid Thick Those Time Warm Winter Wood

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How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.

~Carlo Collodi

Topics: Carpenter Cherry Child Found Happened How Laughed Like Piece Wept Wood

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A boy's appetite grows very fast, and in a few moments the queer, empty feeling had become hunger, and the hunger grew bigger and bigger, until soon he was as ravenous as a bear.

~Carlo Collodi

Topics: Appetite Bear Become Bigger Boy Empty Fast Feeling Few Grew Grows Had He Hunger Moments Queer Soon Until Very

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A thousand woodpeckers flew in through the window and settled themselves on Pinocchio's nose.

~Carlo Collodi

Topics: Flew Nose Settled Themselves Thousand Through Window

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At such a loving invitation, Pinocchio, with one leap from the back of the orchestra, found himself in the front rows. With another leap, he was on the orchestra leader's head. With a third, he landed on the stage.

~Carlo Collodi

Topics: Another Back Found Front He Head Himself Invitation Landed Leader Leap Loving Orchestra Rows Stage Third

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Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free! Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

~Carlo Collodi

Topics: Back City Fairy Fancy Finding Free Happiness He Him Himself House Lovely Out Road Saying Set Take Without Yes

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How ridiculous I was as a Marionette! And how happy I am, now that I have become a real boy!

~Carlo Collodi

Topics: Am Become Boy Happy How Now Real Ridiculous I Am

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Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of being in time to save him, swam all night long.

~Carlo Collodi

Topics: All Night Being Father Finding Him His Hope Long Night Save Time

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When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means.

~Carlo Collodi

Topics: Boy Even Itself Means Mischievous Poverty Shows Understand

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Writer

Born: November 24th, 1826

Died: October 26th, 1890

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