Flowers in the Snow.Pinocchio tries to return to the cabin everyone is staying in, but upon over hearing them he can't bring himself to return without medicine for Gina and he decides to try again; when he goes to see the doctor he sees many other families asking for medicine to cure their sick children, but unable to afford it. Though he's tempted to steal the medicine and money from the town doctor, he decides it would be wrong to do so, and despairs that he won't be able to help Gina. As he wonders what to do a group of children find him and invite him to the home they share with other orphans where he's impressed by their camaraderie, and where he sees that one of them is gravely ill, prompting him to volunteer to journey into the mountains to find the alpine daisy used to make the medicine everyone needs. While he's climbing the mountain a tree saves him from falling and tells him where to find the flower before falling off the cliff itself. Later he falls in a chasm where ice begins to form on his body and he begins crying at how he's failed everyone, however his tears melt enough of the ice for him to rub his wrists together and melt the rest of the ice by lighting himself on fire, allowing him to climb out of the chasm before collapsing in the snow. When he awakens he realises that he's found the alpine daisy and with it he's able to cure all of the sick children. Later he's celebrating Christmas with the orphans, his family and his animal friends (including Cricket). However the soldiers show up and shoot Pinocchio, as he falls the Oak Fairy appears and saves his life by granting his wish and turning him into a human child. While everyone is happy that he's not only alive, but has finally gotten his wish, the Oak Fairy tells him that he will no longer be able to see her and assures him that he does not need her help anymore; asking him to remember what he has learnt so far and to make the most of her gift before fading away into the starry sky as Pinocchio bids farewell to his Mother.

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