. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . YS Vfr w m r*>. •: The green fisherman . . plunged him five or six times in the flour. THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO 179 All the better! I shall eat you with greaterpleasure. Eat me ! but will you understand that I am nota fish ? Do you hear that I talk and reason as youdo ? That is quite true, said the fisherman ; and asI see that you are a fish possessed of the talent oftalking and reasoning as I do, I will treat you withall the attention that is your due. And this attention ? . . 11 In token of my friendship and particular regard,I will leave you the ch
. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . YS Vfr w m r*>. •: The green fisherman . . plunged him five or six times in the flour. THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO 179 All the better! I shall eat you with greaterpleasure. Eat me ! but will you understand that I am nota fish ? Do you hear that I talk and reason as youdo ? That is quite true, said the fisherman ; and asI see that you are a fish possessed of the talent oftalking and reasoning as I do, I will treat you withall the attention that is your due. And this attention ? . . 11 In token of my friendship and particular regard,I will leave you the choice of how you would like tobe cooked. Would you like to be fried in thefrying-pan, or would you prefer to be stewed withtomato sauce ? To tell the truth, answered Pinocchio, if Iam to choose, I should prefer to be set at libertyand to return home. You are joking! Do you imagine that Iwould lose the opportunity of tasting such a rarefish? It is not every day, I assure you, that apuppet fish is caught in these waters. Leave it tome, I will fry y
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