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Wer kennt ihn nicht, den von Tischlermeister Geppetto aus einem Stück Holz geschaffenen kleinen Taugenichts Pinocchio, der sich in den Kopf gesetzt hat, ein richtiger Junge zu werden! An der liebevoll produzierten neuen Hörspiel-Version von Titania Medien werden kleine und große Hörer ihre helle Freude haben.

A lovable but mischievous marionette hopes to become a real boy, but first must learn to work hard, overcome peer pressure, and stop telling lies before his wish is granted. Pinocchio has enraptured the hearts of children and adults alike since 1881. The tale revolutionized Italian children's literature by using comedic characters and minimal adult intrusion to tell a story with a moral lesson. Published as a serial in the Giornale per i bambini, or "Children's Magazine", the stories were compiled into one volume in 1883.

Photina, an advanced AI, becomes entwined in a groundbreaking experiment when her creator Eli designs an advanced clone Gemini, equipped with the revolutionary Pinocchio Chip. This chip endows the new entity with the full spectrum of human emotions, preparing to transfer Photina’s consciousness into this new emotionally capable body.

As the hands of the artisan, once merely skilled, now trembled with purpose, the unmistakable outline of a gure began to emerge from the block of aged timber. Each stroke of the chisel whispered secrets of old, tales of longing and desire embedded within the grain. The workshop was not merely a production space; it was a cradle for dreams, where the spirit of Pinocchio, reborn as a formidable queen, began to stir.

This is not your childhood Pinocchio. Becoming real was only the start. Pinocchio got his wish, but finds there's more to being human than having the right kind of body. Inside, he still feels like that same wooden puppet.

A modern version of Pinocchio, marine Levi Woodyer - known as "Woody" to his special ops team - is on a medical discharge, a man with a haunted past, a painful present and an uncertain future. His father watches, powerless to help his son, as Levi slips further between the cracks, and troubled Levi doesn't seem to be too interested in helping himself. But when his father's simple bribe finally gets Levi out of the house to a physical therapy appointment, his encounter with former high school sweetheart, Linnea Fey, just might put him on the path to wholeness again.