The Adventures of Pinocchio characters

First appears in chapter 3

A wooden puppet carved by Geppetto from a talking piece of pine. He can move and speak before he is fully made, and no sooner are his feet finished than he runs out into the street. Curious, impulsive, and resistant to guidance, he begins life with the freedom of a child but none of a child's judgment.

First appears in chapter 2

A poor woodcarver who wants to make a puppet capable of earning him a living. He receives a strange piece of pine from Master Cherry and names the figure Pinocchio. Though the puppet immediately mocks and troubles him, Geppetto treats him as his son.

Also known as Master Cherry

Appears from the start

A carpenter who finds that a piece of ordinary-looking firewood cries out when he tries to cut it. Alarmed by its voice, he gives the wood to his acquaintance Geppetto rather than use it himself.

First appears in chapter 4

An old cricket who has lived in Geppetto's room for many years. He warns Pinocchio that children who reject work and education come to grief. Pinocchio resents the advice and hurls a mallet at him rather than listen.

Also known as Fire-Eater

First appears in chapter 10

The huge, black-bearded director of the Great Marionette Theater. His frightening appearance and explosive temper terrify the puppets, and he initially orders that Pinocchio be used as firewood so his dinner can finish cooking.

First appears in chapter 10

A marionette in Mangiafuoco's company who recognizes Pinocchio as a fellow puppet. His welcome interrupts the performance and helps turn the theater into a joyful reunion before the director arrives.

First appears in chapter 12

Two shabby travelers who present themselves as a lame fox and a blind cat. Hearing that Pinocchio has five gold pieces, they tell him that coins planted in the Field of Wonders will multiply into a fortune and invite him to travel with them.

Also known as The Fairy with Azure Hair, The Little Girl with Blue Hair

First appears in chapter 16

A mysterious blue-haired fairy who takes the injured Pinocchio into her house and summons animal doctors to treat him. She combines maternal concern with firm tests of honesty, and Pinocchio's nose lengthens when he lies to her about his gold pieces.

First appears in chapter 27

A large mastiff serving as a police dog. Sent after Pinocchio when the puppet escapes arrest, he falls into deep water and is saved by the fugitive he was chasing.

First appears in chapter 28

A strange green-skinned fisherman who hauls Pinocchio from the sea in his net. Mistaking the puppet for an unusual fish, he covers him with flour and prepares to fry him with the rest of the catch.

Also known as Lampwick

First appears in chapter 30

Pinocchio's closest and most unruly school friend, a thin boy nicknamed for his narrow build. On the night before Pinocchio expects to become a real boy, Candlewick tempts him with a country where children play all day and never study.

Also known as The Little Man

First appears in chapter 31

The smiling driver who carries children to the Land of Toys in a wagon drawn by strangely shod donkeys. He is outwardly gentle and patient as he collects his eager passengers, though the frightened animals suggest that the journey is not what it seems.

First appears in chapter 34

A gigantic sea creature feared by sailors and fish alike. It swallows Pinocchio after he returns to puppet form, carrying him into a dark interior large enough to contain other survivors.

First appears in chapter 35

A large tuna living inside the Dogfish. He has resigned himself to being digested, but Pinocchio's plan to escape gives him a reason to follow the puppet toward the creature's open mouth.