Pinocchio's bad behavior, rather than being charming or endearing, is meant to serve as a warning. In the original tale, Collodi describes him as a 'rascal,' 'imp,' ' scapegrace' (mischievous or wayward person), 'disgrace,' 'ragamuffin,' and 'confirmed rogue,' with even his father, carpenter Geppetto, referring to him as a 'wretched boy.' Upon being born, Pinocchio immediately laughs derisively in his creator's face, whereupon he steals the old man's wig. Pinocchio is known for having a short nose that becomes longer when he is under stress (chapter 3), especially while lying. Pinocchio's characterization varies across interpretations, but several aspects are consistent across all adaptations: Pinocchio is a puppet, Pinocchio's maker is Geppetto and Pinocchio's nose grows when he lies. Geppetto, the name of Pinocchio's creator and “father,” is the diminutive for Geppo, the Tuscan pronunciation of ceppo, meaning a log, stump, block, stock or stub. The name Pinocchio is a combination of the Italian words pino (pine), and occhio (eye) Pino is also an abbreviation of Giuseppino, the diminutive for Giuseppe (the Italian form of Joseph) one of the men who greatly influenced Collodi in his youth was Giuseppe Aiazzi, a prominent Italian manuscript specialist who supervised Collodi at the Libreria Piatti bookshop in Florence. Collodi often used the Italian Tuscan dialect in his book. His story has been adapted into many other media, notably the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio. He is one of the most re-imagined characters in children's literature. He is notably characterized for his frequent tendency to lie, which causes his nose to grow. He was created as a wooden puppet but he dreams of becoming a real boy. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan village. Pinocchio ( / p ɪ ˈ n oʊ k i oʊ/, Italian: ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany.

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