Pinocchio in Africa

"Pinocchio in Africa" by Eugenio Cherubini is an adventure story inspired by the original Pinocchio. It follows Pinocchio, the wooden puppet, as he trades his studies for a thrilling voyage to Africa, a place of untamed wilderness and exciting dangers. He abandons his schoolbooks when a circus comes to town, its performers and animals stirring up a dream of finding treasure in Africa. The beginning of the book shows Pinocchio's desire to learn fading away as visions of wealth dance in his head, setting the course for a series of crazy escapades and moral awakenings.