What kind of a story would Pinocchio be, after all, if all that was entailed in the fulfillment of Pinocchio’s (or Geppetto’s) wish is that his wooden frame be magically transformed into human flesh without the accompaniment of an increase in his moral stature? Actually, neither the Disney film nor the Collodi story portrays Pinocchio’s wish and transformation into a flesh-and-blood child this way. In both stories Pinocchio wants to be more. He wants to be a real boy, a good boy, a genuine human son.
