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) slate.com Submitted by foodtower t3_zxnp8g on December 28, 2022 at 10:50 PM in todayilearned 161 comments 1,801
revtim t1_j24hmih wrote on December 29, 2022 at 4:30 PM When I was very young my Dad gave me an English translation of the original Pinocchio, and I was *not* expecting him to murder the cricket. It was a bit disturbing. Permalink 2
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