. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . has brought you to me, neighbourGeppetto ? My legs. But to say the truth, Master Antonio,I am come to ask a favour of you. Here I am, ready to serve you, replied thecarpenter, getting on to his knees. This morning an idea came into my head. Let us hear it. I thought I would make a beautiful wooden pup-pet ; but a wonderful puppet that should know how todance, to fence, and to leap like an acrobat. With thispuppet I would travel about the world to earn a pieceof bread and a glass of wine. What do you think of it? Bravo, Polendina! exclaimed the same l
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . has brought you to me, neighbourGeppetto ? My legs. But to say the truth, Master Antonio,I am come to ask a favour of you. Here I am, ready to serve you, replied thecarpenter, getting on to his knees. This morning an idea came into my head. Let us hear it. I thought I would make a beautiful wooden pup-pet ; but a wonderful puppet that should know how todance, to fence, and to leap like an acrobat. With thispuppet I would travel about the world to earn a pieceof bread and a glass of wine. What do you think of it? Bravo, Polendina! exclaimed the same littlevoice, and it was impossible to say where it came from. Hearing himself called Polendina Geppetto becameas red as a turkey-cock from rage, and turning tothe carpenter he said in a fury : Why do you insult me ? Who insults you ? You called me Polendina! . . It was not I! 4< Would you have it, then, that it was I ? It wasyou, I say! THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO 7 N o! Yes! No! Yes! And becoming more and more angry, from words. When the fight was over. they came to blows, and flying at each other theybit, and fought, and scratched manfully. When the fight was over Master Antonio was inpossession of Geppettos yellow wig, and Geppettodiscovered that the grey wig belonging to thecarpenter had remained between his teeth. Give me back my wig, screamed Master Antonio. 8 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO 41 And you, return me mine, and let us make friends. The two old men having each recovered his ownwig shook hands, and swore that they would remainfriends to the end of their lives. Well then, neighbour Geppetto, said thecarpenter, to prove that peace was made, what isthe favour that you wish of me ? I want a little wood to make my puppet; willyou give me some ? Master Antonio was delighted, and he immedi-ately went to the bench and fetched the piece ofwood that had caused him so much fear. But justas he was going to give it to his friend the piece ofwood gave a shake, and wriggling vio
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