. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . XXVIII Pinocchio is in danger of being fried in a frying-pan like a fish. THERE came a moment in this desperate race —a terrible moment when Pinocchio thought himselflost: for you must know that Alidoro—for so themastiff was called—had run so swiftly that he hadnearly come up with him. The puppet could hear the panting of thedreadful beast close behind him; there was nota hands breadth between them, he could evenfeel the dogs hot breath. Fortunately the shore was close and the sea buta few steps off. As soon as he reached the sands the puppetmade a wonderfu
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . XXVIII Pinocchio is in danger of being fried in a frying-pan like a fish. THERE came a moment in this desperate race —a terrible moment when Pinocchio thought himselflost: for you must know that Alidoro—for so themastiff was called—had run so swiftly that he hadnearly come up with him. The puppet could hear the panting of thedreadful beast close behind him; there was nota hands breadth between them, he could evenfeel the dogs hot breath. Fortunately the shore was close and the sea buta few steps off. As soon as he reached the sands the puppetmade a wonderful leap—a frog could have doneno better—and plunged into the water. Alidoro, on the contrary, wished to stop himself;but carried away by the impetus of the race healso went into the sea. The unfortunate dog could »73 174 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO not swim, but he made great efforts to keep himselfafloat with his paws; but the more he struggledthe farther he sank head downwards under thewater. When he rose to the surface
Size: 2329px × 1073px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookp, bookpublisherlondonjmdent
