Pinocchio2022

Honest John:
[humming "Hi-Diddle Di Di" and sees a poster for Stromboli's show] Well, well, well. Stromboli! So that old rascal's back in town. Gideon, remember the time I tied strings on you passed you off as a puppet? [laughs] Remember when he found out? [sees the kids formed in a line, all walking their way to school] Oh. [shushes] Gideon, listen. The merry laughter of innocent children wending their way to school. Their thirsty minds rushing to the fountain of knowledge. [sighs] School, a noble institution. What would this stupid world be without it? [sees Pinocchio skipping on his way to catch up] Well, look at that. A wooden boy. [gasps] A wooden boy! Look at that, Gideon. It's amazing. A living puppet without strings!