. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . went to the govern-ment school. Imagine the delight of all the little rogues whenthey saw a puppet walk into their school ! Theyset up a roar of laughter that never ended. Theyplayed him all sorts of tricks. One boy carried offhis cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one triedto give him a pair of inky mustachios just under hisnose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feetand hands to make him dance. For a short time Pinocchio pretended not to careand got on as well as he could ; but at last, losingall patience, he turned to those who were teasing
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . went to the govern-ment school. Imagine the delight of all the little rogues whenthey saw a puppet walk into their school ! Theyset up a roar of laughter that never ended. Theyplayed him all sorts of tricks. One boy carried offhis cap, another pulled his jacket behind; one triedto give him a pair of inky mustachios just under hisnose, and another attempted to tie strings to his feetand hands to make him dance. For a short time Pinocchio pretended not to careand got on as well as he could ; but at last, losingall patience, he turned to those who were teasinghim most and making game of him, and said to them,looking very angry : Beware, boys : I am not come here to be your 57 158 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO buffoon. I respect others, and I intend to berespected. Well said, boaster! You have spoken like abook ! howled the young rascals, convulsed withmad laughter; and one of them, more impertinentthan the others, stretched out his hand intending toseize the puppet by the end of his They played him all sorts of tricks. But he was not in time, for Pinocchio stuck hisleg out from under the table and gave him a greatkick on his shins. Oh, what hard feet! roared the boy, rubbingthe bruise that the puppet had given him. And what elbows ! . . even harder than hisfeet! . . said another, who for his rude trickshad received a blow in the stomach. THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO 159 But nevertheless the kick and the blow acquiredat once for Pinocchio the sympathy and the esteemof all the boys in the school. They all made friendswith him and liked him heartily. And even the master praised him, for he foundhim attentive, studious, and intelligent—always thefirst to come to school, and the last to leave whenschool was over. But he had one fault: he made too many friends;and amongst them were several young rascals wellknown for their dislike to study and love of mischief. The master warned him every day, and even thegood Fairy never failed to
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