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Author
Carlo Collodi
Original title
Le avventure di Pinocchio: Storia di un burattino · 1883
Length
~40k words
Reading time
~3 h
Translation
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cherish
verb

TRANSLATION

дорожить, лелеять

to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.

She cherishes the memory of her grandmother.
Она дорожит памятью о своей бабушке.

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Why The Adventures of Pinocchio is a great book to read in English

The wooden puppet who lies, runs away, gets swallowed by a giant fish, and slowly earns the right to become a real boy. Collodi's 1883 tale is darker and funnier than the cartoon version — and its short chapters and simple sentences make it a perfect early classic to read in English beside the Italian.

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