The Coachman The Coachman The Coachman (), also known as The Little Man ("L'Omino"), is a fictional character who appears in Carlo Collodi's 1883 book "The Adventures of Pinocchio" ("Le avventure di Pinocchio"). The Coachman is introduced in chapter XXXI, and is described as thus: The coachman’s name is never revealed, though he identifies himself in Chapter XXXII as merely “The Little Man” ("L’Omino"). He drives to Busy Bee Island ("Isola delle Api Industriose") on a coach pulled by twenty-four donkeys which mysteriously wear white shoes on their hooves. By the time he arrives to take Pinocchio and Candlewick to the Land
The Adventures of Pinocchio get tired of waiting for the puppet to suffocate, and they leave. The Fairy has Pinocchio rescued by summoning a falcon to get him down and having her poodle servant pick him up in her stagecoach. The Fairy calls in three famous doctors to tell her whether Pinocchio is dead. Two of them, an owl and a crow, are unsure of Pinocchio's status. The third doctor is the Ghost of the Talking Cricket, who says that the puppet is fine, but has been disobedient and hurt his father. The Fairy administers medicine to Pinocchio who consents to take it after