Main characters
The main character is a boy - the onion Cipollino . He is cheerful and mischievous. He protects the weak and offended. He fights evil and injustice. He and his friends defeat their enemies.
This boy's father was Cipollone . He was imprisoned for accidentally stepping on the foot of Lord Limón. While here, he realized that there were innocent people in prison.
Prince Lemon is the main oppressor of the backgammon. A tyrant is a despot who has many minions.
Signor Tomato is the assistant of Prince Lemon, angry, vengeful, and enemy of Cipollino. Works as a manager at the estate of countesses Vishen.
Cherry boy , a count, became friends with Cipollino and helped him. His relatives, Cherry's aunts, mocked him. After he got to know the people living outside the estate, he became brave, determined and always rushes to help his friends.
Radish is a girl living in the village, brave, dexterous, friends with Cipollino
Strawberry works as a governess for Countesses Cherry. Helps the little count. Brave and determined girl.
"Cipollino" main characters
The works of the Italian writer are familiar to children all over the world. Fairy-tale characters, bright and memorable, won the love of not only children, but also adults, because the writer in his fairy-tale works was able to reflect all the problems of real life, including the social inequalities of society. Gianni Rodari's tale about the adventures of Cipollino was published in 1951, and immediately won universal gratitude. In the fairy tale “The Adventures of Cipollino” the heroes fighting against the oppressors are depicted by the writer in the form of fruits and vegetables. A brief description of the characters in this instructive story is presented in the list below.
Characteristics of the heroes of “The Adventures of Cipollino”
Main characters
Cipollino
The main character Cipollino is an onion boy, cheerful and mischievous. Cipollino is a defender of the weak and disadvantaged. He fights against evil and injustice, against the oppressors of the people, and together with his friends defeats his enemies. A resilient, determined hero, brave and honest, capable of heroic deeds.
Cipollone
The father of a large family was imprisoned for accidentally crushing the leg of Ruler Lemon. In prison I realized that there were innocent people there, disliked by the government, who had suffered from the arbitrariness of the authorities. Calls on his son Cipollino to fight the swindlers and rogues who have seized power. An honest, kind and reasonable old man.
Prince Lemon
The names of the heroes of the fairy tale speak for themselves, and it is immediately clear that Prince Lemon is the very first oppressor of his people, its despotic tyrant ruler. Has many accomplices among high-ranking officials.
Signor Tomato
The first henchman of Prince Lemon, evil and treacherous, Cipollino's main enemy. Manager of the estate of Countess Vishen. Angry and vengeful.
Cherry
Nephew of the countesses Vishen, the little count. Comrade and assistant of the onion boy, Constantly suffering from the bullying of his aunts Vishen, constantly studying. After meeting his new friends, he becomes brave and decisive, fearlessly rushing to the aid of his comrades in trouble.
Radish
A village girl, brave and dexterous, Cipollino’s friend and assistant. Together with him, he bravely fights for the liberation of the oppressed people who have fallen under the tyranny of the government.
Strawberry
Serves with Countesses Vishen. He is friends with little Count Cherry, sympathizes with him, and tries in every way to make his life easier. She provides all possible assistance to the prisoners, a brave and kind girl.
Minor characters
Kum Pumpkin
Chipollino's friend built himself a tiny house. He is the main victim of Signor Tomato.
Master Grape
I admired the courage of the onion, which stood up to protect godfather Pumpkin. I became his friend and invited him to his workshop.
Polka dots
He serves as the village lawyer, weak-willed and cowardly. He was on the side of Signor Tomato. After Cipollino's victory over Prince Lemon, he left the domain.
Professor Grusha
Plays the violin, music teacher. Comrade Cipollino.
Leek
A gardener, he has a thick forelock and a dangling mustache, on which his wife dries washed clothes.
Kuma Pumpkin
The granddaughter of Pumpkin's godfather also went to prison.
Beans
An old rag picker who was forced to carry the fat belly of Baron Orange in a wheelbarrow.
Bean
The rag picker's son, the onion's ally and assistant, helps in all his affairs, a funny and mischievous boy.
Potato
A brave and determined girl who played the role of a captive princess, allegedly kidnapped by bandits in order to lure Mr. Carrot into a trap. Cheerful and brave.
Tomatik
A brave and courageous boy who participated in the capture of detective Carrot.
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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.
Minor characters
Kum Pumpkin
Chipollino's friend built himself a tiny house. He is the main victim of Signor Tomato.
Master Grape
I admired the courage of the onion, which stood up to protect godfather Pumpkin. I became his friend and invited him to his workshop.
Polka dots
He serves as the village lawyer, weak-willed and cowardly. He was on the side of Signor Tomato. After Cipollino's victory over Prince Lemon, he left the domain.
Professor Grusha
Plays the violin, music teacher. Comrade Cipollino.
Leek
A gardener, he has a thick forelock and a dangling mustache, on which his wife dries washed clothes.
Kuma Pumpkin
The granddaughter of Pumpkin's godfather also went to prison.
Beans
An old rag picker who was forced to carry the fat belly of Baron Orange in a wheelbarrow.
Bean
The rag picker's son, the onion's ally and assistant, helps in all his affairs, a funny and mischievous boy.
Potato
A brave and determined girl who played the role of a captive princess, allegedly kidnapped by bandits in order to lure Mr. Carrot into a trap. Cheerful and brave.
Summary
The story begins with an acquaintance with a large family of onions that live in the Lemon Kingdom. Among the children was a boy named Cipollino. He was a smart, inquisitive and fair boy.
One day, trouble happened to his father Cipollone, who stepped on the foot of Prince Lemon, who was passing by their house. For the committed offense, the head of the family was imprisoned, in which other guilty citizens of the city also gathered, who also did not please the crowned person.
to rescue his father from prison at any cost , and he sets off on his journey. On the way, he meets godfather Pumpkin, who lost his home at the behest of a certain Senor Tomato. The brave onion comes to the defense of a friend, thereby causing anger on the part of an important nobleman. The tomato grabbed the boy by the hair, but the acrid onion smell made him run away from the battlefield.
True, he soon returned and settled his evil dog in Pumpkin’s house, but Cipollino was not at a loss this time either. He put the dog to sleep, and the already sleepy animal was carried to the home of the countesses Cherry. And at this time the poor people managed to hide Pumpkin’s house in a safe place. When Senor Tomato found out about this, he became very angry and sent troops to help to capture the bully. But Count Cherry helped his friends; he warned them in time that soldiers were coming to the city.
Cippolino was extremely dissatisfied with the life of the local residents; they gave their last savings to the local nobility. The list of rich people includes:
- Baron Orange;
- Prince Lemon;
- Countess Cherry;
- Duke Mandarin;
- Senor Tomato.
A brave boy decides to change the situation and help the poor. He begins to fight the oppressors, and ordinary residents of the Lemon Kingdom help him in the fight: Professor Pear, brave Strawberry, Radish and many others.
Together they were able to overthrow the government, released the prisoners from prison, and a new and happy life began in the city.
Crossword puzzle based on the fairy tale “The Adventures of Cipollino”
1: The name of the shoemaker in the fairy tale about the adventures of Cipollino. Answer: Grape
2: Yellow citrus, which became the name of the prince in the fairy tale by Gianni Rodari. Answer: Lemon
3: Lemon's title. Answer: prince
4: Girlfriend of Cherry and Cipollino, she is also the servant of Countesses Cherry. Answer: Strawberry
5: The name of the pompous and evil main enemy Cipollino, who is both the manager and housekeeper of Countess Vishen. Answer: Tomato
6: The name of the old man - Cipollino’s good friend, whose house was so small that he himself could barely fit in it. Answer: Pumpkin
7: The girl is one of Cipollino’s friends, whose name was given to a popular root vegetable. Answer: Radish
8: What Cipollino is if you think of it as a vegetable. Answer: onion
9: Papa's name is Cipollino. Answer: Cipollone
10: The name of one of the Cipollino brothers. Answer: Cipolletto
11: One of the six Cipollino brothers. Answer: Cipolluccia
12: Brother Cipollino. Answer: Cipollotto
13: Part of the city where the Cipollino family lived. Answer: outskirts
14: What adorned the cap of each member of Prince Lemon's retinue. Answer: bell
15: What Prince Lemon and his entire retinue wore on their heads. Answer: hat
16: What Cipollone stepped on when he was pushed out of the crowd onto Prince Lemon. Answer: callus
17: Prince Lemon's Soldier. Answer: lemon
18: The place where Cipollino's father found himself after a confrontation with Prince Lemon. Answer: prison
19: Appeal to a fairy tale character named Pumpkin. Answer: godfather
20: Something that godfather Pumpkin could barely fit in. Answer: house
21: What godfather Pumpkin collected and saved. Answer: bricks
22: Addressing the pompous and angry Tomato. Answer: sir
23: The definition that Signor Tomato awarded to the little house of godfather Pumpkin. Answer: palace
24: The title of each of the landowners Vishen, who owns the village where Cipollino’s friends live. Answer: Countess
25: The village lawyer, who was called by Signor Tomato to confirm the legality of his demands to godfather Pumpkin to vacate the house. Answer: Peas
26: The one whom Cipollino studies. Answer: scammer
27: What Cipollino showed Signor Pomodoro to demonstrate to him the fraudster. Answer: mirror
28: One of the usual states of Signor Tomato. Answer: rage
29: What Signor Tomato paid for by grabbing Cipollino by the hair. Answer: tears
30: The professor who played a violin made from the fruit of the same name. Answer: Pear
31: Insects that constantly flew after Professor Grusha. Answer: flies
32: The thing on which Luka Leek’s wife dried her clothes. Answer: mustache
33: The name of the Countess's watchdog Cherry, who was very thirsty. Answer: Mastino
34: What Cipollino threw into a water bottle to deal with Mastino. Answer: sleeping pills
35: The place where the heroes of the fairy tale hid the house of godfather Pumpkin. Answer: forest
36: Notorious glutton and cousin of the late husband of the eldest countess. Answer: Orange
37: Personal teacher of Count Cherry. Answer: Parsley
38: A relative of the youngest countess, known as an extortionist and blackmailer. Answer: Mandarin
39: What was very big for Baron Orange. Answer: belly
40: The vehicle used to transport Baron Orange's belly. Answer: car
41: What Duke Mandarin played to get gifts from countesses. Answer: suicide
42: The young nephew of the countesses Vishen, on whom they took out their bad mood. Answer: Cherry
43: Definition applicable to Cherry's teacher. Answer: boring
44: What Cherry Parsley’s teacher hung everywhere. Answer: prohibitions
45: What Cherry was forbidden to trample. Answer: grass
46: The name of the doctor who was driven out of the castle. Answer: Chestnut
47: What Dr. Kashtan discovered after examining Viscount Cherry. Answer: melancholy
48: Animals attacked Cipollino’s friends in prison. Answer: mice
49: The musical instrument that the mice in prison failed to destroy. Answer: violin
50: What the mice were afraid of when they attacked Cipollino’s friends in prison. Answer: meow
51: The one who helped the onion boy free the prisoners. Answer: Mole
52: The hole that Signor Mole dug. Answer: tunnel
53: A room in a prison where prisoners were kept. Answer: camera
54: The thing that caused the door of the cell where Signor Tomato was slammed shut. Answer: wind
55: What Signor Mole hated. Answer: light
56: The type of clothing that Signor Tomato used to sleep in. Answer: stockings
57: Signor Pea's profession. Answer: lawyer
58: What was installed in the village square for Signor Pea. Answer: gallows
59: The foreign detective is the owner of a dog named Hold-Grab. Answer: Carrot
60: The animal that was Hold-Grab and Mastino. Answer: dog
61: Mr. Carrot's profession. Answer: detective
62: What Cherry came up with to neutralize the detective and his dog. Answer: trap
63: An animal whose parents were captured and taken to a zoo. Answer: bear
64: The old Indian philosopher who helped the onion boy free the bears. Answer: Elephant
65: The place where friends hid after escaping from prison. Answer: cave
66: What Prince Lemon, on the advice of Signor Parsley, smeared on everyone to intimidate. Answer: soot
67: One of the twenty soldiers crushed by Baron Orange. Answer: general
68: An insect and a prison mailman suffering from sciatica. Answer: spider
69: The place where the captured Cherry was locked up. Answer: closet
70: What the spider-postman brought Cipollino from his father. Answer: note
71: Name of the prison mailman. Answer: Lamefoot
72: Insect Cop. Answer: Sparrow
73: A poisonous mushroom that became one of the heroes of the fairy tale about the adventures of the onion boy. Answer: Fly agaric
74: The drummer who didn't know arithmetic. Answer: Lemonishka
75: The character who pushed Baron Orange's fat belly around in a wheelbarrow. Answer: Beans
76: What godfather Pumpkin became at the end of the fairy tale. Answer: gardener
77: The animal in whose cage the main character of the fairy tale spent two days. Answer: monkey
78: The harmful animal that sent the onion boy into a cage. Answer: seal
79: Something that Dr. Chestnut paid for out of his own pocket. Answer: medications
80: The boy is the son of a rag picker and one of Cipollino’s friends. Answer: Bean
81: Name of the author of the tale. Answer: Gianni
82: Last name of the author of the tale about the adventures of Cipollino. Answer: Rodari
