Flipping Over Pinocchio

23.04.09 / All About Disney / Author: Kevster

Who wouldn’t remember adorable little Pinocchio from Walt Disney Pictures? This little wooden tyke, in his signature yellow apparel, together with his buddy, Jiminy the Cricket has marked the childhood of those born in the nineties and beyond. The lasting lessons of Pinocchio are a clear legacy of the company to children verywhere.

But did you know that the original Pinocchio tale was actually more violent than it appears to be? In the Italian original written by Carlo Collodi, the real Pinocchio gets angry at the cricket for telling him what to do and hurls a hammer at the poor insect. Squish!