Unintelligent_Lemon
Unintelligent_Lemon t1_j25kae1 wrote
Reply to comment by SSSS_car_go in TIL the original 1881 "Pinocchio" was a dark story that included the puppet's execution by hanging for his bad behavior (which included murdering Jiminy Cricket) by foodtower
I read it for the first time around 8 or 9. Never bothered me. I plan on reading it to my kids
Unintelligent_Lemon t1_j25k1zc wrote
Reply to comment by CornflakeofDoom in TIL the original 1881 "Pinocchio" was a dark story that included the puppet's execution by hanging for his bad behavior (which included murdering Jiminy Cricket) by foodtower
I have a beautiful copy of the book with gorgeous illustrations. I love Pinocchio ❤️
Unintelligent_Lemon t1_j25j57i wrote
Reply to TIL the original 1881 "Pinocchio" was a dark story that included the puppet's execution by hanging for his bad behavior (which included murdering Jiminy Cricket) by foodtower
Love Pinocchio! Favorite book as a child. Pinocchio also gets turned into a donkey and forced to perform at a circus until he hurts his leg and becomes lame. Then he's sold go a guy who wants to use his hide for a drum and drowns him in the sea!
Lampwick also shows up at the end (as a donkey) and dies.
Honestly the book reads more whimsical than dark. Lots of random shit happens. It's bonkers. Snake with a fire tail Pinocchio being forced to live as a guard dog That time Pinocchio tries to Crack an egg to cook and eat and a chick flies out. The talking cricket that Pinocchio kills comes back twice. Once as a ghost and the other time as a doctor.
Unintelligent_Lemon t1_j25kd48 wrote
Reply to comment by KnudsonRegime in TIL the original 1881 "Pinocchio" was a dark story that included the puppet's execution by hanging for his bad behavior (which included murdering Jiminy Cricket) by foodtower
And again as a doctor