. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . rich and beautiful frame of leaves,flowers, and the heads of animals. Satisfy my curiosity, dear papa, said Pinocchio,throwing his arms round his neck and coveringhim with kisses; how can this sudden change beaccounted for ? This sudden change in our home is all yourdoing, answered Geppetto. How my doing? Because when boys who have behaved badlyturn over a new leaf and become good, they havethe power of bringing content and happiness totheir families. 268 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO And where has the old wooden Pinocchiohidden himself? There he is, answered
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . rich and beautiful frame of leaves,flowers, and the heads of animals. Satisfy my curiosity, dear papa, said Pinocchio,throwing his arms round his neck and coveringhim with kisses; how can this sudden change beaccounted for ? This sudden change in our home is all yourdoing, answered Geppetto. How my doing? Because when boys who have behaved badlyturn over a new leaf and become good, they havethe power of bringing content and happiness totheir families. 268 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO And where has the old wooden Pinocchiohidden himself? There he is, answered Geppetto, and hepointed to a big puppet leaning against a chair, withits head on one side, its arms dangling, and its legsso crossed and bent that it was really a miracle thatit remained standing. Pinocchio turned and looked at it ; and after hehad looked at it for a short time, he said to himselfwith great complacency : How ridiculous I was when I was a puppet !and how glad I am that I have become a well-behaved little boy ? . .. M* 6TCHWORTH CENTf CHILDRENS «OOM
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