. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . nt. u Well, then, I will offer you the same conditionsthat we made with the deceased Melampo, and Iam sure you will be satisfied with them. What are these conditions ? u One night in every week you are to permit usto visit this poultry-yard as we have hitherto done,and to carry off eight chickens. Of these chickensseven are to be eaten by us, and one we will giveto you, on the express understanding, however, thatyou pretend to be asleep, and that it never entersyour head to bark and to wake the peasant. Did Melampo act in this manner ? askedPinocchio. Certa
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . nt. u Well, then, I will offer you the same conditionsthat we made with the deceased Melampo, and Iam sure you will be satisfied with them. What are these conditions ? u One night in every week you are to permit usto visit this poultry-yard as we have hitherto done,and to carry off eight chickens. Of these chickensseven are to be eaten by us, and one we will giveto you, on the express understanding, however, thatyou pretend to be asleep, and that it never entersyour head to bark and to wake the peasant. Did Melampo act in this manner ? askedPinocchio. Certainly, and we were always on the bestterms with him. Sleep quietly, and rest assuredthat before we go we will leave by the kennel abeautiful chicken ready plucked for your breakfast THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO 129 to-morrow. Have we understood each otherclearly ? Only too clearly! . . answered Pinocchio,and he shook his head threateningly as much as tosay : You shall hear of this shortly ! The four polecats thinking themselves safe. He barked exactly like a dog. Bow-wow-wow. repaired to the poultry-yard, which was close to thekennel, and having opened the wooden gate withtheir teeth and claws, they slipped in one by they had only just passed through when theyheard the gate shut behind them with greatviolence. It was Pinocchio who had shut it; and for 13o THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO greater security he put a large stone against it tokeep it closed. He then began to bark, and he barked exactlylike a watch-dog: bow-wow, bow-wow. Hearing the barking the peasant jumped out of bed,and taking his gun he came to the window and asked : What is the matter ? There are robbers ! answered Pinocchio. Where are they ?v In the poultry-yard. I will come down directly. In fact, in less time than it takes to say Amen,the peasant came down. He rushed into thepoultry-yard, caught the polecats, and haying putthem into a sack, he said to them in a tone of greatsatisfaction: At last you have fa
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