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Chapter 4

           "Singon,Cricketmine,asyouplease.WhatIknowis,thattomorrow,atdawn,Ileavethisplaceforever. IfIstayherethesamethingwillhappentomewhichhappenstoallotherboysandgirls.Theyaresenttoschool,andwhethertheywanttoornot,theymuststudy. Asforme,letmetellyou,Ihatetostudy!It’smuchmorefun,Ithink,tochaseafterbutterflies,climbtrees,andstealbirds’nests." 

           "Poorlittlesilly!Don’tyouknowthatifyougoonlikethat,youwillgrowintoaperfectdonkeyandthatyou’llbethelaughingstockofeveryone?" 

           "Keepstill,youuglyCricket!"criedPinocchio. 

           ButtheCricket,whowasawiseoldphilosopher,insteadofbeingoffendedatPinocchio’simpudence,continuedinthesametone: 

           "Ifyoudonotlikegoingtoschool,whydon’tyouatleastlearnatrade,sothatyoucanearnanhonestliving?" 

           "ShallItellyousomething?"askedPinocchio,whowasbeginningtolosepatience."Ofallthetradesintheworld,thereisonlyonethatreallysuitsme." 

           "Andwhatcanthatbe?" 

           "Thatofeating,drinking,sleeping,playing,andwanderingaroundfrommorningtillnight." 

           "Letmetellyou,foryourowngood,Pinocchio,"saidtheTalkingCricketinhiscalmvoice,"thatthosewhofollowthattradealwaysendupinthehospitalorinprison." 

           "Careful,uglyCricket!Ifyoumakemeangry,you’llbesorry!" 

           "PoorPinocchio,Iamsorryforyou." 

           "Why?" 

           "BecauseyouareaMarionetteand,whatismuchworse,youhaveawoodenhead." 

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