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PINOCCHIO 143 afraid of you. Remember that you are one against seven of us." " Seven, like the seven deadly sins,’ Pinocchio with a shout of laughter. ‘Listen to him! He has insulted us all! He called us the seven deadly sins! . . .” ‘Pinocchio! beg pardon... or it will be the worse for you! . . ." “Cuckoo!” sang the puppet, putting his forefinger to the end of his nose scoffingly. ‘Pinocchio! it will end badly! . . ." ? said c Cuckoo! ” “You will get as many blows as a donBEY oye ‘““ Cuckoo! ” “You will return home with a broken rose te.) “ Cuckoo!” " Ah, you shall have the cuckoo from me!” said the most courageous of the boys. “ Take that to begin with, and keep it for your supper to-night.” And so saying he gave him a blow on the head with his fist. But it was give and take; for the puppet, as was to be expected, immediately returned the blow, and the fight in a moment became general and desperate. Pinocchio, although he was one alone, de
