Once there was an old woodcarver
called Geppetto who longed to have a
child of his own. So he decided to
make a puppet that would be just like
a real boy.
" I shall call him Pinocchio,"said
Geppetto as he began to carve the
wood. A moment later, he
had a surprise. As soon
as Geppetto carved
Pinocchio...............
Carlo Lorenzini, better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (November 1826 – 26 October 1890), was an Italian author, humorist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. During the Italian wars of Independence in 1848 and 1860 Collodi served as a volunteer with the Tuscan army. His active interest in political matters may be seen in his earliest literary works as well as in the founding of the satirical newspaper Il Lampione in 1853. This newspaper was censored by order of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. In 1854 he published his second newspaper, Lo scaramuccia ("The Controversy"). Lorenzini's first publications were in his periodicals. A debut came in 1856 with the play Gli amici di casa and parodic guidebook Un romanzo in vapor, both in 1856. By 1860, he published his first notable work called Il signor Alberi ha ragione! (Mr. Alberi Is Right!), which outlined his political and cultural vision of Italy. This is the text where Lorenzini started using the Collodi pseudonym, which was taken from his mother's hometown.