Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Pinocchio ( pronounced in Italian ) is a fictional character that first appeared in 1883 , in The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi , and has since appeared in many adaptations of that story and others .
Simplified: Pinocchio is a made up story person that first was told and printed in 1883 , in the book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi .