The story begins in Tuscany, Italy.
Geppetto carves the block into a boy and names him "Pi.
Frightened by the talking log, Master Cherry gives it to his neighbor Geppetto, an extremely poor man who plans to make a living as a puppeteer in hopes of earning "a crust of bread and a glass of wine".
When he begins, however, the log shouts out.
A carpenter named Master Antonio, but whom everyone calls Master Cherry, has found a block of wood which he plans to carve into a leg for his table.
The story begins in Tuscany, Italy