The Talking Cricket (Italian: Il Grillo Parlante) is a fictional
character that appears in the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of
Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio) by Carlo Collodi.The Talking
Cricket, which has lived in Geppetto's house for over a century, makes
his first appearance in chapter IV, after Pinocchio's mischief has
landed his creator Geppetto in prison, and insists that Pinocchio must
either attend school or work, to function properly in the world. When
Pinocchio refuses to listen, the Cricket states, "You are a puppet and
what's worse is that you have a head of wood", whereupon Pinocchio
throws a mallet at the cricket, killing him.The Talking Cricket, which
has lived in Geppetto's house for over a century, makes his first
appearance in chapter IV, after Pinocchio's mischief has landed his
creator Geppetto in prison, and insists that Pinocchio must either
attend school or work, to function properly in the world. When
Pinocchio refuses to listen, the Cricket states, "You are a puppet and
what's worse is that you have a head of wood", whereupon Pinocchio
throws a mallet at the cricket, killing him.In chapter XIII, the
Talking Cricket appears as a ghost to Pinocchio, telling him to return
home rather than keep an appointment with the Fox and the Cat (Il
Gatto e la Volpe). Pinocchio refuses and in chapter XIV, he is
subsequently injured.The Talking Cricket reappears in chapter XVI,
where he and his colleagues, the Crow and the Owl, tend to Pinocchio's
injuries. Talking Cricket Top Movies & Young Movies