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let me read to you. Chapter

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1 How

9:10

it had been that Mr. Cherry, the carpenter,

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found a piece of wood that

9:15

laughed and cried like a child. There

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was once upon a time a king,

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my little readers, will

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make a mistake. Once

9:30

upon a time there was a piece of wood.

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It was not the best but just a common piece

9:37

of wood such as is

9:39

used in stoves and fireplaces that

9:42

kindle the fire and warm the rooms

9:44

in winter. How

9:48

it happened I cannot tell. But

9:51

the fact is that one fine day this

9:54

piece of wood just happened to be there in the

9:56

shop of an old carpenter whose real name

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was Mr. Antonio. But

10:01

everyone called him Mr. Cherry, because

10:03

the tip of his nose was always as red and shiny

10:06

as a ripe cherry. As

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soon as Mr. Cherry noticed this piece of wood, he

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was delighted. He

10:17

rubbed his hands together joyfully and

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said, this has come at exactly

10:21

the right moment and

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is just what I need to make a leg

10:25

for my little table. Even

10:30

without hesitating a moment, he

10:32

took his sharp axe to strip off the bark

10:34

and the rough

10:37

part of the wood. But just as he raised his axe

10:39

for the first blow, he stopped

10:42

with his arm in the air, reharing

10:45

a very tiny voice, begging

10:47

him gently, don't strike

10:49

me too hard. You

10:54

can imagine old Mr. Cherry's surprise. He

10:59

looked around the room to see where the tiny voice

11:01

had come from, but he saw

11:03

nobody. He

11:05

looked under the bench, nobody.

11:08

He looked in the cupboard, which was always shut,

11:11

but there was nobody. He

11:14

looked in the basket of chips and

11:16

sawdust, no one. He

11:19

opened the door and looked out into the street, no

11:22

one. What was

11:24

to be done? I

11:28

see he sent a last, laughing,

11:31

scratching his wig. I

11:33

must have imagined that tiny voice. No,

11:36

it would work. He

11:40

raised his axe again and down

11:42

it went on the piece of wood. Oh,

11:46

you hurt me, complained the same

11:48

tiny voice. This

11:51

time Mr. Cherry was struck, all of a heap.

11:54

His eyes stood out of his head, his

11:57

mouth wide open, and his

11:59

tongue hung out. out over his chin, as

12:02

you see on some fountain mask. As

12:07

soon as he could speak, he said,

12:09

trembling, shuddering with fright, where

12:12

did that tiny voice

12:14

come from that cried,

12:17

oh, that's not a living soul here.

12:20

Is it possible that this piece of wood had

12:23

learned to cry, and complain like a baby?

12:26

I can't believe it.

12:29

This piece of wood, just look at

12:31

it, it's nothing but a

12:33

piece of firewood, like all the

12:35

others, when you put it on the fire,

12:37

it will make a kettle boil. Well

12:41

then, is someone hidden

12:43

inside it? If

12:46

there is, so much the

12:48

worse for him, I'll

12:50

attend to him. He

12:54

took the poor piece of wood in both hands,

12:57

and without mercy he started to beat it against

12:59

the wall. Then

13:02

he stopped and listened to hear, if any

13:05

tiny boys were complaining this time.

13:10

He waited two minutes. Nothing.

13:14

Five minutes. Nothing. Ten

13:17

minutes. Still nothing. Now

13:22

I understand, he exclaimed, laughing

13:25

and pulling his wig. I

13:28

must have imagined that tiny voice that said,

13:30

oh, I better

13:32

do my work. And

13:35

because he was very frightened, he

13:38

began singing to encourage himself. Meanwhile,

13:42

he put the axe down, and

13:45

taking his plane, began planing and

13:47

shaping the piece of wood. For

13:52

while the plane went to and fro, he

13:55

heard again the tiny voice, which

13:58

said, laughing. Stop.

14:01

You're tickling me." This

14:06

time, poor Mr. Cherry dropped,

14:08

as if struck by lightning.

14:10

When he opened his eyes, he was

14:12

sitting on the floor. He

14:15

was so changed, you could hardly have recognized

14:17

him. Even the

14:19

end of his nose, which was always red,

14:22

had turned blue. Chapter

14:28

2 Mr. Cherry

14:30

gives the piece of wood to his friend,

14:33

Geppetto, who plans a

14:35

marvelous puppet that can dance and

14:37

fence and turn some results through

14:40

the air. At

14:47

that moment, somebody knocked on the door. Come

14:51

in, said the carpenter, but

14:53

he was too weak to stand up. A

14:57

little jolly old man came into the shop.

15:01

His name was Geppetto, but

15:04

when the boys in the neighborhood wanted to tease

15:06

him, they called him by his nickname of

15:08

Paul and Dina, because of his

15:11

yellow wig, which looked very much like a

15:13

dish of polenta. Geppetto

15:18

was very short-tempered. Woe

15:20

betide anybody who called him Paul and

15:23

Dina. He simply went

15:26

wild, and no one could do anything

15:28

with him. Good

15:31

morning, Mr. Antonio, said Geppetto.

15:34

What are you doing down there? I

15:38

am teaching the ants how to read. Much

15:42

good it may do you. What

15:45

brought you here, Mr. Geppetto? My

15:49

legs, Mr. Antonio. I have

15:51

come to ask you a favor. Here

15:54

I am, ready to serve you, answered

15:57

the carpenter, getting to his knees.

16:01

I had an idea this morning. Let

16:04

us hear it. I

16:07

thought I would make a fine wooden puppet, a

16:09

really fine one, that can

16:11

dance, fence, and turn somersaults in the

16:14

air. Then

16:16

with this puppet, I could

16:18

travel around the world and earn my bit

16:20

of bread and my glass of wine. What

16:24

do you think about it? Bravo,

16:27

palindina. I cried

16:29

that same tiny mysterious voice. When

16:34

he heard the name palindina, Mr.

16:37

Geppetto became so angry that he turned as

16:39

red as a ripe

16:42

pepper. He turned to the

16:44

carpenter and said in a fury, Why

16:47

do you annoy me? Who

16:50

is annoying you? You

16:52

called me palindina. No, I didn't. Oh,

16:57

perhaps I did it, but I say that

16:59

it was you. No. Yes.

17:03

No. Yes. And

17:08

as they grew more and more excited from

17:10

words, they came to blows. They

17:14

seized one another's wigs and even

17:16

hit in the bed and scratched each other. At

17:21

the end of the fight, Geppetto's yellow wig

17:23

was in Mr. Antonio's hands and

17:26

the carpenter's gray wig between Geppetto's

17:28

teeth. Give

17:32

me my wig, said Mr. Antonio. You

17:37

give me mine and let us make a

17:39

peace, Trudy. So

17:42

the two little old men, each

17:44

taking his own wig, shook hands

17:46

and promised to be good friends forever.

17:52

Now, nay, Richard Beto, said the

17:54

carpenter to prove that they were friends again.

17:58

What can I do for you? I

18:02

would like to have a little piece of wood to make

18:04

my marionette. Will you give it to me? Mr.

18:10

Antonio, please just punch, hurry

18:12

to his bench, and tuck the piece

18:15

of wood which had frightened him so much. But

18:19

just as he was giving it to his friend, it

18:21

shook so hard that it slipped out of

18:24

his hands and struck a barge of an

18:26

ocean. Ah,

18:29

this is a fine way to make me a

18:31

present, Mr. Antonio. You have

18:33

almost lame-ed me. Upon

18:38

my honor, I didn't do it. Oh,

18:42

so I did it then. It's

18:46

all the fault of this piece of wood. Yes,

18:50

I know the wood hit me, but

18:52

you threw it at my legs. I

18:56

did not throw it at you. That's

18:59

a lie. Geppetto,

19:01

don't insult me. If you

19:03

do, I shall call you Paulandina. Blockhead.

19:08

Paulandina. Donkey. Paulandina.

19:13

Ugly monkey. Paulandina.

19:18

When he heard himself called Paulandina

19:20

for the third time, Geppetto, blind with

19:22

rage, rushed at the

19:24

carpenter, and the second fight was

19:27

worse than the first. When

19:31

it was over, Mr. Antonio had

19:33

two more scratches on his nose, and

19:36

Geppetto took buttons less on his

19:38

jacket. Honors

19:42

thus being given, they shook hands again and

19:45

vowed to be good friends forever. Then

19:50

Geppetto took the piece of wood, and

19:53

thanking Mr. Antonio, when

19:55

living whole. Chapter

20:02

3, Japetto

20:04

goes home and makes his

20:06

puppet. He

20:08

calls him Pinocchio. The

20:11

puppet gets into mischief. Japetto's

20:19

little room when the ground floor was

20:21

lit by a window under the stairs.

20:25

This furniture could not have been simpler. An

20:28

old chair, a tottering pad,

20:31

and a broken down table. At

20:36

the back of the room you could see a

20:38

fireplace with a fire lit. But

20:40

the fire was painted, and over the

20:43

fire was painted a kettle boiling

20:45

merrily with a cloud of

20:48

steam that was just like real steam. As

20:53

soon as he arrived home, Japetto

20:55

took his two holes and began to make

20:57

his puppet. What

21:01

shall I call him? He asked himself. I

21:04

think I shall call him Pinocchio. That

21:07

name will bring him good luck. I

21:10

want to know a whole family of Pinocchio's.

21:13

There was Pinocchio the father, Pinocchio

21:16

the mother, and Pinocchio

21:19

the children. And they

21:21

all got along splendidly. The

21:23

richest of them was a beggar. Having

21:29

thought out a name for his puppet, he

21:32

started his work with great determination.

21:37

He made his hair, his forehead, and

21:40

his eyes in a very short time. As

21:44

soon as the eyes were finished, imagine

21:46

his bewilderment when he saw

21:48

them moving and looking at him. When

21:54

Japetto saw those two wooden eyes looking at

21:56

him, he did not like it at

21:58

all. And he said, He said angrily,

22:01

naughty wooden eyes. Why

22:03

are you staring at me? But

22:07

no one answered. After

22:10

the eyes, he made the noise. But

22:13

just as soon as it was finished, it

22:15

began to grow. It

22:18

grew and it grew, and in

22:20

a few minutes' time, it was as long

22:22

as if there was no end to it. Poor

22:26

Geppetto worked fast to shorten it, but

22:30

the more he cut off, the longer

22:32

that insolent nose became. After

22:37

the nose, he made the mouth. But

22:40

before he had finished it, it began

22:42

to laugh and poke fun at him. Stop

22:46

laughing, said Geppetto, but

22:50

he might as well have spoken to the wall. Stop

22:54

laughing, said he. He shouted

22:56

menacingly. The

23:00

mouth stopped laughing and stuck on

23:02

his tongue. However,

23:05

as Geppetto did not want to spoil the

23:07

puppet, he pretended not to see it

23:10

and continued his work. After

23:15

the mouth, he made the chin, then

23:17

the neck, the shoulders, and the stomach,

23:20

the arms, and the hands. As

23:24

soon as the hands were finished, Geppetto's

23:26

wig was snatched from his head. He

23:30

looked up and watched as he saw,

23:33

but his yellow wig in the

23:35

puppet's hands. Pupinocchio

23:41

gave me back my wig at once. Pupinocchio,

23:47

instead of giving back the wig,

23:50

put it on his own head and was

23:52

almost hidden under it. This

23:56

cheeky, mocking behavior made

23:58

Geppetto feel sadder. He

24:03

turned up an okeo and said, you

24:06

scoundrel of a son, you

24:08

are not even finished and you already

24:11

disobey your father. That's

24:13

bad, my boy. Very bad. And

24:15

he wiped away a tear. There were still the legs and the feet to me. It

24:19

serves me right,

24:22

he said to himself. I

24:24

should have thought of it before. Now

24:35

it is too late. A

25:14

little rascal jumps like a rabbit

25:16

in his wooden feet clattered in the

25:20

pavement making as

25:26

much noise as twenty pairs

25:28

of wooden shoes. Catch

25:31

him, catch him, cry at your petal.

25:36

When the people saw that wooden puppet

25:38

running as fast as a racehorse, they

25:41

looked at him in amazement and

25:43

then laughed and laughed and laughed

25:46

until their side were aching. At

25:52

last by some lucky chance a

25:55

policeman came and when he heard the

25:57

clatter he thought somebody's horse. had

26:00

run away from its master. So

26:03

he courageously stood in the middle of the street with

26:06

his legs apart in order to

26:08

stop it and prevent any more

26:10

trouble. From

26:15

far away, Pinocchio saw

26:17

the policeman barricading the street

26:20

and he decided to run between his legs,

26:23

but he failed dismally. The

26:27

policeman, without moving from his place, picked him up by the nose,

26:29

that ridiculous long nose that seemed made on purpose to be caught

26:31

by policemen, and

26:38

returned him to Geppetto, who

26:41

wanted to pull his ears to punish him

26:43

for his naughtiness. Imagine

26:47

what he felt when he could not find any

26:50

ears. And he knew

26:52

why. Because he had made him

26:54

in such a hurry that he had forgotten

26:56

his ears. So

27:01

he took him by the nape of the neck, and

27:03

as they walked away he said, shaking

27:06

his head menacingly, you

27:08

just come home and I'll sell

27:10

your account when we get there. At

27:16

this threatening remark, Pinocchio

27:18

threw himself down on the ground and

27:21

refused to walk. A

27:25

crowd of idle and inquisitive people gathered

27:27

round him. Some

27:29

said one thing, some another. That

27:33

poor puppet said some of them is

27:36

right and I wanted to go home. Who

27:39

knows how horribly that bad Geppetto might be

27:42

him? And

27:45

others added, with evil tongues, Geppetto

27:48

seems to be a good man, but

27:51

he is a perfect tyrant with children. If

27:54

we leave that poor Marion in his hands, he

27:57

may tear him to pieces. In

28:02

short, some luck was said and done

28:04

that the policemen live in Okeilgo and decided

28:08

to take Borjepetto to prison. He

28:13

could not, for the time being, say anything

28:15

in his own defense. But he

28:18

cried like a cat, and

28:20

as I walked towards the prison, he whimpered,

28:23

retched, son, and to

28:25

think I worked so hard to make a fine

28:27

puppet. But

28:29

serve me right. I ought

28:31

to have known what would happen. What

28:36

happened afterwards is almost too much to believe,

28:39

and I shall tell you about it in

28:41

the following chapters. Chapter 4.

28:47

The Story

28:50

of Pinocchio and the Talking Kraken. In

28:53

which we see that naughty children do

28:56

not like to be corrected by those

28:58

who are wiser than they are. I

29:08

must tell you, children, that

29:10

while Borjepetto was left to prison

29:13

through no fault of his own,

29:15

that rascal Pinocchio was left alone,

29:19

ran home across the fields as

29:21

quickly as possible. When

29:25

he arrived home, he found the door ajar. Pushing

29:43

it open, he went in and

29:45

locked it securely after him. Then

29:49

he threw himself down on the ground with

29:51

a great sigh of relief. But

29:55

the relief did not last long, for

29:57

he heard someone in the room saying, Cre,

30:00

cre, cre. Who

30:04

is calling me, said Pinocchio,

30:06

frightened. It

30:08

is I. Pinocchio

30:12

turned and saw a big cricket creeping

30:14

up the wall. Tell

30:17

me cricket, who are you? I

30:21

am the talking cricket, and

30:23

I have lived in this room a hundred years or more.

30:28

And now this is my room, and you

30:30

oblige me by going away at once, without

30:33

even turning round. I

30:36

shall not leave, replied the cricket, until

30:39

I have told you a great truth. Well

30:44

then, tell me and

30:46

be quick about it. Woe

30:51

to those boys who revolt against their

30:54

parents and run away from home. They

30:58

will never do any good in this world, and

31:01

sooner or later they will repent

31:03

bitterly. Sing

31:07

away, cricket, just as long as

31:09

you please. But as for me,

31:12

tomorrow at sunrise I am going to leave,

31:15

for if I stay here, the same will happen

31:17

to me as happens to other boys. I

31:20

shall be sent to school, and one

31:22

way or another, by love or

31:25

by force, I shall be made to

31:27

study. You

31:29

poor fool, don't you know that if you

31:32

spend your time like that you will

31:34

grow up to be a great donkey,

31:37

and everyone will make fun of you. Be

31:42

quiet, you good-for-nothing croaking cricket,

31:45

shouted Pinocchio. Mother

31:48

cricket, who is patient, and

31:51

a philosopher too, instead of

31:53

being offended by such impudence, will

31:56

continue in the same tone. But if

31:58

you don't like to go to school, you will be a great donkey. school,

32:00

why don't you learn a trade so that

32:03

you may at least earn your bread honestly?" Do

32:08

you want me to tell you something? answered

32:10

Pinocchio, beginning to lose his

32:12

patience. Of

32:15

all the trades in the world, there

32:17

is only one which really attracts me. And

32:22

what might that be? To

32:24

eat, drink, sleep, and

32:26

amuse myself, and to

32:29

lead a vagabond life from morning to

32:31

night? Let

32:35

me tell you, is that the talking cricket

32:37

that's gone as ever, that

32:39

those who follow that trade finish nearly

32:42

always in a hospital or

32:44

in prison? Be

32:49

careful, you cricket of ill,

32:52

Alma, if you make me angry, I

32:54

will betide you. Poor

32:59

Pinocchio, I am

33:01

really sorry for you. Are

33:05

you sorry for me? Because

33:08

you are a puppet, and

33:10

what is worth, you have a wooden head. At

33:16

these last words, Pinocchio lost his temper,

33:20

and seizing a mallet from the bench, threw

33:22

it at the cricket. Perhaps

33:26

he did not mean to hit him, but

33:28

unfortunately the mallet struck him right in the head.

33:32

The poor cricket, that scarcely

33:34

timed to cry. Cry, cry,

33:36

cry. And

33:39

there he was, stretched out stiff,

33:42

and flattened against the wall. Chapter

33:49

5 Pinocchio is

33:51

hungry, and he looks for an egg to

33:55

make himself an omelet. But

33:57

just as he breaks it in the pan, the omelet flies.

34:00

It

34:04

was

34:07

growing dark and

34:09

Pinocchio remembered that he'd eaten

34:11

nothing all day. There

34:16

was a painful feeling in his stomach that

34:18

closely resembled appetite. With

34:22

boys, appetite grows fast. In

34:25

fact, after a few minutes, his appetite became

34:28

hunger. And in no time,

34:30

he was as hungry as a wolf. His

34:35

hunger was unbearable. Pinocchio

34:39

hurried to the fireplace where a kettle was

34:41

boiling and put out his hand to

34:44

lift the lid and see what was in it. But

34:48

the kettle was only painted on the wall. He

34:51

will not be Bright Bass in a pack of He

35:07

will not make it high in the

35:09

secondorts. He

35:32

kept growing hungrier every moment,

35:36

yet he could do nothing but yawn. He

35:40

yawned so tremendously that his mouth reached

35:42

his ears, and

35:44

after yawned he spattered, and

35:46

he felt as if he had an in his stomach left. The

35:54

last and despair he began to cry, saying,

35:58

the talking cricket was right. I

36:01

did wrong to revolt against my father and run

36:03

away from home. If

36:06

my father were here now, I

36:09

shouldn't be dying and yawning. Although

36:12

hunger is a dreadful illness. Suddenly

36:18

in a rubbish heap he noticed something white

36:20

and round that looked like an egg. In

36:24

less than no time he grabbed it. It

36:28

was really an egg. To

36:32

describe his joy would be impossible. You

36:35

can only imagine it. He

36:38

feared he might be dreaming. He

36:41

turned the egg from one hand to the other and patted

36:44

it and kissed it as he said,

36:48

No. How shall I cook it? Shall

36:51

I make it on? No,

36:54

it would be better to poach it. But

36:57

perhaps it would be more tasty if

36:59

I fried it in a pan. Or

37:03

shall I just boil it in the shell? No,

37:07

the quickest way would be to poach it. I'm

37:11

just dying to eat. Without

37:16

further ado, he set

37:18

a stirring pan over a pressure

37:20

of red charcoal. Instead

37:24

of oil or butter, he

37:27

put some water in it and when

37:29

the water began to boil, he

37:33

broke the eggshell and held

37:36

it over the pan that the contents might

37:38

drop into it. But

37:43

instead of the yolk and the

37:45

white of an egg, a little

37:47

chicken flew out and

37:49

making a polite curté, said

37:52

Gaily. A

37:54

thousand thanks, Master Pinocchio. Remming

37:58

spared me the trouble of breaking

38:00

the shelf. Take

38:04

care of yourself and give my love to the

38:06

folks at home. I hope

38:08

to see you again. With

38:13

that, the chicken spread its

38:15

wings and, flying

38:17

to the open window, was soon lost

38:19

to sight. The

38:23

poor puppet stood there as

38:25

it bewitched, with his eyes

38:27

fixed, his mouth open, and

38:30

the broken eggshells in his hands. When

38:35

he recovered a little from his

38:38

first bewilderment, he

38:40

began to cry, and scream, and stamp

38:42

on the floor in despair. And

38:46

as he sobbed again, he said, indeed,

38:50

the talking cricket was right. If

38:53

I hadn't run away from home, and

38:55

if my father were here, I

38:57

should not now be dying of hunger. Oh,

39:01

hunger is a dreadful illness. His

39:05

stomach was complaining more

39:07

than ever, and as

39:10

he did not know, had it quieted. He

39:12

decided to go out again into the village, in

39:15

the hope of meeting some charitable person who

39:18

would give him some breath. Chapter

39:24

6 Pinocchio

39:27

falls asleep with his

39:29

feet on the brassiere, and

39:31

when he wakes up in the morning, finds

39:33

them burnt off. It

39:41

was a windy, cold night. The

39:43

thunder was fierce, and the

39:46

lightning was violent as though the sky was

39:48

on fire. A

39:52

bitter wind whistled angrily, raising

39:54

clouds of dust and making the trees tremble

39:57

and groan. Pinocchio

40:03

was frightened of thunder, but

40:06

he was still more hungry than frightened, so

40:09

he opened the door and ran as

40:11

fast as he could to the village, which

40:14

he soon reached, panting with

40:17

his tongue hanging out like hunting

40:19

dogs. But

40:23

all was dark and quiet. The

40:26

shops were closed, the doors

40:28

and windows shut, and there

40:30

was not even a dog in the street. It

40:34

seemed a village of the dead. However,

40:39

Pinocchio, driven by

40:41

hunger and despair, gave

40:44

a very long peal at the doorbell of

40:46

one of the houses, saying to

40:48

himself, this will bring somebody out.

40:54

And indeed a little old man with a

40:56

nightcap on his head aimed at the

40:58

window and shouted angrily, what

41:01

do you want at this hour? We

41:05

would be so kind as to give me

41:07

some bread. We'll

41:11

be back at once, said the old

41:13

man, believing that he had to

41:15

do with one of those street

41:17

urchins who amused themselves at night by

41:20

ringing doorbells and rousing

41:22

good people who were sleeping peacefully.

41:29

In half a minute the window

41:31

was opened and the same

41:33

voice called Pinocchio. Stand

41:36

under the window and hold

41:38

out your hand. Pinocchio

41:43

held out his hands and the

41:45

great kettle of water poured down on him, drenching

41:48

him from head to foot as

41:50

if he had been a part of

41:52

dry germaniums. He

41:57

went home, wet as a rag, and

41:59

exhausted. to himself with fatigue and

42:02

hunger. He

42:05

had no strength to stand, and

42:08

so he sat down and

42:10

put his wet muddy feet on the pressure

42:13

full of burning coal. Then

42:18

he fell asleep, and while

42:20

he was asleep his feet, which

42:22

were wooden, caught fire and

42:26

slowly burned away to cinder.

42:32

Pinocchio slept and snored, as

42:35

though his feet belonged to someone else. At

42:40

last, at daybreak, he was

42:42

awakened by someone rapping on the door. The

42:47

wizard he called, yawning

42:49

and rubbing his eyes. His

42:53

eye answered a voice, and

42:56

it was the voice of Geppetto.

43:03

Chapter 7 Pinocchio

43:08

had a breakfast that the poor man

43:10

had brought for himself. Poor

43:19

Pinocchio's eyes were still half closed,

43:21

and he had not noticed those feet were

43:24

burned off. Thus,

43:27

when he heard his father's voice, he

43:29

tumbled down from his door to

43:32

run and open the door. But

43:35

after staggering a couple of times, he

43:38

fell his full length on the floor, making

43:41

a noise as if a whole bag of

43:43

wooden ladles falling from the

43:45

fifth story. Open

43:49

the door, cried Geppetto, from

43:52

the street. I

43:55

can't, Daddy, answered the marionette,

43:58

crying and rolling over on the floor. Why

44:03

not? Because

44:06

somebody has eaten my feet. And

44:10

who has eaten them? The

44:13

cat, said Pinocchio, seeing

44:15

the cat who was just there playing

44:17

with some shavings was

44:22

four paws. Open the door, I tell you. Geppetto

44:25

cried again. If

44:27

you don't, I'll give you the cat

44:29

of nine tails when I get in. Believe

44:34

me, I can't stand up.

44:37

Oh, poor me, poor me. I

44:40

shall have to walk on my knees for the rest of

44:43

my life. Geppetto,

44:48

thinking that all this complaint was

44:50

just another Pinocchio's trick, decides

44:53

to end it for good. He

44:57

climbed up the wall and got in at

44:59

the window. At

45:02

first he was angry and scolded him.

45:05

But when he saw his own Pinocchio lying

45:07

on the floor, and really

45:10

without feet, his anger

45:12

vanished. He

45:15

took him in his arms, kissed him

45:17

and caressed him, smoked

45:19

many affectionate words, and with

45:22

tears on his cheeks he said, I'm

45:24

starving. My dear little Pinocchio,

45:27

how did you burn your feet? I

45:32

don't know, Daddy, but

45:34

believe me, it has been a horrid

45:36

night. I

45:39

shall never forget it as long as I live. It

45:44

thundered in lightning and I was very hungry,

45:46

and the talking cricket

45:48

said, it serves you right. You've

45:51

been wicked and you deserve it. And

45:55

I said, be careful, Crico. And

45:57

he said, you are a

45:59

puppet. And you have a wooden head." And

46:03

I threw the hammer at him, and he died.

46:08

But it was his fault, for I didn't

46:10

want to kill him. And the proof

46:13

of that is that I put the pan

46:15

on the braver, with a

46:17

check and flew away, and said, Goodbye. I shall

46:19

see you again. Give my love to the folks. And I got

46:21

more and more hungry. And for that reason, a little longer. And with a

46:23

nightcap opened the

46:25

window and said, Stand under the window and hold up

46:27

your hand.

46:31

And I got a kettle full of water on my head. It

46:37

is not a disgrace to ask for a bit of bread, is

46:41

it? I

46:46

ran back home as quick as I could. And

46:50

then he came home, and I felt that my

46:52

feet were part top. And

47:00

I'm still so hungry, but

47:02

I have no more feet. Oh,

47:05

hoo-hoo. And

47:09

poor Pinocchio began to cry and scream

47:11

so loudly that he could have been

47:13

hurt five miles away. To

47:19

Pato, I'd only understood one thing of all

47:22

this jumble of words. That

47:24

Pinocchio was dying of hunger. He

47:29

took three pears out of his pocket and

47:32

said, giving them to him,

47:35

These three pears were

47:37

my breakfast. But I

47:39

willingly am giving them to you. Eat

47:43

them, and may they do you good. If

47:49

you want me to eat them, kindly peel

47:52

them for me. Peel

47:56

them for you, cried Geppetto, astonished.

48:00

or if not my lad that

48:02

you were so refined and vastidious. That's

48:05

too bad. We

48:08

should get used from childhood to eating

48:10

everything and liking it. Or

48:13

one never knows what might happen in this

48:15

curious world. That's

48:19

all very well, Ratora Pinocchio, but

48:22

I'll never eat fruit that hasn't failed. I

48:25

can't stand skins. So

48:30

that patient, kind Geppetto, took a knife

48:33

and peeled the three pears, putting

48:36

all the peelings on the corner of the table. When

48:43

Pinocchio had eaten the first pear in two

48:45

mouth balls, he was about to throw

48:47

away the car, but Geppetto

48:49

stopped him. Don't

48:53

throw it away. There might be

48:55

some use for it. Can

48:58

you imagine I shall ever eat the

49:00

car, cried Pinocchio, turning on

49:02

him in a rage. Who

49:06

knows? This is a

49:08

curious world, replied Geppetto calmly. So

49:14

the three cores, instead of being

49:16

thrown out the window or

49:18

placed on the corner of the table, together

49:21

with pears. When he'd eaten, or

49:27

rather devoured the three pears, Pinocchio

49:30

yawned, and then began to

49:32

whimper, I'm still hungry. But

49:38

my son, I have nothing more to give you. Nothing,

49:43

nothing at all. Only

49:47

the peelings and the cores you left. All right,

49:49

said Pinocchio, if

49:53

there's really nothing else, I might eat some

49:55

peelings. Then

50:01

he began promptly. At

50:06

first he made faces, but

50:08

one after another he quickly

50:10

ate all the peenings and after

50:12

then the corn. And

50:15

when he'd eaten everything, he

50:17

clapped his stomach and said cheerfully, now

50:20

I feel better.

50:24

He said, I

50:26

was right, when I said you should

50:28

not be so refined and fastidious about your food.

50:33

My dear boy, we never

50:35

know what might happen to us. This

50:38

is a curious world. Chapter

50:45

8. Geppetto

50:47

makes Pinocchio new feet and

50:50

sells his own coke to buy

50:52

him a primer. As

50:59

soon as the marionette had satisfied his hunger,

51:02

he began to cry and grumble because

51:04

he wanted new feet. Geppetto,

51:10

in order to punish him for all his

51:12

naughtiness, let him cry and

51:14

complain for half a day. Then

51:18

he said, why should I make

51:20

you new feet so that

51:22

you may escape from home again? I

51:27

promised said the marionette, Sabe,

51:30

that from now on I'll be good. All

51:36

children when they want something tell the

51:38

same story replied Geppetto. I

51:43

promised to go to school and study and

51:46

do my best as a good boy should. All

51:52

children when they want something say the same

51:54

thing. But

51:57

I'm not like the other children. better

52:00

than all of them, and I always tell

52:02

the truth. I promise

52:04

you, Daddy, that I should learn to trade and

52:07

be the staff and the comforter of your

52:09

old age." Geppetto

52:13

tried to look very severe, but

52:16

his eyes were full of tears. His

52:19

heart was full of sadness when he

52:21

saw his poor Pinocchio in such a

52:23

dreadful state. He

52:27

did not say another word, but

52:29

taking his tools and two

52:31

little pieces of seasoned wood, he

52:33

said to work as hard as he could. In

52:39

less than an hour, the feet were ready.

52:42

Two well-shaped, nimble, swift little

52:44

feet that might have been

52:46

carved by a great artist. Then

52:53

Geppetto set up Pinocchio, shutting

52:56

his eyes, and going to sleep. Pinocchio

53:00

shut his eyes and pretended

53:02

to be asleep. And

53:04

while he did so, Geppetto, with some

53:08

glue, melted an actual, fastened

53:10

the feet in place, and

53:13

he did it so neatly that no one

53:15

could even see where they were joined together.

53:21

As soon as Pinocchio discovered he had his

53:23

feet again, he jumped

53:25

down from the table where he was lying

53:27

and began to gamble and dance around

53:30

the room, nearly mad

53:32

with joy. Now

53:37

to prove to you how grateful I am,

53:40

said Pinocchio to his father, I

53:43

want to go to school, at once. What

53:48

a good boy. But

53:52

if I'm going to school, I must have

53:54

some clothes. To

53:58

Beto, who was poor. and

54:00

had not a farthing in his pocket. May

54:03

Bonocchio pursue, and of a

54:05

floured paper, a pair of shoes

54:07

out of the park from a tree, and

54:10

a cap out of bread. Bonocchio

54:15

ran to look at himself in a basin

54:17

of water, and

54:19

he was so pleased with himself that he

54:22

said, that he stuttered about, I

54:24

look exactly like a gentleman. Yes,

54:29

indeed, answer to Beto. But

54:32

remember, it is now fine clothes

54:34

that make a gentleman, but

54:36

clean clothes. By

54:40

the way, speaking of school, at

54:44

it, Bonocchio, there's still something

54:46

I must have, the most necessary

54:48

of all, and

54:51

that is, I

54:54

have no primer. That's

54:57

right, but how shall I

54:59

get one? That's

55:02

easy. Go to a bookseller

55:04

and buy one. And

55:07

the money? I haven't any. Neither

55:13

have I, I had the good old man, sadly.

55:18

Bonocchio, although he was usually very cheerful,

55:21

became sad too. For

55:24

poverty, when it is

55:26

real, poverty destroys all

55:28

joy, even in children. Wait,

55:35

Geppetto cried suddenly. Then

55:38

jumping up, he put on

55:40

his old coat, full of holes and patches,

55:42

and ran out of the shop. In

55:46

a little while, he was back again, with

55:48

a primer in his hand for Bonocchio. But

55:52

the poor man was in his shirt sleeves, and

55:54

it was snowing outside. Where

55:58

is your coat, Daddy? I

56:00

have sold it. Why

56:03

did you sell it? Because

56:05

it made me too warm." When

56:11

Okio understood this answer instantly, and

56:14

he was so overcome by the feelings of

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his good heart that he threw

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his arms around Japeta's neck and

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kissed him again and again. Chapter

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9 When Okio

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sells his primer, they

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may go and see the marionettes. When

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it stopped snowing, No-kyo started

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for Skoal with his fine

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new primer under his arm. On

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the way, he never stopped imagining

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all sorts of fine plans. Then

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he built a thousand castles in the air, each

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one more beautiful than the other. He

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began by saying to himself, At

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school today I shall learn to read in

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no time. Tomorrow

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I shall learn to write, and the

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day after tomorrow I shall learn

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all the figures. Then

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I shall be clever enough to earn lots

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of money, and with the

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very first money I get I

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shall buy my father the nicest new

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cloth-coat. The

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white cloth shall

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be made of gold and silver with

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diamond buttons. That

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poor man really deserves him. For

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that I should be a learned man, he

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sold his coat to buy me a buck, and

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his cold weather too. Only

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fathers can make such sacrifices. While

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he was saying this. More and

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more excitedly he thought he

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heard music in the distance that

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sounded like fife and drum Fefefeh

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zoom zoom zoom zoom

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He stopped and listened The

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sounds came from the end of the street

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that crossed the one which led to the school At

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the end of a little village near the sea What

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can that music be? What

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a pity I have to go to school otherwise

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He had the data deciding whether to

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go to school or listen to the

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fives Today

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I shall listen to the fives and

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tomorrow I shall go to school This

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naughty boy said finally, shocking his shoulders

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No sooner sad than done He

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ran and the farther he ran the

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more distinctly he heard the tune of the fights

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and the beating of the big drum Fifehfeh,

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fifehfeh, zoom zoom zoom

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At last he came to a little square full

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of people or gather around

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a great building of boards and cloth

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painted in all colors of the rainbow What

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is that big building an

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OQS or a boy seem to live

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there Read

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the poster is all written

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there and then you'll know I

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Gladly read it. I don't

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know how to read today Ravo

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nincompoo will read it for

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you Know

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then that on that big poster and

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fiery red letters is written great

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abbacio Is

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it long since the play began? It's

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just beginning now. How

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much does it cost to go in? Two

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pence. Pinocchio

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was in such a fear of curiosity

1:00:17

that he lost his self-control. And

1:00:20

without any shame, he said to the little

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boy. We lend me two

1:00:24

pence until tomorrow. I'd

1:00:27

simply love to, said the boy, laughing at him. But

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I can't today. I

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shall sell you my jacket for two pence, said the puppet. What

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could I do with a jacket of

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four pence? I'd

1:00:46

like to sell you my jacket for two pence, said the puppet. What could I

1:00:48

do with a jacket of

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floured paper? If it should rain and

1:00:55

got wet, I couldn't take it off. Will

1:00:58

you buy my shoes? They're

1:01:01

only good for lighting a fire. What

1:01:04

will you give me for my cap? That

1:01:07

would be a fine bargain, a cap made of bran.

1:01:11

The mice might eat it right off my head. Pinocchio

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was sitting on horns. He

1:01:19

was almost ready to make one more offer, but he had not the

1:01:21

courage. He hesitated,

1:01:23

but at last he said, Will

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you buy this new primer for two pence? I

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am only a boy, and I

1:01:34

do not buy anything from other boys, said

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the other, having more sense than

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the puppet. I'll

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give you two pence for the primer, Gretin

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Olde closed dealer, going over the conversation. The

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book was sold at once, and

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to think that poor Geppetto stayed at home, shivered

1:01:57

the book, and the book

1:01:59

was sold at once. wearing in his shirt sleeves because

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he had to sell his coat to

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buy that primer for his son. Thank

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you for listening to Sleepy. You

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have a great week. Have a great week. We'll

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see you next time.