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Year of writing: 1951 Genre: fairy tale
Main characters: the Cipollino onion family, godfather Pumpkin, Senor Tomato, Prince Lemon
This story tells the story of a kind and naive onion boy, Cipollino. He travels, fighting evil and injustice, with those who oppress the people. Cipollino’s friends are also participating in the fight against injustice and tyranny. They oppose Senor Tomato, Baron Orange, Prince Lemon and other negative heroes. As a result, the friends win. A victory banner is hung on the castle tower, and its previous owners escape. The castle is provided for children with all the amenities for them.
The main idea of this work is that together with friends you can achieve a lot, and that there are still many castles in the world occupied by such villains as Prince Lemon and Senor Tomato. However, they will have to give their possessions to their children and leave.
History of creation
The Adventures of Cipollino was created by Gianni Rodari in 1951. The fairy tale became very popular among Soviet readers, who became acquainted with it in 1953, when the Russian translation of the work was published. They say that the work of the Italian communist writer gained fame in the USSR thanks to the efforts of Samuel Marshak, who patronized Gianni Rodari in every possible way. After all, it is he who owns the translations of Rodari’s poems. So in this case: “The Adventures of Cipollino” was published in Russian under the editorship of the same Marshak.
In the 50s of the 20th century in the USSR, the magazine “Funny Pictures” was popular among children and adults. Its main characters were Dunno, Pinocchio and other heroes of Soviet fairy tales known at that time. Soon Cipollino successfully “joined” their ranks. And five years later, a cartoon of the same name was released, which has not lost its relevance today. The images of the characters were successfully played out by director Boris Dezhkin.
In 1973, a screen version of the film “The Adventures of Cipollino” appeared. Gianni Rodari also found a role here: himself, a writer and storyteller. By the way, for many decades the fairy tale was included in the compulsory study program for schoolchildren.
Read Summary of Rodari Adventures of Cipollino
Cipollino lived in a poor Luka family, in a small house that was the size of a box. The family consisted of Cipollino himself, his mother, father and seven brothers. Prince Lemon wanted to inspect the place where this family lived. The courtiers were worried about this visit, since on the outskirts of the city there was a strong smell of onions, that is, poverty. The retinue accompanying the prince wore caps with silver bells.
Because of the ringing sound they made, those living in the city decided that a traveling orchestra had come to them. The stampede began. Cipollino and his father stood in front of everyone, and the whole crowd pressed on them. Because of this, Father Cepollone was pushed out by the crowd and accidentally stepped on Prince Lemon's foot. For this he was captured and thrown into prison. Cipollino had a meeting with his father, at which he told him that in this prison there were not criminals, but honest, respectable citizens. They are not pleasing to Prince Lemon and the country. The father gave advice to Cipollino to go travel and pay attention to scammers and criminals. Lukovka hit the road.
In one village, Chipollino found himself near the house of godfather Pumpkin. The house was so small that you would have thought it was a box. A carriage arrived with Senor Tomato, who stated that Pumpkin had built his house illegally on the land of the Countess Cherries without permission. Godfather Pumpkin objected that there was permission, and it was received from the count himself. Lawyer Pea was on Tomato's side. Cipollino intervened in this situation. He said that he was studying scammers and gave Senor Tomato a mirror. He was overcome with rage, and he attacked the onion, starting to shake it. Since he had never dealt with a bow before, tears welled up in his eyes. The tomato got scared and jumped into the carriage. When leaving, he did not forget to remind Pumpkin that he needed to vacate the house.
Having learned about how Cipollino made Tomato cry, the vineyard master invited him to work in his workshop. A lot of people came to the onion, everyone wanted to see the brave boy. Thus, he met Professor Pear, Leek and a family of centipedes.
Senor Tomato again came to the village with his entourage and the dog Mastino to evict godfather Pumpkin. He was thrown out of the house, and the dog was moved in there. It was hot, and Cipollino took water, to which he then added sleeping pills. The dog drank it and fell asleep. Cipollino took him to the estate of the Countesses Cherries.
They decided to hide the Pumpkin House. They took him to the forest, and so that someone would guard him, they moved Blueberry there.
Senor Tomato was reported about the disappearance of Pumpkin's house. To quell the rebellion, he gathered his soldiers, who arrested the villagers. Cipollino and Radish hid from the soldiers.
On this occasion, the Countess's nephew Cherry went for a walk around the village. He heard someone calling him. It was Cipollino and Radish. The children became friends, and little Cherry warned his new friends about the approach of Senor Tomato. They ran away from him again.
With his newfound friends, Cipollino fights the injustice and disorder caused by Senor Tomato, Prince Lemon and other negative characters who ruined the people. Prince Lemon's soldiers went over to the side of the people. Senor Tomato went to the village to investigate the situation. Peas, Parsley, Mandarin and Orange decided to follow him. So they watched each other all night. And at this time, that same night, Cipollino, together with Count Cherry, hung the banner of freedom on the castle.
Senor Tomato's fears about a riot in the country came true. He climbed onto the roof and out of anger tore out a bunch of Cipollino’s hair, but forgot that the bow made his eyes water. The tomato ran to his room and sobbed there from the onion and from his loss. Prince Lemon went to the dunghill, the countesses of Cherry left, and Pea also left the castle. The rest of the scammers also followed suit. The castle was handed over to the children, where they equipped rooms for games, drawing and other entertainment. Parsley became the guard of this castle, and godfather Pumpkin became the gardener. Señor Tomato taught him, but before that he served time in prison.
Cipollino
“Cipollino” is a story where the author shows us the life of various animals, and the main characters are plants, which is why we can say that this is a fairy tale.
Here we follow the life of Cipollino (Italian - onion) and his friends: godfather Pumpkin, Professor Pear, godfather Blueberry, Parsley, Strawberry and others who fight the tyrant Prince Lemon, the Countesses Cherries and the castle manager Signor Tomato.
Like many other fairy tales, this story is an allegory and talks about people. In reality, this tale is about the relationship between rich and poor, rulers and subordinates, about freedom and justice.
The tale is written in a humorous style, so that even the evil characters here seem funnier than they should be. This is a children's fairy tale in which the author tried to explain important life issues in a language that children can understand. With the help of “Cipollino” he wanted to talk about freedom and that it should be treasured, because it is so easy to lose.
The plot of this story takes place in a fairy tale world where each character is associated with a fruit or vegetable. The time when the events of the fairy tale take place also did not exist in reality, since castles, railways, bicycles, and carriages exist in one period.
Genre: fairy tale
Time: fictional
Place: fictitious
Cipollino retelling
Prince Lemon was about to come to the city where a big parade was to take place. Old Cipollone was in the crowd that was awaiting the prince's arrival, but someone accidentally pushed him and he stepped on Prince Lemon's foot. Cipollone was arrested and sent to prison for the rest of his days.
His son Cipollino came to visit him. There he learned that the prison was designed in such a way that all the murderers and robbers who should have been locked up were now on parade, while the innocent and honest people were in prison.
Cipollino learned a lot from his father and therefore he decided to become a good boy. His father told him to go and live in this huge world, but beware of bad people, but added that you can learn something from everyone, even from a bad person.
And Cipollino decided to follow his father’s advice. In the nearest village he met godfather Pumpkin, who was insulted by Signor Tomato. Cipollino decided to protect him and told Signor Tomato everything he thought about him. Signor Tomato wanted to punish him for this and pulled Cipollino by the hair, tearing out some of it. The smell of onions began to spread around, which is why Signor Tomato's tears involuntarily flowed and he ran away. Godfather Pumpkin was so delighted with Cipollino that he decided to hire him.
Signor Tomato wanted revenge, so he returned with several guards and threw godfather Pumpkin out of his house. He also tied a dog to the house so that it would scare away children with its menacing appearance. When Signor Tomato left, Cipollino put the dog to sleep and took it to its owners in the castle. Before leaving the dog, he petted it and disappeared. Godfather Pumpkin was too excited to return home.
All the villagers were afraid of Signor Tomato, so they decided to move to the forest. They placed their houses there, and godfather Blueberry guarded them. He placed bells on doors and messages for thieves. Thieves came and went, and all meetings ended in friendship.
When Baron Orange ate all the money he had, he became poor. Baron Orange decided to contact his cousin, Senior Countess Cherry, who invited him to her castle. At the same time, the younger Countess Cherry received her cousin. Both cousins angered the countesses, but they took their anger out on their innocent nephew. Only the maid Zemlyanichka consoled him.
Signor Tomato noticed that Pumpkin's godfather's house was missing. With the help of officers he borrowed from the prince, he arrested everyone. Only Leek and Cipollino were able to escape.
Cipollino, with the help of the girl Radish, decided to investigate the situation in the castle so that they could develop a plan and free the prisoners.
The next day, Cipollino and Radish went to the castle, where they became friends with Cherry, the duchesses' nephew, despite the fact that he was forbidden to communicate with the villagers. Cherry was so happy to have new friends that for the first time in a long time, laughter could be heard in the castle.
The cheerful laughter was heard by Signor Tomato, who headed into the garden to find out what was happening. He saw three friends together and recognized Cipollino among them. Signor Tomato screamed, and Cipollino and Radish began to run away. Then Signor Tomato started yelling at Cherry, who was very sad. Not because Signor Tomato screamed, but because he was not as free as his friends.
Cherry got sick from sadness. Four doctors examined him, but none of them could tell what had happened to him. Then they decided to call Kashtan, the doctor who treated the poor. Chestnut concluded that Cherry suffered from sadness and loneliness, and the only cure was spending time with friends. No one in the castle believed such a diagnosis, so Kashtan was driven away.
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Summary of Rodari Adventures of Cipollino
Cipollino lived in a large poor Lukov family. One day, Prince Lemon was inspecting the place near their house. The boy's father accidentally stepped on his foot, for which he was sent to prison. Cipollino came to see his father and learned that the prison was not inhabited by real criminals, but by ordinary citizens who had somehow displeased Prince Lemon. The main character leaves home. In all places he sees how terribly the poor live.
One day Cipollino noticed that Senor Tomato drove up to the tiny house in which godfather Pumpkin lived and ordered the godfather to vacate his home because it was built illegally. The brave onion stood up for the poor man and said that the lord himself was a fraudster. For this insolence, Tomato grabbed Cipollino by the hair. The pungent onion smell spread and the senor began to cry. He had to leave without having drunk too much.
Then Cipollino got a job with the master Vinogradinka and met Grusha, other onions and centipedes, etc. Everyone praised Cipollino for standing up for Pumpkin.
The evil Senor Tomato again arrived at the godfather's house and still kicked him out of there. And he settled his dog in the house. The brave Cipollino gave the animal water with sleeping pills. And when the dog fell asleep, the onion carried him to the house of the countesses Cherry.
The poor hid Pumpkin's dwelling and settled Blueberry in it. Senor Tomato learned about the disappearance of the selected house and sent troops to the village. The friends managed to escape from the soldiers.
A relative of the countesses, Cherry, made friends with the onion and radish and told them that Senor Tomato was coming. My friends had to run away.
Ordinary people worked from morning until evening to provide Baron Orange with food. The unfortunate residents gave everything they earned to the rich, and paid the Cherry countesses for air and precipitation.
The brave Cipollino and like-minded people began to fight against the order that the rich had established in the country. Prince Lemon's troops immediately joined Cipollino and his supporters. Protesting vegetables in the window of the castle Cherry placed a flag symbolizing the freedom of the common people from their oppressors. Senor Tomato met the brave bow and began to pull him by the hair. Again the rich man's eyes began to water. The evil rich man had to run away again, but this time from the country. Prince Lemon had nowhere to go, so he decided to go to the dunghill. Countess Cherry was kicked out of the castle by the poor and handed over to her children. There they could have fun and organize various entertainments: games, drawing, theater performances. Parsley began to guard him, and godfather Pumpkin began to look after the garden. Senor Tomato was sent to prison.
Unfortunately, there are still rich people all over the world who oppress ordinary people. Residents of the towns work tirelessly to feed and provide everything necessary for the greedy owners of gold. The author calls on all readers to fight injustice and greed. He is confident that freedom and equality must triumph in the world.
The work of Gianni Rodari teaches readers perseverance, courage and courage.
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Minor characters
Godfather Pumpkin is a victim of the tyranny of Signor Tomato, who deprived him of his home. Be friends with Cipollino.
Master Grape invites godfather Pumpkin to live in his workshop.
Pea is a cowardly and weak-willed village lawyer. When victory was on Cipollino's side, he left the property.
Professor Grusha is Cipollino's friend, studies music, and is passionate about playing the violin.
Leek tends to the garden, he has a long mustache, such that his wife can dry things on it.
Kuma Pumpkin, the granddaughter of godfather Pumpkin, went to prison.
Bean is an old man whose job it was to carry the big belly of a relative of the gentlemen in a wheelbarrow.
Bean boy, Cipollino's assistant, a mischievous and funny boy.
Potato is a girl who helped Cipollino and friends throw detective Mr. Carrot off the trail. Kind, brave, and cheerful.
Tomatik , a brave and determined boy, helped his friends capture detective Carrot, and did not let them interfere with the release of the captive villagers.
Lemons are the county police, cowardly, boastful and greedy, who are ready to do anything for money, even forgery.
Baron Orange is fat, greedy and very calculating and cynical towards the poor population of the county. He was the cousin of the late husband of Signora Countess the Elder. Loved to eat.
Detective Carrot was called in to uncover a conspiracy in the county. Thin and unpleasant guy.
Countesses Vishny , the eldest and the youngest, rich and evil landowners, own the village in which Cipollino lives with his family and all his friends.
Duke Mandarin . He was a cousin of the late husband of Signora Countess the Younger, and was a blackmailer and extortionist.
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Chapter 1
One day, the ruler of the country, Prince Lemon, visited a poor outskirts where a large, poor onion family lived. The ruler and his retinue had bells on their hats. They rang, and people came running, thinking it was a traveling orchestra.
Cipollone and his eldest son Cipollino were in the front row. Unable to withstand the pressure of the crowd, old Cipollone stepped on Prince Lemon's foot. For this, the soldiers arrested Cipollone as a dangerous rebel.
Cipollino obtained a meeting with his father, who was sent to prison. Cipollone told his son that he had already grown up and could go on a journey, study wisely, and his uncle would take care of his mother and brothers.
That's what Cipollino did. The road led him to a village, the last house of which looked like a dog kennel.
Chapters 2–3
As soon as godfather Pumpkin finished telling Cipollino about this, Signor Tomato, the steward of the Countesses Cherry, rushed in on four cucumber horses.
He wanted to kick godfather Pumpkin out of the house. He said that he had permission to build a house from Count Vishny. But Signor Tomato said that Count Cherry died long ago, and the land now belongs to the countesses.
Seeing Cipollino, Signor Tomato asked why he was not at work. The boy replied that he was still learning - he was studying scammers.
The manager said that everyone here is a scammer, and if he found a new one, let him show him. The boy brought a mirror to Tomato’s face. He realized that Cipollino was mocking him and grabbed his hair. But from the onion smell he began to sneeze, and tears flowed from his eyes from the acrid bitterness. Tomato jumped into the carriage and sped away, threatening Cipollino with violence.
From that day on, Cipollino began working for the shoemaker Vinogradinka, who liked the brave boy who made Tomato cry.
Chapter 4
Signor Tomato and Lemonchiki kicked godfather Pumpkin out of the house and settled the dog Mastino there.
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