Children erupt from everywhere, streaming through the streets as excited cries fill the air.
Geppetto welcomes everyone and flings open the doors. Children swoop through the shop in a fever pitch of joy, delight, and glee, coveting every toy they see. Mothers and fathers plead and scold in futile efforts to restore order. A smiling Geppetto, with Figaro the cat snuggled in his arms, watches over the scene. Once again, he has fulfilled the children's most ardent dreams and desires with his marvelous wooden creations.