. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . enthe gendarmes, although they were made of wood,wept like two newly-born lambs. Fire-eater at first remained as hard and unmovedas ice, but little by little he began to melt and tosneeze. And having sneezed four or five times, heopened his arms affectionately, and said to Pinocchio: You are a good, brave boy ! Come here andgive me a kiss. Pinocchio ran at once, and climbing like a squirrelup the showmans beard he deposited a hearty kisson the point of his nose. Then the pardon is granted ?1 asked poorHarlequin in a faint voice that was scarcely audible. Th
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . enthe gendarmes, although they were made of wood,wept like two newly-born lambs. Fire-eater at first remained as hard and unmovedas ice, but little by little he began to melt and tosneeze. And having sneezed four or five times, heopened his arms affectionately, and said to Pinocchio: You are a good, brave boy ! Come here andgive me a kiss. Pinocchio ran at once, and climbing like a squirrelup the showmans beard he deposited a hearty kisson the point of his nose. Then the pardon is granted ?1 asked poorHarlequin in a faint voice that was scarcely audible. The pardon is granted!1 answered Fire-eater;he then added, sighing and shaking his head : u I must have patience ! To-night I shall have toresign myself to eat the mutton half raw; but anothertime, woe to him who chances! . . At the news of the pardon the puppets all ranto the stage, and having lighted the lamps andchandeliers as if for a full-dress performance, theybegan to leap and to dance merrily. At dawn theywere still XII The showman, Fire-eater, makes Pinocchio a presentof five gold pieces to take home to his father,Geppetto; but Pinocchio instead allows himselfto be taken in by the Fox and the Cat, and goeswith them. THE following day Fire-eater called Pinocchio onone side and asked him: What is your fathers name ? Geppetto. And what trade does he follow ? u He is a beggar. Does he gain much ? Gain much ? Why, he has never a penny inhis pocket. Only think, to buy a Spelling-bookfor me to go to school he was obliged to sell the 62 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO only coat he had to wear—a coat that, betweenpatches and darns, was not fit to be seen. Poor devil! I feel almost sorry for him! Hereare five gold pieces. Go at once and take them tohim with my compliments. You can easily understand that Pinocchio thankedthe showman a thousand times. He embraced allthe puppets of the company one by one, even tothe gendarmes, and beside himself with delight setout to return
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