Stranica 61 [61]
PINOCCHIO 51
“ Bring that puppet here: you will find him
hanging on a nail. It seems to me that he 1s
made of very dry wood, and I am sure that 1£
he was thrown on the fire he would make a
beautiful blaze for the roast.”
At first Harlequin and Punchinello hesi¬
tated; but, appalled by a severe glance from
their master, they obeyed. Ina short time they
returned to the kitchen carrying poor Pinoc¬
chio, who was wriggling like an eel taken out
of water, and screaming desperately: " Papa!
papa! save me! I will not die, I will not die!...”