Stranica 108 [108]
94. PINOCCHIO
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" Because the field has been bought by a
gentleman, and after to-morrow no one will
be allowed to bury money there."
‘ How far off is the Field of miracles? ”
“Not two miles. Will you come with us?
In half an hour you will be there. You can
bury your money at once, and in a few minutes
you will collect two thousand, and this evening
you will return with your pockets full. Will
you come with us?”
Pinocchio thought of the good Fairy, old
Geppetto, and the warnings of the Talking¬
cricket, and he hesitated a little before answer¬
ing. He ended, however, by doing as all boys
do who have not a grain of sense and who have
no heart—he ended by giving his head a little
shake, and saying to the Fox and the Cat:
" Let us go: I will come with you.”
And they went.
After having walked half the day they
reached a town that was called “ Trap for block¬
heads.” As soon as Pinocchio entered this
town, he saw that the streets were crowded with
dogs who had lost their coats and who were
yawning from hunger, shorn sheep trembling
with cold, cocks without combs or crests who
were begging for a grain of Indian corn, large
butterflies who could no longer fly because they