Oldal 25 [25]
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MASTER CHERRY MAKES A PRESENT OF THE PIECE
OF WOOD TO HIS FRIEND GEPPETTO, WHO
TAKES IT TO MAKE FOR HIMSELF A WONDER¬
FUL PUPPET, THAT SHALL KNOW HOW TO
DANCE, AND TO FENCE, AND TO LEAP LIKE AN
ACROBAT
door.
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" Come in,” said the carpenter, without
having the strength to rise to his feet.
A lively little old man immediately walked
into the shop. His name was Geppetto, but
when the boys of the neighbourhood wished to
put him in a passion they called him by the
nickname of Polendina,* because his yellow wig
resembled a pudding made of Indian corn.
Geppetto was very fiery. Woe to him who
called him Polendina! He became furious, and
there was no holding him.
“Good day, Master Antonio,” said Gep¬
petto; " what are you doing there on the floor?”
“IT am teaching the alphabet to the ants.”
“Much good may that do you.”
“What has brought you to me, neighbour
Geppetto? ”
that moment some one knocked at the
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1Polendina. In Italian, pudding of Indian corn
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