Золотой ключик, или Приключения Буратино
core novel 1936 The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino
Record
| First published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  RU |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (5,311 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The carpenter Papa Carlo carves a puppet with a long nose from a log, and the puppet, named Buratino, comes to life. Carlo sells his only good jacket to buy the boy a schoolbook, but Buratino sells the book to buy a ticket to a puppet show. There the cruel puppet-master Karabas Barabas wants to destroy him for disrupting the performance, yet he spares him on learning that Papa Carlo's home hides a secret door that Karabas has long searched for. A golden key, once owned and then lost by Karabas, opens it. Buratino is given five gold coins and sent on his way, meeting the girl-puppet Malvina, the poet Pierrot and the schemers Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat, who try to steal his money.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino
- Series: The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Notes
- A retelling of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio with a plot added by Tolstoy.
- From the series record (The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino): A standalone children's retelling of Pinocchio with a golden key and a secret door.
Sources
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