. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . o the market and sell him. When they reached the market a purchaserwas found at once. He asked the stable-boy: How much do you want for that lamedonkey ? Twenty francs. I will giveyou twenty pence. Dont suppose that 234 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO I am buying him to make use of; I am buying himsolely for his skin. I see that his skin is very hard,and I intend to make a drum with it for the band ofmy village. I leave it to my readers to imagine poor Pinocchiosfeelings when he heard that he was destined tobecome a drum ! As soon as the purchaser had paid his
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . o the market and sell him. When they reached the market a purchaserwas found at once. He asked the stable-boy: How much do you want for that lamedonkey ? Twenty francs. I will giveyou twenty pence. Dont suppose that 234 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO I am buying him to make use of; I am buying himsolely for his skin. I see that his skin is very hard,and I intend to make a drum with it for the band ofmy village. I leave it to my readers to imagine poor Pinocchiosfeelings when he heard that he was destined tobecome a drum ! As soon as the purchaser had paid his twentypence he conducted the little donkey to the then put a stone round his neck, and tying arope, the end of which he held in his hand, roundhis leg, he gave him a sudden push and threw himinto the water. Pinocchio, weighed down by the stone, went atonce to the bottom; and his owner, keeping tighthold of the cord, sat down quietly on a piece ofrock to wait until the little donkey was drowned,intending then to skin
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