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PINOCCHIO'S
WIFE
by
glenn
H. whittaker, jr.
glenn H. whittaker, jr.
P.O. Box 188
Glen Carbon, IL 62934
618-692-9347
1. EXT. GEPPEPPO WORKSHOP – DAYLIGHT
The entire exterior scene is done in animation.
The animated cartoon characters, Geppeppo and Pinocchio, are happily hugging each other.
I will teach you everything I know about woodcarving. How to make fine cabinets, dining tables and chairs, benches, chests and linen closets.
PINNOCHIO
Yes father I want to learn. I want to be a fine craftsman, like you are. Will you teach me how to make puppets too?
GEPPEPPO
Yes I will teach you how to make puppets too. But you are a real boy now and someday, when you are older, you will fine a real girl to love and won’t need to make a puppet for companionship like I had to.
Geppeppo
holds Pinocchio’s hand and leads him into his workshop.
2.
INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
As
Geppeppo and Pinocchio enter the door the entire scene gradually changes to
reality. And Geppeppo and Pinocchio
also gradually change into real people.
Geppeppo
sits down at his workbench and begins to explain the tools of his trade.
The customer tells us what they want. Sometimes they have a drawing but usually only an idea.
Geppeppo picks up a drawing of a table with size dimensions on it. He then points to a stack of lumber against a wall. He then picks up a ruler and pencil.
Mute the audio of Geppeppo’s narration of the use of each of tools on the workbench and those hanging on hooks on the walls about the workshop.
Geppeppo gives Pinocchio a hammer and small chisel and a block of wood. He shows Pinocchio how to hold and use the tools.
3. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Series of short scenes showing Pinocchio’s progress making a rocking chair. The audio of each scene is only of the sounds of the tools being used.
Geppeppo shows Pinocchio how to plane tree limbs into smooth boards.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo shows Pinocchio how to bend the boards.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo shows Pinocchio how to stain the boards.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo shows Pinocchio how to make the seat.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo shows Pinocchio how to carve patterns into the back of the rocking chair.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo shows Pinocchio how to assemble the rocking chair.
DISSOLVE
4. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – DAYLIGHT SPRINGTIME
Geppeppo and Pinocchio carefully carry the finished rocking chair through the backdoor of the workshop. They carry the rocking chair across the stone path that separates the flower garden from the vegetable garden.
They carefully place the rocking chair under the wide limbs of a large maple tree at the back of the garden.
Geppeppo sits in the rocking chair; rocks and smiles then hands a shovel to Pinocchio. Geppeppo’s short chin hair is brown.
Pinocchio uses the shovel to turn the dried weeds over getting the vegetable garden ready for seed planting. Pinocchio’s young face has no chin hair.
5. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Geppeppo and Pinocchio are looking at a drawing on the workbench.
Pinocchio brings a piece of smooth lumber to the workbench.
Geppeppo hands Pinocchio a ruler and pencil. Pinocchio looks at the drawing, then puts the ruler on the lumber then marks the lumber with the pencil. Geppeppo looks at the drawing, then re-measures the mark on the lumber that Pinocchio made. Geppeppo smiles and pats him on the back.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo helps Pinocchio assemble the lumber into the basic shape of a cabinet.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio is putting shelves into the cabinet.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo shows Pinocchio how to attach cabinet hinges.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo and Pinocchio are carefully carving patterns into the cabinet doors laying side by side on the workbench.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio is standing beside the finished dish cabinet.
Geppeppo is smiling at a customer and pointing at the intricate carved patterns on the cabinet doors.
DISSOLVE
6. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP OUT FRONT – DAYLIGHT
Geppeppo and Pinocchio carefully load the cabinet into the back of the customer’s horse drawn wagon.
7. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – DAYLIGHT SUMMERTIME
Geppeppo is sitting in the rocking chair under the maple tree smiling. Geppeppo’s chin hair is longer and shows some gray hairs.
Pinocchio is hoeing the weeds from the growing rows of new vegetables. Pinocchio’s chin hair is starting to show.
8. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Geppeppo is listening to a customer explain about a rack of shelves he wants made. The customer uses his hands to show how high, how wide and how deep the rack should be.
Pinocchio is holding a long ruler to measure the air space that the customer is gesturing at. He marks the distances on a piece of paper.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo shows Pinocchio how to make a drawing of the rack of shelves using the measurements on the paper.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio looks at the drawing; then measures and marks a piece of lumber; then cuts the lumber with a handsaw.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo shows Pinocchio how to notch the sides of the rack to hold the shelves.
DISSOLVE
Geppeppo shows Pinocchio how to mix stains and make a sample painting on a small piece of the rack lumber.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio is smiling at the customer and showing him the sample stain painting.
The customer looks at the sample stain then at the completed rack of shelves. He nods his approval.
DISSOLVE
9. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP OUT FRONT – DAYLIGHT
Geppeppo and Pinocchio carefully place the rack of shelves into the back of the customer’s horse drawn wagon.
10. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – DAYLIGHT SUMMERTIME
Geppeppo is sitting in the rocking chair under the maple tree smiling. Geppeppo’s chin hair is longer and shows lots of gray hairs.
Pinocchio is hoeing the weeds from the fully-grown rows of vegetables. Pinocchio’s dark chin hair is very long.
11. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
A young couple is talking to Geppeppo. The young man holds up a dining room chair. The young woman holds up three fingers while pointing to the chair.
Geppeppo smiles at the couple and nods yes.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio makes a rough drawing of the chair. He then takes measurements of the chair and puts those numbers on the drawing. Geppeppo stands in the background watching and smiling at Pinocchio.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio planes and sands lumber for the chair seats. Geppeppo stands back watching his work.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio attaches the legs to the chair seat. Geppeppo stands back watching his work.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio carves patterns into the back of the chair. Geppeppo stands back watching and smiling at his work.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio paints a stain on the completed chair. Geppeppo stands back watching his work.
DISSOLVE
12. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP OUT FRONT – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio puts the three chairs onto the back of the young couple’s horse drawn wagon. Geppeppo stands in the doorway watching.
The young man pays Pinocchio. Pinocchio smiles and shakes his hand.
13. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Geppeppo lifts a loose floorboard and takes out a box. Pinocchio puts the money in the box. Geppeppo puts the floorboard back in place then Pinocchio slides a heavy chest over the floorboard.
Geppeppo goes to a desk and takes a ledger from a shelf. He hands the ledger to Pinocchio.
Pinocchio sits at the desk with the ledger open. He marks the amount paid and the date by the young couple’s name. He puts the ledger back on the shelf.
Geppeppo smiles and pats Pinocchio on the back.
14. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – DAYLIGHT - FALL TIME
Geppeppo sits in the rocking chair as red/yellow maple tree leaves fall about him. Geppeppo’s chin hair is long and gray.
Pinocchio is in the vegetable garden harvesting vegetables; placing them in a large basket. Pinocchio has a full facial dark beard.
DISSOLVE
15. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP KITCHEN
Geppeppo and Pinocchio are canning vegetables.
Geppeppo and Pinocchio put potatoes and onions in a darken room.
16. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – DAYLIGHT – WINTERTIME
Geppeppo is sitting in the rocking chair under the maple tree’s barren limbs. Small snowflakes are falling on him and the ground has a light covering of snow. Geppeppo’s beard is very long and all his hair is whitish gray.
Pinocchio walks down the garden path to Geppeppo. He points to the sky and the snow on the ground. He shakes Geppeppo’s shoulder.
Geppeppo’s head slowly slumps forward and then his body falls onto the ground.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio is digging a grave near the maple tree.
Unseen by Pinocchio is The Blue Fairy perched in the maple tree on a high limb watching him dig.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio carries a large narrow pine box down the garden path. He places the box in the open grave and takes the top off. He then pushes Geppeppo into the open coffin. He then places the top onto the coffin.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio fills the grave with the loose dirt as small snowflakes fall.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio puts the rocking chair onto of the freshly covered grave. Pinocchio stands and watches the snow flakes cover the grave and the rocking chair.
Pinocchio reaches forward and pushes the rocking chair. He watches it slowly rock back and forth. Before it stops he turns and walks back to the workshop.
The Blue Fairy holds out her hands. A golden notebook appears in her left hand; a silver pen appears in her right hand. She then writes in the notebook.
17. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Pinocchio puts a log on the fire in the small fireplace. He then goes to the workbench and picks up a drawing.
He then picks up a small hammer and chisel and begins to carve a pattern into a piece of lumber.
18. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
A woman comes in through the front door. She smiles at Pinocchio and hands him a drawing. She looks around the shop, wondering.
WOMAN
I haven’t seen Geppeppo in tavern for quite a while. Is he feeling alright?
PINOCCHIO
(Emotional stuttering)
He, he, he went, went to, to Spain. He went to Spain to help his ailing aunt. I don’t think he’ll be coming back.
Pinocchio takes the drawing from the woman.
19. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – DAYLIGHT SPRINGTIME
Pinocchio uses a shovel to turn the dried weeds over getting the vegetable garden ready for seed planting.
The flower garden is left untended in dried weeds.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio plants new vegetable seeds in rows. He stares at the weeds in the flower garden then looks at the empty rocking chair under the maple tree.
20. EXT. PINOCCHIO’S VILLAGE MARKETS STREET – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio stops at an outdoor flower shop. He puts his purchase of flowers in a large carrying basket.
Pinocchio looks and stares at the young females in the street, but does not speak to any of them.
21. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Pinocchio is at the workbench making a drawing.
22. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio puts the purchased potted flowers in the ground amongst the dried weeds in the flower garden.
23. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Pinocchio is at the workbench making a drawing.
24. EXT. PINOCCHIO’S VILLAGE MARKETS STREET – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio walks down the busy street of shoppers. He stares briefly at some of the young females.
Pinocchio buys more potted flowers.
25. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio puts the potted flowers in the ground amongst the dried weeds in the flower garden.
26. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Pinocchio looks at the drawing. Then begins to plane smooth a slender tree limb.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio puts a small block of wood on the workbench. He then pushes the pile of the slender planed smooth tree limbs.
Pinocchio begins to carefully carve the block of wood.
27. EXT. PINOCCHIO’S VILLAGE MARKETS STREET – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio is carrying his basket full of potted flowers. He stops very near a young female who is looking at an iron-cooking pan. He watches her intently.
When the girl turns and looks at him, he blushes and hurries away.
28. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio has a hoe and is vigorously knocking down the weeds in the flower garden.
After the majority of the weeds are down, he puts the new potted flowers in the ground of the flower garden.
29. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Pinocchio is planing smooth a very large block of wood.
29. EXT. PINOCCHIO’S VILLAGE MARKETS STREET – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio is sitting on the ground in the shade of a tree. He is sketching a drawing on a piece of paper.
He looks up briefly from the sketch at a young woman wearing the bright colors of a milking maiden who is filling her water buckets at the village water well.
The young woman does not notice Pinocchio. When both buckets are full she puts a long pole through their handles. She lifts the pole to her shoulders and slowly walks away.
Pinocchio stops sketching and watches her swaying hips departure.
30. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Pinocchio is at the workbench. He looks at his sketch and then begins to paint the large block of wood.
DISSOLVE
The large block of painted wood resembles the bright colors of the milking maiden in his sketch.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio is painting the slender limbs on the workbench. He occasionally looks at his sketch for comparison.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio assembles the painted pieces of wood together on the workbench.
DISSOLVE
Pinocchio carries the assembled puppet to stand beside a window that looks out at the garden.
He stands back and admires her blonde hair, green eyes and bright red smiling lips.
He then puts a small basket handle in her upturned open palm.
31. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – NOON
Pinocchio is hoeing the weeds out from the rows of grown vegetables.
He stops many times and looks back at the window; at the smiling face of the girl puppet.
When he gets to the row’s end he goes over to the maple tree and rests the hoe against it.
He then looks at Geppeppo’s rocking chair. He pushes it and it begins to rock back and forth.
Pinocchio then goes to the flower garden and picks a handful of various color flowers. He smiles at the puppet in the window.
32. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Pinocchio places the flowers in the puppet’s basket. He steps back.
PINOCCHIO
I saw you admiring the flowers so I picked some for you. Oh no need to thank me.
Pinocchio returns to the workbench, looking up from his woodcarving many times to smile at the puppet.
PINOCCHIO
One of my favorite times of the day is just before the sunrise, when the morning birds begin to sing. Oh really! You like that too?
Pinocchio smiles at the puppet then hides his blushing face.
PINOCCHIO
The morning birds songs are nice, but I’m partial to the church bells each noon. Really? Really, you like the bells too. Say. What about
PINOCCHIO
(continuing)
the pretty sky at sunset? Each one so different, so beautiful. Really? That’s your favorite time of the day? I think it might be mine too. We sure have a lot in common.
Pinocchio slowly walks over to the puppet. When beside her he gently kisses her cheek.
PINOCCHIO
I hope you didn’t mind that. I just couldn’t help myself. You look so, so, so lovely standing there by the window.
Pinocchio returns to the workbench and busies himself with the carving.
33. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN – EARLY MORNING
Pinocchio is standing besides Geppeppo’s rocking chair. He pushes the chair gently. He looks at the chair and then at the puppet in the window and then looks back at the chair.
PINOCCHIO
Isn’t she the prettiest girl you’ve ever seen? You told me that someday I would meet someone, fall in love and be happy. Well I, I think she’s the one. I know she is not exactly like the girls in the village. But we have a lot in common; we like the same things. She likes the woodwork I do. And I think she really likes me, really.
Pinocchio looks back at the puppet in the window and smiles at her.
PINOCCHIO
She wants some fresh flowers. What would you suggest for today?
Pinocchio looks over the pots in the flower garden, then back at the slowing rocking chair.
PINOCCIO
The violets with the tiny yellow specks, yes I think she will like those. She likes all of the flowers that I bring her. She, she, she. What’s that? Her name? What’s her name? Oh, ah, well, well of course I know her name, it’s it’s…
Pinocchio glances around spying the brilliant hue shimmering from a large vine.
PINOCCHIO
Pumkin. Pumkin. Pumkin. Yes that's her name. And I like her very much, very much.
Pinocchio blushes, hides his face, then looks at the puppet in the window. Then faces the rocking chair.
PINOCCHIO
(grinning)
And she likes me too. She likes me very much, very much. And, and, and I love Pumkin. And, and surely she loves me. She does, well she might. She could. Ah, ah, don’t know for sure, she hasn’t said. Have to ask her.
Pinocchio turns from the rocking chair and trots giddily toward the workshop.
34. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
A plump woman customer stands impatiently at the counter by the register as Pinocchio darts around it.
Pinocchio
doesn’t see the customer, Miss Poody. He grabs Pumkin hard. Twisting her about
to face him.
You do love me, don't you! Well don't you!
Pumkin’s
silent smile continues.
(shakes Pumkin)
I, I love you. You must, must love me.
Pumkin’s silent smile remains.
Miss
Poody rings the counter bell and coughs loudly.
Pinocchio lets go of Pumkin and turns around quickly.
PINOCCHIO
Oh Miss Poody. I didn't see you there. I was addressing Pumkin.
(points at puppet)
Miss Poody raises her brow, cocks her head, clears her throat, and in a cold, accusing tone says.
MISS POODY
Have you gone mad? Have you lost your senses, confessing love to a wooden doll?
Pinocchio puts his hand to his mouth, turns to stare at Pumkin. Then reaches out with his other hand and pats Pumkin’s cheek.
PINOCCHIO
Wooden, wooden? Wooden. Yes she is made of wood. I made her myself,
(he faces Miss Poody)
to keep me company. I often bounce ideas off her, so to speak. I'm so embarrassed Miss Poody. I was practicing, acting out a love scene.
(lowers voice tone)
Practicing for when I meet my future bride.
Miss Poody giggles, resting her arms on her bosom, her fingers covering her schoolgirl laugh.
MISS POODY
Oh you young men and your love fantasies. I do suppose practicing is alright. Love proposals are a most remembered event. Yes you would want to do it properly.
Miss Poody looks about the shop, staring at the shelves of his finished work.
MISS POODY
Are my bookrack shelves ready?
PINOCCHIO
Yes Miss Poody. Finished them yesterday.
Pinocchio walks around the counter and takes three polished walnut planks off a shelf.
MISS POODY
I'll take them home. If they are satisfactory I'll return Tuesday with the fee.
Pinocchio marks in the Due Ledger on the counter.
PINOCCHIO
Why that will be fine Miss Poody. Thank you. See you then.
35. EXT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP GARDEN
Two white moths are swirling along the path.
Pinocchio places Pumkin beside the rocking chair. He stands, looks at the rocking chair, then at the maple tree beside it.
He reaches to the tree and slaps the trunk until his other hand is stinging red.
Staring at both red palms, he sits plop-down on the ground beside the rocking chair.
PINOCCHIO
(factual)
She is made of wood. I made her from a hunk of maple, but she's, she’s more.
(tearful)
The moths come close to him; each aside an ear.
More than just wood. I know she is. There's a specialness about her. I can almost see her movement.
The moths flutter near his eyes.
There is love within her. My love is within her. I know, for I love her.
Pinocchio takes Pumkin in his arms and begins to cry softly. His tears fall onto the constant stare of Pumkin.
The moths union in swirling flight above him.
The magical Blue Fairy “appears in a puff of white smoke” into the maple tree and waves her magic wand.
All Life is held frozen for the instant it takes the Blue Fairy to animate Pumkin.
BLUE FAIRY
Pumkin the puppet. I give you animated life. Locomotion, speech and understanding. But no feelings, no emotions; you have to earn those. You are like Pinocchio was before he became a real person. You too can become a real person after doing three selfless heroic deeds. I will be watching you.
The Blue Fairy disappears in a puff of white smoke.
Pumkin
blinks her eyes then wipes them clear of Pinocchio’s tears.
Pumkin
puts her hands around his neck and pulls herself up to his face and lightly
kisses his lips.
Be still my sweet Pinocchio. I am beside you.
PINOCCHIO
(jumps back)
What ho this magic? Am I cursed? Am I dead? How can this be?
Pumkin
loosens her grasp from his neck and rolls to sit erect opposite him.
Well yes, that's right. I kinda forgot. Geppeppo made me. The Blue Fairy gave me part life, then full life after I saved him from the whale.
(stares
away)
Oh now it all begins to come back. The island, those donkeys, those awful ears...,
(hands grab at ears)
Well being alive was new. I got taken-in by those thieves. Tricked I was.
PUMKIN
And none of it was your fault?
PINOCCHIO
Well no. None of it.
PUMKIN
(stares at him)
I have this foggy notion of a real long nose. What was that?
PINOCCHIO
Oh, well maybe some of it was my fault.
Pumkin reaches across to stretch an imagined, elongated nose on him.
PUMKIN
Your nose. How could that be?
PINOCCHIO
(impish smile)
Lie and zoom out it would go; the Blue Fairy set a condition.
Pinocchio’s fingers extend from his nose forward and meet hers.
They entwined their fingers of one hand, then both hands.
The white moths flit through the space between them.
They stand and hug.
PINOCCHIO
I love you. You know that I love you, don’t you?
PUMKIN
I have this foggy memory of you having said that before.
PINOCCHIO
(leans back)
What other foggy memories do you have?
PUMKIN
You made me out of wood on the workbench. I seem to remember you painting my eyes with a paintbrush.
PINOCCHIO
The Blue Fairy must have given you a memory.
PUMKIN
A memory. Yes, I have a memory. You put me by the window so I could see the garden and the birds and the sunshine. You brought me flowers and kissed my cheek. And said many nice things to me. And, and you knocked me down. That hurt.
PINOCCHIO
Oh yea. It was that Miss Poody. She got me so upset. I’m sorry.
Pinocchio leans forward and kisses her on the lips.
You
still are of wood?
PUMKIN
Yes, still made of wood. I don’t get to be a real person until I do three heroic deeds.
PINOCCHIO
Heroic deeds? Three heroic deeds! That's not fair. Do you know how seldom comes the opportunity for a heroic deed? Except for Geppeppo in the whale, nothing like that ever happens 'round here. Oh what can we do?
(gestures franticly)
PUMKIN
(shrugs shoulders)
I just got here. The garden is very nice. I'm in no rush. Something will come up.
PINOCCHIO
But I'm flesh and you're wood. How can we, we be in love? How can we marry? And how can we...?
Pumkin smiles, and twirl dances about the garden, laughing and humming.
Pinocchio reaches for her as she dances away. He throws his arms to the sky.
Where can we find a heroic deed to do? Blue Fairy where are you?
(looks all about)
Pumkin twirls to stop facing him, their
noses touching.
PUMKIN
This is nice. I feel fine. I like what I am. Why should I want to be alive Pinocchio?
Pinocchio pushes her backwards.
(fervent)
You have to be like me. You have to become alive. Real flesh and blood.
Pinocchio makes her fingers pinch his skin, then makes her pinch her own arm.
Pumkin laughs then twirls away, dancing in small circles with one of the white moths. Stops and stares at him.
PUMKIN
Tell me why I should become alive. I can move. I can think. I can sing. I can hear. I can see. Why should I become like you?
Pinocchio looks at her, then all about the garden. Finally he stares at the rocking chair, then breaks into a wide smile.
You
need feelings, emotions, hopes, dreams. Life is love. Life is feeling good
things, bad things. Love is so much. Two people loving each other become whole.
They become one, that makes living complete.
(puzzled)
What is this bad and good? What is this complete? This becoming one?
PINOCCHIO
An alive person has emotions. These emotions make us feel, make us warm inside so we are glad to be alive, but some feelings are bad and those we don’t like. When you like someone it can become love. Then love leads a boy and girl to have sex and that makes babies. And babies become big people. We love them and we teach them and that is a good thing. I want to have many babies.
PUMKIN
(shrugs)
I'll think about it.
(she picks a flower)
The white moths disappear.
Pinocchio walks back toward the workshop, motioning for her to follow.
36. INT. GEPPEPPO’S WORKSHOP
Pinocchio is at the workbench.
Pumkin
is standing by the window. She picks up
the small basket of flowers from the floor. She holds the flowers next to her
face.
I wanted flowers for such a long time, but how to tell you.
(smiles at her)
You are right. They make you look even prettier. Three deeds. You did say three heroic deeds didn’t you?
PUMKIN
Yes, three selfless heroic deeds is what the Blue Fairy said.
Pinocchio puts down his carving tools and stares at her.
PINOCCHIO
Let me think. Three heroic deeds. A runaway wagon. Stopping a robber. A fire rescue. Hummmmm. What do you say we take a stroll through the village?
PUMKIN
Oh that sounds nice. I really haven’t been anywhere but here. Can we go now?
Pinocchio takes her hand and leads her to the door.
37. EXT. PINOCCHIO’S VILLAGE PARK – BEFORE NOON
Pinocchio and Pumkin are standing near the park water well.
A group of young village mothers are sitting on blankets with their babies. Some mothers are breast-feeding and some are changing diapers and some are trying to quiet crying babies.
An old man with a cane slowly limps passed them. Another old man is with him and has to stop and coughs and coughs.
A group of young men burst out of a tavern yelling at each other. Two of them begin to fight, hitting each other they fall to the ground.
The village police arrive and knock the fighting men on the head with sticks. They put them onto the back of a horse drawn wagon.
PUMKIN
What happened to those men? Where are they taking them?
PINOCCHIO
Oh they got drunk and began fighting. That is against the law. So they will have to go to jail for the night or longer.
PUMKIN
Jail? What’s that?
PINOCCHIO
When someone breaks the rules of behavior, does something they are not suppose to, then they have to go to jail for awhile. It is a very small dark room with no bed. That is one of the bad feelings, so we try not to break the rules of the village.
PUMKIN
That sounds terrible. Are there many rules to break?
PINOCCHIO
Oh, well, ah, I’m not too sure about that. There is a big book of rules but I never read it. Geppeppo just told me to be nice to people and they would be nice to me.
PUMKIN
Those women over there. The ones on the blankets with those tiny people. Are those the babies you want to have?
Yes those are babies. Aren’t they the cutest things?
(smiles at them)
PUMKIN
Ah, ah, I think they are kinda messy and loud.
Oh only for a few years and then they are fun to be with.
Why do those men cough and limp and have white hair and walk bent over like that?
Oh that’s natural, happens to everyone when they get old.
And all of this will happen to me when I become alive?
Yes. But many many good wonderful things will happen to us before we get old.
Yes. Now you are catching on.
PUMKIN
But, but none of that will happen to me if I stay wooden?
That’s right, you have to do three heroic deeds before you can become flesh and blood alive like I am. So. Hmmm. Not much happens in this village. Three deeds might take a long time if we stay here.
A
large group of black birds flies overhead.
So many shiny black birds. Where are they going?
They are going south for the winter. They can’t find food here in the cold snowy winter. Which reminds me that I have to, that we have to travel south to the next village.
PUMKIN
Why?
PINOCCIO
To take orders from the distant villagers for winter work. Most of our townsfolk won't order again till next spring. And maybe we will find some heroic deeds for you to do.
PUMKIN
Heroic deeds? I am not so sure I want to do any heroic deeds.
PINOCCHIO
Oh? Well, ah. Maybe there won’t be any heroic deeds to do anyway. We’ll just go get my work orders. And I am sure you will like traveling and seeing new places and meeting new people.
PUMKIN
Okay. Getting out of the workshop has been nice. We won’t have to be around anymore of those noisy babies, will we?
PINOCCHIO
No, we probably won’t see anymore of them. I’ll pack a lunch and then we can leave.
37. EXT. PINOCCHIO’S VILLAGE ROAD – AFTER NOON
Pinocchio and Pumkin stand at the edge of the village.
A wagon path cuts through the harvested cornfields and leads toward distant woods; lumbering mountains are behind the woods.
Pinocchio carries a nap sack on his back and Pumkin carries her empty flower basket.
The two white moths flit high above their heads as they walk along the wagon path.
Pumkin knells to examine the plants along the path; and fills her basket with a variety.
(to himself)
There’s no one out here. Maybe in the woods.
(to Pumkin)
There are very many beautiful flowers in the woods, hurry along, those are just weeds.
PUMKIN
This one is very pretty Pinocchio. What is it?
Pumkin thrust a plant up toward his
face.
I think it is very pretty. What is this?
(puts plant in his face)
PUMKIN
Well I think it is pretty. What is this?
(puts
plant in his face)
PINOCCHIO
Weed, weed, weed. Just weeds. Come on. The real pretty ones are in the woods.
38. EXT. WOODS – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio enters the woods. The dark shadows of the trees cause him to pause, slightly afraid. He steps backwards into the sunlight of the cornfield.
Pumkin
skips past him, going into the woods.
Pinocchio
hurries to keep up with her.
The
white moths fly above their heads.
Pumkin
stops beside some wild flowers and bends to fill her basket.
PINOCCHIO
I’m thirsty, let’s find a stream and have lunch.
Pinocchio takes her hand and pulls her up to walk beside him deeper into the woods.
39. EXT. WOODS DRY CREEK BED – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio walks across the shallow dried out creek bed.
Pumkin
stops in the middle of the creek. She puts an array of colored pebbles in her
basket. They crushed the flowers.
If you put too many of those pebbles in your basket, the bottom will break.
I don't understand; these are so little.
Pinocchio joins her. He takes her hand and begins to fill her palm with the shinny pebbles.
Her hand lowers with each additional
pebble until it is flat in the creek bed.
See what happens when you have too many.
Pumkin turns her hand and the pebbles fall out. She begins discarding the pebbles in her basket.
PINOCCHIO
Come on; let's move on. The next stream may have water.
Pinocchio pulls her out of the creek and they continue to walk hand-in-hand along the wagon path.
A distant woodpecker knocks a hypnotic pattern against a dead oak crown. Pumkin hums a rhythmic tune.
And the white moths flit through their slow moving legs.
A white trail of smoke breaks the shadows, catching Pumkin's wonder.
PUMKIN
(pointing)
What is that?
PINOCCHIO
Smoke from a small campfire. Probably there are some campers fishing. That should be the stream ahead.
Pinocchio quickens his pace, pulling her along.
40. EXT. WOODS – CAMPFIRE BESIDE STREAM
– DAYLIGHT
Under a tall elm, a covered wagon sits tilted. Its back axle sunk in the shallow stream. Its wheel laying on the side of the embankment.
An old woman, long gray hair falls from under a cap, sits near a small campfire pushing the embers about.
At the bank of the stream four young children sit making mud cakes.
Pumkin sees the children, skips quickly to them, sits down in the mud and begins singing and rolling mud cakes.
The children stop and look at her happy, funny face. Their quick wonderment glances and shrugs disappear as one by one they hum her melody.
Pinocchio stands beside the fire, warming his hands.
PINOCCHIO
Your wagon?
OLD WOMAN
(stares at fire)
Nope. Belongs to dhem young dhere in dhe mud.
PINOCCHIO
How long you been here?
OLD WOMAN
'bout fifty years.
The smallest child looked up from the mud cakes to the old woman. Their eyes met, the coals sparked brighter, the tree leaves fluttered, and the wagon creaked lower into the stream.
Pinocchio shuddered.
PINOCCHIO
No old lady, here. How long have been stuck here?
(points at wagon)
OLD WOMAN
Yourn smart, yes sir, dhat's one stuck wagon. Dhink you can get it unstuck?
Pinocchio ambles over to the wagon and toe kicks the mud under the axle. He picks up the wheel and stands it against the wagon. He frowns and shakes his head no.
PINOCCHIO
No way. Come on Pumkin. There’s no heroic deed here. This wagon is going to be stuck for a long time.
OLD WOMAN
A long time you dhink? Stuck here with dhem children a long time indeed. Dhey drivin’ me nuts. Dhey like your friend. You can go, but she stays.
CHILDREN
(in unison)
Yea, yea. She stays, we play. Yea yea she stays.
PUMKIN
(holds up mud cake)
This is fun. No babies here. I don’t care; I’ll stay.
PINOCCHIO
Ah, ah. Look here old woman we got business in the next village to do. I’ll get your wagon free and then we can both leave. Deal?
OLD WOMAN
You get dhat wagon unstuck so I can get dhem children out of my hair and you both can be on your way. Deal.
PINOCCHIO
Where's your horse?
OLD WOMAN
Down stream eatin’ grass.
PINOCCHIO
Bring it here, I got an idea.
The old woman slowly gets up and walks toward the horse.
Pinocchio arranges a rope over a limb, securing one end about the axle. The other end of the rope dangles free. He places the wheel near the hub, ready to slip it on.
The old woman leads the workhorse to Pinocchio.
He attaches the rope to the horse’s harness.
PINOCCHIO
Okay. Have your horse walk away slow and steady. Stop when the axle is up in the air.
The taunt rope lifts the axle and Pinocchio slips the wheel on the hub.
41. EXT. WOODS – FORK IN WAGON PATH – DAYLIGHT
The old woman guided the covered wagon down the left path, the wheels wobbling in the dusty ruts.
The children waved goodbye out the back of the wagon.
Pumkin waved a mud cake, then put it in her basket.
Rescuing that old woman and those children stuck in the mud in the deep wood seems heroic to me. And you helped, you did. Well sort of. You kept the young out of the way. Do you think the Blue Fairy will reward you?
Looking down from the top of a willow tree, holding open the pages of her record book, the Blue Fairy smiles a no, then ‘pops’ out of sight.
Pumkin smiles, thumping a hard finger against her solid wooden forehead.
PUMKIN
I don't think so. How much further to the village?
PINOCCHIO
Oh. Not that much farther.
Pinocchio watches the wagon roll away. Then turns and walks down the other wagon path.
Pumkin skips along side him humming.
42. EXT. WOODS - CLEARING – POND – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio stops and looks to his left through the clearing in the woods at a small pond. He puts his hands to his ears.
Pumkin stops and looks at him wondering.
Pinocchio reaches into the bushes and pushes them aside to better see the pond.
PUMKIN
What are you doing? What do you see?
PINOCCHIO
Can’t you hear that? I think someone is in trouble. Down there by that pond. A girl calling for help. Come on, come on!
Pinocchio rushes through the bushes. He stands up looks at the pond, then looks back for Pumkin.
Pumkin is crawling through the thickets near him.
PINOCCHIO
Hurry! She's in the pond. She’s drowning, I'm sure of it. Come on Pumkin save her. The Blue Fairy is watching.
Pinocchio jumps up and breaks into the clearing as the small arms flail in the dark water.
At the ponds edge, toes in the mud Pinocchio stops, turns and waves to Pumkin.
PINOCCHIO
Hurry, hurry! She's sinking.
The girl disappears under the water.
Pumkin runs full into his open arms.
PUMKIN
You have to. You have to save her!
PINOCCHIO
(shakes Pumkin)
What! What are you saying? She's drowning. Save her. Hurry!
PUMKIN
I can't, I can't.
Pinocchio’s eyes wide, franticly points to the water, twisting glances back at Pumkin.
What are you talking about? Hurry! Save her.
(frozen
calm)
Can't, can't. I can't swim.
Pumkin’s silent smile meets his panic.
PINOCCHIO
What? What! What do you mean?
Pinocchio turns back to see the girl bob-up again for air.
He glances about confused and frustrated. He spies the Blue Fairy sitting atop a willow tree with her book open, pencil in hand, watching.
He looks at Pumkin, then back to the drowning girl.
PINOCCHIO
What? What do you mean you can't swim! It doesn't matter; you're made of wood you dummy!
Pinocchio grabs Pumkin and tosses her through the air.
Pumkin skims across the surface to float within the grasp of the desperate girl’s hands.
Water splashed over their fuzzy forms until the girl calmly floats atop Pumkin.
Pumkin silently smiles.
Pinocchio looks to the girls, then to the Blue Fairy, then back to the girls floating in the middle of the pond.
Pinocchio dives into the water and swims to Pumkin. He grabs her right foot then pulls the two girls to shore.
43. EXT. POND SHORE – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio stands up, shakes the water off his clothes. Then he walks over toward the willow tree, looking for the Blue Fairy.
PINOCCHIO
Blue Fairy. Blue Fairy. She saved the girl from drowning. That counts as the first heroic deed, doesn’t it? Well doesn’t it. Where are you?
The
drowning girl, Lisa, sits up and smiles at Pumkin.
I owe you my life. I can’t swim. How can I repay you?
Oh it wasn’t me. It was Pinocchio that saved you.
What do you mean? I was holding onto you. You kept me from sinking.
It was Pinocchio. He threw me in the water to you. I can’t swim either. I float because I am made of wood.
Pumkin extends her arm to Lisa.
Lisa grabs her hand, squeezes it a few times, then knocks her knuckles against Pumkin’s arm, then knocks her head and body.
LISA
You are made of wood. How can that be?
PUMKIN
Pinocchio made me to be his companion. And then one day the Blue Fairy made me alive, well sort of.
LISA
The Blue Fairy? Is this some kind of magic?
PUMKIN
Ah, well, I guess. All I really know is that if I do three heroic deeds, then the Blue Fairy will turn me into a real girl. But I don’t want to be alive.
LISA
Sounds like magic to me. Why don’t you want to be alive?
PUMKIN
Well. You are alive and you almost drown and died, didn’t you.
LISA
Yes. I fell out of my boat and can’t swim. I would have drown and been dead except you saved me.
PUMKIN
And Pinocchio wants to make babies with me. I don’t like babies. Being alive, getting old and sick and dying doesn’t look like fun at all.
LISA
Yes, not fun at all. And babies, well I don’t want babies either, that’s why I live here alone.
Pinocchio returns to the girls sitting on the shore and over hears their discussion.
PUMKIN
No heroic deeds, no life, no babies. I think that is what I want.
LISA
Well then why don’t you just stay here with me? You could be my companion. No heroic deeds, you’d stay wooden and there would be no babies.
PINOCCHIO
She can’t stay here with you. She’s mine, I made her. And the Blue Fairy animated her for me.
LISA
You might have made her, but the Blue Fairy gave her life and a free will. She can do what she wants. And she doesn’t want to do any more heroic deeds.
PINOCCHIO
I don’t think she knows exactly what she wants just yet. She has only been alive since this morning. Besides, if she stayed here, she’d be saving you from drowning all the time. You can’t swim remember.
LISA
Maybe you’re right. She needs more experiences. Deciding to be alive or not is a very serious decision. And I wouldn’t want to anger that magical Blue Fairy.
(takes Pumkin’s hands)
You should go with Pinocchio. See more of the world, if you want to be my companion I’ll be here waiting.
PUMKIN
Okay, that’s what I’ll do.
Pinocchio pulls Pumkin up by the hand and takes her over to the willow tree.
He points up into the willow tree, moans and shakes his head.
PUMKIN
What’s the matter?
PINOCCHIO
The Blue Fairy. She was watching us.
(taps her forehead)
PINOCCHIO
(continues)
You could have tried to save her, but you just stood there. She would have drown if I hadn’t thrown you in the water. I don’t know if that counts as your first heroic deed or not.
Pumkin jumps up and down, looking.
Where's the Fairy? Where's the Blue Fairy?
Twirling in circles she falls onto the
drying leaves.
44. EXT. WOODS – CLEARING UNDER OAK TREE – DUSK
Pinocchio and Pumkin are standing under the large oak tree looking down on the wagon path.
PINOCCHIO
I'm bushed. And it’s getting dark. Let’s camp here.
PUMKIN
Yes this is a nice place, but I'm not tired. Can't we walk during the dark? It's so different. I like the blinking sky lights.
Pinocchio lays on his back, staring at the new stars.
PINOCCHIO
I've got to get some sleep. I'm beat. What a long day.
PUMKIN
(stands before him)
That's part of being alive, isn't it? Getting tired. Laying down to rest. Sleeping away the time, missing the night.
Pinocchio’s eyes are closed, asleep.
(lays down near him)
I
guess I should try resting. The lights in the sky are pretty; I can watch them.
45.
EXT. WOODS WAGON PATH – MOON LIGHT
An elderly woman, singing softly, pushes a wheelbarrow along the wagon path.
Pumkin
sits up, seeing the old woman on the path below, starts to wave but stops when
she hears a gruff voice.
1ST
ROBBER
Quiet old woman. Don't move. We want your money. Your jewels. Now! And you live.
A second robber comes out of the shadows and pulls at the bag on her shoulder.
The first
robber opens the bundles in the wheelbarrow.
The second robber grabs her arm and pushes her to the ground. He puts his boot on her chest.
2nd
ROBBER
(laughs)
And stay there.
The first robber takes a string of pearls out of one of the bundles.
1st ROBBER
Ho ho ho. What's dhe likes of you havin' dhese?
Pumkin leans over to Pinocchio.
(whispers)
A
robbery. Wake up.
Pumkin starts to shake him, but hesitates.
He'll want
me to save her, another heroic deed. So the Blue Fairy will bring me to life.
So he can have his way to make his noisy babies.
Pinocchio rolls over, starts to sit up.
Pumkin gently pushes him back to the ground.
Shhhhhh. Go back to sleep. Maybe there is something to this resting.
Pumkin watches the two robbers run away.
The old woman pushes her wheelbarrow along the moonlight wagon path gesturing curses at them.
46. EXT. WOODS – OAK TREE CAMPSIGHT – DAWN
Pumkin shakes Pinocchio awake, pointing at the sunrise.
PUMKIN
Can we travel now?
PINOCCHIO
(stretches awake)
Hunger. I must have food. Hot food.
PUMKIN
Hunger is part of being alive?
PINOCCHIO
Yes. And eating is a good part.
(pats his belly)
PUMKIN
Hunger is not a good part?
PINOCCHIO
No, but it's not that bad. We'll find a cabin. Then yum yum, a hot breakfast for me.
Pinocchio gets up and walks over to a small bush and then urinates.
When done, Pinocchio adjusts his pants and walks back to her.
In the morning I always have to, ah, ah, pee. Let used water out of my body.
PINOCCHIO
Yes it is. We all have to drink water and eat food to stay alive. Our bodies use some of the food and then the part it doesn’t use, we have to let it out. The used water is called pee and the used food is called poop.
That looks a little wet and messy.
Yes, yes it is. I guess you might say that is one of the bad parts of being alive.
Eating and drinking is good?
PINOCCHIO
Yes. Tastes good and keeps us alive.
PUMKIN
And peeing and pooping is bad?
Yea. I guess you could say that.
Why don’t you eat and drink less? Then you wouldn’t have to pee or poop.
Well,
I, ah, well, I’m not sure it works like that. You can ask the Blue Fairy.
I am made of wood so I don’t get hungry so I don’t have to eat or drink or pee or poop. This being wood isn’t so bad Pinocchio. Maybe you should ask the Blue Fairy to turn you back to wood. Then we would be alike.
Honestly Pumkin, you have some of the silliest ideas. If we were wood, we couldn’t have babies.
PUMKIN
That’s right. Say I thought you were hungry. Didn’t you pack a lunch?
PINOCCHIO
I did, but I like hot food for breakfast.
Pinocchio and Pumkin walk down to the wagon path.
As they walk along the path, many birds fly past them singing and chirping.
Pumkin laughs many times, waving at the birds.
PINOCCHIO
What are you laughing about?
PUMKIN
I thought the story that robin was telling was very funny. Didn’t you?
PINOCCHIO
(stares at her)
You can understand what the birds are saying?
PUMKIN
Of course, can’t you? Couldn’t you understand them when you were wooden?
PINOCCHIO
(sadly shakes his head)
No, I no longer understand them. I seem to remember I could when I was younger.
PUMKIN
Before the Blue Fairy put life in you?
PINOCCHIO
Well yes, sort of, but what they say...it doesn't matter. It's just chatter.
Pumkin silently smiles at the robin singing past her.
Enjoy
your bath Mrs. Robin.
(looks
at squirrel)
I don't believe a word of it.
PINOCCHIO
Do you
understand them too?
(smiles)
Yes.
Now you are alive, but you can't?
(embarrassed)
It
doesn't matter.
(looks
far ahead)
I can
see some dust up there. Come on, there's a cabin up there.
(pats
his belly)
Hot
food, yum.
47.
EXT. HORSE CORRAL – DAYLIGHT
A horse is running in a circle in a large oval corral. Its rider is being dragged on the ground as the rider’s foot is stuck in one stirrup.
Pinocchio and Pumkin are on the wagon path, twenty feet from the corral.
PUMKIN
Now I see why the robin was so excited. I can see for miles and miles and miles.
PINOCCHIO
Pumkin! Pumkin. What is going on?
PUMKIN
Pinocchio! Pinocchio. A girl is in trouble. She's fallen. The horse is dragging her. Hurry! Hurry! Help her.
PINOCCHIO
No no. Come down here. I, I don't like horses. Hurry, get down here. I can't see through this dust.
PUMKIN
Oh Pinocchio. You are right there. You save her. I'm up in this tree.
PINOCCHIO
No no Pumkin. You do it. I can't get near horses. Hurry up. Get down here. You've got to save that girl.
PUMKIN
Oh Pinocchio. You, you, dummy. Alright.
Pumkin begins to climb down but loses her footing and topples forward. Her foot caught in a fork and she swings upside down, hands waving helplessly.
PUMKIN
(smiles silently)
Go save that girl.
The horse has stopped by the water trowel and is sipping a drink, but the girl's pain and fear kept her screaming.
Pinocchio climbs through the fence. Then hurries to the girl, Jennifer, laying beside the horse.
Jennifer’s foot is still stuck in the stirrup so he slips her foot loose.
PINOCCHIO
Calm down little one. You're free now. You're alright. Just skinned-up a bit
Jennifer quiets and dries her tears. Gets up slowly, walks about knocking the dust off her clothes.
JENNIFER
Thanks mister. I'm okay. Yea. I'm alright.
PINOCCHIO
Good. Say I'm pretty hungry. Can you make a hot breakfast?
JENNIFER
Sure. It's the least I can do for my hero.
PINOCCHIO
Hero? I’m not suppose to be the hero.
(turns and yells)
Pumkin. Pumkin.
PUMKIN
(waves arms)
Up here. In the tree.
JENNIFER
What happened to her?
PINOCCHIO
Say do you have a long ladder about the place?
JENNIFER
On the other side of the barn.
Pinocchio and Jennifer carry the ladder to the tree and prop it beside Pumkin.
Pumkin uses the ladder to pull herself upright. Foot loose, she climbs down to the ground.
PUMKIN
I'm glad you are alright. You looked pretty funny sliding along the ground. And you sure made a lot of dust.
JENNIFER
(giggles)
Yea and you sure looked pretty funny swinging upside down in the tree. Let’s go have some breakfast.
48. INT. JENNIFER’S KITCHEN
Pinocchio and Pumkin sit at the kitchen table.
Jennifer takes a peach cobbler out of the oven, places it on the table. Serves out three portions.
Pinocchio begins eating very fast.
PUMKIN
Thanks, but I don’t eat.
JENNIFER
But it’s very good, made it fresh this morning.
PUMKIN
Oh I am sure it is. But you don’t understand. I am made of wood, so I don’t eat anything.
JENNIFER
Wood? That’s silly. If you were made of wood you’d be a puppet. And you couldn’t talk or walk. You’re not made of wood.
Pumkin gives Jennifer her hand.
PUMKIN
Go on, touch it. Squeeze it, hit it. It’s wood. I’m made of wood. I don’t eat, drink or sleep. The Blue Fairy did it. I’m animated, I can’t die, I’m made of wood.
Jennifer touches, squeezes then hits Pumkin all over.
PINOCCHIO
Stop it. You’ll mess up the paint.
JENNIFER
This is too strange. You’re made of wood, so you can’t die?
PUMKIN
That’s right. No babies and can’t die.
Jennifer takes a match from a box and strikes it on fire. Then she puts the fire against Pumkin’s finger.
Pumkin’s finger begins to smoke.
Pinocchio throws his cup of coffee onto her finger.
PINOCCHIO
What are you, crazy? Putting fire to my girlfriend. She’s made of wood, like she said. Wood catches on fire, burns and turns to ashes. Everybody knows that.
JENNIFER
(frightened)
Oh my. I’m sorry. She said she couldn’t die. Made of wood, I just didn’t believe it.
PINOCCHIO
Look the Blue Fairy just made her alive yesterday. So there’s a lot of things she doesn’t know yet.
JENNIFER
I’m so sorry Pumkin. I just wasn’t thinking. But wood burns, and so do you. So, yes, you can die.
PUMKIN
(looks at singed finger)
Just like the sticks in the campfire. Ah, hmmmm maybe being wood isn’t so great after all.
(takes Jennifer’s finger)
You’re not made of wood. Can fire burn you?
JENNIFER
Well, yes a little, it does hurt but we don’t catch on fire like sticks in the campfire. Are you always going to be wood?
PUMKIN
If I’m lucky. I’m pretty sure I don’t want to be alive. I’ll just have to stay away from fire.
PINOCCHIO
Jennifer. Can I take some of that peach cobbler with me?
JENNIFER
It’s the least I can do.
49. EXT. WOODS WAGON PATH – DAYLIGHT
Pinocchio and Pumkin are walking and talking along the wagon path.
PUMKIN
Just when are you going to find some winter customers? That is why we are taking this long walk, isn't it?
PINOCCHIO
Yes yes Pumkin. When we get to the village we'll stop in to see a few shopkeepers I know. We'll get plenty of orders from them.
PUMKIN
Well I was beginning to wonder. The drowning girl, the children’s stuck wagon, the old woman’s wheelbarrow, Jennifer’s runaway horse. Plenty of heroic deeds chances.
PINOCCHIO
What old woman’s wheelbarrow?
PUMKIN
Old woman? Did I say that?
PINOCCHIO
Yes, old woman’s wheelbarrow is just what you said. I don't remember seeing any old woman on the journey. Are you keeping something back?
(stares into her eyes)
PUMKIN
Well, there was this old woman selling apples at the edge of town when we left. Didn't you see her?
PINOCCHIO
I don’t remember an old woman selling apples. Are you lying to me?
PUMKIN
Is my nose growing?
PINOCCHIO
There's no seeing into your soul; whether you’re telling the truth or not.
PUMKIN
(smiles silently)
Soul. Soul? What's that? Something else about being alive?
PINOCCHIO
Yes, yes you could say that. In fact the soul is the very heart of being alive. It is more than that; it is everything. Everything we are. It distinguishes each of
PINOCCHIO
(continuing)
us from the other. It is told by the scholars, the teachers, the priests, and the poets that the soul is eternal, is forever. That our time at being alive on earth, is the test of the soul.
PUMKIN
Curious this soul. This eternity. What is the test?
PINOCCHIO
(thoughtful)
It is said it determines where and how we will spend eternity.
Pinocchio and Pumkin stop walking at the base of a wooden bridge that goes over a stream.
50.
EXT. WOODS – BRIDGE OVER STREAM – DAYLIGHT
At
the center of a wooden bridge over a roaring stream stands a village priest.
The
priest, Father Pappy, stares down at the water, talking to the sky.
Lord I’ve come to the end of my journey. My hearing is near gone and my vision is fuzzy. I’ve completed all of my work and now it is time for me to join you. To take my reward for my long devotion. I have completed my mission and my purpose for living is fulfilled. My method for leaving this life is through the intonement of the purifying waters.
Father Pappy puts one leg over the bridge railing. Then he hears Pinocchio and Pumkin talking at the foot of the bridge. He stands still and listens to them.
PUMKIN
There are choices? Are there many places? Like where we are, these woods. Like what we've been doing?
PINOCCHIO
(scratches his chin)
I'm not sure of the specifics that's what religious leaders know about.
Pumkin pokes her finger into his soft belly.
PUMKIN
This being alive sounds more and more troublesome. Do I have a soul? What do you think?
PINOCCHIO
(thoughtful)
Well, I think you have to be alive. Alive like I am now to have a soul. That's the difference. That's what the Blue Fairy can do for you. It's what she did for me.
PUMKIN
And that's why you want me to be alive, to get a soul? I thought you wanted to make babies.
PINOCCHIO
(embarrassed)
It's all that. It's because I love you. I want all that for you. So we can both be alike, alive. But now you don’t have, have aliveness.
Father Pappy looks to the sky.
FATHER PAPPY
Is he trying to convert her? She doesn’t have aliveness, what’s that about?
(looks to sky)
Maybe I was wrong, my work is not done. You have sent me a new challenge. Did you bring
FATHER PAPPY
(continues)
me to this bridge so I would find that couple? That boy. Is he a lost soul? Or worse, a devil's henchman tempting that girl?
Pinocchio looks at the bridge, then sees the priest at the top with his foot over the railing.
(excited
to Pumkin)
That man, that priest is going to jump to his death. He's going to commit suicide.
Say travelers can I help you from your confusion?
PINOCCHIO
(smiles at Pumkin)
You're pretty. Go over there and save him. Flirt with him. Promise him...pleasure.
PUMKIN
What are you ranting about? What’s pleasure? The life you have been telling me of sounds terrible. Like I don't want any part of it. I'll just stay the way I am. The Blue Fairy made me like this and it's okay by me. You save him.
PINOCCHIO
Have some compassion. Help save that man from killing himself.
PUMKIN
Compassion. What's that? More of your being alive?
PINOCCHIO
Yes, yes, it's it's...it's another difference between us. Yes it's part of being alive. Part of what you don't want.
(stares at her, frowns)
Now that I think about it, there's very little about you that is worth liking. Or even loving. And you don't even want to become alive, to be like me, do you? And all the hero stuff, I've been doing, not you. Just how can the Blue Fairy make you alive?
PUMKIN
I told you. I don’t want to be alive. I don’t want your babies.
PINOCCHIO
That rips it. I'm going home!
Disgusted, Pinocchio turns and walks away from her.
Father Pappy walks down the bridge and taps Pumkin’s shoulder.
FATHER PAPPY
Miss, I am a priest. I can help you.
PUMKIN
Thank you. I need no help.
(looks at the stream)
FATHER PAPPY
Your mortal soul may be in jeopardy. Let me help while there is still time.
PUMKIN
(faces pries)
Thank you, but I have no soul. And I like the way I am. Please,
(points at Pinocchio)
go help him.
Pinocchio has walked twenty yards away and has sat down on a large rock. He stares at the ground.
FATHER PAPPY
(smiles)
I can’t see him; he’s too far away. He’s lost to me. But you are here. Let me help you my poor child. Of course you have a soul. Have you not been to church school?
PUMKIN
School. What is that? Another part of being alive?
(looks down at stream)
FATHER PAPPY
(mild exclaim)
You are in dire need child, come with me to my village. There is a school and a place for you to rest. There is plenty of food. We will take care of you.
(reaches for her)
PUMKIN
Thank you, but I have no need of rest or food. Do tell me of this school.
FATHER PAPPY
(warmly)
School is where children, all people, go to learn many wondrous things.
PUMKIN
To learn what? I like learning and doing things.
(spins two circles)
Father Pappy takes her right hand and guides her up the bridge.
At the top of the bridge, Pumkin pulls away from the priest and goes to the railing to stare down at the stream.
FATHER PAPPY
(stands beside her)
Do you like to paint, to color, to make birdhouses, to read, to write, to, to make clothes?
PUMKIN
(smiles)
I could get different clothes? And make houses for my bird friends?
Father Pappy puts his arm around her shoulder.
FATHER PAPPY
Yes my child, all the clothes you could need.
(laughs)
Yes and a few houses for the birds. And on Sundays you will learn more about your soul.
PUMKIN
(smiles)
That sounds okay to me.
(looks back at stream)
The white moths appeared about her feet.
51. EXT. WOODS – WOODEN BRIDGE OVER
STREAM – DAYLIGHT
The Blue Fairy is up in a maple tree watching Father Pappy and Pumkin cross over the bridge. She opens her ledger and makes a mark.
BLUE FAIRY
Pumkin saves Priest Pappy from suicide. That’s one deed done, two to go.
The Blue Fairy ‘pops' out of sight.
Father Pappy pulls Pumkin from the railing and guides her down the bridge to the wagon path.
In the
woods just ahead of Father Pappy and Pumkin is a Hunter hunting rabbits.
The
Hunter sees a white tail hop across the wagon path and lets the arrow fly.
The
rabbit runs in front of Father Pappy.
Pumkin
sees a bright purple flower and quick steps in front of Father Pappy to pick it
up.
The
loosed arrow glances off a twig and slams into Pumkin’s shoulder, knocking her
to the ground.
Father
Pappy sees the arrow in Pumkin.
(looks
at arrow feathers)
Bluebird feathers on a stick. What is this thing?
HUNTER
Put this over the bleeding.
(looks
at priest)
Take your cloak off. We can carry her in it.
Pumkin stands up, hands him back the scarf.
Thank
you, but I don't bleed. I am okay.
Both men looked at her as she moved her arm easily.
(eyes
wide)
What? Not
hurt. Huh?
(puts
arrow in basket)
No not
hurt. I’m made of wood.
Unbelievable!
You are made of wood. You can’t be hurt or killed. You would be perfect for my
moving target practice.
Pumkin walks back toward the stream.
The Hunter reaches for her, but is blocked by Father Pappy.
FATHER
PAPPY
Whoa
there, you can’t use a girl for target practice. What kind of demon are you?
(leans
close to his face)
I seem
to remember your face. You are a hunter. That was your arrow wasn't it? I’m the
village priest and I’m taking you to jail.
(grabs
hunter’s arm)
She
weren't hurt. You heard her. Let go!
The Hunter jerks away from Father Pappy. Runs into the woods.
The lord knows who you are. Repent sinner.
Father Pappy sees Pumkin near the stream and goes to her.
The Blue Fairy is looking down from the
maple tree, her ledger open, makes another mark.
The white moths are flying around the
Blue Fairy.
Pumkin saves Priest Pappy from Hunter’s arrow. That’s two deeds done, one to go.
52. EXT. WOODEN BRIDGE STREAM EMBANKMENT – DAYLIGHT
Pumkin is sitting on the stream embankment reaching for a white water lilly and pulls it loose.
The Golden Troll’s slimy hand comes from under the water and grabs Pumkin’s wrist.
The Golden Troll then sits on the embankment beside her, putting his other hand around her waist.
GOLDEN TROLL
That mine. Cost a drock.
PUMKIN
(smiles)
Who are you? What is a drock? Another part of being alive?
GOLDEN TROLL
(drools)
So you tooo foool. I play foool tooo.
(smoothes his hair away)
Drock not alive, but alive you.
PUMKIN
You are very pretty. Very shiny. What are you, the Gold Fairy?
Soft thunder rolls from his throat, he revolves his head twice then giggles as a child.
The foool nooo. You know, the color, she envies tooo. What? Am I what? This bridge I am the troll. This bridge I am. You owe. You cross, you owe. Two drocks.
The Golden Troll slides back into the cold stream, his open palm before her face.
Pumkin stares at his hand then looks away.
PUMKIN
Drocks? Drocks are what the people gave Pinocchio for his work. I understand. I have no drocks. He has them all.
The Golden Troll’s palm slides to her knee; his eye opens above the surface.
Two drocks tooo. For him, for you. Four now.
The Golden Troll’s grip tightens, slowly pulling her into the water.
Father Pappy arrives at the stream’s embankment in time to see Pumkin being pulled into the water by the troll.
(fearful exclaims)
Father Pappy pounces back and forth agitated, torn by his duty to rescue her and by his fear of the hungry troll.
Suddenly Father Pappy slips, rolling down the steep embankment. His head hits a rock, knocking him unconscious. He tumbles into Pumkin and they both roll into the water on top of the Golden Troll.
The gushing stream washes the Golden Troll down stream.
Father Pappy is on top of Pumkin. Her arms are around his neck. They float across the stream to the embankment.
Father Pappy wakes up. He grabs an oak root with his right hand and Pumkin with his left. They scrambled up the embankment and hurry to the top of the bridge.
The Golden Troll is swimming back to the bridge.
FATHER PAPPY
Are you alright?
PUMKIN
Why yes. He is very pretty. Do you have four drocks?
(pointing to the troll)
53. EXT. WOODEN BRIDGE - DAYLIGHT
The Blue Fairy sits in the maple tree looking down at Father Pappy and Pumkin on the bridge. She opens her ledger and makes a mark.
Pumkin saves Priest Pappy from drowning. That’s three heroic deeds done sweetie. And you’re in like it or not.
The Blue Fair flips her wand, freezing all life.
A white sparkle surrounds Pumkin. In that timeless moment Pumkin is filled and overwhelmed with humanity.
The Blue Fairy then ‘pops’ out of sight.
Pumkin’s eyes light bright. She takes a deep breath. Then looks all around. When she sees Pinocchio sitting on the rock, she runs down the bridge to him.
PUMKIN
Pinocchio! Pinocchio. I love you. Wait. Wait!
Pinocchio hears her, stands up.
PINOCCHIO
She's alive! She's alive!
Pinocchio runs to meet her. They hug and spin around. Then stop and face each other.
PUMKIN
I am sorry I hurt you. I didn't mean to. I didn't understand. I do love you.
PINOCCHIO
You love me? You are alive now?
PUMKIN
(eyes wide)
Yes! Yes!
PINOCCHIO
(squeezes her shoulders)
How can this be? What happened? What did you do?
PUMKIN
(points at tree top)
The Blue Fairy did it. I saved the priest from harm, from dying three times.
PINOCCHIO
(pulls back)
You did not want to be alive. You did not want to be a hero, to save anyone.
PUMKIN
(briefly drops her head)
True. They were accidents, yet I still saved his life.
PINOCCHIO
(brushes her loose hair)
And you really love me. You want to marry me?
PUMKIN
Yes. Oh yes I do very much. And to prove it, there’s a priest right up there on the bridge. He can marry us this very day.
Pinocchio and Pumkin hurry up to Father Pappy.
PUMKIN
Father Pappy we want to get married. Can you marry us today?
FATHER PAPPY
(looks to the sky)
Lord I knew you had a reason for bringing me to this bridge.
(looks at them)
Why of course my children. My church is very near.
PUMKIN
Pinocchio is an excellent wood carver. Do you think the people of your village might need some work done?
FATHER PAPPY
Oh I am sure it. Our cabinetmaker died last month.
Pinocchio and Pumkin walk hand in hand following Father Pappy to his village.
The white moths fly above the three some.
And Pumkin and Pinocchio lived happily ever after.
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