Chapter 30

           ComingatlastoutofthesurpriseintowhichtheFairy’swordshadthrownhim,Pinocchioaskedforpermissiontogiveouttheinvitations. 

           "Indeed,youmayinviteyourfriendstotomorrow’sparty.Onlyremembertoreturnhomebeforedark.Doyouunderstand?" 

           "I’llbebackinonehourwithoutfail,"answeredtheMarionette. 

           "Takecare,Pinocchio!Boysgivepromisesveryeasily,buttheyaseasilyforgetthem." 

           "ButIamnotlikethoseothers.WhenIgivemywordIkeepit." 

           "Weshallsee.Incaseyoudodisobey,youwillbetheonetosuffer,notanyoneelse." 

           "Why?" 

           "Becauseboyswhodonotlistentotheireldersalwayscometogrief." 

           "Icertainlyhave,"saidPinocchio,"butfromnowon,Iobey." 

           "Weshallseeifyouaretellingthetruth." 

           Withoutaddinganotherword,theMarionettebadethegoodFairygood-by,andsinginganddancing,heleftthehouse. 

           Inalittlemorethananhour,allhisfriendswereinvited.Someacceptedquicklyandgladly.Othershadtobecoaxed,butwhentheyheardthatthetoastwastobebutteredonbothsides,theyallendedbyacceptingtheinvitationwiththewords, "We’llcometopleaseyou." 

           Nowitmustbeknownthat,amongallhisfriends,Pinocchiohadonewhomhelovedmostofall.Theboy’srealnamewasRomeo,buteveryonecalledhimLamp-Wick,forhewaslongandthinandhadawoebegonelookabouthim. 

           Lamp-Wickwasthelaziestboyintheschoolandthebiggestmischief-maker,butPinocchiolovedhimdearly. 

           Thatday,hewentstraighttohisfriend’shousetoinvitehimtotheparty,butLamp-Wickwasnotathome.Hewentasecondtime,andagainathird,butstillwithoutsuccess. 

           Wherecouldhebe?Pinocchiosearchedhereandthereandeverywhere,andfinallydiscoveredhimhidingnearafarmer’swagon. 

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