. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . lowvoice, that it seemed to me too late for me to goto school now. ... No, sir. Keep it in mind that it is never toolate to learn and to instruct ourselves. But I do not wish to follow either an art or atrade. Why? Because it tires me to work. My boy, said the Fairy, those who talk inthat way end almost always either in prison or inthe hospital. Let me tell you that every man,whether he is born rich or poor, is obliged to do THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO 155 something in this world—to occupy himself, towork. Woe to those who lead slothful is a dre
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . lowvoice, that it seemed to me too late for me to goto school now. ... No, sir. Keep it in mind that it is never toolate to learn and to instruct ourselves. But I do not wish to follow either an art or atrade. Why? Because it tires me to work. My boy, said the Fairy, those who talk inthat way end almost always either in prison or inthe hospital. Let me tell you that every man,whether he is born rich or poor, is obliged to do THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO 155 something in this world—to occupy himself, towork. Woe to those who lead slothful is a dreadful illness and must be cured at once,in childhood. If not, when we are old it can neverbe cured. Pinocchio was touched by these words, and liftinghis head quickly he said to the Fairy: I will study, I will work, I will do all that youtell me, for indeed I have become weary of being apuppet, and I ,wish at any price to become a promised me that I should, did you not ? u I did promise you, and it now depends
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