Chapter One

A Moving and Speaking Puppet


Geppetto is an old man.

He has no wife and no children.

He is lonely. So he makes a puppet.

“His name is Pinocchio!”says Geppetto.

One night Geppetto is sleeping.

Then a fairy appears.

“ Pinocchio! I am the Blue Fairy,”she says.

“Now you can move and speak! Be good.

Go to school. Study hard. And don’t tell lies.

Then you can be a real boy!”

Next morning Geppetto sees Pinocchio.

Pinocchio moves and speaks.

“Pinocchio! Is that you?” cries Geppetto.

“It is me, Father. I am Pinocchio.

I want to go to school.”

Geppetto has no money.

He sells his coat.

“Pinocchio,here are your books and schoolbag!”

“Where is your coat?”asks Pinocchio.

“I do not need it. I am not cold,”says Geppetto.

But he is very cold.


lone‧ly /ˈləʊnli / 孤单的，孤独的

pup‧pet /ˈpʌpɪt/ 木偶

move /muːv/ 活动

speak /spiːk/ 说话

mon‧ey /ˈmʌni/ 钱

tell lies /tel laɪz/ 说谎