He struck a most solemn blow upon the piece of wood. “It can easily be seen that I only thought I heard the tiny voice say the words! Well, well-to work once more.” “Oh, I see!” he then said, laughing and scratching his Wig. He turned frightened eyes about the room to find out where that wee, little voice had come from and he saw no one! He looked under the bench-no one! He peeped inside the closet-no one! He searched among the shavings-no one! He opened the door to look up and down the street-and still no one! What a look of surprise shone on Mastro Cherry’s face! His funny face became still funnier. But as he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with arm uplifted, for he had heard a wee, little voice say in a beseeching tone: “Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!” He grasped the hatchet quickly to peel off the bark and shape the wood. I shall use it to make the leg of a table.” Rubbing his hands together happily, he mumbled half to himself: His real name was Mastro Antonio, but everyone called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red and shiny that it looked like a ripe cherry.Īs soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy. I do not know how this really happened, yet the fact remains that one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter. 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. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. “A king!” my little readers will say immediately. How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child. Adults may wish to review the story before reading to their child if they know them to be sensitive to violence.Ĭhapter 1 The Piece of Wood That Laughed and Cried Like a Child It is quite different to the Disney classic you may be familiar with, and contains some violence.
This is the original English version of the Pinocchio story, a traditional Italian fairy tale.
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