. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . filledup the hole with a little earth. Now, then, said the Fox, go to that canalclose to us, fetch a can of water, and water theground where you have sowed them. Pinocchio went to the canal, and as he had nocan he took off one of his old shoes, and filling itwith water he watered the ground over the hole. He then asked : Is there anything else to be done? Nothing else, answered the Fox. We cannow go away. You can return in about twentyminutes, and you will find a shrub already pushingthrough the ground, with its branches quite loadedwith money. The poor pup
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . filledup the hole with a little earth. Now, then, said the Fox, go to that canalclose to us, fetch a can of water, and water theground where you have sowed them. Pinocchio went to the canal, and as he had nocan he took off one of his old shoes, and filling itwith water he watered the ground over the hole. He then asked : Is there anything else to be done? Nothing else, answered the Fox. We cannow go away. You can return in about twentyminutes, and you will find a shrub already pushingthrough the ground, with its branches quite loadedwith money. The poor puppet, beside himself with joy, thankedthe Fox and the Cat a thousand times, and promisedthem a beautiful present. We wish for no presents, answered the tworascals. It is enough for us to have taught you io8 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO the way to enrich yourself without undergoinghard work, and we are as happy as folk out for aholiday. Thus saying they took leave of Pinocchio, and,wishing him a good harvest, went about
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