We all know it's wrong to lie, and in the case of Carlo Collodi's little wooden chap a few porky pies could lead to an untimely excess of wood. Well, Geppetto, you can take your measly little wooden boy and knack off - the erector of this fine trouser-puppet has created an effigy of manhood!
Working with the natural forms of the stump, the artist has polished the glans to a fine sheen and engraved on the oblique testes the mysterious mantras "Play" and "Learn".
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