THE 11 MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE STORY OF PINOCCHIO - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2025

The characters in Pinocchio's tale are: Pinocchio, Gepetto, Jiminy Cricket, Figaro, Cleo, the blue fairy, Gideon and the Honored John, Stromboli, the coachman, Moth and the blue whale. They bring this story full of adventure and morals to life.

The story The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi, is a children's play that tells how a puppet learns to have a real life and behave like a good child who does not tell lies, while going through difficult situations thanks to some characters that they have bad intentions.

The 11 characters from the tale of Pinocchio

1- Pinocchio

He is the protagonist of the play. It is a wooden puppet in the shape of a child that comes to life thanks to the blue fairy and plunges into various adventures, where he tests his honesty and courage to save his creator, Geppetto.

Pinocchio is known to grow his nose every time he tells a lie. Because of this, the staff learns the value of truth during the story and manages to become a real child.

2- Geppetto

She is an elderly sculptor who could never have children. For this reason she builds Pinocchio in the shape of a child and asks the star to give her a real son.

Geppetto becomes Pinocchio's pope and goes in search of him when he is lost.

3- Jiminy Cricket

It is a very cunning cricket that becomes Pinocchio's conscience. Pepe helps Pinocchio in his decisions, because he is made of wood and he does not know what is right or wrong.

4- Figaro

It is Geppetto's pet: a black cat that always accompanies its owner. At first Figaro is jealous of Gepetto's attention to Pinocchio, but later he accompanies him on his search.

5- Cleo

It is a female red fish that lives in a fish tank in Geppetto's house. She, along with Figaro, accompanies her owner when he leaves in search of his son Pinocchio.

6- The blue fairy

Better known as "The Star of Desires", it is who comes down from the sky and gives life to the puppet Pinocchio. This fairy appears in various parts of the story when the characters ask her for help.

7- The Honored John and Gedéon

Gideon is an evil cat. He and his fellow fox, the Honored John, kidnap Pinocchio.

8- Stromboli

He is a puppeteer who locks the protagonist in a cage in order to sell him to the coachman.

9- Driver

He is a man who buys children to take them to "the island", where he turns them into donkeys. He pays Gideon and Honored John gold coins to recapture Pinocchio.

10- Moth

He is a man who sets a bad example for Pinocchio when they meet on the island.

11- Blue whale

It is a giant "monster" that lives under the sea. This whale swallows Geppetto's boat, and then Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket.

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