EY HUNG PINOCCHIO TO THE BIG OAK TREE 65
FOUR RABBITS AS BLACK AS INK ENTERED 69
THE FALCON SAVES PINOCCHIO 71
PINOCCHIO REFUSES TO TAKE HIS MEDICINE 75
TREACHEROUS COMPANIONS 81
THE JUDGE WAS A BIG APE 87
PINOCCHIO GETS HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN A TRAP 94
THE NEW WATCH-DOG 97
PINOCCHIO'S WILD RIDE ON THE PIGEON'S BACK 101
AN IMMENSE SERPENT STRETCHED ACROSS THE ROAD 104
PINOCCHIO BRAVES THE SEA TO SAVE HIS FATHER 109
"SCHOOL GIVES ME PAIN ALL OVER THE BODY" 116
PINOCCHIO STARTS OFF HAPPILY FOR SCHOOL 120
"OH, I AM SICK OF BEING A PUPPET!" 121
THE BOYS THREW THEIR BOOKS AT POOR PINOCCHIO 126
THE FISHERMAN PUT HIS HAND INTO THE NET 133
THE DOG SEIZES PINOCCHIO AND ESCAPES 139
"HERE IS THE COACH!" SHOUTED CANDLEWICK 147
THEY ARRIVE IN THE "LAND OF THE BOOBIES" 153
THE BOYS ARE TURNED INTO DONKEYS 160
THE LITTLE DONKEYS ARE SOLD 167
ALL HIS FRIENDS WERE INVITED 172
THE PUPPET WAS WRIGGLING LIKE AN EEL 178
SWALLOWED BY THE DOG-FISH 186
IT WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE ON THE TUNNY'S BACK 189
THE BLIND CAT AND THE TAILLESS FOX 194

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PINOCCHIO

CHAPTER I

THE PIECE OF WOOD THAT LAUGHED AND CRIED LIKE A CHILD

There was once upon a time a piece of wood in the shop of an old
carpenter named Master Antonio. Everybody, however, called him Master
Cherry, on account of the end of his nose, which was always as red and
polished as a ripe cherry.

No sooner had Master Cherry set eyes on the piece of wood than his face
beamed with delight, and, rubbing his hands together with satisfaction,
he said softly to himself:

"This wood has come at the right moment; it will just do to make the leg
of a little table."

He immediately took a sharp axe with which to remove the bark and the
rough surface, but just as he was going to give the first stroke he
heard a very small voice say imploringly, "Do not strike me so hard!"

He turned his terrified eyes