Pinocchio: The Original

"Pinocchio, the Original," is "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi from 1883, with updated comments by Steven Ritz-Barr—a professional Puppeteer for over 4 decades in Paris, Los Angeles and Berlin. It is a darker, more profound version than the popular Pinocchio by Disney, who made the story world-famous with the 1940 animated film. It is filled with absurd puppet-humor and abstract slap-stick—and it is the real version. It is not politically correct (the policemen are all corrupt) and very likely will not be available in Florida or Texas (USA) schools. It is a coming of age story of a wooden puppet who was promised that he could become a real boy, if he could only behave well—go to school and study hard. He constantly is harassed by two charming con men, Fox and Cat, who attempt to steal his gold coins many times. Over and over, he gets redeemed by a Blue Fairy, who substitutes as his sister, then as his mother. Along the way he is thrown in jail, unjustly, by a Judge who is