Oldal 199 [199]
PINOCCHIO 179
and they clapped their hands and applauded
him as if they would never finish.
But the donkey suddenly kicked up its
hind-legs and backing violently threw the poor
puppet into the middle of the road on to a heap
of stones.
The roars of laughter recommenced: but
the little man, instead of laughing, felt such
affection for the restive ass that he kissed him
again, and as he did so he bit half of his other
ear clean off. He then said to the puppet:
‘“ Mount him now without fear. That little
donkey had got some whim into his head; but
I whispered two little words into his ears which
have, I hope, made him gentle and reasonable."
Pinocchio mounted, and the coach started.
Whilst the donkeys were galloping and the
coach was rattling over the stones of the high
road, the puppet thought that he heard a low
voice that was scarcely intelligible saying to
him:
“Poor fool! you would follow your own
way, but you will repent it!”
Pinocchio, feeling almost frightened, looked
from side to side to try and discover where these
words could come from: but he saw nobody.
The donkeys galloped, the coach rattled, the
boys inside slept, Candlewick snored like a