Fairytale Remix: Pinocchio

Visual Studies IISimone Roth

Standing in his workshop in a small

village in Italy, Geppetto created Pinocchio out of

wood. 

“He will be my boy”, said Geppetto, an

old, lonely and quiet man. “His name will

be Pinocchio”.

Pinocchio, a small little boy made

out of wood was more than just a

puppet.

He was alive!

Geppetto was thrilled. He and

Pinocchio loved to spend time together.

 

 When Pinocchio lied, his nose would grow. With each lie that he told, his nose grew

larger until it was very long.

 

Pinocchio loved to walk around the

village and Geppetto trusted him to run errands. However,

Geppetto realized that Pinocchio was not an

honest puppet.

Once Pinocchio began to tell the truth, his nose slowly went back to the normal size. He felt very embarrassed and learned that if he wanted Geppetto’s trust, that he

should tell the truth.    

 Geppetto and Pinocchio lived a happy,

truthful life together. 

Geppetto was relieved to see Pinocchio’s

nose return to normal size and was confident

that Pinocchio had learned an important

lesson.

Fairytale Remix:

Stockbroker Bernard Madoff sits in his office. The old, lonely Bernie is slow and fragile. He was just admiring the New York

City skyline.  

He wishes for a companion to help him become a huge success in the Big Apple.

Bernie creates Pinocchio, his new

companion and puppet. He instils the puppet with charm, business savvy, and most importantly, the ability to lie.

 Together, they will make a fortune at

the expense of others.

  

Pinocchio became a huge

hit on Wall Street and trusting

clients began to hand over their money by the

millions.  

Bernie noticed that as he

became richer, his nose began

to grow.  

 Under worldwide attention, it was revealed that the deceiving

puppetmaster had used poor Pinocchio’s talent for lying to defraud good people.

Poor Bernie’s nose grew so long that people became suspicious of his

business practices. Investors grew

nervous when an official investigation

was announced.

Sentenced to life in prison, Bernie realizes that he will never be truly happy