<p>Faggiolino and Sganapino are two miners on their way to work. Two burglars break into their house but, finding nothing to steal, set fire to it. When Faggiolino discovers this, he wants to commit suicide, but his good Genie descends on a cloud to tell him that the whole court of Granada is in mourning because Aurora, the King's daughter, has been turned into a shadow by the evil Genie. To stop this transformation, Faggiolino must travel to the Sun and the Moon to bring the king two talismans: a crown made of a sunbeam and a cloak studded with stars. Faggiolino travels on a hot-air balloon, and the gods Mars, Mercury and Morpheus help him to take possession of the talismans which he brings back to the king. After a fight between the two Genies, the Princess is transformed and the show ends with the celebration of her marriage to Faggiolino.<br /></p>

Glove-puppet

Italy

Bologna

Handwritten outline

Moon

Wedding

Quest

Crown

Coat

Genie

Latin Mythology

Test

Thief

Suicide

Gas balloon

Cosmic journey

Transformation

Fantasy

Comical

Italian

Fagiolino

Sganapino

Queen

Courtier

Mars

Mercury

Goddess of the Night

Morpheus

Final wedding

Engulfment

Apparition of a genie

Apparition of a god

Fight

Fire

Metamorphosis

L'ascensione di Faggiolino nel regno del Sole e nel mondo della Luna

L'ascension de Faggiolino au royaume du Soleil et dans le monde de la Lune