The Talking Cricket is a fictional character that appears in the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.
Il Grillo Parlante, as illustrated by Enrico Mazzanti
"You are a puppet and what's worse is that you have a head of wood".
The Talking Cricket in Giuliano Cenci's The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio, commonly shortened to Pinocchio, is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his creator and father figure, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto.
illustration from 1883 edition by Enrico Mazzanti
As soon as Geppetto carves Pinocchio's nose, it begins to grow.
Pinocchio throws a hammer at the talking cricket.
Geppetto is released from prison and makes Pinocchio a new pair of feet.