. Pinocchio : the adventures of a marionette . em. In less time than it takes to tell it, thepine tree took fire and blazed like a candle blownby the wind. Pinocchio, seeing that the flamesmounted higher and higher, and not wishing to beroasted, jumped down from the top of the he ran, just as before, with the assassinsalways behind and never getting tired. PINOCCHIO 63 Meanwhile the day dawned and they found them-selves on the edge of a large trench filled with dirtywater, just the color of coffee and cream. Whatcould they do ? One, two, three, said Pinocchio ;and bending down and ma
. Pinocchio : the adventures of a marionette . em. In less time than it takes to tell it, thepine tree took fire and blazed like a candle blownby the wind. Pinocchio, seeing that the flamesmounted higher and higher, and not wishing to beroasted, jumped down from the top of the he ran, just as before, with the assassinsalways behind and never getting tired. PINOCCHIO 63 Meanwhile the day dawned and they found them-selves on the edge of a large trench filled with dirtywater, just the color of coffee and cream. Whatcould they do ? One, two, three, said Pinocchio ;and bending down and making a great spring, helanded safely on the other side. The assassinsjumped also, but they did not take the right meas-ure ; and splash ! they both fell into the , who heard the plunge and the splash,cried out, I hope you had a nice bath, Mr. Assas-sins ! and then began to run again. He thoughtthat they were drowned ; but looking back, he sawthem running as before, the water dripping fromtheir wet clothes as they followed CHAPTER XV Then the marionette, losing his courage, was onthe point of throwing himself on the ground andgiving himself up as conquered, when, lookingaround, he saw in the middle of a dark forest,shining afar, a little house as white as snow. IfI have enough breath to reach that house, perhapsI shall be saved, he said to himself. And withoutdelaying a minute, he began to run through theforest as fast as he could. The assassins stillfollowed him. Finally, after a desperate run of two hours, hearrived, out of breath, at the door of the houseand knocked. No one replied. He knocked againwith great force because he heard approaching 64 PINOCCHIO 65 the steps and heavy breathing of his same silence. Seeing that the knocking did not have any effect,he began to kick and beat the door in there appeared at the door a beautiful Fairywith blue hair. Her hands were crossed on herbreast. When she saw Pinocchio she said, In
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