Original subtitles

Good morning, Geppetto.

Good morning.

Can I bring you something?

For me?

No, I just wanted...

Nothing, I just came in to warm up.

It's freezing outside, did you feel it?

I'll sit here... for a moment, to get warm.

- Sit. - Thank you.

I nearly broke my foot.

Look at this.

- It could break at any moment. - No, it's like that, it won't break.

I can fix it in half an hour, it won't cost much.

It's sturdy, it's fine as it is.

Very well, if you say so.

But here...

Sorry, but...

This table leans to the right.

- The table? - You can't eat from it.

It's a serious problem, it will take a couple of days.

I'm not saying right now, I'll pick it up tomorrow.

It's fine as it is, don't bother.

I'll be going, then, goodbye.

This door jumps out of your hand, it's had it.

It doesn't open coming in

and it doesn't close going out.

- I can make it as good as new. - Come, there's no need.

- Sit. - It won't cost anything, eh.

- I'll fix it. - No, sir, come and eat.

This is on the house, or you'll slowly dismantle the whole inn.

As you wish.

- Anyhow, that door needs changing. - I know.

I'll give you this nice piece of bread with cheese.

But you mustn't say any more, all right?

It's not urgent, it'll hold for a few days.

- Actually, the table is fine as it is. - It's straightened up...

The chair is not in bad shape, either.

For all the children and all the families!

The Great Puppet Theatre!

We also accept food!

The fun is guaranteed!

Excuse me, but what do you mean by puppets?

- Puppets puppets. - Made with wood?

Sure, what else are puppets made from?

- Can I have a look? - No.

Hurry!

Tonight, only four coins!

The most beautiful puppets in the world!

It will be a magnificent show!

For all the children and all the mothers...

They are real puppets!

- Stop it, I said no looking! - But you can't see, I wanted to...

- All right, thanks. - See you tonight.

Hurry!

Children, run tell your mummies!

The most beautiful show ever!

Mastro Ciliegia?

Ciliegia?

- What are you doing on the floor? - Nothing.

It's me.

- Are you all right? - Yes.

What is it?

I came to ask a favour.

This morning I had an idea which I think is a great one,

can I tell you?

I thought of making, with my own two hands, a wooden puppet,

but not any old puppet, it has to be the most beautiful ever,

that people will say: "Who made this?"

Their jaws will drop at the sight of it.

Then with this puppet, I shall travel the world

and earn an honest living.

I've already thought of a name for him!

I was thinking: "Pinocchio". Not bad, eh?

- Yes. - Ciliegia?

Tell me the truth, have you been drinking?

No, I haven't been drinking.

You've been drinking, I know, you can tell me...

Geppetto, what do you want from me?

A small favour.

You know I'm fond of you,

I have always been fond of you.

I need, if it's no trouble, a block of wood,

because I don't have any right now.

- Do you have a block of wood? - Yes.

I do!

Take that one there.

Are you really drunk?

This is too much.

Take it!

- I couldn't accept... - I'll give it to you.

No, not this one. I need it.

- I'll give it to you. - But this...

Let me see.

Heavens, this is one of the most beautiful pieces of wood

I have ever seen.

It will make a splendid puppet.

There, nearly done.

Can you hear me, Pinocchio?

Can you hear me?

Come on!

Pinocchio, say something.

Move your mouth for your babbo. Now, say: "Babbo".

Look.

Bab-bo.

Come on!

Bab-bo.

Babbo!

My son's been born!

I have a son! Do you hear me?

I have become a babbo!

- I have become a father! - What's happened?

Remigio! You know what's happened?

I've had a son, he was just born!

- Holy mother, congratulations! - Thank you.

- I've become a father! - Geppetto, what's happened?

I just wanted to tell you!

My son's been born, I've become a father.

From one day to the next?

- From one minute to the next! - Are you making fun of me?

I'm happy for you, but go to bed now.

- You've woken everybody up. - I don't want to wake anybody.

But I wanted to spread the news: my son's been born!

Nearly done, that's it.

That's it.

Look.

Here you are, do you like yourself?

Do you like yourself?

Do you like how I made you? I do, a lot.

Well, Pinocchio, now Babbo will teach you how to walk.

You must walk properly, or you might fall.

You could hurt yourself, so be careful.

Look, I'll teach you.

First one leg then the other, one and two.

Look at me.

One and two...

If you do this, in two or three days you'll walk by your...

You've already learned?

I've barely made you and already you disrespect me?

We're getting off to a poor start, son, very poor.

Babbo, I'm going!

Listen to your babbo, come back.

Help!

Who is it?

It's me, I'm the Talking Cricket

and I have lived in this room for more than one hundred years.

I saw how you behaved with your father

and I want to tell you a great truth:

woe betide children who disobey their parents,

they will always come to grief.

- I don't want to obey. - What will you do at school?

I don't want to go to school.

Poor Pinocchio, I feel compassion for you.

- Why? - Because you're a puppet.

And what's worse is that you're a wooden head.

- I've had enough of you! - Because I called you a wooden head?

Yes, it upsets me.

- See? You're a wooden head. - Stop it!

Wooden head!

I've had enough of you!

- Who is it? - So you're at home?

I've been looking for you all day! It's me, your father, open up!

- Open up! - I'm coming!

Babbo!

- Open up. - I can't, my legs have gone!

What do you mean? Open up!

- My legs have gone! - Wait. I'm coming!

Hurry, babbo!

Babbo is here!

Your father is coming. Don't worry.

Just look at that! How did you burn your feet like that?

I fell asleep with my feet on the fire.

You fell asleep with your feet on the fire?

You must be careful! If I hadn't come along, you'd have burned up?

Look at that... the feet I carved were beautiful,

really beautiful, I was so proud of them.

- Now what shall we do? - Will you make new ones?

No, if I do, you'll only run away again!

- Go on, please! - I said no.

As soon as you learned to walk, you ran away.

I looked for you all day, I won't make you any more!

Please, Babbo. Please, dearest Babbo.

Will you make me new ones? Please, Babbo.

Pinocchio, go to sleep, keep your legs still.

Stop it!

Stop it, down!

Look how fine they are.

- Stop it! - But they're new.

I get it, you can use them tomorrow.

Come now, you have to get up early, go to sleep.

Tomorrow morning, you're going to school.

With all the other children,

you'll learn to read and write with the spelling book.

What's the spelling book?

What is it? It's a book.

It's a book with letters in it,

if you're to go to school, we need to buy it.

We need to buy it...

Cecconi, good morning.

I shall be needing a spelling book, at once.

- Gladly. - Thank you.

Here.

I can't pay right away.

But I'm owed so much for so many jobs.

The first one that comes in, I'll pay you.

What happens if they don't pay you?

Of course they'll pay me.

I need that spelling book, I need it right away.

I'm sorry, but I can't.

Fair enough, listen...

What if I give you my coat?

Just look what I'm forced to do.

Look at this piece, I'll give it to you as a down payment.

But it's more than 100 years old, it's old, who'll buy it?

- What did you say? - It's 100 years old, it's old.

This isn't 100 years old,

this is 200 years old, it's an antique, a collector's item.

This was the marchesa's grandpa's grandpa's.

Imagine that!

Was the vest also the marchesa's grandpa's grandpa's?

The vest? You want this too?

For a matching ensemble, the vest with the coat.

With this cold, Cecconi? Very well, I need the spelling book.

Anyway the vest was also the marchesa's grandpa's grandpa's.

Here.

- The trousers? - No!

No, these were my grandpa's, not the marchesa's grandpa's!

Good morning, I'm taking my son to school.

Let's go or we'll be late.

Let's go, Pinocchio.

Mastro Ciliegia!

Just the man I wanted to see! This is the wood you gave me.

- Good morning. - Bravo, Pinocchio.

I've made a masterpiece, eh? His name's Pinocchio.

He's my son.

He's my son.

You've been drinking, eh?

Goodbye. You should drink less!

Let's go.

The fun has arrived! Jolly times are here!

What is it?

What's over there?

It's the Puppet Theater.

There are puppets like you.

Actually, not like you, because you're the finest of all.

- Let's go. - What do they do?

They're puppets,

they have fun and make people laugh.

Now let's go to school. First you study, then maybe we'll go.

Let's go to school.

Here.

- Ciao, Pinocchio. - Ciao, Babbo.

You have to do better than all the others, do you promise?

Ciao, my son.

I just took my son to school.

Are you a puppet? Where are your strings?

- Come. - I don't have any strings.

- You looking for work? - No, I came to watch.

It costs four coins, do you have them?

- No. - Then go away.

Hurry, it starts in a few minutes!

Hurry, hurry, only a few seats left!

You can't come in.

The last show!

- Could you lend me four coins? - No, I don't have any.

Come along, we're nearly full.

Excuse me.

Would you have four coins to give me?

Four coins? And what do I get?

My babbo's spelling book.

Let me have a look.

I'm so tired.

Today I don't feel like doing anything.

Idea! I'll pretend I'm deaf, so I don't have to work.

Arlecchino, run fetch my pills.

- Run for the hills? - My pills!

- Get them from the pharmacy. - Who's Macy?

I don't know any Macy.

Do you know Macy?

- Have you gone mad? - My cat?

My cat's run away! Has anyone seen him?

What cat?

Mad!

What the devil!

The devil!

- Who called me? - He did!

Me? So, this rascal can hear after all...

Pantalone, tell me the truth, which one was it?

Arlecchino!

The mouth of truth: who called the devil?

Pantalone!

It was Pantalone!

- Make up your mind, who was it? - He's the prankster, not me!

Heavens above!

That's a wooden puppet down there! A puppet like us!

It's true! What's your name?

Come into the arms of your wooden brethren!

Come into our arms, Pinocchio.

Pinocchio, run!

Pinocchio, run!

- What's going on here? - Run!

- Run! - Why?

Run!

Come here, you!

- Who are you? - Pinocchio.

And your strings?

No strings! Come with me, go!

Let the show go on!

Colombina!

Come out, come out!

Let the show go on!

Come with me!

Excuse me.

Wait before you close, there's a child missing.

There are no children inside.

No, my son's missing, I brought him here this morning.

What does this child look like?

A boy, very handsome, with a red cap, a red suit,

a new spelling book, his name is Pinocchio.

And then, I mean, he's made of wood.

Made of wood?

The only wooden things left in here are chairs.

My son must be in there, I brought him. Have a good look.

Given what the kid looks like, why don't you look at the puppet theatre?

I've got things to do.

- Bear with me. - Puppet theatre?

- Cecconi? - Yes, here I am.

- But wasn't the puppet theatre here? - Yes, but they've gone.

- Where did they go? - I don't know.

You didn't see?

- Did you see if there was a red puppet? - Yes, he was there.

He went to the show and after that I don't know.

You don't know...

They've taken him from me, they've stolen him.

He was too beautiful, he was too well made.

They've taken my son Pinocchio from me.

But I'll find him, eh!

I'll find him even if I have to cross the sea.

I'll find him.

It's all going out here.

The fire needs rekindling, gendarmes!

Bring me that new puppet, he'll make a nice flame!

No, please, let me go! I don't want to die, save me!

Please, I don't want to die!

Save me!

He sneezed, that's a good sign.

Touch his heartstrings and your life will be saved. Keep going.

I don't want to die, I don't want to leave my poor babbo on his own!

My babbo has no one else in the world...

- The mutton is half raw. - He does everything for me!

- I'm hungry! - No!

- Into the fire, go! - My babbo has only me!

Don't let me die like this, please!

Let go of him.

Of course, your poor babbo would not like it

if I threw you into the burning coals, would he?

Poor old man... I...

But if I can't throw you in,

I should be pitied too, I'm hungry.

I don't like half-raw mutton!

If not you, then I'll throw someone else in.

Bring me Arlecchino, quickly!

Put him in the fire.

- But what do you mean, Arlecchino? - Exactly. Go on.

- Why Arlecchino? - I don't want to die!

Arlecchino, no!

It's either you or him!

Throw me in the fire instead of Arlecchino!

- Let go of him! - Stop.

You're a good puppet.

Bravo.

Come here, give me a kiss.

This means I'll make do

with eating half-raw mutton.

Thanks to Pinocchio,

Arlecchino has been spared!

Thank you, Pinocchio!

Come.

- What is your father's name? - Geppetto.

- What job does he do? - The poor man.

Does he earn much?

He earns so much he never has a coin in his pocket.

And how did he make this suit of yours?

With his bed covers.

He is poor, he is poor. So...

Here.

Take these five gold coins.

- Take them to him at once. - Five gold coins?

Thank you, Signor Mangiafuoco.

- Bless you. - Thank you.

Go.

Ciao, Pinocchio.

Ciao, Pinocchio, come back to see us.

Have a safe journey.

Give him my regards.

Many thanks, Signor Mangiafuoco.

Ciao, give him my best regards.

Excuse me!

Do you know where my babbo is?

Can you see it?

Do you know where Geppetto's village is?

We're fishing, go away!

I have to find him as soon as possible.

There was one.

What a pity, I wanted to give him these five gold coins.

Five gold coins?

Wait a minute!

- We'll help you. - We'll help you.

Did you say five gold coins?

There really are five gold coins.

- There are five gold coins. - Five gold coins.

- Gold. - Gold.

- What are you going to do with them? - What?

I want to buy a new coat for my babbo

and the spelling book for me to study.

- The coat's a wonderful idea. - A wonderful idea.

- The spelling book to study... - The spelling book...

The spelling book to study...

You know what? I nearly lost a leg studying.

- He nearly lost a leg. - He nearly became blind studying.

Blind.

- But if you listen to me... - Listen to him.

- I'll give you some advice. - Some advice.

- I'll tell you, 'cause you're handsome. - 'Cause you're handsome.

I'm the Fox.

- A beautiful name! - I'm the Cat.

A beautiful name.

Since you want to buy a coat for your babbo,

are you interested in turning these five gold coins into fifty?

A hundred...

Five hundred...

- Five hundred? - A thousand...

Two thousand...

Would you be interested?

- So many? - Yes, I'll tell you how.

But it has to stay between us, no one must hear us.

It's a secret.

I know of a field called the "field of miracles".

It's nearby...

If the three of us go there,

we'll take a gold coin,

we'll dig a hole in the field, we'll plant it, we'll bury it properly.

Then it needs abundant water, right?

Yes. Water, water...

We wait for a few hours.

What happens? The seed sprouts...

It sprouts, it sprouts...

And a little plant shoots up laden with gold coins.

One gold coin, a little plant with five hundred gold coins.

- Would you be interested? - Wonderful.

Shall we go there?

Yes? Let's go, come with us.

Then we'll do something, since we have to wait till dawn,

we'll stop at the inn, we'll have a little nibble.

So we can make friends, we'll nibble on a little treat.

We'll nibble a little something and wait.

At dawn we'll plant the gold coins

and in the morning they'll flower.

But I'm not hungry.

- Come along, we'll have a little nibble. - A little nibble.

And at dawn the plant...

One gold coin: 500 more. Two gold coins: 1,000 more.

So many plants laden with gold coins!

So if I replant 1,200 gold coins, more and more will come out?

Yes!

You said just a little nibble.

A delicious little nibble.

But if...

Here's the marrow.

But if I plant five gold coins,

how many will come out?

First of all, keep your voice down.

They can hear us...

I've already told you: one gold coin makes 500.

Five gold coins make 2,500, yes?

Let us nibble... Let us nibble on something!

2,500? That many?

Can I give 500 to you?

No, then you don't get it!

- If you talk like that you'll offend us. - You'll offend us.

Sorry, but this feather...

We're not doing it out of self-interest.

No, we're only doing it out of friendship, because you're our friend.

- Are we friends? - Yes.

Well then.

But why can't we go to the field of miracles now?

First we'll have a nibble, then will have a rest...

And tomorrow at dawn we'll go there.

Come, come.

Look...

Do you like it?

- See how the little plant has flowered? - Flowered.

Beautiful, isn't it?

See? And you didn't believe it!

Go and get the coins... they're all yours, run!

- Coins... - Take them.

Jump higher.

He can't reach,

he's small, our friend.

We'll help you, that's what we're here for.

We're your friends.

Take this one.

This one, this one...

- That one, go over there! - Which one?

So many coins for your babbo...

So many coins...

Here!

There, there!

Wake up! It's midnight!

- Who is it? - It's the innkeeper.

- Are my companions ready? - They've already left.

They said they'll meet you at the end of the woods

and the bill has to be paid.

- Didn't they pay? - No.

- They feared they'd offend you. - Offend me?

Up, let's go!

I'll wait for you downstairs.

- Who is it? - It's me.

I want to give you some advice: go back.

Take the four gold coins you have left to your poor father,

who weeps in despair because he has not seen you.

I cannot go back,

because tomorrow my babbo will have 2,000 gold coins.

Listen to me, Pinocchio,

don't trust those who promise to make you rich overnight.

They're either mad or they're tricksters.

- Listen to me, go back. - I shall keep going.

Remember that children who do whatever they want,

sooner or later, will regret it.

Very well, good night. Now be quiet, though.

Good night.

- May Heaven save you from assassins. - Be quiet!

Assassins don't exist.

We're the assassins...

Give us the gold coins.

- I have to give them to my babbo. - Give them to us!

- The gold coins! - I can't!

Please, open up! Please!

They're after me! Please, I don't know what to do!

There's no one in this house.

- They're all dead. - What do you mean, no one?

I can see you! Open up!

- I am dead, too. - What do you mean, dead?

Wait, please! Don't leave me!

Grab him! Give us the gold coins, come here!

- Get 'em out of his mouth! - He bites!

Then let's hang him!

Either you spit them out, or I'll hang you from the first tree!

His little foot's still moving, slightly.

We must wait for him to die, so he won't bite anymore.

Then we'll open his mouth,

we'll take out the gold coins...

The gold coins.

We'll go to the tavern...

We'll nibble... on a little treat...

Let's see.

Still a few little twitches.

Let's wait.

Babbo of mine,

if only you were here...

Fairy,

the doctors have arrived.

The Cricket's come too.

Send them in.

Doctors, please, come in.

Come in, please.

Have you waxed the floor?

Sorry about that, you know... the Snail...

What can you do?

Well now, let's see the patient.

Breathe. Deeper!

We're dealing with a banal case of acute trunkitis.

You have acute trunkitis!

Doctor Corvanti, what are you talking about?

Here we're dealing with a serious case of morbus lignorum,

commonly known as wooditis.

You have morbus lignotus!

What did I tell you? You never listen to me!

Let me see the grain.

Yes, there's the grain, but there's chipping too,

a resin compress is needed!

You may well have specialised in wooditis, but this is acute trunkitis!

What is the diagnosis?

Will the puppet live or die?

- The puppet will live. - The puppet will die.

- He will die. - He will live.

Nothing can be done, it's wooditis!

Shut up, it's trunkosis!

- He's going to die! - Let's go.

I told you, you never listen to me.

How many times have I told you? You must listen to me!

All right?

Ciao, I'll be seeing you.

Hurry, the puppet's burning up!

Calmly.

All in good time.

Things should be done slowly.

If you take this medicine, in a few days you'll be cured.

- Is it sweet or bitter? - It's bitter.

- But trust me, it will do you good. - I simply can't.

Come now, Pinocchio, it's only medicine.

Bitter.

What a fuss!

If you don't take the medicine you'll never get well.

- It's not true. - It is, you have a serious illness.

- And I don't care. - And what if you die?

- I don't care. - So, you don't care?

You're not afraid of death?

We shall see. Send them in.

- We shall see. - Come in.

Please.

This way.

- That way. - It's slippery!

Who are they?

You didn't take your medicine and now they've come to get you.

What?

But I don't want to die, please, Fairy!

- What can I do about it? - Please, give me the medicine!

Wait!

Now he wants to take the medicine.

No, the call's been made, we can't go back with an empty coffin.

I'm sorry, Pinocchio, that's the way it is.

You should have thought of that before.

The call has been made and the coffin must be filled, right?

- Must be filled? - Give me a hand.

Please, I don't want to die!

Wait!

Go.

Such a shame to leave with an empty coffin, huh?

Well, let's go.

On three. One, two, three.

Have they gone?

- Are they going? - Yes.

Have they gone now?

Easy.

- Watch out. - Now?

Watch out for the stairs!

Yes.

Here, take this medicine.

Now that you're cured,

why don't you tell me what happened to you?

I was in the puppet theatre...

Why?

Well, the school was closed.

I was waiting for it to reopen,

so I went to the puppet theatre.

And you went in without paying?

Yes.

They just let me in.

- What's happening? - No, nothing.

Never mind.

And then? Tell me.

Then there was Mangiafuoco.

- He gave me five gold coins. - And then?

Then I lost them and I ran into two assassins in the woods.

And did no one tell you

to be careful and to listen to him?

No, I didn't see anyone.

What's happening to my nose?

No, it's nothing. You've told a few lies and now your nose is growing.

And careful where you point it.

What?

Stop him!

Or he'll break everything!

Careful, don't hurt me!

Don't hurt me.

Stop him, please, he's breaking everything.

Are you there?

Now, hold tight, I'm speeding up.

Ready?

Go!

Look how fast I'm going.

"She always...

went covered...

by her hair..."

As soon as she falls asleep, we'll go and play.

"With her head..."

Let's go.

"And her clothes were all..."

Now go, find your babbo.

Then bring him back here. Please, be careful.

Very well. Bye, Fairy.

Medoro, say goodbye to Pinocchio.

C'mon, just a little nibble.

Give us a little nibble.

- Friends! - What a pleasure to see you again.

What are you doing here?

We're waiting for a table.

To nibble, remember? We like to nibble.

- Where have you been? - Me? Where have you been?

We've been looking for you.

If only you knew how hard we looked for you.

What happened to you?

I was walking in the woods, then I ran into some assassins.

- Assassins? - Yes, I tried to escape...

Who were these assassins?

- Don't you know? - No.

I see... No, tell us!

I asked for help at a house, but they didn't let me in.

So the assassins caught me and hanged me from a tree.

The next day, the Fairy saved me.

Ah, the Fairy...?

The assassins caught me and hanged me.

- And the Fairy saved you? - She saved me.

A quick question...

- Do you still have the coins? - Yes, they're here.

How wonderful! See? Friends...

Friends, friends.

What shall we do?

- What's that? - Today's leftovers.

What do I do with them?

What you did last time, you eat them.

Excuse me!

He gives us leftovers? To us, we're waiting for a table.

Leftovers, what for?

There's been a mistake.

There's been a mistake, giving us leftovers.

Wait a moment.

These are leftovers.

Let it be known! These leftovers for us, no!

I could even eat them, but as a protest! We're waiting for a table!

Let's go to the field of miracles. Do you have all the coins?

Here, this is the field of miracles.

Do you like it, huh?

It's beautiful.

Dig it well, that's it.

Perfect. Now the gold coins.

Cover them up.

Hide them...

With leaves.

That's perfect.

- Now we need to water them. - Water, water.

I can't go because of my leg.

He can't see.

So, you go.

Go beyond those trees,

you'll find a pond and get some water.

Abundant water.

We'll water it and the plant will flower.

- Go! - Shall I go?

After those trees. Go!

Go!

Go, scram!

- Here? - No! Go further over that way.

Go! Run!

Go beyond the trees, there's a pond behind them.

Go.

Scram, fall in the pond.

He's gone.

He's gone!

Friends, where are you?

Friends?

COURTHOUSE

Cat and Fox told me about the field of miracles

where you plant coins and lots and lots of gold coins grow.

What? Speak louder!

They told me to go and fetch water to pour into the hole.

And then, when I returned...

because I had to water

the coins I had planted...

You watered the coins?

Yes...

They asked you to?

I had to dig a hole and then fill it in and water it...

When I returned, the coins had disappeared.

- The hole was there without the coins? - Yes.

Poor thing.

And who were they?

Cat and Fox.

Do we know a cat and a fox?

We do not know any cat or any fox.

So what are you asking for?

I'm asking for justice, I want the four gold coins back,

plus the one they made me spend at the Red Lobster Inn.

Because only they ate.

You want...

- So, they stole from you? - Yes!

You are innocent.

- Put him in prison! - What?

But I'm innocent!

- If you are innocent you go to prison. - Why?

In this land the innocent go to prison.

Why?

The innocent go to prison.

Then I have something to say: I'm guilty too!

Wait, wait.

What are you saying?

- I'm guilty too! - Come here.

I'm also a thief!

- What did you steal? - A pig.

A pig? That's not very much...

And a chicken.

That's no good. More, more...

Now I remember, I also stole a jewel.

- A jewel? - Yes, all gold and silver!

Well done indeed!

Well done!

Free him! Well done! My congratulations!

I've stolen so much stuff I don't even remember it all.

Dearest Babbo!

It's Pinocchio, let me in!

What are you doing?

Your father's not there anymore.

He left a long time ago, to go looking for you.

But where did he go looking for me?

He said he'd search for you in every corner of the world.

He was beside himself, he was crying.

He said: "I'll go to the end of the earth to look for him, in the Great Americas.

I must find him."

- Where are the Great Americas? - They're over there, far away.

- You have to cross the sea. - Where's the sea?

It's over there, far away.

He was looking for you, darling boy.

Go, be careful. Hurry!

Come back!

It's dangerous! The sea's rough!

Come back!

Come back!

You'll never make it!

Come back!

Slowly, slowly, easy does it.

Snail!

And the Fairy?

She has grown up.

Go.

- Why is she grown up? - It's her, go.

The same dress, the same hair.

It's me.

How did you do it?

It's a secret.

Go!

How did you grow up? I want to grow up, too.

But you can't grow up.

Why?

Because puppets never grow up.

They're born puppets, they live as puppets,

they die as puppets.

But I don't want to be a puppet all my life.

I want to be a boy like all the others.

And so you shall, if you learn to deserve it.

And if you behave well.

But what can I do to deserve it?

You've got to start behaving like a respectable puppet.

So, from tomorrow you will go to school and study.

- Repeat. - You shall go to school and study.

School?

Yes.

Now, let's see if you've studied.

In a pen, there are 18 sheep.

Seven escape during the night.

Next morning, how many sheep does the farmer find?

Eight.

Your hand.

Onto the chickpeas.

Come in.

C'mon.

Here.

Take your cap off. From now on you're staying here, got it?

Leave him here, I'll take care of him.

Let's see if you're prepared.

18 x 2?

- You don't know? - No.

You don't know? Your hand.

Onto the chickpeas.

Now copy what I write.

The teacher...

is a...

second...

father...

for...

his...

pupils.

Wait for me! I'm coming with you!

Come.

Tomorrow we'll rob a place full of

sausages, ham, cheese.

But we have to be careful,

because last time the owner beat me with a stick. Look.

Who's there?

Who's knocking at this time of night?

- It's me. - Me, who?

Pinocchio, who?

The wooden puppet.

That puppet who promised his fairy

he'd go to school to study

and then he ran away!

That puppet? Are you sure?

Yes, that one.

Please, open up.

Will you open up?

I promise I'll never run away again.

Open up!

Dear Snail, open up, please!

The Fairy said that this time

she'll forgive you.

But next time she won't let you back in.

Here.

Go to school and be good.

Those who don't go to school

grow up...

- Where's Lucignolo? - He doesn't come anymore.

- Why? - I don't know.

He works in the fields with his father.

But why?

I don't know.

- When is he coming back? - I don't know.

No talking during lessons!

Your hands.

Don't you feel pain?

Good boys...

Two.

That's good.

"When...

he found out...

about it..."

Now let's do a little magic.

Magic?

Do this.

"He decided to send a magnificent..."

Go.

"carriage..."

A shepherd has 300 sheep in a pen.

Overnight, 47 of them escape but three return at once,

then 24 of them fall ill,

9 die and the others all recover,

but then two run away, how many are left?

245?

Correct, Pinocchio.

Well done.

See how clever he's become?

I'll give you top marks.

Top marks.

Always like this, you make a little ball,

then you squash it.

We have to make so many,

because tomorrow

we're throwing a lovely party here.

A party?

A lovely party.

The teacher says you are doing well,

so tomorrow you'll no longer be a puppet,

you'll become a boy like all the others.

What are you waiting for? Run and invite your friends.

Run!

Lucignolo!

Lucignolo?

Clear off, you'll give me away!

Something wonderful happened!

I'm not going to be a puppet anymore.

I shall become a real boy!

There's a party at my house tomorrow, will you come?

No, I can't.

- Why? - I'm leaving at midnight.

- Where are you going? - To a land.

I'm going to a wonderful land, the most wonderful in all the world.

It's called the Land of Toys.

You play, run and jump all day long.

There are no rules or masters,

you have fun and that's it.

If you like, you can come too!

If I catch you, you'll get what for!

But I really want to become a boy!

Then don't come. I'm going, bye.

Where...?

- Are you sure this cart is coming? - Yes, I'm sure.

- I don't see it, though. - It's coming now.

It takes a while, but then you'll have fun.

I said I'd accompany you and then I'd leave.

Come on, let's go together.

Come, you'll have fun.

Here they are!

- Ciao, I'm going. - Ciao.

And you, my little love, are you coming with us or staying?

Come on, call him.

- Come! Come! - Do you hear them?

Come.

Come!

Come!

Everyone's calling you, do you hear them?

Come on, then, climb up!

Come, you'll have fun, I promise.

We've arrived, little loves!

Now get down, but calmly, without hurting yourselves.

Come along, get down.

I'll help you.

Little love.

Nineteen.

Twenty.

Twenty-one.

And this side is all in order.

Good night, little loves.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Twenty-seven.

Twenty-eight.

Tomorrow we'll have fun.

Twenty-nine.

Thirty.

Good night.

Who is it?

It's me, open up.

I can't.

By any chance, did you wake up with strange ears?

To be honest, I did a bit.

Let me in, open up! Quick!

I think we have the same problem.

I think we do.

Come on, take your sack off.

Take yours off first.

Let's do this, on three we take them off.

One, two, three!

- Just look at your ears! - Just look at yours!

- Does that hurt? - Yes.

We can't go around like this.

Indeed.

Oh God, I can't stand up... Help me!

- What's wrong? - What's happening?

Help!

My hand!

Help!

Pinocchio, help me!

Help!

Help us!

Help!

Help!

Little loves!

I recognize you, my little loves.

I hear you.

Little loves, how well you bray.

Here I am, my little loves.

This donkey's called Lucignolo.

He's extremely courageous,

he's extraordinarily strong.

For your purpose, he seems perfect.

- He seems to be a fine animal. - Thank you.

Wait a minute.

This scar on his forehead...

No scars, they bring sadness.

I'm not taking him.

We have another donkey, here he is.

His name is Pinocchio, he's very intelligent.

He's docile, tame.

And he's a quick learner.

A quick learner.

For the acts he'd have to do,

he's extraordinary, in my modest opinion.

Fresh from a long and glorious tour

of the Indias and the faraway lands of America,

this evening he will perform for you

unprecedented, unparalleled tricks,

never seen before!

Ladies and gentlemen,

introducing the donkey Pinocchio!

Applause!

Here he is!

With his clown.

Merriment!

Jolly good!

The tallest man and the smallest man in the world together,

to bring out the circle of fire!

Applause!

Ladies and gentlemen,

I know this may seem a terrifying, dangerous trick,

but we know what we're doing.

We are ready. Drumroll!

A round of applause to encourage him.

And one, and two and three!

Another one!

And another one!

And one, and two and three!

Pinocchio didn't fall, it's a trick we played on you

to make this show extraordinary!

Pinocchio, cannot trip!

Take him away!

And now we call on the strongest man in the world

to take the donkey away.

A round of applause for the strongest man in the world!

Here they are together!

Behold the artistry of this animal!

Behold how he pretends to limp!

Another round of applause, thank you!

Applause!

Unfortunately you're lame, my dear Pinocchio.

Now the painful moment really has come to part ways.

With this skin we'll make a nice drum.

In he goes.

And one, and two,

and three!

Now we wait.

What is it?

Who are you?

Where did you put Pinocchio?

It's me!

- What? - Yes, it's me.

- The donkey? - Yes, I'm Pinocchio.

How is that possible?

It's possible.

- You were transformed in the water? - Yes.

You didn't reckon on my fairy.

A talking puppet.

We can use him in the circus.

Come here. Come here, I won't hurt you.

- Bye. - Come here.

C'mon. Don't swim away...

Dive in, go on.

What? Dive in!

That's an order, dive in!

- Fair enough. You dive in. - Why me?

- I can't swim. - We'll toss you in.

- I'm afraid of the water. - I don't care!

Pick him up.

- Where are you going? - I don't know how to swim.

Come here, you wretch!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

It's no use calling for help.

Who can save you?

- Who are you? - Me?

I'm a poor tuna fish

who was swallowed by the shark just like you.

What kind of fish are you?

I'm not a fish, I'm a puppet.

If you're not a fish, why did you let the monster swallow you?

I didn't, he just did it.

Now what do we do?

We'll just have to accept it

and wait for the shark to digest us both.

Digest?

But I don't want to be digested!

Neither do I.

But I'm comforted by the idea

that when you're born a tuna fish

it's more satisfying to die in water

than in oil.

In oil?

I want to escape.

Escape... if you can.

What's that light down there?

Who knows!

I want to go see.

Farewell, tuna fish.

Farewell, puppet.

I wish you good luck.

Babbo?

My son!

How I searched for you!

Son, I searched for you everywhere.

It's not so bad here, after all.

It seems, but it's nice.

The shark eats everything,

there's fish, I've eaten so much fish.

There's a net.

Now that you're here too, we can fish together.

You go there, I'll stay here. We'll catch some big fish.

Look what nice place, with plates...

Here's the bedroom, there's room for you, too.

Babbo, we must escape.

- What? - Yes, we must escape.

No, I'd rather think it over.

It looks like a mess because you caught me by surprise,

but if I tidy it up, it looks very good.

- Do you want to see it tidied up? - We can't stay in here.

- We must leave. - We can't, it's impossible.

- Come with me. - It's impossible.

Come on!

Babbo, come.

Pinocchio, we'd better not!

It's the right time, its mouth is open, it might close it again.

Wait.

Come, Babbo.

I can't swim.

Don't worry, I can swim really well.

- Besides, I'm made of wood, I float. - I know, I made you.

Do you think a little puppet like you can carry me on his shoulders?

We'll both drown.

Babbo, I can do it.

Come with me.

Let's go.

We'll drown!

I can do it.

Hold onto me, puppet.

Grab hold of my fins.

We're off!

Go, tuna fish, go!

Thank you, my friend.

You don't have to thank me.

If I managed to escape out of the shark's mouth,

it's because you gave me the courage.

But why are you crying?

Because no one has ever kissed me before.

What's your name?

Pinocchio, I'll always carry you in my heart.

- Goodbye, tuna fish. - Goodbye.

What a nice person that tuna fish, huh?

If I'd known he was inside the shark too

we could have had some nice chats.

Too bad.

Babbo, look!

That house down there.

Let's go see.

Let's go.

Oh, God...

Excuse me, could I have a little milk?

How much milk?

As much as you can give me.

A pail of milk costs one coin.

I don't have it.

Then I can't give you anything, I'm sorry.

It's urgent, it's for my babbo.

He needs it, he's sick.

- Do you want to turn the wheel? - What's that?

Can you do it?

- Can you do it? - I can do anything.

- What wheel do you mean? - That one.

Pinocchio, stay right there.

Bye, Giangio.

There are five sheep.

Three nice, fat goats.

If you could see them, there's a very fine one.

- There's also a guinea fowl. - Guinea fowl.

As soon as night falls, I'll climb over and then we'll nibble...

- See you tomorrow. - Yes, I'll be here. Bye.

Hide!

Do you remember?

I'm the Fox, your friend.

How lovely to see you.

I looked all over for you.

Do you know who stole the coins?

The Cat! That rogue who died!

I'm your friend, I've been looking for you.

I'm sorry that you lost the gold coins.

- What are you doing here? - Working.

You're working? How wonderful! What do you earn?

- Ten coins a day. - Ten coins a day?

Excuse me, but then,

I'm your friend, the Cat's gone, he's dead,

let's go to the field and plant the ten coins.

The plants, remember?

No, you won't trick me again.

Look who's behind you, the Cat!

- Why did you come out? - Why did you come out?

No, he's the thief! I'm your friend!

- Why did you come out? - Goodbye forever.

No, I'm your friend.

Goodbye forever.

- Goodbye. - You're making a mistake!

Why did you come out?

Why did you come out?

Why?

Pinocchio, you're making a mistake.

I'm sorry, I won't fall for that again!

- Let's plant the coins! - Goodbye, you fakes!

Wait!

Fairy!

I knew you had a good heart.

And I forgive you for all the trouble you caused.

Be judicious and in the future you'll be happy.

Babbo, I've become a boy!

Babbo, I'm a boy!

I'm a boy, Babbo!

I've become a boy!

I've become a boy!

I'm a boy!

Babbo, I'm a boy!