The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) has a lot of interesting metaphors and political commentary in it.

Most people have no idea that in the original story, Pinnochio starts of as a horrible little prick who attacks Geppetto before he's even finished carving him out of wood. 'Keeps trying to kick his maker.

Pinnochio later kills Jiminy Cricket (Jesus Christ) with a hammer. Does that remind you of anything?

There's even a Epstein Island style place named Pleasure Island where children go and never return and are transformed into donkeys, which was a euphemism for sex slave in the 1800s.

The story does have a happy ending when Pinnochio abandons a life of sin and greed and materialism and uses his money to help others (he essentially converts to Christianity and is saved).