Historia Infantil

Pinocchio
The film begins when a small wayfarer named Jiminy Cricket watches the Evening Star, gets bored, and looks for a place to rest. He notices a light in the window of Geppetto, the oldwood-carver's workshop and walks in to warm himself, and sits by the warm fireplace under the hearth. Geppetto works on a wooden marionette boy he names Pinocchio for his "wooden-head". Before fallingasleep, Geppetto makes a wish on a falling star that Pinocchio could become a real boy. Long after Geppetto has fallen asleep, the Evening Star begins to glow, and comes through the window. Then, thegorgeous Blue Fairy appears to grant Geppetto's wish and brings Pinocchio to life, though he is still a puppet. The fairy tells Pinocchio that if he wants to become a real boy of flesh and blood he mustprove himself to be brave, truthful and unselfish and able to tell right from wrong by listening to his conscience. Pinocchio does not understand what a conscience is, and Jiminy appears to explain itto him. The Blue Fairy asks if Jiminy would serve as Pinocchio's conscience, a task he accepts.
When Geppetto is awoken by some brief ruckus, he discovers that his wish has come true and is filledwith joy, and the next day he sends Pinocchio to school. However, Pinocchio is led to the conniving con artists Honest John and Gideon, who convinces him to join a puppet show led by Stromboli, abossy puppeteer. Pinocchio becomes Stromboli's star attraction, but when Pinocchio offers to come back in the morning, Stromboli locks Pinocchio in a birdcage to stop him from leaving. Jiminy goes intothe caravan to wish Pinocchio "good-luck", thus realizing than Pinocchio had been duped into servitude. When Jiminy is unable to break the padlock, the Blue Fairy comes to discover that Pinocchioplayed hooky and as Pinocchio lies, his nose grows into a tree-branch with a bird's nest. The Blue Fairy explains the consequences of lying to Pinocchio, that lies can "grow and grow, until it's as plain...