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 of the perils of disobedience and hedonism. In retaliation, Pinocchio throws a hammer at the cricket, more accurately than he intended to, and accidentally kills it. That evening, Pinocchio falls asleep with his feet on the stove, and wakes to find that they have burned off. Geppetto is released from prison and makes Pinocchio a new pair of feet. In gratitude, Pinocchio promises to attend school, and Geppetto sells his only coat to buy him a school book. On his way to school the next morning, Pinocchio encounters the Great Marionette Theatre, and he sells his school book in order