Swim Faster You Silly Puppet!

This is a picture I drew to illustrate a chapter from the classic book Pinocchio. For anyone who has not read the original Carlo Collodi version, you should. You may be more familiar with the Disney version, but the original version is much better. When I say better, I really mean it makes much less sense and is much more violent. It is a story that just kind of rambles on much like this message with quite a few characters that don't lead anywhere with events that turn out to be meaningless. For all of you who have read the original, what's up with the serpent? It just kind of hangs out in the middle of the road and then for no reason it dies and is never mentioned again. This book was written to frighten children. Why can't more books be written to frighten children.
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Back to the drawing. It is the scene in which Pinocchio is swallowed by the great shark. You Disneyphiles may like to contend that the sea creature is actually a whale. I prefer the original version because whales are much too loveable. Big black sharks with white lips and white fins swimming in white water are much more frightening and yet at the same time strangely endearing. Take a look and holla' atcha boy! I'm out!