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Mastro Cherry was very happy to see the piece of wood because he had been looking for one to use in making the leg of a table. As he was just about to peel off the bark from the piece of wood, he had a little voice asking him to be careful not to hit it so hard (Anderson, 2006). He was utterly surprised and frightened at the same time because he turned to look under the bench, in the closet, up and down the street but could still not establish where the voice had come from. He went back to his work and he took his hatchet and struck the wood really hard. The same little voice that had cried out earlier was heard saying that Mastro Cherry had hurt him. The carpenter was now shocked beyond words and he only waited to see things unfold while wondering where the voice had come from. He was in fact scared half to death and did not know what to do to (Lesnik-Oberstein, 2004). In that moment of shock, there was a knock at the door and an old man named Geppetto came in. The boys of the hood called him Polendina because he wore wig with the color of yellow corn. Geppetto came to the shop with the intention of asking the carpenter to make him a wooden marionette. When the piece of wood referred to the old man as Polendina, he was very angry and a fight ensued. The two old men buried the hatchet and Mastro Cherry gave Geppetto the piece of wood. Geppetto got home and fashioned the piece of wood into the much desired marionette that he had long desired. He named the marionette Pinocchio. That is when the pranks of Pinocchio began (Huck, 2001). Geppetto would use Pinocchio at shows so as to earn his daily bread. Life went on and Pinocchio met the talking cricket at the house. Pinocchio gets...

The essay ‘The Role of Reality in Children’s Literature’ explores the influence of such component of literature as reality on perception of stories by children. The most common description of children’s literature is those books written specifically for children. Children’s literature varies by genre such as fiction, non-fiction, biography, traditional literature, picture books and poetry and verse. These genres are all characterized by unique features such as those containing fantasy or reality. The role of fantasy and reality in children’s literature has always been an issue of great discussion. The historical work of fiction for this paper is the story of Pinocchio. The message that is communicated in the story is that the people who listen to their elders are better placed at succeeding in the things that they do. What we learn in relation to family and social values is the importance of telling the truth in any situation. We also learn the consequences of not telling the truth as well as the rewards of being honest. The story teaches us to help each other when others need our help. The story also teaches us to be faithful and obedient. Reality compliments the thoughts, paintings and the illustrations that accompany the message being passed. Children are first attracted to the beauty of any information material. This then leads them to read the information that it contains. The story of Pinocchio is a true depiction that it is necessary to employ reality in children literature.

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