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Chapter 32

           "No,mydear!Yoursfirst,thenmine." 

           "Well,then,"saidtheMarionette,"letusmakeacontract." 

           "Let’shearthecontract!" 

           "Letustakeoffourcapstogether.Allright?" 

           "Allright." 

           "Readythen!" 

           Pinocchiobegantocount,"One!Two!Three!" 

           Attheword"Three!"thetwoboyspulledofftheircapsandthrewthemhighinair. 

           Andthenascenetookplacewhichishardtobelieve,butitisalltootrue.TheMarionetteandhisfriend,Lamp-Wick,whentheysaweachotherbothstrickenbythesamemisfortune,insteadoffeelingsorrowfulandashamed,begantopokefunateachother,andaftermuchnonsense,theyendedbyburstingoutintoheartylaughter. 

           Theylaughedandlaughed,andlaughedagain--laughedtilltheyached--laughedtilltheycried. 

           ButallofasuddenLamp-Wickstoppedlaughing.Hetotteredandalmostfell.Paleasaghost,heturnedtoPinocchioandsaid: 

           "Help,help,Pinocchio!" 

           "Whatisthematter?" 

           "Oh,helpme!Icannolongerstandup." 

           "Ican’teither,"criedPinocchio;andhislaughterturnedtotearsashestumbledabouthelplessly. 

           Theyhadhardlyfinishedspeaking,whenbothofthemfellonallfoursandbeganrunningandjumpingaroundtheroom.Astheyran,theirarmsturnedintolegs,theirfaceslengthenedintosnoutsandtheirbacksbecamecoveredwithlonggrayhairs. 

           Thiswashumiliationenough,butthemosthorriblemomentwastheoneinwhichthetwopoorcreaturesfelttheirtailsappear.Overcomewithshameandgrief,theytriedtocryandbemoantheirfate. 

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