THE OLD WOOD-CARVER GEPPETTO DECIDES TO MAKE A WONDERFUL PUPPET WHICH CAN DANCE AND TURN SOMERSAULTS, BUT BY CHANCE HE CHOOSES AN UNUSUAL PIECE OF WOOD – AND THE FINISHED PUPPET CAN TALK AND MISBEHAVE LIKE THE LIVELIEST CHILD. BUT PINOCCHIO IS BRAVE AND INQUISITIVE AS WELL AS NAUGHTY, AND AFTER SOME HAIR-RAISING ADVENTURES, HE EARNS HIS HEART’S DESIRE.