Stranica 137 [137]
PINOCCHIO 119
jumped at once on the Pigeon’s back, and put¬
ting a leg on each side of him as men do on
horseback, he exclaimed joyfully:
" Gallop, gallop, my little horse, for I am
anxious to arrive quickly!...”
The Pigeon took flight, and in a few
minutes had soared so high that they almost
touched the clouds. Finding himself at such
an immense height the puppet had the curiosity
to turn and look down; but his head spun round,
and he became so frightened, that to save him¬
self from the danger of falling he wound his
arms tightly round the neck of his feathered
steed.
They flew all day. Towards evening the
Pigeon said:
" I am very thirsty! ”
“And I am very hungry!” rejoined
Pinocchio.
" Let us stop at that dovecot for a few
minutes; and then we will continue our journey
that we may reach the seashore by dawn to¬
morrow.”
They went into a deserted dovecot, where
they found nothing but a basin full of water
and a basket full of vetch.
The puppet had never in his life been able
to eat vetch: according to him it made him sick
and revolted him. That evening, however, he