. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . oor man, itis so long since I last saw him: I am dying to em-brace him, and to cover him with kisses! And willthe Fairy forgive me my bad conduct to her ? . .To think of all the kindness and loving care I receivedfrom her ... to think that if I am now alive I oweit to her! . . Would it be possible to find a moreungrateful boy, or one with less heart than Ihave! . . Whilst he was saying this he stopped suddenly,frightened to death, and made four steps backwards. What had he seen ? . . He had seen an immense Serpent stretched acrossthe road. Its skin was gree
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . oor man, itis so long since I last saw him: I am dying to em-brace him, and to cover him with kisses! And willthe Fairy forgive me my bad conduct to her ? . .To think of all the kindness and loving care I receivedfrom her ... to think that if I am now alive I oweit to her! . . Would it be possible to find a moreungrateful boy, or one with less heart than Ihave! . . Whilst he was saying this he stopped suddenly,frightened to death, and made four steps backwards. What had he seen ? . . He had seen an immense Serpent stretched acrossthe road. Its skin was green, it had red eyes, anda pointed tail that was smoking like a chimney. It would be impossible to imagine the puppetsterror. He walked away to a safe distance, andsitting down on a heap of stones waited until theSerpent should have gone about its business and hadleft the road clear. He waited an hour; two hours; three hours ;but the Serpent was always there, and even from adistance he could see the red light of his fiery eyes. The poor puppet had been taken in a trap* n8 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO and the column of smoke that ascended from theend of his tail. At last Pinocchio, trying to feel courageous,approached to within a few steps, and said to theSerpent in a little, soft, insinuating voice: Excuse me, Sir Serpent, but would you be sogood as to move a little to one side, just enough toallow me to pass ? He might as well have spoken to the wall. No-body moved. He began again in the same soft voice : u You must know, Sir Serpent, that I am on myway home, where my father is waiting for me, andit is such a long time since I saw him last! . .Will you therefore allow me to continue myroad ? He waited for a sign in answer to this request,but there was none : in fact the Serpent, who up tothat moment had been sprightly and full of life,became motionless and almost rigid. He shut hiseyes and his tail ceased smoking. Can he really be dead ? said Pinocchio, rubbinghis hands with deli
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