And unlike his famous brother, Lignus never needed a nose to prove it. “You have your heart. I have my roots. We are both real.” — Last recorded words of Lignus, the wooden brother.
“You came,” whispers Geppetto.
While Pinocchio fell in with the Fox and the Cat, Lignus stayed home, sweeping Geppetto’s workshop and polishing the other unfinished toys. When Pinocchio’s nose sprouted leaves from his fibs, Lignus would silently trim the branches with a small knife. The most poignant chapter in this forgotten story comes during the famous whale scene. As Pinocchio dives into the sea to find Geppetto inside the Terrible Dogfish, the original narrative suggests Lignus was already there. pinocchio brother