Episode Title:
Greedy Kings are Evil Kings.
Episode Description:
After curing Princess Penelope in the previous episode Pinocchio has been spending time playing with her at the castle and making images for her with his music, however the King and some of his advisors wonder what to do about having a magical object in the castle. The minister of war proposes forcing the puppet to make weapons for them and that they should do so immediately as he believes the violin's magic is finite, the king is reluctant to do so but orders Pinocchio to use the violin to make gold for him and imprisons him when he isn't able to and the violin berates the king for his actions. The king also has Geppetto arrested for carving it, believing he has carved other violins to mock him, meanwhile the general is launching a revolt against the king which interrupts his attempt to burn the violin. During the commotion the Princess rescues the violin and brings it to Pinocchio who uses it to make a key and unlock the cell, though he's reluctant to help the king due to his wicked behaviour, though he changes his mind and agrees to help after Penelope assures him her father is normally a good man and Geppetto reminds the puppet of his own attempts to misuse the violin's power. Just as the general confronts the king, Pinocchio shows up playing the violin which he uses to summon an army that overpowers the general's and chases him away, saving the royal family. However on the way home Pinocchio and his father run into the General, who destroys the violin when it won't play for him, an act that causes the owl to appear and toss him over a waterfall, though Geppetto tries to repair the violin, when the puppet plays it the violin's spirit thanks him but says that its time has come and asks to be burnt and returned to the rest of the maple tree. Doing this causes a new bud to sprout from the tree's stump, showing that its spirit is still there and will one day grow into a tree again.
