Oldal 38 [38]
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PINOCCHIO IS HUNGRY AND SEARCHES FOR AN
EGG TO MAKE HIMSELF AN OMELET; BUT
JUST AT THE MOST INTERESTING MOMENT
THE OMELET FLIES OUT OF THE WINDOW
IGHT was coming on, and Pinocchio,
N remembering that he had eaten noth¬
ing all day, began to feel a gnawing
in his stomach that very much resembled
appetite.
But appetite with boys travels quickly, and
in fact after a few minutes his appetite had
become hunger, and in no time his hunger be¬
came ravenous—a hunger that was really
quite insupportable.
Poor Pinocchio ran quickly to the fireplace
where a saucepan was boiling, and was going
to take off the lid to see what was in it, but the
saucepan was only painted on the wall. You
can imagine his feelings. His nose, which was
already long, became longer by at least three
fingers.
He then began to run about the room,
searching in the drawers and in every imagi¬
nable place, in hopes of finding a bit of bread.
If it was only a bit of dry bread, a crust, a
bone left by a dog, a little mouldy pudding of
Indian corn. a fish bone, a cherry stone—in fact
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