. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . aid the Cat. Through myfoolish passion for study I have lost the sight ofboth my eyes. At that moment a white Blackbird, that wasperched on the hedge by the road, began his usualsong, and said: Pinocchio, dont listen to the advice of badcompanions : if you do you will repent it! . . Poor Blackbird! If only he had not spoken!The Cat, with a great leap, sprang upon him, andwithout even giving him time to say Oh ! ate himin a mouthful, feathers and all. Having eaten him and cleaned her mouth she shuther eyes again and feigned blindness as before. Poor Blackbir
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . aid the Cat. Through myfoolish passion for study I have lost the sight ofboth my eyes. At that moment a white Blackbird, that wasperched on the hedge by the road, began his usualsong, and said: Pinocchio, dont listen to the advice of badcompanions : if you do you will repent it! . . Poor Blackbird! If only he had not spoken!The Cat, with a great leap, sprang upon him, andwithout even giving him time to say Oh ! ate himin a mouthful, feathers and all. Having eaten him and cleaned her mouth she shuther eyes again and feigned blindness as before. Poor Blackbird! said Pinocchio to the Cat, why did you treat him so badly? I did it to give him a lesson. He will learnanother time not to meddle in other peoples conversation. They had gone almost half-way when the Fox,halting suddenly, said to the puppet: u Would you like to double your money ? In what way ? Would you like to make out of your five miserablesovereigns, a hundred, a thousand, two thousand ? I should think so! but in what way ?. *s Dont listen to the advice of bad £ 66 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO The way is easy enough. Instead of returninghome you must go with us. And where do you wish to take me ? To the land of the Owls. Pinocchio reflected a moment, and then he saidresolutely: No, I will not go. I am already close to thehouse, and I will return home to my papa who iswaiting for me. Who can tell how often the poorold man must have sighed yesterday when I did notcome back! I have indeed been a bad son, andthe Talking-cricket was right when he said: Dis-obedient boys never come to any good in the have found it to my cost, for many misfortuneshave happened to me. Even yesterday in Fire-eaters house I ran the risk. . Oh ! it makesme shudder only to think of it! Well, then, said the Fox, you are quitedecided to go home ? Go, then, and so much theworse for you. So much the worse for you ! repeated the Cat. Think well of it, Pinocchio, for you are givinga k
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