Welcome to Disney's Magic of Storytelling podcast, brought to you by WakeMed Children's,

because inside every child is a story waiting to be told.

Our storyteller is ABC 11's Mark Armstrong.

Chapter 1, a boy made of wood.

Long ago in Italy, there lived an old clockmaker named Geppetto.

Tick, tick, talk. Tick, tick, talk went all the clocks in his shop. When he worked, Jepetto felt happy.

But when he rested, a sad feeling came over him. Ah, he would thank all my life and no child to call my own.

One day, Jepetto carved a puppet from wood

in the shape of a boy. The arms and legs could move. He cut and sewed a nice outfit for the

puppet as if it were a real boy. I will call you Pinocchio, said Geppetto. That night,

Jepetto lay the wooden puppet down onto the bed. From out of the window, a big star twinkled bright.

Geppetto looked out the window to the twinkling star.

Bright star, said Geppetto, if I could make one wish, it would be that I could have a real

boy of my own. But of course, he knew that was not possible. That night, though, the same

big star swooshed right into Jepetto's room.

It changed into a blue fairy.

The blue fairy flew over the bed.

Littlewood puppet said the blue fairy.

In the morning, you will be able to walk and talk like a real boy.

She tapped the puppet one time with her wand,

and if you can prove that you are brave and true,

someday you will be a real boy.

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